spurs v sheffield united match reports

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10.02.2007	Premier League. Click here for match report.
22.08.2006	Premier League. Click here for match report.
05.03.1994	Spurs fought out a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United in the Premier League at White Hart Lane. Both sides were struggling in the Premier League when Spurs hosted Sheffield United in March 1994, but despite both sides needing the points and it being a tight match, there were good chances created. Brian Gayle had put the Blades 1-0 ahead in the 57th minute before Kevin Scott equalised in the 64th minute, heading home a free-kick. A goal from Nathan Blake four minutes from time looked like winning the match for the Yorkshire side, but Jason Dozzell popped up with an injury time goal when he headed in a high ball into a crowded penalty area to salvage a draw for Tottenham in their battle against the drop and against one of the relegation rivals. Teams : Spurs - Walker, Austin (Caskey 34), Campbell, Samways, Scott, Mabbutt, Barmby, Sedgley, Anderton, Dozzell, Rosenthal Subs not used : - Day, A. Gray Sheff. Utd. - Kelly, Bradshaw, Whitehouse, Gannon, Gayle, Tuttle, Carr, Kamara, Littlejohn (Blake 78), Hoges, (Gage 90) Subs not used : Tracey Ref : - David Allison (Lancashire) Attendance : - 25,741
11.09.1993	Despite twice taking the lead, Spurs had to settle for a point at Bramall Lane. Teddy Sheringham's 14th minute finish to Darren Anderton's cross put Tottenham ahead, before Adrian Littlejohn hit a low shot to pull the Blades level in the 47th minute. In the 53rd minute, Sheringham shot home as he fell to score for Tottenham in a goalmouth scramble, where United keeper Alan Kelly was injured. Just ten minutes later, Littlejohn got his second when he hit home Dane Whitehouse's cross to earn a share of the points. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - Kelly, Rogers, Wirmola, Gage, Pemberton, Whitehouse, Falconer, Cork, Littlejohn. Subs not used : Spurs - Thorstvedt, Austin, Campbell (P. Allen), Calderwood, Mabbutt (c), Samways, Sedgley, Anderton, Dozzell, Durie, Sheringham Subs not used : Walker, Moran Attendance : - 21,235
02.03.1993	Spurs suffered their heaviest league defeat by Sheffield United in this Premier League match, but there was a weakened Spurs side fielded with a Sixth Round FA Cup tie just five days away. Goals from Ian Bryson (2), Franz Carr, Brian Deane, Paul Rogers and an Andy Gray own goal made it six of the best for United. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - Rogers, Bryson, Carr, Deane, . Subs not used : Spurs - Thorstvedt, Austin, Campbell (P. Allen), Calderwood, Mabbutt (c), Samways, Sedgley, Anderton, Dozzell, Durie, Anderton Subs not used : Walker, Moran Attendance : - 16,654
02.09.1992	Spurs achieved their first home win in the Premier League with this victory over Sheffield United. Teddy Sheringham marked his first home match as a Spurs player with a neat finish and strike partner Gordon Durie added a second to round off the win, with United's misery completed by goalkeeper Simon Tracey's dismissal late in the game after wrestling the ball off Andy Gray as he prepared to take a throw-in. Teams : Spurs - Walker, Austin, van den Hauwe, Cundy, Ruddock, Samways (Gray 80), Sedgley, Anderton (Turner 80), Allen, Durie, Sheringham Sub. not used : Thorstvedt Sheff. Utd. - Tracey, Gage, Cowan, Gannon, Gayle, Beesley, Bryson (Cork 64), Rogers, Littlejohn, Deane, Hodges (Kelly 86). Sub. not used : Hartfield Attendance : - 16 ,654
14.04.1992	Division One. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - . Subs not used : Spurs - Subs not used : , Attendance : - 21,526
20.04.1991	Division One. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - . Subs not used : Spurs - Subs not used : , Attendance : - 25,706
27.11.1990	League Cup Round 4. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - . Subs not used : Spurs - Subs not used : , Attendance : - 25 ,824
20.10.1990	Unbeaten in eight matches, Spurs made it one over the eighth with this 4-0 Division One win over winless Sheffield United. The game was tight until the 51st minute when Paul Walsh headed Tottenham into the lead, then turned provider to put Nayim in for Spurs' second goal. Walsh netted his second of the night when he chipped over Blades keeper Simon Tracey and then fired high into the net for his hat-trick with just a minute remaining. Teams : Spurs - Gascoigne, Nayim, Walsh, Sub. not used : Sheff. Utd. - Tracey, V. Jones, . Sub. not used : Attendance : - 34,612
