december 5th
Results (Tottenham's score given first)
(match reports
accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)
1891 | Minerva | A | Middlesex Senior Cup R2 | 0 - 2 |
1896 | Reading | A | Southern League | 1 - 3 |
1898 | Kettering Town | H | United League | 3 - 0 |
1900 | Swindon Town | A | Western League | 1 - 0 |
1903 | Luton Town | A | Southern League | 2 - 3 |
1908 | Fulham | A | Second Division | 3 - 2 |
1910 | Fulham |
Stamford Bridge |
London FA Charity Cup Final | 2 - 1 |
1914 | Blackburn Rovers | H | First Division | 0 - 4 |
1925 | Aston Villa | H | First Division | 2 - 2 |
1931 | Bradford City | H | Second Division | 1 - 5 |
1936 | Coventry City | A | Second Division | 0 - 1 |
1942 | Queens Park Rangers | H | Football League South | 6 - 0 |
1953 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | First Division | 2 - 3 |
1959 | Blackburn Rovers | H | First Division | 2 - 1 |
1964 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | First Division | 3 - 2 |
1970 | Manchester United | H | First Division | 2 - 2 |
1981 | Coventry City | H | First Division | 1 - 2 |
1984 | Sunderland | H | League Cup R4 | 1 - 2 |
1987 | Brentford | A | Friendly | 0 - 0 |
1992 | Chelsea | H | Premier League | 1 - 2 |
1998 | Liverpool | H | Premier League | 2 - 1 |
2006 | Middlesbrough | H | Premier League | 2 - 1 |
2015 | West Bromwich Albion | A | Premier League | 1 - 1 |
2018 | Southampton | H | Premier League | 3 - 1 |
Games on this day in Tottenham Hotspur's history |
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TOTAL | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Away | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neutral | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win on this day 6-0 Queens Park Rangers (Football League South) (Home) 1942 |
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Biggest defeat on this day
0-4 Blackburn Rovers (First Division) (Home)
1914 |
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Biggest score-line on this day 1-5 Bradford City (Second Division) (Home) 1931 6-0 Queens Park Rangers (Football League South) (Home) 1942 |
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Last win on this day 2018 3-1 Southampton (Premier League) (Home) |
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Last draw on this day 2015 1-1 West Bromwich Albion (Premier League) (Away) |
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Last defeat on this day 1992 2-1 Chelsea (Premier League) (Home) |
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Teams we have played on this day
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Notable Dates
1896 | Tottenham's first match against
Reading.
James Mair, half back, makes his debut. William Fleming plays his last Spurs match. |
1900 | Jimmy Dimmock, outside left 1918-1931, born. |
1914 | Spurs biggest home defeat by Blackburn Rovers. |
1931 | Biggest home defeat by Bradford City. |
1944 | Biggest home win over Queens Park Rangers. |
1948 | Terry Naylor, defender 1969-1980, born. |
1964 | Roy Low makes his debut at half back. |
1971 | Ian Hendon, defender 1989-1993, born. |
1992 | Sol Campbell comes on as a substitute to make his debut and scores once playing as a forward. |
1996 | Steffen Iversen signs for Spurs from Rosenborg BK for £2.7 million. |
2006 | Teemu Tainio makes his 200th career league appearance. |
2018 | Tottenham's third goal by Heung-Min Son was their 50th home goal against Southampton in the Premier League. |
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.