1982 FA Cup Final
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| Event | FA Cup 1981–82 | ||||||
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| Date | 22 May 1982 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Clive White (Middlesex) | ||||||
| Attendance | 100,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 27 May 1982 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Referee | Clive White (Middlesex) | ||||||
| Attendance | 100,000 | ||||||
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 cup, 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.
It would be the last final involving a team from outside the top flight for 10 years.
Tottenham's victory meant that they had then won the FA Cup seven times – matching the record set by Aston Villa 25 years earlier. It also preserved their unbeaten record in FA Cup finals.
Tottenham's Argentinian player Ricky Villa decided not to play in the final because of the ongoing Falklands War.
Home teams listed first. Round 3: Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal
Round 4: Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Leeds United
Round 5: Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Aston Villa
Round 6: Chelsea 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur
Semi-final: Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Leicester City (at Villa Park, Birmingham)
Home teams listed first. Round 3: Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Middlesbrough
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