Arsenal v Manchester United - F.A Cup Final (1979) - Live Footage
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- This is a classic F.A Cup final involving the Gunners. Admittedly I wasn't even born then (two years later) but it was one of the classic F.A Cup Finals of all time with a fantastic ending. You might recognise some faces here as well... a lot younger then they were!
I was lucky enough to catch this game on The Match Revisited on ITV4 the other day, definitely felt it was worth a youTube upload.
Anyway, watch to the end, even if you weren't a twinkle in your mum's eye, this is great viewing for any footy fan.
what a player brady was. remember this game like it was yesterday
I am a massive United supporter but Brady was something else. Glad it was before my time, would still be pissed off about it now.
Can't imagine the shirt swapping and collecting the trophy in them nowadays
I was there behind the goal when Mciloy scored. The happiest moment of my life so far - then Sunderland scored the winner which was the worst moment. I felt i'd lived a lot for a 16 year od that day but i'm glad i was there for a classic wembley final. I still feel sick when i see the last goal go in33 years later. Liam Brady was a star and in those days both sets of fans stuck around for a proper lap of honour.
These were the days when the whole family would look forward to the FA Cup final, it was real special day, silly things like watching the teams leave their hotel with a police escort, the whole day would be spent in front of the box watching the build up. I remember this game so well, was 11 at the time. Shame football has been ruined by money.
thegarbage Totally agree with you.
the mega rich clubs have turned the champions league (European Cup) into the only thing that matters now. Truly sad
What a memorable cup final. I still remember that game like it was yesterday.
Thank a fat man called Blatter
1971 -2017
He Killed football in that time
Remember the 4th round, arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday replayed 4 times in less than 2 weeks and no complaining about fixture congestion.
Look how brilliant liam brady was as a player. Unique talent.
This is an iconic game. Such an EXCITING game. A pal from school - an avid Man U supporter and me a Gooner aged 12 - had a bet with each other, a full weeks pocket money on this game. £5 was a lot of dough in those days = )
Watching this match again aftet 34 years, the feeling of disappointment is still the same. Yet is was a great match and extremely entertaining. The FA Cup was magic in those days.
I was 8 years old and being made to go shopping in Wembley high street I remember an old guy selling arsenal banners and listening to his radio it was a bloody hot day to,great memory's
Neither goal keeper wearing gloves. Great times.
I was there sunny day !! Gunners won the cup perfect day. !!
Oh, this is sweet. The only thing that would have made it better is if we had done it to Spurs rather than United. Beautiful. I saw it on TV in 79 and I never get tired of watching it. It still brings me to tears of joy.
Will never forget that game - Alan Sunderland, what a hero he was. Totally euphoric when he put that in - I just remember the ball coming over and thinking there was no way it would get through to him. But it did! What a party that night!
I can remember watching this as a 9 year old kid like it was yesterday. I'm a Man United supporter and this was probably my favourite final and definitely 1 of the most exciting ones, and I can remember every final pretty well from 1976 up until about 1991. It was a yearly event in our house and it'd be on from 10-11 am or whatever time the build up, the Question of Sport special etc, until early evening after the celebrations and the goals from the Scottish Cup final as well, great days . I can remember the feelings of sadness & misery as we were losing 2-0, the excitement when we pulled it back to 2-2, and finally being gutted again when Alan Sunderland made it 3-2 and seeing his lips say 'you bastard' as he ran away celebrating. 😆
Ahh the FA Cup back in the days when it meant a lot, and was 1 of the most prestigious footy competitions in the world. Teams WANTED to win it, there wasn't much of the 'weakened teams' bollocks that we see today, I wonder what changed. It seemed to drop in stature when Sky started to own the rights to football broadcasting......one of the funnier reasons I thought of is that I don't think the FA Cup isn't shown on Sky Sports, in the same way they don't show any pre-premier league football from the 70's, 80's etc, a lot of younger footy viewers who only watch Sky sports never get to see any of it, and it's almost like 'if the football isn't shown on Sky, then it doesn't, or has never existed.'
