april 29th
Results
(match reports
accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)
1897 | Wellingborough | A | Wellingborough Charity Cup Final | 0 - 2 |
1899 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | United League | 3 - 2 |
1901 | Luton Town | A | Southern League | 4 - 2 |
1902 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | Southern Charity Cup Semi-Final Replay | 2 - 1 |
1905 | Bristol Rovers | H | Southern League | 1 - 0 |
1907 | Southampton | H | Southern Charity Cup Final | 2 - 0 |
1912 | Woolwich Arsenal | Park Royal | Daily Telegraph Titanic Fund | 0 - 3 |
1916 | West Ham United | H | London Combination Second Combination | 1 - 1 |
1922 | Blackburn Rovers | H | First Division | 2 - 1 |
1933 | West Ham United | A | Second Division | 0 - 1 |
1939 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | Second Division | 0 - 1 |
1944 | Clapton Orient | H | Football League South | 1 - 0 |
1950 | Swansea Town | A | Second Division | 0 - 1 |
1957 | Burnley | A | First Division | 0 - 1 |
1961 | West Bromwich Albion | H | First Division | 1 - 2 |
1965 | Coventry City | A | Friendly | 3 - 0 |
1967 | Nottingham Forest | Hillsborough | FA Cup Semi-Final | 2 - 1 |
1968 | Liverpool | A | First Division | 1 - 1 |
1969 | Leicester City | A | First Division | 0 - 1 |
1972 | Leicester City | H | First Division | 4 - 3 |
1978 | Southampton | A | First Division | 0 - 0 |
1980 | Crystal Palace | H | Terry Naylor Testimonial | 0 - 2 |
1985 | Bristol Rovers | A | Friendly | 6 - 2 |
1989 | Millwall | A | First Division | 5 - 0 |
1995 | Arsenal | A | Premier League | 1 - 1 |
2000 | Derby County | H | Premier League | 1 - 1 |
2012 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Premier League | 2 - 0 |
Notable Dates
1897 | The last games of their time at Tottenham were played by Jimmy Allen, Peter Hunter, Jimmy Milliken and Willie Newbigging. |
1899 | Bill Joyce
scores his last goal for the club.
Another watershed for the team with last appearances for Tom Bradshaw, Bob Cain, Joe Cullen, Bill Joyce and Kenny McKay. |
1901 | Alf Hawley
scores the only goal and Joe Moffat (in his last game for Spurs) the
final goal of their Spurs careers.
Jimmy Melia's last game for the club. |
1902 | Equal smallest crowd for a home game against Arsenal = 2,000 |
1905 | John George
scores the only goal in a Tottenham shirt.
John Burton, David Copeland, John Kirwan and William McCurdy all make their last appearances in a Spurs shirt. |
1907 | Charlie Hewitt plays and gets on the scoresheet for the club for the last time. |
1912 | Danny Steel plays his last match for Tottenham. |
1916 | Bobby Steel plays his last match for Tottenham. |
1922 | First away win against Blackburn Rovers. |
1931 | Danny Steel, centre half 1906-1912, dies. |
1944 | Victory over Clapton Orient gave Spurs the Wartime Football League South championship. |
1950 | Last game against Swansea Town before they became Swansea City.
Billy Rees' last game for Spurs. |
1957 | Winger Bob Wilkie makes his only appearance for Spurs. |
1965 | Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean and Cliff Jones take part in Stanley Matthews' farewell game at the old Victoria Ground playing for the great winger's XI against a World XI. |
1967 | Goals from Jimmy Greaves and Frank Saul saw Spurs through to the FA Cup Final seeing off a Notts Forest side who had hoped to challenge for the Double as they were going well in the League as well. |
1969 | Terry Venables plays his last game for the club. |
1978 | The point gained in this game saw both sides promoted to the First Division. It was a tense affair, with the Saints having the chances to win the match, but the goal-less draw was greeted by the crowd at the Dell with relief and with joy. |
1988 | Frank Grice, half back 1935-1939, dies. |
1989 | Paul Stewart scores a hat trick in a big win over The Lions. |
1991 | Adam Smith, defender 2008- , born. |
1995 | The 600th match of Colin Calderwood's career. |
1999 | Les Bennett, inside forward 1939-1955, dies. |
2000 | Forward Dave McEwen makes his debut. |
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.