League Cup win in 1985 was special
Former Norwich City goalkeeper Chris Woods says the League Cup final success in 1985 was a "special" moment in his career.The ex-England international was between the sticks for the Canaries 40 years ago when they beat Sunderland 1-0 to lift the trophy."It's frightening to think it was that long ago but obviously still great memories," Woods told BBC Radio Norfolk's The Scrimmage podcast."It's something that every footballer wants to do, go and play in a cup final at Wembley. I was very lucky when I was only 18 playing in a League Cup final with Nottingham Forest against Liverpool [in 1978]."But I wasn't the established number one at that time so to go there with Norwich City being the number one meant an awful lot to me."Looking back on it, some of the players were household names. It's just great to have been part of that team and that era."Clive Walker spurned the chance to equalise for Sunderland late in the second half when his penalty struck the post after Dennis van Wijk was penalised for handball in the area.Woods revealed: "I chose the side I was going to go. Fortunately it hit the post but I probably would have saved it anyway, if it had gone inside. "No one will ever know but it's something I can think to myself."Woods recalls feeling "relief" at the final whistle when he realised "everything you'd worked for was there and you'd won it".Fans flocked to Norwich City Hall to celebrate with the team following the victory and Woods can still recall how much it meant to the club at the time."Just the turnout from all the supporters, I remember being on the balcony and it being absolutely packed," he added."I think it's moments like that you tend to relish and think you've actually achieved something for everybody to come out and support what you've done."It was a great day for supporters. It was something special."Listen to The Milk Cup Men - an hour-long special episode of The Scrimmage podcast featuring Woods and Steve Bruce - on BBC Sounds.
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