Arsenal v Spurs Match Reports 1887 – 1979

The game was won early on when Alan Sunderland scored in the 15th minute, seizing on a loose ball when Milija Aleksic dropped Graham Rix’s cross.  Spurs almost pulled level within a couple of minutes, when John Pratt’s shot was saved by Pat Jennings on the edge of his penalty area.

The match was not the most exciting, with the sides cancelling each other out to reduce the number of goal-scoring chances made.

Teams – :
Arsenal : –  Pat Jennings, David O’Leary, Pat Rice, Willie Young, Liam Brady, John Devine, John Hollins, Graham Rix, Brian Talbot, Frank Stapleton,  Alan Sunderland
Sub. not used : – 
Tottenham : –  Milija Aleksic, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman (c), Gordon Smith, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Gerry Armstrong (Tony Galvin), Chris Jones, Terry Yorath
Attendance : –   44,560
Referee :  – (-)
Linesmen : – Mr. .. (-) – Red flag; Mr. .. (-) – Yellow flag

A Frank Stapleton goal in the second half handed the home side a win.

Teams – :
Arsenal : –  Pat Jennings, David O’Leary, Pat Rice, Steve Walford, Willie Young, Liam Brady, David Price, Graham Rix, Brian Talbot, Frank Stapleton, Alan Sunderland
Sub. not used : – 
Tottenham : –  Barry Daines, Jimmy Holmes, Don McAllister, Paul Miller, Terry Naylor, Steve Perryman, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Peter Taylor, Ricky Villa, Chris Jones
Attendance : –   ,
Referee :  – (-)
Linesmen : – Mr. .. (-) – Red flag; Mr. .. (-) – Yellow flag

Teams – :
Tottenham : –  Mark Kendall, Jimmy Holmes, Terry Naylor, John Lacy, Colin Lee, Steve Perryman, John Gorman, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt (Chris Jones), Peter Taylor
Arsenal : –  Pat Jennings, David O’Leary, Pat Rice, Steve Walford, Willie Young, Steve Gatting, Liam Brady, David Price, Graham Rix, Frank Stapleton, Alan Sunderland
Sub. not used : – 
Attendance : –   42,273
Referee :  – (-)
Linesmen : – Mr. .. (-) – Red flag; Mr. .. (-) – Yellow flag

Teams – :
Arsenal : –  , , , , , , , , , ,
Sub. not used : – 
Tottenham : –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Holmes, Micky Stead, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman, John Pratt, Neil McNab, John Duncan (Mark Falco), Gerry Armstrong, Peter Taylor
Sub. not used : – 
Attendance : –   ,
Referee :  – (-)
Linesmen : – Mr. .. (-) – Red flag; Mr. .. (-) – Yellow flag

Spurs lost out by the only goal of the game at Highbury, but Jimmy Rimmer was called upon to keep the Tottenham forwards out. His save from Chris Jones, who got on the end of a Peter Taylor cross, was an athletic effort.

The first half was a midfield battle, but Barry Daines had to be equally alert to make two fine saves in the second half and was called upon twice more near the end to prevent a bigger defeat.

Hooking the ball past the Spurs keeper, Malcolm Macdonald got the goal which won the game for Arsenal in the 71st minute.

Teams :
Arsenal – Jimmy Rimmer, Pat Rice, David O’Leary, Willie Young, George Armstrong, Alan Hudson, John Matthews, David Price, Graham Rix (Liam Brady), Malcolm Macdonald, Frank Stapleton
Spurs – Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Holmes, John Pratt, Keith Osgood, Steve Perryman (c), Chris Jones, Glenn Hoddle, Gerry Armstrong, Ralph Coates, Peter Taylor
Unused sub. : – Andy Keeley
Attendance : –   ,.

Willie Young and John Duncan were Spurs scorers in this 2-2 First Division draw at White Hart Lane.

Striking the ball first time past Pat Jennings, Malcolm Macdonald put Arsenal ahead early on, but Peter Taylor’s free-kick was perfectly flighted for Willie Young to dive in low to head Tottenham level halfway through the first half.  The Arsenal striker netted his second to restore the visitors lead before the sides turned round, but John Duncan came to Spurs’ rescue when he finished off Ralph Coates and John Gorman’s good work on the left wing to score from close range late in the match.

Central defender Young was sent off in the 74th minute, being the first Spurs player to be dismissed in matches between the two sides.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, John Gorman, Glenn Hoddle (John Pratt 80), Steve Perryman (c), Peter Taylor, Ralph Coates, Alfie Conn, John Duncan
Arsenal –   Jimmy Rimmer, Pat Rice, David O’Leary, Peter Simpson, Peter Storey, Ritchie Powling, Wilf Rostron, Liam Brady, Trevor Ross, Malcolm Macdonald, Frank Stapleton
Sub not used :
Ref. : – Brian Daniels (Essex)
Linesmen : – Mr. A. M. Harrington (Essex) – Red Flag; Mr. John Martin (Hants) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   47,751.

Goal times
First goal – 04m 25s
Second goal – 20m 16s
Third goal – 32m 02s.

Spurs beat Arsenal at White Hart Lane in Pat Jennings’ Testimonial.

It took just two minutes for former Spurs goal-scorer extraordinaire Jimmy Greaves to tap in the first goal of the match, but four minutes later, Sammy Nelson’s drive gave Arsenal an equaliser.  However, a brilliant Peter Taylor goal put Spurs back ahead on 25 minutes.

Just after half-time, Malcolm Macdonald brought the scored back to 2-2 before Greaves knocked home a 66th minute effort and later brought a very good save out of Jimmy Rimmer to stop him completing a hat-trick.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings (Barry Daines), Cyril Knowles (John Gorman), Willie Young (Don McAllister 46), Keith Osgood, Terry Naylor, Neil McNab, Peter Taylor, Steve Perryman (John Pratt 46), Ian Moores, Jimmy Greaves, Ralph Coates
Arsenal –  Jimmy Rimmer, Sammy Nelson, Malcolm Macdonald.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   28,924.

Two goals from John Duncan and Alfie Conn won this match staged for Peter Simpson’s Testimonial at Highbury.  

Teams :
Arsenal –  Brian Parker, , .
Subs not used :
Spurs –   Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Willie Young, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Keith Osgood (Andy Keeley), Alfie Conn, Seve Perryman, Ian Moores, John Duncan (Chris Jones), Ralph Coates
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   19,456.

Coming into the game on a good run, this was the fifth consecutive win for Spurs to put them sixth in the First Division.

An Arsenal chance right from the kick off was missed and Spurs went on to record a deserved victory started by John Pratt’s 16th minute corner kick that went in, as Jimmy Rimmer tried in vain to stop it entering the net.  With 39 minutes gone, John Duncan sealed the win with a powerful header from Naylor’s cross.  Despite Arsenal’s attempts to get back into the match in the second half, they failed to breach the Spurs defence and Willie Young’s header from a corner was cleared off the line by Pat Rice.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jimmy Rimmer, Pat Rice, Terry Mancini, Sammy Nelson, Richie Powling, Alan Ball, Trevor Ross, Liam Brady, Brian Kidd, John Radford, George Armstrong.
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Jennings, Naylor, McAllister, Pratt, Young, Osgood, Chris Jones, Perryman, Chivers, Duncan, Jimmy Neighbour
Sub. not used : Hoddle
Attendance : –   42,031
Ref. : – Gordon Kew (Amersham).

The first ever 0-0 league draw between the teams came in the 79th meeting for points.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, Neil McNab, Steve Perryman (c), John Duncan (Martin Chivers), Chris Jones, Jimmy Neighbour
Arsenal –   Jimmy Rimmer, Pat Rice, Sammy Nelson, Eddie Kelly (c), Terry Mancini, David O’Leary, Alan Ball, Alex Cropley, Frank Stapleton, Brian Kidd, Wilfred Rostron (Liam Brady).
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Bertie Mee
Ref : – Mr. Peter Willis (County Durham)
Linesmen : – Mr. J. E. Wathen (Gwent) – Red flag; Mr. J. T. Kensett (Croydon) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   37,064.

Cyril Knowles made his 500th total appearance for Spurs.

Pre-match and half-time entertainment was from the London Girl Pipers.

One goal separated the two sides, in the bottom part of the Division 1 table, with a home win by the slenderest of margins gave Arsenal the much needed points.

Jimmy Neighbour intercepted a goal-kick on the edge of the centre-circle and ran at the home defence, only being stopped when Mancini obstructed him.  Brian Kidd’s shot deflected off Perryman to wrong-foot Jennings, but Cyril Knowles stretched out a long left leg to hook the ball off the line, then John Duncan got to Osgood’s clearance, turning away between Mancini and Rice.  He headed for goal until Simpson’s crude lunge fouled him on the edge of the box, getting away without a booking.

Kidd was not to be denied though and when Osgood failed to cut out a Brady ball into the box, the former Manchester United man poked past Jennings to put the home side ahead from a couple of yards out.  Tottenham almost hit back, when Geoff Barnett (standing in for Jimmy Rimmer who had a broken finger) dropped Perryman’s free-kick and Conn prodded the loose ball at goal, only to see Nelson knock the ball off the goal-line.  The pressure built on the Arsenal goal, with Duncan and Conn playing a one-two, but a tackle when about to shoot stopped any danger, then Jones got a foot to a flick-on from a corner and forced Barnett to push the ball away.

Into the second half, Spurs came within a foot of equalising, when Naylor’s straight through ball picked out Perryman’s run, but Barnett came out at his feet.  The ball ran loose and with Barnett losing his bearings, Conn side-footed the ball past the prone players in front of him, but just wide of the goal.  When Kinnear gave the ball away to Kidd on the left, he ran forward, but his poor attempt at a chip was easily saved by Pat Jennings.  When Rice pulled back Alfie Conn, having been out-witted, a free-kick was given and the exasperated Scot sat on the ball.  Working the ball forward, the bounce of the ball went Arsenal’s way and Hornsby fired over from 20 yards out, then Storey volleyed an effort off Jennings’ right hand post.  Pressing for a second goal, the home side had an opening when Hornsby chipped wide from a good position and then Hornsby drew a save from Jennings and latched onto the rebound, turning it goal-wards, only to see Osgood head the ball off the goal-line.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Geoff Barnett, Pat Rice, Sammy Nelson, Peter Storey, Terry Mancini, Peter Simpson, Alan Ball, Liam Brady, Brian Hornsby, Brian Kidd, George Armstrong
Subs not used :  Wilf Rostron
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Phil Beal, Keith Osgood, Terry Naylor, Alfie Conn, Steve Perryman (c), Chris Jones, John Duncan, Jimmy Neighbour (John Pratt)
Attendance : –   43,762
Ref. : – Ray Toseland (Kettering)
Arsenal kicked off attacking the Clock End.

Spurs beat Arsenal 2-0 at home to take two First Division points.

Steve Perryman beat Alan Ball to fire home Tottenham’s first goal from the edge of the box at the Park Lane end after 35 minutes.

In the second half, Martin Peters rose above Peter Storey to head a far post cross from the right wing back across goal to where Martin Chivers was waiting to head home the second Spurs goal in the 70th minute.

Teams :
Spurs –  Jennings, Evans, Cyril Knowles, Pratt, England, Naylor, Jimmy Neighbour, Perryman (Ralph Coates), Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Chris Jones
Sub. not used :
Arsenal –  Jimmy Rimmer, Richard Powling, Peter Simpson, Peter Storey, Sammy Nelson, George Armstrong, Liam Brady, Alan Ball (c), Eddie Kelly, John Radford, Brian Kidd
Sub. not used :
Manager – Bertie Mee
Ref – John Hunting (Leicester)
Linesmen : – Mr. G. Colyer (Sussex) – Red flag; Mr. D. I. Thomas (Glamorganshire) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   36,194.

Goal times
First goal – 35m 52s
Second goal – 69m 29s.

Teams – :
Arsenal : –  Bob Wilson, Sammy Nelson, Pat Rice, Peter Storey, Peter Simpson, George Armstrong, Alan Ball, Liam Brady, Eddie Kelly, Ray Kennedy, John Radford
Sub. not used : – 
Tottenham : –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Mike England, Phil Beal, Terry Naylor, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman, Chris McGrath, John Pratt, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean
Attendance : –   38,892
Referee :  – (-)
Linesmen : – Mr. .. (-) – Red flag; Mr. .. (-) – Yellow flag

A goal from Chris Jones and a double from Jimmy Neighbour saw Tottenham through to the London FA Charity Cup Final by beating Arsenal at White Hart Lane.

Teams – :
Tottenham : –  , , , , , , , , , ,
Arsenal : –  , , , , , , , , , ,
Attendance : –   ,
Referee :  – (-)
Linesmen : – Mr. .. (-) – Red flag; Mr. .. (-) – Yellow flag

Two late goals prevented the first ever goal-less draw between the two teams.

Alan Gilzean scored towards the end of the match and with seconds remaining, Martin Chivers glanced a Cyril Knowles free-kick in to make it 2-0 to Tottenham, who had Chris McGrath making his league debut for the club.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Ralph Coates
Sub. not used :
Arsenal – Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Bob McNab, Peter Storey, Peter Simpson, Eddie Kelly, George Armstrong, Charlie George, John Radford (Brendan Batson), Ray Kennedy, Liam Brady
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   41,856.

Spurs had a tough game at Highbury following their UEFA Cup semi-final first leg game at Liverpool, but in a match where defences were on top, they came out of the meeting with Arsenal with a 1-1 draw.

Martin Chivers had put Tottenham into the lead in the 57th minute, taking a Martin Peters through pass and firing home, but Peter Storey levelled for the Gunners straight from the restart.

Teams :
Arsenal : – Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Jeff Blockley, Peter Storey, Peter Simpson, Bob McNab, George Armstrong, Alan Ball, Eddie Kelly (Charlie George), Ray Kennedy, John Radford
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Ralph Coates (Ray Evans), Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), John Pratt
Attendance : –   50,863.

Arsenal edged a tight game by winning 2-1 at White Hart Lane in the First Division.

