1984 Associate Members' Cup final

The 1984 Associate Members' Cup final was the inaugural final of the Associate Members' Cup, the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third and Fourth Divisions. The match was held at Boothferry Park in Hull on 24 May 1984 and had an attendance of 6,544. It was contested by Hull City and Bournemouth. Bournemouth won the match 2–1, with Paul Morrell scoring the winning goal.

1984 Associate Members' Cup Final

Event	1983–84 Associate Members' Cup
Hull City Bournemouth 1 2
Date	24 May 1984
Venue	Boothferry Park, Hull
Attendance	6,544
1985 →

Wembley Stadium was originally meant to stage the final, but the pitch had become unplayable after the recent Horse of the Year Show. Instead, it was moved to Boothferry Park, the home of Hull City.^[1]

Match details

24 May 1984

Hull City	1–2	Bournemouth
McNeil 12'		Graham 27' Morrell 73'

Boothferry Park, Hull

Attendance: 6,544

1 Tony Norman 2 Bobby McNeil 3 Gary Swann 4 Dale Roberts 5 Peter Skipper 6 Stan McEwan 7 Brian Marwood 8 Steve McClaren 9 Billy Whitehurst 10 Alan Taylor 11 Garreth Roberts Substitutes: Billy Askew Andy Flounders Manager: Chris Chilton (caretaker)

1 Ian Leigh 2 Mark Nightingale 3 Chris Sulley 4 John Beck 5 Roger Brown 6 Phil Brignull 7 Sean O'Driscoll 8 Robbie Savage 9 Milton Graham 10 Paul Morrell 11 Ian Thompson Substitutes: Chris Shaw Keith Williams Manager: Harry Redknapp

MATCH RULES

• 90 minutes.
• 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
• Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
• Two named substitutes
• Maximum of two substitutions.