Remember this like it was last week. I'd been supporting United all 10 year of my life and after the disapointment of loosing to Southampton in '76 and the elation of beating Liverpool in '77 this was a very special game which I'd been looking forward to for weeks. When my Northern Ireland hero Sammy Mac knocked in that equaliser I remember nearly knocking the old B&W TV of the table :-) Only to feel the most total horror I'd ever experience in my short life a minute later. What a Game!
As a long time United fan Liam Brady was one of my favourite players from this period,...pure class
I can still remember watching this game in a Glasgow youth club. Because of the fight back everyone was cheering for United. When they equalised everyone got up ran around outside and then got back just to see Arsenal score the winner. The place went silent and everyone went home disappointed. However those Rangers, Celtic, Leeds, Hearts and Hibs fans always had a soft spot for Manchester United from that day to this. They became everyone's favourite English club and loved the FA Cup wins of 1983, 1985 and 1996.......well apart from the Leed's fan obviously 😂
This is the 1st match i can remember watching..was still crying when Alan Sunderland slid in at the far post 2 score the winner..the very 1st trophy i saw us lift..the 1st ov many..
Liam Brady is one of the all time greats..and Pat Jennings is the arguably the greatest goalkeeper to come out of the UK and Ireland.........I also became a Gunners fun after this classic final...the adrenalin still pumps everytime I see Alan Sunderland put Rix's cross into the net
I've been an Arsenal fan ever since that match 33 years ago!! What a Cup Final!
A memorable cup final.
Just watched this (again) on ITV4. I was at this game as a neutral, having won the ticket in a draw at our Referees' Association (Cambs). I was standing to the left of the cameras pretty much above the corner flag. There were Arsenal fans in the block below, and Man U fans in the block above. And so we come to the last 5 minutes ...
I can recall the first MU goal; MU fans started going crazy, Arsenal fans still not particularly bothered
In goes the second goal. Absolute pandemanium amongst the MU fans, with the A fans going silent.
Then, 30 seconds later .. the MU fans take a collective breath to start screaming again and .. stunned silence .. followed by the A fans just going completely mental.
The neutrals - the block I was in only had neutrals, just stood looking around at the two sets of fans amused at the complete but unexpected turn of events.
I did manage to attend 2 finals as a benefit of being a local referee, but I have to say that this was the most memorable. Still didn't compare with the emotions experienced at the England v Poland World Cup game in '73 though ..
I distinctly remember watching this match as a 10-year-old: a gorgeous sunny day. I was in the front room of our house and wouldn't leave despite the glorious weather. I remember the side panel of the window being open and the long white curtain flipping in and out in the breeze. I was enthralled by the game and when Sunderland scored I jumped up and roared. I'm a Liverpool fan but loved Liam Brady and Stapo. That game reminds me of innocence, summer, light and the breeze. A magnificent football moment.
Unbelievable climax. Definitely in my top five greatest sporting moments.
At eleven years of age in 1979 I couldn't get my head around an Arsenal striker having the name of a town just up the road from me.
I was 15. This match still echoes in my mind. And it remains as the best FA Cup Final ever.
liam brady what a player ! wonder how good he would be today especially as the game is not quite as physical today ! i reckon he would still be a star !
My favourite FA Cup final ever...until this year...Arsenal fans get taken through the ringer more often than not but so sweet when we win..I remember this Arsenal side when I was a kid and the potential they had to take on Liverpool, Nottingham Forest as the major premiership challengers in the early 80s..Jennings, Pat Rice, O'Leary, Stapleton, Sunderland and of course the great Liam Brady..Brady left around 82/83 and the Gunners were quiet the rest of the decade (anyone remember Charlie Nicholas?)
deathfromabove77 I remember Arsenal legend Charlie Nicholas sir!!!:-D
same
Remember 1987....?
1989...fgs.
Where do you come from?
I remember this final,watched on the Italian TV(I was 14 years old)...the best FA Cup final of ever
Me too. What a match ! Unbelieveble !
wow, that liam brady made the start of every arsenal attack
I was at my Man. U. supporting brothers watching. They were so in the ascendancy that I couldn't see them losing if it went to extra time. He was still celebrating the equaliser when Arsenal scored that 3rd. goal. Oh happy day!!!
