1977 WFA Cup final explained

1977 WFA Cup Final
Event:1976–77 WFA Cup
Team1:Queen's Park Rangers
Team1score:1
Team2:Southampton Women
Team2score:0
Date:15 May 1977
Stadium:Champion Hill
City:London
Referee:J. E. Bent
Previous:1976
Next:1978

The 1977 WFA Cup Final was the 7th final of the FA Women's Cup, England's primary cup competition for women's football teams. It was the seventh final to be held under the direct control of Women's Football Association (WFA).[1] Southampton Women's F.C. and Queen's Park Rangers L.F.C. contested the match at Champion Hill, the home of Dulwich Hamlet on 15 May 1977. The match ended 1-0 to QPR and became the first London women's club to win the FA Women's Cup.[2] [3] [4]

Match details

Summary

GK 1 Pat Napier
DF 2 Cora Francis
DF 3 Pauline Gardner
DF 4 Paddy McGroarty (c)
DF 5 Jackie Green
MF 6 Maggie Flanagan
MF 7 Sandra Choat
MF 8 Ann Richardson
MF 9 Carrie Staley
FW 10 Josie Lee
FW 11 Hazel Ross
Substitutes:
FW 12 Pauline Dickie
GK 13 Jean Cantrell
Manager:
Sav Ramayon
GK 1 Sue Buckett (c)
DF 2 Heather Kirkland
DF 3 Maggie Pearce
DF 4 Ann Squires
DF 5 Linda Coffin
MF 6 Grace Cesareo
MF 7 Lynda Hale
MF 8 Pat Chapman
MF 9
FW 10 Sue Lopez
FW 11 Hilary Carter
Substitutes:
FW 12 Kathy Bennett
MF13 Lesley Lloyd
DF14 Jill Long
Manager:
Charlie Clarke

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's FA Cup Final history. The Football. Association. www.thefa.com.
  2. Web site: December 4, 2021 . Women's FA Cup final: The changing face of the game over 50 years . www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. Book: Slegg . Chris . A History of the Women's FA Cup Final . Gregory . Patricia . May 6, 2021 . The History Press . 9780750997713 . Google Books.
  4. Web site: Women's FA Cup at 50: Fighting sexism and discrimination in the 1970s . BBC London.