1988 Full Members Cup Final

The 1988 Full Members Cup Final was contested by Luton Town and Reading.

Background

English teams were banned from Europe and the FA started a new cup for sides in the top two leagues

Route to the Final

• Luton: Luton beat Everton, 2-1, Stoke, 4-1 Swindon, 2-1(aet). ^[1]
• Reading: Reading beat Queen's Park Rangers 3–1,^[2] Oxford United 1–0, Nottingham Forest 2-1(aet), Bradford City 2-1(aet) and Coventry City on penalties after a 1-1 draw. ^[3][4]

Teams

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Luton Town No. Position Player 1 GK Les Sealey 2 DF Tim Breacker 3 DF Ashley Grimes 4 MF Darron McDonough 5 DF Steve Foster 6 DF Mal Donaghy 7 MF Danny Wilson 8 MF Brian Stein 9 FW Mick Harford 10 FW Mark Stein 11 MF Ian Allinson sub MF Kingsley Black sub Andy Dibble sub Rob Johnson sub David Oldfield sub Emeka Nwajiobi Manager Ray Harford

Reading No. Position Player 1 GK Steve Francis 2 DF Colin Bailie 3 DF Steve Richardson 4 MF Stuart Beavon  (pen) 5 DF Martin Hicks 6 DF Keith Curle 7 MF Linden Jones 8 MF Les Taylor 9 FW Mick Tait 10 FW Michael Gilkes 11 MF Neil Smillie sub MF Jerry Williams sub MF Gary Peters sub Paul Franklin sub Francis Joseph sub Gary Westwood Manager Ian Branfoot

Match summary

Reading won 4-1 after coming back from 1-0 down, and became (and remain) the only non-top flight side to have won the competition.

References

External links

• Photos at Mirrorfootball