1981 FA Cup final

1981 FA Cup final
Event1980–81 FA Cup
Tottenham Hotspur won after a replay
Final
After extra time
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
1980
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

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Tottenham Hotspur1–1 (a.e.t.)Manchester City
Hutchison 79' (o.g.) (Report) Hutchison 30'
Attendance: 100,000
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
GK 1 England Milija Aleksic
LB 2 Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton
CB 3 England Paul Miller
CB 4 England Graham Roberts
RB 5 England Steve Perryman (c)
RM 6 Argentina Ricardo Villa downward-facing red arrow 68'
CM 7 Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
CF 8 Scotland Steve Archibald
LM 9 Republic of Ireland Tony Galvin
CM 10 England Glenn Hoddle
CF 11 England Garth Crooks
Substitute:
MF 12 England Garry Brooke upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
England Keith Burkinshaw
GK 1 England Joe Corrigan
RB 2 England Ray Ranson
LB 3 Scotland Bobby McDonald
CB 4 England Nicky Reid
LM 5 England Paul Power (c)
CB 6 England Tommy Caton
RM 7 England Dave Bennett
CM 8 Scotland Gerry Gow
CF 9 England Steve MacKenzie
CM 10 Scotland Tommy Hutchison downward-facing red arrow 105'
CF 11 England Kevin Reeves
Substitute:
MF 12 England Tony Henry upward-facing green arrow 105'
Manager:
England John Bond

Match rules

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

Replay

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Tottenham Hotspur3–2Manchester City
Villa 8', 76'
Crooks 70'
(Report) MacKenzie 11'
Reeves 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 92,000
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
GK 1 England Milija Aleksic
LB 2 Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton
CB 3 England Paul Miller
CB 4 England Graham Roberts
RM 5 Argentina Ricardo Villa
RB 6 England Steve Perryman (c)
CM 7 Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
CF 8 Scotland Steve Archibald
LM 9 Republic of Ireland Tony Galvin
CM 10 England Glenn Hoddle
CF 11 England Garth Crooks
Substitute:
MF 12 England Garry Brooke
Manager:
England Keith Burkinshaw
GK 1 England Joe Corrigan
RB 2 England Ray Ranson
LB 3 Scotland Bobby McDonald downward-facing red arrow 79'
CB 4 England Nicky Reid
LM 5 England Paul Power (c)
CB 6 England Tommy Caton
RM 7 England Dave Bennett
CM 8 Scotland Gerry Gow
CF 9 England Steve MacKenzie
CM 10 Scotland Tommy Hutchison
CF 11 England Kevin Reeves
Substitute:
FW 12 England Dennis Tueart upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
England 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

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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". [1]

References

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  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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