1981 FA Cup Final
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The 1981 FA Cup Final was contested by Tottenham Hotspur
and Manchester City
at Wembley. The match finished 1–1 after extra time; Tommy Hutchison
opened the scoring for City, and then scored an own-goal eleven minutes from time to bring Spurs level. In the replay, Spurs won 3–2, with goals from Ricky Villa
(2) and Garth Crooks
. Steve MacKenzie
and Kevin Reeves
scored for City. Villa's second goal was voted Goal of the Century in 2001.
It was the 100th FA Cup Final.
It was the first FA Cup final in 11 years to go to a replay and the first replay to be staged at Wembley Stadium.
It was the sixth time that Tottenham won the trophy, and in winning they maintained their unbeaten record in FA Cup finals.
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MANCHESTER CITY:
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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
CF
7
Dave Bennett
CM
8
Gerry Gow
CM
9
Steve MacKenzie
RM
10
Tommy Hutchison
CF
11
Kevin Reeves
Substitute:
MF
12
Tony Henry
Manager:
John Bond
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MANCHESTER CITY:
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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
CF
7
Dave Bennett
CM
8
Gerry Gow
CM
9
Steve MacKenzie
RM
10
Tommy Hutchison
CF
11
Kevin Reeves
Substitute:
MF
12
Dennis Tueart
Manager:
John Bond
with the Tottenham squad. Argentine
player Ossie Ardiles famously sang the line "In the cup for Tottingham". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wfP3Zfr9lU
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
and Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
at Wembley. The match finished 1–1 after extra time; Tommy Hutchison
Tommy Hutchison
Thomas "Tommy" Hutchison is a Scottish former footballer.-Club career:Beginning his professional career with Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Second Division, being spotted by Archie McPherson...
opened the scoring for City, and then scored an own-goal eleven minutes from time to bring Spurs level. In the replay, Spurs won 3–2, with goals from Ricky Villa
Ricardo Villa
Ricardo Julio "Ricky" Villa is an Argentine football coach and former professional midfielder.-Career:He played successively for Quilmes, Club Atlético Tucumán and Racing Club...
(2) and Garth Crooks
Garth Crooks
Garth Anthony Crooks OBE is a retired English football player of Jamaican ancestry. He played principally for Stoke City and Tottenham, with whom he was a prolific goal scorer and an FA Cup winner at Wembley in 1981...
. Steve MacKenzie
Steve MacKenzie
Steve MacKenzie was an English footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.-Playing career:...
and Kevin Reeves
Kevin Reeves
Kevin Philip Reeves is an English football forward, born in Burley, Hampshire, who scored 103 goals from 333 appearances in the Football League playing for Bournemouth, Norwich City, Manchester City and Burnley, and was capped twice by England at full international level.-Career:Reeves started his...
scored for City. Villa's second goal was voted Goal of the Century in 2001.
It was the 100th FA Cup Final.
It was the first FA Cup final in 11 years to go to a replay and the first replay to be staged at Wembley Stadium.
It was the sixth time that Tottenham won the trophy, and in winning they maintained their unbeaten record in FA Cup finals.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: | |||
| GK | 1 | Milija Aleksic Milija Aleksic Milija Anthony Aleksic is an English former football goalkeeper.Released by Port Vale in 1969, he played for Eastwood before lifting the FA Trophy with Stafford Rangers in 1972. The next year he returned to the Football League with Plymouth Argyle, before he was signed by Luton Town in 1976... |
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| LB | 2 |  Chris HughtonChris Hughton Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C.... |
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| CB | 3 | Paul Miller |
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| CB | 4 | Graham Roberts Graham Roberts (footballer) Graham Paul Roberts is a retired English footballer who played for numerous clubs, mainly in a defensive role... |
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| RB | 5 | Steve Perryman Steve Perryman Stephen John "Steve" Perryman MBE is a former English international football player and current manager who is best remembered for his successes with Tottenham Hotspur during the 1970s and early 1980s... (c) |
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| CM | 6 |  Ricardo VillaRicardo Villa Ricardo Julio "Ricky" Villa is an Argentine football coach and former professional midfielder.-Career:He played successively for Quilmes, Club Atlético Tucumán and Racing Club... |
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| CM | 7 | Osvaldo Ardiles Osvaldo Ardiles Osvaldo César Ardiles , often referred to in Britain as Ossie Ardiles, is a football coach, pundit and former midfielder who won the 1978 World Cup as part of the Argentine national team... |
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| CF | 8 | Steve Archibald Steve Archibald Steven Archibald is a former Scottish football player and manager.- Club career :He first came to prominence playing in midfield for Scottish First Division side Clyde, but was converted to striker when he signed for Aberdeen, forging a prolific partnership with Joe Harper... |
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| LM | 9 | Tony Galvin Tony Galvin Anthony 'Tony' Galvin was an Irish football left winger. He played most successfully with Tottenham Hotspur where he played 201 league games. He would finish his league career with spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Swindon Town... |
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| CM | 10 | Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England.... |
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| CF | 11 | Garth Crooks Garth Crooks Garth Anthony Crooks OBE is a retired English football player of Jamaican ancestry. He played principally for Stoke City and Tottenham, with whom he was a prolific goal scorer and an FA Cup winner at Wembley in 1981... |
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| Substitute: | ||||
| MF | 12 | Garry Brooke Garry Brooke Garry James Brooke Bethnal Green, London) is a former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, FC Groningen, Wimbledon, Stoke City and Brentford before moving into non-league football.... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Keith Burkinshaw Keith Burkinshaw Harry Keith Burkinshaw is an English former professional footballer and football manager.-Playing career:... |
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Joe CorriganJoe Corrigan
Joseph Thomas Corrigan , is a former football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City and England.-Career:...
