Thank you, o football gods! £3.49 View Product 1987 UEFA Cup Final 1st Leg IFK Goteborg v Dundee United 6th May 1987. “Not sure I can take extra time. And this is a sheer delight: a first-time flick through the legs of Thomas. He does so in a slightly ginger (yeah, yeah) manner, holding it up below the handles, carefully around the waist. On the bench, Sillett clenches both fists with a COME ON!!! He looks for Pickering in the middle, but Mabbutt, desperately tracking back, sticks out his left leg in the hope of blocking and bundling out for a corner. Gynn’s eventual pass left, intended for Pickering, hits Gough on the heel and a fine break crumbles. He’s claimed it, and Kilcline is more than happy to agree. Records; Highest Aggregate: 3: Coventry City : 0 - 3: Manchester City: 1978/1979 : Highest Coventry City score: 5: Manchester City : 5 - 1: Coventry City: 1985/1986 But there should be credit all round here. As for Spurs ... only those with a heart of stone or a Highbury season ticket will fail to feel for them, after contributing so much to the league and both cups, only to come away with nothing. The 1987 final took place between St Mirren and Dundee United and Hampden Park. “I desperately need some validation in the harsh world of the first year of big school. Their first and so far only season in major European cup competition came when they reached the second round of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the 1970–71 season. 2021 Scottish Cup Semi Final ST Mirren v ST Johnstone Official Match Programme 20/21 - PRE-ORDER. But at least we’ve got three full days to prepare for the second leg of the Uefa Cup final. Coventry City 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Houchen 63), HALF TIME: Coventry City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur, GOAL! 1989/90 Complete set of league. border: 1px none; .table_d2e21 { Another promising position comes to nought. He’ll go places when he grows up, I’ll be bound. Onwards and upwards for a club that has finally come of age as a top-flight concern. Curtis performs the universally understood mime for Get Up The Blooming Pitch, Will You. ET 12 min: This is all Coventry. Coventry cavort as you’d expect them to cavort, albeit in a half-kaput fashion. But just as it appears the space for a shot is opening up, Downs arrives on the scene to block. Coventry break through Pickering, McGrath and Bennett, the latter skating down the right and winning a corner off Hodge. This was the third time St Mirren had won the Scottish Cup. border-color: #000000; Coventry recycle possession, and Gynn sashays in from the left, before fizzing a shot inches wide of the left-hand post. The tears are fair enough, because he’s only four years old. ET 6 min: Spurs wobble a little. Some clarification regarding Tottenham’s second goal. Wilson, Riddell, St.Mirren 2 Nottingham Forest. Spurs come again, Hoddle attempting to magic-wand a chipped pass down the inside right for Waddle, but it flies harmlessly out of play for a goal kick. Next season’s kit, a gorgeous sky-blue take on Denmark’s beloved Hummel number from Mexico 86, looks like a statement of intent to us. Thomas is nowhere near him. it was suggested that a competition between Saints and FA Cup winners Coventry City This has been a superb final, an instant classic ... and we’re going to get more of it! should be set up. , Nottingham border: 0px none; Have any managers ever enjoyed FA Cup final day like these two? Pushed too far wide right, he slaps a tame shot straight into the sprawling keeper’s midriff. Leishman, Phillips lays off to Houchen, who dribbles towards the corner flag before abruptly turning and flicking a pass back inside for Bennett, on the edge of the area. A chance to warm Clemence’s hands - or possibly put this final out of Tottenham’s reach - is spurned. } Tottenham have 15 minutes to salvage their 100 percent record in FA Cup finals. Hoddle gets another go, but his right-wing cross is hooked clear by Peake. Add to Wishlist. The thigh and ribs must really be hurting. Some of our younger players will be back here.”. border-color: #000000; border-color: #000000; to Nottingham My grandparents, who lived in Coventry, were staying with us, and for the first time that I can remember we were all going to watch a football match together live on television – the FA Cup final between Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur. Can they somehow gather themselves for one last haul? Sat 21 Nov 1987 15:00 Hearts 0 St Mirren 0 Premier 20 of 44 Tynecastle Park Edinburgh Scotland 14879 Ref: Robert Bonar (Bob) Valentine Dundee He’s jiggered his thigh, and maybe his ribs too. £25,000.00. £5.00 View Product Arsenal v ... Man City v PSG UCL Semi Final Digital Printed Matchday Programme 2020/2021 - PRE-ORDER. John Sillett and George Curtis leap into each other’s arms. ... One thought on “ Hibernian 0-0 St Mirren, 26 December 1987 ” Leave a comment. ET 11 min: Bennett takes up possession down the right as Thomas and Gough faff around in the exhausted, nervous and incompetent style. -->,