1987 FA Cup Final - Coventry City V Tottenham Hotspur
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20 September 2004
Bidding for a record eighth FA Cup triumph and having never lost an FA Cup final, Spurs headed into this one full of confidence that victory was surely theirs. But facing Coventry, who were appearing in their first final after 104 years of trying, was it ever going to be that straightforward?
After defeating Manchester United in the fourth round, Coventry coach John Sillet had boldly declared that his Club's name was "on the cup", but with only two minutes in the Final itself, his predictions seemed to be coming apart at the seams as footballer of the year Clive Allen headed home from Waddle's cross to make it 1-0, and the pre-match favourites were proving the pundits right. But Coventry had other ideas...