When Jimmy Neighbour slid the ball into the net at the Paxton Road end, he thought that he scored, but the linesman flagged denied him with an offside decision given against him.  Second half goals from John Radford and Peter Storey gave Arsenal a 2-0 lead until Martin Peters scored a fine goal late in the game, but it was not enough.

Teams :
Spurs : –   Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Neighbour (Ralph Coates), Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Jimmy Pearce
Arsenal : – Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Bob McNab (c), Peter Storey, Jeff Blockley, Peter Simpson (Frank McLintock), George Armstrong, Alan Ball, John Radford, Ray Kennedy, Eddie Kelly
Manager : Bertie Mee
Ref. Mr. Roy Capey (Madeley Heath, Cheshire)
Linesmen : Mr. J. W. A. Craigie (Kent) – Red flag; Mr. R. Dix (Hants) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   47,505
Saturday
Kick off : –  15.00

Goal-times

First goal – 65 mins 01 secs
Second goal – 69 mins 15 secs
Third goal – 80 mins 00 secs.

The final league fixture of Tottenham’s season saw them come out on top of a match with Arsenal at Highbury, winning 2-0.

Playing on a hard surface, play was disjointed and the only worthwhile effort of the first half came near the half-time whistle, with Sammy Nelson forcing Pat Jennings into a save at close quarters.   However, in the 62nd minute, Alan Mullery’s shot beat the keeper to give Tottenham the advantage and this was doubled when Ralph Coates ran onto John Pratt’s pass from deep in his own half to finish with a fine shot that handed Spurs the 2-0 victory.

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Jimmy Pearce, Pratt, Ralph Coates
Sub. not used : –  Roger Morgan
Ref. : –
Linesmen : –
Attendance : –   42,038
Played on a Thursday.

Honours were even after Ray Kennedy gave Arsenal a 35th minute lead with a well-taken goal.  Tottenham had to wait until the 80th minute to grab an equaliser, when Martin Chivers seized on a short back-pass from Pat Rice to slot past Wilson and a defender on the line from a narrow angle on the left to make it 1-1.  Martin Peters’ diving header from six yards out had brought a good stop from Bob Wilson, at the Paxton Road end and Chivers’ long throw produced a shooting chance for Steve Perryman in the 90th minute, forcing Bob Wilson to a finger-tip save, pushing the ball over the bar.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, Ralph Coates, Mike England, Phil Beal, Jimmy Neighbour, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean (John Pratt)
Manager  – Bill Nicholson
Arsenal –  Bob Wilson; Pat Rice, Sammy Nelson, Peter Storey, John Roberts, Frank McLintock (cpt), George Armstrong, Charlie George, John Radford, Ray Kennedy, George Graham.
Sub.  Eddie Kelly
Manager – Bertie Mee
Subs not used :
Ref.  Mr. B. J. Homewood (Middlesex)
Linesmen : –  Mr. P. K. Byford (Essex) – Red flag ; Mr. D. F. Pond (Essex) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   52,884

Ticket Prices –
Seats £0.80
Ground admission : – £0.30

A single Ray Kennedy goal won this match for Arsenal, but that does not tell the full story of the game.

Steve Perryman had to abandon his car a mile away and walk to White Hart Lane as a crowd of nearly 52,000 were inside the Lane, but an estimated 100,000 were locked out as battle commenced.  Martin Peters hit the crossbar with a fine effort and Spurs had to clear a McLintock shot off the line, but with just three minutes left Armstrong’s cross was headed in by Kennedy.

Spurs then laid siege to the Arsenal goal, but when a last minute melee in front of the goal ended with Wilson grabbing the ball, the last chance had gone for Tottenham.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Peter Collins, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean (Jimmy Pearce), Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Neighbour
Arsenal –  Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Bob McNab, Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, George Armstrong, Eddie Kelly, George Graham, Charlie George, John Radford, Ray Kennedy.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   51,992.

Defender John Cutbush scored the only goal of this London FA Charity Cup match against Arsenal at Highbury.

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Sub not used :
Spurs –
Sub not used :
Attendance : –   ??.

Two George Armstrong goals in the 18th and 24th minutes were the deciding factor between the two sides in this First Division match at Highbury.  Despite pressing in the second half and winning a string of corners, Spurs were unable to make it pay and left N7 pointless, suffering their first away defeat of the season.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Bob Wilson, Pat Rice, Frank McLintock (Sammy Nelson), John Roberts, Bob McNab, Eddie Kelly, George Graham, Peter Storey, George Armstrong, John Radford, Ray Kennedy.
Spurs –   Ken Hancock, Joe Kinnear, Mike England, Phil Beal, Tony Want, Alan Mullery (c), Steve Perryman, Martin Peters, Roger Morgan, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   48,931.

Tottenham played host to Arsenal in this First Division game that they won 1-0 at White Hart Lane.

A long kick upfield by Jennings, saw the ball bounce high on the heavily sanded pitch.  Chivers challenged, Roberts hacked the ball high and Gilzean head on for Peters to plant a header against the bar.  At the other end, Radford played a low ball into the centre of the penalty area and George Graham got on the end of it, but Jennings blocked his shot at point blank range.   Radford threatened in the second half, when a long throw out by Jennings was headed back and the Arsenal striker his a first time left footed shot from the left edge of the penalty area that flew just over Jennings’ bar.

Roger Morgan picked off a loose Arsenal pass in his own half and set off upfield with the ball.  He was robbed by Roberts, but won it back on the left wing, putting in an out-swinging cross that Alan Gilzean stooped to head into the net from close range halfway through the second half.  The two Spurs men linked up once more, with Morgan’s bobbling cross taken on Gilzean’s chest before he unleashed a volley from ten yards out that Wilson managed to beat away.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Pearce, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Roger Morgan
Sub not used :
Arsenal –  Bob Wilson, Bob McNab, John Roberts, Peter Storey, Peter Simpson, George Armstrong, Eddie Kelly (Ray Kennedy), Jon Sammels, Charlie George, George Graham, John Radford.
Sub not used :
Attendance : –   46,969.

Tottenham’s trip to Highbury ended in a 3-2 victory.

Arsenal’s goals came from Jimmy Robertson and John Radford, but Spurs took the points back across North London thank to Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean and John Pratt’s goals, spoiling Arsenal keeper Malcolm Webster’s debut.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Malcolm Webster, Terry Neill, Peter Storey, Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, Bob McNab, Jon Sammels, Charlie George, George Graham, John Radford, Jimmy Robertson.
Sub not used :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Peter Collins, Mike England, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Alan Mullery (c), Alan Gilzean, Martin Chivers (Tony Want), Roger Morgan.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   55,280

Teams :
Arsenal –   Bob Wilson, Peter Storey (George Graham), Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, Bob McNab, Ian Ure, George Armstrong,  Jon Sammels, David Court, Bobby Gould, John Radford.
Spurs – Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Tony Want, Peter Collins, John Pratt, Alan Mullery (c), Jimmy Pearce (David Jenkins), Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Neil Johnson
Attendance : –    43,972

NOTE : –
Spurs debuts for John Pratt and Ray Evans.

It was League Cup disappointment for Tottenham in the second leg of the semi-final when Radford scored his second goal of the tie to send Arsenal through to a final with Leeds United.

Mike England was used an an auxiliary forward, as he had been in the first leg, but it was midfielder Terry Venables who brought Bob Wilson into action with three shots from distance in the first half.  The game was nervy throughout and was not a great spectacle.  However, Jimmy Pearce and Mike England created a chance for Alan Gilzean, but he poked it over the bar.  Pat Jennings had to be at his best to turn aside a shot from George Armstrong with a full length diving save.

Into the second period, it was Alan Mullery’s through pass that sent Jimmy Pearce away to dink in a cross for Greaves to finish and level the aggregate score halfway through the half.  However, with just three minutes remaining, Armstrong fashioned a cross for Radford to head home and send Arsenal through to a final against Swindon Town, which they lost.  It was a late flourish from Spurs that had nearly denied them, with Peter Collins being pushed forward and he struck the crossbar in the dying moments.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Peter Collins, Phil Beal, Jimmy Pearce, Jimmy Greaves, Mike England, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean
Sub not used :  Tony Want
Arsenal –  Bob Wilson, Peter Storey, Bob McNab (George Graham 57), Frank McLintock (c), Ian Ure, Peter Simpson, John Radford, David Court, Jon Sammels, Bobby Gould, George Armstrong
Attendance : –   55,923
Ref. : –  Mr. W. Handley (Cannock, Staffs)
Linesmen : –  Mr. F. E. Burling (Cambs) – Red flag; Mr. W. Morris (Northants) – Yellow flag
Wednesday      Kick off 19.30.

Fans had paid five shillings (25p) for their tickets, only to see two sides cancelling each other out until Radford seized on some defensive slackness that failed to clear a long ball forward that bounced off Joe Kinnear’s back for the Arsenal forward to score the only goal in the last minute of the game.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Bob Wilson, Peter Storey, Bob McNab, Frank McLintock, Ian Ure, Peter Simpson, John Radford, David Court, Jon Sammels, George Graham (Bobby Gould), George Armstrong
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Peter Collins, Phil Beal, Jimmy Pearce, Jimmy Greaves, Mike England, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean
Sub not used :  Tony Want
Attendance : –   55,237
Ref.:  Mr. R. V. Spittle (Great Yarmouth).

Tottenham kicked off and attacked the North Bank end in the first half.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Peter Collins, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Pearce, Terry Venables, Martin Chivers, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson
Subs not used :
Arsenal –  Bob Wilson, Terry Neill, Peter Storey, Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, Bob McNab, David Court, Jon Sammels, George Graham, David Jenkins, John Radford.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   56,280

NOTE : – Peter Collins and Jimmy Pearce made their Spurs debuts.

Alan Gilzean scored the winning goal, seizing on some loose defensive work and slotting home past keeper Jim Furnell.  Although Arsenal had a lot of the game and found Pat Jennings in fine form, it was Spurs who won the day.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson
Subs not used :
Arsenal –   Jim Furnell, Terry Neill, Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, Bob McNab, Ian Ure, George Graham, Jon Sammels, John Radford, David Jenkins (Pat Rice), George Armstrong.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   57,885.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jim Furnell, Frank McLintock, Terry Neill, Peter Simpson, Peter Storey, Ian Ure, George Armstrong, Jon Sammels, John Radford, George Graham, Colin Addison.
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   62,836.

The victory completed the double over the Highbury side and Gilzean’s hooked shot from Mullery’s cross gave Tottenham a fifth minute lead.  Keith Weller’s through pass gave Jimmy Robertson the opportunity to add to the lead in the 27th minute against his old club.

Arsenal came out in the second half determined to get back into the match, but George Graham and John Radford both went close without hitting the target, with Robertson and Saul almost extending the lead at the other end.

Teams :
Arsenal –   Jim Furnell, Peter Storey, Peter Simpson, Bob McNab, Ian Ure, George Armstrong, Jon Sammels, George Graham, John Radford, Gordon Neilson
Sub, not used :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Eddie Clayton, Terry Venables, Keith Weller, Jimmy Robertson, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean (Frank Saul)
Attendance : –  49,851.

Teams :
Spurs – Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay, Terry Venables, Cliff Jones, Jimmy Robertson, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean
Arsenal –  Jim Furnell, Terry Neill, Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, Ian Ure, George Armstrong, David Court, Jon Sammels, Tommy Coakley, John Radford, Tommy Baldwin.
Attendance : –    56,271.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jim Furnell, Terry Neill, Peter Storey, Billy McCullough, Ian Ure, George Armstrong, David Court, Jon Sammels, John Radford, Alan Skirton, George Eastham.
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay, Laurie Brown, Alan Mullery, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Derek Possee, Jimmy Robertson, Eddie Clayton
Attendance : –    51,824.

Teams :
Arsenal –  -.
Spurs –  –
Attendance : –   ,.

Arsenal were 2-0 ahead inside 20 minutes of the match at White Hart Lane, putting Tottenham’s unbeaten home record reaching back to the end of the 1963-64 season under threat. An effort from Billy McCullough that went in off Laurie Brown and a goal by Joe Baker had given the visitors a flying start and it took goals from Frank Saul in the 35th minute and Alan Gilzean after 75 minutes to level things up.

Derek Possee was replaced by Roy Low, who became the first substitute ever used by Spurs in the Football League

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Cyril Knowles, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay (c), Laurie Brown, Alan Mullery, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Derek Possee (Roy Low), Eddie Clayton
Arsenal –  Jim Furnell, Don Howe, Terry Neill, Frank McLintock, Billy McCullough, George Armstrong, David Court, Jon Sammels, Joe Baker, John Radford, George Eastham (c).
Subs not used :
Ref. : – Leo Callaghan (Glamorgan)
Linesmen : – Mr. W. Morris (Staffs) – Red flag; Mr. B. H. Daniels (Essex) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   53,962
Saturday
Kick off : – 15.00.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Tony Burns, Don Howe, Terry Neill, Billy McCullough, Ian Ure, George Armstrong, David Court, Joe Baker, John Radford, Brian Tawse, George Eastham.
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Cyril Knowles, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Alan Mullery, Cliff Jones, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson, Eddie Clayton
Attendance : –   48,367

NOTE : –  Tony Marchi played his last match for Tottenham.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Alan Mullery, Cliff Jones, Terry Dyson, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson
Arsenal –  Jim Furnell, Don Howe, Frank McLintock, Peter Simpson, Freddie Clarke, Gordon Ferry, Terry Anderson, George Armstrong, Joe Baker, George Eastham, Geoff Strong.
Attendance : –   55,959.

Tottenham topped the league with Arsenal tied for second place as a huge crowd packed into White Hart Lane to witness this top of the table clash.

Forward John White had an early shot cleared off the line, Laurie Brown hit the bar and Joe Baker rattled the woodwork at the other end.  Arsenal took the lead with a goal from Geoff Strong who converted John MacLeod’s cross in the 43rd minute, but Spurs were level before half-time.  Only a fisted save by full-back Freddie Clarke stopped Brown scoring on his impressive debut for Spurs after signing the day before from the opponents in this match !!  However, Jimmy Greaves knocked home the spot kick to score for Spurs.

