The only goal of extra time was scored in its first period when a cross from Lloyd McGrath looped off Gary Mabbutt's left knee for an own goal, making the final score 3–2 to Coventry. With the game tied 2–2 at full time, the match went into extra time. Both clubs recorded songs to commemorate reaching the final.
It was the third final for Tottenham Hotspur in seven years and Coventry's first domestic cup final. The 1987 FA Cup Final was an association football match between Coventry City and Tottenham Hotspur on 16 May 1987 at Wembley Stadium in London to determine the winner of the 1986–87 FA Cup. Bus in which the Coventry players paraded the cup
