spurs friendly match reports from 1966 - 1984
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| 14.10.1984 | Played on a Sunday between
League fixtures, Tottenham created a host of chances, but only converted
one, when Ally Dick shot home in the second half to give Spurs a 1-0 win
in the national stadium in Ta'Qali.
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| 27.07.1984 | Spurs ran out 9-0 winners
against Norwegian minnows Blink, but the game was notable for one of our
scorers. A debut hat-trick while on trial, made this a memorable game for Mario Kempes, the Argentine international striker who had just left Valencia. Mark Falco, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks, Tony Galvin and Ossie Ardiles were the other Tottenham scorers, while an own goal by the home side finished the scoring. Teams : For some photos of players before and after the game, click here. |
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| ..1984 | Tottenham handed over the
trophy to Liverpool after they were held 1-1 by the Scousers in
Swaziland in the Royal Swazi Hotel tournament.
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| ..1984 | Holders Spurs were hit
for a 2-5 defeat by Liverpool in the first game in defence of their
Royal Swazi Hotel trophy.
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| 11.06.1983 | The final of the Royal
Swazi Hotel tournament pitched Spurs against Manchester United for the
second time in the competition. Spurs won the trophy with a 2-0 win and as each team had won two matches, a penalty shoot-out decided the destination of the trophy, with Spurs converting penalties from Alan Brazil, Paul Price and Steve Perryman, while Ray Clemence stopped four penalties from the Red Devils, leaving Tottenham 3-2 winners from the spot-kicks. Teams : |
| .06.1983 | The two English clubs put out a
combined XI to face a
Swaziland national XI in the Royal Swazi Hotel tournament and ran out
6-1 winners. Among the Spurs scorers were Garth Crooks 2, Mark Falco and Gary Mabbutt. Teams : |
| 04.06.1983 | Spurs met Manchester United
in the unfamiliar setting of Lobamba, Swaziland as part of the Royal
Swazi Hotel tournament, with United winning 2-1.
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| 20.05.1983 | As part of the visit to
Trinidad and Tobago,
Tottenham played a friendly against ASL, one of the top local sides
containing many of the players who featured for the national XI.
Tottenham went into a 2-0 lead through goals from Alan Brazil and Terry Gibson, before ASL got a goal back to see the game finish 2-1 in a rainstorm. Teams : |
| 17.05.1983 | Spurs took on the Trinidad
and Tobago
national team in an end of season friendly in Port of Spain.
10,000 fans packed in to the Oval stadium to see Steve Archibald give Tottenham the lead before T&T scored twice before the half-time interval. Spurs had chances in the second half, but were indebted to Garth Crooks to score an equaliser to make it 2-2. Teams : |
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| 13.08.1982 | Spurs lost 2-3 in a
friendly against Ajax in the Amsterdam 707 tournament.
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| 29.12.1981 | Tottenham's trip to find
some winter warmth too them to Portugal where they played Malcolm
Allison's Sporting Lisbon. They were quickly into their stride and took a 2-0 lead through Ricky Villa and Graham Roberts, but a Roberts own goal and then a double from Manuel Fernades won the game for the home side with fifteen minutes left on the clock. Teams : |
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| 28.05.1981 | A different Select XI faced
Spurs in Isa Town, Kuwait, but once more Spurs came out on top. A 5-3 win was secured by an early goal from Paul Miller, which was equalised, but then Spurs ran away with the game thanks to Mark Falco twice and Tony Galvin hitting the back of the net. Bahrain gave a good account of themselves and got two quick goals back to make it 4-3, but a goal by Garth Crooks at the end of the match eased Spurs through to the win. Teams : |
| 24.05.1981 | Having won the FA Cup just
ten days before, Tottenham flew out to Bahrain to face a national Select
XI. Hot weather and an astroturf pitch did not stop Spurs showing
their worth, as they ran out 3-0 winners with goals from Garry Brooke in
the first half and Paul Miller and Tony Galvin in the second.
