Action Replay Grudge match
You can expect things to get heated when neighbouring sides meet in a huge football game. And it doesn’t come much bigger than the FA Cup final. As this weekend sees the first ever all-manchester FA Cup final between City and United, SHARON GREEN looks ba
One of the most fiercely fought derbies is the clash between old foes Nottingham Forest and Derby County. The sides met in the final at Crystal Palace with Forest, pictured, returning north with the cup and local bragging rights after beating the Rams 3-1.
West Brom met Birmingham City in the final at Wembley Stadium, heading back to the Black Country with the FA Cup after a 2-1 win. Here West Brom captain Tommy Glidden introduces the Duke of Gloucester to his teammates before the match.
1967: LONDON DERBY
It might have been the ‘summer of love’ but there was no love lost between London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea in the match often dubbed ‘The Cockney Cup Final’. Spurs won 2-1 – their fifth triumph and third in the 1960s. Spurs skipper Dave Mackay celebrates with his teammates, from left, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean and Pat Jennings. 1975: LONDON DERBY The fans didn’t have far to travel when West Ham met Fulham at Wembley in an all-london clash. West Ham came away victorious with a 2-0 win, celebrated here by Kevin
1980: LONDON DERBY The Hammers were at it again five years later, this time beating Arsenal 1-0. A jubilant Billy Bonds, David Cross and Trevor Brooking savour the moment.
The final local derby before this weekend’s Manchester clash was six years ago when Arsenal beat fellow Londoners Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley.
Arsenal and Chelsea fans had to venture out of the capital as the final was being played for the second consecutive year at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. The Gunners returned to London the victors after a 2-0 win, going on to retain the cup the following year with a 1-0 victory over Southampton. Arsenal’s two goalscorers Ray Parlour and Fredrik Ljungberg are pictured with the cup.
Two of football’s biggest rivals, Everton and Liverpool, met in the final twice in three years, although the second occasion was tinged by tragedy. Liverpool beat their Merseyside neighbours 3-1 in 1986, being celebrated by boss Kenny Dalglish, left, and players Paul Walsh, Craig Johnston and Steve Nicol, below. The 1989 final came in the wake of the Hillsborough tragedy which claimed the lives of 97 fans at the semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest. Liverpool beat Everton 3-2 in the final after extra time. With all the players wearing black armbands, there was a minute’s silence before kick-off followed by Gerry Marsden leading the crowd in a rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone. Liverpool’s Steve Mcmahon is pictured, above, with the cup before it was taken to Anfield to join tributes to the Hillsborough victims.