Happy birthday to Spurs legend and personal boyhood hero, Glenn Hoddle. Glenn was born on 27 October 1957 in Hayes, Middlesex. Soon after, the family moved to Harlow, Essex. According to Glenn, he became a Spurs fan after attending a Spurs reserve match around 1968. He first came to the attention of Spurs when another Tottenham legend Martin Chivers and Ray […]
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On this day in 1989, Spurs travelled to Old Trafford to play Manchester United in the 3rd Round of the League Cup. This was the season that saw Alex Ferguson win his first trophy (of quite a few) for the Red Devils, but it wasn’t to be in the League Cup as we completely outplayed […]
One of the great Spurs goalkeepers, Ted Ditchburn was born on this day in 1921. Having spent some time on the club’s ground staff before signing professional forms in 1939. Due to the outbreak of the Second World War, and Ted’s service with the RAF, saw his initial years being restricted to war league matches. […]
On this day in 1977, saw an incredible match for Spurs in their Division 2 season. Bristol Rovers were the visitors to the Lane. The match also saw a Spurs debut for new signing, Colin Lee, who had joined the club just 2 days earlier from Torquay United. Nobody could foresee what was to follow […]
On this day in 1938 Alan Gilzean was born at Coupar Angus. After a superb early part of his career, with his 150+ goals for Dundee helping them to their only Scottish title in 1962 and reaching European Cup Semi Final in 1962. He scored 133 goals in 439 senior appearances for the club between […]
On this day in 1944 Spurs bounced back from our one and only defeat of the 1944/1945 season to trounce Luton Town 9-1. We went on to retain the wartime league title won in 1943/1944.
On this day in 1983, White Hart Lane welcomed one of the all time footballing greats – Johan Cruyff as his Feyenoord team were drawn to play Spurs in the UEFA Cup 2nd Round. The Feyenoord team also featured a young, less well known Ruud Gullit – wonder whatever happened to him! Billed as Hoddle […]
On this day in 1958 former England amateur international George Robb made the last of his 200 senior appearances in a Spurs shirt, against Leicester City. George joined Finchley F.C. straight from Holloway Grammar School at the age of sixteen and played for the team first in 1943 and whilst still in the Royal Navy. In the late 1940s, […]
On this day in 1885, Spurs played their first competitive match versus St. Albans in the London Association Cup, and won 5-2. Sadly, their cup adventure ended in the next round – but the taste for cup success was planted!
Jimmy Greaves scored the goal of the season in a 5-1 win over Manchester United at White Hart Lane. The famous goal where he waltz through the defence and around the goalkeeper, thankfully caught on camera as BBC were there for Match of the Day, is often played whenever there is an article on Jimmy. […]