I was behind the goal to the side opposite the tunnel - right in line with Sammy Mac's goal too .... and I also felt the best and then the worst moments of my life till that point (I was 17 years old) .... so I know exactly what you mean !!! And here we are all these years later ... United still doing it, scoring in the last few minutes, again and again .. football bleddin' 'ell !!
sams goal still fills me with emotion loved the 70s utd teams n great support his goal an passion expressed that era
I remember this it had all the turns and twists and excitement to make a really thumping match
I remember this it had all the turns and twists and excitement to make a really thumping match. Also it had two great keepers aswell
I was just turned 18 in my 'Jam' shoes and jeans with thousands of other Gooners from the North Bank.
It was one, if not the most exciting finals ever and when Alan Sunderland scored the winner, several hundred people fell over in the excitement and pressure as the crowd surged. I was hugging a bloke from London and we were in tears of happiness. I lost the right heel of my shoe in the crush (which made the journey home very interesting) and lost my voice from singing and shouting. Unforgettable
i was born 12 years later. still screaming and anxious watching this. #OHTOBEAGOONER
Was the day I became an Arsenal fan, can't top this game..oh wait, Thomas' goal vs Liverpool was
I didn’t know ITV4+1 was broadcasting in 1979
Clough´s commentary was the best ever heard
Brady was a hell of a player
Time travel. This live on the box with the curtains drawn on a sunny afternoon. Build-up all day beforehand. Me and my brother running out into the back garden after it finished to kick the ball at each other. This was probably the first football match I ever watched properly. I can only thank goodness it didn't turn me into a supporter of either.
What happened to this Comp really has lost its romance? I live in New Zealand so it was 2 am with a milo and cheese on toast to watch it live. Neuturals loved this game its more tribal now. OK this was the first of untold sporting heartbreaks in my life being a Kiwi Red.
Nice one mate, being a Manc it was just one of horror for me. I still can't stand to see Alan Sunderland celebrate after all these years but i suppose that's football. I loved Liam Brady though.
Remember the game like it was yesterday even the semi between Utd and Liverpool and the build up starting on the Friday afternoon, the local radio station Piccadilly radio in Manchester being at the Utd players hotel ,also my best mate being really down on the Saturday night when in the pub in Manchester. He sadly is no longer with us
Tear to my eye
dude, the goal keepers didn't even wear gloves, classic!!!
A very terrific FA Cup Final of 1979!!!A very fabulous win for my die-hard team,Arsenal!!!Arsenal for life and Arsenal till I die!!!
I remember playing super striker with my dad & mates back in these days & having a football stiker book...lol...Good times!
The handball goal was one of the funniest things I've ever seen.. Haha, running away shocked it was disallowed lol
No body could touch the great Liam Brady that day.
A match that must have caused many tears
I cried and I'm a gunner! I was 9 and almost missed the winner because I was crying over Utd's equaliser. Memories. Less said about 78 and 80 finals the better though. And how about the defending in this one. Terrible.
My favorite club winning against the red devils at my favorite cup tournament.
my parent havent even met then let alone me being born.. gr8 match tho. thnx 4 sharing with us.. arsenal 4ever.
At 9:16 as they're showing the replay, you can hear the chants "United!" loud and clear. The support then was simply fantastic! :)
big Frankie S was a class act .... for us both
@LiterallyMad After the presentation of the cup Liam Brady swapped shirts with one of the United players but wore it inside out. Pretty much symbolic of what he did to the United defence that day. A great, great player, worth £100 million at todays prices. Remember this like it was yesterday, from a time when the FA Cup was the only game in town not sandwiched between league games. It was like christmas coming waiting for the cup final.
Wow...just WOW
Thanks for uploading this video,thekeogh!!!
I was 15 then, and sat in my living room's coach watching it not to forget it ever. More: I'm a portuguese "gunner".
