On this day in 1964, a memorial match between a Tottenham XI and Scotland XI took place for John White, the game having been postponed due to fog from the night before. This game gave Spurs’ fans the opportunity to pay their respects to a ‘Legend of White Hart Lane’, the late John White, the […]
Category Archives: On this day
Going to Anfield is never an easy task, with history showing we don’t often get a positive result. With our wonderful 2-1 FA Cup Quarter Final win there from 1995 still in close memory, hopes were high we could repeat the feat on this November evening for the League Cup 4th Round tie. Spurs’ fans […]
Like any match between sides from England and Scotland, this European Cup Winners Cup tie was dubbed “The Battle of Britain” In fact, when answering questions about the prospects of meeting Rangers after the draw, Bill Nicholson went a little further and proclaimed it would be “The greatest game on earth” A little over the […]
On this day in 1972, Spurs eventually defeated Middlesbrough in the League Cup in what was the second replay of their Third Round tie. In the days of replays, if sides couldn’t be separated after extra time, it would go to another replay (and sometimes yet another) rather than a penalty shoot-out. Following a 1-1 […]
On this day in 2008, it was Harry Redknapp’s first match in charge and it gave us a glimpse of what we could expect! An injury time goal from Aaron Lennon made it 4-4! A topsy turvy match, saw us go ahead early on from a very long range strike from David Bentley. The Gunners […]
On this day in 1972, England star Martin Peters scored all four of our goals in front of a 52,497 crowd who saw our wonderful 4-1 victory over Man Utd at Old Trafford. It was our first point at Old Trafford (let alone win) in 10 visits to Old Trafford. It helped Spurs move to […]
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 […]
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 […]