1989 FA Cup final

1989 FA Cup final
Event	1988–89 FA Cup
	After extra time
Date	20 May 1989
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match	Ian Rush
Referee	Joe Worrall (Cheshire)
Attendance	82,800
Weather	Warm and fine, with hazy sunshine
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The 1989 FA Cup final was the final of the 1988–89 FA Cup, the top football knockout competition in England. The match was a Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton, played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 20 May 1989. Liverpool won 3–2 after extra time, with a goal from John Aldridge and two from Ian Rush. Stuart McCall scored both Everton goals. The final was played only five weeks after the Hillsborough disaster, in which 95 Liverpool fans were killed in a crush (the death toll rose to 96 in 1993 and 97 in 2021), and before kick-off there was a minute's silence and the teams wore black armbands as a sign of respect. Gerry Marsden, lead singer of Gerry & the Pacemakers, led the crowd in a rendition of his hit "You'll Never Walk Alone", which had become synonymous with Liverpool Football Club.^[1]

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[1] You'll Never Walk Alone

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