Spurs v Reading Match Reports
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19.07.2025 Friendly     Away     Won     2-0     For match report, click here.
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01.01.2013 Premier League.  For match report, click here.
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16.09.2012 Premier League.  For match report, click here.
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03.05.2008 Premier League.  For match report, click here.
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15.01.2008 FA Cup Third Round repay. For match report, click here.
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05.01.2008 FA Cup Third Round.  For match report, click here.
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29.12.2007 Premier League.  For match report, click here.
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01.04.2007 Premier League.  For match report, click here.
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12.11.2006 Premier League.  For match report, click here.
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16.12.1944 Two goals from Jackie Gibbons and another from Ron Burgess gave Tottenham the points in this Football League South meeting, despite a spirited fight from a Reading side at White Hart Lane, who scored through Wilf Chitty and Tony McPhee.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , Burgess, Gibbons,
Reading –  , , , , , , Chitty, McPhee
Attendance : –    9,938
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09.09.1944 Football League South      (away)      Drew      0-0

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    9,000
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05.02.1944 Football League South      (home)      Drew      2-2

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    14,937
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16.10.1943 Football League South      (away)      Won      3-2

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    10,000
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03.04.1943 Football League South – League Cup      (home)      Lost      1-2
Teams :
Spurs –
Reading
Attendance : –    21,755
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13.03.1943
 Football League South – League Cup      (away)      Drew      1-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    6,000
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23.01.1943 Football League South      (home)      Drew      2-2

Teams :
Spurs –
Reading
Attendance : –    7,369
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17.10.1942 Football League South      (away)      Won      6-2.

Teams :
Reading  –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –   5,000
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04.04.1942 London War Cup – Group 3      (home)      Won      2-1

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    7,526
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21.03.1942 London War Cup – Group 3      (away)      Won      2-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    6,000
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10.01.1942 London War League      (home)      Won      2-1.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    4,418
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04.10.1941 London War League      (away)      Drew      1-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    5,000
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19.04.1941 London War Cup – Section B      (home)      Drew      2-2

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    4,000
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14.04.1941 London War Cup – Section B      (away)      Drew      2-2

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    4,355
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27.12.1930 Division 2      (away)      Won      2-1

Teams :
Reading –  Lancelot Richardson, Matthew Forster, Thomas Hodgkiss, Leonard Darnell, John McNeil, Charlie Barley, ??, Frank Eaton, Arthur Bacon, Walter Featherby, Frank McPherson
Spurs – 22. Cyril Spiers, 21. Cecil Poynton, 20. Bert Hodgkinson, 19. Wally Alsford, 18. Alf Messer, 17. Tom Meads, 16. Willie Davies, 15. Eugene O’Callaghan, 14. Dick Rowley, 13. Billy Cook, 12. Walter Bellamy
Ref. : – W. Phipps.
Linesmen : – P. S. V. Reid (Red stripe), A. A. Horwood (blue stripe).
Attendance : –    16,571

NOTE : – Spurs played in numbers 12-22.
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30.08.1930 On the opening day of the season, Spurs played Reading in the Second Division at White Hart Lane.

Spurs fielded three new players – full backs Bert Hodgkinson and Albert Lyons, along with centre-half Alf Messer, who was making his debut against his old club and was made captain for the day.

Little did the crowd know what they were about to see, as Ted Harper scored all four of Tottenham’s goals to make the score 4-0.  Billy Cook made it five, before Jimmy Dimmock scored with Harper finishing off the scoring for Tottenham, who conceded a late consolation to Frank Eaton, leaving the final score at 7-1 to Spurs.