Ray RansonRay Ranson
Raymond "Ray" Ranson is an English entrepreneur, former Chairman of Coventry City F.C., and a former professional footballer. He started his football career with Manchester City, and played for Birmingham City, Newcastle United and Reading. After his playing career ended, he amassed a multimillion...
Bobby McDonaldBobby McDonald
Bobby McDonald was a Scottish footballer who was born in Aberdeen who played in the left back position. McDonald was a defender of great control and positional sense who also had a happy knack of scoring goals....
Nicky ReidNicky Reid
Nicholas Scott "Nicky" Reid was an English footballer defender. He played at both centre back and full back during his career....
Paul Power (c) Tommy CatonTommy Caton
Thomas Stephen "Tommy" Caton was an English football player.Born in Kirkby, Liverpool, Caton was a centre half who played for England schoolboys, before signing for Manchester City as an apprentice in 1978...
Dave BennettDave Bennett
David Anthony Bennett is an English former Association football player. He is most famous for playing in two FA Cup Finals; 1981 for Manchester City, when he finished on the losing side, and 1987, when he produced a Man of the Match performance as Coventry City beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2.-Playing...
Gerry GowGerry Gow
Gerry Gow is a former footballer who played for Bristol City in the 1970s, making 375 appearances for them in The Football League....
Steve MacKenzieSteve MacKenzie
Steve MacKenzie was an English footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.-Playing career:...
Tommy HutchisonTommy Hutchison
Thomas "Tommy" Hutchison is a Scottish former footballer.-Club career:Beginning his professional career with Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Second Division, being spotted by Archie McPherson...
Kevin ReevesKevin Reeves
Kevin Philip Reeves is an English football forward, born in Burley, Hampshire, who scored 103 goals from 333 appearances in the Football League playing for Bournemouth, Norwich City, Manchester City and Burnley, and was capped twice by England at full international level.-Career:Reeves started his...
Tony Henry John BondJohn Bond (footballer)
John Frederick Bond is an English former professional football player and manager. His son Kevin Bond is also a former footballer.-Playing career:...