Fab, still remember that one!
chippy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing game use to run down to sweet shop run bk happy days watch the build up ☝️
Mr Moore a legend great game great days
Wow that was awesome!!
This is the reason I support Arsenal
i remember watching this when i was 7
It's a simple game and, played well, i it is a beautiful game.
لقد كنت صغيرا وانا استمتع بتعليق المرحوم باذن الله اكرم صالح على هذه المباراة الممتعة اللتي كان نجمها بنظري ليام برادي
Good Lord a young Pat Rice
My commiserations mate, it's still my most painful memory of the reds and my first cup final.
Oh Great Pat Rice, I wished that it wasn't this season and how it was u left us after :( Hugely missed :(
Gordon McQueen blamed Macari and Mickey Thomas for Arsenal's 3rd goal, rather than Gary Bailey. He said that if they'd stayed on their feet when Brady ran through, instead of lunging in, they'd have stopped him passing it to Rix on the left. Not sure myself.
I'm a big ManU fan, and viewing this highlight video was nauseating. Still I'll concede that it was one of the more memorable Cup finals. At least long hair has gone out of style.
For pure drama the best FA cup final ever!
X1 substitute... 😊⚽️... FA Cup is a special competition
Just like all of the comments below, this game is what football is all about, as a Man U fan living in London I did not see this game until 13 yrs after it happened, cos my family fucked of to America, but as a Manc fan, I will always blame Bailey for the Sunderland goal, all he had to do was stay on his line, but we got revenge, in 83...thing is if we had worn our white strip, personally I think we would have done better, even won, we just DON'T win games against teams wearing YELLOW, when we wear red....but a fantastic game....end of.....
Comebacks like that always happen to me in FIFA, especially in Cup Finals... Except I usually LOSE.
Arsenal, fuck yeah!
Was it indeed a handball? Yes, Brian, I think it was!
"or was it indeed a handball?" Yes, Brian, I think you'll find it was...
Arsenal led twice and we almost losing it again but Sunderland was our hero after conceding twice.
Gotta love the costumes :)
WOW
Sometimes having too much is a bad thing. Virtually a game on every night on TV today and I cannot be bothered to watch it and I love football....loads of foreign players passing through not really connected to the club or fans.
The FA Cup remember was one of the few club games (Charity Shield or the odd European game if an English team was involved) shown on TV in those days so was a special occassion.
You cannot get it back to it's special status, Clubs get more money for a PL place than winning the cup and are now fielding weak teams, and the very big clubs think of the Champions League. The stupid FA have made it devalued by moving it to 5pm as well.....doesnt feel as special any more.
WOW!!
Great Match.... Man U had been a cheater club for a long time.......... Check this 4:50
@warpfield98 The FA Cup winners automatically qualify for one of three English places in the Europa League. Unless they've already qualified for the Champions League - so that usually means the runners-up these days. (The FA and the Premier League banned Portsmouth this season though due to their financial troubles. Otherwise Liverpool wouldn't have been in Europe this year.)
Yeah, I think he was a star back then and i wish he'd played for Man Utd.
yes it will be
I have a feeling this could happen again next in 2013.
i had no idea there was only one sub!
No diving or simulation!
Deliberate handball and claiming the goal though. Well before Maradonna's HOG.
still have nightmares about that Sunderland winner .... !!
GOOD OLD ARSENAL.
Sunderland has ARS like Arsenal? 0o
Arsenal are the best
thanks for not putting the score in the title! Great game, great hair.
It's a tour de force of vision mixing @ 2:51
@korahaplayas now what you talking about, i'm from sweden and loves Hammarby its a swedish team, offten when we lighting flares we need to pay alot of money, Sry for bad english!:)
get in!!
Name not on the score-sheet but you may as well write Brady against all three.
teams that haven't been shitted up with foreigners with their superiour skills
ARSENAL,ARSENAL,ARSENAL,ARSENAL,ARSENAL,ARSENAL,ARSENAL,ARSENAL
@dangerousbusiness07
1 league title? wow
Ignore the Pires dive against Pompey to keep the run going then.