1996/97 - Chelsea v Wimbledon (FA Cup Semi Final - 13.4.97)

[@scsutton1]

Back when the FA Cup properly mattered. Semi-finals away from Wembley, replays all the way through the competition, top players everywhere, completely free to air and top broadcasters. How far we've fallen.

[@MultiVince95]

Sunday 13th April 1997

[@merciansupremacy5113]

As a Chesterfield fan, I remember this match because it was played on the same day as Middlesbrough v Chesterfield which finished 3-3 and it was a game which we deserved to win after Jonathan Howard's goal was mistakenly disallowed by David Elleray (we lost on the replay, obviously).

[@adrianhughes8143]

I was at home watching it on TV biting my nails, I was on holiday in Great Yarmouth in the holiday centre pub when we beat Middlesbrough in the FA Cup Final. The following season I was at the European Cup Winners Cup Final in Stockholm against Stuttgart, what a game with Zola the hero. CFC 56 💙💙⚽️⚽️💂‍♂️💂‍♂️🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💙💛🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@samcurtisrobinson]

Brilliant era for Chelsea

[@besovereign2032]

Great days

[@anthonymcken6050]

RIP Jimmy Hill.

[@incarnateTheGreat]

Ruud Gullit....nowhere.

[@Adam-vy6nl]

The only time the library had an atmosphere

[@DMArsenalArchives]

Were you one of the JCL’s who jumped on the bandwagon then considering you only had 8 thousand for your league game at home to Coventry less than 3 years before this game? Few foreign boys came for a last payday and you’s all crawled out the woodworks. Find me one game at the library in the 90’s where we had 8 thousand turn up for