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.

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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
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

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Coventry City F.C. famousMatch 1987 FA Cup Final