1978 FA Cup Final Arsenal v Ipswich Town

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Arsenal 0 Ipswich Town 1

The 1978 FA Cup Final took place on 6 May 1978 at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Arsenal and Ipswich Town. While Ipswich were considered underdogs, with Arsenal fielding a number of well-known players, including England striker Malcolm Macdonald, Ipswich won the match 1–0.

Ipswich dominated the game, hitting the woodwork three times (including twice from John Wark) before Clive Woods and David Geddis combined to produce a chance for Roger Osborne, who scored with a left-foot shot. Osborne promptly fainted at the emotion of the moment and was brought round by smelling salts prior to being substituted.

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ARSENAL:

GK 1 Pat Jennings
DF 2 Pat Rice
DF 3 Sammy Nelson
MF 4 David Price
DF 5 David O'Leary
DF 6 Willie Young
MF 7 Liam Brady 66'
MF 8 Alan Sunderland
FW 9 Malcolm Macdonald
FW 10 Frank Stapleton
MF 11 Alan Hudson
Substitute:
MF 12 Graham Rix 66'
Manager:
Terry Neill

IPSWICH TOWN:

GK 1 Paul Cooper
DF 2 George Burley
DF 3 Mick Mills
MF 4 Brian Talbot
DF 5 Allan Hunter
DF 6 Kevin Beattie
MF 7 Roger Osborne 78'
MF 8 John Wark
FW 9 Paul Mariner
FW 10 David Geddis
FW 11 Clive Woods
Substitute:
MF 12 Mick Lambert 78'
Manager:
Bobby Robson