spurs v arsenal notes
| 29.09.1937 | George Hunt played for Spurs Reserves at Highbury in a 1-1 draw and four days later was playing at Arsenal again, having been transferred to Manchester City. |
| 09.02.1952 | A minute's silence was observed before the match to mark the death of George VI. |
| 02.01.1995 | The win equals the club record for five games without conceding a goal. |
| 31.03.2001 | David Pleat takes charge of the team as caretaker for the last time before Glenn Hoddle becomes manager. |
| 02.12.2006 | First game at Arsenal's latest new ground - the Emirates Stadium |
they are linked with both
| Jimmy Brain | Scored on his Arsenal debut in 1924 ... against Spurs, but after 204 league matches and an FA Cup winners medal, joined Tottenham on 10th September 1931 for £2,500. Brain played 47 matches and scored 10 goals for Tottenham before he retired in May 1935. |
| Laurie Brown | Moved from Arsenal to Spurs in 1964 and almost scored against his old side on his debut the day after he signed. Joined Arsenal in 1961 and made 101 appearances for them before coming to the Lane and playing 65 times for Spurs. |
| Lycurgus Burrows | Played 10 games for Arsenal and 25 Southern League matches for Spurs, as well as 12 FA cup ties (over 100 games in total [including friendlies]) between 1894 and 1898. |
| Sol Campbell | Brought up through the ranks at Tottenham, the central defender chose to defect to Arsenal on a free transfer after saying he was not going anywhere. |
| Freddie Cox | . |
| Jimmy Devlin | Signed for Spurs on 29th May 1896, Devlin scored once in 20 Southern League appearances, but in April 1897, he was suspended for a year for lack of effort. During this period, he signed for Millwall and the matter had to be referred to the FA, but he played for the South London outfit and then Sunderland, before pitching up at Woolwich Arsenal in December of that year. Stayed until the following August making only one league appearance. |
| George Hardy | Coach and assistant to Herbert Chapman at Arsenal from 1910 to 1927, the trainer then moved to Tottenham from 1927, he also coached nursery side Northfleet United and dies preparing for a Spurs match v West Bromwich Albion in January 1947. |
| David Jenkins | . |
| Jimmy Robertson | - |
| Andrew Swann | Scottish inside forward who played for Arsenal from May 1901 until December of that year, scoring three goals in seven appearances. He returned to Scotland and arrived at Spurs in May 1904 to play two Southern League games in season 1904-05, before going on to play for Partick Thistle. |
| Steve Walford | . |
| Ernie Williamson | Goalkeeper who played for Croydon Athletic (126 games) and Arsenal (105 games) before he played a single war-time game for Spurs in April 1917 against Portsmouth, for which Spurs were handed a five guinea fine, as they did not have permission from Arsenal for him to play. On leaving Arsenal, he moved to Norwich City and made 47 first team appearances in two years before retiring in 1925. Ernie died in 1964. |
| Willie Young | Large central defender who joined Spurs from Aberdeen in 1975 and had a hard time before leaving to join up again with Terry Neill at Highbury in 1977. |
debuts against arsenal
| Art Rule | 11.03.1899 |
| Joe Walton | 01.09.1903 |
| John Brearley | 01.09.1903 |
| G. Montgomery | 16.09.1901 |
| Fred Webster | 25.12.1911 |
