1991 FA Cup final

Association football championship match March 2015 March 2015 the women's event 1991 WFA Cup final 1991 FA Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 1990–91 FA Cup Nottingham Forest 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 After extra time 18 May 1991 Wembley Stadium London Roger Milford (Somerset) 80,000 1990 1992 The 1991 FA Cup final saw Tottenham Hotspur win the FA Cup for a then-record eighth time, by beating Nottingham Forest 2–1 at Wembley in the 110th FA Cup Final. Tottenham's triumph made them the first club to win the trophy eight times, though this record has since been surpassed by Arsenal and Manchester United. Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester City have since equalled Tottenham's eight victories.http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/141059.html Spurs' glory overshadowed by Gazza's pain ESPN.co.uk 11 July 2023 1 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120601200201/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/141059.html bot: unknown The 1991 final was Nottingham Forest's first appearance in the FA Cup final since winning it in 1959 and they have not reached the final since. It was also the only time that a team managed by Brian Clough reached the final; the FA Cup was the only major domestic trophy that eluded Clough. The match is also remembered for the performance of Tottenham midfielder Paul Gascoigne, who made two violent tackles on Forest players within the first 15 minutes, and was then carried off with torn cruciate ligaments, which kept him out of football for a year.Gazza's moment of madness - 20 years on It also gave Tottenham their first campaign in a European competition – the 1991–92 European Cup Winners' Cup – of the post-Heysel era. Route to the Final Nottingham Forest In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. RoundOppositionScore3rdCrystal Palace (A) (R1) Crystal Palace (H) (R2) Crystal Palace (H)0–02–2 (a.e.t.) 3–04thNewcastle United (A) (R) Newcastle United (H)2–23–05thSouthampton (A) (R) Southampton (H)1–13–1QFNorwich City (A)1–0SFWest Ham United (N) 4–0Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue; (R1) = First Replay; (R2) = Second Replay. Tottenham Hotspur In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first. RoundOppositionScore3rdBlackpool (A)1–04thOxford United (H)4–25thPortsmouth (A)2–1QFNotts County (H)2–1SFArsenal (N)3–1Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue; (N) = Neutral venue. Match summary Spurs were more than £20million in debt and had struggled in the league during the second half of the 1990-91 season, but Paul Gascoigne's goals throughout the competition helped them reach the final. Gascoigne was so pumped up for this match that he almost ended his involvement in the first few minutes. In winning the ball out on the right touchline, he followed through with his foot up and caught Garry Parker in the chest. Referee Roger Milford let him off with a lecture, but failed to calm Gascoigne, who scythed down Gary Charles as the Forest defender ran across the face of the Spurs penalty area. Forest were awarded a free kick on the edge of the box but once again Gascoigne was let off without further punishment from the referee.https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2570933/2021/05/15/how-would-it-have-looked-if-i-sent-off-gazza-on-a-stretcher-roger-milford-opens-up-on-the-1991-fa-cup-final/ 'How would it have looked if I sent off Gazza on a stretcher?' - Roger Milford opens up on the 1991 FA Cup final Daniel Taylor The New York Times Before play resumed, Gascoigne received extensive treatment on his knee before standing up to join the defensive wall. Gascoigne paid for his rash challenge, which many thought deserved a red card, when Stuart Pearce delightfully curled home the subsequent free kick to give Forest the lead.https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/gary-lineker-spurs-1991-fa-cup-final-his-own-words-it-pure-relief Gary Lineker on Spurs' 1991 FA Cup Final, in his own words: "It was pure relief..." Gary Lineker 25 May 2017 fourfourtwo.comhttps://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/paul-gascoigne-should-have-had-two-reds-rewatching-the-1991-fa-cup-final-with-a-premier-league-referee-cpcw9kdm2 'Paul Gascoigne should have had two reds' – rewatching the 1991 FA Cup final with a Premier League referee Alyson Rudd 24 May 2023 www.thetimes.co.uk Gascoigne had to leave the field on a stretcher shortly after the match restarted, as he could not put any weight on his leg.https://www.newsletter.co.uk/sport/football/gazzas-moment-of-madness-in-1991-fa-cup-final-2887714 Gazza's moment of madness in 1991 FA Cup final 18 June 2020 Belfast News Letter It was later revealed that he had torn his cruciate ligaments.