1985 Associate Members' Cup final

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 and Fourth Divisions.

1985 Associate Members' Cup Final

Event	1984–85 Associate Members' Cup
Wigan Athletic Brentford 3 1
Date	1 June 1985
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Referee	T.Bune (Newbury)
Attendance	39,897
Weather	Sunny[1]
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The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 1 June 1985, and was contested by Wigan Athletic 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

1 June 1985

Wigan Athletic	3–1	Brentford
Newell 27' Kelly 38' Lowe 55'	Report	Cooke 52'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 39,897

Referee: T.Bune (Newbury)

Wigan Athletic

Brentford

GK Roy Tunks DF Alex Cribley DF Barry Knowles DF Steve Walsh DF Colin Methven (c) MF David Lowe MF Tony Kelly MF Graham Barrow MF Kevin Langley FW Gary Bennett  65' FW Mike Newell  85' Substitutes: FW Warren Aspinall  65' FW Paul Jewell  85' Manager: Bryan Hamilton

GK Gary Phillips DF Danis Salman DF Jamie Murray DF Keith Millen DF Steve Wignall MF Terry Hurlock (c) MF Chris Kamara MF Bob Booker  60' FW Robbie Cooke FW Gary Roberts FW Keith Cassells Substitutes: MF Terry Bullivant  60' MF George Torrance Manager: Frank McLintock

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.

Road to Wembley

Wigan Athletic

First Round 1st leg Wrexham 2–2 Wigan Athletic First Round 2nd leg Wigan Athletic 3–1 Wrexham   Wigan Athletic won 5–3 on aggregate Second Round Bury 0–1 Wigan Athletic Northern Section Quarter-finals Wigan Athletic 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Northern Section Semi-final Lincoln City 1–3 Wigan Athletic Northern Section Final Mansfield Town 1–1 Wigan Athletic   Wigan Athletic won 3–1 on penalties

Brentford

First Round 1st leg Reading 1–3 Brentford First Round 2nd leg Brentford 2–0 Reading   Brentford won 5–1 on aggregate Second Round Brentford 1–0 Cambridge United Southern Section Quarter-finals Swansea City 0–2 Brentford Southern Section Semi-final Bournemouth 2–3 Brentford Southern Section Final Brentford 6–0 Newport County