1989 FA Vase Final
Programme covers for the final and replay.
Event1988–89 FA Vase
Sudbury Town Tamworth
FA Vase Final
Sudbury Town Tamworth
1 1
After extra time
Date6 May 1989 (1989-05-06)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeDanny Vickers (Ilford)
Attendance26,487[1][2]
Replay
Sudbury Town Tamworth
0 3
Date10 May 1989 (1989-05-10)
VenueLondon Road, Peterborough
RefereeDanny Vickers (Ilford)
Attendance11,201

The 1989 FA Vase Final was contested by Sudbury Town and Tamworth at Wembley in London in front of a record 26,487 crowd for an FA Vase Final.[1] The original match, played on 6 May 1989, finished 1–1. Tamworth won the replay at London Road in Peterborough on 10 May, 3–0.

Route to the final

The FA Vase is an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System.

Tamworth

Tamworth
Round Opposition Score
2nd Bridgnorth Town (h) 2–1
3rd Gresley Rovers (a) 3–1 (a.e.t.)
4th Ilkeston Town (a) 2–1
5th Eastwood Hanley (a) 1–0
QF Wisbech Town (h) 1–0
SF North Ferriby United (h)
North Ferriby United (a)		 1–2
3–1
Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue.

Tamworth began their cup run with a home tie against Southern Football League Midland Division rivals Bridgnorth Town. They won the game 2-1 with goals coming from Mark Stanton and Russell Gordon. Former Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers striker, Ian Moores, joined the club in February and made his Vase debut in the semi-final against North Ferriby United.[3] Captain Andy Foote snapped his hamstring on the Thursday before the final and was replaced by Steve Cartwright.[4]

Sudbury Town

Sudbury
Round Opposition Score[5]
2nd Baldock Town (h) 2-0
3rd March Town (a) 2-1
4th Hounslow (a) 1-0
5th Rossendale United (a) 1-0
QF Bashley (h) 2-0
SF Hungerford Town (a)
Hungerford Town (h)		 0–0
6–0
Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue.

Under a new management team of Don James and Martin Head, Sudbury Town had reached the semi-finals of the Vase in the previous year. Against a difficult set of opponents on their route to the final in the 1988-89 season, they only conceded one goal, a penalty scored by March Town in the third round. In the fourth round game, away against Beazer Homes League Southern League Hounslow, Mick Money was sent off after an hour but Sudbury held on for a 1-0 win.[6] In the fifth round, they beat Rossendale United who in the fourth round had beaten last year's finalists, Emley, who in turn had knocked out the previous year's winners, Colne Dynamoes.[6] A record home crowd of 4,320 saw a 6-0 victory over Hungerford Town in the second leg of the semi-final to see the team reach Wembley.[7]

Match details

Summary

In the final at Wembley, Dave Hubbick opened the scoring for Sudbury with a header after 6 minutes, following a cross by Bryan Klug. In the thirteenth minute, Klug had a corner cleared off the goal-line and Dean Barker's follow up shot was blocked. Marlin Devaney equalised for Tamworth after half-time. Martin Myers on the right-hand side for Tamworth was effective and led Sudbury to make a double substitution. The game went to extra-time and when the whistle was blown after the first 15 minutes of extra-time, Mike Henry threw a punch at Russell Gordon and, although the referee did not see it, the linesman ran on to the pitch and Henry was sent off.[8] Sudbury's man of the match, according to the East Anglian Daily Times, was Hubbick.[9] The players climbed the steps of Wembley to be presented to chief guest Pat Jennings.[8]

Sudbury Town1–1 (a.e.t.)Tamworth
Hubbick 6' Report Devaney 49'
Attendance: 26,478
Referee: Danny Vickers (Ilford)
Sudbury Town
Tamworth
GK1England Dean Garnham
DF2England Michael HenryRed card 105'
DF3England Marty Thorpe
DF4England Gary Barker(c)
DF5England Phil Boyland
MF6England Dean Barker
FW7England Craig Oldfield downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF8England Bryan Klug
FW9England Dave Hubbick
FW10England Paul Smith
MF11England Nigel Barton downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutes:
DF12England Adrian Hunt upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW14England Mick Money upward-facing green arrow 64'
Managers:
England Don James and Martin Head
GK1England Dale Belford
DF2England Corrigan Lockett
DF3England Danny McCormack downward-facing red arrow 85'
DF4England Bobby Atkins (c)
DF5England Steve Cartwright
MF6England Martin Devaney
MF7England Martin Myers
MF8England Martin Finn
MF9England Mark Stanton
FW10England Russell Gordon
FW11England Ian Moores downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutes:
MF England Paul Heaton upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW England Carl Rathbone upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
England Graham Smith

Linesmen:
Mr C. J . Henderson (Ripley)
Mr D. M. Charmley (Failsworth)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • Two named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

Replay

Sudbury Town0–3Tamworth
Report Stanton
Stanton
Moores
Attendance: 11,201
Referee: Danny Vickers (Ilford)
Sudbury Town
Tamworth
GK1England Dean Garnham
DF2England Michael Henry
DF3England Marty Thorpe
DF4England Gary Barker(c)
DF5England Phil Boyland
MF6England Dean Barker
FW7England Craig Oldfield
MF8England Bryan Klug
FW9England Dave Hubbick
FW10England Paul Smith
MF11England Nigel Barton
Substitutes:
DF12England Adrian Hunt
FW14England Mick Money
Managers:
England Don James and Martin Head
GK1England Dale Belford
DF2England Corrigan Lockett
DF3England Martin Finn
DF4England Bobby Atkins (c)
DF5England Steve Cartwright
MF6England Martin Devaney
MF7England Martin Myers
MF8Wales Mickey George
MF9England Mark Stanton
FW10England Russell Gordon
FW11England Ian Moores
Substitutes:
MF England Paul Heaton
MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Gallagher
Manager:
England Graham Smith

Linesmen:

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "26,487 fans means £40,000 Sudbury profit". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 May 1989. p. 1 (of supplement).
  2. ↑ Sudbury Town planning Vase reunion Green 'Un, 24 February 2009
  3. ↑ King, Elvin (6 May 1989). "Glory for Tamworth after misery". East Anglian Daily Times. p. 2D.
  4. ↑ "Serious injury blow to opposing skipper". East Anglian Daily Times. 6 May 1989. p. 1D.
  5. ↑ Sudbury Town at the Football Club History Database
  6. 1 2 "Vital spy Peter has seat on the bench". East Anglian Daily Times. 6 May 1989. p. 8D.
  7. ↑ Cocksedge, Alan (6 May 1989). "Five year road to the big time". East Anglian Daily Times. p. 2D.
  8. 1 2 "Henry says he was spat on". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 May 1989. p. 4 (of supplement).
  9. ↑ "Record crowd for showpiece football". East Anglian Daily Times. 8 May 1989. p. 4 (of supplement).

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