SPURS WINNING CUP FINALS
1901 – Spurs PLAY IN THEIR FIRST FA CUP FINAL
On 20th April 1901, Spurs took the field at Crystal Palace in front of a then world record crowd of 114,815 to play Sheffield United in the 1901 FA Cup Final.
Spurs were still a non-league club, playing in the Southern League, whilst Sheffield United were a First Division team, and had been for the previous 9 seasons. Spurs were huge underdogs, despite being a successful Southern league team having won the title the previous year, but they were still some 8 years before they would progress to the Football League – they were also playing a team that had won the Cup only two years previously.
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1901 – SPURS WIN THE FA CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME
On 27th April 1901, Tottenham Hotspur won the FA Cup for the first time, with a 3-1 victory in the replay held at Burden Park. Non League Spurs were still huge underdogs, despite having held the First Division Sheffield United to a 2-2 draw the week previous, and being a successful Southern league team having won the title the previous year, but they were still some 8 years before they would progress to the Football League – they were also playing a team that had won the Cup only two years previously.
The crowd at Burnden Park, Bolton was a rather more modest 20,470 compared to the 110,000+ that crammed into Crystal Palace the week before.
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1921 – SPURS WIN THE FA CUP FOR THE SECOND TIME
On 23rd April 1921, Spurs played in their second FA Cup Final and second success in a “year ending in 1”, following their previous FA Cup win in 1901. Stamford Bridge was the venue, with Wolves (who were in 2nd Division at the time) being the opponents. King George V was in attendance for the final.
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1961 – SPURS WIN THE FA CUP AND COMPLETE THE DOUBLE
On 6th May 1961, having already won the 1960/61 League Championship, Spurs headed to Wembley to try and achieve the first League and Cup Double of the 20th Century (last achieved by Aston Villa in 1897)
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1962 – SPURS RETAIN THE FA CUP
On 5th May 1962 Spurs, having narrowly missed out on retaining the League Championship, travelled to Wembley to play Burnley, looking to retain the FA cup they’d won 12 months earlier when securing the Double.
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1963 – SPURS BECOME FIRST BRITISH TEAM TO WIN A EUROPEAN TROPHY
On 15th May 1963, Spurs travelled to Rotterdam to take on current holders, Atletico Madrid, in the European Cup Winners Cup Final.
Having narrowly failed to reach the European Cup Final the previous season, Spurs had qualified for the 1962/63 ECWC by retaining the FA Cup in 1962. They had now reached the final of a major European final and aimed to become the first British club to win any of the major European trophies
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1967 – SPURS WIN THE “COCKNEY” CUP FINAL TO LIFT FA CUP FOR 5TH TIME
On 20th May 1967, Spurs headed to Wembley to contest the FA Cup Final against fellow London club, Chelsea.
This was the first FA Cup Final to be contested between two teams from London, and is thus often dubbed the “Cockney Cup Final”.
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1971 – SPURS WIN THEIR FIRST LEAGUE CUP
On 27th February 1971, Spurs travelled to Wembley as heavy favourites, looking to maintain their record of never losing a major cup final,and attempting to secure their first League Cup win.
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1972 – SPURS TAKE THE ADVANTAGE IN THE FIRST ALL-ENGLISH EUROPEAN FINAL
On 3rd May 1972, having travelled all over Europe to reach UEFA Cup Final, neither finalists would have to travel outside the country for either leg of final as Wolves met Spurs in first ever all-English final.
Molineux was the venue for the first leg on Wednesday May 1st 1972. Both teams were fairly cautious and tentative in first half, as neither wished to make the mistake that could be pivotal over the 2 legged final.
With only 3 places between them in Division 1 and their league meeting at Molineux ending in a 2-2, it seemed another tight affair would follow, with any advantage to take back to the Lane being crucial
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1972 – SPURS LIFT THE UEFA CUP FINAL
On 17th May 1972, with the domestic season having concluded, Spurs hosted Wolves in the 2nd leg of the UEFA Cup (first year under new name, previously the Fairs Cup) Final with a 2-1 lead from a Martin Chivers brace in the first leg at Molineux.
Wolves needed to score at least two to have any chance and although this didn’t change when Alan Mullery, playing in his final Spurs game, scored to put Spurs 3-1 up on agg, it did mean they needed 2 just to bring the match level now.
