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Spurs were bidding for a record eight FA Cup triumph and had never lost an FA Cup final; Coventry were appearing in their first final after 104 years of trying. <P> There could, surely, only be one winner. <P> When footballer of the year Clive Allen headed home his 49th goal of a magnificent season as early as the second minute, Wembley prepared for an avalanche. <P> But Coventry had other ideas. <P> Dave Bennett, a cup final loser at the hands of Spurs with Manchester City six years earlier, equalised. <P><B>Inglorious</B> <P> Though Gary Mabbutt put Spurs back in front, defiant Coventry hit back again with a superb diving header from Keith Houchen. <P> The scene was set for a dramatic extra time dogfight, but the winning goal was cruel luck on loyal Spurs servant Mabbutt. <P> As Lloyd McGrath centred, the Tottenham captain stuck out a knee and only succeeded in steering the ball up and over his own goalkeeper, Ray Clemence. <P> It was an inglorious winner in a glorious final - and 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who</a></DIV><DIV CLASS="megaitem"><A href="/sport/hi/english/football/teams/l/liverpool/newsid_1312000/1312858.stm">Liverpool who's who</a></DIV></FONT>  </TD></TR> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFF99"> <IMG SRC="/furniture/greylight_pixel.gif" WIDTH="170" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0" ALT="" VSPACE="4"><BR> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000"><DIV CLASS="megaheader"><B>The road to Cardiff</B></DIV><DIV CLASS="megaitem"><A href="/sport/hi/english/football/fa_cup/newsid_1254000/1254427.stm">Arsenal's FA Cup run</a></DIV><DIV CLASS="megaitem"><A href="/sport/hi/english/football/fa_cup/newsid_1254000/1254738.stm">Liverpool's FA Cup run</a></DIV></FONT>  </TD></TR> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFF99"> <IMG SRC="/furniture/greylight_pixel.gif" WIDTH="170" HEIGHT="1" BORDER="0" ALT="" VSPACE="4"><BR> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990000"><DIV CLASS="megaheader"><B>Classic Cup finals</B></DIV><DIV CLASS="megaitem"><A href="/sport/hi/english/football/fa_cup/newsid_1321000/1321952.stm">A trip through history</a></DIV></FONT>  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CLASS="megawhite"><B>AUDIO/VIDEO</B></SPAN></FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE></TR></TD> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFF99"> <FONT SIZE="2"> <DIV CLASS="megaitem"><A href="/sport/hi/english/football/fa_cup/newsid_1327000/1327377.stm">FA Cup final review</a></DIV> </FONT>  </TD></TR> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFF99"> <IMG SRC="/furniture/nothing.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="4" BORDER="0" ALT=""><BR CLEAR="ALL"> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" BORDER="0" WIDTH="170"> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#003399" WIDTH="20"><IMG src="/sport/furniture/in_depth/mega_talkingpoint.gif"></TD><TD BGCOLOR="#003399" WIDTH="150"><FONT SIZE="1" COL0R="#ffffff"><SPAN CLASS="megawhite"><B>SPORTS TALK</B></SPAN></FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE></TR></TD> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFF99"> <FONT SIZE="2"> <DIV CLASS="megaitem"><A href="/sport/hi/english/sports_talk/forum/newsid_1326000/1326679.stm">Quiz Mark Lawrenson</a></DIV> <DIV CLASS="megaitem"><A href="/sport/hi/english/sports_talk/newsid_1321000/1321160.stm">Your Cup final verdicts</a></DIV> </FONT>  </TD></TR> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFF99"> <IMG SRC="/furniture/nothing.gif" WIDTH="1" HEIGHT="4" BORDER="0" ALT=""><BR CLEAR="ALL"> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" BORDER="0" WIDTH="170"> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#003399" WIDTH="20"><IMG src="/sport/furniture/in_depth/mega_interactive.gif"></TD><TD BGCOLOR="#003399" WIDTH="150"><FONT SIZE="1" COL0R="#ffffff"><SPAN CLASS="megawhite"><B>RESULTS/FIXTURES</B></SPAN></FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE></TR></TD> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFF99"> <FONT SIZE="2"> <DIV CLASS="megaitem"><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/fa_cup/default.stm#res">Results</a></DIV> <DIV CLASS="megaitem"><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/fa_cup/default.stm#fix">Fixtures</a></DIV> <DIV CLASS="megaitem"><A href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/football/fa_cup/stats.stm">Statistics</a></DIV> </FONT>  </TD></TR> <TR><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFF99"><IMG SRC="/furniture/nothing.gif" WIDTH="170" HEIGHT="4" BORDER="0" ALT=""></TD></TR></TABLE>  <P>  <P> 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