On 4th March 1961, with Spurs top of the league and favourites to secure the title, they travelled to Second Division Sunderland in the FA Cup Quarter Final. Even before this favourable draw, Spurs were sweeping all before them in the English game. Second Division Sunderland, it seemed, would simply be another straightforward hurdle for […]
Tag Archives: 1960/61 Double Season
On 17th April 1961, Spurs secured the first leg of the League and FA Cup Double, when they beat their closest rivals, Sheffield Wednesday, 2-1 at White Hart Lane. 61,205 fans packed into the Lane on a Monday night, knowing a victory secured the club it’s second League title, 10 years after the first […]
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 […]
One of the greatest players and captains in our club’s history, Robert Dennis “Danny” Blanchflower, was born on this day in 1926 “The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It’s nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It’s about doing things in style, with a flourish. About […]