Arsenal v Spurs Notes

Spurs v Arsenal Notes

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29.09.1937	George Hunt played for Spurs Reserves at Highbury in a 1-1 draw and four days later was playing at Arsenal again, having been transferred to Manchester City.
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09.02.1952	A minute’s silence was observed before the match to mark the death of George VI.
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02.01.1995	The win equals the club record for five games without conceding a goal.
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31.03.2001	David Pleat takes charge of the team as caretaker for the last time before Glenn Hoddle becomes manager.
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02.12.2006	First game at Arsenal’s latest new ground since their move from South London – the Emirates Stadium.
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22.12.2007	Spurs went to The Emirates in the 600th Premier League game for both clubs
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They are linked with both

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Clive Allen	Bought by Arsenal for over £1 million, he famously never played a game for the Gooners, but moved around London until he finally signed for his Dad’s old team in 1984, enjoying a rich vein of goal-scoring in his four years with Spurs.
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Charlie Ambler	A goalkeeper who had his first spell with Arsenal from 1891-94, when he went out on loan without playing a game for his owners, but moved straight to Spurs, where he made 16 appearances.  Not in a formal league at that point, he went off to Luton, but didn’t play a game for them before moving to Arsenal in 1895 making one appearance before returning to Spurs in 1896.  Played 53 times in a four year spell before moving to Gravesend United and continuing his penchant for signing for near rivals as he moved to New Brompton (who became) Gillingham and then from West Ham United to Millwall.
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Bobby Arber	Reserve team player at Arsenal, Arber later went on to be a youth/reserve team manager at Spurs and continued as a scout for the club.
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David Bentley	Arsenal youth team winger who got few first team opportunities found his way to Tottenham via Blackburn Rovers, signing for £16 million, but failed to live up to his price tag and had a very disappointing Spurs career.
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Naranda Bernard	Spurs youth product who played at left-back and left to join Arsenal, but only made their reserve team.  Went on to make 30 odd appearances for Bournemouth before moving to Woking and spent the rest of his career in non-league.  Now a personal trainer.
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David Black	Started at Grimsby Town and Middlesbrough.  Scored in the 1896 FA Cup Final for Wolves before signing for Burnley and then Tottenham in 1897. After one season, he moved to Arsenal where he did not make an appearance for the club.  Ended his career with Clyde in his native Scotland.
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Anton Blackwood	Young full back, who played in the youth sides of both clubs, but failed to make a senior appearance for either.  Coached at Tottenham Academy.
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Jimmy Brain	Scored on his Arsenal debut in 1924 … against Spurs, but after 204 league matches (125 goals) and an FA Cup winners medal, joined Tottenham on 10th September 1931 for £2,500.  Brain played 47 matches and scored 10 goals for Tottenham before he retired in May 1935.
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Laurie Brown	Moved from Arsenal to Spurs in 1964 and almost scored against his old side on his debut the day after he signed.  Joined Arsenal in 1961 and made 101 appearances for them before coming to the Lane and playing 65 times for Spurs.
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Walter Bugg	Made one competitive appearance (and two friendlies) for Spurs in the three seasons he spent with the club from 1902, after he had signed from Arsenal, where he failed to make the first team.  Ended his career at Norwich City.
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Lycurgus Burrows	Played 10 games for Arsenal and 25 Southern League matches for Spurs, as well as 12 FA cup ties (over 100 games in total [including friendlies]) between 1894 and 1898.
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Sol Campbell	Brought up through the ranks at Tottenham, the central defender chose to defect to Arsenal on a free transfer in 2001 after saying he was not going anywhere.  Left Arsenal in similar circumstances, but returned for a final fling in 2010.
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Herbert Chapman	Player with Tottenham in the period before World War I and went on to manage Arsenal in the 1930s.
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Damien Comolli	French based scout for Arsene Wegner’s Arsenal and spent time as Tottenham’s Sporting Director.
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Freddie Cox	Flighty winger who played for Spurs either side of a stint in the RAF as a fighter pilot in WWII – 99 league games; 15 goals – and then joined Arsenal in 1949 (79 league appearances; nine goals), before leaving for WBA in 1953.
