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8th May 2018 – Another golden era
season
If you can
remember back to where you watched the Newcastle game back in August, you'll
be reminded that it’s been a long season. Like most recent seasons, many many
more highs than lows - topping a CL group with Real Madrid, wonderfully
consistent league form from a host of good players almost without dud. It’s
difficult to know what more we could legitimately expect from the financial
glass ceiling of the club
A month
ago, Spurs had an unbeaten run of 14 games with 11 wins and 3 draws, but then
came the City defeat, followed by the FA Cup exit and last weekend not being
able to put WBA away
City are
such an outlier that it’s not worth dwelling on that game too long, the Cup
exit to a team above us in the league was disappointing in the context of yet
another semi final defeat but that is the nature of the cup and even the WBA
game had a hint of inevitability about it given the circumstances of the game
(and worth remembering their recent run of form despite their league
position) … and it leaves us with a few grumbling voices spilling out lazy
press clichés about Spurs not seeing things through, always falling at this
stage (albeit forgetting last season’s WWW 15-3 finish) and generally finding
things to complain about when there is really very little to complain about
if you have any sense of reality.
There is
a tired feeling to the side at the moment (shown in the Watford struggle) but
the thing that is really dragging Spurs down is poor old Harry Kane's form.
He was unwisely rushed back after injury and cannot seem to find a way to
resume to his previous level and it has had a knock on effect elsewhere. Kane
was rushed back as there isn't a plan B (Soldado, Janssen and now Llorente
have cost different amounts but have been similarly useless in the EPL). We
have been relatively lucky that it has only affected the end of this season
and an injury last season only took out a handful of games, but it’s a clear
warning sign that something has to be done over the summer to give this
wonderful Spurs side some more options should Kane suffer further misfortune,
especially earlier in the season. And it can't be done as a bargain signing
on Aug 31st, it has to be a manager selected player who can hopefully sit in
when Kane is playing and step up when not. Not easy, but then again, nothing
worth having is easy.
Winning
an FA Cup is not a measure of Spurs standing, Wenger had three FA Cups but
was still hounded out when the overall level had slipped and hopefully Spurs
can raise a final effort to take 4-6 points out of the final two games to see
us home in at least 4th with an EPL second best of 75+points (an incredible
achievement for the Wembley home season) but looking further ahead, we also
need to run hard in the transfer window with CL quality players (and not
bargains from the Championship), and plenty of them to give the manager
plenty of options next season. Equally, we cannot afford to lose any of the
crown jewels, esp. Eriksen who gives me the uneasy feeling of playing hard
but also wanting to try somewhere else soon
For all
the big talk about the new stadium offering a better chance to compete
financially, an extra 30000, 20 odd times a season was never going to be a
game changer but does saddle us with some debt to service which is likely to
drain the transfer budget before it impacts upon Levy’s salary. A few dark
clouds but nothing that cannot be blown away as long as the board support
Poch and everyone stays realistic.
Here’s
hoping we see Wembley off in style and continue the golden era but even if
they fall short, fuck it lets stay with them
And if
you don’t think it’s a golden era … after winning the title in 61, the 60s
Spurs side had finishes of 3rd, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 3rd, 7th, 6th (average
league position inc the title, 4.44th in the league)
The 2010s
for Spurs from Harry to Poch has been 4th, 5th, 4th, 5th, 6th, 5th, 3rd, 2nd
... (average league position of 4.25th)
Yes, the
60s team had 42 games and 22 team leagues and won two FA Cups and the Cup
winners cup ... but even so, there's nothing between the teams in league
consistency and no other Spurs era even comes close.
Enjoy
this, it really is special and may not last forever
And with
the 1000th EPL game looming on the final day, Spurs have now won exactly 100
more games than they have lost (before WBA anyway), with more than a +200
goal difference. P998, W421, D255, L322, F1473 A1263
anyone
with who remembers the likes of Sugar, Pleat etc will remember it used to be
very very different with the only bright light being that one day Spurs would
be as good as they are now
#Topspurs
the home of nerdy Spurs stats for nearly 20 years!
3rd November 2017 Arthur Rowe
It is apt
that the Spurs-Palace match falls on Sunday, as it marks the 24th anniversary
of the death of the great Arthur Rowe, the man single-handedly responsible for
creating the magic in the modern Tottenham, not just winning, but winning in
style.
