1986 Associate Members' Cup final

1986 Associate Members' Cup Final
Event1985–86 Associate Members' Cup
Date24 May 1986
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchSteve Neville
RefereeG.Tyson (Sunderland)
Attendance54,502
1985
1987

The 1986 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Freight Rover Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 3rd final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third Division and Fourth Division. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London on 24 May 1986, and was contested by Bristol City and Bolton Wanderers. Bristol City won the match 3–0.

Match details

Bristol City3–0Bolton Wanderers
Riley ,
Pritchard
Report
Attendance: 54,502
Referee: G.Tyson (Sunderland)
Keith Waugh
Rob Newman
Brian Williams
Keith Curle
David Moyes
Glyn Riley
Howard Pritchard
Bobby Hutchinson (c)
David Harle
Alan Walsh
Steve Neville
Substitutes:
Andy Llewellyn
Gary Marshall
Manager:
Terry Cooper
Simon Farnworth
Derek Scott
Jimmy Phillips
Dave Sutton
Mark Came
Steve Thompson
Phil Neal
George Oghani
Tony Caldwell
Asa Hartford
Mark Gavin
Substitutes:
Graham Bell

Sam Allardyce

Player/Manager:
Phil Neal

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Two named substitutes
  • Maximum of two substitutions.