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Jimmy Devlin	Signed for Spurs on 29th May 1896, Devlin scored once in 20 Southern League appearances, but in April 1897, he was suspended for a year for lack of effort.  During this period, he signed for Millwall and the matter had to be referred to the FA, but he played for the South London outfit and then Sunderland, before pitching up at Woolwich Arsenal in December of that year.  Stayed until the following August making only one league appearance.
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Jonathan Dinzeyi	Defender who came through the Spurs youth system but was released, joining Arsenal in September 2020.
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Wilf Dixon	Spurs first team assistant manager under Terry Neill and turned up at Highbury as a trainer under the same manager.
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Jack Eggett	Goalkeeper Eggett signed for Arsenal in 1903 from Doncaster Rovers, but didn’t get a game, so moved on to West Ham after half a season.  After four months, Jack signed for Spurs in May 1904 and although he didn’t make his debut until October that year, he made the position his own, playing 119 times. An injury saw him replaced by Matt Reilly and he was released to join Croydon Common in April 1907.
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Tom Fitchie	A Scot who was moved to South London, Tom Fitchie was a talented schoolboy footballer, but moved into business although he played amateur football and turned out for Woolwich Arsenal from 1901 to 1904.  Made two appearances for Spurs in April 1902 because as an amateur he did not have to affiliate with one club.  Signed for Arsenal in 1908 for one season after playing for Queens Park and Norwich City.
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Theo Foley	Was assistant manager to George Graham at Arsenal and took over as Spurs reserve team manager.
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William Gallas	French defender who came to England to play for Chelsea, then moved to Arsenal and despite having captained the side, was released on a free transfer, allowing him to join Tottenham in 2010.
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George Graham	One of Arsenal’s most successful managers before being found guilty of taking a bung, but re-emerged after a ban to take over at Leeds United and then Tottenham Hotspur in October 1998, winning the League Cup in 1999 before being sacked in 2001.  Had played for Arsenal before becoming their manager.
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Vic Groves	Signed for Tottenham in 1952 having won England Youth and amateur caps.  Scored twice on his debut against Liverpool, but only made a total of four appearances scoring three goals before he returned to the amateur game with Walthamstow Avenue. Persuaded to sign pro terms with Leyton Orient, Vic then joined Arsenal in 1955 going on to playing over 250 games for the Gunners.
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George Hardy	Coach and assistant to Herbert Chapman at Arsenal from 1910 to 1927, the trainer then moved to Tottenham from 1927, he also coached nursery side Northfleet United and dies preparing for a Spurs match v West Bromwich Albion in January 1947.
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Tom Hatfield	Another keeper who started at Woolwich Arsenal in 1895 as an amateur, before coming to Tottenham in September 1895 as cover for Charlie Ambler and thus he was restricted to ten games.  Released in April 1897 to join the Royal Engineers.
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Stewart Houston	George Graham’s assistant manager at Tottenham, having filled a similar role when under Graham at Highbury.
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Joe Hulme	A player with Arsenal from 1926 to  1938, he made 333 league appearances, scoring 107 goals from the right wing.  An excellent cricketer for Middlesex between 1929 and 1939. Went into management with Tottenham in 1946, after working as a policeman during World War II and left Spurs in 1949 to become a very successful journalist.
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George Hunt	“The Chesterfield Tough” made 185 League appearances for Tottenham racking up 125 goals and later joined Arsenal for the 1937-38 season costing them £7,000 from Spurs, playing 18 times and netting three goals in a title-winning season.
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David Jenkins	A midfielder who Spurs swapped Jimmy Robertson for in 1968 and Tottenham got the rough end of the deal with a player who was at Arsenal for five and only played 25 times. Regarded by some as the worst signing Tottenham ever made.
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Pat Jennings	Legendary Tottenham goalkeeper, who was allowed to leave for Arsenal in 1977 at the age of 33 to play in three FA Cup finals, but returned home as a player late in his career and stayed on as a goalkeeping consultant at Spurs.  Made 237 league appearances for Arsenal, with 472 for Spurs.
