Good old manufacturing town built on the rich automotive industry history.Classic underdogs in that final, absolutely cracking game as well. I have a lot of time for coventry, been through the mill, and like us will never ever be considered a fashionable club but decent fans, unlike Villa.
I think they won away in every round in that cup run Except Round 3. I do remember they beat Sheff Wed at Hillsborough in the Quarter Final and then had to go back to play and beat Leeds at Hillsborough in the semi final.Great final, excinng for all the right reasons
They won at Man Utd 1-0 in the 4th round, with St Micks old boy Houchen scoring the only goal
I remember going to an away game when they won at Sheff Weds in the QF stage & the loads of Coventry coaches going in the opposite direction to us
I still have the cup final ticket & programme that my brother gave me
How come some of the Spurs shirts didn't have a sponsor???
That is brilliant, cannot believe in all these years I’ve never come across that storyThe Spurs FA Cup final error that was front page news and cost people their jobs
When Tottenham’s players lined up for the FA Cup final in 1987, something seemed wrong. It turned out that SIX of them were missing the club’s main sponsor – beer brand Holsten &#…talksport.com
Someone dropped a clanger!