Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur

with an emphatic effort from Glyn
Hodges also beating Bobby Mimms.
Blackburn had converted their efforts,
so it all came down to John Pemberton
to rifle home his spot kick to take
United through.
Mitch said: “I took the first one. I
remember saying to Harry, being full
of confidence after scoring two in
the game, that I’d take the first one. It
went in and everything turned out well
after that!
“All five penalties went in, and they
were all brilliant penalties. When
Pembo stepped forward I must admit
I had a big doubt! We used to call him
‘stand-finder’ so there were one or two
▲ One of two goals netted by Mitch during a pulsating tie
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little nerves! But he rifled it in, didn’t
he? Great penalty, and when it hit the
net, the noise was incredible, just a
fantastic night.”
And whilst Mitch says 30 years on
he still has wonderful memories of a
famous night, he also has some tangible
ones too, revealing the matchball is
still tucked safely away somewhere
in his home.
He smiled: “I’ve still got the ball. I
think Deano fetched it for me and got
it signed which was nice of him. It is
just sat at home, it’s not on display, it’s
packed away somewhere but I still have
it and I still have great memories from a
fantastic night.”
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