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Bill Julian	Playing for Boston Town against Arsenal, he was signed in 1889.  Played in their first FA Cup tie, became captain and was there when the team turned professional.  In 1892, he moved on to Luton Town and two years later came to Tottenham for one season, playing in our first FA Cup tie, but left in October 1895 to play out his career at Dartford.
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Peter Kyle	Scottish centre-forward Kyle was signed from Kettering Town in 1905 and his one season stay at Spurs was notable for a bust-up with team-mate Chris Carrick.  Left in 1906 to move South of the river for Woolwich Arsenal, scoring 21 times in 52 matches, but strapped for cash, they cashed in on him by selling him to Aston Villa in 1908.
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Bill Lane	Played for Tottenham before ending up as a scout for Arsenal.
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Peter McWilliam	A man who took over as Spurs manager from 1912 to 1927, went on to scout for Arsenal in later years.
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Tom Meade	In 1893, centre forward Tom Meade signed for Arsenal, turning professional in 1894, with a goal record of seven goals in 14 games, but left to join Spurs in 1897.  His two year stay brought eight goals in 19 matches and when he left in 1899, he joined Fulham, with whom he won the Southern League.
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Billy Minter	Originally an amateur with Norwich City, Billy Minter joined Arsenal in 1905 but his three months career in South London was spent in the reserves.  He played for Reading for two years – top scoring each year, before coming to Tottenham in 1908.  The forward’s 12 year spell at Spurs saw him rack up 155 goals in 343 appearances.  He wasn’t finished there, as he took a role as club trainer, then manager and later assistant secretary making him one of the most important formative figures in the club’s history.
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Terry Naylor	Had trials with Arsenal and Millwall before signing for Tottenham as an amateur, before turning pro in 1969.  Spent 10 seasons with Spurs and played over 350 games, scoring a solitary goal.  Left for Charlton Athletic in November 1980.
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Terry Neill	Former Arsenal player who was brought in to manage Tottenham, keeping them in the First Division in 1975, but left the following year and subsequently managed Arsenal.
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Tim O’Shea	Defender who had a couple of years in the Arsenal youth system before joining Spurs, for who he made five appearances.  Was loaned out to Newport County before leaving for Leyton Orient in 1988.
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Tobi Omole	Young defender who was released by the Arsenal youth system before joining Spurs in October 2020 following a short trial, playing initially for the Under-23 side.
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Jamie O’Hara	Youngster with Arsenal, but was let go and was signed by Spurs, progressing through the Academy to make the first team.
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George Payne	Signed for Tottenham in 1906 and stayed until they gained promotion to the Football League in 1908, scoring three times in seven first team games.  Joined Crystal Palace, before moving to Sunderland and Leyton.  Signed for Arsenal in January  1912 and only appeared three times for the South London side, leaving at the end of the 1912-13 season.  George was injured in active service in the First World War.
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Ron Piper	An amateur with Arsenal, Ronny Piper came to Spurs in October 1960, making one appearance in the first team before leaving in the summer of 1965 for Wimbledon.
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Tom Pratt	Physical forward Tom Pratt spent one season at Tottenham signing in 1899 and scoring 54 goals in 60 matches (helping Spurs to the Southern League title), before returning to Preston North End, from whom Spurs had signed him.  Left for his hometown club Fleetwood before another spell at PNE, then signed for Arsenal, where he only made a handful of appearances in 1903-04.
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Rohan Ricketts	Young midfielder, who only played one game for the Arsenal first team, snapped up by Spurs when released and was in the first team under Glenn Hoddle, appearing 36 times, but left in 2005 to travel the world finding clubs to play for.
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Jimmy Robertson	Dynamic winger bought by Spurs from St. Mirren who created and scored goals (including one in the 1967 FA Cup final) and was inexplicably swapped for the more prosaic David Jenkins, leaving Jimmy to spend 18 months at Highbury before moving on to Ipswich Town, Stoke City, Walsall and Crewe Alexandra.  Made 157 league matches for Spurs, scoring 25 times and played 46 league games for Arsenal, with seven goals.