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| 02.08.1980 | Spurs met PSV in a
celebration of football at Beilen and a capacity crowd saw the Dutch
side win 4-2. Ossie Ardiles and Peter Taylor scored for Spurs, but it was not enough to stop the PSV side running out winners. Teams : |
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| 06.06.1979 | A line-up that included a
number of unusual names took to the field at the end of a post-season
tour game in Hamilton against a Bermuda Select XI. Spurs fielded club Secretary Peter Day and physio Mike Varney for the first half, being replaced by two of the Bermudan side in the second half, along with one other member of the opposition. Milija Aleksic was an outfield player for this match, with one of the Bermuda players - Alan Marshall - scoring the third goal in Spurs' 3-1 win. Chris Jones and Colin Lee scored the other Tottenham goals. Teams : |
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| 04.12.1978 | Billy Bonds' Testimonial
game at Upton Park produced a goal-filled game in front of a large
crowd. Jimmy Holmes opened the scoring in the 33rd minute, but Bryan 'Pop' Robson's goal a minute before the interval levelled things and West Ham then went ahead with a double from David Cross in the 51st and 58th minutes. The beneficiary of the game Billy Bonds struck home a penalty after 61 minutes and John Pratt scored a late second goal for Tottenham in the 85th minute. Teams : |
| 09.10.1978 | Spurs flew out to Jeddah to
take on the
Saudi Arabian National XI in a
friendly between Saturday league games. It was 2-0 at half-time thanks to goals from John Lacy and Peter Taylor, with a third added after the interval by Colin Lee, Spurs looked comfortable, but a goal was pulled back by the home side and it was Gerry Armstrong who sealed the win before another goal was pegged back right at the end of the game. Teams : |
| 10.08.1978 | Spurs moved on to Venlo in
Holland to play VVV and lost 0-1.
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| 08.08.1978 | Spurs visited Belgium for a
friendly with Royal Antwerp in the Bosuil Stadium, running out 3-1
winners thanks to two goals from Ian Moores and a Glenn Hoddle penalty.
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| 10.08.1977 | The next game in the
tournament was against fellow English league opponents Leicester City.
Played in Umea in north-western Sweden, the match ended 2-1 to
Tottenham. After John Duncan hit the bar, the ball went into the net as an own goal giving Tottenham a 20th minute lead, before Ian Moores scored the second halfway through the second half. A Gerry Armstrong own goal towards the end of the game gave Leicester a bit of hope, but Tottenham held on to win the trophy, donated by Norrlandska Industrimassan - a big local company. Teams : |
| 07.08.1977 | Spurs were playing in the
Nolia Cup in Sweden, where they met Belgian side Royale Union in Umea.
A 2-0 win was secured by goals from Ian Moores and John Duncan.
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| 12.10.1976 | Teams
: Napredac Krusevac - . Subs not used : Spurs - Daines, Naylor (Keeley), Hoddle, Osgood, W. Young, Pratt, Coates, Perryman, J. Duncan (Moores), Chris Jones, Conn (McNab) Subs not used : Attendance : - , |
| 9.10.1976 | Teams
: Arsenal - . Subs not used : Spurs - Daines, Naylor, W. Young, Hoddle, Osgood (Keeley), Pratt, Coates, Perryman, J. Duncan (Chris Jones), Moores, Conn Subs not used : Attendance : - , |
| 16.08.1976 | Royal Antwerp were the
visitors to White Hart Lane to play a pre-season friendly and took a
shock lead on 10 minutes through Jos De Raeve. Spurs striker Gerry
Armstrong headed an equaliser from John Pratt's corner as the game ended
all square at 1-1.
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| 10.08.1976 | Teams
: Swindon - . Subs not used : Spurs - Jennings, Naylor, McAllister, Pratt, Osgood, W. Young (Hoddle), Coates, Perryman, McGrath (K. Stead), Conn, Neighbour Subs not used : Attendance : - , |
| 01.05.1976 | A long end of season tour
took Spurs halfway around the world to play the Fiji National XI. Staged in the Lautoka stadium in Fiji's second city, Tottenham won the game 4-0 with goals coming from Gerry Armstrong, Martin Chivers, Chris Jones and John Duncan, while the margin of victory could have been bigger but for Terry Naylor missing a penalty. Teams : |
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| 03.08.1975 | Spurs beat NAC 1-0 in Breda.
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| 03.08.1974 | As part of Heart of
Midlothian's Centenary celebrations, Spurs visited Tynecastle for a
pre-season friendly. The game ended 1-1 with David Ford netting a
penalty for the home side and John Pratt scoring for Tottenham.