Two goals by winger Cliff Jones within the space of three minutes gave Spurs a 3-1 win.  His first was a neat finish to Greaves’ pull back from the bye-line and his second from White’s right wing cross.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Phil Beal, Maurice Norman, Tony Marchi, Cliff Jones, John White, Laurie Brown, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Dyson
Arsenal –  Jack McClelland, Freddie Clarke, Billy McCullough, John Sneddon, Ian Ure, George Armstrong, Johnny MacLeod, Joe Baker, George Eastham, Geoff Strong, Vic Groves.
Attendance : –   57,261

NOTE : –  Laurie Brown made his debut for Tottenham.
Maurice Norman made his 300th League appearance.

At Highbury, Arsenal left it late to hold Tottenham to a 4-4 draw in this meeting in the First Division.

Nearly 68,000 were in the crowd that witnessed a flicked header, just 20 seconds from time, as Geoff Strong equalised from a John MacLeod corner.

Spurs had gone into the game top of the table with Dave Mackay and John White running the midfield and were soon 2-0 ahead with a typical Jimmy Greaves poacher’s goal after 30 seconds and a thundering Bobby Smith 15th minute drive. However, when Terry Dyson fouled Arsenal winger George Armstrong in the box, George Eastham scored from the penalty spot, but Dave Mackay hit Tottenham’s third.  The scoring wasn’t quite over for the first half, as Eastham pegged Spurs back again before Smith restored the two-goal cushion for Spurs with another goal to make it 4-2 at the break.

A thigh injury to Jimmy Greaves in the 55th minute hindered Tottenham’s attacking efforts, but Arsenal had to wait for Joe Baker brought Arsenal closer with five minutes left and Strong headed in the equaliser to share the points in a pulsating London derby.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ian McKechnie, Eddie Magill, Billy McCullough, Laurie Brown, Ian Ure, Vic Groves, John MacLeod, Geoff Strong, Joe Baker, George Eastham, George Armstrong
Spurs – Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Dyson
Ref. : – Mr. Denis Howell (Birmingham)
Linesmen : – Mr. A. R. C. Weller (Bromley) – Red flag; Mr. B. V. Homewood (Ruislip) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   67,857.

A big crowd gathered for the derby match with Arsenal at Highbury, played out on a snow covered surface and won by Spurs by three goals to two.

A 35th minute Bobby Smith goal gave Tottenham a half time lead, with the opening being engineered by John White and Cliff Jones. It was Welsh winger Jones who doubled the lead shortly after the break, but Geoff Strong soon pulled a goal back for the home team.

Within minutes and with a crowded goalmouth ahead of him, Tony Marchi drove a shot through and into the net to make it 3-1, but during a frantic finish, Joe Baker scored to make the final score 3-2.

Teams :
Arsenal : –  Jack McClelland, Jimmy Magill, Billy McCullough, John Barnwell, Laurie Brown, John Sneddon, Johnny McLeod, Geoff Strong, Joe Baker, George Eastham, George Armstrong
Spurs : –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, John White, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones
Attendance : –   59,980.

Two goals from Jimmy Greaves and one from Cliff Jones sealed a 3-1 home win in this friendly at White Hart Lane against Arsenal.

Teams :
Spurs – Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, Eddie Clayton, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones
Arsenal –  Jack McClelland, Jimmy Magill, Billy McCullough, John Barnwell, Laurie Brown, John Sneddon, David Court, Geoff Strong, Joe Baker, George Eastham, Johnny MacLeod.
Attendance : –    19,893.

An eight goal thriller saw the points shared in a high scoring draw, with Arsenal coming back late in the game to gain a First Division point.   Spurs took a four minute lead when Dave Mackay hit home from 18 yards and John White doubled the lead after 16 minutes.  When White set up Cliff Jones on 26 minutes to fire in a third, it looked a formality for Tottenham to claim the points, but David Court dragged Arsenal back into the match with two goals in a minute and made it 3-2 before the break.

Good play between Blanchflower, White and Les Allen provided an opportunity that Jones accepted before half-time, but George Eastham created an opportunity for John MacLeod, who brought the score back to a one goal deficit with 52 minutes gone and Geoff Strong squared it up at 4-4 with just 17 minutes before the end.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, John White, Les Allen, Eddie Clayton, Cliff Jones
Arsenal –  John McClelland, Jimmy Magill, Billy McCullough, John Snedden, Laurie Brown, Vic Groves, Johnny MacLeod, Geoff Strong, David Court, George Eastham, Alan Skirton
Attendance : –   61,749.

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Arsenal –  .
Attendance : –    ,.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Dave Bacuzzi, Billy McCullough, John Snedden, Laurie Brown, Eddie Clamp, John Barnwell, Johnny MacLeod, Mel Charles, George Eastham, Alan Skirton.
Spurs – Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, John White, Les Allen, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones
Attendance : –    63,440.

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    ,.

Teams :
Spurs – Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, Terry Dyson, John Smith, Les Allen, Bobby Smith, Cliff Jones
Arsenal –  Jack McClelland, Terry Neill, Jimmy Magill, Billy McCullough, John Snedden, Laurie Brown, Johnny MacLeod, Mel Charles, Jackie Henderson, Alan Skirton, George Eastham.
Attendance : –   59,371.

Eight minutes were on the clock when Arsenal took the lead in this London derby, but Spurs hit back to take both Division One points. A shot from outside the box gave the Gunners the lead, but Tottenham worked their way back into the match, with only two minutes passing before John White played in Less Allen for the equaliser.  Halfway through the first period, Terry Dyson was brought down just inside the area and Danny Blanchflower stepped up to convert the penalty and just before the break, Bobby Smith’s interception of a back-pass by an Arsenal defender saw him able to pass the ball into an unguarded net.

Beating his marker with a tricky dribble along the goal line, Les Allen made it 4-1 on the hour and a minute later, Arsenal pulled the score back to 4-2 with another goal, as Haverty’s shot from the left wing flicked off a Spurs defender to fly past Bill Brown, but there were no further goals and Spurs beat the visitors.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower (c), Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Les Allen, Terry Dyson
Arsenal –  Jack McClelland, Jimmy Magill, Billy McCullough, Terry Neill, Allan Young, Tommy Docherty, Danny Clapton, George Eastham, David Herd, Jackie Henderson, Joe Haverty.
Attendance : –   65,251
Ref. : –  Mr. . – (-)
Subs not used :  Mr. . – (-) – Red flag; Mr. . – (-) – Yellow flag.

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Spurs –  , , , , ,
Attendance : –    ??.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Len Wills, Billy McCullough, Gerry Ward, John Snedden, Tommy Docherty, Jimmy Bloomfield, David Herd, Peter Kane, Jackie Henderson.
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower (c), Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Les Allen, Terry Dyson
Attendance : –   59,868
Ref. : J. G. Williams (Nottingham)
Subs not used :  Mr. D. J. Farrow (Suffolk) – Red flag; Mr. B. C. Jakeman (Hants) – Yellow flag.

NOTE : –  The Metropolitan police Band played at the match.
“Celebrities”; “Perchance To Dream”; “Vienna Citizens”; “Plain & Fancy”; “Napolitaine/Gretchen”; “Flower Drum Song”; “No Business Like Show Business”; “Galopade”; “In Martial Step”; “Famous Musical Plays”; “Le Carnival De Bal”; “West Side Story”; “March from The League of Gentlemen/Blaydon Races”; “Gigi”; “Kiss Me Kate”; “Viva Villa”.

Tottenham ran out easy 3-0 winners over Arsenal in a First Division match at White Hart Lane.

A snow-covered pitch started this game, but by the time the floodlights lit the ground at the end, it was wet through and Spurs had played some wonderful football in seeing off the challenge of the opposition.

Bill Brown made an early finger-tip save from John Barnwell to push his shot wide, but Spurs were soon laying siege to the Arsenal goal and in a fifteen minute spell with the ball still at the Arsenal end, Bobby Smith missed two good chances.  Smith was fouled on the edge of the area and Blanchflower’s free-kick was saved by Standen at the cost of a corner, which Harmer put onto Maurice Norman’s head and Evans diverted the ball away from goal.  When Arsenal did manage to forge an attack, Brown was equal to Julians’ effort and then Spurs broke up-field to open the scoring.  White’s pass went to Les Allen and the striker made a yard to get his shot through a mass of defenders.

Brown preserved the lead with his boot stopping Haverty’s deflected shot and Julian should have done better with a header that hit the bar and a shot that went wide, when he was through on goal.  Spurs could have gone in at half-time two ahead, when Snedden missed his kick and allowed Smith through and his shot beat the keeper but rolled just wide of the post.

An injury to Evans moved him from back to front as he continued on the field, but left Spurs with a man’s advantage, which they exploited.  While Haverty’s shot bounced off Brown and away, Les Allen fired a low effort against the foot of a post and in the 57th minute, Harmer mesmerised three defenders before passing to Smith, who drove the ball past Standen and into the net.

Once more Julians wasted two good openings, with Brown saving the first and the second being shot wide.  The Spurs response was a goal by Cliff Jones that was disallowed for offside, but then the third did come from Les Allen who headed into an empty net, following a Bobby Smith drive that bounced back off the crossbar.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower (c), Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, John White, Tommy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Les Allen, Cliff Jones.
Arsenal –  Jim Standen, Jimmy Magill, Dennis Evans, Len Wills, John Snedden, John Barnwell, Danny Clapton, David Herd, Len Julians, Jimmy Bloomfield, Joe Haverty.
Ref :  Mr. Leo Callaghan
Attendance : –   58,962.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jim Standen, Tommy Docherty, Len Wills, Billy McCullough, Bill Dodgin, Jimmy Bloomfield, Joe Haverty, John Barnwell, Danny Clapton, Mel Charles, David Herd.
Spurs – Bill Brown, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, Danny Blanchflower (c), Maurice Norman, Tony Marchi, Terry Medwin, Dave Dunmore, Bobby Smith, Tommy Harmer, Cliff Jones
Attendance : –    61,011.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, Bill Dodge, Maurice Norman, Jim Iley, Tommy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Dave Dunmore, Johnny Brooks, Cliff Jones
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Tommy Docherty, Dennis Evans, Len Wills, Bill Dodgin, Dave Bowen, Danny Clapton, Jackie Henderson, David Herd, Len Julians, Vic Groves.
Attendance : –    60,241.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Tommy Docherty, Dennis Evans, Len Wills, Bill Dodgin, Jimmy Bloomfield, Gerry Ward, Danny Clapton, David Herd, Gordon Nutt, Vic Groves.
Spurs – John Hollowbread, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Jim Iley, George Robb, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Eddie Clayton, Tommy Harmer
Attendance : –    65,565.

When Gordon Nutt put in an early centre, Ron Henry unfortunately deflected the ball into his own net to give Arsenal the lead. Half an hour into the match, Bobby Smith pulled Spurs level and when the teams turned around the score was the same.

However, Danny Clapton put Arsenal back into the lead and although Tommy Harmer made it 2-2, Spurs found themselves 2-4 behind with only four minutes remaining, with the home team scoring through David Herd and Gordon Nutt.

When Dennis Evans handled the ball in the penalty area, Harmer put the ball down on the spot and converted past the Arsenal keeper Jack Kelsey. It gave Spurs the hope that they might be able to salvage something from the game and they poured forward with Harmer feeding the ball to Cliff Jones, whose shot bounced out to Smith, who fired home low past Kelsey to tie the game up at 4-4.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Stan Charlton, Dennis Evans, Gerry Ward, Jim Fotheringham, John Petts, Danny Clapton, Vic Groves, David Herd, Jimmy Bloomfield, Gordon Nutt
Spurs – Ted Ditchburn, John Hills, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, John Ryden, Terry Medwin, Tommy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Cliff Jones
Attendance : –   59,116.

Fifth place Arsenal came unstuck on their visit to seventeenth placed Spurs in this First Division.

White Hart Lane’s 60,671 crowd saw Bobby Smith give Tottenham an early lead and before half time, the creator of the first, Tommy Harmer, scored a second. Halfway through the second half, Terry Medwin made it 3-0, after being set up by Harmer, but Cliff Holton got a late consolation goal for the visitors, who had been struggling with Vic Groves hobbling with a knee injury after being off the field for 30 minutes.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ted Ditchburn, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Jim Iley, John Ryden, Terry Medwin, Topmmy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Alfie Stokes, Johnny Brooks
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Stan Charlton, Dennis Evans, Cliff Holton, Bill Dodgin, Dave Bowen, Derek Tapscott, Vic Groves, David Herd, Jimmy Bloomfield, Mike Tiddy.
Attendance : –   60, 671.

A fine first half performance by Spurs brought a 25th minute goal by Terry Medwin, but Arsenal hit back to win 3-1.

Bowen scored ten minutes after the Spurs goal to level, hitting a swerving shot from 25 yards out and then it was down to Jack Kelsey to keep Spurs out.  In the 55th minute, Peter Baker’s error let Derek Tapscott in to tap home an easy chance and then Bowen scored from the same distance as his first to put Arsenal into an unassailable 3-1 lead.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Danny Blanchflower, John Ryden, Tony Marchi, Terry Medwin, Tommy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Goerge Robb
Arsenal –   Jack Kelsey, Len Wills, Dennis Evans, Cliff Holton, Bill Dodgin, Dave Bowen, Danny Clapton, Derek Tapscott, David Herd, Jimmy Bloomfield, Joe Haverty.
Attendance : –   64,555
Referee : – Mr. R. H. Mann (Worcester).

Both sides were injury-hit as Spurs met Arsenal at Highbury, with the home side coming out on top 3-1.

A lack of precision in Tottenham’s shooting, as they enjoyed dominance in the first half, cost them in the long run, although Bobby Smith received George Robb’s pass and struck the ball past Sullivan in the Arsenal goal with 35 minutes gone.  Within moments, Arsenal had pulled level, with David Herd heading home Derek Tapscott’s cross from close range.

The second half saw Arsenal utilise their wingers, who troubled the Tottenham full-backs, but Stokes had a great chance, being put through on goal before being denied as Sullivan kept out his fierce drive.  Without Medwin on the right wing, Tottenham’s approaches were mainly coming from Robb on the left, but could not find the second goal.  Arsenal did with 23 minutes of the second half played, with Haverty netting after going past Baker and Herd wrapped up the win with two minutes to go.

