1987 Full Members' Cup final explained

1987 Full Members' Cup final
Team1:	Blackburn Rovers
Team1score:	1
Team2:	Charlton Athletic
Team2score:	0
Date:	29 March 1987
Stadium:	Wembley Stadium
City:	London
Attendance:	40,000^[1]
Previous:	1986
Next:	1988

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Dunk, Peter . Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 . 460 . Queen Anne Press . 20 August 1987 . 978-0-3561435-4-5 . 29 April 2020.
2. Web site: Caught in Time: Blackburn Rovers win Full Members Cup, 1987. Sunday Times. 26 November 2010. Rob Maul. 20 February 2005. (subscription required)
3. Web site: 1986-87 Full Members Cup semi-final results, and links to other rounds - Statto . 2010-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140819193812/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/full-members-cup/1986-1987/results/sf . 2014-08-19 . dead .