1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

The 1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match between West Ham United of England and Anderlecht of Belgium. The final was held at Heysel Stadium in Brussels on 5 May 1976. It was the final match of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup tournament and the 16th European Cup Winners' Cup final.

1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup
West Ham United Anderlecht
2 4
Date5 May 1976
VenueHeysel Stadium, Brussels
RefereeRobert Wurtz (France)
Attendance51,296

Route to the final
Main article: 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup
West Ham United Anderlecht
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Reipas Lahti 5–2 2–2 (A) 3–0 (H) First round Rapid București 2–1 0–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
Ararat Yerevan 4–2 1–1 (A) 3–1 (H) Second round Borac Banja Luka 3–1 3–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
Den Haag 5–5 (a) 2–4 (A) 3–1 (H) Quarter-finals Wrexham 2–1 1–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Eintracht Frankfurt 4–3 1–2 (A) 3–1 (H) Semi-finals Sachsenring Zwickau 5–0 3–0 (A) 2–0 (H)

Match

Summary

Pat Holland put West Ham into the lead in the 28th minute. Just before half-time, Frank Lampard misjudged a back pass, allowing Peter Ressel to collect the ball and pass it to Rob Rensenbrink to score the equaliser. In attempting the backpass, Lampard tore a stomach muscle that ruled him out of much of the remainder of the game. Three minutes into the second-half, François van der Elst scored, assisted by Rensenbrink. Keith Robson later equalised for West Ham from a cross by Trevor Brooking. Anderlecht were awarded a clear penalty in the 73rd minute, after Holland rashly challenged and fouled Rensenbrink who then scored from the penalty. Holland obviously misjudged the tackle and was duly penalised. With two minutes left, as West Ham fell apart, van der Elst ran through to score Anderlecht's fourth goal for a deserved victory.

Details
West Ham United 2–4 Anderlecht
Holland  28'
Robson  68'		 Report Rensenbrink  42', 73' (pen.)
Van der Elst  48', 88'
Attendance: 51,296
Referee: Robert Wurtz (France)
West Ham United
R.S.C. Anderlecht
GK1 Mervyn Day
DF2 Keith Coleman
DF3 Frank Lampard 47'
DF4 Billy Bonds (c)
DF5 Tommy Taylor
MF6 John McDowell
MF7 Pat Holland
MF8 Graham Paddon
FW9 Billy Jennings
MF10 Trevor Brooking
FW11 Keith Robson
Substitutes:
FW12 Alan Taylor 47'
Manager:
John Lyall
GK1 Jan Ruiter
DF2 Michel Lomme
DF3 Hugo Broos
DF4 Gilbert Van Binst (c)
DF5 Jean Thissen
MF6 Jean Dockx
MF7 François Van der Elst
MF8 Arie Haan
FW9 Peter Ressel
MF10 Ludo Coeck 32'
FW11 Rob Rensenbrink
Substitutes:
MF15 Franky Vercauteren 32'
Manager:
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