Teams :
Arsenal : – Con Sullivan, Dennis Evans, Stan Charlton, Len Wills, Bill Dodgin, Jimmy Bloomfield, Joe Haverty, Danny Clapton, Cliff Holton, Derek Tapscott, David Herd.
Spurs : –   Ted Ditchburn, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Micky Dulin, Tommy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Alfie Stokes, George Robb
Manager : – Jimmy Anderson
Ref. : –  Mr. R. P. Hartley (Burnley)
Attendance : – 60,588

One goal decided this match in Tottenham’s favour, with George Robb finding the net in the first half.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Len Wills, Dennis Evans, Alex Forbes, Fotheringham, Cliff Holton, Danny Clapton, Derek Tapscott, Vic Groves, Jimmy Bloomfield, Gordon Nutt.
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Maurice Norman, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Micky Dulin, Johnny Brooks, Len Duquemin, Bobby Smith, George Robb.
Referee :  Capt. A. W. Smith (Aldershot)
Linesmen : – Mr. T. W. Dawes (Norwich) – Red flag; Mr. B. T. Whickham (Trowbridge) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –   60,606

Bottom of the table Spurs shocked Arsenal with a 3-1 win at White Hart Lane with a double from Alfie Stokes and a goal from Eddie Baily consigning the Gunners to a pointless trek back across North London.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Mel Hopkins, Charlie Withers, Danny Blanchflower, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Sonny Walters, Johnny Brooks, Alfie Stokes, Eddie Baily, George Robb
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Wally Barnes, Dennis Evans, Jim Fotheringham, Dave Bowen, Danny Clapton, Tommy Lawton, Derek Tapscott, Peter Goring, Don Roper, Brian Walsh.
Referee : –  Mr. A. W. Smith (Hants)
Linesmen : – Mr. R. B. Gibbard (Beds) – Red flag; Mr. M. R. Nester (Wilts) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   51,029.

George Robb scored for Tottenham, but they slipped to a 1-4 home defeat in this friendly against Arsenal.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Alf Ramsey, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Jack Price, Tony Marchi, Micky Dulin, Tommy Harmer, Len Duquemin, Johnny Brooks, Terry Dyson.
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Wally Barnes (c), Dennis Evans, Peter Goring, Jim Fotheringham, Alex Forbes, Danny Clapton, Derek Tapscott, Don Roper, Jimmy Bloomfield, Ben Marden.
Attendance : –    14,350.
NOTE : – Jack Price plays his last first team match for Tottenham.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Mel Hopkins, Alf Ramsey, Danny Blanchflower, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Johnny Gavin, Dave Dunmore, Johnny Brooks, Eddie Baily, George Robb
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Wally Barnes, Dennis Evans, Jim Fotheringham, Dave Bowen, Arthur Milton, Cliff Holton, Tommy Lawton, Derek Tapscott, Peter Goring, Doug Lishman.
Attendance : –   35,263.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Wally Barnes, Len Wills, Dave Bowen, Alex Forbes, Tommy Lawton, Derek Tapscott, Peter Goring, Don Roper, Doug Lishman, Jimmy Logie.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Colin Brittan, Ralph Wetton, George Robb, Dave Dunmore, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily
Attendance : –    53,971

NOTE : –  Ralph Wetton’s last appearance for Spurs.

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Teams :
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Wally Barnes, Len Wills, Bill Dodgin, Alex Forbes, Joe Mercer, Cliff Holton, Don Roper, Brian Walsh, Doug Lishman, Jimmy Logie.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Ralph Wetton, George Robb, Dave Dunmore, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily
Attendance : –    64,311

NOTE : –  Dave Dunmore’s debut for Tottenham.

Arsenal weathered an early period of pressure from Spurs to go on to win 4-1 at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham were without Ron Burgess, who was away on international duty with Wales, but the team pushed onto the Arsenal goal during the first ten minutes, but against the run of play Doug Lishman and new signing Tommy Lawton set up Jimmy Logie to put the visitors into the lead from new signing Lawton’s header on. 

Ten minutes later, Logie slid in Arthur Milton, who drove the ball home and then another ten minutes passed before Logie was brought down by Bill Nicholson in the box, giving Forbes the opportunity to put Arsenal a 3-0 ahead.  It didn’t stop there, as ten minutes before the break, Logie scored his second from an acute angle and only George Robb’s second half consolation gave the Spurs crowd anything to cheer about.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ralph Wetton, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Tommy Harmer, George Robb
Arsenal –  Jack Kelsey, Len Wills, Dennis Evans, Alex Forbes, Bill Dodgin, Joe Mercer, Arthur Milton, Jimmy Logie, Tommy Lawton, Doug Lishman, Don Roper
Referee : –  Mr. N. C. Taylor (Wiltshire)
Linesmen : – Mr. C. A. Ball (Warwick) – Red Flag;  Mr. S. W. Barker (Kent) – Yellow Flag.
Attendance : –   69,821.

Les Bennett and Len Duquemin’s goals were enough to win this friendly at Highbury against Arsenal.

Teams :
Spurs – Ted Ditchburn, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Ralph Wetton, Derek King, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Sid McClellean
Arsenal –  .
Attendance : –    15,000.

Spurs lost 0-4 to Arsenal in a First Division encounter in front of nearly 70,000 at Highbury.

Cliff Holton’s goal was the only score of the first half, but in the second period, Spurs conceded three more to Holton, Doug Lishman and Jimmy Logie.

Teams :
Arsenal : – Jack Kelsey, Joe Wade, Lionel Smith, Alex Forbes, Ray Daniel, Joe Mercer, Arthur Milton, Jimmy Logie, Cliff Holton, Doug Lishman, Don Roper.
Spurs : – Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Colin Brittan, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Attendance : –   69,051.

Arsenal won a derby game at White Hart Lane against Spurs 3-1 in front of a big crowd.

George Robb and Eddie Baily had early chances, but failed to score and this allowed Arsenal to go ahead with a goal from Peter Goring. After half-time, Arthur Milton dribbled through to score a second just after half-time and soon after that Jimmy Logie made it 3-0.  Tottenham’s only consolation was a late goal from Tommy Harmer.

Teams :
Spurs : –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Les Medley, Tommy Harmer, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, George Robb
Arsenal : –  Ted Platt, John Chenhall, Lionel Smith, Arthur Shaw, Ray Daniel, Alex Forbes, Arthur Milton, Jimmy Logie, Peter Goring, Doug Lishman, Don Roper
Crowd : – 69,247.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Les Medley, Tommy Harmer, Len Duquemin, Sonny Walters, Eddie Baily
Arsenal –  George Swindin, Wally Barnes, Lionel Smith, Ray Daniel, Alex Forbes, Joe Mercer, Reg Lewis, Freddie Cox, Don Roper, Doug Lishman, Jimmy Logie.
Attendance : –   66,438.

Spurs went to Highbury and gained a point when they capitalised on a defensive lapse in the Arsenal defence.  A huge crowd watched the match with a reported 20,000 locked out !

Only six minutes had gone when Joe Mercer allowed Peter Murphy to put Tottenham ahead with a 25 yard shot that left Swindin grasping at thin air.  Ted Ditchburn was in outstanding form to help the Spurs team in front of him keep the lead, despite six quickly earned corners and Alf Ramsey kept Arsenal out by heading a shot off the goal-line.  Tottenham did cause Arsenal problems up the left wing and Tommy Harmer struck the base of a goalpost with a low effort.

Early in the second half, Swindin produced a good save to push Les Medley’s rising shot over the bar, but Spurs held out until Jimmy Logie’s cross from a corner was header powerfully past Ditchburn by Holton to level the scores.  Both sides attacked and Harmer’s over-playing instead of shooting cost them some goal-scoring opportunities.  Bill Nicholson let go a rasping drive from a corner that pulled a very good stop by the goalkeeper, with a later header denying Sonny Walters a better scoring chance as he was well-placed behind the Spurs defender.

Teams :
Arsenal : – George Swindin, Wally Barnes, Lionel Smith, Alex Forbes, Ray Daniel, Joe Mercer, Arthur Milton, Jimmy Logie, Cliff Holton, Doug Lishman, Freddie Cox.
Spurs : –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Peter Murphy, Sid McClellan, Tommy Harmer, Les Medley
Ref. Mr. (-)
Linesmen : Mr. – (-) – Red flag; Mr. – (-) – Yellow flag
Attendance  : – 72,164.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Len Duquemin, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily
Arsenal –  George Swindin, Wally Barnes, Laurie Scott, Les Compton, Alex Forbes, Joe Mercer, Peter Goring, Freddie Cox, Ian McPherson, Doug Lishman, Jimmy Logie
Attendance : –   54,898.

Spurs faced Arsenal at Highbury for the first time in sixteen years, having just been promoted to the First Division.  It was the home team that took the lead, when Don Roper looped a high ball over Ted Ditchburn’s head, but Tottenham hit back with a goal from Ron Burgess, heading Alf Ramsey’s free-kick home. Spurs took the lead in the second half, when Sonny Walters scored, but a Wally Barnes equaliser from the penalty spot saw the game finish 2-2.

Teams :
Arsenal –  George Swindin, Wally Barnes, Lionel Smith, Arthur Shaw, Leslie Compton, Joe Mercer (c), Freddie Cox, Jimmy Logie, Peter Goring, Doug Lishman, Don Roper.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Harry Clarke, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess (c), Sonny Walters, Peter Murphy, Eddie Baily, Terry Medwin, Len Duquemin
Attendance : –   64,638
Ref. : –  Mr. E. W. Baker (Stoneleigh)
Linesmen : – Mr. W. E. Dellow (Croydon) – Blue and white flag; Mr. A. J. Hammond (Romford) – Red and white flag.

An FA Cup Third Round tie at Highbury ended in a 3-0 win for the home side.

Spurs, then of the Second Division, were managed by former Arsenal winger Joe Hulme and although he should have taken the team back to his old home ground where the reigning league champions lay in wait, his recuperation from illness meant he was at White Hart Lane watching the Reserves against Brentford.  Hulme brought in Harry Gilberg in an inside forward role in place of the industrious Eddie Baily and the swap failed to inspire Tottenham.

Arsenal went ahead early in the game when Ian McPherson managed to beat Ted Ditchburn with a header in at the near post from a narrow angle after the keeper had kept the home side at bay.  It was in the second half, Freddie Cox went close with a shot that missed the Arsenal goal by inches, but the home team showed the difference in league placings as goals from Don Roper, firing in from a central position and a simple goal by Doug Lishman took them through to the Fourth Round, although Vic Buckingham’s free-kick caused George Swindin into a save near the end of the game.

Teams :
Arsenal –  George Swindin, Wally Barnes, Lionel Smith, Archie MacAulay, Leslie Compton, Joe Mercer, Don Roper, Jimmy Logie, Ronnie Rooke, Doug Lishman, Ian McPherson.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Sid Tickridge, Vic Buckingham, Bill Nicholson, Johnny Woodward, Ron Burgess, Freddie Cox, Harry Gilberg, Charlie Rundle, Les Bennett, Ernie Jones
Manager : – Joe Hulme
Ref. : – Arthur Ellis
Attendance : –   47,314

Kick off 14.00

NOTE : –  The last appearance for Spurs by Harry Gilberg.

Two goals from Johnny Woodward and Albert Hall did for Arsenal in this friendly at White Hart Lane.

Teams :
Spurs –  Archie Hughes, Sid Tickridge, Bill Whatley, Vivian Woodward, Jack Chisholm, Cyril Trailor, Albert Hall, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Ronnie Dix, Charlie Whitchurch
Arsenal –  .
Attendance : –  16,537.

Teams :
Spurs –  Archie Hughes, Arthur Willis, Vic Buckingham, Roy White, Fred Hall, Ron Burgess, Albert Hall, Jimmy Skinner, Jimmy Blair, Ronnie Dix, Charlie Whitchurch
Arsenal –  George Swindin, George Male, Ernie Collett, David Nelson, Harry Waller, S. Cartwright, Reg Cumner, L. Jones, C. Barnard, Cliff Bastin, Denis Compton.
Ref. : – Mr. G. Clarke
Linesmen : – Mr. H. C. Oliver – Blue and white flag; Mr. E. P. L. Greig – Red and white flag.
Attendance : –   44,510

NOTE : –  War-time guest player Jimmy Blair makes his last Spurs appearance.

Teams :
Arsenal –  George Swindin, Laurie Scott, Ernie Collett, George Male, Leslie Compton, George Patterson, S. Cartwright, David Nelson, C. Barnard, Cliff Bastin, Reg Cumner.
Spurs – Archie Hughes, Arthur Willis, Vic Buckingham, Roy White, Fred Hall, Ron Burgess, Albert Hall, Jimmy Skinner, Jimmy Blair, Ronnie Dix, Charlie Whitchurch
Attendance : –   38,927.

NOTE : –  War-time guest player Jimmy Blair makes his first Spurs appearance.

With goals from Sonny Walters, Bobby Flavell, Ronnie Dix and Les Howe, Spurs won this friendly against Arsenal comfortably.

Teams :
Spurs –  R. D. Roberts, Ralph Ward, Arthur Willis, George Ludford, Charlie Burke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Bobby Flavell, Colin Lyman, Ronnie Dix, Les Howe
Arsenal –  George Marks, Ernie Collett, Chenhall, E. G. Woodford, Joe Wade, D. M. Farquar, David Nelson, J. R. Whent, C. Harris, E. A. W. Stanley, V. Taylor.
Attendance : –    10,450.

Spurs edged out Arsenal in a Football League (South) match at Highbury taking the larger share of five goals.  A Gibbons hat-trick won the game for Spurs, with Arsenal’s goals coming from Ted Drake and Farquhar.

