1976 European Cup Winners' Cup final

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Event

1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup

West Ham United	Anderlecht

2	4

Date

5 May 1976

Venue

Heysel Stadium, Brussels

Referee

Robert Wurtz (France)

Attendance

51,296

← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup final was a football match 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. Anderlecht won 4–2 against the 1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup winners to secure their first ever European trophy.

Route to the final

Main article: 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup

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

Summary

Pat Holland put West Ham into the lead in the 28th minute. Just before half-time, Frank Lampard misjudged a back pass, allowing Peter Ressel to collect the ball and pass it to Rob Rensenbrink to score the equaliser. In attempting the backpass, Lampard tore a stomach muscle that ruled him out of much of the remainder of the game. Three minutes into the second-half, François van der Elst scored, assisted by Rensenbrink. Keith Robson later equalised for West Ham from a cross by Trevor Brooking. Anderlecht were awarded a clear penalty in the 73rd minute, after Holland rashly challenged and fouled Rensenbrink who then scored from the penalty. Holland obviously misjudged the tackle and was duly penalised. With two minutes left, as West Ham fell apart, van der Elst ran through to score Anderlecht's fourth goal for a deserved victory.

Details

5 May 1976

West Ham United	2–4	Anderlecht
Holland 28' Robson 68'	Report	Rensenbrink 42', 73' (pen.) Van der Elst 48', 88'

Heysel Stadium, BrusselsAttendance: 51,296Referee: 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

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