1987 FA Cup Final
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The 1987 FA Cup Final took place on 16 May 1987 at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs were appearing in their third final in seven seasons, having won the trophy in 1981 and 1982 and were heavy favourites, while unfancied Coventry were appearing in their first ever final after 104 years of trying. Spurs were going for a record eighth victory and had never lost a final. In an exciting match, Coventry eventually triumphed 3–2 after extra time.
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[edit] Match summary
After only two minutes, Clive Allen scored his 49th goal of the season, heading past keeper Steve Ogrizovic at the near-post from a perfect Chris Waddle cross. Within seven minutes though, the Sky Blues were level through Dave Bennett, a Cup Final loser in 1981 for Manchester City, ironically at the hands of Spurs.
The London club were back in front five minutes before the break though through defender Gary Mabbutt. Midway through the second half Coventry were level again - Bennett's pinpoint cross from the right was met by striker Keith Houchen with a diving header for a memorable goal.
The scores stayed level until full-time and the game went into extra time. Six minutes in, Mabbutt scored an own goal after Lloyd McGrath centred the ball and it took a deflection off of the Spurs defender's knee and over keeper Ray Clemence.
[edit] Match details
| May 16, 1987 | Coventry City | 3 – 2 (aet) |
Tottenham Hotspur | Wembley, London Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Neil Midgley (Manchester) |
Bennett  9'Houchen 64'Mabbutt (o.g.) 96' |
C. Allen 2' Mabbutt 40' |
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MATCH RULES
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[edit] Road to Wembley
Home teams listed first.
[edit] Coventry CityRound 3: Coventry City 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Round 4: Manchester United 0–1 Coventry City Round 5: Stoke City 0–1 Coventry City Round 6: Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Coventry City Semi-final: Coventry City 3–2 Leeds United |
[edit] Tottenham HotspurRound 3: Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Scunthorpe United Round 4: Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Crystal Palace Round 5: Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Newcastle United Round 6: Wimbledon 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Semi-final: Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Watford |
[edit] See also
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FA Cup Finals
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[edit] References
- Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk
- Game facts at soccerbase.com