Tottenham
born Rowe returned to the club in 1949 as manager after more than 200
appearances as a player before the war. He took over a club that had been
languishing in the second division for more than a decade but he was the
greatest and most forward thinking English coach of his era who'd adapted
many things from the leading Hungarian game into his new philosophy which
became known as push n run.
Spurs
stormed to the Division2 title in 49/50 (http://www.topspurs.com/4950.htm)
and made equally light work of the top division a year later (http://www.topspurs.com/5051.htm
), the first of only two league titles, where an eight game winning run
culminated in a 7-0 hammering of Newcastle in front of 70,000 at WHL which is
often referred to as the moment English football was forced into the modern
era.
A
creditable runners up position followed but further success proved elusive as
the manager stuck with the players who had served him so well, including a
half back called Bill Nicholson and signing the other half of the 60s era
success Danny Blanchflower at the end of his reign which was affected by ill
health. Another player who collected a championship winning medal in 51 was
Sir Alf who memorably organized the three lions to win the world cup a decade
later.
Rowe
finished his managerial career at our Sunday opponents Palace where his
contribution earned him election to their hall of fame
Without
Rowe there is nothing - not just the trophies but the playing ethos of
entertainers and innovators and as these days he tends to get a little
forgotten in the shadow of Billy Nick, it will be nice to think he is
remembered on this anniversary
http://www.topspurs.com/arowe.htm
12th March 2017 - The end of the
FA Cup at White Hart Lane
I’m back,
albeit very briefly, to pay some final respects to the FA Cup at White Hart
Lane after today’s hammering of Millwall represented the last of the 192 FA
Cup ties at the famous old ground.
Of those
ties, Spurs emerged victorious in 122 of the matches scoring an incredible
466 goals, with a further 45 draws and 23 defeats and 2 abandonments.
The first
ever game saw Spurs come back to hold the then mighty Preston to a 1-1 with a
goal from Sandy Brown. It was a very important equalizer as Spurs caused the
first of many shocks in early 1901 by beating them away and then going all
the way to the final, beating Sheffield United after a replay to become the
first and only non league club to win the cup
This
season was the first of many instances where the magic of the FA Cup and the
magic of Spurs were firmly entwined
So many
records have been set in the FA Cup at the old place … record attendance or
another FAC 6th round game against Sunderland in 1938, record
scores, first a 9-0 against Worksop
and then the unforgettable 13-2 demolition of Crewe in 1960, four days
after they held us 2-2 away. The five goals scored by Les Allen in that game
were a record personal haul, with Son’s hatrick today the last of 18 to claim
the match ball.
Spurs had
two memorably long winning runs, 10 between 65-68 which carried Spurs to win
the cockney cup final in 67 and then a run of 9 home wins which carried Spurs
to two more cup wins including another one against London opposition.
Only one
game against the Goons, where the returning Pat Jennings was once again the
hero as Spurs went on to win the competition in 1982. Fellow rivals West Ham
were the more regular and welcome visitors with Spurs scoring 18 goals in 6
matches, and fellow claret and blue Aston Villa were the most frequent
visitors inflicting the first home defeat in 1903 and more than 114 years
later providing more amenable opposition in a third round win.
Villa
were also involved in one of the two abandonments – crowd trouble in 1904 but
unforgettable scenes more than a century later where the crowd, in the form
of Dr Andrew Deaner emerged as the hero in the Fabrice Muamba game against
Bolton.
Famous
games - some good … the United replay in 68, the Ginola game against Leeds,
Oxford & County in the 1991 season and the many wide margin wins
including the final one against Millwall
some bad
... Altrincham/Wrexham in my formative years in the late 70s, soppy draws
against Worksop, Palace in 70 and Norwich in 59, giving up winning positions
against Derby and City to 3-5 and 3-4 defeats but nothing as awful as one of
the 0-4’s against Chelsea in 2002
…. but
all part of the legend and mystique.
