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1986 Football League Cup Final The 1986 Football League Cup Final (known at the time as the Milk Cup) was a football match held on 20 April 1986 between Oxford United and Queens Park Rangers. Oxford won the match 3–0 to capture the League Cup – their first major honour. Trevor Hebberd opened the scoring in the first half, and Ray Houghton added a second. Jeremy Charles scored the third following up when John Aldridge had a shot saved by QPR goalkeeper Paul Barron. The match was played at Wembley Stadium in front of 90,396 spectators.
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John Aldridge John William "Aldo" Aldridge (born 18 September 1958 in Liverpool, England) is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager. He was a prolific record-breaking striker best known for his time with Liverpool in the late 1980s, and for being the first man to have a penalty kick saved in a Wembley FA Cup Final.
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John Thompson (footballer, born 1981) John Paul Thompson (born 12 October 1981) is an Irish former professional footballer. He was a tough-tackling versatile defender, although he was equally comfortable in midfield. He was a full Irish International who has also played for Nottingham Forest, Tranmere Rovers, Oldham Athletic, Notts County and Mansfield.
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Ken Oman Kenneth "Ken" Oman (born 29 July 1982 in Finglas, Dublin) is a retired Irish footballer who played as a defender.
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John Andrews (footballer, born 1978) John Andrews (born 27 September 1978) is a Uefa A licensed coach, an Irish former footballer and high-profile Strength and Conditioning coach. He is also a college graduate and a former musician, journalist and radio DJ. He is former coach of the women's team at Icelandic club Afturelding, with whom he spent five seasons as a player between 2008 and 2012. Andrews made appearances in the Football League for Mansfield Town and also spent time in English non-League football. Between 2002 and 2004, he had spells in his native Ireland with both Cobh Ramblers and his hometown club Cork City. He has now taken on the task of Assistant Manager and head of Strength and Conditioning for Dsk Shivajians and the Liverpool International Academy in India .
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Ronnie Gibbons Ronnie Suzanne Gibbons (born 16 January 1980) is a former professional footballer. She played as a right-back for Fulham Ladies and the Republic of Ireland national team.
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John O'Neil (footballer) John Thomas O'Neil (born 7 June 1971 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional association football player. He represented Scotland once, and played for Dundee United, St Johnstone, Hibernian and Falkirk in the top division.
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Alan O'Neill (footballer, born 1973) Alan O'Neill (born 27 August 1973) is an Irish former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He also played in Ireland.
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Frank &quot;Dusty&quot; Flanagan Frank "Dusty" Flanagan was born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. Flanagan played for Drogheda United F.C. and won the league cup with "the drogs" in 1984. He also was in the team that played Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in the UEFA Cup in 1984.He retired from football in 1992.
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Jimmy Holmes (footballer, born 1953) James Paul Holmes (born 11 November 1953) is an Irish former professional footballer. Hailing from Meath Square in The Liberties he won 30 full international caps for the Republic of Ireland, scoring once.
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Jimmy Dunne (footballer, born 1947) James Christopher Dunne (born 1 December 1947 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional footballer. He played as a central defender or midfielder.
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John Joe Flood John Joe Flood, also referred to as Jonjo Flood or John Flood, was an Irish footballer who played as a forward for Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers, Leeds United and Crystal Palace. As an international, he also played for and captained the Irish Free State yielding an impressive return of 4 goals in 5 games. Flood was also part of the League of Ireland XI setup (1925–1933) which was viewed by fans of the day as an international team when playing against the likes of the Scottish/Welsh/IFA League XI sides. He played eight times and scored 3 goals.
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Al Finucane Michael Alphonsus "Al" Finucane (born 8 January 1943) was an Irish football player. During his 28-year career he played for League of Ireland sides Limerick, Waterford United and Newcastlewest. Finucane was also a member of several Republic of Ireland national football team squads.
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John Higgins (footballer, born 1932) John Higgins (15 October 1932 – 22 April 2005) was an English professional footballer who played mainly in central defence. Born in Bakewell, Higgins was brought up in Buxton, Derbyshire, and began his football career with local club Buxton. He later played for Bolton Wanderers in the Football League between 1952 and 1961. He played in Bolton's 2–0 win over Manchester United in the 1958 FA Cup Final. In 1961, he joined Wigan Athletic, and went on to play 77 Cheshire League games in two seasons at the club. He then spent two seasons with fellow Cheshire League club Altrincham.
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Malcolm Shotton Malcolm Shotton (born 16 February 1957) is an English former professional footballer and manager. He was on the books of Leicester City as an apprentice but failed to make the break into senior football there. He played for Atherstone United and Nuneaton Borough in non-league football before signing for Oxford United in 1980. He formed a notable defensive partnership with Gary Briggs and went on to become captain of the side as they rose from Division Three to Division One. His finest moment as captain was lifting the Milk Cup at Wembley Stadium in April 1986. At the end of the following season he was transferred to Portsmouth. He later played for Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, Hull City and Ayr United and, after his playing career ended, served as assistant manager at Barnsley.
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Leon Best Leon Julian Brendan Best (born 19 September 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. He has played for the Republic of Ireland national football team. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first full international cap against Nigeria on 29 May 2009.
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Seán Doherty (Gaelic footballer) Seán Doherty (born 1947 in Wicklow, Ireland) is a former Gaelic football manager and player. He played football with his local club Ballyboden Wanderers, Ballyboden St. Enda's and St. Anne's and was a member of the Dublin senior inter-county team throughout the 1970s. Doherty captained Dublin to the All-Ireland title in 1974. He later served as joint-manager of the team with Brian Mullins and Robbie Kelleher for one season in 1986.
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John Coady John Coady (born August 25, 1960 in Dublin) is a former Irish footballer who played at both the left back position and in left midfield.
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Ian Gillard Ian Terry Gillard (born 9 October 1950) is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League playing for Queens Park Rangers, where he spent the majority of his career, and for Aldershot. He won three caps for the England national team.
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Kevin Sheedy (Irish footballer) Kevin Mark Sheedy (born 21 October 1959) is a former footballer. He spent the largest portion of his playing career with Everton – with whom he won the FA Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup and two Football League titles – and also played for Hereford United, Liverpool, Newcastle United and Blackpool. Born in Builth Wells, Wales, he played 46 times for the Republic of Ireland national football team and scored the country's first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup finals.
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Darren Kelly Darren Kelly (born 30 June 1979) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the manager of Northern Premier League First Division North club Hyde United.
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Leinster Football Association The Leinster Football Association (LFA) is the governing body for association football in the Irish province of Leinster. It is responsible for organizing the Leinster Senior Cup and the Leinster Senior League as well as numerous other leagues and cup competitions for junior and youth teams. It was founded in 1892 and is the oldest football association in what is now the Republic of Ireland. Outside of the United Kingdom, only the national football associations of Denmark and the Netherlands are older. It was originally affiliated to the Belfast–based Irish Football Association, but following the partition of Ireland in 1921, it seceded from the IFA and subsequently played a leading role in the establishment of the Dublin–based Football Association of Ireland. It remains closely associated with the FAI and even shares a headquarters.