Teams :
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Bert Lyons, Bert Hodgkinson, Harry Skitt, Alf Messer, Tom Meads, Willie Davies, Eugene O’Callaghan, Ted Harper, Billy Cook, Jimmy Dimmock
Reading  –  Lancelot Richardson, Thomas Hodgkiss, James Oakley, Sid Chandler, Adam Allan, Leonard Darnell, Davies, Frank Eaton, Frank McPherson, John Hunter, Edward Douglas
Attendance : –    26,203
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12.04.1930 Division 2      (away)      Lost      0-3

Teams :
Reading – Lancelot Richardson, Percy Thorpe, Jock Richardson, Sid Chandler, Alf Messer, Charlie Barley, Royston Davies, Walter Baggett, Frank McPherson, John Hunter, Robert Oswald
Spurs – 22. Cyril Spiers, 21. Matt Forster, 20. Edwin Herod, 19. Harry Skitt, 18. Tommy Cable, 17. Tom Meads, 16. Willie Davies, 15. Andy Thompson, 14. Dick Rowley, 13. Billy Cook, 12. Walter Bellamy
Ref. : – E. C. Carnwell.
Linesmen : – W. G. Robinson (white flag), H. J. Clayton (red flag).
Attendance : –    11,183

NOTE : – Spurs played in numbers 12-22.
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07.12.1929 Division 2      (home)      Drew      0-0

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    11,522
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12.01.1929 FA Cup Third Round      (away)      Lost      0-2

Teams :
Reading –  Joe Duckworth, Bill Inglis, Edward Smith, Sid Chandler, Alf Messer, Tom Meads, Harry Goodwin, Matt McDonald, William Johnstone, John Hunter, Robert Oswald
Spurs –  22. Cyril Spiers, 21. Matt Forster, 20. Cecil Poynton, 19. Harry Skitt, 18. Bert Helliwell, 17. Alex Lindsay, 16. Andy Thompson, 15. Eugene O’Callaghan, 14. Frank Osborne, 13. Jimmy Armstrong, 12. Jimmy Dimmock
Ref. : –  T. J. Botham.
Linesmen : –  T. H. Dance (White flag), F. Jefferies (white flag with red cross).
Attendance : –    26,137

NOTE : – Spurs played in numbers 12-22.
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26.12.1928 Division 2      (away)      Lost      3-4

Teams :
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    23,730
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25.12.1928 Division 2      (home)      Drew      2-2

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    28,344
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23.09.1916 London Combination      (away)      Won      4-2

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    10,000
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01.02.1913 FA Cup Second Round      (away)      Lost      0-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    17,794
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04.04.1908 Southern League      (home)      Won      2-0.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    8,000
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07.12.1907 Southern League      (away)      Lost      1-3

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    5,000
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14.10.1907 Western League      (home)      Lost      0-2

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    8,000
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02.10.1907 Western League      (away)      Won      2-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –   Unknown
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06.04.1907 Southern League      (away)      Lost      0-2

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    8,000
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01.12.1906 Southern League      (home)      Won      2-0

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Reading –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    7,000
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03.02.1906 FA Cup Second Round      (home)      Won      3-2.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    26,000
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30.12.1905 Southern League      (home)      Won      1-0.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    12,000
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11.10.1905 Western League      (away)      Drew      0-0

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    Unknown
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04.09.1905 Western League      (home)      Won      5-1

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    Unknown
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02.09.1905 Southern League      away      Drew      1-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    12,000
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27.04.1905 Southern Charity Cup Final      Craven Cottage      Drew      0-0

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    Unknown
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28.01.1905 Southern League      (away)      Lost      2-3

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    1,000
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07.11.1904 Western League      (home)      Drew      2-2

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    Unknown
01.10.1904 Southern League      (home)      Won      1-0.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    ,
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07.09.1904 Western League      (away      Drew      1-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    Unknown
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30.01.1904 Southern League      (home)      Won      7-4.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    8,000
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Southern League      (away)      Drew      1-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    ,
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14.10.1903 Western League      (away)      Won      2-0.

