spurs v middlesbrough notes
| 10.10.1914 | Sir Robert Baden-Powell visited White Hart Lane for this match and was opening the new rifle range at the Tottenham Rifle Club after the game. |
| 16.08.2008 | Former Spur Mido scores for Middlesbrough. |
they are linked with both
| Willie Almond | . |
| Nick Barmby | Came up through the ranks at Tottenham and was a big hit with the club in his 102 games for the club as a forward, but wanted to move nearer his home town of Hull, so bought by Boro for in 1995 for £5,250,000. Appeared 49 times in 14 months at the Riverside, but moved on to Everton. |
| David Black | . |
| John Brearley | . |
| Alex "Sandy" Brown | . |
| Chris Carrick | . |
| John Curtis | . |
| Jack Elkes | . |
| Paul Gascoigne | . |
| Alan Hall | Signed by Boro from Doncaster Rovers in March 1928 and scored on his debut, but failed to get a regular place in the side. Moved on until Tottenham picked him up from Lincoln for £3,000 in June 1933. Made only two first team appearances, but was captain of the reserves and once scored 49 goals in 38 appearances for the second and third teams !! Spurs got their money back on him, when he moved to Blackpool in March 1934. |
| Charlie Hewitt | . |
| William Hickling | . |
| Les Howe | Played for Middlesbrough once in season 1944-45 as a guest player during WWII, while on RAF service in the North-East. His career was with Spurs in the South though and he made 268 appearances for Spurs scoring 42 goals in the process. |
| Cyril Knowles | Made Boro debut in April 1963 and played 39 times for them before signing for Tottenham in May 1964 for £45,000. Played over 500 times for Spurs at left back until he had to retire in 1976 with a knee injury. Later coached at Middlesbrough. |
| Joe Meek | . |
| Mido | Strong-minded Egyptian forward, who had trouble with his weight at Spurs, despite the fact that on his day, he could be a handful. Left to join Boro, when it looked as though he would not be getting selected as first choice. |
| Charlie O'Hagan | . |
| Jimmy Robertson | . |
| Graeme Souness | Having come through the ranks at the Lane, Souness thought he should be getting more first team exposure. Bill Nicholson disagreed and the Scot wanted away, because he was "homesick", so he got a move to Middlesbrough, where he played from 1973 to January 1978. |
| Bob Walker | . |
| Ernie Walley | . |
| Jonathan Woodgate | Middlesbrough born, centre half Woodgate started with Leeds, before moving onto Newcastle United and Real Madrid before signing for his hometown team in 2006. Came to Spurs in the January transfer window of 2008 for £7 million and scored the winning League Cup final goal within six weeks of joining THFC. |
| Luke Young | Started at Spurs and came through the youth set-up to join the first team, but in 2001 he left o join Charlton, then moved to Boro for 2.5 million in July 2007. |
| Christian Ziege | Spent three years at Spurs from 2001 to 2004, during which he was hit by injury, but played 52 times in the left back/midfield slot. Had earlier been with Boro from 1999-2000 playing 34 games before leaving for Liverpool. |
debuts against middlesbrough
| Albert Gosnell | 01.10.1910 |
| Eddie Birnie | 04.10.1910 |
| Thomas Forman | 13.02.1911 |
| Ed Lightfoot | 14.10.1911 |
| Tom Mason | 17.02.1912 |
| John Eadon | 13.02.1915 |
| Harry Lowe | 13.02.1915 |
| Jack Elkes | 08.09.1923 |
| Brian Farley | 18.08.1951 |
| Alfie Conn | 02.09.1974 |
| Ian Moores | 31.08.1976 |
| Terry Yorath | 18.08.1979 |
| Ray Clemence | 29.08.1981 |
| Paul Price | 29.08.1981 |
| Edgar Davids | 20.08.2005 |
| Giovani Dos Santos | 16.08.2008 |
| Heurelho Gomes | 16.08.2008 |
| David Bentley | 16.08.2008 |
| Luka Modric | 16.08.2008 |
last game for the club - played against middlesbrough
| Tommy Lunn | 08.02.1913 |
| Brian Farley | 18.08.1951 |
| Joe Kinnear | 16.08.1975 |
| Danny Hill | 24.04.1998 |
| Moussa Saib | 13.09.1998 |
| Steve Slade | 08.04.1996 |
| Chris Armstrong | 23.12.2000 |
| Darren Anderton | 09.03.2004 |
| Pascal Chimbonda | 12.04.2008 |
first goal for the club - scored against middlesbrough
| Thomas Forman | 13.02.1911 |
| Ian Moores | 31.08.1976 |
| Nick Barmby | 17.10.1992 |
last goal for the club - scored against middlesbrough
| Thomas Forman | 13.02.1911 |
| Ed Lightfoot | 10.10.1914 |
| Jimmy Neighbour | 31.08.1976 |
| John Lacy | 20.12.1981 |
| Ramon Vega | 18.12.1999 |
| Darren Anderton | 17.12.2003 |
milestones
| 13.02.1915 | Tom Storey scored his only League goal for Boro. |
| 27.01.1981 | Garth Crooks played his 50th Spurs League appearance. |
| 29.08.1981 | Steve Perryman made his 600th Spurs appearance in all competitions. |
| 28.09.2002 | Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer made his 200th
appearance for Middlesbrough.
Teddy Sheringham's 600th League appearance |
| 26.10.2003 | Anthony Gardner made his 50th
appearance for Tottenham.
Stephen Carr's 200th League appearance for Tottenham. Mauricio Taricco made his 300th appearance in English football. Bobby Zamora made his 150th total club appearance. Ledley King made his 100th total Spurs appearance. |
| 09.03.2004 | Ledley King made his 100th Premiership appearance for Spurs. |
| 28.11.2004 |
Michael Carrick makes his 150th career League appearance. |
| 20.08.2005 |
The win took Spurs' total of post war
League points to 3,002
Spurs' first goal made it 400 in home Premier League matches all time. |
| 18.12.2005 | The first goal conceded by Tottenham was the 5,000th shipped in the club's League history. |
| 05.12.2006 |
Steed Malbranque
makes his 100th start for an English club (Fulham and Tottenham).
Yakubu makes his 50th Premiership appearance in a Middlesbrough shirt. Malcolm Christie makes his 150th career League appearance (Derby and Middlesbrough). Andrew Taylor makes his 50th career League appearance (Middlesbrough and Bradford City). |
| 28.04.2006 |
Middlesbrough's defeat was their 1500th in their history.Martin Jol's 100th game in charge of Tottenham. Mark Viduka makes his 200th Premiership appearance (Leeds and Middlesbrough). Aaron Lennon makes his 50th League appearance for Tottenham. |
| 03.11.2007 |
Gareth Southgate's 50th game in charge of Boro. Jermain Defoe makes his 250th career league appearance (West Ham, Bournemouth and Spurs) and Robbie Keane makes his 250th Premier League appearance (Coventry City, Leeds United and Spurs). Michael Dawson makes his 200th career appearance (Nottingham Forest and Tottenham). |
| 12.04.2008 |
Robbie Keane makes his 250th Tottenham
appearance. Tom Huddlestone makes his 150th career league appearance (Derby County, Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers). |
| 16.08.2008 | Didier Digard made his debut for Middlesbrough as a substitute in this match. |
Full results history of Spurs v Middlesbrough
Transfers from Middlesbrough to Tottenham