ON THIS DAY

Stevenage Borough captain Ronnie Henry became the first player to climb the 107 steps to the Royal Box of the new Wembley to collect a trophy – the old stadium had 39 steps. A 53,262 crowd saw Stevenage Borough beat Kidderminster Harriers 3-2 to lift the FA Trophy. Seven days later the crowd increased to 89,826 for the first FA Cup final at the rebuilt stadium when Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0.

The day that Sunderland won the FA Cup......by scoring for Arsenal! In one of the most memorable FA Cup finals Arsenal had taken a 2-0 half-time lead over Manchester United with goals from Brian Talbot and Frank Stapleton and with four minutes of the final left to play the scoreline remained the same and the Londoners looked set to win the famous trophy. But then things happened! In the 86th minute United pulled a goal back with Gordon McQueen scoring and then in the 88th minute Sammy McIlroy hit an equaliser. With extra-time looking a certainty things changed again when Arsenal's Alan Sunderland scored an 89th minute winner. Amazing - it was one of the most dramatic cup finishes with the match becoming known as 'The Five-Minute Final'.