1987 Associate Members' Cup Final
# 1987 Associate Members' Cup Final

The 1987 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Freight Rover Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third Division and Fourth Division. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London on 24 May 1987, and was contested by Bristol City and Mansfield Town. With the score tied at 1–1 after extra time, Mansfield Town won the match in a penalty shootout.

The match was the first ever final at Wembley to be decided by a penalty shootout, and the trophy was Mansfield Town's first major honours in the club's history.

## Match details

Keith Waugh :

| DF | 2 | Rob Newman |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 3 | Brian Williams |
| DF | 4 | David Moyes |
| DF | 5 | John MacPhail |
| MF | 6 | Andy Llewellyn |
| MF | 7 | Gordon Owen |
| MF | 8 | Gary Marshall | 115' |
| MF | 9 | Glyn Riley |
| FW | 10 | Alan Walsh | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Joe Jordan |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | 12 | Paul Fitzpatrick | 115' |
| DF | 14 | Keith Curle | 70' |
| Manager: ||||
| Terry Cooper ||||

Kevin Hitchcock :

| DF | 2 | Mike Graham |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 3 | Paul Garner |
| MF | 4 | Tony Lowery |
| DF | 5 | George Foster |
| DF | 6 | Tony Kenworthy |
| MF | 7 | Kevin Kent |
| MF | 8 | Jason Danskin | 90' |
| FW | 9 | Neil Whatmore | 65' |
| FW | 10 | Keith Cassells |
| MF | 11 | Mark Kearney |
| Substitutes: ||||
| DF | 12 | Gary Pollard | 90' |
| FW | 14 | Ian Stringfellow | 65' |
| Manager: ||||
| Ian Greaves ||||

* 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.
