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{{Short description|Association football championship match between Everton and Manchester United, held in 1995}}
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{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{For|the women's event|1995 FA Women's Cup final}}
{{Infobox football match
|              title = 1995 FA Cup Final
|              image = 1995 FA Cup Final programme.jpg
|              event = [[1994–95 FA Cup]]
|              team1 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|         team1score = 1
|              team2 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|         team2score = 0
|            details = 
|               date = {{Start date|1995|5|20|df=y}}
|            stadium = [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]
|               city = [[London]]
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Dave Watson]] ([[Everton F.C.|Everton]])
|            referee = [[Gerald Ashby]] ([[Worcestershire County Football Association|Worcestershire]])
|         attendance = 79,592
|            weather = 
|           previous = [[1994 FA Cup final|1994]]
|               next = [[1996 FA Cup final|1996]]
}}
The '''1995 FA Cup final''' was a [[association football|football]] match played at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in London on 20 May 1995 to determine the winner of the [[1994–95 FA Cup]]. The 50th FA Cup Final to be played at Wembley since the [[World War II|Second World War]], it was contested by [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Everton won the match 1–0 via a headed goal by [[Paul Rideout]], after [[Graham Stuart (footballer)|Graham Stuart]]'s shot rebounded off the crossbar. The rest of the game saw Manchester United dominating the attack, only for [[Wales national football team|Welsh international]] goalkeeper [[Neville Southall]] to hold on to a [[Shutout#Association football|clean sheet]].

==Summary==
Manchester United, [[Double (association football)|double]]-winners the previous season, had lost their league crown the previous Sunday to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]. Manchester United had to play the final without three of their most important players: [[Eric Cantona]] (suspended), [[Andrei Kanchelskis]] (injured) and [[Andy Cole]] ([[cup-tied]]). Between them, those three had scored 41 goals in all competitions for United during the season, plus another 15 Cole scored for Newcastle. The final saw final Manchester United appearances for [[Paul Ince]] and [[Mark Hughes]] (who had contributed greatly to Manchester United's successes under the management of [[Alex Ferguson]]), as they both moved to new clubs within weeks after the final. However, the game saw some promising performances from breakthrough players Gary Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes, all of whom would go on to win numerous major honours for the club.

Everton, meanwhile, had escaped from a relegation dogfight which had seen them make their worst start to a league campaign (eight points from a possible 42 after 14 games), with a superbly successful cup run which saw them reach Wembley having conceded only one goal (a penalty for [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] in the semi-final, which Everton won 4–1). Everton's only absentee was defender [[Earl Barrett]] who was cup-tied, and had therefore not been part of Everton's FA cup campaign. [[Duncan Ferguson]] passed a fitness test on the day of the game, however, Ferguson was only given a place on the substitutes bench, with Everton fielding the same starting XI that defeated Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup semi-final. There was no place among the substitutes for homegrown boyhood Blue [[John Ebbrell]], with Daniel Amokachi being preferred on the bench after he scored twice in the semi-final. [[Stuart Barlow]] and [[Vinny Samways]] were the other players from the original 17-man cup final squad<!-- what is this? --> to not make the 14-man matchday squad. Ebbrell, Barlow and Samways all missed the semi-final against Spurs due to injury, allowing Amokachi to take a place on the substitutes bench; he then scored two goals after mistakenly coming on for [[Paul Rideout]]. Rideout had been a doubt for the game with a knee ligament injury and appeared to have suffered a recurrence midway through the second half; after receiving treatment from the Everton physio, Rideout indicated he was ready to return to action, but Amokachi misinterpreted his signal and entered the field, with the substitution confirmed by the fourth official.<ref>{{cite news |first=Glenn |last=Moore |title=Amokachi completes Everton's perfect day |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/amokachi-completes-evertons-perfect-day-1615105.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/amokachi-completes-evertons-perfect-day-1615105.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print |date=10 April 1995 |access-date=10 December 2015 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

It was Everton's first major trophy since they won the league championship [[1986–87 in English football|eight years earlier]], and is their most recent major trophy to date.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.toffeeweb.com/season/94-95/reports/manutd_facup.html|title = 1995 FA Cup Final Report|work=toffeeweb.com|access-date=7 May 2020}}</ref> In contrast, Manchester United were left without a major trophy for the first time since the [[1988–89 in English football|1988–89 season]] and were denied the opportunity to become the first club to win the FA Cup nine times.

