On 1st May 1963 Spurs entertained OFK Belgrade at White Hart Lane in the 2nd leg of the 1962/63 European Cup Winners Cup Semi Final. Spurs brought back a 2-1 lead from Belgrade and were hot favourites to advance to the final. However, they would have to do it without Jimmy Greaves, who was suspended […]
Category Archives: Cup Runs
On 15th April 1981, just fours days after a very dubious last minute penalty prevented Spurs taking their place at Wembley for the 100th FA Cup Final, they were determined not to be deprived a second time. Man City were awaiting the winners. Even sweeter, Spurs had the opportunity to secure their place at the […]
14th April 1991 was the day that Tottenham, upset the odds, defeated Arsenal in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, a day never to be forgotten by Spurs fans around the world who declared 14th April to be ‘St. Hotspur Day’ in honour of Spurs’ memorable 3–1 victory. Spurs went into the match as underdogs […]
On 11th April 1981, Spurs appeared in their first FA Cup Semi Final for 14 years, aiming to reach the 100th FA Cup Final in the Year of the Cockerel. Spurs arrived at Hillsborough as favourites and further enhanced this when Steve Archibald scored the opener in just the 4th minute. However, Kenny Hibbitt equalised […]
On 18th March 1961, Spurs headed to Villa Park hoping to continue their charge for the historic League and FA Cup Double. The reigning League Champions, Burnley, stood in their way – along with unhappy memories of recent Villa Park FA Cup Semi Final defeats in 1948, 1953 and 1956. Spurs and Burnley were the […]
15th March 1987, a Sunday afternoon and live TV cameras were at Plough Lane for the FA Cup Quarter Final – whilst live TV might seem obvious to our younger readers, at the time there were minimal games on live TV. Wimbledon would host Tottenham for a place in the FA Cup Semi Finals – […]
On 1st March 1995, Spurs travelled to The Dell for an FA Cup 5th Round Replay against Southampton. The teams had drawn 1-1 at The Lane some 10 days earlier. Spurs were soon in trouble, when Neil Shipperley gave the Saints a lead after just 6 minutes. Spurs remained under the cosh for most of […]
On 26th February 1962, a freezing cold Monday night, Spurs played the second leg of their European Cup Quarter Final tie against Dukla Prague. Less than a fortnight earlier, the Czech team had won the first leg 1-0, with the single goal coming half way through second half. Despite no away goal (Bobby Smith had […]
On 2nd Feb 1987, we saw West Ham United visit the Lane for the League Cup Quarter Final Replay. After drawing 1-1 at Upton Park, Spurs made up for a number of lost opportunities to win tie in first match., by thrashing the Hammers 5-0 at The Lane. Nico Claesen and Glenn Hoddle gave us […]
With the “Chelsea hoodoo” of us not having beaten Chelsea for 27 games, rammed down our necks at every opportunity by the media and us having to overturn a 2-1 first leg deficit, we arrived at White Hart Lane with our usual optimism but at the back of our minds feared what might be. However, […]
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