1978 FA Cup Final

Event

FA Cup 1977–78

Ipswich Town	Arsenal

1	0

Date

6 May 1978

Venue

Wembley Stadium, London

Referee

Derek Nippard

Attendance

100,000

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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, having been beaten 6–1 by Aston Villa in the league the previous Saturday and facing Arsenal's 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 before being substituted.

It remains Ipswich Town's only FA Cup triumph to date and they have not appeared in the final since, although they did appear in the semi-final three years later. Their only major trophy since then was the UEFA Cup in 1981.

Home teams listed first.

Round 3: Sheffield United 0–5 Arsenal

Round 4: Arsenal 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Round 5: Arsenal 4–1 Walsall

Round 6: Wrexham 2–3 Arsenal

Semi-final: Leyton Orient 0–3 Arsenal (at Stamford Bridge, London)

Home teams listed first.

Round 3: Cardiff City 0–2 Ipswich Town

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