spurs firsts
Some of the firsts that have happened to Tottenham have been lost in the mists of time, so MEHSTG reminds you of them ...
| FIRST SPURS MANAGER
Frank Brettell |
| FIRST EVER CUP FINAL OPPONENTS
Wellingborough Town 29.04.1897 Lost 0-2 Wellingborough Charity Cup |
| FIRST EVER EUROPEAN FINAL OPPONENTS
Atletico Madrid 15.05.1963 Won 5-1 European Cup-Winners Cup Final (Feyenoord - Rotterdam) |
| FIRST FA CHARITY SHIELD OPPONENTS
West Bromwich Albion 15.05.1920 at White Hart Lane Lost 0-2 |
| FIRST SUBSTITUTE FOR THE CLUB USED IN A LEAGUE
FIXTURE
Roy Low 11.09.1965 v Arsenal (H) replaced Derek Possee |
| FIRST EVER SUBSTITUTE USED IN A PREMIER LEAGUE
FIXTURE
Erik Thorstvedt 15.08.1992 v Southampton (A) replaced Ian Walker |
| FIRST SPURS SCORER IN A PREMIER LEAGUE
FIXTURE
Gordon Durie 22.08.1992 v Crystal Palace (H) |
| FIRST EVER PLAYER TO SCORE FIVE GOALS IN
ONE HALF OF A PREMIER LEAGUE
MATCH
Jermain Defoe 22.11.2009 v Wigan Athletic (H) (51 mins, 54 mins, 58 mins, 69 mins, 87 mins) |
| FIRST SPURS GOAL-SCORER AT WEMBLEY
Bobby Smith 06.05.1961 v Leicester City FA Cup Final Won 2-0 |
| CLUB'S
FIRST FA CUP HAT-TRICK SCORER Bob Clements 12.12.1896 v Old St. Stephen's (H) Won 4-0 |
| CLUB'S
FIRST LEAGUE HAT-TRICK SCORER
Billy Minter 28.03.1910 v Blackburn Rovers (H) Won 4-0 |
| CLUB'S FIRST GOAL-SCORER IN THE DOUBLE SEASON
Bobby Smith v Everton (H) 20.08.1960 Won 2-0 |
| CLUB'S
FIRST GOAL-SCORER IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE
Gordon Durie 22.08.1992 v Crystal Palace (H) |
| CLUB'S
FIRST GOALKEEPER TO SCORE A GOAL
Tiny Joyce 10.04.1914 v Bolton Wanderers (H) Football League Division One Won 3-0 |
| FIRST OPPONENTS AT WHITE HART LANE
Notts County 04.09.1899 Friendly Won 4-1 |
| CLUB'S
FIRST INTERNATIONAL PLAYER CAPPED
Jack Jones (Wales) |
| CLUB'S
FIRST PLAYER TO BE CAPPED BY ENGLAND
Vivian Woodward |
| CLUB'S
FIRST PLAYER TO BE CAPPED BY SCOTLAND
Dave Mackay |
| CLUB'S
FIRST FOOTBALL LEAGUE OPPONENTS
Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) 01.09.1908 Won 3-0 |
| FIRST LEAGUE CUP OPPONENTS
West Ham United (A) 14.09.1966 Lost 0-1 |
| FIRST LEAGUE CUP FINAL OPPONENTS
Aston Villa 27.02.1971 Played at Wembley Won 2-0 |
| FIRST CLUB TO WIN THE LEAGUE CUP TWICE
03.03.1973 v Norwich
City Won 1-0 |
| FIRST PLAYER TO EXCEED 400 LEAGUE
APPEARANCES
Ted Ditchburn |
| FIRST PLAYER TO REACH 500 LEAGUE
APPEARANCES
Steve Perryman |
| FIRST PLAYER TO SCORE MORE THAN 100
LEAGUE GOALS
Jimmy Dimmock |
| FIRST PLAYER TO SCORE MORE THAN 200
LEAGUE GOALS
Jimmy Greaves |
| FIRST FA CUP TIE
13.11.1894 v West Herts (H) Won 3-2 |
| FIRST FA CUP FINAL
20.04.1901 v Sheffield United Played at the Old Crystal Palace Drew 1-1 |
| FIRST NON-LEAGUE TEAM TO WIN THE FA CUP
1901 v Sheffield United |
| FIRST FOOTBALL LEAGUE MATCH
