The 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup final was a football match between Anderlecht of Belgium and West Ham United of England. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in Brussels on 5 May 1976. It was the final match of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup tournament and the 16th European Cup Winners' Cup final. Anderlecht won 4–2 against the 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup winners to secure their first ever European trophy.
Route to the final
Anderlecht West Ham UnitedOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Rapid București2–10–1 (A)2–0 (H)First round Reipas Lahti5–22–2 (A)3–0 (H) Borac Banja Luka3–13–0 (H)0–1 (A)Second round Ararat Yerevan4–2 1–1 (A)3–1 (H) Wrexham2–11–0 (H)1–1 (A)Quarter-finals Den Haag5–5 (a)2–4 (A)3–1 (H) Sachsenring Zwickau5–03–0 (A)2–0 (H)Semi-finals Eintracht Frankfurt4–31–2 (A)3–1 (H)
Match Summary Pat Holland put West Ham into the lead in the 28th minute. Just before half-time, Frank Lampard misjudged a back pass, allowing Peter Ressel to collect the ball and pass it to Rob Rensenbrink to score the equaliser. In attempting the backpass, Lampard tore a stomach muscle that required him to be substituted. Three minutes into the second-half, François Van der Elst scored, assisted by Rensenbrink. Keith Robson later equalised for West Ham from a cross by Trevor Brooking. Anderlecht were awarded a dubious penalty in the 73rd minute after Holland challenged Rensenbrink but appeared to win the ball cleanly; Rensenbrink scored from the penalty spot. With two minutes left, as West Ham came close to an equaliser, van der Elst ran through on the break to score Anderlecht's fourth goal.
Details
GK 1 Jan RuiterDF 2 Michel LommeDF 3 Hugo BroosDF 4 Gilbert Van Binst (c)DF 5 Jean ThissenMF 6 Jean DockxFW 7 François Van der ElstMF 8 Arie HaanMF 9 Peter ResselMF 10 Ludo Coeck FW 11 Rob RensenbrinkSubstitutes:MF 15 Franky Vercauteren Manager: Hans Croon GK 1 Mervyn DayDF 2 Keith ColemanDF 3 Frank Lampard DF 4 Billy Bonds (c)DF 5 Tommy TaylorMF 6 John McDowell MF 7 Pat Holland MF 8 Graham PaddonFW 9 Billy JenningsMF 10 Trevor BrookingFW 11 Keith RobsonSubstitutes:FW 12 Alan Taylor GK 13 Bobby Ferguson DF 14 Kevin Lock MF 15 Alan Curbishley Manager: John Lyall
See also 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup 1976 European Cup Final 1976 UEFA Cup Final R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football West Ham United F.C. in European football
External links UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com