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Peter Rodrigues, the last captain to receive the FA Cup from the Queen at Wembley, counted her as a lucky omen when Second Division Southampton shocked hot favourites Manchester United 1-0 in 1976.
With both teams usually playing in red, Saints wore a change strip, unaware their blue shorts would match the outfit Her Majesty had chosen to wear.
‘It was a special occasion that really started the night before when we were instructed at the hotel how to address the Queen, either Ma’am or Your Majesty,’ recalls Rodrigues, who had been a cup final loser seven years previously with Leicester City.
Peter Rodrigues captained Southampton to shock FA Cup win over Manchester United in 1976
‘They are memories that will live with me forever, from introducing Prince Philip to my team before the game — I remember him sharing a joke with our manager Lawrie McMenemy — to the end.
‘With us leading, I spent the last five minutes gazing up at the Queen and the cup that was next to her, thinking “I want to collect that from you, Ma’am”.
