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1981 FA Cup final

English association football championship

English association football championship

FieldValue
title1981 FA Cup final
image_size200
event[1980–81 FA Cup](1980-81-fa-cup)
team1Tottenham Hotspur
team2Manchester City
detailsTottenham Hotspur won after a replay
firstlegFinal
team1score11
team2score11
details1After extra time
date19 May 1981
stadium1Wembley Stadium
city1London
referee1Keith Hackett (South Yorkshire)
attendance1100,000
secondlegReplay
team1score23
team2score22
date214 May 1981
stadium2Wembley Stadium
city2London
referee2Keith Hackett (South Yorkshire)
attendance292,000
previous[1980](1980-fa-cup-final)
next[1982](1982-fa-cup-final)

The 1981 FA Cup Final was the 100th final of the FA Cup, and was contested by Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City.

The original match took place on Saturday 9 May 1981 at Wembley, and finished 1–1 after extra-time. Tommy Hutchison opened the scoring for City in the 30th minute, but scored an own-goal in the 79th minute to bring Spurs level.

The replay took place five days later on Thursday 14 May 1981, and was the first replay since 1970 and the first to be staged at Wembley. Ricky Villa opened the scoring for Spurs in the eighth minute, before Steve MacKenzie, with a goal that was hit so hard the TV cameras couldn't follow the ball, equalised for City three minutes later. A Kevin Reeves penalty five minutes into the second half put Manchester City ahead, before Garth Crooks brought Spurs level again in the 70th minute. Then, in the 76th minute, Tony Galvin passed to Villa 30 yards from City's goal, and the Argentinian proceeded to skip past four defenders before slotting the ball past City goalkeeper Joe Corrigan. This goal was voted the Wembley Goal of the Century in 2001, and it won Tottenham the match, 3–2, and the FA Cup for the sixth time. The five goals in the replay made it the highest-scoring FA Cup Final replay.

Match details

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ENG Keith Burkinshaw
ENG John Bond

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Replay

Crooks Reeves

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ENG Keith Burkinshaw
ENG John Bond

|}

Cup final song

Tottenham's cup final song was "Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are on Their Way to Wembley)", recorded by the musical duo Chas and Dave with the Tottenham squad. Argentine player Ossie Ardiles famously sang the line "In the cup for Tottingham". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCXdlxZ5RiM

References

References

  1. Ross, James M.. (6 August 2020). "England FA Challenge Cup Finals".
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