Wimbledons 1988 FA Cup final victory against Liverpool remains one of the competitions greatest-ever upsets.
Soundtracked by John Motsons iconic line of the Crazy Gang have beaten the Culture Club, the Wembley victory - ranked at no.20 in FourFourTwos list of the biggest FA Cup shocks of all-time - was the south London sides zenith, with their former England goalkeeper Dave Beasant at the thick of it
Dons skipper Beasant became the first keeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup final that day, when he denied John Aldridge from the spot, meaning the stopper got the chance to lead his side up the famous Wembley steps and lift the trophy.
Beasant recalls Wimbledons 1988 FA Cup final trophy lift
Brilliant, the former Edgware Town man told FourFourTwo. I can remember the day so well, we went up to get the trophy and Princess Diana was the royal there on the day.
I can remember Wisey [Dennis Wise] following me up when I lifted the trophy, I heard him behind cheering and shouting, You bastards! I thought, You cant say that in front of Princess Diana! But that was just us.
Beasant also believes the penalty save was huge for his career, which saw him go on to play for England and make more than 900 senior appearances for club and country.
We were 1-0 up and if I hadnt had a shot to save, Id have been more than happy, he continues. Id done my homework, Id seen John Aldridge take a couple of penalties, that he did the stutter, and when he stopped the keeper tended to move one way.
I felt that if I went through that stutter, hed go to my left. He did, and I saved it. Ive spoken to John since, were good friends now and it affected him, the fact he missed a penalty at Wembley. My career went on from it.
The penalty quickly went down in club folklore and was even later recreated by Baddiel and Skinner on Fantasy Football League, with Beasant dressing as an astronaut.
Yes!, Beasant recalls. David Baddiel and Frank Skinner were sat on the sofa, the doorbell rang, they said, I wonder who that could be at the door? And it was me, coming in as an astronaut!
They were like, Oh, didnt you save a penalty in the FA Cup final? Can we do a remake of it? They had a ball, and I had to dive across this sofa and save it in a full astronaut outfit. That was an experience.