Teams :
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    Unknown
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03.10.1903 Southern League      (away)      Drew      2-2

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    6,000
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07.09.1903 Western League      (home)      Won      3-1.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    6,000
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04.04.1903 Southern League      (away)      Drew      0-0

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    5,000
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28.03.1903 Southern League      (home)      Won      2-0.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    4,000
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14.01.1903 Southern Charity Cup First Round Replay      (away)      Lost      2-3

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    Unknown
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24.11.1902 Southern Charity Cup First Round      (home)      Drew      1-1.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    3,000
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29.10.1902 Western League      (away)      Lost      0-3

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    Unknown
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29.09.1902 Western League      (home)      Won      2-1.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –  Unknown
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15.01.1902 Western League      (away)      Drew      1-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –  Unknown
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04.01.1902 Southern League      (home)      Won      4-2.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    8,500
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21.09.1901 Southern League      (away)      Drew      1-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    8,000
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09.09.1901 Western League      (home)      Won      4-0.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    4,000
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28.03.1901 The Third Round Replay at White Hart Lane drew an 11,600 crowd to see Spurs progress to the Semi-final with a 3-0 win.Seven minutes had elapsed when David Copeland put Tottenham ahead, with Brown adding a second before the half-time interval.  Brown went on to add a third goal into the second half, as Spurs eased through the match to go on to meet West Bromwich Albion in the semis.

Teams :
Spurs –   Clawley, Erentz, Tait, Morris, Hughes, Jones, Smith, Cameron, Brown, Copeland, Kirwan
Reading  –   Cotton, Henderson, Clinch, Bull, Mainman, Watts, Evans, Logan, Pegg, Sharp, Barnes
Attendance : –    11,600
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23.03.1901 A Third Round FA Cup tie pitched Tottenham up against fellow Southern League rivals Reading at Elm Park, where about 3,000 fans made the journey to support Spurs.Ernie Watts out-ran the Spurs defenders in the 15th minute to provide a cross for Dick Evans to shoot home past George Clawley.  It was into the second half, with 52 minutes gone, when Sandy Brown’s effort was saved by Charlie Cotton and fell kindly for John Kirwan to score with the rebound.

Six minutes from time, Tottenham escaped a Reading penalty claim when a goal-bound shot was allegedly punched away from under the bar by Sandy Tait, but the referee did not see the incident.

Teams :
Reading  –   Cotton, Henderson, Clinch, Bull, Mainman, Watts, Evans, Logan, Pegg, Sharp, Barnes
Spurs –   Clawley, Erentz, Tait, Morris, Hughes, Jones, Smith, Cameron, Brown, Copeland, Kirwan
Attendance : –    14,417
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16.03.1901 Southern League      (home)      Won      1-0.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    5,000
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06.03.1901 Western League      (away)      Drew      1-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    1,000
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18.02.1901 Western League      Home      Won      3-2.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    2,000
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24.11.1900 Southern League      (away)      Lost      1-3

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    5,000
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20.01.1900 Southern League      (away)      Won      1-0

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    2,000
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30.10.1899 Southern District Combination      (home)      Won      3-0

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    3,000
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09.10.1899 Southern District Combination      (away)      lost      1-2

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –  Unknown
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23.09.1899 Southern League      (home)      Won      2-1.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    9,000
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14.02.1899 Southern League      (away)      lost      0-2

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    3,000
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23.01.1899 United League      (home)      Drew      1-1.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –  Unknown
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09.11.1898 United League      (away)      lost      0-1

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    Unknown
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05.11.1898 Southern League      (home)      Won      3-0.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    12,000
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26.02.1898 Southern League      (home – at Millwall)      Drew      1-1.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    5,500
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06.11.1897 Southern League      Away      Drew      3-3

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    4,000
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20.03.1897 Southern League      Home      Drew      4-4.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , , ,
Reading  –  , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    4,000
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05.12.1896 Southern League     Away     Lost      1-2

Teams :
Reading –  , , , , ,
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –   3,500
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