Teams :
Arsenal –  CSMI George Swindin, Sgt. George Male (c), A/C F. Mennie, Cliff Bastin, F/Lt Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Cpl. D. M. Farquhar, F/Lt Ted Drake, Sgt. F. C. Steele, Sgt. David Nelson, Cpl. W. H. Wrigglesworth.
Spurs –   Archie Hughes, Lieut. Ralph H.G. Ward, Arthur Willis, Cpl. Ron Burgess, Cpl. Fred Hall, Major Roy White, Sonny Walters, Bobby Flavell, Flt/Sgt Jack Gibbons, Pat Beasley, George Ludford
Attendance : –    29,432
Ref. : C. Plinston.

Two goals each from Ivan Broadis and George Ludford did for Arsenal on their visit to White Hart Lane in the Football League South.

Teams :
Spurs –  Archie Hughes, Ralph Ward, Arthur Willis, Roy White, Bob Pryde, Albert Page, Sonny Walters, Ivan Broadis, Pat Beasley, George Ludford, Albert Goodman
Arsenal –  George Swindin, A. Jones, H. R. Ferrier, Ernie Collett, G. J. Bradley, W. Hamilton, J. E. R. Briscoe, Les Henley, L. Horsman, Cliff Bastin, David Nelson.
Attendance : –    13,625.

Tottenham were the away team at White Hart Lane in this war time Football League South match, that ended up as a 3-3 draw.

Spurs scored through Ron Burgess, Pat Beasley and Jack Martin, but their goals were matched by Cliff Bastin, Ted Drake and Alexander for Arsenal.

Teams :
Arsenal –  George Marks, George Male, Laurie Scott, D. M. Farquhar, Bernard Joy, W. Hamilton, T. Alexander, Ernie Collett, Ted Drake, Cliff Bastin, Wally Barnes.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Roy White, Vic Buckingham, Ron Burgess, Pat Beasley, John Martin, Frank O’Donnell, Joe Wilson, Harry Gilberg
Attendance : –   26,330.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, George Ludford, Jack Chisholm, Ron Burgess, Pat Beasley, John Martin, Frank O’Donnell, Dick Rowley, Eric Jones
Arsenal –  George Marks, Laurie Scott, Wally Barnes, George Male, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, J. E. R. Briscoe, Bobby Flavell, Reg Lewis, Cliff Bastin, Denis Compton.
Attendance : –    22,683.

George Ludford scored Tottenham’s goal in a 1-2 home friendly defeat by Arsenal.

Teams :
Spurs  –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Les Howe, Jones, Jack Chisholm, Vic Buckingham, Pat Beasley, Albert Hall, George Ludford, Stan Clayton, Ben Burley.
Arsenal –  George Marks, George Male, L. P. Delaney, Ernie Collett, Bernard Joy, Thomas Hamilton, J. E. R. Briscoe, Les Henley, William Vaughan, Cliff Bastin, Alf Kirchen
Attendance : –  8,560.

Teams :
Arsenal –  George Marks, George Male, Leslie Compton, Wilf Copping, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Alf Kirchen, David Nelson, Ted Drake, Cliff Bastin, Denis Compton.
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, George Ludford, Jack Chisholm, Les Howe, Pat Beasley, John Martin, Jack Gibbons, Ivan Broadis, John Pattison
Attendance : –    30,690.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Roy White, Jack Chisholm, Ron Burgess, Pat Beasley, John Martin, Jack Gibbons, Albert Hall, John Pattison
Arsenal –  George Marks, Laurie Scott, Eddie Hapgood, Les Henley, Bernard Joy, George Male, Alf Kirchen, Ted Drake, Reg Lewis, Cliff Bastin, Denis Compton.
Attendance : –    21,551.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Ralph Ward, Sid Tickridge, Roy White, Albert Hall, Bill Whatley, Billy Sperrin, Ivan Broadis, Jack Gibbons, Andy Duncan, George Ludford
Arsenal –  Ted Platt, Leslie Compton, Eddie Hapgood (c), George Male, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Alf Kirchen, Ted Drake, Reg Lewis, Cliff Bastin, Denis Compton.
Attendance : –    16,777.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ted Platt, George Male, Eddie Hapgood (c), Cliff Bastin, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Alf Kirchen, David Nelson, Reg Lewis, George Curtis, Reg Cumner.
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Sid Tickridge, Ralph Ward, Roy White, Arthur Hitchins, Ron Burgess, Billy Sperrin, Ivan Broadis, Jack Gibbons, Albert Hall, George Ludford
Attendance : –    17,446.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Frank Boulton, Leslie Compton, Eddie Hapgood (c), David Pryde, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Les Henley, Pat Beasley, Ted Drake, Cliff Bastin, Denis Compton.
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Roy White, Arthur Hitchins, Albert Hall, Billy Sperrin, Ivan Broadis, Jack Gibbons, Andy Duncan, George Ludford
Attendance : –   6,673.

Teams :
Spurs – Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Les Howe, Roy White, Arthur Hitchins, Albert Hall, Billy Sperrin, Ken Bennett, Jack Gibbons, Andy Duncan, George Ludford
Arsenal –  Frank Boulton, Ted Drake, Laurie Scott, Les Henley, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Alf Kirchen, Reg Lewis, Leslie Compton, Pat Beasley, David Nelson.
Attendance : –    9,651.

Teams :
Spurs – Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Roy White, Arthur Hitchins, Ron Burgess, Jimmy Sperrin, Albert Hall, Jack Gibbons, Ivan Broadis, George Ludford
Arsenal –  Eddie Hapgood, George Male (c), Laurie Scott, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Alf Kirchen, Les Henley, Reg Lewis, Leslie Compton, Cliff Bastin, David Nelson.
Attendance : –    25,258.

Teams :
Arsenal –  George Marks, Laurie Scott, Eddie Hapgood (c), Les Henley, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Alf Kirchen, Reg Lewis, Leslie Compton, Cliff Bastin, David Nelson.
Spurs –   Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Roy White, Arthur Hitchins, Ron Burgess, Les Howe, Albert Hall, Jack Gibbons, Ivan Broadis, George Ludford
Attendance : –    22,107.

Teams :
Arsenal –  George Marks, George Male (c), Laurie Scott, Jack Crayston, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Ted Drake, Les Henley, Leslie Compton, Cliff Bastin, Denis Compton.
Spurs –  Wilf Saunders, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Roy White, Arthur Hitchins, Vic Buckingham, Tom Paton, Eugene O’Callaghan, Ron Burgess, Andy Duncan, George Ludford
Attendance : –    4,000.

This war-time meeting with Arsenal at White Hart Lane had to be abandoned after 47 minutes, due to an air raid warning.

Teams :
Spurs –  Doug Flack, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Les Henley, Arthur Hitchins, Vic Buckingham, Ken Bennett, George Skinner, George Ludford, Andy Duncan, Les Medley
Arsenal –  Bill Dean, George Male (c), Laurie Scott, Cliff Bastin, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Alf Kirchen, George Curtis, Leslie Compton, Bryn Jones, Denis Compton.
Attendance : –   4,568.

Spurs were technically the away team as the match was played at White Hart Lane, shared by both clubs during the war.

Tottenham must have enjoyed the familiar surroundings as they won 4-2 with goals from Johnny Morrison (2), Ronnie Dix and Andy Duncan, while Arsenal replied with goals from Ted Drake and Cliff Bastin.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Alex Wilson, George Male, Eddie Hapgood (c), David Pryde, Bernard Joy, Les Jones, Ted Drake, Reg Lewis, Leslie Compton, George Curtis, Cliff Bastin.
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Ron Burgess, Arthur Hitchins, Les Howe, Freddie Cox, Andy Duncan, Johnny Morrison, Ronnie Dix, Les Medley
Attendance : –  4,455.

Teams :
Arsenal –  George Swindin, George Male (c), Leslie Compton, Cliff Bastin, Bernard Joy, Les Jones, David Nelson, Gordon Bremner, Reg Lewis, Bryn Jones, Denis Compton.
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, George Dorling, Willie Hall, Arthur Hitchins, Les Howe, Freddie Cox, Andy Duncan, George Ludford, Ronnie Dix, Les Medley
Attendance : –   15,000.

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Les Howe, Ron Burgess, Arthur Hitchins, Isaac Spelman, Jimmy McCormick, Willie Hall, Johnny Morrison, Ronnie Dix, Colin Lyman
Arsenal –  Ted Platt, George Male, Eddie Hapgood (c), Les Jones, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Cliff Bastin, Gordon Bremner, Leslie Compton, George Curtis, Denis Compton.
Attendance : –    9,054.

Teams :
Arsenal –  George Marks, George Male, Eddie Hapgood (c), Jack Crayston, Bernard Joy, Les Jones, Alf Kirchen, David Nelson, Leslie Compton, Reg Lewis, Denis Compton.
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, George Dorling, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Arthur Hitchins, Isaac Spelman, Fred Sargent, Willie Hall, Johnny Morrison, Andy Duncan, Colin Lyman
Attendance : –    15,000.

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Bill Whatley, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess, Arthur Hitchins, Vic Buckingham, Isaac Spelman, Willie Hall, George Ludford, Ronnie Dix, Colin Lyman
Arsenal –  George Marks, George Male, Eddie Hapgood (c), Jack Crayston, Bernard Joy, Les Jones, Alf Kirchen, George Drury, Reg Lewis, Bryn Jones, David Nelson.
Attendance : –    32,702.

Andy Duncan scored Tottenham’s goal in a 1-2 defeat by Arsenal in a friendly staged at Colchester, with Drury scoring both of Arsenal’s goals.

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Ron Burgess, Arthur Hitchins, Vic Buckingham, Freddie Cox, Willie Hall, George Ludford, Andy Duncan, Colin Lyman
Arsenal –  George Marks, George Male, Leslie Compton, Les Jones, Alf Fields, Alf Kirchen, Ernie Collett, Ted Drake, George Drury, Reg Lewis, Bryn Jones, Reg Cumner.
Attendance : –    9,000.

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Bert Sproston, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Albert Page, Vic Buckingham, Fred Sargent, Willie Hall, Johnny Morrison, Albert Hall, Colin Lyman
Arsenal –  George Swindin, George Male, Leslie Compton, Jack Crayston, Bernard Joy, Ernie Collett, Alf Kirchen, Gordon Bremner, Ted Drake, Bryn Jones, Denis Compton.
Attendance : –    41,997.

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A 6-0 demolition at home was orchestrated by Arsenal’s new signing Alf Kirchen who scored twice, as did Ted Drake, with the other goals coming from Peter Dougall and a Cliff Bastin penalty.

Teams :
Spurs – Allan Taylor, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Ernie Phypers, Wally Alsford, Jimmy McCormick, Doug Hunt, George Hunt, Fred Burgon, Almer Hall
Arsenal –   Frank Moss, George Male, Leslie Compton, Jack Crayston, Norman Sidey, Wilf Copping, Alf Kirchen, Bob Davidson, Ted Drake, Peter Dougall, Cliff Bastin.
Manager : – Herbert Chapman
Attendance : –    47,714.

Arsenal beat Tottenham at Highbury by five goals to one as they met in the First Division.

A Ted Drake hat-trick and goals from Pat Beasley and a Tom Evans own goal gave Arsenal the points, with the Spurs consolation goal scored by George Hunt.

Teams : –
Arsenal : –  Frank Moss, George Male, Eddie Hapgood, Jack Crayston, Herbie Roberts, Pat Beasley, Bob John, Ted Drake, Ray Bowden, Cliff Bastin, Alex James.
Manager : –
Spurs : –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Davie Colquhoun, Les Howe, Arthur Rowe, Tom Meads, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Willie Hall
Manager : –
Attendance : – 70,544

NOTE : – Davie Colquhoun plays for Tottenham for the last time.

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Attendance : –    Unknown.

Arsenal sat atop the First Division, with Spurs just back into the top flight, but this game at Highbury saw the tables turned, with Tottenham winning 3-1. Over 10,000 fans were locked out as they turned out to pay tribute to Herbert Chapman, a player for Spurs and manager for Arsenal, who had died just three weeks before the fixture.

Arsenal scored through Cliff Bastin, but were well beaten when goals from Willie Evans (two – one a penalty) and Les Howe secured the winning margin over the table toppers.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Frank Moss, George Male, Eddie Hapgood, Herbie Roberts, Pat Beasley, Bob John, Cliff Bastin, Ralph Birkett, Charles Jones, Jimmy Dunne, Ray Bowden.
Spurs – Joe Nicholls, Bill Felton, Bill Whatley, Davie Colquhoun, Les Howe, Arthur Rowe, Wally Alsford, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Willie Hall.
Attendance : –    68,674.

Teams :
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Bill Felton, Bill Whatley, Arthur Rowe, Tom Meads, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Willie Hall, Eugene O’Callaghan
Arsenal –  Frank Moss, George Male, Eddie Hapgood, Herbie Roberts, Frank Hill, Bob John, Cliff Bastin, Ray Bowden, David Jack, Raymond Parkin, Alex James.
Attendance : –    56,612.

Teams :
Spurs –   Allan Taylor, Bert Lyons, Cecil Poynton, Arthur Rowe, Tommy Cable, Tom Evans, Walter Bellamy, George Hunt, Les Howe, Smy, Willie Evans
Arsenal –  .
Attendance : –    10,160.

Spurs were heading for relegation at the end of the season when Spurs and Arsenal met at White Hart Lane. At the time the game was played both teams sat in mid-table and Spurs won the match 2-0.  ‘Taffy’ O’Callaghan put them ahead early on and then scored a second towards the end of the match.  There were chances for Arsenal to score, but their failure to take them cost them.

This was to be the last win of the season for Spurs with only one point gained from the last four matches, but at the end of the season, although Arsenal were 10th and Tottenham 21st there were only three points between them.

Teams :
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Arthur Sanders, Frank Osborne, Eugene O’Callaghan, Charlie Handley.
Arsenal – Dan Lewis, Tom Parker, Herbie Roberts, Bob John, Joe Hulme, Jack Lambert, Jimmy Brain, Sid Hoar, James Shaw, Alf Baker, Billy Blyth
Attendance : –    39,193

NOTE : – Arthur Sanders plays for Spurs for the last time.

Teams :
Arsenal – John Moody, Tom Parker, Eddie Hapgood, Jack Butler, Bob John, Joe Hulme, Jimmy Brain, Sid Hoar, Charlie Buchan, Alf Baker, Billy Blyth.
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Matt Forster, John Richardson, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Jimmy Armstrong, Eugene O’Callaghan, Charlie Handley.
Attendance : –    13,518.

