1981 FA Cup final explained

1981 FA Cup final
Event:	1980–81 FA Cup
Team1:	Tottenham Hotspur
Team2:	Manchester City
Details:	Tottenham Hotspur won after a replay
Firstleg:	Final
Team1score1:	1
Team2score1:	1
Details1:	After extra time
Date1:	9 May 1981
Stadium1:	Wembley Stadium
City1:	London
Referee1:	Keith Hackett (South Yorkshire)
Attendance1:	100,000
Secondleg:	Replay
Team1score2:	3
Team2score2:	2
Date2:	14 May 1981
Stadium2:	Wembley Stadium
City2:	London
Referee2:	Keith Hackett (South Yorkshire)
Attendance2:	92,000
Previous:	1980
Next:	1982

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 the Manchester side 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 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.^[1]

Match details

GK 1 Milija Aleksic LB 2 Chris Hughton CB 3 Paul Miller CB 4 Graham Roberts RB 5 Steve Perryman (c) RM 6 CM 7 Osvaldo Ardiles CF 8 Steve Archibald LM 9 Tony Galvin CM 10 Glenn Hoddle CF 11 Garth Crooks Substitute: MF 12 Manager: Keith Burkinshaw

GK 1 Joe Corrigan RB 2 Ray Ranson LB 3 Bobby McDonald CB 4 Nicky Reid LM 5 Paul Power (c) CB 6 Tommy Caton RM 7 Dave Bennett CM 8 Gerry Gow CF 9 Steve MacKenzie CM 10 CF 11 Kevin Reeves Substitute: MF 12 Manager: John Bond

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Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Replay if scores still level. One substitute.

Replay

GK 1 Milija Aleksic LB 2 Chris Hughton CB 3 Paul Miller CB 4 Graham Roberts RM 5 Ricardo Villa RB 6 Steve Perryman (c) CM 7 Osvaldo Ardiles CF 8 Steve Archibald LM 9 Tony Galvin CM 10 Glenn Hoddle CF 11 Garth Crooks Substitute: MF 12 Garry Brooke Manager: Keith Burkinshaw

GK 1 Joe Corrigan RB 2 Ray Ranson LB 3 CB 4 Nicky Reid LM 5 Paul Power (c) CB 6 Tommy Caton RM 7 Dave Bennett CM 8 Gerry Gow CF 9 Steve MacKenzie CM 10 Tommy Hutchison CF 11 Kevin Reeves Substitute: FW 12 Manager: John Bond

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Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalties if scores still level (according to official replay programme). One substitute.

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

External links

• Report on the Final and Final Replay
• Sporting Chronicle Team line-ups

Notes and References

1. Web site: James M. . Ross . England FA Challenge Cup Finals . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . 6 August 2020 . 8 August 2020.