18/05/1991 Tottenham Hotspur v Nottingham Forest

[@MrJevman]

I miss the old Wembley, simply looked amazing in the sun in May

[@waynehigham6504]

I agree

[@Kill--alllll---IDF]

Very true

[@bucwhovian8305]

The new stadium looks even better!

[@mohdazmi10]

James Evans we Malaysians older football fans really miss the old Wembley and the 39 steps t collect the cup and the medals

[@peterdavis943]

The old Wembley was a stadium and in those days there wasn't the same stadiums around like now that's why it was so special.

[@ZeldaFitz]

The way Gary Charles just gets up after that challenge is pure class. Nowadays the player would be rolling around like a madman. As for the first challenge by Gazza, that should have been a straight red with a five game ban. To me, this was the last true FA cup final before it all started going down hill.

[@grootgaming247]

Totaly agree

[@michaelkinch9702]

Mike Kinch Gazza payed fc cup come back out Hstopllall

[@williamparker1085]

english football was much better back then

[@davidmiles2636]

3:00 That offside decision was shocking!

[@johnhawkins6506]

So what about the Gazza tackles??

[@sonny7194]

@@johnhawkins6506 thats how the game was played back then, nothing shocking

[@nrgnnvn6109]

Thankfully we still won it. Thankfully

[@Slackboy72]

I think back then level was offside. You had to be behind the defender.

[@jerryoshea3116]

@@johnhawkins6506 On his day he we was a fantastic player,but on this day,he embarrassed himself and went crazy(not for the first time)and with those ridiculous tackles,he nearly finished his career off.. But it was a good game and it really could have went either way,but Spurs had Paul Stewart and he played a blinder!. But it was great to see the Legendary Brian Clough.what a character and manager .And I'm a Spurs fan!

[@320162]

Gascoigne admits he was so pumped up for the match. Everyone talks about the tackle on Gary Charles that led to the injury. People forget the first appalling tackle in the 2nd minute when Gascoigne stuck his studs into Garry Parkers chest. Nowadays he would have received a straight red for that tackle and quite rightly.

[@andyb4864]

James Bowles

[@dooda77penn19]

So would ave' Crossley for the foul on Leineker. and of course Leineker perfect goal given as offside.

[@pauldavis5194]

dooda77 penn leineker??

[@shanet5604]

dooda77 penn Are you actually spelling in your accent and then you haven’t the manners to spell Lineker properly ?? Prick !

[@seanfagan6022]

After Gascoignes 2 horrific Tackles he deserves to die roaring as does the Ref.who patted him on the tummy as he lay on the ground after the 2nd career ending deplorable tackle...NOT EVEN A YELLOW CARD ???? I don't care how ''Pumped Up'' (On Drugs ??) he was . .All the Forrest players. would be super excited for the match too...

[@stuartlongley2446]

One of the worst offside calls ever for Lineker's disallowed goal. There were two Forest players ahead of him!

[@adambaker8689]

Atrocious call.

[@flaviusconstantius9702]

Officials were probably compensating for the dreadful decision not to send off Gazza, twice.

[@RichardM-kv4uu]

Officials were terrible all round - gascoigne should have been sent off twice, pearce's free kick involved a foul in the wall, offside goal, Milford wanted the game to be all about him.

[@adambaker8689]

@@RichardM-kv4uu slapping players on the arse in a friendly manner. Imagine Gazza's career had he be sent off for the studs on the chest against Garry Parker?

[@RichardM-kv4uu]

@@adambaker8689 It just goes to show you the power a referee has, especially a bad one.

[@gavinwinks5953]

Cloughie for all his achievements, he was never the same after Peter Taylor left his side. Together they achieved amazing results. Winning a league title for Derby county is nothing to sneeze at. During that time there were bigger clubs in England. If they had stayed together I think forest would have had double the amount of trophies. I still love my spurs but lots of respect to Clough. Next year it’s going to be 2021 let’s win another trophy for history sake.

[@GTiR23]

I was 10 years old, I vividly remember watching this at primary school of all places, there was some kind of summer fete on at the school and all the dads and 'older' lads crammed into a little room to switch the tv on wheels on and watch the final. First time I'd felt like a 'man' great memories! Gazza was such a huge celebrity back then.