Life, and
the Spurs story goes on … but it will
never quite be the same again away from the old place. Thanks for the
memories
|
Date
|
Round
|
Att.
|
Ven
|
Opponants
|
Res
|
TH
|
-
|
Ag
|
Scorers
|
|
09-Feb-01
|
F.A.Cup
1
|
15,223
|
H
|
Preston
North End
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Brown
|
|
23-Feb-01
|
F.A.Cup
2
|
20,250
|
H
|
Bury
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Brown
(2)
|
|
28-Mar-01
|
F.A.Cup
3®
|
11,600
|
H
|
Reading
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Brown
(2), Copeland
|
|
25-Jan-02
|
F.A.Cup
1
|
25,000
|
H
|
Southampton
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Copeland
|
|
07-Feb-03
|
F.A.Cup
1
|
25,641
|
H
|
West
Bromwich Albion
|
D
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
|
|
21-Feb-03
|
F.A.Cup
2
|
18,750
|
H
|
Bristol
City
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Woodward
|
|
07-Mar-03
|
F.A.Cup
3
|
24,500
|
H
|
Aston
Villa
|
L
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
Woodward,
Copeland
|
|
20-Feb-04
|
F.A.Cup
2
|
32,000
|
H
|
Aston
Villa
|
ab
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
(Abandoned
due to crowd trouble after 38mins)
|
|
05-Mar-04
|
F.A.Cup
3
|
15,500
|
H
|
Sheffield
Wednesday
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Jones
J.
|
|
09-Feb-05
|
F.A.Cup
1®
|
18,000
|
H
|
Middlesbrough
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
O'Hagen
|
|
18-Feb-05
|
F.A.Cup
2
|
19,013
|
H
|
Newcastle
United
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Walton
|
|
13-Jan-06
|
F.A.Cup
1
|
20,000
|
H
|
Burnley
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Woodward,
Kyle
|
|
03-Feb-06
|
F.A.Cup
2
|
26,000
|
H
|
Reading
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
Bull,
Walton, Kyle
|
|
24-Feb-06
|
F.A.Cup
3
|
28,000
|
H
|
Birmingham
City
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Kyle
|
|
12-Jan-07
|
F.A.Cup
1
|
27,033
|
H
|
Hull
City
|
D
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
|
|
21-Jan-07
|
F.A.Cup
1®®
|
20,000
|
H
|
Hull
City
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Chapman
|
|
06-Feb-09
|
F.A.
Cup 2
|
33,008
|
H
|
Fulham
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Steel
R
|
|
20-Feb-09
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
21,838
|
H
|
Burnley
|
D
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
|
|
19-Jan-10
|
F.A.
Cup 1®
|
17,000
|
H
|
Plymouth
Argyle
|
W
|
7
|
-
|
1
|
Minter,
Humphreys (3), Steel R, Middlemiss (2)
|
|
14-Jan-11
|
F.A.
Cup 1
|
21,464
|
H
|
Millwall
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Minter,
Carmichael og
|
|
09-Feb-11
|
F.A.
Cup 2®
|
26,946
|
H
|
Blackburn
Rovers
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
2
|
|
|
11-Jan-13
|
F.A.
Cup 1
|
18,677
|
H
|
Blackpool
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Rance
|
|
16-Jan-13
|
F.A.
Cup 1®
|
16,926
|
H
|
Blackpool
|
W
|
6
|
-
|
1
|
Tattersall
(2), Cantrell (2), Steel R, Middlemiss
|
|
15-Jan-14
|
F.A.
Cup 1®
|
20,252
|
H
|
Leicester
Fosse
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Walden,
Bliss
|
|
09-Jan-15
|
F.A.
Cup 1
|
17,000
|
H
|
Sunderland
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Walden,
Bliss
|
|
31-Jan-20
|
F.A.
Cup 2
|
35,527
|
H
|
West
Stanley
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Banks,
Wilson (2), Bliss
|
|
21-Feb-20
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
47,642
|
H
|
West
Ham United
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Grimsdell,
Wilson (2)
|
|
06-Mar-20
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
52,179
|
H
|
Aston
Villa
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
08-Jan-21
|
F.A.
Cup 1
|
35,175
|
H
|
Bristol
Rovers
|
W
|
6
|
-
|
2
|
Clay
(pen), Smith, Walden, Seed, Cantrell, Bliss
|
|
29-Jan-21
|
F.A.
Cup 2
|
39,048
|
H
|
Bradford
City
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Banks,
Seed (3)
|
|
05-Mar-21
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
51,991
|
H
|
Aston
Villa
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Banks
|
|
28-Jan-22
|
F.A.