This was the last time that an English manager won the FA Cup – as well as the last time a club other than [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] or Manchester United won the FA Cup – until [[2008 FA Cup final|2008]], when [[Harry Redknapp]] managed [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] to victory.<ref>{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Bevan |title=Redknapp earns deserved success |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7406876.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=18 May 2008 |access-date=19 May 2008 }}</ref>

The trophy was presented to the Everton captain and man of the match [[Dave Watson]] by the Prince of Wales (now [[Charles III]]), whose sons Princes [[William, Prince of Wales|William]] and [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex|Harry]] were attending their first FA Cup Final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1995.htm |title=1995 FA Cup Final |access-date=20 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311074923/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1995.htm |archive-date=11 March 2007 }}</ref>

==Road to Wembley==
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===Everton===
''Home teams listed first.''
'''Round 3:''' Everton 1–0 [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]

'''Round 4:''' [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]] 0–1 Everton

'''Round 5:''' Everton 5–0 [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]

'''Round 6:''' Everton 1–0 [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]

'''Semi-final:''' Everton 4–1 [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] (at [[Elland Road]], [[Leeds]])
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===Manchester United===
''Home teams listed first.''
'''Round 3:''' [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] 0–2 Manchester United

'''Round 4:''' Manchester United 5–2 [[Wrexham F.C.|Wrexham]]

'''Round 5:''' Manchester United 3–1 [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]

'''Round 6:''' Manchester United 2–0 [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]]

'''Semi-final''' Manchester United 2–2 [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] (at [[Villa Park]], [[Birmingham]])

(replay) Manchester United 2–0 Crystal Palace (at Villa Park)
|}

==Match details==
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|date=20 May 1995
|time=15:00 [[Western European Summer Time|BST]]
|team1=[[Everton F.C.|Everton]]
|score=1–0
|report=[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/limpars-three-steps-to-heaven-1620671.html Report]
|team2=[[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
|goals1=[[Paul Rideout|Rideout]] {{goal|30}}
|goals2=
|stadium=[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]]
|attendance=79,592
|referee=[[Gerald Ashby]] ([[Worcestershire County Football Association|Worcestershire]]) }}

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|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Neville Southall]]
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|CB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Matt Jackson (footballer)|Matt Jackson]]
|-
|CB ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Watson]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
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|CB ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Ablett (English footballer)|Gary Ablett]]
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|RM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Graham Stuart (footballer)|Graham Stuart]]
|-
|CM ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Parkinson]]
|-
|CM ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Barry Horne (footballer)|Barry Horne]]
|-
|LM ||'''26'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Unsworth]]
|-
|RF ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Limpar]] || || {{suboff|69}}
|-
|CF ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Rideout]] || || {{suboff|51}}
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|LF ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Andy Hinchcliffe]]
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|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
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|GK ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Kearton]]
|-
|FW ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Duncan Ferguson (footballer)|Duncan Ferguson]] || || {{subon|51}}
|-
|FW ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Daniel Amokachi]] || || {{subon|69}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Royle]]
|}
|valign="top"|[[File:Everton vs Man Utd 1995-05-20.svg|300px]]
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|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Peter Schmeichel]]
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|RB ||'''27'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Neville]]
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|CB ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Steve Bruce]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || || {{suboff|45}}
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|CB ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Pallister]]
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|LB ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Denis Irwin]]
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|CM ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Roy Keane]]
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|CM ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nicky Butt]]
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|CM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Ince]]
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|AM ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Sharpe]] || || {{suboff|72}}
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|CF ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Brian McClair]]
|-
|CF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Mark Hughes]]
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|GK ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Walsh (English footballer)|Gary Walsh]]
|-
|MF ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ryan Giggs]] || || {{subon|45}}
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|MF ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Scholes]] || || {{subon|72}}
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan="4"|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Ferguson]]
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'''Man of the match'''
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dave Watson]] (Everton)<ref>{{cite web |title=Everton 1 - 0 Manchester United |url=https://www.toffeeweb.com/season/94-95/reports/manutd_facup.html |website=ToffeeWeb |publisher=Michael Kenrick |access-date=1 June 2020 }}</ref>

'''Match officials'''
*Assistant referees:
**[[Steve Bennett (referee)|Steve Bennett]] ([[Kent County Football Association|Kent]])
**[[Mark Warren (referee)|Mark Warren]] ([[Birmingham County Football Association|Birmingham]])
*Fourth official: [[Stephen Lodge (referee)|Steve Lodge]] ([[Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association|South Yorkshire]])
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'''Match rules'''
*90 minutes
*30 minutes of extra time if necessary
*Replay if scores still level
*Three named substitutes, of which two may be used
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==See also==
*[[All Together Now (The Farm song)#Everton F.C. version|All Together Now]] (Everton song) 
*[[We're Gonna Do It Again]] (Manchester United song)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050503153718/http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=320145 Line-ups]

{{FA Cup Finals}}
{{1994–95 in English football}}
{{Everton F.C. matches}}
{{Manchester United F.C. matches}}

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