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/13270234 Gazza's moment of madness - 20 years on BBC Sport 4 May 2011 Nayim – later notable for his winning last-minute goal against Arsenal in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final – came on to replace him. Gascoigne's injury would rule him out for the entire 1991–92 season as well as the 1992 European championships.https://thesefootballtimes.co/2020/05/20/the-1991-fa-cup-final-the-day-two-decades-collided-and-english-football-changed-its-outlook/ The 1991 FA Cup final: the day two decades collided and English football changed its outlook Jeremy Davies 19 May 2020 It would also prove to be the last game he played for Tottenham; he had been on the radar of Italian club Lazio during the 1990–91 season, and finally made his £6million move to Italy in the summer of 1992. After 25 minutes Gary Lineker had a goal disallowed for offside and then five minutes later he was in on Mark Crossley, when the goalkeeper brought him down in the box. Lineker stepped up to take the resulting penalty and placed the ball to the keeper's left, where Crossley dived and kept the ball out. Crossley became only the second goalkeeper to save a penalty in an FA Cup Final at Wembley, after Dave Beasant for Wimbledon in 1988. After the interval, Nayim cushioned a kick from Erik Thorstvedt into the path of Paul Allen, who put Paul Stewart in on the right-hand side of the box. Stewart drilled a low shot past Crossley into the corner of the net to put Tottenham on level terms. With the game finishing at 1–1 after normal time, the final moved into extra time. Substitute Paul Walsh looped a header over the keeper, but the ball hit the bar and bounced back only for it to be put behind by Pearce for a corner. Nayim took it and Stewart met it at the near post to flick it on. As Mabbutt ran in at the far post, he was poised to head the ball home, but Forest defender Des Walker beat him to it and diverted the ball past his own keeper to give Tottenham the lead for the first time in the game. Tottenham saw out the rest of the game and won the FA Cup for the 8th time in their history. Match details 18 May 1991 15:00 BST Nottingham Forest 1–2 yes Report Tottenham Hotspur Pearce 16 Stewart 55Walker 94 o.g. Wembley Stadium, London 80,000 Roger Milford (Somerset) _whiteborder _collarwhite _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 Nottingham Forest _collarwithbodywhite _whitetop FFFFFF 000066 FFFFFF 000066 000066 Tottenham Hotspur GK 1 WAL Mark CrossleyRB 2 ENG Gary CharlesCB 4 ENG Des WalkerCB 5 ENG Steve ChettleLB 3 ENG Stuart Pearce (c)RM 7 ENG Gary CrosbyCM 6 IRL Roy KeaneCM 8 ENG Garry ParkerLM 11ENG Ian Woan 62CF 9 ENG Nigel CloughCF 10SCO Lee Glover 108Substitutes:DF 12ENG Brian Laws 108LM 14ENG Steve Hodge 62Manager:ENG Brian Clough300px GK 1 NOR Erik ThorstvedtLB 2 ENG Justin EdinburghRB 3 WAL Pat Van Den HauweCB 4 ENG Steve SedgleyCM 5 ENG David Howellshttps://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/spurs-tv/2023/january/howells-on-the-1991-fa-cup-final/ SPURSPLAY special - David Howells on the 1991 FA Cup Final Tottenham HotspurCB 6 ENG Gary Mabbutt (c)CM 7 ENG Paul StewartCM 8 ENG Paul Gascoigne 17LM 9 ENG Vinny Samways 82CF 10ENG Gary LinekerRM 11ENG Paul AllenSubstitutes:FW 12ENG Paul Walsh 82MF 14ESP Nayim 17Manager:ENG Terry Venables Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Replay if scores are still level after extra time. Two named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions. References External links Game facts at soccerbase.com Final Category:FA Cup finals FA Cup Final 1991 FA Cup Final 1991 FA Cup final FA Cup Final