1987 FA Cup Final
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The 1987 FA Cup Final was a memorable Wembley showdown in which underdogs Coventry City defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 after extra time to win their first major trophy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1987 FA Cup Final canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9350686 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1987 FA Cup Final Context triple: [Coventry City F.C., famousMatch, 1987 FA Cup Final]
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A.
1976 FA Cup Final
The 1976 FA Cup Final was a major English football match in which underdogs Southampton defeated Manchester United to win their first and only FA Cup title.
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B.
1951 FA Cup Final
The 1951 FA Cup Final was an English football match at Wembley Stadium in which Newcastle United defeated Blackpool to win the FA Cup.
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C.
1955 FA Cup Final
The 1955 FA Cup Final was an English football match at Wembley Stadium in which Newcastle United defeated Manchester City to win the FA Cup.
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D.
1953 FA Cup Final
The 1953 FA Cup Final is a famous English football match, often called the "Matthews Final," remembered for Blackpool's dramatic 4–3 victory over Bolton Wanderers and Stanley Matthews' legendary performance.
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E.
1952 FA Cup Final
The 1952 FA Cup Final was an English football match at Wembley Stadium in which Newcastle United defeated Arsenal to retain the FA Cup, highlighted by Jackie Milburn’s decisive goals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1987 FA Cup Final Target entity description: The 1987 FA Cup Final was a memorable Wembley showdown in which underdogs Coventry City defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 after extra time to win their first major trophy.
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A.
1976 FA Cup Final
The 1976 FA Cup Final was a major English football match in which underdogs Southampton defeated Manchester United to win their first and only FA Cup title.
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B.
1951 FA Cup Final
The 1951 FA Cup Final was an English football match at Wembley Stadium in which Newcastle United defeated Blackpool to win the FA Cup.
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C.
1955 FA Cup Final
The 1955 FA Cup Final was an English football match at Wembley Stadium in which Newcastle United defeated Manchester City to win the FA Cup.
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D.
1953 FA Cup Final
The 1953 FA Cup Final is a famous English football match, often called the "Matthews Final," remembered for Blackpool's dramatic 4–3 victory over Bolton Wanderers and Stanley Matthews' legendary performance.
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E.
1952 FA Cup Final
The 1952 FA Cup Final was an English football match at Wembley Stadium in which Newcastle United defeated Arsenal to retain the FA Cup, highlighted by Jackie Milburn’s decisive goals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FA Cup Final
ⓘ
football match ⓘ |
| attendance | 96337 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Coventry City F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastBy |
BBC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competition | FA Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| coventryCityMajorTrophyStatus | first major trophy ⓘ |
| coventryCityManager |
George Curtis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Sillett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1987-05-16 ⓘ |
| decisiveGoalScorer | Gary Mabbutt own goal ⓘ |
| decisiveGoalType | own goal ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 106 ⓘ |
| equalisingGoalScorer | Dave Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Coventry City ⓘ |
| finalScoreAfterExtraTime | 3–2 ⓘ |
| fulltimeScore | 2–2 ⓘ |
| goalScorer |
Clive Allen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Mabbutt NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Mabbutt own goal ⓘ Keith Houchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| halftimeScore | 2–1 to Tottenham Hotspur ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manOfTheMatch | Dave Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Coventry City were underdogs
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featured Keith Houchen diving header ⓘ |
| openingGoalScorer | Clive Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organiser | The Football Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1986–87 FA Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referee | Neil Midgley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refereeFrom | Salford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1986–87 ⓘ |
| stadium | Wembley Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stage | final ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| team1 | Tottenham Hotspur F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team2 | Coventry City F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tottenhamCupFinalDefeatStatus | first FA Cup Final defeat ⓘ |
| tottenhamManager | David Pleat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tottenhamPreviousFACupFinalRecord | 7 wins from 7 finals before 1987 ⓘ |
| venueType | neutral ground ⓘ |
| wentToExtraTime | true ⓘ |
| winner | Coventry City F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1987 FA Cup Final Description of subject: The 1987 FA Cup Final was a memorable Wembley showdown in which underdogs Coventry City defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 after extra time to win their first major trophy.
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