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1987 Football League Trophy Final

1987 Freight Rover Trophy
Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg
Event 1986–87 Football League Trophy
Mansfield Town won 5–4 on penalties
Date 24 May 1987
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee A.Gunn (Burgess Hill)
Attendance 58,586
1986
1988

The 1987 Football League Trophy 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.

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