1981-1990
1981's FA Cup Final was the hundredth ever and proved more than worthy of the limelight placed upon it by posterity.
In fact the decade enjoyed more than its fair share of great games, talking points and shock victories. 1987 and 1988 stand out particularly.
However, the tragic events which unfolded at one of the semi-finals in 1989 were to be fundamental to the wholesale restructuring of the domestic game in England.