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| 03.12.1973 |
Phil Beal's testimonial against Bayern Munich ended 2-2 in front of a
meagre crowd for such a loyal servant to the club. An early lead was handed to Spurs by Alan Gilzean when he stroked the ball home from close range and then Ray Evans' cross was glanced home by the head of John Pratt to put Tottenham 2-0 up against the crack German side. However, just before half-time, Zobel put a shot wide of Pat Jennings to the keeper's right to bring Bayern back into the game and late on in the second period, Roth fired home an equaliser. The game was played at half-pace for much of the time, but an injury to Martin Peters after 22 minutes was not what the team wanted. Teams : |
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| 08.08.1973 | A testimonial for veteran
Ajax player Jackie Swart saw Spurs visit the Dutch club and lose 1-4
with their goal coming from Martin Peters.
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| 17.10.1972 | Spurs played a testimonial
against Feyenoord for Jimmy Greaves, which Tottenham won 2-1.
Jimmy Greaves returned to the Lilywhite shirt for one last time in the
“Goodbye Greaves” match to give the former striker a resounding
farewell. Despite having retired 18 months before, there were
still glimpses of the old forward there and it took only three minutes
for him to get on the score-sheet, with a goal slipped into the Dutch
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| 07.08.1972 | Tom Callaghan's 67th minute
goal settled this pre-season friendly at Parkhead, which gave Spurs a
good test. Celtic were worthy winners, but had to hang on at the end, as Spurs came close with a number of chances towards the end of the game. Celtic : - , , , , , , Callaghan, , Spurs : - Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, Coates, England, Beal, Gilzean, Perryman, Chivers, Peters (cpt), Pratt Crowd : - 36,000 |
| 02.08.1972 | A disappointing performance
ended in a 0-0 draw with Aston Villa at Villa Park in this pre-season
friendly. Villa were more dangerous in the first 45 minutes, even though Jim Cumbes had to be alert to save from Jimmy Pearce in the 11th minute. However, neither side could break through and the game ended without a goal. Aston Villa : - Jim Cumbes, Spurs : - Jennings, Kinnear, Evans, Naylor (Coates 46), England, Beal, Gilzean, Perryman, Chivers, Peters (cpt), Pearce (Morgan 46) Crowd : - 23,538 |
| 29.07.1972 | Spurs beat Bournemouth 4-2
at Dean Court in a pre-season friendly.
Jimmy Pearce had given Tottenham a half
time lead, before Joe Kinnear doubled the lead after the re-start. Phil
Boyer pulled a goal back for the Cherries before Martin Peters restored
the two goal lead from the penalty spot. Bournemouth rallied with a goal
from Jimmy Gabriel, but the last goal of the game went to Spurs, with
Jimmy Pearce making good ground on the left before setting up Steve
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| 07.08.1971 | Goals from Neil Murray and
Roy Kay gave Hearts a 2-1 win over Spurs, whose only reply came from
Martin Chivers.
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| 03.08.1970 | The first public pre-season
game of the build up saw Spurs take the honours with a 2-0 win over
Glasgow Rangers.
Spurs applied pressure from the start and Bobby Watson made good saves from Chivers and Gilzean, but it was the Scots striker who nearly broke the deadlock with a header finishing off Roger Morgan's cross. But it was ruled offside, although a minute later, Spurs replayed the move and this one counted. Roger Morgan scored a rare headed goal before half-time to wrap up the scoring and the match. Teams : After the game, a retirement presentation of an inscribed radio was made to “Jock” Richardson, who had been Tottenham's Scottish scout for many years. He played full back for Spurs between 1925 and 1929. Went on to play for Reading and Bournemouth. |
| ..1970 | Palma de Mallorca tournament.
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| ..1970 | Palma de Mallorca tournament. FC Koln 1 Spurs 0 Spurs lost out in what was regarded as the best match of the tournament, but Tottenham had to cope with having Cyril Knowles and Martin Peters sent off. Teams : Spurs : - Jennings, Evans, Knowles, Mullery, England, Beal, Gilzean, Perryman, Chivers, Peters, Pearce (P. Collins). Sub. not used : FC Koln - . Sub. not used : Attendance : - , |
| 17.05.1970 |
The last match of the tour saw Spurs play against a Malta Select XI in Gzira. The dusty pitch was blown up into a bit of a dust-storm by a swirling wind and this affected the quality of the game. Joe Cini scored for the second game running against Spurs and this time it was the winner. Teams : |
| 16.05.1970 | Slimea Wanderers were up
next and Tottenham ran out 2-1 winners thanks to goals from Jimmy Pearce
and Martin Chivers taking the match with Joe Cini netting the Slimea
goal.
