On 14th May 1981, Spurs met Man City in the 100th FA Cup Final Replay.

The 100th FA Cup Final was the first to see a Wembley replay following the 1-1 draw between the two teams the Saturday previous.

In a match that was in complete contrast to the match the previous Saturday, Ricky Villa who’d been substituted and made a lonely walk back to the changing rooms in the first match, opened the scoring for Spurs in the eighth minute,

before Steve MacKenzie equalised for City three minutes later with a stunning volley from outside the box (if it wasn’t for Ricky Villa’s winning goal later, MacKenzie’s goal would be spoken of much more). 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 in the Chinese Year of the Cockerel.