02.01.1978	Division Two. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - . Subs not used : Spurs - Subs not used : , Attendance : - 25 ,824
20.08.1977	Spurs started their campaign after being relegated to Division Two with a home game against Sheffield United. United shocked the expectant White Hart Lane with a successful penalty on 21 minutes from "Chico" Hamilton, but John Duncan brought Spurs level glancing John Pratt's corner delicately into the net. Chris Jones gave Spurs the lead and then Keith Osgood converted a penalty to make it 3-1. The Blades had not given up and Keith Edwards reduced the deficit on 43 minutes. The second half was a more sedate affair and Keith Osgood's second spot-kick with 20 minutes left gave Spurs a winning 4-2 lead. Teams : Spurs - Osgood, Pratt, Duncan, Chris Jones Sub. not used : Sheff. Utd. - Hamilton, Edwards Sub. not used : Attendance : - 27,673
27.03.1976	On the back of three straight wins, Spurs were in confident mood for the visit of the Blades, who were bottom of the table at the time. Two Steve Perryman goals set Tottenham on their way, with centre half Willie Young, John Duncan and Martin Chivers' last goal for Spurs sealing a 5-0 win. Teams : Spurs - Daines, Naylor, McAllister, Pratt, Young, Osgood, Coates (Jones), Perryman, Chivers, Hoddle, Neighbour Sheff. Utd. - Brown, Goulding, Garner, Flynn, Colquhoun, Franks, Woodward, Stainrod, Guthrie, Currie, Calvert. Subs not used : Ref : - R. Fitzpatrick (Leicestershire) Attendance : - 21,370
06.12.1975	A brace from John Duncan secured a 2-1 First Division triumph with the winning goal for the second season running at Bramall Lane. . Teams : Sheff. Utd. - , . Spurs - J. Duncan, Attendance : - 22,949
30.11.1974	John Duncan's second half strike settled this match and moved Spurs up into 16th position. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - , . Spurs - Attendance : - 20,189
12.01.1974	Chris McGrath and Ralph Coates were the goal-scorers as Spurs beat Sheffield United at Bramall Lane. Coates hit a left-foot shot from the edge of the box to give Tottenham the lead Teams : Sheff. Utd. - Flynn, . Subs not used : Spurs - Jennings, Evans, Beal, England, Naylor, Coates (Dillon), Pratt, Perryman, Peters, Neighbour, Chivers Attendance : - 20,367
15.09.1973	Spurs lost for the third time at home at the start of this season to a late Sheffield United goal. Mike Dillon hit the post with a header from a corner and Martin Chivers scored Spurs' only goal as a late strike added to United's earlier goal to take the points. Teams : Spurs - Jennings, Evans, Dillon, Beal, Knowles, Coates, Perryman, Peters, Neighbour, Gilzean, Chivers Subs not used : Holder Sheff. Utd. - McAlister, Badger, . Subs not used : Attendance : - , Referee : - John Hunting (Leicester)
23.12.1972	A disappointing game saw Tottenham run out 2-0 winners in this pre-Christmas meeting. A strong run by Martin Chivers ended with him shooting Spurs ahead in the first half, with the same player putting Steve Perryman in with a one-two to steer home the second goal past keeper Tom McAlister. Programme line-ups Teams : Spurs - Jennings, Evans, Knowles, Pratt, England, Naylor, Gilzean, Perryman, Chivers, Peters (cpt), Coates Sub. : - Pearce Sheffield United – Tom McAlister, Len Badger, Ted Hemsley, John Flynn, Eddie Colquhoun (cpt), Trevor Hockey, Alan Woodward, Geoff Salmons, Bill Dearden, Tony Currie, Stewart Scullion. Sub. : - ?? Attendance : - , Ref. Derek R. G. Nippard (Hampshire) Linesmen : - Mr. R. A. Driver (Suffolk) – Red flag; Mr. C. F. Attwell (Northants) - Yellow flag
25.03.1972	What was a disappointing match ended 2-0 to Spurs, who could not create a chance until 14 minutes had passed, when captain Mike England headed wide. Tottenham then turned the pressure on the Blades defence and scored both goals in this period. Martin Chivers had opened the scoring with a shot from the edge of the six yard box at the Park Lane end, shooting past the keeper John Hope and two defenders on the line after Ralph Coates mis-kicked Cyril Knowles' low cross. Ten minutes later, Alan Gilzean took Roger Morgan's pass that left the United back four static and the Spurs striker had time to shoot home, minutes after heading a good chance over the bar. The second half was less memorable, with John Hope twice denying Gilzean and near the end, Alan Woodward cut through the Spurs defence with a good run, only to screw his shot wide at the end of it. Teams : Spurs - Jennings, Evans, Knowles (Pratt), Coates, England (cpt), Naylor, Gilzean, Perryman, Chivers, Holder, Morgan Sub. not used : Programme line-up Sheff. Utd. - John Hope, Len Badger, Ted Hemsley, Ian MacKenzie, Eddie Colquhoun (cpt), Geoff Salmons, Alan Woodward, Stewart Scullion, Bill Dearden, Tony Currie, David Ford Sub. not used : Manager : - John Harris Ref. Mr. E. D. Wallace (Wilts) Linesmen : Mr. C. H. Bond (Devon) - Red flag; Mr. R. Dix (Hants) - Yellow flag Attendance : - 30,984 Manager : - John Harris
