Four decades on, it remains one of the most famous bits of FA Cup final commentary: “And Smith must score,” declared Peter Jones. But Smith didn’t score and, in a world of many Smiths, Gordon Smith, who had actually already scored in the 1983 FA Cup final, is the Smith of “and Smith must score” fame.
And so it finished Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Manchester United 2. Powered by Bryan Robson, United won the replay 4-0. They have won 46 trophies since then. Brighton have been champions of the second, third and fourth tiers in the meantime, but they carry less prestige than winning the Champions League.