Cup 2
|
47,660
|
H
|
Watford
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Bliss
|
|
18-Feb-22
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
53,810
|
H
|
Manchester
City
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Wilson,
Bliss
|
|
09-Mar-22
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
53,626
|
H
|
Cardiff
City
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Wilson,
Dimmock
|
|
13-Jan-23
|
F.A.
Cup 1
|
23,928
|
H
|
Worksop
Town
|
D
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
|
|
15-Jan-23
|
F.A.
Cup 1®
|
23,122
|
H
|
Worksop
Town
|
W
|
9
|
-
|
0
|
Seed,
Lindsay (4), Handley (3), Dimmock
|
|
03-Feb-23
|
F.A.
Cup 2
|
38,333
|
H
|
Manchester
United
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Lindsay,
Handley (3)
|
|
10-Mar-23
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
50,349
|
H
|
Derby
County
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
10-Jan-25
|
F.A.
Cup 1
|
32,718
|
H
|
Northampton
Town
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Seed,
Lindsay, Elkes
|
|
31-Jan-25
|
F.A.
Cup 2
|
52,635
|
H
|
Bolton
Wanderers
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Seed
|
|
21-Feb-25
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
54,521
|
H
|
Blackburn
Rovers
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Lane,
Dimmock
|
|
09-Jan-26
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
49,800
|
H
|
West
Ham United
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
0
|
Osborne
(2), Dimmock (3)
|
|
30-Jan-26
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
43,653
|
H
|
Manchester
United
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Thompson,
Lindsay
|
|
28-Jan-28
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
36,828
|
H
|
Oldham
Athletic
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Handley,
O'Callaghan, Dimmock
|
|
11-Jan-30
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
37,000
|
H
|
Manchester
City
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Osborne,
Cook
|
|
10-Jan-31
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
36,549
|
H
|
Preston
North End
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Harper,
Cook, Dimmock
|
|
09-Jan-32
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
41,511
|
H
|
Sheffield
Wednesday
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Hunt
GS, Evans W
|
|
13-Jan-34
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
45,637
|
H
|
Everton
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Howe,
Hunt GS, Evans W
|
|
27-Jan-34
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
51,747
|
H
|
West
Ham United
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
Hunt
GS (2), Evans W (2)
|
|
17-Feb-34
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
44,365
|
H
|
Aston
Villa
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
12-Jan-35
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
48,983
|
H
|
Manchester
City
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Evans
W
|
|
26-Jan-35
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
61,195
|
H
|
Newcastle
United
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Hunt
GS (2)
|
|
16-Feb-35
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
70,347
|
H
|
Bolton
Wanderers
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Evans
W
|
|
11-Jan-36
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
48,839
|
H
|
Southend
United
|
D
|
4
|
-
|
4
|
Sargent
(2), Morrison (2)
|
|
25-Jan-36
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
64,149
|
H
|
Huddersfield
Town
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Howe
|
|
17-Feb-36
|
F.A.
Cup 5®
|
35,492
|
H
|
Bradford
Park Avenue
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Hunt
GS (2)
|
|
30-Jan-37
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
42,430
|
H
|
Plymouth
Argyle
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
McCormick
|
|
22-Feb-37
|
F.A.
Cup 5®
|
46,972
|
H
|
Everton
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
3
|
Meek,
Morrison (3)
|
|
06-Mar-37
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
71,913
|
H
|
Preston
North End
|
L
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
Duncan
|
|
08-Jan-38
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
35,576
|
H
|
Blackburn
Rovers
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
Sargent,
Gibbons (2)
|
|
26-Jan-38
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
36,004
|
H
|
New
Brighton
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
2
|
Morrison
(2), Gibbons (2), Lyman
|
|
16-Feb-38
|
F.A.
Cup 5®
|
36,994
|
H
|
Chesterfield
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Sargent,
Morrison
|
|
05-Mar-38
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
75,038
|
H
|
Sunderland
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
07-Jan-39
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
34,896
|
H
|
Watford
|
W
|
7
|
-
|
1
|
Ward
(pen), Sargent, Hall GW (2), Duncan, Miller (2)
|
|
30-Jan-39
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
50,798
|
H
|
West
Ham United
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Sargent
|
|
05-Jan-46
|
F.A.
