1985 Associate Members' Cup Final
# 1985 Associate Members' Cup Final

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

| Wigan Athletic | Brentford |
| - | - |

Roy Tunks :

| DF | Alex Cribley |
| - | - |
| DF | Barry Knowles |
| DF | Steve Walsh |
| DF | Colin Methven (c) |
| MF | David Lowe |
| MF | Tony Kelly |
| MF | Graham Barrow |
| MF | Kevin Langley |
| FW | Gary Bennett | 65' |
| FW | Mike Newell | 85' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| FW | Warren Aspinall | 65' |
| FW | Paul Jewell | 85' |
| Manager: ||||
| Bryan Hamilton ||||

Gary Phillips :

| DF | Danis Salman |
| - | - |
| DF | Jamie Murray |
| DF | Keith Millen |
| DF | Steve Wignall |
| MF | Terry Hurlock (c) |
| MF | Chris Kamara |
| MF | Bob Booker | 60' |
| FW | Robbie Cooke |
| FW | Gary Roberts |
| FW | Keith Cassells |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | Terry Bullivant | 60' |
| 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 leg | Wrexham | 2–2 | Wigan Athletic |
| - | - | - | - |
| First Round 2nd leg | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Wrexham |
| | Wigan Athletic won 5–3 on aggregate | Wigan Athletic won 5–3 on aggregate | Wigan Athletic won 5–3 on aggregate |
| Second Round | Bury | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic |
| Northern Section Quarter-finals | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Tranmere Rovers |
| Northern Section Semi-final | Lincoln City | 1–3 | Wigan Athletic |
| Northern Section Final | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic |
| | Wigan Athletic won 3–1 on penalties | Wigan Athletic won 3–1 on penalties | Wigan Athletic won 3–1 on penalties |

### Brentford

| First Round 1st leg | Reading | 1–3 | Brentford |
| - | - | - | - |
| First Round 2nd leg | Brentford | 2–0 | Reading |
| | Brentford won 5–1 on aggregate | Brentford won 5–1 on aggregate | Brentford won 5–1 on aggregate |
| Second Round | Brentford | 1–0 | Cambridge United |
| Southern Section Quarter-finals | Swansea City | 0–2 | Brentford |
| Southern Section Semi-final | Bournemouth | 2–3 | Brentford |
| Southern Section Final | Brentford | 6–0 | Newport County |
