1981 FA Cup Final

1981 FA Cup Final
Event 1980–81 FA Cup
Final
Date 9 May 1981
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Keith Hackett (South Yorkshire)
Attendance 100,000
Replay
Date 14 May 1981
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee Keith Hackett (South Yorkshire)
Attendance 92,000

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 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.

Match details

Tottenham Hotspur 1–1
(a.e.t)
Manchester City
Hutchison  79' (o.g.) (Report) Hutchison  30'
Attendance: 100,000
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
GK1England Milija Aleksic
LB2Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton
CB3England Paul Miller
CB4England Graham Roberts
RB5England Steve Perryman (c)
RM6Argentina Ricardo Villa 68'
CM7Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
CF8Scotland Steve Archibald
LM9Republic of Ireland Tony Galvin
CM10England Glenn Hoddle
CF11England Garth Crooks
Substitute:
MF12England Garry Brooke 68'
Manager:
England Keith Burkinshaw
GK1England Joe Corrigan
RB2England Ray Ranson
LB3Scotland Bobby McDonald
CB4England Nicky Reid
LM5England Paul Power (c)
CB6England Tommy Caton
CF7England Dave Bennett
CM8Scotland Gerry Gow
CM9England Steve MacKenzie
RM10Scotland Tommy Hutchison 105'
CF11England Kevin Reeves
Substitute:
MF12England Tony Henry 105'
Manager:
England John Bond

Match rules

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

Replay

Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Manchester City
Villa  8', 76'
Crooks  70'
(Report) MacKenzie  11'
Reeves  50' (pen.)
Attendance: 92,000
Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester City
GK1England Milija Aleksic
LB2Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton
CB3England Paul Miller
CB4England Graham Roberts
RM5Argentina Ricardo Villa
RB6England Steve Perryman (c)
CM7Argentina Osvaldo Ardiles
CF8Scotland Steve Archibald
LM9Republic of Ireland Tony Galvin
CM10England Glenn Hoddle
CF11England Garth Crooks
Substitute:
MF12England Garry Brooke
Manager:
England Keith Burkinshaw
GK1England Joe Corrigan
RB2England Ray Ranson
LB3Scotland Bobby McDonald 79'
CB4England Nicky Reid
LM5England Paul Power (c)
CB6England Tommy Caton
CF7England Dave Bennett
CM8Scotland Gerry Gow
CM9England Steve MacKenzie
RM10Scotland Tommy Hutchison
CF11England Kevin Reeves
Substitute:
MF12England Dennis Tueart 79'
Manager:
England John Bond

Match rules

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

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