august 18th
Results
(match reports
accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)
| 1951 | Middlesbrough | A | First Division | 1 - 2 |
| 1956 | Preston North End | A | First Division | 4 - 1 |
| 1962 | Birmingham City | H | First Division | 3 - 0 |
| 1971 | Newcastle United | H | First Division | 0 - 0 |
| 1973 | Sunderland | A | Friendly | 1 - 0 |
| 1979 | Middlesbrough | H | First Division | 1 - 3 |
| 1984 | Sheffield United | A | Friendly | 3 - 0 |
| 2001 | Aston Villa | H | Premier League | 0 - 0 |
| 2007 | Derby County | H | Premier League | 4 - 0 |
| 2011 | Heart of Midlothian | A | Europa League Qualifying play-off 1L | 5 - 0 |
Notable Dates
| 1902 | John Knight, centre half 1928-1929, born. |
| 1917 | Jim Fleming, centre forward 1913-1915, dies in action during World War I. |
| 1951 | Brian Farley plays his only game for Tottenham. |
| 1952 | Ricardo Villa, midfield/forward 1978-1988, born. |
| 1956 | Terry Medwin makes his Spurs debut and scores two goals. |
| 1962 | Spurs equal biggest away win over Birmingham City. |
| 1979 | Terry Yorath makes his debut for Spurs. |
| 2001 | Spurs debuts for summer signings Christian Ziege, Goran Bunjevcevic and Gustavo Poyet. |
| 2005 | Fredi Kanoute signs for Sevilla for £4.4 million. |
| 2007 |
Tottenham's third goal, scored
by Jermaine Jenas, was the club's 4,000th league goal since the war. Darren Bent scores his first Tottenham goal. Steed Malbranque's opener was his 50th goal in English football. Didier Zokora makes his 50th appearance in a Tottenham shirt. |
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.