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The 1980–81 FA Cup was the 100th season of the world's oldest
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knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or
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for short. The
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defeat
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in the first Wembley replay. The final saw a memorable solo goal from
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that was voted the greatest goal scored at Wembley.''The Independent'', 15 September 2000
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First round proper

Teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Division entered in this round plus
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and
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were given byes. The first round of games were played on 22 November 1980. Replays were played mainly on 25 and 26 November, with a couple of games on 1 December.


Second round proper

The second round of games were intended to be played on 13 December 1980. Replays took place over 16–17 December with second replays needed in two cases.


Third round proper

Teams from the Football League First and
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entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were played on 3 January 1981. Replays took place over 6–7 January with second replays needed in two cases – one of those second replays resulted in the elimination of holders West Ham United by Wrexham.


Fourth round proper

The fourth round of games were mainly played on 24 January 1981. Replays were played on 27 and 28 January. *(Played at White Hart Lane)


Fifth round proper

The fifth set of games were all played on 14 February 1981. Two replays were played on 17 and 18 February.


Sixth round proper

The sixth round of FA Cup games were played on 7 March 1981. There were three replays, taken place over 10–11 March.


Semi-Finals

The matches were both played on 11 April 1981, with a replay on 15 April. Tottenham and Manchester City reached the
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. Referee:- Pat Partridge (Co. Durham) ---- Referee:- Clive Thomas (Porthcawl) ----


Replay

Referee:- George Courtney (Spennymoor)


Final

The final was held at
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on 9 May 1981. The replay was held on 14 May 1981.


Replay


TV Coverage

The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 & ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match of the Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. For the first time the BBC showed highlights of a single game from the first & second Rounds after highlights of League games. ITV did not show any games from Round One or Two. Occasional highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV. First Round ''BBC'' Harlow Town v Charlton Athletic Second Round ''BBC'' Colchester United v Yeovil Third Round ''BBC'' Ipswich Town v Aston Villa, Everton v Arsenal, Swansea City v Middlesbrough, Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United (Midweek replay) ''ITV'' Manchester City v Crystal Palace (Granada), Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur (LWT), Norwich City v Cambridge United (Anglia), Leeds United v Coventry City (Yorkshire), Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers (ATV), Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday (Tyne-Tees) Fourth Round ''BBC'' Nottingham Forest v Manchester United, Manchester City v Norwich City, Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers ''ITV'' Everton v Liverpool (Granada), Barnsley v Enfield (Yorkshire & LWT), Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion (Tyne-Tees), Shrewsbury Town v Ipswich Town (ATV & Anglia), Exeter City v Leicester City (Midweek replay All regions) Fifth Round ''BBC'' Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City, Peterborough United v Manchester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Wrexham, Exeter City v Newcastle United (Midweek replay) ''ITV'' Southampton v Everton (Southern & LWT), Middlesbrough v Barnsley (Tyne-Tees & Yorkshire), Ipswich Town v Charlton Athletic (Anglia), Nottingham Forest v Bristol City (ATV & HTV) Sixth Round ''BBC'' Everton v Manchester City, Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers ''ITV'' Nottingham Forest v Ipswich Town (ATV & Anglia), Tottenham Hotspur v Exeter City (LWT) All regions showed these two games Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest (Midweek replay all regions), Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough (Midweek replay all regions) Semi-Finals ''BBC'' Ipswich Town v Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers (Midweek replay) ''ITV'' Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers (All Regions) Final Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur Both BBC & ITV showed both games live.


References


External links


The FA Cup
at TheFA.com
FA Cup
at BBC.co.uk
FA Cup news
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