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Cup Final 1977

On FA Cup Final day 1977, I smuggled a Kodak Pocket Instamatic camera inside the old Wembley Stadium in London.

From my wooden bench seat amid supporters of both teams, I saw Manchester United (in red) beat Liverpool (in white) 2-1.

I was present thanks to a ticket Dad got as a “thank you” from the Football Association for his services during the season as an amateur referee.

The ticket warned that photography in the stadium was forbidden, hence the borrowed pocket camera that I sheepishly produced whenever it felt safe to do so.

Interestingly, I only managed one “action” photo during the 90 minutes.

Liverpool (in white) playing Manchester United in the FA Cup Final, 21st May 1977. Author’s copyright.

But the sequence I shot 46 years ago rekindles memories of a day down Wembley Way that I will never forget.

Fans making their way along Wembley Way, 21st May 1977.
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The pre-match FA Cup Final “entertainment,” Wembley Stadium, 21st May 1977.
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Liverpool fans applauding their losing team, Wembley Stadium, 21st May 1977.
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Manchester United players parading the FA Cup, Wembley Stadium, 21st May 1977. Author’s copyright.

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