1981 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.

1981 FA Cup Final
Event1980–81 FA Cup
Final
Date9 May 1981
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeKeith Hackett (South Yorkshire)
Attendance100,000
Replay
Date14 May 1981
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeKeith Hackett (South Yorkshire)
Attendance92,000

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 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

Tottenham Hotspur1–1 (a.e.t.)Manchester City
Hutchison  79' (o.g.) (Report) Hutchison  30'
Attendance: 100,000
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
GK1 Milija Aleksic
LB2 Chris Hughton
CB3 Paul Miller
CB4 Graham Roberts
RB5 Steve Perryman (c)
RM6 Ricardo Villa 68'
CM7 Osvaldo Ardiles
CF8 Steve Archibald
LM9 Tony Galvin
CM10 Glenn Hoddle
CF11 Garth Crooks
Substitute:
MF12 Garry Brooke 68'
Manager:
Keith Burkinshaw
GK1 Joe Corrigan
RB2 Ray Ranson
LB3 Bobby McDonald
CB4 Nicky Reid
LM5 Paul Power (c)
CB6 Tommy Caton
RM7 Dave Bennett
CM8 Gerry Gow
CF9 Steve MacKenzie
CM10 Tommy Hutchison 105'
CF11 Kevin Reeves
Substitute:
MF12 Tony Henry 105'
Manager:
John Bond

Match rules

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

Replay

Tottenham Hotspur3–2Manchester City
Villa  8', 76'
Crooks  70'
(Report) MacKenzie  11'
Reeves  50' (pen.)
Attendance: 92,000
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
GK1 Milija Aleksic
LB2 Chris Hughton
CB3 Paul Miller
CB4 Graham Roberts
RM5 Ricardo Villa
RB6 Steve Perryman (c)
CM7 Osvaldo Ardiles
CF8 Steve Archibald
LM9 Tony Galvin
CM10 Glenn Hoddle
CF11 Garth Crooks
Substitute:
MF12 Garry Brooke
Manager:
Keith Burkinshaw
GK1 Joe Corrigan
RB2 Ray Ranson
LB3 Bobby McDonald 79'
CB4 Nicky Reid
LM5 Paul Power (c)
CB6 Tommy Caton
RM7 Dave Bennett
CM8 Gerry Gow
CF9 Steve MacKenzie
CM10 Tommy Hutchison
CF11 Kevin Reeves
Substitute:
FW12 Dennis Tueart 79'
Manager:
John Bond

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", 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".

References

  1. Ross, James M. (6 August 2020). "England FA Challenge Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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