august 22nd
Results
(match reports
accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)
| 1914 | Arsenal | H | War Relief Fund | 1 - 5 |
| 1949 | Plymouth Argyle | H | Second Division | 4 - 1 |
| 1953 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | First Division | 1 - 2 |
| 1956 | Manchester City | A | First Division | 2 - 2 |
| 1959 | Newcastle United | A | First Division | 5 - 1 |
| 1960 | Blackpool | A | First Division | 3 - 1 |
| 1964 | Sheffield United | H | First Division | 2 - 0 |
| 1970 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | First Division | 3 - 0 |
| 1979 | Norwich City | A | First Division | 0 - 4 |
| 1981 | Aston Villa | Wembley | FA Charity Shield | 2 - 2 |
| 1987 | Chelsea | H | First Division | 1 - 0 |
| 1989 | Everton | A | First Division | 1 - 2 |
| 1992 | Crystal Palace | H | Premier League | 2 - 2 |
| 1998 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | Premier League | 0 - 3 |
| 2000 | Middlesbrough | A | Premier League | 1 - 1 |
| 2011 | Manchester United | A | Premier League | 0 - 3 |
Notable Dates
| 1901 | Ted Harper, centre forward 1928-1932, born. |
| 1937 | Laurie Brown, centre half/forward 1963-1966, born. |
| 1948 | Fred Sargent, outside right 1934-1946, dies. |
| 1949 | Alf Ramsey scores his first goal for Spurs. |
| 1959 | Johnny Brooks scores his last Spurs goal.
Goalkeeper Bill Brown makes his Spurs debut. Cliff Jones scores a hat trick to assist Spurs gain their biggest away win over the Magpies. |
| 1964 | Pat Jennings makes his first appearance for Spurs between the sticks, while Cyril Knowles makes his debut at left back. |
| 1981 | Two Mark Falco goals grab Spurs a share of the Charity Shield against Aston Villa. |
| 1992 | Neil Ruddock becomes the first Spurs player to be sent off in the
Premier League.
Dean Austin makes his Spurs debut in defence. |
| 2010 | Spurs complete the free transfer of defender William Gallas. |
| 2011 |
Tottenham's delayed start to
the season ends in defeat at Old Trafford. Brad Friedel becomes Tottenham's oldest debutant at 40 years and 96 days. He was the oldest player to represent Spurs since World War II. Roman Pavlyuchenko makes his 100th Spurs appearance. |
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.