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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The final was played at Wembley Stadium in London on 29 May 1988, The game was contested by Burnley and Wolverhampton Wanderers before a crowd of 80,841, a then record for the trophy, which was not bettered until the 2019 final between Sunderland and Portsmouth.Wolves won the match 2\u20130 thanks to goals in either half by Andy Mutch and Robbie Dennison.Table of ContentsBackground[edit]Match details[edit]Road to Wembley[edit]Burnley[edit]Wolverhampton Wanderers[edit]External links[edit]Background[edit]The match took place three weeks after the end of the domestic league programme. Wolves had already won the Fourth Division title in their second ever season at that level, and boasted the division’s top goalscorer in Steve Bull (34 league goals; 52 in total). Burnley had finished tenth in the division and would take four further seasons before being promoted. Wolves had won both league games between the two clubs that season 3\u20130.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4It was the first time in the cup’s history that two previous English champions met in the final, and Wolves were the first of the former champions to have won the trophy.In a further twist of irony, Burnley and Wolves had contested the English league title between the two of them only twenty-eight years previously, Burnley emerging as champions on the final day of the 1959\u201360 season by a point (denying Wolves, FA Cup winners that season, the first English League and Cup ‘double’ of the 20th Century.)Match details[edit]MATCH OFFICIALSAssistant referees:Reserve referee: Michael Peck (Kendal)MATCH RULES90 minutes.30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.Two named substitutesMaximum of two substitutions.Road to Wembley[edit]Burnley[edit]Northern Section Group 1Tranmere Rovers1\u20132BurnleyNorthern Section Group 1Burnley3\u20132RochdaleNorthern Section First RoundBurnley1\u20130Chester CityNorthern Section Quarter-finalsBury0\u20131BurnleyNorthern Section Semi-finalBurnley0\u20130Halifax Town\u00a0Burnley won 5\u20133 on PenaltiesNorthern Section Final 1st LegBurnley0\u20130Preston North EndNorthern Section Final 2nd LegPreston North End1\u20133BurnleyWolverhampton Wanderers[edit]Southern Section Group 1Swansea City1\u20131Wolverhampton WanderersSouthern Section Group 1Wolverhampton Wanderers3\u20131Bristol CitySouthern Section First RoundWolverhampton Wanderers4\u20130BrentfordSouthern Section Quarter-finalsWolverhampton Wanderers4\u20130Peterborough UnitedSouthern Section Semi-finalWolverhampton Wanderers1\u20130Torquay UnitedSouthern Section Final 1st LegNotts County1\u20131Wolverhampton WanderersSouthern Section Final 2nd LegWolverhampton Wanderers3\u20130Notts CountyExternal links[edit]National teamsLeague competitionsLevels 1\u20134Level 5Levels 6\u20137Levels 8\u20139Isthmian League (Two North, Two South)Combined Counties League (level 8 only)Eastern Counties League (level 8 only)Essex Senior League (level 8 only)Hellenic League (Premier, One)Kent League (level 8 only)Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)North West Counties League (One, Two)Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)Northern League (One, Two)South Midlands League (Premier, One)Spartan League (Premier, One)Sussex County League (One, Two)United Counties League (Premier, One)Wessex League (level 8 only)West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)Western League (Premier, One)Cup competitions     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/1988-associate-members-cup-final\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1988 Associate Members’ Cup Final"}}]}]