MATCH RULES
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Replay
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: | ||
| GK | 1 | Milija Aleksic Milija Aleksic Milija Anthony Aleksic is an English former football goalkeeper.Released by Port Vale in 1969, he played for Eastwood before lifting the FA Trophy with Stafford Rangers in 1972. The next year he returned to the Football League with Plymouth Argyle, before he was signed by Luton Town in 1976... |
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| LB | 2 | Chris Hughton Chris Hughton Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C.... |
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| CB | 3 | Paul Miller |
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| CB | 4 | Graham Roberts Graham Roberts (footballer) Graham Paul Roberts is a retired English footballer who played for numerous clubs, mainly in a defensive role... |
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| CM | 5 | Ricardo Villa Ricardo Villa Ricardo Julio "Ricky" Villa is an Argentine football coach and former professional midfielder.-Career:He played successively for Quilmes, Club Atlético Tucumán and Racing Club... |
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| RB | 6 | Steve Perryman Steve Perryman Stephen John "Steve" Perryman MBE is a former English international football player and current manager who is best remembered for his successes with Tottenham Hotspur during the 1970s and early 1980s... (c) |
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| RM | 7 | Osvaldo Ardiles Osvaldo Ardiles Osvaldo César Ardiles , often referred to in Britain as Ossie Ardiles, is a football coach, pundit and former midfielder who won the 1978 World Cup as part of the Argentine national team... |
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| CF | 8 | Steve Archibald Steve Archibald Steven Archibald is a former Scottish football player and manager.- Club career :He first came to prominence playing in midfield for Scottish First Division side Clyde, but was converted to striker when he signed for Aberdeen, forging a prolific partnership with Joe Harper... |
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| LM | 9 | Tony Galvin Tony Galvin Anthony 'Tony' Galvin was an Irish football left winger. He played most successfully with Tottenham Hotspur where he played 201 league games. He would finish his league career with spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Swindon Town... |
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| CM | 10 | Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle is an English former footballer and manager who played as an attacking midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, AS Monaco, Chelsea and Swindon Town and at international level for England.... |
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| CF | 11 | Garth Crooks Garth Crooks Garth Anthony Crooks OBE is a retired English football player of Jamaican ancestry. He played principally for Stoke City and Tottenham, with whom he was a prolific goal scorer and an FA Cup winner at Wembley in 1981... |
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| Substitute: | |||
| MF | 12 | Garry Brooke Garry Brooke Garry James Brooke Bethnal Green, London) is a former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, FC Groningen, Wimbledon, Stoke City and Brentford before moving into non-league football.... |
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| Manager: | |||
| Keith Burkinshaw Keith Burkinshaw Harry Keith Burkinshaw is an English former professional footballer and football manager.-Playing career:... |
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Joe CorriganJoe Corrigan
Joseph Thomas Corrigan , is a former football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City and England.-Career:...
Ray RansonRay Ranson
Raymond "Ray" Ranson is an English entrepreneur, former Chairman of Coventry City F.C., and a former professional footballer. He started his football career with Manchester City, and played for Birmingham City, Newcastle United and Reading. After his playing career ended, he amassed a multimillion...
Bobby McDonaldBobby McDonald
Bobby McDonald was a Scottish footballer who was born in Aberdeen who played in the left back position. McDonald was a defender of great control and positional sense who also had a happy knack of scoring goals....
Nicky ReidNicky Reid
Nicholas Scott "Nicky" Reid was an English footballer defender. He played at both centre back and full back during his career....
Paul Power (c) Tommy CatonTommy Caton
Thomas Stephen "Tommy" Caton was an English football player.Born in Kirkby, Liverpool, Caton was a centre half who played for England schoolboys, before signing for Manchester City as an apprentice in 1978...
Dave BennettDave Bennett
David Anthony Bennett is an English former Association football player. He is most famous for playing in two FA Cup Finals; 1981 for Manchester City, when he finished on the losing side, and 1987, when he produced a Man of the Match performance as Coventry City beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2.-Playing...
Gerry GowGerry Gow
Gerry Gow is a former footballer who played for Bristol City in the 1970s, making 375 appearances for them in The Football League....
Steve MacKenzieSteve MacKenzie
Steve MacKenzie was an English footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.-Playing career:...
Tommy HutchisonTommy Hutchison
Thomas "Tommy" Hutchison is a Scottish former footballer.-Club career:Beginning his professional career with Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Second Division, being spotted by Archie McPherson...
Kevin ReevesKevin Reeves
Kevin Philip Reeves is an English football forward, born in Burley, Hampshire, who scored 103 goals from 333 appearances in the Football League playing for Bournemouth, Norwich City, Manchester City and Burnley, and was capped twice by England at full international level.-Career:Reeves started his...
Dennis TueartDennis Tueart
Dennis Tueart was an English footballer who played for Sunderland, Manchester City, Stoke City and Burnley at club level. On the international scene, he won six full caps for England.-Career:...
John BondJohn Bond (footballer)
John Frederick Bond is an English former professional football player and manager. His son Kevin Bond is also a former footballer.-Playing career:...
MATCH RULES
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Cup final song
Tottenham's cup final song was "Ossie's dream", recorded by the musical duo Chas and DaveChas and Dave
Chas & Dave are an English pop rock duo, most notable as creators and performers of a musical style labelled "rockney", which mixes "pub singalong, music-hall humour, boogie-woogie piano and pre-Beatles rock 'n' roll"...
with the Tottenham squad. Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
player Ossie Ardiles famously sang the line "In the cup for Tottingham". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wfP3Zfr9lU