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 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

FIRST FA CUP HAT-TRICK SCORER

Bob Clements 12.12.1896 v Old St. Stephen's (H) Won 4-0

FIRST LEAGUE HAT-TRICK SCORER

Billy Minter 28.03.1910 v Blackburn Rovers (H) Won 4-0

FIRST GOAL-SCORER IN THE DOUBLE SEASON

Bobby Smith v Everton (H) 20.08.1960 Won 2-0

FIRST GOAL-SCORER IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE

Gordon Durie 22.08.1992 v Crystal Palace (H)

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

FIRST INTERNATIONAL PLAYER CAPPED

Jack Jones (Wales)

FIRST PLAYER TO BE CAPPED BY ENGLAND

Vivian Woodward

FIRST PLAYER TO BE CAPPED BY SCOTLAND

Dave Mackay

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
Previously beat Aston Villa 27.02.1971 Won 2-0

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
Roof closed due to heavy rain

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
Stoke City (away)