# 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.
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.

## Match details

| Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester City |
Milija Aleksic :
| LB | 2 | Chris Hughton |
| CB | 3 | Paul Miller |
| CB | 4 | Graham Roberts |
| RB | 5 | Steve Perryman (c) |
| RM | 6 | Ricardo Villa | 68' |
| 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 | 68' |
| Manager: ||||
| Keith Burkinshaw ||||
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 | 105' |
| CF | 11 | Kevin Reeves |
| Substitute: ||||
| MF | 12 | 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 Hotspur | Manchester City |
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 ||||
Joe Corrigan :
| RB | 2 | Ray Ranson |
| LB | 3 | Bobby McDonald | 79' |
| 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: ||||
| FW | 12 | 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 (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".