the spurs almanac

january 8th

                   Results
                (Match reports accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available.)

1898 Rushden H United League 3 - 1
1900 Southampton H Southern District Combination 3 - 2
1901 Berlin FC (Germany) H Friendly 9 - 6
1910 Everton H First Division 3 - 0
1916 Clapton Orient H London Combination - First Competition 1 - 1
1921 Bristol Rovers H FA Cup R1 6 - 2
1927 West Ham United A FA Cup R3 2 - 3
1938 Blackburn Rovers H FA Cup R3 3 - 2
1944 Brentford H Football League South 1 - 0
1949 Arsenal A FA Cup R3 0 - 3
1964 Chelsea A FA Cup R3r 0 - 2
1966 Chelsea A First Division 1 - 2
1972 Manchester City H First Division 1 - 1
1975 Nottingham Forest H FA Cup R3r 0 - 1
1983 Southampton H FA Cup R3 1 - 0
1986 Oxford United H FA Cup R3r 2 - 1 (aet)
1992 Norwich City H League Cup R5 2 - 1
1994 Peterborough United A FA Cup R3 1 - 1
2005 Brighton and Hove Albion H FA Cup R3 2 - 1
2006 Leicester City A FA Cup R3 2 - 3
2017 Aston Villa H FA Cup R3 2 - 0
2019 Chelsea H League Cup SF 1L 1 - 0

 

Games on this day in Tottenham Hotspur's history
TOTAL Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
  22 13 3 6 46 33
Home Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
16 13 2 1 40 19
Away Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
6 0 1 5 6 14
Neutral Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
0 0 0 0 0 0
             
             
Biggest win on this day

6-2  Bristol Rovers  (FA Cup)  (Home)  1921
Biggest defeat on this day

0-3  Arsenal (FA Cup) (Away)  1949
Biggest score-line on this day

9-6  FC Berlin (Germany)  (Friendly)  (Home)  1901
Last win on this day

2019  1-0  Chelsea  (League Cup) (Home)
Last draw on this day

1994  1-1  Peterborough United  (FA Cup) (Away)
Last defeat on this day

2006  2-3  Leicester City  (FA Cup) (Away)

Teams we have played on this day

Chelsea 3
Southampton 2
Arsenal 1
Aston Villa 1
Berlin FC (Germany) 1
Blackburn Rovers 1
Brentford 1
Brighton & Hove Albion 1
Bristol Rovers 1
Everton 1
Leicester City 1
Manchester City 1
Norwich City 1
Nottingham Forest 1
Leyton Orient/Clapton Orient 1
Oxford United 1
Peterborough United 1
Rushden 1
West Ham United 1
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               Notable Dates

1881 Joe Walton, outside right 1903-1909, born.
1898 John Madden makes his debut at centre forward.
1901 Spurs entertain Berlin FC, who became the first European team to play Spurs and they were also the first German team to tour England.  Tottenham won 9-6.
1910 First home match against Everton.
1919 Bill Adams, full back 1943-1946, born.
1921 Biggest home crowd for a visit of Bristol Rovers = 35,157
1927 Jimmy Smith plays his last Spurs match.
1945 Phil Beal, defender 1960-1975, born.
1949 Harry Gilberg makes his last appearance for Tottenham.
1964 The FA Cup Third Round replay produced then record receipts for a Chelsea match at Stamford Bridge of £11,426 from a 70,123 crowd. 
1975 Brian Clough's first game in charge saw his Nottingham Forest side come to Tottenham and leave having knocked Spurs out of the FA Cup. 
1989 Fred Hall, war-time guest centre half 1944-1946, dies.
1994 Only a last minute goal from Jason Dozzell saves Spurs from a humiliating defeat at the hands of Third Division Peterborough United.
2006 Paul Stalteri scores his first Tottenham goal.

50th away match against Leicester City.
2017 Ben Davies scores his first Tottenham goal.
2019 Mauricio Pochettino manages Spurs for the 250th time.

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.

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