[@chrisdawson6156]

Great to see football matches at the old Wembley stadium brings back memories

[@adlonsolion4711]

What a goal by Stuart Pearce #legend

[@moonzero-xm7014]

Love the pipe smoker on the bench - 7:32! :P

[@MIKE-TYTHON]

Liverpool’s old manager used to smoke cigars on the touch line 😂

[@michaeledwards5981]

Gazza should have been sent off crazy tackle's.

[@allthekingshorses7178]

Gascoigne himself admitted he should have been sent off, no ifs and no nuts. Problem is the referee admitted he bottled both decisions purely because it was Gascoigne

[@forestranger5408]

@@allthekingshorses7178 Yes mate spot on, Forest was robbed that day of yet another trophy just because the referee had no bollocks. To this day, because of this game is why I hate spuds. We would've won this game... Just like we should have beaten Anderlecht only for the ref and linesmen who all took a bribe. Bastards

[@grindnoisegorecore]

The 'challenge' on Roy Keane is a stand-out 'football' memory

[@hxjay1971]

I was there and Gazza was pumped up during the warm up still for me the greatest english player of my lifetime the old Wembley was magnificent

[@yesackram]

Did anyone else pick up on the fact that Gazza's career-changing tackle on Charles happened in almost the exact spot as his famous free-kick in the semi-final?

[@emirbojicic]

A clean red card

[@glennaldosf]

01:48 - VAR might have been called a foul for pushing away the defender in the wall there these days.

[@muntari82]

Exactly

[@waz3128]

You gotta love Stuart Pearce's ice cool celebration of his goal.

[@shanet5604]

waz 312 Well a year later he wasn’t gonna celebrate a dead ball goal !

[@Slackboy72]

Gazza was a lunatic this day.

[@joekavanagh7171]

I still remember Justin Edinburgh sneering at Roy Keane when Tottenham were leading. Guess who went on to have the better career.

[@lucu01]

such a nuts game, in a nuts season, going one down to a wonderous pearce thunderous free kick, then losing Gazza, Lineker's penalty saved by an excellent mark crossley, great strike by paul stweart, only to win it in extra time to an own goal by des walker #COYS

[@mikeluke9404]

Glory glory Tottenham Hotspur! Love it. Gazza plus forest goalie should have both gone, offside really.COYS

[@KingFahtah]

RIP real English football

[@jamiemcallister8308]

When The FA Cup actually meant something.

[@hugodrax71]

Paul Stewart was brilliant in this game

[@sas22thebest48]

Poor des, we went to school together from junior to senior, great bloke too, genuine fella, tough as nails, wish we had you at Tottenham mate!!!

[@wobblybobengland]

He later progressed to 'can we not knock it?' 59 England caps, that wasn't Des' fault mind you.

[@pizzaboy3946]

Looks like, in this game, you did.

[@pablotupone4190]

Forest was not like the end of the 70s, but still competitive during late 80s and early 90s....:league cup winner 1989, 1990; Fa Cup Runner Up 1991, League Cup runner up 1992

[@tom7245]

Where it all began for me, a great day. Lineker was so far onside for that first goal, absurd decision.

[@OverblownOverthrown]

The match that ended the short shorts fashion. This was first time 'long' baggy shorts had been worn in a top level football match in the UK since the early 1950s: Spurs had a new kit supplier (Umbro) for the following season and decided to preview the new baggy 91/92 kit for the 90/91 FA cup final. You can really notice the contrast with Forest's tight shorts which look suddenly old fashioned. By the 92/93 season pretty much everyone had moved to baggy shorts.

[@Grattrags]

This feels recent enough for it to be weird seeing a backpass (5:30)

[@gordonferrar7782]

The summer before big school.....Gazza you numpty never recovered the old magic.

[@cousinleigh1470]

Gordon Ferrar yeh he did Euro 96 he was a monster

[@gordonferrar7782]

@@cousinleigh1470 what game was he a monster?

[@cousinleigh1470]

Gordon Ferrar Holland

[@cousinleigh1470]

Plus scored 1 of the best goals ever vs Scotland

[@gordonferrar7782]

@@cousinleigh1470 yeah but he wasn't a monster. I remember it well enough the theme of the build ups being when is Gazza going to light up the tournament but he just didn't the way he did in 90. He was never ever the same player after the tackle he had sporadic moments that was all.

