In 138 matches, which include 14 replays, there have been just 15 spot-kicks. That's not counting the two shootouts in Cardiff in 2004-05 and 2005-06.
A lot of people think that Liverpool's John Aldridge was the first player to miss with a penalty in a Final. But he was only the first to miss at Wembley.
It happened in 1988 when that year's League Champions went down to a shock defeat to Wimbledon, a club which had only been in the League for eleven years. As legendary commentator John Motson put it at the time, the "Crazy Gang" had beaten the "Culture Club".
But the Reds had looked set for a 61st-minute equaliser after Aldridge himself was adjudged to have been brought down by Dons defender Clive Goodyear. Then big Dave Beasant guessed right, diving full-length to his left to beat away Aldo's firmly-struck shot.
The first player to miss in any Final was actually Charlie Wallace of Aston Villa, against Sunderland way back in 1913 . No wonder no one remembers that!
A lot of people think that Liverpool's John Aldridge was the first player to miss with a penalty in a Final. But he was only the first to miss at Wembley.
It happened in 1988 when that year's League Champions went down to a shock defeat to Wimbledon, a club which had only been in the League for eleven years. As legendary commentator John Motson put it at the time, the "Crazy Gang" had beaten the "Culture Club".
But the Reds had looked set for a 61st-minute equaliser after Aldridge himself was adjudged to have been brought down by Dons defender Clive Goodyear. Then big Dave Beasant guessed right, diving full-length to his left to beat away Aldo's firmly-struck shot.
The first player to miss in any Final was actually Charlie Wallace of Aston Villa, against Sunderland way back in 1913 . No wonder no one remembers that!