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Tottenham Hotspur FC: Spurs beat Anderlecht to win the 1984 UEFA Cup – video

Tottenham v Anderlecht in the 1984 UEFA Cup final

Anderlecht v Tottenham is live on talkSPORT at 6pm on Thursday 22 October.

Following two tense legs, Tottenham lifted the UEFA Cup for the second time in their history when they saw off Anderlecht in the 1984 final.

It was a third European trophy for the Lilywhites, who were the first British team to lift a piece of continental silverware (the 1963 Cup Winners' Cup), and means they are still ahead of Arsenal in terms of UEFA tournaments won.

Two 1-1 draws meant a penalty shoot-out would decide the encounter at White Hart Lane, with goalkeeper Tony Parks saving the decisive spot kick from Arnór Gudjohnsen.

Spurs were without captain Steve Perryman, who was suspended while Glenn Hoddle and Ray Clemence were injured, but stand in skipper Graham Roberts claimed "there was no way" he was going to walk off the pitch without the trophy.

";When we walked out that night, the supporters gave us that extra energy. It was a fantastic night," he told tottenhamhotspur.com on the 30th anniversary of the win.

And, playing on their home turf in Keith Burkinshaw, the manager's final game in charge, it was all set for a fairytale finish having beaten the likes of Bayern and Feyenoord en route to the final. It was the first time Tottenham were victorious in Europe since winning the inaugural UEFA Cup in 1972.

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