screen sport super cup

[alan ball]

What are your memories of the Screen Sport Super Cup competition that was a so called replacement for the English teams banned from Europe after Heysel. I went to them all that season. The crowds were as you would have expected being very low. I remember the two legged final against the enemy, didn't they play it the following season due to a fixture congestion?

 

[bflefc]

Didn't a dog run on the pitch in one of the 2 final legs against the 5h1te?

 

[ijjysmith]

 

[ijjysmith]

In fact there's loads of vids of it on YouTube but nearly all Liverpool winning so I won't post anymore!

 

[brieverton]

I don't remember that. I recall both the Simod Cup and Zenith Data Systems Cup with a strange mix of fondness and disdain though.
At one stage the ZDS Cup was the jewel in the crown of Sky's football coverage, how times change.

 

[jaycee]

It certainly made up for not playing for the European cup TY RS

 

[Dario Terracotta]

What are your memories of the Screen Sport Super Cup competition that was a so called replacement for the English teams banned from Europe after Heysel. I went to them all that season. The crowds were as you would have expected being very low. I remember the two legged final against the enemy, didn't they play it the following season due to a fixture congestion?

Me too Bally,the best game was at Old Trafford,think we won 4-3,then beat them at GP with Frank Stapleton scoring a bizarre own goal,can remember us beating Norwich,the final was two legged,half empty grounds at both the Pit and Goodison,they beat us in both,what I do recall is how that lot "celebrated" when they won it and appeared to want to rub our noses in it,this a competition that arose from the ban and their own misdemeanours a few short months earlier.

 

[alan ball]

Me too Bally,the best game was at Old Trafford,think we won 4-3,then beat them at GP with Frank Stapleton scoring a bizarre own goal,can remember us beating Norwich,the final was two legged,half empty grounds at both the Pit and Goodison,they beat us in both,what I do recall is how that lot "celebrated" when they won it and appeared to want to rub our noses in it,this a competition that arose from the ban and their own misdemeanours a few short months earlier.

18th September 1985, Old Trafford, 33,859
GROUP TWO
MANCHESTER UNITED (1) 2 (Robson pen, Stapleton)
EVERTON (2) 4 (Sheedy 2, Lineker, Sharp)
Man Utd:Bailey; Duxbury, McGrath, Moran, Albiston; Strachan, Robson, Whiteside, Barnes; Hughes, Stapleton
Everton: Southall; Stevens, Ratcliffe, Marshall, Van den Hauwe; Steven, Harper, Bracewell, Sheedy; Lineker (Heath), Sharp

 

[Dario Terracotta]

18th September 1985, Old Trafford, 33,859
GROUP TWO
MANCHESTER UNITED (1) 2 (Robson pen, Stapleton)
EVERTON (2) 4 (Sheedy 2, Lineker, Sharp)
Man Utd:Bailey; Duxbury, McGrath, Moran, Albiston; Strachan, Robson, Whiteside, Barnes; Hughes, Stapleton
Everton: Southall; Stevens, Ratcliffe, Marshall, Van den Hauwe; Steven, Harper, Bracewell, Sheedy; Lineker (Heath), Sharp

Doh,was at the game and I can't even get the score right

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Didn't a dog run on the pitch in one of the 2 final legs against the 5h1te?

That was McMahonlol

 

[alan ball]

Doh,was at the game and I can't even get the score right

The first legged final at Analfield attracted only 20,660 with the second leg at Goodison 26,068

 

[AndyC]

18th September 1985, Old Trafford, 33,859
GROUP TWO
MANCHESTER UNITED (1) 2 (Robson pen, Stapleton)
EVERTON (2) 4 (Sheedy 2, Lineker, Sharp)
Man Utd:Bailey; Duxbury, McGrath, Moran, Albiston; Strachan, Robson, Whiteside, Barnes; Hughes, Stapleton
Everton: Southall; Stevens, Ratcliffe, Marshall, Van den Hauwe; Steven, Harper, Bracewell, Sheedy; Lineker (Heath), Sharp

A good evening that, could and should have been an even bigger score line.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

A good evening that, could and should have been an even bigger score line.

I think they were two corkers from Sheeds iirc.

 

[Minimeister]

Remember playing Spurs at home for some reason. We won and Waddle missed a sitter or two. Ending up playing in that after being the best team in the country. It could only happen to us that.

 

[AndyC]

I think they were two corkers from Sheeds iirc.

Memory is a bit foggy but, I think you're right Dario.
Was there with a load of Manure supporting mates and had great fun as we ran them absolutely ragged at times.