Superb. Just as it should be semi final kicking off on a neutral ground on Saturday afternoon at 3pm.. Absolutely brilliant.. Terry macs chip was sublime, a goal by a master of his art... And to top it all off THAT Pitch, brilliant 70s action at its finest

Duncan McKenzie was real class.

those were the days when English football was played by British/Irish players only!!

Rest In Peace Gordon Lee.

I’m always hoping Hamilton’s goal will stand every time I watch it! Never get over it! We were ROBBED.

Duncan McKenzie is magic

When this match was being played I was sixteen . I was working part time in a lousy little shoe shop and I hated it . The match was on the radio in the background but it wasn't the same as being at home listening to it . The following week I walked out of the job after two hours because I'd heard on the grapevine that I was going to be sacked . So I walked out . Great memories of a great semi final and escaping from a rubbish job .

Great game : great football and fantastic atmosphere !

Years later Thomas confessed in an interview. "I was behind Hamilton when the ball came to him and he moved his arm towards it so when it entered the net I made a gut reaction that he must have handled it. As soon as I blew the whistle I knew from the lack of a reaction from the Liverpool players that I'd made a mistake. It suddenly dawned on me that I hadn't seen the ball hit him on the arm and so shouldn't have blown but it was too late. I was standing in the six yard box dismissing the Everton player's protests knowing that all hell would break loose if I was to suddenly change my mind. It was only when I left the field that a journalist reminded me I had wrongly disallowed an Ipswich semi final winner two years earlier. The scorer, he reminded me, was Brian Hamilton." Emlyn Hughes would state years later. "Everton were robbed. No doubt about it. They were the better team on the day and Clive [Thomas] told me years later that he knew he got it wrong but nobody got a second chance against us [Liverpool] and they knew when the final whistle went that their opportunity [to get to the final] was gone." I do think that winning the cup in 1977 could have galvanised Everton to go on and win the title in 1978. Ultimately I don't regret this goal as much as I do the failure of the club to build on the 80s and ensure they remained part of the elite clubs in the 90s.

Brilliant game,thats what football was like in the 70s pitches were like fields most days,players were always slipping and sliding because of the conditions, made great entertaining for viewing public.

When the FA Cup meant something before it was destroyed bt TV

what would duncan mckenzie be worth to day pure magic to watch

Was in the kippax by the fence between the 2 sets of fans ,it was only a 5 ft gap ,before the match started you never saw so many cans being thrown at each other , if the fence hadn't been there there would of been a mass battle , before and after the match both sets of fans were on the same trains and buses ,yet no trouble at all . we were robbed that day without doubt .

Couldn't agree more, we were robbed that day,we had the beginnings of a great team around that time, I didn't like Gordon Lee, mainly for not playing Duncan McKenzie, preferring Jim Pearson, although I have to admit Jim Pearson did have some good games in some of these posts, as a 15 year old at the time I have lots of memories, mainly the pouring rain, I also remember the cans/bottles being thrown between us and them in the Kippax, but at the same Everton/Liverpool in the stand behind the goal sitting side by side getting along fine, where did things go wrong?, I can't understand why we don't have entertainers in the game anymore, I think Everton still have that spirit where local Everton supporting players come up through the ranks, but I think that money and winning at all costs, regardless of fair play has ruined our beautiful game.

A scandalous decision that cost Everton. Would have played Man Utd in the FA Cup final, it was all about him (Clive Thomas). It was never offside or handball, even the Liverpool players didn't appeal.

Although I am a Evertonian I must admit that Liverpool had some great players that day. Kevin Keegan, Ray Clemence, Emlyn Hughes and Clive Thomas to name a few.😂

Terrible mistake by Clive Thomas , you have to feel for Everton here.

Liverpool the darlings of the FA have always got the decisions and this is just another example of many. Unlucky Everton you deserved to win!

One of my first memories.. oddly watched with my brother and dad! I felt sorry for Lawson who my dad was shouting to get back on his line.. all game.. history is cruel as it's always written by the victors.. I forgot how close EFC where to being something big back then! Although their backline was a shambles!

Still makes me sick to this day, never offside, never a handball...