Cup 3 (1L)
|
20,000
|
H
|
Brentford
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Burgess,
Hall AE
|
|
11-Jan-47
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
65,681
|
H
|
Stoke
City
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Ludford,
Bennett
|
|
24-Jan-48
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
71,853
|
H
|
West
Bromwich Albion
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Cox,
Duquemin (2)
|
|
07-Feb-48
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
69,049
|
H
|
Leicester
City
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
2
|
Cox
(pen), Jordan (3), South og
|
|
24-Jan-50
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
66,246
|
H
|
Sunderland
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
Walters
(2), Bennett (2), Medley
|
|
02-Feb-52
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
69,009
|
H
|
Newcastle
United
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
3
|
|
|
12-Jan-53
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
31,541
|
H
|
Tranmere
Rovers
|
W
|
9
|
-
|
1
|
McClellan
(3), Duquemin (2), Hollis (2), Baily (2)
|
|
04-Feb-53
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
55,601
|
H
|
Preston
North End
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Duquemin
|
|
04-Mar-53
|
F.A.
Cup 6®
|
59,543
|
H
|
Birmingham
City
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Bennett,Duquemin
|
|
13-Jan-54
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
35,023
|
H
|
Leeds
United
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Bennett
|
|
24-Feb-54
|
F.A.
Cup 5®
|
52,934
|
H
|
Hull
City
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Walters,
Baily
|
|
28-Jan-55
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
50,684
|
H
|
Port
Vale
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
2
|
Gavin,
Duquemin, Brooks (2)
|
|
07-Jan-56
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
46,185
|
H
|
Boston
United
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Duquemin,
Smith R (2),Robb
|
|
28-Jan-56
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
41,895
|
H
|
Middlesbrough
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Norman,
Dunmore, Robb
|
|
03-Mar-56
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
69,118
|
H
|
West
Ham United
|
D
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
Harmer
(pen), Duquemin, Robb
|
|
05-Jan-57
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
56,492
|
H
|
Leicester
City
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Blanchflower,
Robb
|
|
26-Jan-57
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
66,398
|
H
|
Chelsea
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Medwin,
Harmer, Smith R, Stokes
|
|
04-Jan-58
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
42,716
|
H
|
Leicester
City
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Medwin,
Smith R (2), Stokes
|
|
25-Jan-58
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
51,136
|
H
|
Sheffield
United
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
3
|
|
|
10-Jan-59
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
56,252
|
H
|
West
Ham United
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Smith
R, Jones
|
|
31-Jan-59
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
50,561
|
H
|
Newport
County
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
Smith
R (2), Dunmore (2)
|
|
14-Feb-59
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
67,633
|
H
|
Norwich
City
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Jones
|
|
03-Feb-60
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
64,365
|
H
|
Crewe
Alexandra
|
W
|
13
|
-
|
2
|
Harmer,
Smith R (4), Allen (5), Jones (3, 1pen)
|
|
20-Feb-60
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
54,745
|
H
|
Blackburn
Rovers
|
L
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
Jones
|
|
07-Jan-61
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
54,969
|
H
|
Charlton
Athletic
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
Allen
(2), Dyson
|
|
28-Jan-61
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
63,721
|
H
|
Crewe
Alexandra
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
Mackay,
Jones, Smith R, Allen, Dyson
|
|
08-Mar-61
|
F.A.
Cup 6®
|
64,797
|
H
|
Sunderland
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
0
|
Mackay,
Smith R, Allen, Dyson (2)
|
|
10-Jan-62
|
F.A.
Cup 3 ®
|
62,917
|
H
|
Birmingham
City
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
2
|
Medwin
(2), Allen, Greaves
|
|
10-Mar-62
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
64,000
|
H
|
Aston
Villa
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Blanchflower,
Jones
|
|
16-Jan-63
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
32,756
|
H
|
Burnley
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
3
|
|
|
05-Jan-64
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
49,382
|
H
|
Chelsea
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Dyson
|
|
18-Jan-65
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
55,081
|
H
|
Torquay
United
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
Robertson,
Greaves (3), Gilzean
|
|
30-Jan-65
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
43,992
|
H
|
Ipswich
Town
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
0
|
Greaves
(3, 1pen), Gilzean (2)
|
|
22-Jan-66
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
37,349
|
H
|
Middlesbrough
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Mackay
(2, 1pen), Saul (2)
|
|
12-Feb-66
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
50,611
|
H
|
Burnley
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
3
|
Gilzean
(3), Saul
|
|
01-Feb-67
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
58,189
|
H
|
Millwall
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Gilzean
|
|
18-Feb-67
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
57,910
|
H
|
Portsmouth
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Greaves,
Gilzean (2)
|
|
11-Mar-67
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
54,610
|
H
|
Bristol
City
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Greaves
(2, 1pen)
|
|
12-Apr-67
|
F.A.
