Spurs 5 Sunderland 0 FA Cup 6th Round Replay
After the difficulties in the first game Spurs made sure in the replay at White Hart Lane. Sunderland, in the 2nd Division, had made Spurs work hard the previous Saturday, but Spurs had little difficulty with the goals being scored by Dave Mackay, Bobby Smith, Les Allen and Terry Dyson (2) as they took another step towards that elusive 'Double'.
Next in the Semi-finals would be a massive game against the League Champions - Burnley, how times have changed.
1986
Spurs 5 WBA 0 1st Division
Gary Mabbutt, Mark Falco(2), Tony Galvin, Chris Waddle scored the goals. January and February had been lean months for Spurs and they had just lost at home to Everton in the FA Cup, the previous weekend - 6 League games - no goals for and only 1 point - so this scoreline was a relief to the long suffering fans.
However, Peter Shreeve's tenure as manager was under threat. The pressure of that losing sequence hadn't done him any favours and in spite of closing the season on a winning streak - losing once between this day and the end of season (recording 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat) the team could only manage 10th position and he was sacked, to be replaced by David Pleat, the manager of Luton Town.
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