The 1985 Associate Members' Cup Final, known as the Freight Rover Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 2nd final of the domestic
football cup competition for teams from the
Third
Third or 3rd may refer to:
Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute''
Places
* 3rd Street (d ...
and
Fourth Divisions.
The final was played at
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002 to 2003. The stadium ...
in London on 1 June 1985, and was contested by
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1932, ...
and
Brentford. Wigan Athletic won the match 3–1, with
Mike Newell,
Tony Kelly and
David Lowe scoring the goals. The trophy was presented by guest of honour
Elton John.
Match details
Road to Wembley
Wigan Athletic
Brentford
References
External links
Mudhuts Media report
{{Wigan Athletic F.C. matches
EFL Trophy Finals
Associate Members' Cup Final 1985
Associate Members' Cup Final 1985
Associate Members' Cup Final