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11.09.1971	A sixth minute goal from Billy Dearden gave Sheffield United the lead in this Division One match, but Tottenham made it 1-1 when a left wing cross came in, Martin Peters rose above Ted Hemsley at the far post to nod in Tottenham's first goal just before the interval. The lead was restored for the home side by winger Stewart Scullion, but Spurs hit back at the death with a goal from Alan Gilzean to grab a point. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - , Hemsley, , , , , , , Dearden, Scullion. Sub not used : Spurs - Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, Mullery (cpt), England, Beal, Coates, Perryman (Pratt), Chivers, Peters, Gilzean Sub not used : Kit :- White shirts and shorts, yellow socks Ref. Mr. (-) Linesmen : Mr. - (-) - Red flag; Mr. - (-) - Yellow flag Attendance : - 41,663
07.10.1970	Spurs overcame Sheffield United at White Hart Lane in the Third Round of the League Cup thanks to Martin Chivers' goal. Chivers scored the only goal of the game, shooting across the goalkeeper from the left after breaking away from the Blades defence. Teams : Spurs - , , , , , , , , Chivers, Sub. not used : Sheff. Utd. - . Sub. not used : Attendance : - ,
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26.02.1968	Sheffield United took the points at Bramall Lane by the odd goal in five. Tony Currie made his debut for the Blades and Scored to put them 2-1 ahead at the break, after Barry Wagstaffe had equalised Jimmy Greaves' early opener for Tottenham. Gil Reece put the game beyond Spurs with a third in the second half, but a great effort by Chivers narrowed the margin, although Tottenham could not close it. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - Currie, Wagstaffe, Reece. Sub. not used : Spurs - Greaves, Chivers Sub. not used : Attendance : - ,
07.10.1967	Spurs were shocked when Bernard Shaw gave United the lead on their visit to the Lane, converting a penalty kick just before half-time. It took until the closing stages for Tottenham to equalise, when Gilzean and Mike England combined well to set up a shooting chance for Jimmy Greaves to power into the net to levae the scores level at the end. Teams : Spurs - Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, Mullery, England, Beal, Robertson, Greaves, Gilzean, Venables, Cliff Jones (Saul) Sheff. Utd. - , Shaw, . Subs not used : Attendance : - 33,233
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27.12.1965	. Teams : Spurs : - Jennings, Beal, Knowles, Mullery, L. Brown, Mackay (c), Robertson, Clayton, Saul, Gilzean, Jones Sheff. Utd. : - Alan Hodgkinson, Len Badger, Ken Mallender, Reg Matthewson, Bernard Shaw (c), B. Wagstaff, Gil Reece, Keith Kettleborough, Mick Jones, Tony Wagstaff, Barry Hartle. Attendance : - 45,766 Ref. : Mr. Harry New (Hants) Linesmen : Mr. H. M. Prest (Surrey) - Red flag; Mr. G. Keeble (Bucks) - Yellow flag
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22.08.1964	The opening day of the season saw winning debuts for new signings Pat Jennings and Cyril Knowles. Three minutes before the break, Jimmy Greaves took the ball past two men and played a one-two with Jimmy Robertson, before placing the ball past the keeper. Ten minutes the other side of the interval, Greaves turned provider, as his free-kick picked out the head of Frank Saul to make it 2-0. Teams : Spurs - Subs not used : Sheff. Utd. - . Subs not used : Attendance : - 45,112
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22.09.1962	Tottenham's visit to Bramall Lane ended in a 1-3 defeat by Sheffield United. The Blades came at Spurs from the start and broke through in the 38th minute, with Bill Hodgson scoring, before Len Allchurch made it 2-0 shortly after half-time. Dave Mackay lofted a ball over the United defence for Jimmy Greaves to run on to and convert, but while searching for an equaliser, Keith Kettleborough scored a third to seal the game for the home team. Sheffield United : - Alan Hodgkinson, Coldwell, George Shaw, Richardson, John Shaw, Summers, Len Allchurch, Keith Kettleborough, Pace, Bill Hodgson, Hartle Spurs : - Brown, Baker, Henry, Blanchflower (cpt), Norman, Mackay, Medwin, White, Les Allen, Greaves, Cliff Jones Spurs - Attendance : - 38,355
