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FA Cup Final

Wembley | Saturday 14 May 1988 at 15:00 UK local time

Liverpool 0 - 1 Wimbledon
Half time 0–1

Starting Lineup (Average age 27.48)

1
Bruce Grobbelaar
2
Gary Gillespie
3
Gary Ablett
4
Steve Nicol
5
Nigel Spackman
6
Alan Hansen (c)
7
Peter Beardsley
8
John Aldridge
9
Ray Houghton
10
John Barnes
11
Steve McMahon

Substitutes

12
Craig Johnston
14
Jan Mølby

Opposition Lineup (Average age 25.54)

Dave Beasant
Clive Goodyear
Terry Phelan
Vinnie Jones
Eric Young
Andy Thorn
Terry Gibson
Alan Cork
John Fashanu
Lawrie Sanchez
Dennis Wise

Substitutes used

Laurie Cunningham
John Scales

Notes

  • - This was the first time that a penalty had been missed in a Wembley FA Cup final. The penalty was saved by Dave Beasant.

Other details

Manager: Kenny Dalglish
Opposition manager: Bobby Gould
Referee: Hill B
Attendance: 98,203
Half-time score: 0 - 1
Game number: 4001
FA Cup game number: 317

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Wimbledon
36'
Lawrie Sanchez (0–1)
HT 0–1
58'
Laurie Cunningham Alan Cork
John Aldridge missed penalty
60'
John Aldridge Craig Johnston
64'
64'
John Scales Terry Gibson
Nigel Spackman Jan Mølby
74'
Full time 0–1

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