The match was played on 21 May 1977 at Wembley Stadium, London, and it was contested by Manchester United and Liverpool.

Stuart Pearson opened the scoring when he latched onto a long ball forward and drove a hard shot past Ray Clemence.

Liverpool equalised through Jimmy Case soon after, as he turned and hooked a right foot half-volley into the top corner, giving Stepney no chance.

However, just three minutes later, United regained the lead when Lou Macari's shot deflected off teammate Jimmy Greenhoff's chest and looped into the net past Clemence and Phil Neal on the line.

For Tommy Docherty, this was his first FA Cup final win in four attempts: he had lost as a player with Preston in 1954, as a manager with Chelsea in 1967 and with Manchester United in 1976.