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| 13.05.1970 | An end of season tour saw
Spurs pitted against a Valletta side in Gzira.
Alan Gilzean, John Pratt and Roger Morgan scored the goals that saw off the local side 3-0. Teams : |
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| 02.08.1969 | Tynecastle hosted a
pre-season match between Spurs and Hearts, which ended 1-1 with the
goals from Roger Morgan and a Phil Beal own goal.
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| 29.05.1968 | The
last game of the Cyprus tour saw Spurs play Athiniki Podosfairikos
Omilios Ellinoin Lefk in Nicosia, with the matches finishing with
another 3-0 win, this time with the goals being put away by Jimmy
Robertson, Jimmy Pearce and Cliff Jones.
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| 25.05.1968 |
A meeting with the Cyprus International XI in
Nicosia saw John Pratt play his first match for the first team in a 3-0
win. Goals from Alan Gilzean (2) and Jimmy Robertson ensured Tottenham's victory. Teams : |
| 22.05.1968 |
Spurs faced
Athiniki Enosis Lemessoul
in their next friendly in their Cypriot tour in Limassol, with a 7-1 win
the result. Alan Gilzean grabbed a treble while Cliff Jones' brace and other goals from Dennis Bond and Jimmy Robertson completed the win in front of a side containing a number of locally based servicemen, who gave Tottenham good support. Teams : |
| 19.05.1968 |
Spurs faced Anorthosis Famagusta in a
friendly in Cyprus with a 5-0 win for Spurs the final outcome.
Jimmy Robertson notched a hat-trick, while Jimmy Greaves scored the
other two goals in the first half of the game at the Famagusta stadium.. Teams : |
| 17.05.1968 |
An end of season friendly against
Panathinaikos in Greece that ended in a 2-2 draw. Teams : |
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| 23.11.1966 | Spurs won out 2-1 against a
Polish Select XI team, which was virtually the Poland national team.
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| 15.08.1966 |
The final of the Costa del Sol tournament
saw Spurs meet Benfica in Malaga and end in retaining the trophy
sometime into the next day after the game kicked off at 11.15 p.m.
Tottenham took the lead in the 15th minute through Jimmy Greaves when Gilzean provided the chance for the striker to round a defender and crash his shot past Costa Pereira in goal. A foul on Simoes by Joe Kinnear resulted in a penalty against Spurs and Eusebio tucked it away to draw the Portuguese side level soon after. It was left to winger Jimmy Robertson to net the winner with 25 minutes remaining to see Spurs win the competition. The Scottish winger raced away from three defenders and slipped the ball through the keeper's legs to net the vital winning goal. Teams : |
| 14.08.1966 |
A Sunday evening meeting with hosts
Malaga in the semi-final of the Costa del Sol tournament ended with
Tottenham going through against the home side. A 2-0 score-line was not a true reflection of the game, with Spurs scoring against the run of play, with Alan Mullery hitting an unstoppable 20-yard drive after his first shot was blocked in the 25th minute. Malaga hit back within just 30 seconds, as Otinano struck to make it 1-1. With ten minutes remaining, Mullery lobbed the ball over the home defence for Alan Gilzean to score the clincher for Spurs. Teams : |
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| 12.06.1966 | A Trans-Atlantic end of
season trip saw Tottenham meet the Mexico national representative XI in
Mexico City. A warm-up game for the hosts before they travelled to England for the World Cup finals, Spurs emerged with a 1-0 win with Alan Gilzean scoring an 80th minute goal. Spurs had to defend well and in front of a partisan 100,000 crowd, birthday boy Pat Jennings was a busy keeper on the day in the Azteca stadium. Teams : |
| 03.05.1966 |
A match to mark Legia's 50th anniversary
saw the Polish side beat a weakened Spurs team 2-0. Goals in the 45th and 55th minutes were enough to win the game for Legia. Teams : |
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