Teams :
Spurs –  Jock Britton, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Dimmock, Arthur Sanders, Frank Osborne, Eugene O’Callaghan, Charlie Handley, Jack Elkes
Arsenal –  John Moody, Tom Parker, Andrew Kennedy, Jack Butler, Herbie Roberts, Bob John, Joe Hulme, Jimmy Brain, Reg Tricker, Harold Peel, Billy Blyth.
Attendance : –    29,555.

Teams :
Arsenal –  William Harper, Tom Parker, Jack Butler, Bob John, Bill Seddon, Joe Hulme, Jimmy Brain, Samson Haden, Charlie Buchan, James Ramsay, Billy Blyth.
Spurs –  Jimmy Smith, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Charlie Handley, Jack Elkes.
Attendance : –    49,429.

First Division leaders Arsenal were held to a draw at White Hart Lane by Spurs.

The points were shared with Andy Thompson scoring for Tottenham and Alf Baker equalising for the visitors.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Kaine, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Charlie Handley
Arsenal –  William Harper, John Mackie, Jack Butler, Bob John, Jimmy Brain, Samson Haden, Sid Hoar, Charlie Buchan, Andrew Neil, Alf Baker, Billy Blyth.
Attendance : –    43,221.

The opening day fixture saw Tottenham visit Highbury and travel back across North London with two points from a 1-0 victory.

The game was hardly one of the best, even though there were plenty of exciting moments, but Spurs came out on top thanks to Jimmy Dimmock’s goal, which proved to be the decider.

Teams :
Arsenal –  John Robson, John Mackie, Andrew Kennedy, Jack Butler, William Milne, Bob John, Joe Toner, Donald Cock, Sid Hoar, Charlie Buchan, James Ramsay.
Spurs – Fred Hinton, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Charlie Handley
Attendance : –    53,183.

Teams :
Spurs – Fred Hinton, Matt Forster, Bob McDonald, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Bill Lane, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Jack Elkes
Arsenal –  John Robson, John Mackie, Andrew Kennedy, Jack Butler, Bob John, Samson Haden, Sid Hoar, Andrew Neil, Jimmy Brain, Alf Baker, Billy Blyth.
Attendance : –    29,457.

Teams :
Arsenal –  John Robson, John Mackie, Andrew Kennedy, Jack Butler, William Milne, Bob John, Joe Toner, Jackie Rutherford, Henry Woods, Jimmy Brain, James Ramsay.
Spurs –  Fred Hinton, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Harry Lowe, Sid White, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Jack Elkes.
Attendance : –    51,000.

Tottenham came out on top of this encounter with a convincing win after a dull first period.

Five minutes into the second half, Spurs took the lead through a burst through the visiting defence and a good finish by Alec Lindsay.  The same player added a second in the 83rd minute, beating keeper Robson as he came out with an 18 yard shot.  Jack Elkes completed the scoring after 87 minutes to wrap up a good victory.

Teams :
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Bert Smith, Harry Lowe, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Jack Elkes, Charlie Handley
Arsenal –  John Robson, John Mackie, Jack Butler, Tom Whittaker, John Graham, James Paterson, Jackie Rutherford, Alf Baker, Frank Townrow, Billy Blyth, Andrew Young.
Attendance : –   31,624.

The lead Arsenal took through Frank Townrow on the hour, following a scramble caused by Dr. James Patterson’s cross was wiped out by Jimmy Seed’s header from a 68th minute corner, earning Spurs a point on their trip across to Highbury.

Teams :
Arsenal –  John Robson, John Mackie, Jack Butler, Tom Whittaker, John Graham, James Paterson, Jackie Rutherford, Bob Turnbull, Henry Woods, Frank Townrow, Billy Blyth.
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Bert Smith, Harry Lowe, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Jack Elkes, Charlie Handley
Attendance : –   50,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Stephen Dunn, John Mackie, Bob Turnbull, Billy Milne, John Graham, Bob John, Jackie Rutherford, Andy Young, Archie Roe, Alf Baker, Jimmy Paterson.
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Jimmy Skinner, Harry Lowe, Arthur Grimsdell, Alex Lindsay, Jimmy Seed, Jimmy Dimmock, Andy Thompson, Charlie Handley
Attendance : –    12,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Stephen Dunn, Arthur Hutchins, John Graham, Jackie Rutherford, Henry White, Reg Boreham, Alf Baker, Billy Blyth, Frank Bradshaw, Clement Voysey, Andrew Young.
Spurs – Bert Blake, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Sammy Brooks, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Seed
Attendance : –    55,000

NOTE : –  Sammy Brooks makes his Tottenham debut.

With Spurs having been demoted thanks to skull-duggery by Arsenal’s hierarchy a couple of seasons earlier, the bad feeling spilled over into this match after Tottenham had rightly reclaiming their place in the top flight.

Tottenham were once more the victims, this time on the end of some brutal tackling.  Winger ‘Fanny’ Walden was forced off after only 15 minutes having been kicked out of the action and by the final whistle, both Alec Lindsay and Bert Bliss were heavily limping.  As there were not substitutes in this era, Spurs were reduced to nine men for much of the game, with Walden taken out of the game and Lindsay was off the pitch receiving treatment.  The referee – Mr Austin – had allowed Arsenal to get away with their “physical” approach without sanction.

Boreham gave Arsenal the lead just after half-time and scored a second near the end of the game.  But Spurs battled against the injustice and were determined not to let the rough-house tactics succeed.  Near the end, Lindsay grabbed a late consolation goal for Spurs, but the Arsenal players – not wanting anything to go against them – claimed they had been distracted by someone blowing a whistle that had made them think the referee had blown for full time and so they had not challenged Lindsay (unusual in the context of the rest of the match).  The Arsenal players surrounded the referee to contest the goal and there was a certain amount of pushing of him with punches thrown on and off the field.

The Football Association received the referee’s report and both clubs were charged with bringing the game into disrepute.  The Association’s Committee of Enquiry came to the decision that Tottenham’s Bert Smith had used foul and abusive language and he was suspended for four weeks.  Arsenal’s Alex Graham was severely reprimanded for retaliating while Stephen Dunn, the Gooners’ goalkeeper, was severely denounced for his protests to the referee after the Spurs goal, but neither was punished any further.

Teams :
Spurs –   Bert Blake, Tommy Clay, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Seed, Bert Bliss
Arsenal –  Stephen Dunn, Arthur Hutchins, John Graham, Jackie Rutherford, Henry White, Reg Boreham, Alf Baker, Billy Blyth, Frank Bradshaw, Clement Voysey, Andrew Young.
Attendance : –    40,582
Ref. : –  Mr. Austin.

A penalty goal gave Arsenal a home win over Spurs in a rain lashed match at Highbury. The penalty came when Jimmy Dimmock was adjudged to have brought down in the area and Graham, who was captain for this – his benefit – match, converted from the spot in the first half.  Spurs had been restricted by an thigh injury to Grimsdell after about 25 minutes, but he was unable to continue in the second half.

Dimmock came close to making amends for his earlier indiscretion with a run that saw him shoot as Tim Williamson advanced, but the ball was cleared as it was going in by defender Alf Baker.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Arthur Hutchins, Tom Whittaker, John Graham, Jackie Rutherford, Henry White, Reg Boreham, Alf Baker, Billy Blyth, Frank Bradshaw, Andrew Young.
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Tommy Clay, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Jimmy Dimmock, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed
Attendance : –   42,000.

Spurs recorded a 2-0 victory in this meeting at a very windy White Hart Lane.

Arthur Grimsdell put Tottenham ahead when he intercepted a pass and ran through to blast a shot past the keeper from distance.  His effort was added to by Jimmy Seed’s goal, a powerful header from a corner.

Teams :
Spurs –   Bert Blake, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Arthur Hutchins, Tom Whittaker, John Graham, Joe Turner, Jackie Rutherford, Henry White, Reg Boreham, Alf Baker, Frank Bradshaw, Andrew Young.
Attendance : –   40,394.

Teams :
Spurs –  Alex Hunter, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Jimmy Archibald, Charlie Walters, Jimmy Skinner, Jimmy Banks, Andy Thompson, Alex Lindsay, Bert Bliss, Jimmy Dimmock.
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Frank Bradshaw, Arthur Hitchins, Alf Baker, Jack Butler, Milne, Jackie Rutherford, Billy Blyth, Henderson, James Hopkins, Joe Toner.
Attendance : –    9,028.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill French, Matt Forster, Bob MacDonald, Jimmy Skinner, Charlie Walters, Jimmy Banks, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Bert Bliss, Jimmy Dimmock
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Frank Bradshaw, Arthur Hitchins, Alf Baker, Jack Butler, Tom Whittaker, Walter Creegan, Billy Blyth, Henderson, James Hopkins, Joe Toner.
Attendance : –    11,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Stephen Dunn, Arthur Hitchins, Jack Butler, Angus McKinnon, James Paterson, Jackie Rutherford, Ernest North, Henry White, Alf Baker, Billy Blyth, Frank Bradshaw.
Spurs –   Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Seed, Bert Bliss
Attendance : –    60,600.

The first League meeting of the clubs after World War I came at White Hart Lane, with Tottenham winning 2-1 against Arsenal.

While Jock Rutherford scored for Arsenal, goals from Jimmy Cantrell and Bert Bliss kept the points in our part of North London, with the opposition having moved into Highbury during 1913.

Teams : –
Spurs : –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Seed, Bert Bliss
Manager : –
Arsenal : –  Ernie Williamson, Arthur Hitchins, Jack Butler, Angus McKinnon, James Paterson, Jackie Rutherford, Fred Pagnam, Henry White, Alf Baker, Billy Blyth, Frank Bradshaw
Manager : – –
Attendance : – 39,221

Teams :
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Bert Smith, Charlie Rance, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Seed,  Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Banks, Jimmy Dimmock
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Chris Buckley, Jack Peart, Alf Baker, George Pattison, Tom Whittaker, David Greenaway, Henry White, Fred Pagnam, Billy Blyth, Joe Toner.
Attendance : –    14,500.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Bert Smith, Charlie Rance, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Banks, Charlie Wilson, Andrew Findlay, Jimmy Dimmock.
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Joseph Shaw, Frank Bradshaw, Alf Baker, George Pattison, Angus McKinnon, Jackie Rutherford, Henry White, Harold Walden, Harry Hardinge, Billy Blyth.
Attendance : –    17,436

NOTE : –  Andrew Findlay made his only appearance for Tottenham.

Billy Minter scored the only goal in this charity match to secure a win at Highbury.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Joseph Shaw, Frank Bradshaw, Jim Smith, Alex Graham, Jack Butler, Angus McKinnon, Fred Groves, Daniel Dick Burgess, Henry White, Billy Blyth, Alf Baker.
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Bert Goodman, John Pearson, Bert Smith, Charlie Rance, Arthur Grimsdell, Hugh Lorimer, Billy Minter, Jimmy Archibald, Bert Bliss, Jimmy Dimmock
Attendance : –    10,000.

Spurs fielded a team of juniors, reserves and trialists as they drew 0-0 away at Woolwich Arsenal.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Frank Bradshaw, Jim Smith, J. Hughes, D. J. Plumb, Angus McKinnon, Fred Groves, D. Robson, W. Williams, J. Norman, S. B. Rose.
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, John Pearson, Tommy Clay, Eric Tomkins, Jock Rutherford, Percy Barton, Jimmy Dimmock, A. Innes, Billy Minter, J. Powell, Billy Furr.
Attendance : –    6,000

NOTE : – J. Powell and A. Innes played their only match for Spurs.
Billy Furr made his Spurs debut.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Percy Barton, Eric Tomkins, Charlie Rance, Arthur Grimsdell, Ken Bennett, Billy Minter, Jimmy Elliott, Jimmy Banks, Dockray
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Joseph Shaw, Frank Bradshaw, Andrew Ducat, Clem Voysey, Angus McKinnon, Jackie Rutherford, D. Robson, Hughes, Harry Hardinge, Charles Lewis.
Attendance : –    33,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Joe Shaw, Arthur Hutchins, Andrew Ducat, D. Plumb, Valentine Gregory, Fred Groves, Arthur Dominy, W. Miller, Harry Hardinge, W. Wilkins.
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Ted Worrall, Eric Tomkins, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, Ken Bennett, Billy Minter, Jimmy Elliott, Jimmy Banks, Archibald Jack
Attendance : –    18,000

NOTE : – Ken Bennett made his Tottenham debut and scored his only Spurs goal.

Teams :
Spurs – D Lindsay, Tommy Clay, Ted Worrall, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Eric Tomkins, Jimmy Banks, Ernie Goldthorpe, McCalmont, Billy Peake, John Dockray
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Joe Shaw, Arthur Hutchins, Andrew Ducat, Ned Liddle, Valentine Gregory, Fred Groves, Arthur Dominy, Harry Hardinge, William Spittle, Jimmy Chipperfield.
Attendance : –    12,000

NOTE : – McCalmont made his Spurs debut.

Goals from F. Groves and two from Hardinge (one a penalty) gave Spurs a 0-3 defeat in South London.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Joseph Shaw, Arthur Hutchins, Andrew Ducat, Valentine Gregory, Ned Liddle, Fred Groves, A. Thompson, Harry Hardinge, Frank Bradshaw, William Spittle.
Spurs – D Lindsay, Billy Hawkins, Andy Ralston, Bill Thomas, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, Ioan Hayden-Price, Jimmy Banks, Fred Blake, Alex Lindsay, John Dockray
Attendance : –    30,000

NOTE : – Captain Fred Blake made his only appearance for Tottenham.

Woolwich Arsenal scored through Chipperfield, Hardinge, Rutherford and an Andy Ralston own goal to beat Spurs, whose single goal came from Billy Minter.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Joe Shaw, Arthur Hutchins, Andrew Ducat, Wilf Stapley, Angus McKinnon, Jackie Rutherford, Fred Groves, Harry Hardinge, Jimmy Chipperfield, Charles Lewis.
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, George Coomber, Andy Ralston, Eric Tomkins, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Fanny Walden, Ted Bassett, Billy Minter, Billy Peake, Billy Hawkins
Attendance : –    16,000.

