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As we today celebrate the 80th birthday of our heroic former centre-half Dave Watson, let’s check out classic highlights as he helped City defeat Newcastle United 2-1 in the 1976 League Cup final.
Peter Barnes, just 18-years-old, became the youngest player to score in a Wembley final on 11 minutes, but Alan Gowling’s 35th-minute equaliser saw the teams go in level at the break.
Within a minute of the re-start, however, City were back in front with a goal that has subsequently been voted the competition’s greatest-ever.
Willie Donachie crossed the ball into the box, Tommy Booth nodded it back across goal and Dennis Tueart, with his back to goal, acrobatically scored with a bicycle kick to send the City end wild with delight.
It was goal worthy of winning any game and it indeed turned out to be the strike that ensured the Blues won the League Cup for the second time in our history.
Watson was a colossus at the back throughout his time in the sky blue of City as he made 188 appearances over four seasons but his performance in this Wembley clash in front of 100,000 fans was particularly noteworthy.
The defender was a doubt for the game because of a slipped disc in his back but played through the pain to star at the national stadium.
Not only that, he picked up a nasty eye injury during the game and was famously interviewed by legendary commentator Brian Moore as he was getting stitches in the dressing room after the triumph.
Watch our classic highlights in the video player above.