09.04.1962	Spurs went into the lead in this First Division match at the Lane, through Jimmy Greaves, but two goals by Bill Hodgson gave the Blades a lead that was pegged back by a Bobby Smith goal. Danny Blanchflower's penalty restored Tottenham to the lead at 3-2, although another spot-kick at the other end was converted by Ron Simpson to give United a share of the points at the end of the match. Teams : Spurs - Blanchflower (c), Bobby Smith, Greaves Subs not used : Sheff. Utd. - Simpson, Hodgson. Subs not used : Attendance : - 49,030
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19.03.1955	This First Division meeting saw Johnny Gavin take the spotlight as he scored four second half goals, with another added by Johnny Brooks to give Spurs a 5-0 win over Sheffield United at White Hart Lane, as Terry Dyson makes his debut. Teams : Spurs - Gavin, Brooks Sheff. Utd. - . Attendance : - 26,678
17.04.1954	An Easter meeting with Sheffield United at White Hart Lane resulted in a 2-1 home win for Spurs. United captain Harold Brook gave the visitors the lead, but Alf Ramsey converted a penalty to equalise, then Eddie Baily scored a winner to give Spurs both points. Teams : Spurs - Ditchburn, Ramsey, Withers, Brittan, Clarke, Burgess, Walters, Baily, Dunmore, Harmer, Hutchinson Sheff. Utd. - Burgin, Coldwell, G. Shaw, J. Shaw, Toner, Rawson, Rinstead, Hoyland, Cross, Brook (c), Hawksworth Attendance : - 35,105
28.11.1953	United ran in five goals in this home win in the First Division. Alf Ringstead hit a hat-trick, with Harold Brook and Derek Hawksworth scoring the other two as Spurs could only reply through goals from Sonny Walters and Les Bennett. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - Hawksworth, Ringstead, Brook Spurs - Bennett , Walters Attendance : - 31,337
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12.11.1949	Spurs hit seven goals past Sheffield United as they met at White Hart Lane in Tottenham's Second Division promotion season. Spurs were 5-0 up at half-time thanks to two goals each from Len Duquemin and Les Medley, with Sonny Walters also netting before the interval. The first goal for Duquemin came after Eddie Baily's good run. Into the second half, the lead was extended when Walters ran in two more goals to claim a hat-trick, as the "Push and Run" side claimed a big win against a Blades side that featured Spurs' former centre-half, Jack Chisholm and winger George Hutchinson, who would later join Tottenham. Teams : Spurs - Ditchburn, Ramsey, Withers, Nicholson, Clarke, Burgess, Walters, Bennett, Duquemin, Baily, Medley Sheff. Utd. - , , , , Jack Chisholm, , George Hutchinson, , . Attendance : - 54,193
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06.05.1939	Only a win would have given Sheffield United a promotion to the First Division and they did it in style with a big victory over Spurs at Bramall Lane. Legendary striker Jimmy Hagan scored a hat trick, while George Henson grabbed a brace and Harold Hampson scored the other goal that saw United up. Winger Les Miller pulled one goal back for Spurs to make it 4-1, but his effort was in vain in what was his last game for the club. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - Hampson, Hagan, Henson Spurs - Miller, Attendance : - 38,460
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30.12.1933	A four goal haul by George Hunt secured both points for Spurs in this First Division match at White Hart Lane. England forward Bobby Barclay had given Sheffield United the lead early on, but Hunt scored two goal sin each half past United keeper Jack Smith to earn Tottenham the win they deserved with their striker putting in an outstanding show of finishing. Teams : Spurs - G. Hunt, Sheff. Utd. - Smith, Barclay. Attendance : - 23,894
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05.03.1927	Three early goals put the home side ahead in this First Division game at Bramall Lane. The goals came in a three minute burst, but Arthur Sander scored to bring Tottenham back into the game just before the break. In the second half, Spurs hit the target twice through winger Taffy O'Callaghan to earn a point from a spirited comeback. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - Spurs - Sanders, O'Callaghan Attendance : - 21,732
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01.09.1913	Spurs opened the season with a big away win at Bramall Lane with Jimmy Bauchop 2, Billy Minter and Fanny Walden scoring the goals in a 4-1 win. Teams : Sheff. Utd. - , Spurs - Walden, Bauchop, Minter, Attendance : - 16,000
27.04.1901	1901 FA Cup Final Replay. Click here for match report.
20.04.1901	1901 FA Cup Final. Click here for match report.