1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Event1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup
Date5 May 1976
VenueHeysel Stadium, Brussels
RefereeRobert Wurtz (France)
Attendance51,296

The 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match. It was between West Ham United of England and Anderlecht of Belgium. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in Brussels on 5 May 1976. It was the final match of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup tournament and the 16th European Cup Winners' Cup final.

Route to the final

West Ham United Anderlecht
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Reipas Lahti 5–2 2–2 (A) 3–0 (H) First round Rapid București 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Ararat Yerevan 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Second round Borac Banja Luka 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Den Haag 5–5 (a) 2–4 (A) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals Wrexham 2–1 1–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Eintracht Frankfurt 4–3 1–2 (A) 3–1 (H) Semi-finals Sachsenring Zwickau 5–0 3–0 (A) 2–0 (H)

Match

West Ham United 2–4 Anderlecht
Holland  28'
Robson  68'
Report Rensenbrink  42'73' (pen.)
Van der Elst  48'88'
Attendance: 51,296
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
West Ham United
R.S.C. Anderlecht
GK 1 Mervyn Day
DF 2 Keith Coleman
DF 3 Frank Lampard  47'
DF 4 Billy Bonds (c)
DF 5 Tommy Taylor
MF 6 John McDowell
MF 7 Pat Holland
MF 8 Graham Paddon
FW 9 Billy Jennings
MF 10 Trevor Brooking
FW 11 Keith Robson
Substitutes:
FW 12 Alan Taylor  47'
Manager:
John Lyall
GK 1 Jan Ruiter
DF 2 Michel Lomme
DF 3 Hugo Broos
DF 4 Gilbert Van Binst (c)
DF 5 Jean Thissen
MF 6 Jean Dockx
FW 7 François Van der Elst
MF 8 Arie Haan
MF 9 Peter Ressel
MF 10 Ludo Coeck  32'
FW 11 Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutes:
MF 15 Franky Vercauteren  32'
Manager:
Hans Croon
  • 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup
  • 1976 European Cup Final
  • 1976 UEFA Cup Final
  • R.S.C. Anderlecht in European football
  • West Ham United F.C. in European football

Other websites

  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup results at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  • "1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final at UEFA.com". Archived from the original on 2010-10-24.