1985 Football League Trophy Final

1985 Freight Rover Trophy Final

Event

1984–85 Football League Trophy

Wigan Athletic	Brentford

3	1

Date

1 June 1985

Venue

Wembley Stadium, London

Referee

T.Bune (Newbury)

Attendance

39,897

Weather

Sunny^[1]

The 1985 Football League Trophy Final, known as the Freight Rover Trophy for sponsorship reasons was the 2nd final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third and Fourth Divisions.

The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 1 June 1985, and was contested by Wigan Athletic and Brentford. Wigan Athletic won the match 3–1, with Mike Newell, Tony Kelly and David Lowe scoring the goals. The trophy was presented by guest of honour Elton John.

Match details

Wigan Athletic v Brentford

1 June 1985

Wigan Athletic	3–1	Brentford
Newell 27' Kelly 38' Lowe 55'	Report	Cooke 52'

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 39,897
Referee: T.Bune (Newbury)

Wigan Athletic

Brentford



GK	Roy Tunks
DF	Alex Cribley
DF	Barry Knowles
DF	Steve Walsh
DF	Colin Methven (c)
MF	David Lowe
MF	Tony Kelly
MF	Graham Barrow
MF	Kevin Langley
FW	Gary Bennett	65'
FW	Mike Newell	85'
Substitutes:
FW	Warren Aspinall	65'
FW	Paul Jewell	85'
Manager:
Bryan Hamilton



GK	Gary Phillips
DF	Danis Salman
DF	Jamie Murray
DF	Keith Millen
DF	Steve Wignall
MF	Terry Hurlock (c)
MF	Chris Kamara
MF	Bob Booker	60'
FW	Robbie Cooke
FW	Gary Roberts
FW	Keith Cassells
Substitutes:
MF	Terry Bullivant	60'
MF	George Torrance
Manager:
Frank McLintock

MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Two named substitutes
Maximum of two substitutions.

Road to Wembley

Wigan Athletic

First Round 1st leg	Wrexham	2–2	Wigan Athletic
First Round 2nd leg	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Wrexham
	Wigan Athletic won 5–3 on aggregate
Second Round	Bury	0–1	Wigan Athletic
Northern Section Quarter-finals	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Tranmere Rovers
Northern Section Semi-final	Lincoln City	1–3	Wigan Athletic
Northern Section Final	Mansfield Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic
	Wigan Athletic won 3–1 on penalties

Brentford

First Round 1st leg	Reading	1–3	Brentford
First Round 2nd leg	Brentford	2–0	Reading
	Brentford won 5–1 on aggregate
Second Round	Brentford	1–0	Cambridge United
Southern Section Quarter-finals	Swansea City	0–2	Brentford
Southern Section Semi-final	Bournemouth	2–3	Brentford
Southern Section Final	Brentford	6–0	Newport County

References

↑ Thomas, Russell (3 June 1985). "Wigan sparkle in Wembley sun". The Guardian. p. 30. (subscription required (help)).

External links

Football League Trophy

Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Finals	1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

List of winners

Wigan Athletic F.C. matches

FA Cup Final	2013

League Cup Final	2006

FA Community Shield	2013

FA Trophy Final	1973

Football League play-off Final	2000 Second Division

Football League Trophy Finals	1985 1999

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