Ricky Villa wheels away in delight after scoring the winning goal in the 1981 FA Cup Final replay.
Thursday, 13 May 2004.
CUP FINAL LEGENDS: Ricky Villa lit up Wembley in 1981, scoring one of the most memorable goals ever scored at the old stadium.
In what for many is the most memorable finish to any Final, Ricky Villa stamped his mark on the history of the world’s oldest domestic Cup competition with some aplomb, scoring one of the great individual strikes to give his side a sixth FA Cup win.
The Argentinian was in electric form all night, no doubt fired by his substitution during the first game between the two sides which had finished 1-1.
With the replay neatly balanced at 2-2, Spurs’ Argentinian midfielder Ricky Villa weaved his way through the City defence, twisting and turning past three pale blue shirted opponents before slipping the ball coolly past goalkeeper Joe Corrigan.