the spurs almanac

april 15th

                  Results
     
           (match reports accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)

1893 Smethwick Wolverton Wolverton & District Charity Cup 0 - 2
1895 Southampton St. Mary's A Friendly 0 - 0
1896 Swindon Town A Friendly 2 - 0
1899 Bedminster A Southern League 0 - 1
1901 Queens Park Rangers H Western League 2 - 2
1905 Wellingborough A

Southern League

1 - 0
1911 Bradford City H First Division 2 - 0
1916 Queens Park Rangers A London Combination Second Competition 3 - 1
1922 Arsenal H First Division 2 - 0
1927 West Ham United H First Division 1 - 3
1929 Hull City A Second Division 1 - 1
1933 Swansea Town A Second Division 2 - 0
1938 Sheffield United H Second Division 1 - 2
1939 Millwall A Second Division 0 - 2
1949 Brentford H Second Division 2 - 0
1950 Sheffield United A Second Division 1 - 2
1960 Chelsea A First Division 3 - 1
1963 Liverpool H First Division 7 - 2
1967 Sheffield Wednesday H First Division 2 - 1
1972 Chelsea H First Division 3 - 0
1974 Chelsea A First Division 0 - 0
1978 Brighton & Hove Albion A Second Division 1 - 3
1980 Crystal Palace A Martin Hinshelwood Testimonial 3 - 2
1981 Wolverhampton Wanderers Highbury FA Cup Semi-Final Replay 3 - 0
1987 Manchester City A First Division 1 - 1
1988 Hull City A Jeff Radcliffe Testimonial 1 - 1
1989 Wimbledon A First Division 2 - 1
1996 Arsenal A Premier League 0 - 0
2000 Aston Villa H Premier League 2 - 4
2006 Everton A Premier League 1 - 0
2007 Wigan Athletic A Premier League 3 - 3

 

Games on this day in Tottenham Hotspur's history

TOTAL Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
  31 15 8 8 52 35
Home Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
10 6 1 3 24 14
Away Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
19 8 7 4 25 19
Neutral Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
2 1 0 1 3 2
             
             
Biggest win on this day

7-2   Liverpool  (First Division) (Home)  1963

Biggest defeat on this day

0-2  Smethick (Wolverton & District Charity Cup) (Wolverton)  1893
1-3  West Ham United (First Division) (Away)  1927
0-2  Millwall (Second Division) (Away)  1939
1-3  Brighton & Hove Albion (Second Division) (Away)  1978
2-4  Aston Villa (Premier League) (Home)  2000

Biggest score-line on this day

7-2   Liverpool  (First Division) (Home)  1963

Last win on this day

2006  1-0  Everton (Premier League) (Away)

Last draw on this day

2007  3-3  Wigan Athletic (Premier League) (Away)

Last defeat on this day

2000  2-4  Aston Villa (Premier League) (Home)

Teams we have played on this day

Chelsea 3
Arsenal/Woolwich Arsenal/Royal Arsenal 2
Hull City 2
Queens Park Rangers 2
Sheffield United 2
Aston Villa 1
Bedminster 1
Bradford City 1
Brentford 1
Brighton & Hove Albion 1
Crystal Palace 1
Everton 1
Liverpool 1
Manchester City 1
Millwall 1
Sheffield Wednesday 1
Smethwick 1
Southampton/St. Mary's 1
Swansea City/Swansea Town 1
Swindon Town 1
Wellingborough 1
West Ham United 1
Wigan Athletic 1
Wimbledon 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

 

                  Notable Dates

1899

Billy Leech makes the final appearance of his Tottenham career.

1901

The great Vivian Woodward scores his first Tottenham goal.

A. K. Leigh's only game for Spurs.

1929

Smallest away crowd for a visit to Hull City = 4,139

1933 Equal biggest away win over Swansea.
1933 Arthur Rowe's last game for the club as a player.
1952 John Chaplin, full back 1905-1908, dies.
1960 Bobby Smith scores all three goals in a win over Chelsea.
1963 Biggest home win over Liverpool helped by Jimmy Greaves scoring four - the most goals by a Spurs player against the Reds.  Also the equal highest number of goals in total  in a match between the two sides.
1972 Ralph Coates scores for the first time in a Spurs shirt.
1974 This point was the club's 2,500th point gained in the Football League.
1978 Biggest away crowd for a match against Brighton & Hove Albion = 32,647
1981 After being robbed in the initial game, Spurs were virtually at home in the replay as it was staged at nearby Highbury.  An early goal by Crooks did little to settle the nerves as Wolves poured forward for the equaliser, hitting the bar in the process.  The crucial moment came just before half-time, when Garth Crooks ran onto a Glenn Hoddle through-ball and out-paced the Wolves defence to score after running half the length of the pitch.  The match was sealed by a rasping Ricky Villa drive from 20 yards, which swerved and bamboozled keeper Bradshaw.  Spurs fans evidently enjoyed the occasion as they sang "We kind of like it here" from the North Bank, the traditional end for the fans of the home team.
1987 David Leworthy makes his debut in attack.
1989 First away win over Wimbledon in the League.

The match was won by Chris Waddle's last goal for the club.

2000 An astonishing match in which Spurs went 2-0 up and were denied a penalty to extend their lead before collapsing to some stunning goals in a 2-4 defeat !!

Ian Walker makes the 250th Premier League appearance of his Spurs career.

2007 Tottenham's 150th Premier League draw.

Information gathered from "Spurs - A Day-To-Day Life" by Graham Betts, Spurs Handbooks, 
"Spurs - A Complete Record" and "The Spurs Alphabet" both by Bob Goodwin  and other sources.

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