Amazing Clive Thomas managed to referee a World Cup Final as some of his decisions in FA Cup big matches were verging on embarrassing. He certainly didn't like Bryan Hamilton that's for sure, what many people don't know apart from ruling out this perfectly good goal 2 years earlier he ruled out 2 goals for Ipswich in the semi-final replay against West Ham and guess who scored or didn't score them?...

Everton has the best supporters in the UK

great game, mcdermotts goal was sublime... oh and the pitch was awesome, could you see todays namby pambys playin on that

What amazing football...!!!! Not only Beatles's music, but good football...

the biggest robbery since the 1963 train robbery. 8 years after this referee thomas walked out at Goodison to a crescendo of boos and abuse. Everton fans never forget

What a great game, when football was played by men and not the fairies that play today and dive every 2 mins.

I'm a West Ham and Celtic fan but Everton WERE robbed in that game!!

Motson was on about the linesman's flag up for offside. No flag went up. I was there at that end. The replay was clear it was not offside. Motson could see that in the replay so why did he say it was offside?

Oh for them magic days FA CUP SEMI FINAL and Grand National same day ⚽⚽🐴🐴

Great game in awful conditions but Everton were robbed by our friend Mr Thomas.

Everton was robbed

That ball by. Case for McDermott class

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I was 13, my brother 17 and a Red, we were listening on radio and when Hamilton's goal went in I started jumping all over him, screaming, winding him up while he kept listening...he screams it was disallowed and he starts on me...ended up in a fist fight, well me trying to punch him while he sat on my 13 year old chest laughing...it all ended in tears that day!

Everton. Massive. 💙

Imagine Messi or Ronaldo playing on a pitch like that!!!!!! They´d be crying for Mummy...

I think Thomas disallowed Hamilton's goal for either offside (don't forget in those days level was offside) or more likely handball. Hard to tell for sure because you didn't have all the camera angles we have now, but it looked like he knocked it in with his hand.

I would not have liked to been responsible for cleaning those kits.

Clive thomas disallowed that goal v opponents....liverpool....and then allowed an offside goal by ....liverpool in the 1981 lcf

Look at the amount of Liverpool in the Platt Lane...supposedly the Everton end.

I'd like to see today's prima donna players on a pitch like that.

Clive Thomas always did like to be the centre of attention. There have been a few others like that since then and it makes you a bad referee.

I wonder what the Everton player said to the referee at the end.

Which stadium is It ?

Every team has had incidents like this...The truly great teams motor on. Just sayin' how it is. They were robbed on the day though. Very sad.

Offside! Get real. There were two Liverpool players in front of him. Inexplicable.

The great Clive Thomas. In the pantheon of top referees he’s up there with Collina.

Brilliant that..

I was at this game with my brother who was an Evertonian then we went to a Kevin keegan night in Dorchester and keegan said to my brother when he was sat with Emlyn Hughes and Emlyn said to Kevin Everton were robbed but we knew you won't get a second chance.

Hamilton’s goal should have stood and iam a Liverpool fan

When football was a man’s game

Phil Neal played Hamilton onside

11:39 is the infamous incident.

The past was pathetic in so many ways. Can you imagine Man City these days not even having a heavy roller at their disposal. Instead they had an old man with a shovel and his apprentice watching on. By the way, I was at the other semi that day between Leeds and Man U in Sheffield and I don't recall a drop of rain all day in fact as I recall, it was a quite a nice day.

Robbed that day no offside and the ball com. off Hamilton's hip into the net .

What is John Motson banging on about....... offside??

LOL "...both goalkeepers are wearing gloves.." It's amazing to think that goalkeepers used to go out there bare handed up until the 1980's before the rulings changed. Tough, brave men. It was bad enough in the school playground being in goal bare hands

i remember this well it was a bit of a sticky toffee pudding of a pitch and yes i think that everton were robbed by the referee

Clive Thomas used to send out Xmas cards to family and friends that featured a photo of himself. He thought he was bigger than Jesus. So football matches had to be all about him.

Come now! It's not liverpools fault....................................................it never is!

everton were robbed by Thomas but Jim Pearson's hair is great!

If VAR was in use in the 70s and 80s the redshite would have won sod all.

big semis liv v eve and utd v leeds

We drew 3-2!😂 ynwa

The problem with Clive Thomas was that it had to be all about him, and Everton paid the price for that on that day.