Cup 6®
|
52,304
|
H
|
Birmingham
City
|
W
|
6
|
-
|
0
|
Greaves
(2), Gilzean, Venables (2), Saul
|
|
31-Jan-68
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
57,200
|
H
|
Manchester
United
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
(a.e.t) Robertson
|
|
17-Feb-68
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
47,088
|
H
|
Preston
North End
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Greaves
(2), Chivers
|
|
09-Mar-68
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
54,005
|
H
|
Liverpool
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Greaves
|
|
25-Jan-69
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
48,985
|
H
|
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Johnson,
Greaves
|
|
12-Feb-69
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
49,986
|
H
|
Aston
Villa
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
England,
Greaves (2, 1pen)
|
|
07-Jan-70
|
F.A.
Cup 3 ®
|
36,039
|
H
|
Bradford
City
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
0
|
Pearce
(2), Greaves (2), Morgan
|
|
24-Jan-70
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
43,948
|
H
|
Crystal
Palace
|
D
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
|
|
02-Jan-71
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
34,170
|
H
|
Sheffield
Wednesday
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
Mullery
(pen), Gilzean (2), Peters
|
|
13-Feb-71
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
46,366
|
H
|
Nottingham
Forest
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Gilzean,
Chivers
|
|
16-Mar-71
|
F.A.
Cup 6®
|
56,283
|
H
|
Liverpool
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
15-Jan-72
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
33,702
|
H
|
Carlisle
United
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Gilzean
|
|
05-Feb-72
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
36,903
|
H
|
Rotherham
United
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Gilzean,
Peters
|
|
07-Feb-73
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
52,736
|
H
|
Derby
County
|
L
|
3
|
-
|
5
|
(a.e.t) England (pen), Gilzean, Chivers
|
|
08-Jan-75
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
27,996
|
H
|
Nottingham
Forest
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
03-Jan-76
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
26,715
|
H
|
Stoke
City
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Duncan
|
|
07-Jan-78
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
43,731
|
H
|
Bolton
Wanderers
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Hoddle,
Duncan
|
|
10-Jan-79
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
31,081
|
H
|
Altrincham
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Taylor
(pen)
|
|
12-Feb-79
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
27,120
|
H
|
Wrexham
|
D
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
Hoddle,
Jones, Roberts og
|
|
10-Mar-79
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
51,800
|
H
|
Manchester
United
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Ardiles
|
|
05-Jan-80
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
45,207
|
H
|
Manchester
United
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Ardiles
|
|
30-Jan-80
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
46,707
|
H
|
Swindon
Town
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Armstrong
(2)
|
|
16-Feb-80
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
49,936
|
H
|
Birmingham
City
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Armstrong,
Hoddle (2, 1pen)
|
|
08-Mar-80
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
48,033
|
H
|
Liverpool
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
07-Jan-81
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
36,294
|
H
|
Queens
Park Rangers
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Galvin,
Hoddle, Crooks
|
|
24-Jan-81
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
37,532
|
H
|
Hull
City
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Archibald,
Brooke
|
|
14-Feb-81
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
36,688
|
H
|
Coventry
City
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Hughton,
Ardiles, Archibald
|
|
07-Mar-81
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
40,629
|
H
|
Exeter
City
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Miller,
Roberts
|
|
02-Jan-82
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
38,421
|
H
|
Arsenal
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Crooks
|
|
23-Jan-82
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
46,126
|
H
|
Leeds
United
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Crooks
|
|
13-Feb-82
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
43,419
|
H
|
Aston
Villa
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Falco
|
|
29-Jan-83
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
38,208
|
H
|
West
Bromwich Albion
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Gibson,
Crooks
|
|
11-Jan-84
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
32,898
|
H
|
Fulham
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Roberts,
Archibald
|
|
28-Jan-84
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
37,792
|
H
|
Norwich
City
|
D
|
0
|
-
|
0
|
|
|
05-Jan-85
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
29,029
|
H
|
Charlton
Athletic
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Crooks
|
|
08-Jan-86
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
19,136
|
H
|
