On this day in 1991, the club entertained Luton Town at home in the league. Trailing 1-0 into the second half, the floodlights failed at White Hart Lane, plunging the pitch into semi darkness. The club’s precarious financial state at the time was not lost on the crowd, with witty chants and comments about putting a pound in the meter, getting the candles out, not being able to afford the electricity bill, etc.
On the resumption after a break of fifteen minutes whilst the issue was fixed (or a few quid put in the meter!), Spurs were revitalised and went on to win, scoring four goals in the last quarter of the game. Substitute Scott Houghton equalised, scoring his first goal for Spurs. Houghton scored a second and Gary Lineker also scored twice as Spurs ran out comfortable winners against the team who were to be relegated at the end of the season.