Tonight we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1990 FA Cup Final appearance with the production of a special magazine looking back at some of the highlights from that year and it will be given away FREE when you purchase a copy of the night's match programme.
On Wednesday 12th May 2010 it will be exactly 20 years since Steve Coppell's Crystal Palace team walked out on the Wembley pitch for the first of their two FA Cup Final matches against Manchester United.
In one of the greatest FA Cup Finals in the Cup's history Palace came back from being 2-1 down to lead 3-2 thanks to super sub Ian Wright's late double, only for Mark Hughes to break Eagles hearts when he levelled things up with seven minutes to go of extra time.
Five days later the teams returned to battle it out again in a replay, but this time a solitary strike proved enough as the Red Devils closed out a much tighter game to record their seventh FA Cup win.
Despite defeat the 1989/90 FA Cup run has lived long in the club's history as one of the greatest moments thanks to a famous 4-3 win at home to Liverpool and then the performance in the first FA Cup Final fixture.
Inside this special magazine there are interviews with several members of the squad including Mark Bright, Geoff Thomas and Nigel Martyn as well as the thoughts from the manager, Steve Coppell.
We also have the memories and recollections of some of the supporters who experienced it all, as well as those of football commentator John Motson who spoke to us about covering the matches live on the BBC, plus much more.
Below is a selection of what is included in this very special magazine - remember to pick up your copy on tonight when you buy the programme.
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Nigel Martyn: It means everything to me to have played in the only time we got to the cup final. |
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On semi final win: To hear the referee blow the final whistle, it was just disbelief. I think Andy Gray was the first player to come over to me. He hugged me and he said: "We are going to play in the FA Cup Final!", and even now when I say it to myself I choke up. |
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Match reports, teams and pictures from each of the rounds of our FA Cup run. |
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On walking out at Wembley: One of the great sights on the day was walking out onto the Wembley turf and seeing all those red and blue balloons go up into the sky from the Palace sections of the crowd. That was an exceptional and very much cherished moment for me.. |
This magazine is available on Monday evening ahead of the West Brom match and will be FREE when you purchase a matchday programme or £2.50 when bought separately.