Oxford
United
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
(a.e.t)
Waddle, Allen C
|
|
29-Jan-86
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
17,393
|
H
|
Notts
County
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
0
|
Chiedozie,
Falco, Allen C, Hoddle, Waddle
|
|
04-Mar-86
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
23,338
|
H
|
Everton
|
L
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
Falco
|
|
10-Jan-87
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
19,339
|
H
|
Scunthope
United
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
Mabbutt,
Waddle, Claesen
|
|
31-Jan-87
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
29,603
|
H
|
Crystal
Palace
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Mabbutt,
Allen C (pen), Claesen, O'Reilly og
|
|
21-Feb-87
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
38,033
|
H
|
Newcastle
United
|
W
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
Allen
C (pen)
|
|
06-Jan-90
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
33,134
|
H
|
Southampton
|
L
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
Howells
|
|
26-Jan-91
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
31,665
|
H
|
Oxford
United
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
2
|
Mabbutt,
Gasgoigne (2), Lineker
|
|
10-Mar-91
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
29,686
|
H
|
Notts
County
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Nayim,
Gasgoigne
|
|
14-Jan-92
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
25,462
|
H
|
Aston
Villa
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
14-Feb-93
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
26,529
|
H
|
Wimbledon
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
Anderton,
Sheringham, Barmby
|
|
19-Jan-94
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
24,893
|
H
|
Peterborough
United
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Barmby
(won on 5-4 Penalties)
|
|
07-Jan-95
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
25,057
|
H
|
Altringham
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Sheringham,
Rosenthal, Nethercott
|
|
18-Feb-95
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
28,091
|
H
|
Southampton
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Klinsmann
|
|
17-Jan-96
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
31,534
|
H
|
Hereford
United
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
Sheringham
(3), Armstrong (2)
|
|
27-Jan-96
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
32,812
|
H
|
Wolverhampton
Wanderers
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Wilson
|
|
09-Mar-96
|
F.A.
Cup 5®
|
31,055
|
H
|
Nottingham
Forest
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Sheringham
(Lost 1-3 on penalties)
|
|
05-Jan-98
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
27,909
|
H
|
Fulham
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Clemence,
Calderwood, Brady
|
|
26-Jan-98
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
28,722
|
H
|
Barnsley
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Campbell
|
|
02-Jan-99
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
36,022
|
H
|
Watford
|
W
|
5
|
-
|
2
|
Iversen
(2), Anderton (pen), Nielsen, Fox
|
|
02-Feb-99
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
24,049
|
H
|
Wimbledon
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Sinton,
Nielsen (2)
|
|
24-Feb-99
|
F.A.
Cup 5®
|
32,307
|
H
|
Leeds
United
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Anderton,
Ginola
|
|
12-Dec-99
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
33,116
|
H
|
Newcastle
United
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Iversen
|
|
17-Feb-01
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
36,040
|
H
|
Stockport
County
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
King,
Davies (2), Flynn og
|
|
26-Jan-02
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
27,093
|
H
|
Bolton
Wanderers
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Anderton
(pen), Iversen, Etherington, Barness og
|
|
17-Feb-02
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
30,696
|
H
|
Tranmere
Rovers
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Ziege,
Poyet (2), Sheringham
|
|
10-Mar-02
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
32,896
|
H
|
Chelsea
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
4
|
|
|
03-Jan-04
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
32,340
|
H
|
Crystal
Palace
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Kanoute
(3)
|
|
03-Feb-04
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
30,400
|
H
|
Manchester
City
|
L
|
3
|
-
|
4
|
King,
Keane, Ziege
|
|
08-Jan-05
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
36,094
|
H
|
Brighton
& HA
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
King,
Keane
|
|
12-Feb-05
|
F.A.
Cup 4®
|
27,860
|
H
|
West
Bromwich Albion
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Keane
(pen), Defoe (2)
|
|
19-Feb-05
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
35,640
|
H
|
Nottingham
Forest
|
D
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Defoe
|
|
17-Jan-07
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
27,641
|
H
|
Cardiff
City
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Lennon,
Keane, Malbranque, Defoe
|
|
27-Jan-07
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
33,406
|
H
|
Southend
United
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Keane,
Jenas, Mido
|
|
19-Mar-07
|
F.A.