| Fred "Fanny" Walden | 19.04.1913 |
| John Tate | 19.04.1913 |
| Sammy Brooks | 30.09.1922 |
| Ernie Phypers | 06.03.1935 |
| Dave Dunmore | 27.02.1954 |
| Cliff Jones | 22.01.1958 |
| Laurie Brown | 22.02.1964 |
| Jimmy Pearce | 10.08.1968 |
| Peter Collins | 10.08.1968 |
| John Pratt | 24.03.1969 |
| Ray Evans | 24.03.1969 |
| Chris McGrath | 13.10.1973 |
| Paul Miller | 10.04.1979 |
| Paul Price | 09.11.1983 |
| David Leworthy | 15.04.1985 |
| Darren Caskey | 16.08.1993 |
last game for the club - against arsenal
| Tom Bradshaw | 24.09.1899 |
| Bob Cain | 24.09.1899 |
| Joe Cullen | 24.09.1899 |
| Bill Joyce | 24.09.1899 |
| Kenny McKay | 24.09.1899 |
| G. Montgomery | 16.09.1901 |
| James Freeborough | 28.04.1906 |
| Walter Tull | 08.04.1911 |
| Danny Steel | 24.09.1912 |
| Jimmy Chipperfield | 11.04.1921 |
| Arthur Sanders | 07.04.1928 |
| Davie Colquhoun | 20.10.1934 |
| Isaac Spelman | 25.01.1940 |
| Bill Whatley | 22.04.1944 |
| Harry Gilberg | 08.01.1949 |
| Ralph Wetton | 04.09.1954 |
| Mark Kendall | 30.08.1980 |
| Dave McDonald | 11.05.1993 |
| Neil Ruddock | 11.05.1993 |
| Pat van den Hauwe | 11.05.1993 |
| Sol Campbell | 08.04.2001 |
first goal for the club - scored against arsenal
| Patrick Gilhooley | 16.09.1901 |
| John Barlow | 04.11.1901 |
| Alfie Warner | 01.12.1902 |
| Bill Felton | 16.09.1933 |
| John Pratt | 16.09.1969 |
| Alan Brazil | 04.04.1983 |
| Paul Gascoigne | 10.09.1988 |
| Nourredine Naybet | 13.11.2004 |
last goal for the club - scored against arsenal
| Tom Meade | 11.03.1899 |
| Bill Joyce | 29.04.1899 |
| Tom Pratt | 24.04.1900 |
| Jabez Darnell | 25.12.1911 |
| John McTavish | 25.12.1911 |
| Jimmy Seed | 18.12.1926 |
| Bill Felton | 16.09.1933 |
| Albert Hall | 16.02.1946 |
| Eddie Baily | 10.09.1955 |
| Derek Possee | 08.03.1966 |
| Willie Young | 27.12.1976 |
| Chris Jones | 07.04.1980 |
| Gary Stevens | 29.03.1986 |
| Clive Allen | 06.03.1988 |
| Gheorge Popescu | 02.01.1994 |
| Jamie Redknapp | 24.04.2004 |
milestones
| 15.10.1963 | Bill Brown's 200th Spurs appearance. |
| 11.09.1965 | When Roy Low replaced Derek Possee, he became the first substitute used by Tottenham in a League match. |
| 27.09.1975 | Cyril Knowles' 500th appearance for Tottenham in all competitions. |
| 29.04.1995 | Colin Calderwood's 600th match of his career. |
| 08.04.2001 | Glenn Hoddle's first match in charge as Spurs manager |
| 25.04.2004 |
Sol Campbell makes his 350th career League appearance.
Lauren makes his 100th Arsenal Premiership appearance. Jens Lehmann makes his 50th appearance for Arsenal |
| 13.11.2004 | Jermain Defoe makes his 150th career League appearance. |
| 29.10.2005 | This was Tottenham's 700th
draw in top flight football.
Ledley King makes his 150th Premiership start - all for Spurs. Jose Antonio Reyes makes his 50th Gunners Premiership appearance. |
| 02.12.2006 | Arsenal's second goal was the 750th Spurs conceded in the Premier League. |
| 21.04.2007 |
Cesc Fabregas makes his 150th appearance for Arsenal. |
| 15.09.2007 |
Jermaine Jenas makes his
200th career league appearance (Nottingham Forest, Newcastle and
Tottenham).
Gilberto Silva makes his 150th Premier League appearance. Gael Clichy makes his 50th Premier League start for Arsenal. |
| 22.12.2007 |
The 600th Premier League match for
both clubs.
Jamie O'Hara makes his first start in a Spurs shirt. |
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