1991 FA Cup final
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Event | 1990–91 FA Cup | ||||||
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Attendance | 80,000 | ||||||
The 1991 FA Cup final saw Tottenham Hotspur win the FA Cup for a then-record eighth time, by beating Nottingham Forest 2–1 at Wembley in the 110th FA Cup Final.
Tottenham's triumph made them the first club to win the trophy eight times, though this record has since been surpassed by
The 1991 final was Nottingham Forest's first appearance in the FA Cup final since winning it in 1959 and they have not reached the final since. It was also the only time that a team managed by Brian Clough reached the final; the FA Cup was the only major domestic trophy which eluded Clough.
The match is also remembered for the performance of Tottenham midfielder Paul Gascoigne, who made two violent tackles on Forest players within the first 15 minutes, and was then carried off with torn cruciate ligaments, which kept him out of football for a year.[2]
It also gave Tottenham their first campaign in a European competition – the
Route to the Final
Nottingham Forest
In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
Round | Opposition | Score |
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3rd | Crystal Palace (A) (R1) Crystal Palace (H) (R2) Crystal Palace (H) |
0–0 2–2 (a.e.t.) 3–0 |
4th | Newcastle United (A) (R) Newcastle United (H) |
2–2 3–0 |
5th | Southampton (A) (R) Southampton (H) |
1–1 3–1 |
QF | Norwich City (A) | 1–0 |
SF | West Ham United (N) | 4–0 |
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue ; (R1) = First Replay; (R2) = Second Replay.
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Tottenham Hotspur
In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first.
Round | Opposition | Score |
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3rd | Blackpool (A) | 1–0 |
4th | Oxford United (H) | 4–2 |
5th | Portsmouth (A) | 2–1 |
QF | Notts County (H) | 2–1 |
SF | Arsenal (N) | 3–1 |
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue .
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Match summary
Spurs were more than £20million in debt and had struggled in the league during the second half of the
Gascoigne paid for his rash challenge, which many thought deserved a red card, when
After 25 minutes Gary Lineker had a goal disallowed for offside and then five minutes later he was in on Mark Crossley, when the goalkeeper brought him down in the box. Lineker stepped up to take the resulting penalty and placed the ball to the keeper's left, where Crossley dived and kept the ball out. Crossley became only the second goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup Final at Wembley, after Dave Beasant for Wimbledon in 1988. After the interval, Nayim cushioned a kick from Erik Thorstvedt into the path of Paul Allen, who put Paul Stewart in on the right hand side of the box. Stewart drilled a low shot past Crossley into the corner of the net to put Tottenham on level terms.
With the game finishing at 1–1 after normal time, the final moved into
Tottenham saw out the rest of the game and won the FA Cup for the 8th time in their history.
Match details
Nottingham Forest | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Report | Stewart ![]() Walker ![]() |
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Match rules
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References
- ^ "Spurs' glory overshadowed by Gazza's pain". ESPN.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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- ^ Taylor, Daniel. "'How would it have looked if I sent off Gazza on a stretcher?' - Roger Milford opens up on the 1991 FA Cup final". The New York Times.
- ^ Gary Lineker (25 May 2017). "Gary Lineker on Spurs' 1991 FA Cup Final, in his own words: "It was pure relief..."". fourfourtwo.com.
- ^ Rudd, Alyson (24 May 2023). "'Paul Gascoigne should have had two reds' – rewatching the 1991 FA Cup final with a Premier League referee" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ "Gazza's moment of madness in 1991 FA Cup final". Belfast News Letter. 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Gazza's moment of madness - 20 years on". BBC Sport. 4 May 2011.
- ^ Davies, Jeremy (19 May 2020). "The 1991 FA Cup final: the day two decades collided and English football changed its outlook".
- ^ "SPURSPLAY special - David Howells on the 1991 FA Cup Final". Tottenham Hotspur.
External links
- Game facts at soccerbase.com