[@stuartlongley2446]

Never understood why Brian Clough sat there with his arms folded for the entire game! Didn't even gee his players up for extra time

[@r4h4al]

Yeah something was wrong with Brian, he looks like something is troubling all game, whatever what it was it cost Forest the Cup.

[@AH-be6bu]

Beginning of the end for Cloughie, alcoholism was taking its toll at this point.

[@Scott1433]

you people are making too much of this. If you read autobiographies from players who played under Clough, he would sometimes do this. He would sometimes act very calm, to try and make the players feel calm.

[@handeyecoordinationskills]

For Paul Stewart's equaliser I would have trained my defenders to block these kind of shots doing a slide tackle type of action, if you look closely all 3 defenders stood tall , all it took was for 1 of them to slide out and that low shot would have easily been blocked

[@wobblybobengland]

Nice to see football tactics progressing. Do you have an answer to early 90s Wimbledon FC blasting the set pieces in at knee height and eight men forcing themselves in by running on into the zone for a scuffed 'arse cheek' finish? Why that has got forgotten is beyond me.

[@handeyecoordinationskills]

@@wobblybobengland I'm not familiar with what your talking about, sorry. Another thing that puzzles me about football is let's say Messi is taking a free kick, why don't the team defending put a 6-ft 4 guy on the opposite side of the goal from the keeper to block the shot that goes in towards that top corner?

[@mohdazmi10]

Des Walker was a very good defender then but never recovered from the own goal.

[@n.c.37]

As Frenchman, I enjoy watching English football before the Premier League era. The atmosphere is so British, goalkeepers wearing same short and sockets as the rest of the team... Love it! But why Gascoigne was so excited? He should be sent off two times!

[@ClashofDodger]

Poor Des

[@TheJohnCooper]

Officials did everything to try to make spurs lose

[@WilliamHBonney617]

Lineker`s offside goal was clearly onside, there was a foul in the wall on the Forest free kick goal, a Spurs defender was shoved out of the way. These days, Gazza would have been red carded, but back then the rules were not as strict.

[@johnhawkins6506]

Not sending Gazza off??

[@JP-nb7tm]

What??

[@grootgaming247]

What the fuck mate you saying Gazza shouldn't have been sent off

[@johnhawkins6506]

@@grootgaming247 Those 2 awful tackles/FOULS were ok then????

[@amywhitingaga]

Felt so sorry for Gazza. He was desperate to walk up those stairs and hold up that trophy. And to add further salt to his wounds he couldn't celebrate after the match because he had to stay in Hospital. Gazza what a legend!

[@r4h4al]

It was a daft tackle on Charles so it was his own fault.

[@redflag8970]

had he been sent off for his first tackle it would of saved him the injury.

[@freespirit4706]

Gazza should of been booked for that boot in the chest and it might of calmed him down. Horrifying tackle on Gary Charles.

[@nickycotton6137]

Blimey! That 'looping header' from Walsh = well saved Crossley.👏

[@daviddeburca9408]

Remember this Cup Final....Being a N.F.F.C Fan I wanted Brian Clough to get his Hands on The Cup.....But wasn't to be....maybe had he won it he would have retired....who knows?.....Gazza.....shocking carry on! C,MOOOOOON YOU REEEEEEDS

[@cotswoldcuckoo775]

Disgusting referee decisions the footage didn't show Gascoigne's first foul for which he should have been dismissed, never mind dismissed for the fiyll in which he was injured and then taken off, allowing Spurs to continue with 11 men with the sub brought on.

[@Marabout75]

The prestigious oldest cup competition in world has been belittled over years,grew up since 81 on it,long for us to win it again...maybe the League or first Champions Cup this season 😉...🚥 COYS 🐓 N15 🇲🇺🚥

[@peterwickendon258]

Doubt it

[@Marabout75]

@@peterwickendon258 negativeness will get you want in life

[@ojmck22]

N17 you mean?

[@Marabout75]

@@ojmck22 I've said this many times before and I'll say it again...I live in between both postcodes all my life,if you don't believe it,I'll be happy to show you...have you heard of The Volunteer pub?