A year later Clive Thomas made a total fool of himself on the world stage.

amazing how decisions by referee in this game still go against us even to this day cheating at its highest order

Robbed yet again did not think this could get any worse until I saw the Hanson hand ball at Wembley.

Mile on and Thomas admitted it later. Cheats always prosper.

Lawson darracot mcnaught Lyons Pearson hamilton,we were never going to beat them.l was there we did play ok but liverpool had the better chances.

Defo handball, right decision ref. Great game, how football should be. I loved those days of mud, blood & some of the best footie ever. Real football for real fans. YNWA

I was right behind that goal sitting in that stand - it was 90% Liverpool fans. If I could zoom in strong enough I would be visible on the TV. The goal was legal without doubt as Thomas has confirmed since. On the day Everton battered them - they were rattled. How Liverpool scored two I don't know. When Ronnie Goodlass was running down the left wing I stood up shouting -"common on Ronnie"._ The ball was crossed to Hamilton I glanced to the linesman to my left - no flag. Hamilton scored with his hip. No Liverpool fan around me complained having a perfect view, like me. They were subdued with the few Evertonians in the stand cheering making a racket with the noise of the Evertonians in the Kippax deafening. No Liverpool players protested. Thomas disallowed the goal, with all the Liverpool fans around me asking themselves why was it disallowed. No one knew. Everton continued the onslaught after with no goal coming. Another thing about the game that was odd, was that the pitch was waterlogged. Heavy rain before the game which stopped just before the kick off. There was pools in the goalmouths. The groundsmen came on the pitch with forks _after_ the players had come on the pitch, while they were doing the kick about, which was very odd. You can see them at 0:47 for a minute or so. Like they wanted the pitch to be too wet - being instructed so. The groundsmen could have been on the pitch half an hour or so before the players came out, when the rain eased off. Liverpool's first goal was because Everton's goalie, Lawson, was too far out being lobbed. He was too far out as he did not want to be stuck in the mud and pools in the goalmouth. He was making it clear by his movements that he was avoiding the mud patch throughout the first half. I was only yards away from him.

Comentators never understood a shit about the rules, imagine that goal rulled out for offside. My goodness, could never be on 1st place and clearly it was hand ball

Battered them in the replay. Clive Thomas was an excellent ref. great spot of that snide handball.

Sir Clive Thomas best referee ever.

I am a Liverpool fan and it is true..Everton were lucky to get a draw and we even had to play on a "Goodison" type pitch

Everton should have won.this game(

Dai Xaives should of been in Goal Dai Davies should of been in GOAL

Bastards got away with it 🤬

Keegan was far a better player than McKensie

Hamilton was offside anyway ees a bluenose and they shouldn't av won anyway

Always the same old story Everton were robbed of a legitimate goal

Good decision to disallow the Everton goal ... Liverpool should have won easy they had many chances to make it 3-1

Never mind a doubting Thomas how about a cheating Thomas

We was robbed...

Plonker Clive Thomas

Clive cheating thomas

Robbed

Justice was done. The right team won. Strange that we lost to a shit Man utd side in the final, though. Still, being League and European Champions wasn't a bad end to the season.

Virtually no real scousers in the Liverpool end. All from shitty Southport,St Helens,Runcon etc. Also Tories won the 1977 local elections on Merseyside to the disgust of Everton fans.

Everton getting robbed by refs against liverpool. Nothing changes lol

Lawson was a disastrous goalie one of the worst in our history.

I was at this game got drenched bricked outside from afar by Manc shithouses and robbed by the redshite fan thomas,went back on the Wednesday got twatted 3 0 and got bricked again loads of fun being a blue.

a inglaterra das antiga era foda

Clive Thomas the first of a long line of red shite referees who done Everton over.

Liverpool getting dodgy decisions from refs in their favour. 43 years ago and not much has changed lol

This was at maine road manchester city ... before city became a plastic mercenary club

Fuck me...the hypocrisy of Evertonians is breathtaking. VVD was maimed at Goodison this year and some Reds are (obviously) still pissed off with it. The bitters are squealing "Going on about that weeks after - what's wrong with ya"!!!!!.....yet here they are 43 (FORTY THREE!) YEARS later still crying about this handball....fucking move on!

robbed...by a cheating ref......

Everton where robbed...clive thomas,the ref was as bent as a 9 bob note