1987 Full Members' Cup final

1987 Full Members' Cup final

Blackburn Rovers Charlton Athletic 1 0
Date	29 March 1987
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance	40,000[1]

The 1987 Full Members' Cup final was the final match of the second edition of the Full Members' Cup football tournament and was contested between First Division team Charlton Athletic and Second Division side Blackburn Rovers. The match was won 1–0 by Blackburn with the winning goal scored by Colin Hendry.^[2]

Route to the Final

• Blackburn Rovers: Blackburn defeated Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Oxford United and Chelsea to reach the semi-finals, where they defeated Ipswich Town 3–0 to reach the final.^[3]
• Charlton Athletic: Charlton defeated Birmingham City, Bradford City and Everton to reach the semi-finals, where they defeated Norwich City 2–1 (aet) to reach the final.^[3]

Match details

29 March 1987

15:00 BST

Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Charlton Athletic
Hendry 85'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Brian Stevens Gloucestershire

Blackburn Rovers

Charlton Athletic

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Blackburn Rovers No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Vince O'Keefe 2 DF  ENG Chris Price 3 DF  ENG Chris Sulley 4 MF  ENG Simon Barker 5 DF  ENG Glenn Keeley 6 DF  ENG David Mail 7 MF  SCO Ian Miller 8 MF  ENG Alan Ainscow 9 FW  SCO Colin Hendry 10 FW  ENG Simon Garner 11 MF  ENG Scott Sellars 12 MF  ENG Mark Patterson 14 DF  ENG Jim Branagan Manager  SCO Don Mackay

Charlton Athletic No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Bob Bolder 2 DF  ENG John Humphrey 3 DF  SCO Mark Reid 4 MF  ENG Andy Peake 5 DF  ENG Steve Thompson 6 DF  ENG Paul Miller 7 MF  SCO Ralph Milne 8 FW  ENG Rob Lee 9 FW  SCO Jim Melrose 10 MF  SCO Colin Walsh 11 MF  ENG George Shipley 12 MF  ENG Steve Gritt 14 DF  ENG Peter Shirtliff Manager  ENG Lennie Lawrence

References

1. Dunk, Peter (20 August 1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Queen Anne Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0-3561435-4-5. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
2. Rob Maul (20 February 2005). "Caught in Time: Blackburn Rovers win Full Members Cup, 1987". Sunday Times. Retrieved 26 November 2010.^{[dead link‍]} (subscription required)
3. "1986-87 Full Members Cup semi-final results, and links to other rounds - Statto". Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2010.