1982 FA Cup Final Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers

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Tottenham Hotspur 1 Queens Park Rangers 1

Replay

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Queens Park Rangers 0

It was Spurs again in 1982 and another replay after underdogs Queen's Park Rangers, under manager Terry Venables, held the holders to a 1-1 draw at Wembley, with Glenn Hoddle and Terry Fenwick scoring in extra time.

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.

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 but found the right-hand corner of Hucker's goal.Not to be outdone,five minutes later Simon Stainrod took a long throw about 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.

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 surprisingly disallowed. 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. Hoddle's early penalty remained the only goal and Spurs had retained the trophy, just as they had done in 1962.

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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

Replay

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

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Remember this game, it was also the same time that Terry Venables made his name. He did nothing after this. At any other team he managed.