01.09.1908 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) Won 3-0 |
| FIRST FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
1950-51 |
| FIRST SOUTHERN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
1899-1900 |
| FIRST SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
1919-20 |
| FIRST FA YOUTH CUP WIN
1970 v Coventry City |
| FIRST TIME MORE THAN 100 GOALS SCORED
IN A LEAGUE SEASON
1956-57 |
| FIRST COMPETITIVE MATCH
17.10.1885 v St. Albans (H) London Association Cup Won 5-2 |
| FIRST MEETING WITH ARSENAL
19.11.1887 v Royal Arsenal (H) Friendly Score was 2-1 when the game was abandoned after 75 minutes because of bad light. |
| FIRST CLUB TO FLOAT SHARES ON THE STOCK
EXCHANGE
1983 |
| FIRST CLUB TO TIE RIBBONS ON THE FA CUP
1901 |
| FIRST BRITISH CLUB TO WIN A EUROPEAN TROPHY
v Atletico Madrid 15.05.1963 Won 5-1 European Cup-Winners Cup Final (Feyenoord - Rotterdam) |
| COCKEREL FIRST APPEARED ON SHIRTS
1921 |
| FIRST HOME PITCH
Tottenham Marshes |
| FIRST GAME AT WHITE HART LANE UNDER
FLOODLIGHTS
29.09.1953 v Racing Club de Paris (Friendly) Won 5-3 |
| FIRST EUROPEAN MATCH PLAYED
v Gornik Zabrze (Poland) (A) 13.09.1961 Lost 2-4 European Cup Preliminary Round - 1st leg |
| FIRST SOUTHERN LEAGUE MATCH
05.09.1896 v Sheppey United (A) Drew 3-3 |
| FIRST UEFA CUP FINAL MATCH
Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 03.05.1972 UEFA Cup First leg Won 2-1 |
| FIRST LEAGUE MATCH
24.09.1892 v Polytechnic Played at Wimbledon Southern Alliance Won 2-0 |
| FIRST FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
MATCH
01.09.1909 v Sunderland (A) Lost 1-3 |
| FIRST OVERSEAS TOUR MATCH
04.05.1905 v Homen Wart Club Played in Vienna Won 6-0 |
| FIRST UEFA CUP MATCH PLAYED
14.09.1971 v Keflavik (Iceland) First Round First Leg Won 6-1 |
| FIRST OVERSEAS PLAYER TO PLAY IN THE
FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Max Seeburg 26.09.1908 v Hull City (A) Lost 0-1 |
| FIRST EUROPEAN FINAL PLAYED BETWEEN TWO
ENGLISH TEAMS
Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 03.05.1972 UEFA Cup First leg Won 2-1 |
| FIRST MATCH PLAYED IN AN INDOOR STADIUM
IN THE UK
Blackburn Rovers
(Cardiff Millennium Stadium) 24.02.2002
League Cup Final Lost 1-2 |
| FIRST EVER COMPETITIVE MATCH PLAYED UNDER
FLOODLIGHTS
01.10.1951 Southampton Reserves v Tottenham Hotspur Reserves (at The Dell) |
| FIRST LEAGUE CUP FINAL PLAYED AT THE
NEW WEMBLEY STADIUM Chelsea 24.02.2008 Won 2-1 (after extra time) |
| FIRST PLAYER TO BE SENT OFF FOR
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Cecil Poynton 17.04.1928
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| FIRST EVER CLUB TO PLAY 200 PREMIER
LEAGUE LONDON DERBIES
Crystal Palace (home) 11.01.2013
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