malcolm macdonald scored the winning goal in the 1977 fa cup final.
malcolm macdonald scored the winning goal in the 1977 fa cup final.
who scored the winning goal in the 1977 fa cup final?
malcolm macdonald
the 1977 fa cup final was the final match of the 1976–77 fa cup, the 96th season of england's premier cup football competition. the match was played on 21 may 1977 at wembley stadium, london, and it was contested by manchester united and liverpool. united won the game 2–1. all three goals came in a five-minute period early in the second half. stuart pearson opened the scoring when he latched onto a long ball forward and drove a hard shot past ray clemence. liverpool equalised through jimmy case soon after, as he turned and hooked a right foot half-volley into the top corner, giving stepney no chance. however, just three minutes later, united regained the lead when lou macari's shot deflected off teammate jimmy greenhoff's chest and looped into the net past clemence and phil neal on the line.
1977 fa cup final
following a 0–0 draw with manchester united in the 1977 fa charity shield, a disappointing start to the 1977–78 season saw liverpool out of the title race early on whilst they exited the fa cup at the third round. they did though recover to post a second-place finish in the league after winning nine of their last 12 matches, to end the campaign seven points behind nottingham forest. they progressed to the league cup final after kennedy scored the winning goal past former club arsenal in the semi-final. however liverpool lost out 1–0 to nottingham forest in the replay of the final at old trafford. despite these domestic disappointments, liverpool went on to reach the final of the european cup after defeating dynamo dresden, benfica (portugal), and borussia mönchengladbach; mönchengladbach manager udo lattek singled out kennedy as the best player of the semi-final, as kennedy scored a goal and provided assists for both kenny dalglish and jimmy case in the second leg. in the final liverpool faced club brugge at wembley, and successfully defended the trophy after seeing out a 1–0 win.
ray kennedy