1992 Football League Cup Final

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1992 Football League Cup Final
Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg
Event 1991–92 Football League Cup
Date 12 April 1992
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Brian McClair (Manchester United)
Referee George Courtney (County Durham)
Attendance 76,810
Weather Dry
1991
1993

The 1992 Football League Cup Final was a football match played on 12 April 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London, to determine the winner of the 1991–92 Football League Cup. The match was contested by Manchester United and Nottingham Forest. Manchester United won 1–0 to win the League Cup for the first time, with Brian McClair scoring the only goal.

Road to Wembley

As First Division clubs, both Manchester United and Nottingham Forest entered the League Cup in the second round. Both sides were drawn at home for the first leg, with Manchester United taking on Second Division Cambridge United and Nottingham Forest taking on Third Division Bolton Wanderers. Manchester United managed a 3–0 win in their first leg at Old Trafford, with goals from Ryan Giggs, Brian McClair and Steve Bruce, before an early goal from McClair set up a 1–1 draw at the Abbey Stadium. Meanwhile, Forest won 4–0 in their first leg match, before a 5–2 win in the second leg for a 9–2 aggregate score.

The two sides were again drawn at home in the third round, both against Second Division opposition. Manchester United beat Portsmouth 3–1 in their tie, with two goals from Mark Robins and one from Bryan Robson cancelling out John Beresford's goal for the visitors, while Forest beat Bristol Rovers 2–0. Home ties again awaited both teams in the fourth round, both against First Division opponents for the first time in the competition, with Manchester United beating Oldham Athletic 2–0 thanks to goals from McClair and Andrei Kanchelskis, while Forest could only manage a goalless draw against Southampton, before a 1–0 win in the replay at The Dell.

The fifth round saw both teams drawn away for the first time in the competition, again against First Division opposition, with Manchester United beating local rivals Leeds United 3–1 at Elland Road, with goals from Clayton Blackmore, Kanchelskis and Giggs securing the victory after Leeds took an early lead through Gary Speed. Nottingham Forest again needed a replay to make it into the semi-finals, following a 1–1 draw against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park with a 4–2 win at the City Ground.

In the semi-finals, Manchester United drew Middlesbrough, the only Second Division side remaining in the competition, while Nottingham Forest were paired with Tottenham Hotspur. Middlesbrough held Manchester United to a goalless draw in the first leg at Ayresome Park, and then forced extra time in the second leg at Old Trafford with a second-half goal from Bernie Slaven cancelling out Lee Sharpe's goal on the half-hour mark, before Ryan Giggs settled the tie just after the half-time break in extra time. Meanwhile, Forest drew 1–1 with Spurs in their first leg at the City Ground, before also requiring extra time to confirm a 2–1 victory at White Hart Lane.

Match

Summary

The only goal of the game came in the 14th minute; after a long passing move by Manchester United, centre-back Gary Pallister played the ball midway inside the Nottingham Forest half to McClair, who laid it off to Giggs. Giggs then drove at the Forest defence, drawing defenders towards him and away from McClair in the centre. He then slid the ball sideways to McClair, who was able to dribble into the penalty area and shoot left-footed past Forest goalkeeper Andy Marriott into the bottom-right corner of the goal.

Details

12 April 1992
15:00 BST
Manchester United 1–0 Nottingham Forest
McClair Goal 14'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,810
Referee: George Courtney (County Durham)
Manchester United
Nottingham Forest
GK 1 Denmark Peter Schmeichel
RB 2 England Paul Parker
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Denis Irwin
CB 4 England Steve Bruce
CM 5 England Mike Phelan
CB 6 England Gary Pallister
RM 7 Commonwealth of Independent States Andrei Kanchelskis Substituted off 75'
CM 8 England Paul Ince
CF 9 Scotland Brian McClair
CF 10 Wales Mark Hughes
LM 11 Wales Ryan Giggs
Substitutes:
MF 12 England Neil Webb
MF 14 England Lee Sharpe Substituted in 75'
Manager:
Scotland Alex Ferguson
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GK 1 Wales Andy Marriott
RB 2 England Gary Charles Substituted off 23'
LB 3 England Brett Williams
CB 4 England Des Walker
CB 5 England Darren Wassall
CM 6 Republic of Ireland Roy Keane
RM 7 England Gary Crosby
CM 8 Scotland Scot Gemmill
CF 9 England Nigel Clough
CF 10 England Teddy Sheringham
LM 11 Northern Ireland Kingsley Black
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Brian Laws Substituted in 23'
FW 14 Scotland Lee Glover
Manager:
England Brian Clough

Broadcasting

The match was broadcast live in the United Kingdom on ITV, with commentary from Brian Moore and Ian St John.[1]

References

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