Maybe so, but I really don't know what grounds they had. The more so in that they'd fucked it up at Wembley against Southampton only a few years before. In 81 Villa won the title that year, and they were frankly nowhere.
And if it comes to it, we had nothing to be ashamed of. My clear memory of it — and I was at Wembley for the first match — is that some thundering good football was played. By both sides, if I'm honest. Wrong result — obviously — but nothing whatsoever to be ashamed of.
Furthermore, I've never quite understood why City fans hates Spurs for those two matches. I hate them for other reasons. There are plenty to be going on with…