The 1985 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Freight Rover Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 2nd final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third and Fourth Divisions.
The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 1 June 1985, and was contested by Wigan Athletic and Brentford. Wigan Athletic won the match 3–1, with Mike Newell, Tony Kelly and David Lowe scoring the goals. The trophy was presented by guest of honour Elton John.
Match details
GK Roy TunksDF Alex CribleyDF Barry KnowlesDF Steve WalshDF Colin Methven (c)MF David LoweMF Tony KellyMF Graham BarrowMF Kevin LangleyFW Gary Bennett FW Mike Newell Substitutes:FW Warren Aspinall FW Paul Jewell Manager:Bryan Hamilton GK Gary PhillipsDF Danis SalmanDF Jamie MurrayDF Keith MillenDF Steve WignallMF Terry Hurlock (c)MF Chris KamaraMF Bob Booker FW Robbie CookeFW Gary RobertsFW Keith CassellsSubstitutes:MF Terry Bullivant MF George Torrance Manager:Frank McLintock 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.
Road to Wembley
Wigan Athletic First Round 1st legWrexham2–2Wigan AthleticFirst Round 2nd legWigan Athletic3–1Wrexham Wigan Athletic won 5–3 on aggregateSecond RoundBury0–1Wigan AthleticNorthern Section Quarter-finalsWigan Athletic3–1Tranmere RoversNorthern Section Semi-finalLincoln City1–3Wigan AthleticNorthern Section FinalMansfield Town1–1Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic won 3–1 on penalties
Brentford First Round 1st legReading1–3BrentfordFirst Round 2nd legBrentford2–0Reading Brentford won 5–1 on aggregateSecond RoundBrentford1–0Cambridge UnitedSouthern Section Quarter-finalsSwansea City0–2BrentfordSouthern Section Semi-finalBournemouth2–3BrentfordSouthern Section FinalBrentford6–0Newport County
References
External links
Freight Rover Trophy – 1984/85