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1973 – SPURS LIFT THE LEAGUE CUP FOR THE SECOND TIME
On 3rd March 1973, Spurs headed to Wembley looking to win their second League Cup and in doing so, become the first club to win League Cup twice, just 2 years after winning their first. Just like in 1971, Spurs were hot favourites to overcome Norwich City in the final, as the Canaries were struggling against relegation.
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1981 – SPURS MEET MAN CITY IN THE 100th FA CUP FINAL
On 9th May 1981, Spurs met Manchester City in the 100th FA Cup Final. With Ossie’s dream and it being the Year of the Cockerel, the stars were lining up for Spurs victory – but it’s never that simple! A dull overcast day, instead of the usual sunny Cup Final day, was perhaps reflecting Spurs performance on the day
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1981 – SPURS WIN FIRST WEMBLEY FA CUP FINAL REPLAY TO LIFT THE CUP FOR 6th TIME
On 14th May 1981, Spurs and Man City returned to Wembley for a Thursday night FA Cup Final Replay.
The 100th FA Cup Final would be decided in the first ever Wembley replay following the 1-1 draw between the two teams the Saturday previous.
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1982 – SPURS RETURN TO WEMBLEY LOOKING TO RETAIN THE FA CUP
On 22nd May 1982, Spurs headed to Wembley at the end of a long season that had promised so much as we fought on four fronts, but were now left with just the FA Cup as a possible reward.
Having reached the League Cup Final (and got within 3 minutes of winning), lost in European Cup Winners Cup Semi Final and for most of the season challenged for the League title, until the backlog of games caught up with the players. However, we now had the FA Cup Final to leave the season with some reward.
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1982 – SPURS WIN FA CUP FOR 7TH TIME UNDER THE WEMBLEY LIGHTS
FA Cup Final Replays are like buses, none for ages then two come along in a row.
After a tight match the previous Saturday, On Thursday 27th May 1982, Spurs and QPR reconvened at Wembley on Thursday 27th May 1982 for the FA Cup Final Replay
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1984 – HONOURS EVEN IN UEFA CUP FINAL 1st LEG
On 9th May 1984, in the days of two-legged UEFA Cup Finals, Spurs travelled to Brussels to play Anderlecht in the 1984 UEFA Cup Final 1st Leg.
In a tight affair, Paul MIller scored the opener in the match just before the hour to give Spurs a crucial away goal to take back to the Lane. Anderlecht grabbed an equaliser on the night just before the final whistle, to set up an exciting second leg.
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1984 – PENALTY DRAMA SEES SPURS WIN UEFA CUP FOR THE 2nd TIME
After the tight first leg in Brussels a fortnight previous, we were always in for a tense, tight evening at The Lane, but few of us probably anticipated how tense it was going to be!
Spurs crucial away goal was cancelled out when Alex Czerniatynski scored for Anderlecht on the hour.
Time was slipping away and we all held our heads in our hands when Ossie, having been on the field for little more than 10 minutes, smashed the ball against the bar from four yards out with just 6 minutes left. Anderlecht clear the richocet out wide, where Micky Hazard collected the ball – he swung a beautiful cross back into the box, where Graham Roberts, captain for the night in the absence of Steve Perryman, had the composure to chest the ball down, evade a challenge and stroke the ball into the net – cue pandemonium in the stands,
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1991 – SPURS WIN FA CUP FOR A RECORD 8TH TIME
On 18th May 1991, Spurs travelled to Wembley for their 9th FA Cup Final, looking for redemption for their only ever FA Cup Final defeat 4 years earlier. They would meet Nottingham Forest with Brian Clough, despite all his success, involved in the cup final for the first time.
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1999 – LAST GASP WINNER SECURES SPURS 3rd LEAGUE CUP VICTORY
On 21st March 1999, Spurs took on Leicester City in the last League Cup Final (then known as the Worthington Cup) under the Twin Towers at the old Wembley.
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2008 – SPURS WIN THEIR FOURTH LEAGUE CUP
Having won the last League Cup Final at the old Wembley, Spurs now looked to win the first League Cup Final at the new Wembley. In a repeat of the original “cockney cup final” some 41 years earlier, Spurs once again took on Chelsea in a major cup final. Would history repeat itself?
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