1982 FA Cup Final

Event	FA Cup 1981–82
Tottenham Hotspur Queens Park Rangers
Tottenham Hotspur Queens Park Rangers 1 1
Date	22 May 1982
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
Replay
Tottenham Hotspur Queens Park Rangers 1 0
Date	27 May 1982
Venue	Wembley Stadium, London
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The 1982 FA Cup Final took place on 22 May 1982 at Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers. Spurs were the holders of the trophy, and were hot favourites, while unfancied QPR had just missed out on promotion from the Second Division. After three and a half hours of football, Spurs ran out eventual winners, 1–0 in the replay, which was only the third at that point in the 20th century.

It would be the last final involving a team from outside the top flight for 10 years.

[edit] Match summary

The first game was a tense and largely dull game of few clear cut chances. QPR's young goalkeeper Peter Hucker was certainly the busier keeper although Spurs were mainly being kept to long range efforts. Hucker's performance in the first match would ultimately earn him the Man of the Match award. QPR were not outclassed however, although their attacking options were hindered when prolific striker Clive Allen who had scored the winner in the semi-final, was injured early in the game and was a peripheral figure thereafter. He was replaced by Gary Micklewhite five minutes into the second half. Ninety minutes came and went with the score 0-0. With ten minutes of extra time remaining, Glenn Hoddle found himself just outside the QPR penalty box. His shot took a deflection off Tony Currie and found the right-hand corner of Hucker's goal. Not to be outdone, five minutes later Simon Stainrod took a long throw ten yards from the Spurs goal line. Rangers' burly centre-back Bob Hazell, flicked the ball on at the near post and Terry Fenwick headed the ball past Spurs keeper Ray Clemence at point-blank range, making the final score 1-1.

[edit] The replay

The replay took place at Wembley five days later. Clive Allen had not recovered from his injury and his replacement on the Saturday, Gary Micklewhite, started the game. Early in the game after only six minutes had elapsed, the Spurs midfielder Graham Roberts broke through into the Rangers penalty area. Rangers' captain on the evening, Tony Currie (regular captain Glenn Roeder was suspended), made a lunge to get the ball but only succeeded in bringing Roberts down. It was a clear penalty. Glenn Hoddle coolly slotted the penalty away sending Peter Hucker the wrong way. QPR soon managed to get into the game though and before long had the ball in the net by Micklewhite, but the goal was disallowed for an offside against Stainrod. It was fair to say that for much of the rest of the game they were the better side, taking the game to their more highly-fancied opponents. The only thing they couldn't manage to do was score. The closest they came was in the second half when John Gregory received a raking long pass from the left wing from Simon Stainrod and spotted Spurs keeper Ray Clemence slightly off his line. Gregory's audacious volleyed chip from just inside the box however, agonisingly hit the crossbar and bounced to safety. Steve Archibald hit the post late on for Spurs but Hoddle's early penalty remained the only goal, and Spurs retained the trophy just as they had done in 1962.

[edit] Match details

1982-05-22	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 1 (a.e.t)	Queens Park Rangers	Wembley, London Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Clive White (Middlesex)
	Hoddle  110'	(Report)	Fenwick  115'

Tottenham

QPR

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: GK 1 Clemence RB 2 Hughton CB 3 Miller LB 4 Price CB 5 Hazard 104' CB 6 Perryman (c) CM 7 Roberts RM 8 Archibald CF 9 Galvin CF 10 Hoddle LM 11 Crooks Substitute: MF 12 Brooke 104' Manager: Keith Burkinshaw

QUEENS PARK RANGERS: GK 1 Hucker RB 2 Fenwick LB 3 Gillard CM 4 Waddock CB 5 Hazell LM 6 Roeder (c) CM 7 Currie CM 8 Flanagan RM 9 Allen 50' CF 10 Stainrod CF 11 Gregory Substitute: RM 12 Micklewhite 50' Manager: Terry Venables

[edit] Replay

1982-05-27	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 0	Queens Park Rangers	Wembley, London Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Clive White (Middlesex)
	Hoddle  6' (pen.)

Tottenham

QPR

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: GK 1 Clemence RB 2 Hughton CB 3 Miller LB 4 Price CB 5 Hazard 67' CB 6 Perryman (c) CM 7 Roberts RM 8 Archibald CF 9 Galvin CF 10 Hoddle LM 11 Crooks Substitute: CB 12 Brooke 67' Manager: Keith Burkinshaw

QUEENS PARK RANGERS: GK 1 Hucker RB 2 Neill LB 3 Gillard CM 4 Waddock CB 5 Hazell LM 6 Fenwick CM 7 Currie (c) CM 8 Flanagan RM 9 Micklewhite 84' CF 10 Stainrod CF 11 Gregory Substitute: RM 12 Burke 84' Manager: Terry Venables

[edit] Road to Wembley

[edit] Cup final song

The Tottenham Hotspur squad recorded a cup final song for the 1982 final - "Tottenham Tottenham". [1]

[edit] External links

• Match report at fa-cupfinals.co.uk
• [2] 1981-82 F.A Cup Results at soccerbase.com
• [3] 1982 Cup Final at sportingchronicle.com