Tyler’s goal for Woolwich Arsenal was swept aside by goals from Fanny Walden, Jimmy Banks, Billy Peake and a Chipperfield own goal to give Spurs a convincing home win, even though the match was played at Highbury.

Teams :
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Jimmy Elliott, Eric Tomkins, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Banks, Tommy Nuttall, Billy Peake, Billy Hawkins
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Frank Bradshaw, Arthur Hutchins, J. Johnson, George Grant, Jimmy Chipperfield, M. Broderick, Fred Groves, Fred Pagnam, F. Tyler, Charles Lewis.
Attendance : –    9,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Frank Bradshaw, Arthur Hutchins, J. Johnson, George Grant, Jimmy Chipperfield, M. Broderick, Fred Groves, Fred Pagnam, F. Tyler, Charles Lewis.
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, Fanny Walden, Ted Bassett, Ed Lightfoot, Tommy Nuttall, Billy Hawkins
Attendance : –   9,000.

Goals by Lagnam and Rutherford condemned Spurs to defeat despite Cec Potter’s goal.

Teams :
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, George Coomber, Fanny Walden, Ted Bassett, Cec Potter, Alex Lindsay, Billy Hawkins
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Frank Bradshaw, Arthur Hutchins, Angus McKinnon, D. Plumb, Jimmy Chipperfield, Jackie Rutherford, Fred Groves, Fred Pagnam, George Grant, Charles Lewis.
Attendance : –    10,000.

In a 2-3 defeat, Tottenham’s goals from Charlie Rance and Jimmy Banks were outdone by goals scored by Cockerill, Sanderson and Wilkins.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Joe Shaw, Arthur Hutchins, H. Cockerill, Wilf Stapley, Angus McKinnon, Jackie Rutherford, Fred Groves, Sanderson, Harry Hardinge, Wilkins.
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Andy Ralston, Percy Barton, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, Fanny Walden, Ted Bassett, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –    12,000.

Teams :
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Fanny Walden, Ted Bassett, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss, Billy Hawkins
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Joe Shaw, Arthur Hutchins, H. Cockerill, Wilf Stapley, Angus McKinnon, Jackie Rutherford, Fred Groves, J. Elkington, Dick Allman, Wilkins.
Attendance : –    5,000.

Teams :
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Fanny Walden, Ted Bassett, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss, Bert Smith
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Frank Bradshaw, Arthur Hutchins, Harry Hardinge, Ned Liddle, Wilf Stapley, Weaver, Billy Hibbert, Harry King, Dai Williams, Alf Baker.
Attendance : –    11,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Ernie Williamson, Joseph Shaw, Frank Bradshaw, Dick Allman, Wilf Stapley, Frank Knowles, Jackie Rutherford, Harry King, Weaver, Jimmy Chipperfield, J. Elkington.
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Arthur Thwaites, Jimmy Elliott, Percy Barton, Tom Morris, Ted Bassett, George Travers, Bert Bliss, William Lloyd
Attendance : –    10,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Arthur Kempton, Frank Bradshaw, H. Bourne, C. Morris, Chris Buckley, W. Madge, M. Broderick, E. S. Cockle, Jimmy Chipperfield,  J. Lees, A. Thompson.
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bobby Steel, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Tom Morris, Ted Bassett, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss, Charlie Wilson
Attendance : –    7,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Arthur Kempton, Joe Shaw, S. Mason, Frank Bradshaw, Chris Buckley, Angus McKinnon, A. Thompson, F. Tyler, Harry King, E.S. Cockle, Charles Lewis.
Spurs –   Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bobby Steel, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Tom Morris, Ted Bassett, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss, Fred Hopkin
Attendance : –  10,000.

Goals from George Travers, Bert Bliss and Steel ensured the points were shared in this London Combination match.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Joyce, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Jabez Darnell, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Tom Morris, Ted Bassett, George Travers, Bert Bliss, Bobby Steel
Arsenal –  Arthur Kempton, Percy Sands, Joe Shaw, Andrew Ducat, Chris Buckley, Frank Bradshaw, C. Wallace, Fred Groves, Harry King, James Norman, A. Thompson.
Attendance : –   7,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Bobby Beale, Joe Shaw, Ned Liddle, J. Fordham, Chris Buckley, John Graham, Jackie Rutherford, Fred Groves, A. Thompson, Frank Bradshaw, Charles Lewis.
Spurs –  John Joyce, Tommy Clay, John Chaplin, Jabez Darnell, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Frider, Billy Minter, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss, Tom Morris
Attendance : –   14,819.

Billy Minter scored what was to be Tottenham’s only consolation with a goal in a 1-5 defeat to raise money for War Relief.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Fred Webster, Jimmy Fleming, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Billy Minter, Jimmy Cantrell, George Woodger, Sid Crowl
Arsenal –  Joe Lievesley, Joseph Shaw, Bob Benson, George Grant, Christopher Buckley, John Graham, Jackie Rutherford, John Flanagan, Henry King, Frank Bradshaw, Charles Lewis.
Attendance : –    13,500

NOTE : –  George Woodger makes his Tottenham debut.

Teams :
Spurs –  Arthur King, Alf Hobday, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Fleming, Jimmy Cantrell, Bert Bliss, Archie Heggarty
Arsenal –  Joe Lievesley, Joseph Shaw, Joseph Fidler, George Jobey, Matthew Thomson, John Graham, Charles Lewis, John Flanagan, Archibald Devine, Harry Hardinge, George Burrell.
Attendance : –    7,800

NOTE : –  This was the one and only Spurs appearance by Archie Heggarty.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Tate, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Charlie Rance, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss, Bert Bliss
Arsenal –  Hugh MacDonald, Joseph Fidler, Joseph Shaw, John Graham, George Grant, Matthew Thomson, George Burrell, Stephen Stonley, Charles Lewis, William Spittle, Archibald Devine.
Attendance : –    20,000

NOTE : –  Fanny Walden and John Tate make their Tottenham debuts.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Harold Crawford, John Peart, Joseph Shaw, Edward King, Rod McEachrane, Matthew Thomson, David Duncan, Fred Groves, Charles Lewis, William Spittle, John Flanagan.
Spurs –  John Joyce, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Charlie Rance, Bobby Steel, Ed Lightfoot, Walter Tattersall, Jimmy Cantrell, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –    13,000.

Teams :
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Fred Webster, Tom Collins, Ed Lightfoot, Danny Steel, Jabez Darnell, Jack Curtis, Bert Bliss, Billy Minter, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss
Arsenal –  Harold Crawford, Joseph Shaw, John Peart, Angus McKinnon, Matthew Thomson, Rod McEachrane, David Greenaway, Alf Common, Ernest Hanks, John Flanagan, Charles Lewis.
Attendance : –    7,000.

This Division One meeting ended in defeat for Spurs as they trekked to Woolwich to play Arsenal.

Charlie Lewis, Charlie Randall and Tom Winship gave Woolwich a 3-0 half-time lead before Billy Minter pulled one goal back for Tottenham who were well supported among the crowd, with two football specials put on from Enfield to transport our large number of travelling fans South of the river in the torrential rain.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Harold Crawford, John Peart, Joseph Shaw, Percy Sands, Andrew Ducat, Rod McEachrane, Thomas Winship, John Chalmers, Charles Lewis, Alf Common, Charles Randall.
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Charlie Rance, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, John McTavish, Billy Minter, Ernie Newman, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –   22,000.

A packed White Hart Lane crowd of 47,000 saw Spurs inflict a big Christmas Day defeat on our South London opponents with both teams sitting near the bottom of the table. Bert Middlemiss, Jabez Darnell and John McTavish scored one each, while Billy Minter ran in two goals to produce a 5-0 win that saw 10,000 fans locked outside the ground.

Teams :
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Charlie Rance, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, John McTavish, Billy Minter, Ernie Newman, Bert Middlemiss
Arsenal –  Harold Crawford, John Peart, Joseph Shaw, Percy Sands, Angus McKinnon, Andrew Ducat, Thomas Winship, John Chalmers, Charles Lewis, Alf Common, Charles Randall.
Attendance : –  47,109.

Teams :
Arsenal –  George Burdett, Archie Gray, Joseph Shaw, Percy Sands, Andrew Ducat, Rod McEachrane, David Greenaway, John Chalmers, Gordon Hoare, Charles Lewis, Alf Common.
Spurs – Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Wilkes, Frank Bentley, Charlie Rance, Danny Steel, Jabez Darnell, Jack Curtis, Walter Tull, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –    24,583

NOTE : – Walter Tull played for Tottenham for the last time.

Teams :
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Ernie Coquet, Tom Collins, Frank Bentley, Danny Steel, Jabez Darnell, Jack Curtis, Percy Humphreys, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss, Bob McTavish
Arsenal –  Edwin Bateup, Archie Gray, Joseph Shaw, Andrew Ducat, Matthew Thompson, Rod McEachrane, David Neave, John Chalmers, Charles Lewis, Alf Common, Matthew Shortt.
Attendance : –    16,000.

Both Spurs and Woolwich Arsenal were near the foot of the table when they met in a First Division encounter at White Hart Lane.  Played out in front of a fervent 39,800 crowd paying receipts of £1,188, the game was fiercely fought out watched by fans on the touchline and on the roof.

The lead was taken by the visitors in the 16^th minute, with Rod McEachrane sending Frank Heppinstall away down the left wing and his cross into the box was palmed out by goalkeeper Tiny Joyce straight to Charlie McGibbon, who netted from close in.  There were few other chances in the first period, with both sides cancelling each other out.

The second half was a different affair, with Tottenham dominating and Percy Humphreys, Bob Steel and Jack Curtis all went close to scoring, with Woolwich defender Andy Ducat robbing Humphreys just before he was about to shoot.

McEachrane had to receive treatment for an accidental kick in a goalmouth scramble and while reduced to ten men, the South Londoners were hit by a Spurs goal.  With 69 minutes gone, Bobby Steel played in Curtis to strike a drive that flew in just inside the Arsenal keeper Hugh McDonald’s left hand post.

With Spurs pressing, it was only the odd breakaway that threatened the Spurs goal and most of the chances were at the other end before the game finished 1-1.

Teams :
Spurs –   John Joyce, Ernie Coquet, Fred Wilkes, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Frank Bentley, Jack Curtis, Billy Minter, Percy Humphreys, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss
Arsenal –  Hugh MacDonald, Duncan MacDonald, Joseph Shaw, Andrew Ducat, Matthew Thompson, Rod McEachrane, David Greenaway, Charles Lewis, Charlie McGibbon, Walter Lawrence, Frank Heppinstall.
Attendance : –    39,800
Referee : –  Mr. H. Pollitt
Linesmen : – Mr. G. H. Vine; Mr. C. H. Norton.

The first Football League meeting between the two clubs took place on 4th December 1909.  Both clubs were near the bottom of the Division at the time as Spurs travelled to the Manor Ground, Plumstead, South London to play Woolwich Arsenal and lost out 0-1 with Walter Lawrence netting the only goal of the game.

Teams : –
Arsenal : –  Hugh McDonald, Duncan McDonald, Joseph Shaw, Percy Sands, Andrew Ducat, Roddy MacEachrane, David Neave, David Greenaway, Gordon Hoare, Robert Stevens, Walter Lawrence
Manager : –
Spurs : –  John Joyce, Bill Harris, Fred Wilkes, Frank Bentley, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Jack Curtis, Billy Minter, Ivor Brown, Bert Middlemiss
Manager : –
Attendance : – 18,000.

Teams :
Spurs –  Frank Drabble, Fred Wilkes, Bill Harris, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Tommy Gipps, Charlie Woodruff, Jack Curtis, Billy Minter, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss
Arsenal –  Hugh McDonald, Joseph Shaw, Duncan McDonald, John Dick, Spencer Bassett, Roddy MacEachrane, David Greenaway, Walter Lawrence, Matthew Thompson, Charles Lewis, David Neave.
Attendance : –    5,000.

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Teams :
Spurs – Gordon Manning, John Chaplin, Ollie Burton, Tom Morris, Walter Bull, James Gray, Willie McNair, Jimmy Pass, Vivian Woodward, Jimmy Reid, Bert Middlemiss.
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, James Sharp, Archie Gray, Roddy MacEachrane, John Dick, Andrew Ducat, John Mordue, Charlie Satterthwaite, Peter Kyle, Charles Lewis, Bert Freeman.
Attendance : –    15,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, Archie Cross, James Sharp, James Bigden, Percy Sands, Roddy MacEachrane, Billy Garbutt, Tim Coleman, Andrew Ducat, Charlie Satterthwaite, David Neave.
Spurs – Jack Eggert, John Chaplin, Alex Tait, Tom Morris, Walter Bull, Ted Hughes, Bill Berry, Vivian Woodward, Herbert Chapman, John Brearley, Alf Whyman
Attendance : –   8,000.

Teams :
Spurs –  Jack Eggert, John Watson, John Chaplin, Tom Morris, James Freeborough, Ted Hughes, Vivian Woodward, Herbert Chapman, Alex Glen, Willie Murray
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, James Sharp, Albert Sutherland, James Bigden, Stephen Theobald, John Dick, Billy Garbutt, Tim Coleman, Bert Freeman, Charlie Satterthwaite, Bobby Templeton.
Attendance : –    8,000.