[@ojmck22]

Reza Majarally fair but WHL is in N17

[@JackCalico]

Did the ref leave his cards at home for this one?

[@steveN111333]

Was Gazza even booked ?

[@kevinbrookes4870]

Dreadful tackle by Gascoigne. Should've been a red card, but he went off injured anyway.

[@mohdazmi10]

kevin brookes he was over eager to impress Princess Diana. hihi

[@ginaza9767]

For me it was a strange final. Been a die hard Yid for 35 years and watched this as a 12 year old. Gazza was my hero and he bloomed in the semi semi final and destroyed Arsenal even if only half fit after his hernia op. The final was weird. Gazza was clearly not well mentally. The turmoil of Spurs being bankrupt. But for me what really pissed me off was us changing our kit for the final. I hated the final kit. Our glorious Hummel kit (white top blue shorts white socks) was imo our greatest kit and they turned out in that horrible Umbro shit. Gazza could have been one of the greatest, lost half a yard of pace and and half his upper body strength. But then he was going to Lazio anyway. Too much pressure for a young guy with mental health issues. Thanks for getting us to the final and Italia '90 you beautiful flawed genius. 💘

[@tonyscanlon678]

First stop after the game the players took the cup to the hospital fo gazza quality

[@shanet5604]

Tony Scanlon We’re gonna get pissed Gazza,try and relax !!

[@redflag8970]

When he could of cost them

[@hamdanjantan399]

At 3:00 , the excuse from the linesman was like : ' I was chearing when Lineker scored when i waved the flag and never called for an offside" Blame the referee, not me"

[@RundUmDenSVNiederwerth]

0-1 Stuart Pearce (16 min) 1-1 Paul Stewart (55 min) 2-1 Des Walker (94 min (OG))

[@stephentrudgeon2646]

Nearly 30 years since an fa cup final appearance, tbf that is shocking, 🐓🤦‍♂️

[@Protectchildrenfrompridecult]

Silly Gazza. Bloody horrendous tackle going for Charles's knees. Put Gazza back for a few years. What on earth was he doing? Gascoigne is my favourite player of all time,but that challenge was appalling.

[@johnhawkins6506]

Should have been sent off after the 1st awful tackle BUT the referee didn't want to do that as he was wanting spurs to win!!

[@RichardM-kv4uu]

I blame the ref, if he'd done his job, gascoigne would have been off and would never have injured himself later on.

[@PeaceDweller]

This game potentially ruined Gazza's career, he just wasn't the same again after this game.

[@michaeljohnson5365]

Fact the FA CUP from 1911 was last used in this game and was sold for 1 million in 2016 on antiques roadshow

[@stephenwelford1143]

Great days

[@pablotupone4190]

I think this injury was the beginning of the end of Gazza's career

[@driffter1976]

The madness of Gazza. How he wasn't sent off I'll never know. That Forest bum taking out the Spurs player in the wall should have been a foul too.

[@r4h4al]

The rules weren't as strict and correct then. :/

[@PinkCow0]

Forest ploy to push defender in the Tottenham wall out-of-the-way to create a hole: was tried against Coventry city in the league cup semifinal as well. That was a foul and the goal should have been disallowed. Poor sportsmanship.

[@shanet5604]

Emily Johnston Could you explain more ? How ??

[@rayrichardson1082]

Agree & I’m a forest fan but it’s swings & roundabouts. Gazza should have been red carded for that foul on Charles! Look at the replay he’s nowhere the ball he knew what he was doing! But justice served.

[@mrbetamax1969]

30 years sins wow!

[@TomBartram-b1c]

I wanted Lineker to get a touch on Paul Stewart's shot to try and rob his goal. Offside again!

[@johnhawkins6506]

I was there, the only F.A.Cup final I've been to and was disappointed due to wanting Forest to win!!

[@stefanocheung]

18/5 is my birthday~~ I hope I can see spurs can get the FA Cup on my birthday again

[@r4h4al]

Doubt it :(

[@RebelofIreland]

Tottenham were outstanding that day. Lost Gazza, went a goal down, missed a peno and had a goal disallowed and STILL won the game.

[@harrydebastardeharris987]

Gaza’s terrible tackle was the beginning of the end for him,his sad decline started from then.

