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| Event | 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 5 May 1976 | ||||||
| Venue | Heysel Stadium,Brussels | ||||||
| Referee | Robert Wurtz (France) | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,296 | ||||||
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The1976 European Cup Winners' Cup final was afootball match betweenWest Ham United ofEngland andAnderlecht ofBelgium. The final was held atHeysel Stadium inBrussels on 5 May 1976. It was the final match of the1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup tournament and the 16thEuropean Cup Winners' Cup final. Anderlecht won 4–2 against the1964–65 European Cup Winners' Cup winners to secure their first ever European trophy.
 West Ham United |  Anderlecht | |||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
 Reipas Lahti | 5–2 | 2–2 (A) | 3–0 (H) | First round |  Rapid București | 2–1 | 0–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) |
 Ararat Yerevan | 4–2 | 1–1 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Second round |  Borac Banja Luka | 3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
 Den Haag | 5–5 (a) | 2–4 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Quarter-finals |  Wrexham | 2–1 | 1–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) |
 Eintracht Frankfurt | 4–3 | 1–2 (A) | 3–1 (H) | Semi-finals |  Sachsenring Zwickau | 5–0 | 3–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) |
Pat Holland put West Ham into the lead in the 28th minute. Just before half-time,Frank Lampard misjudged a back pass, allowingPeter Ressel to collect the ball and pass it toRob Rensenbrink to score the equaliser. In attempting the backpass, Lampard tore a stomach muscle that required him to be substituted. Three minutes into the second-half,François van der Elst scored, assisted by Rensenbrink.Keith Robson later equalised for West Ham from a cross byTrevor Brooking. Anderlecht were awarded a dubious penalty in the 73rd minute after Holland challenged Rensenbrink but appeared to win the ball cleanly; Rensenbrink scored from the penalty spot. With two minutes left, as West Ham came close to an equaliser, van der Elst ran through on the break to score Anderlecht's fourth goal.
| West Ham United | 2–4 | Anderlecht |
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Holland 28'Robson 68' | Report | Rensenbrink 42',73' (pen.) Van der Elst 48',88' |
        West Ham United |      R.S.C. Anderlecht |
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