The 1984 FA Cup final was contested by Everton and Watford at Wembley. Everton won 2–0, with one goal by Graeme Sharp and a controversial goal from Andy Gray. He was adjudged by many to have fouled the Watford goalkeeper Steve Sherwood by heading the ball from Sherwood's hands. Everton had reached the final seven times previously, winning in 1906, 1933 and 1966. This was Watford's first FA Cup Final appearance.
With the exception of Andy Gray (who had been a Football League Cup winner earlier in his career with Aston Villa and then Wolverhampton Wanderers), this was the first major honour that any of the Everton players in this match had collected. It also ended Everton's 14-year wait for a trophy and was the first of eight honours they would win over the next four seasons. The period would prove to be the most successful spell in the club's history.
The closest Watford came to scoring was inside the first three minutes when John Barnes miscued a shot on the Everton goal, while Les Taylor's 25-yard shot went wide and Mo Johnston had a narrow miss with a header.[1]
1984, final, women, event, 1984, final, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, september, 2016, learn, when, remove, . For the women s event see 1984 WFA Cup final This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The 1984 FA Cup final was contested by Everton and Watford at Wembley Everton won 2 0 with one goal by Graeme Sharp and a controversial goal from Andy Gray He was adjudged by many to have fouled the Watford goalkeeper Steve Sherwood by heading the ball from Sherwood s hands Everton had reached the final seven times previously winning in 1906 1933 and 1966 This was Watford s first FA Cup Final appearance 1984 FA Cup finalEvent1983 84 FA CupEverton Watford2 0Date19 May 1984VenueWembley Stadium LondonRefereeJohn Hunting Leicester Attendance100 000 19831985 With the exception of Andy Gray who had been a Football League Cup winner earlier in his career with Aston Villa and then Wolverhampton Wanderers this was the first major honour that any of the Everton players in this match had collected It also ended Everton s 14 year wait for a trophy and was the first of eight honours they would win over the next four seasons The period would prove to be the most successful spell in the club s history The closest Watford came to scoring was inside the first three minutes when John Barnes miscued a shot on the Everton goal while Les Taylor s 25 yard shot went wide and Mo Johnston had a narrow miss with a header 1 Match details edit19 May 198415 00 BSTEverton2 0WatfordSharp nbsp 38 Gray nbsp 51 ReportWembley LondonAttendance 100 000Referee John Hunting nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Everton nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Watford GK 1 nbsp Neville Southall RB 2 nbsp Gary Stevens LB 3 nbsp John Bailey DF 4 nbsp Kevin Ratcliffe c DF 5 nbsp Derek Mountfield MF 6 nbsp Peter Reid MF 7 nbsp Trevor Steven FW 8 nbsp Adrian Heath FW 9 nbsp Graeme Sharp FW 10 nbsp Andy Gray MF 11 nbsp Kevin Richardson Substitute DF 12 nbsp Alan Harper Manager nbsp Howard Kendall GK 1 nbsp Steve Sherwood RB 2 nbsp David Bardsley LB 3 nbsp Neil Price nbsp 58 MF 4 nbsp Les Taylor c DF 5 nbsp Steve Terry DF 6 nbsp Lee Sinnott RM 7 nbsp Nigel Callaghan FW 8 nbsp Mo Johnston FW 9 nbsp George Reilly MF 10 nbsp Kenny Jackett LM 11 nbsp John Barnes Substitute FW 12 nbsp Paul Atkinson nbsp 58 Manager nbsp Graham Taylor Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Replay if scores still level One named substitute Maximum of one substitutionReferences edit Everton FC History Archived from the original on 13 November 2011 Retrieved 22 January 2020 External links editFA Cup Finals Match Report FA Cup Final Programme nbsp nbsp This article about an English association football competition is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 FA Cup final amp oldid 1196219171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