[@johnnottingham6189]

A Missed chance for forest to score in the 1st half...thats all.

[@vladislavkuznetsov1929]

Young Roy Keane

[@yogikamalnayan7143]

Never offside and why was the keeper not sent off ? A day I will never forget

[@robertsharp5863]

The last big final for spurs

[@notoriouseagle1074]

We were just in one in April, I also seem to recall us making a Champions League Final too.

[@robertmarriott1878]

c mon you reds a great day out dispite the result

[@alancorbett1361]

25 years ago today, 18th May 2016 , since Gazza did his knee in at the 1991 cup final.

[@Redpaw000]

Gazza should of been sent of the challenge on Parker....would of had a completely different career....lost to an OG....23 yrs later won the play offs to the Premiership with an OG. Life is good again!! COYR ❤️

[@johncambridge7339]

Paul Gascoigne used to remind me of Paul Scholes great footballer but could never tackle

[@chrisfallon9678]

The old Wembley ,👌👌they can keep the new utter crap !!!! Just doesn't compare . As for this final as much as I liked Gascoigne he should of been sent off 100 per cent and Forest probably would of won the cup .

[@samseungsishing2199]

What a shame Gascoigne didn't get a red card.

[@peterdavis943]

I love Gazza but he should have been sent off!

[@IambiguousSegment]

Gascoigne got a nice dose of karmic realignment there.

[@sampcasual6315]

Old Wembley.. Magia!!! distroy this football monument for to build a new stadium.. mah! wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mohdazmi10]

SampCasual you are right. the old Wembley should stay there.

[@nabor_gamer0753]

wtf offside 03:01

[@stevejones4235]

Lineker dived for the pen.

[@stephentrudgeon2646]

Keeper went right through him, need to go to specsavers pal⚽🤓🤓

[@haroldkane9714]

Never off side

[@richardsteele5187]

I'm paying bills thanks for e Michael brow the boat ashore s club showed you how there ain't no party like an s.clib party well done the venerable Terry I m proud of you eight gazzanten linkman linker what a performance you make my busking the well sonnhelnstrahl und die Licht strahlen sunbeam and the light rays have split

[@wobblybobengland]

Reinheitsgebot

[@chokyasrul]

Own goal was scored by Des Walker, coach of Garuda Select 🤭

[@ShadowbirdOfficial]

My dad saw it in the giant crowed

[@Glenn7719]

6:03 Yeah boss, some fucking coach you are sitting there on your arse, a bit of team talk and motivation wouldnt have gone a miss would it?

[@PhatTok]

Disgusting performance from Gazza.

[@rolfwang5776]

last time spurs won a proper trophy - previous millennium :-)

[@memers94]

They won the league cup in 2008

[@bgb5126]

Terrible cheating again from Notts Forest when Pearce scored the free kick at 1.30. Watch on the replay how the Forest player at the end of the wall pushes the Spurs defender out of the way so there is a clear path for the shot. Forest used the trick on numerous occasions, especially against Cov in the league cup semi the previous year and they always got away with it!

[@muntari82]

Stewart's Goal was poor defending

[@moreblack]

This Wembley looks so behind the times. Even for the 90s. The new one is so modern.

[@craigbailey79]

Arsenal have one this trophy more than any other team gooners 💪🏻

[@mohawk548]

i will take over spurs on 18/5/15 as manager.

[@RichardM-kv4uu]

Bent ref.

[@grahamcollinson5985]

God, I hate to lose against shitty Spurs..

[@supahdupahguy81]

Hows life in the Championship, mate? lmfao...

[@grahamcollinson5985]

I can look my Our trophy room, compare Budgets and still feel quite content. Atleast we have a team With brits and a little dignity :)

[@abbaszaidi8371]

+Graham Collinson as a Spurs fan, I respect you fellas from the Midlands, budget and trophy cabinet. Get back up to where you belong with us to have a few quality matches in North London. COYS

[@grahamcollinson5985]

Actually, the games vs Spurs are classics. I remember playing you ten years ago in the FA cup and as always, the game was magnificent. Give us some years and we will back:)

[@thefuckingfuckerful]

+Graham Collinson I'd rather be in the premier league challenging at the top end than clinging on to trophies my team won 30 years ago.