Two goals from Vivian Woodward and another from John Brearley were enough to see off Woolwich Arsenal in the First Round of the Southern Charity Cup.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, Archie Cross, James Jackson, James Bigden, Charles Buchan, Roddy MacEachrane, Thomas Briercliffe, Billy Garbutt, William Gooing, Sailor Hunter, Charlie Satterthwaite.
Spurs –  Charlie Williams, Willie McCurdy, Alex Tait, Tom Morris, Ted Hughes, Walter Bull, Harry Stansfield, John Brearley, Vivian Woodward, David Copeland, Jack Kirwan
Attendance : –    Unknown

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, Archie Cross, Fred Dwight, John Dick, Percy Sands, Roddy MacEachrane, Thomas Briercliffe, Tim Coleman, William Gooing, Thomas Shanks, William Linward.
Spurs – Charlie Williams, Alex Tait, Olly Burton, Tom Morris, James McNaught, Ted Hughes, Jack Kirwan, Joe Walton, David Copeland, Vivian Woodward, Jack Thomas Jones
Attendance : –    Unknown

Teams :
Spurs –  Charlie Williams, Harry Erentz, Alex Tait, Tom Morris, Ted Hughes, Jack Kirwan, John Brearley, Joe Walton, David Copeland, Jack Jones, Jack Thomas Jones
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, Harold Thorpe, James Jackson, John Dick, Stephen Theobald, Roddy MacEachrane, Thomas Briercliffe, Tim Coleman, William Gooing, Jim Bellamy, William Linward.
Attendance : –    Unknown

NOTE : – Joe Walton and John Brearley make their Tottenham debuts.

Teams :
Spurs –  Charlie Williams, Harry Erentz, John Watson, Charlie Brown, Ted Hughes, Jack Kirwan, David Copeland, Patrick Gilhooley, John Cameron, Jack Jones, Alf Warner
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, Archie Cross, George Wolfe, Gordon Coles, Alexander Main, John Anderson, Thomas Briercliffe, Joseph Connor, William Gooing, Walter Anderson, Walter Lawrence.
Attendance : –    Unknown.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Wilcox, Archie Cross, James Jackson, Gordon Coles, Alexander Main, John Anderson, Thomas Briercliffe, Joseph Connor, William Gooing, Walter Anderson, Walter Lawrence.
Spurs – George Clawley, Harry Erentz, Alex Tait, Tom Morris, Ted Hughes, Jack Kirwan, John Barlow, David Copeland, Patrick Gilhooley, John Cameron, Jack Jones
Attendance : –    Unknown.

Goals from Coles and David Copeland won this semi-final replay of the Southern Charity Cup for Spurs against Arsenal whose scorer is unknown) at home.

Teams :
Spurs – George Clawley, Harry Erentz, Alex Tait, Tom Morris, James McNaught, Jack L Jones, Bert Smith, John Cameron, Coles, David Copeland, Jack Kirwan
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, Duncan McNichol, James Jackson, Gordon Coles, John Dick, John Anderson, John Edgar, Alexander Main, William Gooing, Walter Anderson, Abe Foxall.
Attendance : –    3,000.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, Duncan McNichol, James Jackson, Gordon Coles, John Dick, John Anderson, John Edgar, Alexander Main, William Gooing, Walter Anderson, Abe Foxall.
Spurs –  George Clawley, Harry Erentz, Alex Tait, Tom Morris, James McNaught, Ted Hughes, Bert Smith, John Barlow, John Cameron, David Copeland, Jack Kirwan
Attendance : –    2,000.

Teams :
Spurs – George Clawley, Harry Erentz, Alex Tait, Tom Morris, Ted Hughes, Jack Kirwan, Tom Smith, Sandy Brown, John Barlow, David Copeland, Jack Jones.
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, John Anderson, Archie Cross, Gordon Coles, John Dick, Walter Place, Thomas Briercliffe, John Edgar, Alexander Main, Isaac Owens, Abe Foxall.
Attendance : –    4,000

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jimmy Ashcroft, Archie Cross, James Jackson, Gordon Coles, George Wolfe, John Anderson, Thomas Briercliffe, Jimmy Laidlaw, Andrew Swann, Walter Place, Abe Foxall.
Spurs-  George Clawley, Harry Erentz, Tom Morris, Gerald Montgomery, Ted Hughes, Jack Kirwan, Tom Smith, Sandy Brown, David Copeland, Patrick Gilhooley, Jack Jones.
Attendance : –    4,000

NOTE : – Gerald Montgomery made his one and only Tottenham appearance.

I wonder what the referee of the match played between the two clubs in Woolwich on 24th April 1900 in the Southern District Combination would make of today’s standards ?

Arsenal were winning 2-1, thanks to goals by Logan and Tennant whilst Spurs’ goal was scored by Pratt. The match was abandoned after 75 minutes because of bad language !!

Teams :
Arsenal –  Thomas Hamilton, Duncan McNichol, James Jackson, Joseph Murphy, John Dick, John Anderson, Fergus Hunt, Andrew McCowie, Peter Logan, Herbert Shaw, James Tennant.
Spurs –  George Clawley, Harry Erentz, Alex Tait, Jimmy McNaught, Bob Stormont, Jack Kirwan, Tom Smith, Tom Pratt, David Copeland, John Cameron, Jack Jones
Attendance : –   500.

Teams :
Spurs –  David Haddow, Harry Erentz, Alex Tait, Jimmy McNaught, Bob Stormont, Jack Kirwan, Tom Smith, Tom Pratt, David Copeland, John Cameron, Jack Jones
Arsenal –  Thomas Hamilton, Duncan McNichol, James Jackson, Joseph Murphy, John Dick, John Anderson, Frank Lloyd, Peter Logan, Alexander Main, Ralph Gaudie, James Tennant.
Attendance : –    4,000.

Teams :
Spurs – Joe Cullen, Jimmy Melia, Harry Erentz, Jimmy McNaught, Bob Cain, Bob Stormont, Tom Smith, Bill Joyce, Harry Bradshaw, John Cameron, Kenny McKay
Arsenal –  Roger Ord, John McAvoy, Alexander McConnell, John Anderson, John Dick, Fergus Hunt, Ernest Cottrell, Herbert Shaw, Adam Haywood, Craig McGeoch, David Hannah.
Attendance : –    14,000

NOTE : –  There were final appearances for Tottenham by Harry Bradshaw, Kenny McKay, Bob Cain, Bill Joyce and Joe Cullen.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Roger Ord, John Garton, John McAvoy, James Moir, John Dick, David Hannah, Fergus Hunt, Ernest Cottrell, Craig McGeoch, Adam Haywood, Herbert Shaw.
Spurs –  Joe Cullen, Harry Erentz, Jimmy McNaught, Bob Cain, Bob Stormont, Tom Smith, Tom Meade, Art Rule, Harry Bradshaw, John Cameron, Jack Jones
Attendance : –    6,000

NOTE : –  Art Rule makes his Tottenham debut.

A visit to Woolwich proved less than fruitful, as this late season friendly ended 3-0 to the home side.

Teams :
Spurs – Joe Cullen, Lycurgus Burrows, John Montgomery, Alex Hall, Jack Jones, Ed Downie, Bill Joyce, Jimmy Hartley, James Davidson, Bob Stormont, Willie Crump
Arsenal –  Thomas Hamilton, John Caldwell, Alex McConnell, Gavin Crawford, John Anderson, Fred Davis, John Brock, Joseph Murphy, Craig McGeoch, David Hannah, William White.
Attendance : –    15,000.

A big crowd gathered for this United League meeting between Spurs and Arsenal, which ended 0-0, with most of the action taking place off the pitch.

To gain a better viewpoint, some fans climbed onto the roof of the refreshment bar, causing the roof to collapse.  Luckily no spectators were injured !

Teams :
Spurs – Joe Cullen, Lycurgus Burrows, Joe Knowles, Willie Crump, Alex Hall, Bob Stormont, David Black, Bill Joyce, Jimmy Hartley, James Davidson, Jack Jones
Arsenal –  Roger Ord, John Caldwell, Alex McConnell, Gavin Crawford, John Anderson, Fred Davis, John Brock, Adam Haywood, Fergus Hunt, David Hannah, William White.
Attendance : –    15,000.

Spurs travelled to South London for a United League match with Woolwich Arsenal and won 3-2. A goal from Bob Stormont and two from Bill Joyce saw Spurs to a win, but the home side notched two goals – both by John Brock.

Teams :
Arsenal –   Roger Ord, James McAuley, John Caldwell, Gavin Crawford, Patrick Farrell, Fred Davis, John Brock, Adam Haywood, James Devlin, David Hannah, William White.
Spurs –  Joe Cullen, Lycurgus Burrows, Joe Knowles, Willie Crump, Alex Hall, Bob Stormont, David Black, Bill Joyce, Jimmy Hartley, James Davidson, Jack Jones
Attendance : –    Unknown.

Teams :
Spurs – Charlie Ambler, Lycurgus Burrows, John Montgomery, Willie Almond, Willie Crump, James Devlin, Ralph McElhaney, Ernie Payne, Willie Newbigging, Bob Clements, Jimmy Milliken
Arsenal –  William Fairclough, John Anderson, John Caldwell, Francis McAvoy, Gavin Crawford, Fred Davis, John Brock, Adam Haywood, Alex Caie, Patrick O’Brien, John Russell.
Attendance : –    2,000.

The first competitive match between the two clubs occurred in the United League on 9th November 1896 in South London.

Arsenal, by now based at Woolwich, won 2-1 thanks to two goals by Russell whilst the Spurs goal was scored by McElhaney.  Arsenal, of course, were already in the Football League, playing in Division 2, whilst Spurs were playing their first season in the Southern League Division 1.

Teams :
Arsenal –  William Fairclough, George Buist, Finlay Sinclair, Gavin Crawford, Steel, Fred Davis, Brodie, Adam Haywood, Henry Boyd, Francis McAvoy, John Russell.
Spurs –  Charlie Ambler, Lycurgus Burrows, John Montgomery, Willie Almond, James Collins, Willie Crump, James Devlin, Ralph McElhaney, Willie Newbigging, Bob Clements, Jimmy Milliken
Attendance : –   Unknown.

NOTE : –  This was the last appearance for Tottenham for Jimmy Collins.

Spurs hosted Woolwich Arsenal in a late season friendly, winning 3-2 with goals scored by Willie Almond, Bob Clements and Ernie Payne.  Arsenal’s replies came from

Teams :
Spurs – Charlie Ambler, Charlie McGahey, John Montgomery, James Collins (John Shepherd), Willie Almond, Willie Crump, Charlie Lanham, John Logan, Willie Brown, Bob Clements, Ernie Payne
Arsenal –  William Fairclough, Joseph Powell, Allen Ward, Robert Gordon, Caeser Jenkyns, Fred Davis, Samuel Mills, Charles Hare, F. Johnson, Patrick O’Brien, Francis McAvoy.
Attendance : –    1,500.

Clements was Tottenham’s only scorer as they lost 1-3 at home to Woolwich Arsenal, whose goals came from Adam Haywood (2) and O’Brien.

Teams :
Arsenal –  William Fairclough, Joseph Powell, John Caldwell, Robert Gordon, Caeser Jenkyns, Fred Davis, Gavin Crawford, Adam Haywood, Robert Buchanan, Patrick O’Brien, Peter Mortimer
Spurs –  Charlie Ambler, Hay, John Montgomery, James Collins, Willie Almond, Fred Markham, Logan,  Peter Hunter, Willie Brown, Bob Clements, Ernie Payne
Attendance : –    2,500.

Tottenham won a friendly at Woolwich Arsenal 3-1, with Peter Hunter and Brown scoring as well as goalkeeper Gilmer putting through his own goal.

Teams :
Arsenal –  William Gilmer, Murdoch, John Caldwell, Gavin Crawford, Caeser Jenkyns, Fred Davis, Charles Hare, Peter Mortimer, Henry Boyd, Patrick O’Brien, Hugh Duff.
Spurs –  Charlie Ambler, Charlie McGahey, John Montgomery, James Collins, Stanley Briggs, Fred Markham, Charlie Lanham, Peter Hunter, Willie Brown, Bob Clements, Logan
Attendance : –    ,.

G. A. Parker scored the single Spurs goal in a 1-10 away drubbing by Royal Arsenal, whose scorers were James Meggs (4), Hope Robertson (3), Humphrey Barbour (2) and Richard Horsington.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Fred Beardsley, Henry Offer, John McBean, David Howat, Joseph Bates, John Julian, Richard Horsington, James Meggs, Humphrey Barbour, Hope Robertson, J. B. Crichton.
Spurs –  John Anderson, H. Griffith, Jack Jull, George Baldock, Albert Pracey, J. Ayres, Frank Cottrell, Morton Cadman, Billy Tyrell, Bobby Buckle, G. A. Parker.
Attendance : –    1,500.

NOTE : –  H. Griffith, Albert Pracey and J. Ayres make their only first team appearances.
Morton Cadman made his Spurs debut.
G. A. Parker made his last appearance for Tottenham.

A friendly at home against Royal Arsenal was lost 0-1 with the only goal scored by Scott.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Fred Beardsley, J. Wilson, John McBean, ???, ???, ???, J. A. Morris, James Charteris, Peter Connolly, William Scott, ???.
Spurs –  Unknown
Attendance : –   Unknown.

Spurs travelled South of the river to play a friendly against Royal Arsenal and Tottenham returned home 1-0 victors thanks to George Baldock’s goal.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Fred Beardsley, David Danskin, A. Walton, E. Hartland, Joseph Bates, T. Wells, J. A. Morris, J. G. Hill, Peter Connolly, Arthur Brown, William Scott.
Spurs –   ???, Jack Jull, George Baldock, ???, Ham Casey, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???
Attendance : –    500.

Spurs went to South London to play Royal Arsenal in a friendly at the Sportsman Ground, Plumstead, with the home team winning 6-2 against the nine men of Tottenham.  Not many facts are known about the match, but amongst Arsenal’s scorers was Connolly, who got four.

Teams :
Arsenal –  H. B. Weeks, Arthur Brown, David Danskin, T. Wells, E. Hartland, Lucas, J. Crichton, S. Ridgewell, Peter Connolly, J. G. Hill, J. A. Morris.
Spurs – Unknown
Attendance : –   Unknown.

Spurs hosted Royal Arsenal from South London on Tottenham Marshes in the first meeting between the two sides as amateurs for a friendly match.  Having arrived late, the visitors scored early on in proceedings and defended their lead with all their might.  The tactic failed, as Spurs went 2-1 ahead and were only denied when bad light stopped play after 75 minutes … a result of the Arsenal side turning up late for the match.

Teams :
Spurs – Unknown
Arsenal –  Fred Beardsley, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???, ???.
Attendance : –   Unknown.