Brian moore legend like all these players you will never see the likes of again and also the atmospheres unbelievable days just pure nostalgia

what a great commentator Brian Moore was.

I m italian but i loved english football 80 '.great team,great player and great atmosphere.epic stadium like higbury,villa park,old boylen ground and old the den,the true home of football

Wasn’t at the game or anything but watching these highlights brings back memories of the kind of atmosphere that games had mid 80s it was unbelievable sadly looking at the packed terraces it was only a matter of time till there was a tragedy it’s almost gladiatorial out there nothing anywhere close matches up these days

football atmospheres will never return to these glorious times. what a shame.

I was at this match with my dad and as good as the atmosphere sounds, there was murder inside and outside the stadium that day. We stood on the street end and where each corner of the ground met its adjacent stand, big gaps opened up. This was because golf balls and other missiles were being hurled between rival fans, whilst Flags and scarves were set on fire. I would go as far as to say that this was the most toxic of atmospheres that I had ever experienced - apart from the fact that the replay at Maine Road was equally as bad.

This was the most intense game I ever remember watching!

What a shame the FA Cup is no longer taken seriously by the big clubs now. What a game & what an atmosphere, was only 16 when this game took place. Why oh why play semi finals at soulless wembley, the tighter club grounds eg goodison, villa park by far the best for true football fans.

My goodness, what an incredible atmosphere.

As an Everton supporter this electric atmosphere was a regular occasion at many important games from the late 50s onwards. I can recall gates of over 65,000 at FA Cup games under the tall floodlights that will never be seen again, with the new changes to stadium layout. One mistake made was the reluctance of the FA to play important international games at Goodison and Villa Park when so much relied on a win Back in 1973 England faced two games against Poland in the World Cup qualifiers. That England team contained some top class players like Martin Chivers, Colin Bell and Tony Currie. Who sadly never played in the finals, other than a Sub role for Colin Bell in 1970 against West Germany. Bobby Moore the England captain once said the first game against Poland was moved from the stadium that it was planned beforehand. And when the team came out in the new venue it was solidly packed with soldiers. And it effected the players. England lost 2-0 and the return at Wembley later in the year saw Poland play out of their skins to hold England, that cost them a place in the 1974 world cup finals. West Germany also raised their game against England at Wembley in the European Championships in 1972 that cost them dearly. As Wembley always seemed to lift opponents the FA ought to have moved these games to Goodison or Villa Park which might have changed the course of history in international football

I know you can't stand in the way of progress and everything but football grounds back in those days were just gorgeous. Goodison Park was a particularly nice one.

I remember my brain nearly exploded when Paul Walsh equalised😭

i agree the fa cup final should be wembley only, the semi final should be villa park, old trafford and places like that

This brings back memories. My first FA Cup Semi Final. Thanks to Paul Walsh!!!! United score two crabby deflections, they always had the luck against us then.

What an atmosphere!

Great times even though my beloved LFC lost. Rarely did well against the Red Devils back then despite winning the league six times in the eighties. Styles make fights and we often struggled against a peak Robson and the incredible Paul McGrath.

Compare this game & atmosphere to modern times. No VAR stoppages, no passing sidewards & backwards 100 times before the ball gets to the half way line. I’m a Villa fan but seeing this fake reminds me football was more exciting back in the day

Ronnie Whelan did score some long-range beauties in this fixture. Wembley 1983, Goodison 1985, Old Trafford 1990.

I as at the game and it was a mad day. Fighting the scousers in the ground and a great game. Went to the replay at Maine road where we beat them, went to the final too. Great days. 🇾🇪🇾🇪🇾🇪

Football looks so much more fun back then

Wow ..that was mental!!!

Goodison Parks greatest EVER atmosphere.

The FA cup was special back then, it really was a big occasion. It was much better when the semi-finals were played at neutral club grounds. Traditional places like Villa park/hillsborough/maine road/old trafford. I don't remember goodison park being used much for semi finals in the 80s and 90s, could be wrong though

Thx britbox for uploading this. Wanted to see this for a while!!!

ronnie whealans goal was a belter

I was there that day, unbelievable atmosphere and violence everywhere

id say there was some atmosphere at it

Such a shame a destructive drinking culture was acceptable under Atkinson. The United team of the mid-late 80s had some highly talented and classy players. Robson, Hughes, Whiteside, McGrath, Stapleton, Blackmore, Strachan were really classy when they turned on the style but that was very rare. So glad Sir Alex put an end to this because it was really holding us up. Should have won more with this team.

It was art

This is Football

grandi partite e tifosi con pettinature terribili. Gran bei tempi

oh damn, these shorts are... enormously short

@daedralord1 I think you meant 19 months mate. This game was in April 1985 and Fergie walked in to Old Trafford for the first time in November 1986.

Was there-talk about agro during/after the match!!

@kezncurt yep you are correct, thought its said '86 final :)

best day ever for fighting the mancs, trouble everywhere.... good times

Crazy over-crowded. Probably more than 50.000 at a 30.000 stadium, that was very dangerous...and we know how that Ended. I know people got murdered outside the ground too and many injured inside and out

God how I miss these days 18 at the time. Football is shit now.

In the replay I ran out on the pitch at the end got my arm round robbo tall kid red shirt the the copper comes pushes me away u can see it a mile away

@daedralord1 No worries fella. It was a long time ago after all. ha ha. Great atmosphere at both Goodison Park and Maine Road that year, even if my team did end up losing the replay. Lol

03.34 that is ole gunnar solkjaer?

old trafford had standing on all 4 sides too

@cassius128 Well said mate

imagine 7 months from this game fergie would walk for the 1st time into old trafford

i went this game lol

Oh those horrible fencing keeping fans as caged animals...

Put your few pound on Liverpool!!

ged bramwell huyton liverpool,,,fancy a meet son,,,,x

The hatred at dis game was to use a modern day phrase was a one hundred million percent 😁 fckn mayhem worse a few days later holy shiote !

glory glory man united

poor cross isn`t it

@kezncurt semi final

The Pants is very short

@ellycat ha ha we where outside turning cars upside down outside maine road marching through moss side .

@3:20 Grobelaar's positioning is terrible..

Nice to watch these classic game's. Lucky Liverpool. Ref sleeping. Lol

defo pal lol red army

"United score two crabby deflections, they always had the luck against us then" Yeah remember Utd's goals at the '77 Cup Final when they hardly touched the ball the ball the whole match. No wonder they're called the red devils.

Ah yes, Brian Robson, United's pale immitation of Souness.

Hamburg I was at this 1 and it's not the memory I've got as I'm utd and we ran u all over the place in y own back yard and on the pitch that day how we drew that 1 ile never know as we were much the better side Replay u were better but we won And who's the daddy now then

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Lol

how ugly is the man u strip compared to liverpool's

typical scousers robbing again

These were truly THE best days in British football. A time when terrace culture and violence ruled. North and South of the border dominated by Liverpool, Man Utd and Aberdeen in terms of fashions, culture and violence.