spurs v manchester city notes
| 05.11.1938 | Bert Sproston was listed in the programme to play for Spurs, but transferred to City before the game and made his debut in light blue. |
| 18.04.2003 | Manchester City record their first Premier League win at White Hart Lane. |
| 03.12.2003 | The first League Cup match between the two sides at White Hart Lane. |
| 25.01.2004 | The first FA Cup tie between the two sides at the City of Manchester Stadium. |
| 13.05.2007 | Stuart Pearce takes charge of
the Manchester City team for the last time in his tenure as manager.
The match ended in a 2-1 home win for Spurs. Pearce's first match in charge was on 19.03.2005 in a game at White Hart Lane that ended 2-1 to Spurs. |
they are linked with both
| Clive Allen | A rare venture outside London for Clive, who joined City for a short time after having had such a successful time at Tottenham between 1984 and 1988. |
| Michael Brown | Youth-teamer who progressed to the first team at City, but after a time at Sheffield United arrived at Spurs in 2004. |
| John 'Jack' Chaplin | Signed for Spurs in May 1905, spending three seasons with the club before returning to his native Scotland. Joined City in November 1910 and played 15 league matches before retiring. |
| Bill Felton | - |
| Foster Hedley | Played for City from March 1930 after joining from Nelson, then moved onto Chester before signing for Spurs in November 1933. Played five matches for the senior side, netting one goal and left to sign for Millwall in June 1937 for £250. |
| Chris Jones | Spurs youth product who managed just three games at Maine Road. |
| Neil McNab | Young signing from Morton in 1974 could not oust Ardiles and Hoddle and went North to find first team football at Bolton and then moved on, turning up at City in 1983, making 200+ appearances. |
| Bobby Mimms | Calamity keeper went to Man City on loan after leaving Tottenham. |
| Joe Moffat | Played for the Spurs reserve side in 1900-01 and scored three goals in five Southern League games before he returned home to Scotland. In May 1903, he joined City and stayed or three years scoring five times in 20 First Division matches. |
| Bert Sproston | Came to Spurs from Leeds United for £9,500 in June 1938 and played just 9 league games, as he could not settle in London. Joined City in 1938 for the same fee and made his debut against Tottenham !! Spent ten years at Maine Road. |
| Alexander Steel | Joined his two brothers at Tottenham when signed from City. |
| Paul Stewart | Was bought by Spurs from City
as a forward, but ended up moving back to midfield, where he was
effective for Spurs in winning the 1991 FA Cup.
Started his career at Spurs suspended for misdemeanours from his time at City. |
| Perry Suckling | Keeper who played 39 games for City, but later became goalkeeping coach for Tottenham's Academy. |
| Charlie Williams | - |
| Clive Wilson | - |
| Alex Young | - |
| - | - |
debuts against manchester city
| Bert Bliss | 08.04.1912 |
| Jimmy Ross | 14.03.1923 |
| Alf Day | 14.04.1934 |
| Andy Duncan | 16.03.1935 |
| Danny Blanchflower | 11.12.1954 |
| Dave Mackay | 21.03.1959 |
| Stuart Beavon | 03.02.1979 |
| Tony Galvin | 03.02.1979 |
| Ally Dick | 20.02.1982 |
| Chris Armstrong | 19.08.1995 |
| Kazuyuki Toda | 18.04.2003 |
last game for the club - played against manchester city
| Bert Elkin | 03.01.1911 |
| Ernie Newman | 31.01.1914 |
| Tom Collins | 15.03.1915 |
| Foster Hedley | 16.03.1935 |
| Charlie Whitchurch | 01.02.1947 |
| Alan Grubb | 27.08.1952 |
| Tommy Harmer | 16.04.1960 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 12.10.1968 |
| Gerry Armstrong | 22.10.1980 |
| Peter Taylor | 22.10.1980 |
| John Chiedozie | 30.08.1986 |
| Gudni Bergsson | 24.03.1993 |
first goal for the club - scored against manchester city
| Jimmy Kennedy | 03.01.1911 |
| Harry Hargreaves | 21.04.1924 |
| Arthur Hitchins | 11.03.1939 |
| Keith Osgood | 22.11.1975 |
| Kevin Watson | 28.11.1992 |
| Helder Postiga | 03.12.2003 |
| Calum Davenport | 17.12.2006 |
last goal for the club - scored against manchester city
| Walter Tull | 27.12.1910 |
| Jimmy Kennedy | 03.01.1911 |
| Harry Sparrow | 15.03.1915 |
| Bert Smith | 10.11.1924 |
| Arthur Hitchins | 11.03.1939 |
| Neil Johnson | 13.12.1969 |
| Terry Gibson | 05.02.1983 |
| Andy Turner | 24.03.1993 |
| Ilie Dumitrescu | 22.10.1994 |
| Chris Perry | 23.12.2002 |
| Gary Doherty | 25.01.2004 |
| Christian Ziege | 04.02.2004 |
| Pascal Chimbonda | 07.12.2007 |
milestones
| 05.11.1938 | Eric Westwood makes his Manchester City debut at Maine Road. |
| 27.09.1975 | Pat Jennings makes his 418th League appearance for Spurs, breaking Ted Ditchburn's previous record at the time. |
| 12.11.1955 | Tottenham play their 1,500th League match. |
| 22.10.1980 | Glenn Hoddle plays his 150th match for Spurs. |
| 13.01.1996 | Sol Campbell makes his 100th Spurs appearance. |
| 23.12.2002 | The last league match to be
played between the two sides at Maine Road
Shaun Goater plays his 200th game for City. |
| 04.02.2004 |
Arni Aranson makes his City debut in goal. |
| 12.04.2004 |
Nicolas Anelka makes his 150th English
League appearance.
Sun Jihai makes his 100th appearance for an English football. |
| 11.12.2004 | Paul Bosvelt makes
his 50th appearance for Manchester City.
Frederic Kanoute scores his 50th goal in English football (West Ham and Tottenham). |
| 19.03.2005 | Stephen Kelly makes
the 50th league appearance of his career.
Stuart Pearce's first game in charge of Manchester City. |
| 17.12.2006 | Martin Jol manages Spurs for
the 100th time. Darius Vassell makes his 50th start for City. |
| 13.05.2007 | Robbie Keane makes his 200th
Tottenham appearance. Tottenham play their 2,500th League match since the end of World War II. The first goal that Manchester City conceded was their 300th in the Premier League. The loss was Manchester City's 100th Premier League defeat. Georgios Samaras makes his 50th Premiership appearance. |
| 16.03.2008 |
Didier Zokora makes his 50th Premier League appearance for Tottenham. Victory gave City 500 Premier League points. |
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