Cup 6®
|
35,519
|
H
|
Chelsea
|
L
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
Keane
(pen)
|
|
05-Jan-08
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
35,243
|
H
|
Reading
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Berbatov
(2, 1pen)
|
|
02-Jan-09
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
34,040
|
H
|
Wigan
Athletic
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Pavlyuchenko
(2, 1pen), Modric
|
|
02-Jan-10
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
35,862
|
H
|
Peterborough
United
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Kranjcar
(2), Defoe, Keane (pen)
|
|
23-Jan-10
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
35,750
|
H
|
Leeds
United
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Crouch,
Pavlyuchenko
|
|
24-Feb-10
|
F.A.
Cup 5®
|
31,436
|
H
|
Bolton
Wanderers
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
0
|
Pavlyuchenko
(2), Jaaskelainen og, O'Brien og
|
|
21-Mar-10
|
F.A.
Cup 6®
|
35,432
|
H
|
Fulham
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Bentley,
Pavlyuchenko, Gudjohnsen
|
|
08-Jan-11
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
35,698
|
H
|
Charlton
Athletic
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Townsend,
Defoe (2)
|
|
07-Jan-12
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
35,672
|
H
|
Cheltenham
Town
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Defoe,
Pavlyuchenko, Giovani
|
|
07-Mar-12
|
F.A.
Cup 5®
|
35,757
|
H
|
Stevenage
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Defoe
(2), Adebayor (pen)
|
|
17-Mar-12
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
-
|
H
|
Bolton
Wanderers
|
Ab
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Walker
(Match Abandoned 41st minute, injury to Fabrice Muamba)
|
|
27-Mar-12
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
30,718
|
H
|
Bolton
Wanderers
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Nelson,
Bale, Saha
|
|
05-Jan-13
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
35,766
|
H
|
Coventry
City
|
W
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
Dempsey
(2), Bale
|
|
14-Jan-15
|
F.A.
Cup 3®
|
24,367
|
H
|
Burnley
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
2
|
Paulinho,
Capoue, Chiriches, Rose
|
|
24-Jan-15
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
35,548
|
H
|
Leicester
City
|
L
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
Townsend
(pen)
|
|
10-Jan-16
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
35,805
|
H
|
Leicester
City
|
D
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Eriksen,
Kane (pen)
|
|
21-Feb-16
|
F.A.
Cup 5
|
35,547
|
H
|
Crystal
Palace
|
L
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
|
|
08-Jan-17
|
F.A.
Cup 3
|
31,182
|
H
|
Aston
Villa
|
W
|
2
|
-
|
0
|
Davies
Son
|
|
28-Jan-17
|
F.A.
Cup 4
|
31,440
|
H
|
Wycombe
Wanderers
|
W
|
4
|
-
|
3
|
Son
(2), Janssen (pen), Alli
|
|
12-Mar-17
|
F.A.
Cup 6
|
31,137
|
H
|
Millwall
|
W
|
6
|
-
|
0
|
Erikson,
Son (3), Alli, Janssen
|
30th July 2015 - The Final (ish) Update
The
topspurs editorial began back in September 2000, the day of Rebrov’s first
goals for Spurs, so long ago that it pre-dated the word blog and has had a
pretty good run over the next fifteen years, esp in the early, glory days of
topspurs.
However,
time and especially technology has moved on and without a Spurs related
update for more than half the season, which also included a cup final, its
sadly time to formally draw things to a close.
The
majority of my Spurs output now comes via the occasional comment on facebook or
tweet @topspurs and I’ll hook up live threads to this page in time, and also
put a link to the archives for some retro fun. This will also apply to the
columnists, who have been fantastic over the years and I’d like to thank them
all, but who have similarly dwindled in number and output and will now be
condensed (along with any output I have) into the guest column.
TOPSPURS
will continue, as originally intended before the writing side took off, as a
site for Spurs stats and numbers
Its been
a lot of fun and I’d like to thank all the readers over the years for logging
on and hope it has been enjoyable and entertaining.
Up the
Spurs!
Jim
a quick
plug for the TOPSPURS book - still a half decent Spurs book at bogtime and
costs less than a pint thesedays ..… the Glory of Spurs book in Kindle/ebook
format http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Glory-of-Spurs-ebook/dp/B00C2JTO8G/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1364489602&sr=1-1
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