19 years ago today. 24/3/1996

[andrew08]

My favorite period so far from 1993 to the kick off of the FA Cup Final of 2000. I went to virtually every game and all over Europe. We've been largely shite ever since!

[dave.woodhall]

My favorite period so far from 1993 to the kick off of the FA Cup Final of 2000. I went to virtually every game and all over Europe. We've been largely shite ever since!

Don't even think about the number of opportunities we had around then to kick on.

[class-of-82]

I was sat next to Julian Joachim and what a great day

[Deano's Mullet]

I went to the 94 Final but had to miss this one as we just couldn't get a ticket plus I did A-Level finals around that same time. Savo was my favourite player in the squad so to see him score was really special.

[Axl Rose]

I went to the 94 Final but had to miss this one as we just couldn't get a ticket plus I did A-Level finals around that same time. Savo was my favourite player in the squad so to see him score was really special.

Did you have a bandana Deano?

[PeterWithesShin]

As Dave says, the only time we've ever acted like we belonged at that level. Fucking great day though, the Dwight Yorke song after the game was something special.

I remember on the coach home passing a mini van full of Leeds broken down on the motorway and they were sat on the bank, just outside London, and thinking what a shit ending to a shit day it must have been for them.

[Deano's Mullet]

I went to the 94 Final but had to miss this one as we just couldn't get a ticket plus I did A-Level finals around that same time. Savo was my favourite player in the squad so to see him score was really special.

Yeh but I never wore it in public. Made me look.....stupid.

Did you have a bandana Deano?

[usav]

Fantastic day, we walked around liked we owned the place.   The Dwight Yorke (New York, New York) song sticks in my mind from the end as it boomed around the tannoy and terraces of Wembley.

The only negative of the day was trying to find a pub in central London and a copper giving us a right earful for doing absolutely nothing other than walking the wrong way.  I guess there had been some trouble with Leeds fans and he wanted the are cleared of any football fans, not matter who they supported.

[Nev]

Dragged out of bed on the Sat for the early train to London after a heavy session the night before, I never really sobbered up all weekend.

A great day ended with us doing Aerobics* in the hotel lobby with a load of girls we met from Denmark who we bought back from the pub.

*Not a euphamism, actual Aerobics.

[Damo70]

I was sat next to Julian Joachim and what a great day

I was sat near to Cyrille Regis at the final in '94, but not next to him. Although I did sit next to Nigel Clough at a Paul Simon concert a few days before he played in the 1991 FA Cup final.

[Exeter 77]

Apart from the game itself my overriding memory of the day is of a middle aged Leeds fan applauding the Villa fans' coaches as they pulled out of the car park. Better than 1994 when after the game a (about) 15 year old ManUre fan ran up to two of us in the car park, smacked me in the chest, and ran off.

[Jon Crofts]

It's my birthday today - which reminds me of one of my better birthdays - 24th March 1996.

Just about the most one-sided final between two top tier sides as you could get.

Dwight in his pomp, super Ian Taylor, our dear Lord mopping up at the back. Oh, and "SAAAAAAAAVVVVVVVOOOOOOO!". They had Carlton Palmer....

My birthday is March 24 as well Dave. Happy birthday yesterday to us.

[Kingthing]

Can't believe I was taking a piss with a copper when Savo scored.

[simboy]

A mate and I got our tickets from the Villa, got in to Wembley only to find our seat row didn't exist. Savo had scored one in about 10 games prior to this game and was silly odds to score the first goal - it paid for the ticket, travel and booze for the day. Watching McCallister going backwards and knowing we were going to win early in the second half - happy days!

[eric woolban woolban]

Great day out, much less nervy than the 94 final against Man Utd.

I thought all finals were jubilant affairs, until I went to the FA Cup Final ... :O(