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Mat Ryan	Spent a spell at Tottenham on trial during 2012 before returning to his club Central Coast Mariners in Australia.  Moved to Belgium, Spain and the Brighton before joining Arsenal on loan in January 2021 until the end of the season.  Left The Seagulls to join Real Sociedad.
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Andrew Swann	Scottish inside forward who played for Arsenal from May 1901 until December of that year, scoring three goals in seven appearances.  He returned to Scotland and arrived at Spurs in May 1904 to play two Southern League games in season 1904-05, before going on to play for Partick Thistle.
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Walter Thomas	Came from the Arsenal youth set up and played for Spurs to Under-19 level, but injuries saw him allowed to leave Tottenham.
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Erik Thorstvedt	Had a trial with Arsenal, who did not rate the Norwegian keeper, but he eventually was bought by Tottenham and went on to win the FA Cup in 1991, becoming a firm favourite with the crowd as “Erik The Viking” in the process.
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Steve Walford	Defender who came up through the Spurs ranks and played one first team game before moving across North London to Arsenal, where he had a lot more opportunity to play in the first team.
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Ernie Walley	Played for Tottenham from 1955 to 1958 making five league appearances and later went on to coach Arsenal for eight years in the 1970s.
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Ernie Williamson	Goalkeeper who played for Croydon Athletic (126 games) and Arsenal (105 games) before he played a single war-time game for Spurs in April 1917 against Portsmouth, for which Spurs were handed a five guinea fine, as they did not have permission from Arsenal for him to play.  On leaving Arsenal, he moved to Norwich City and made 47 first team appearances in two years before retiring in 1925.  Ernie died in 1964.
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Willie Young	Large central defender who joined Spurs from Aberdeen in 1975 and had a hard time in his two seasons at White Hart Lane (54 league appearances and three goals) before leaving to join up again with Terry Neill at Highbury in 1977, where he stayed for four years making 170 league appearances with a return of 11 goals.
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Debuts against Arsenal

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Art Rule	11.03.1899
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Joe Walton	01.09.1903
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John Brearley	01.09.1903
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G. Montgomery	16.09.1901
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Fred Webster	25.12.1911
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Fred “Fanny” Walden	19.04.1913
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John Tate	19.04.1913
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Sammy Brooks	30.09.1922
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Ernie Phypers	06.03.1935
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Dave Dunmore	27.02.1954
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Cliff Jones	22.02.1958
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Laurie Brown	22.02.1964
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Jimmy Pearce	10.08.1968
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Peter Collins	10.08.1968
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John Pratt	24.03.1969
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Ray Evans	24.03.1969
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Chris McGrath	13.10.1973
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Paul Miller	10.04.1979
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Paul Price	09.11.1983
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David Leworthy	17.04.1985
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Darren Caskey	16.08.1993
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Sandro	21.09.2010
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Steven Caulker	21.09.2010
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Erik Lamela	01.09.2013
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Last game for the club – against Arsenal

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Tom Bradshaw	24.09.1899
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Bob Cain	24.09.1899
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Joe Cullen	24.09.1899
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Bill Joyce	24.09.1899
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Kenny McKay	24.09.1899
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G. Montgomery	16.09.1901
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James Freeborough	28.04.1906
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Walter Tull	08.04.1911
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Danny Steel	24.09.1912
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Jimmy Chipperfield	11.04.1921
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Arthur Sanders	07.04.1928
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Davie Colquhoun	20.10.1934
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Isaac Spelman	25.01.1940
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Bill Whatley	22.04.1944
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Harry Gilberg	08.01.1949
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Ralph Wetton	04.09.1954
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Mark Kendall	30.08.1980
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Dave McDonald	11.05.1993
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Neil Ruddock	11.05.1993
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Pat van den Hauwe	11.05.1993
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Sol Campbell	08.04.2001
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First goal for the club – scored against Arsenal

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Patrick Gilhooley	16.09.1901
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John Barlow	04.11.1901
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Alfie Warner	01.12.1902
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Bill Felton	16.09.1933
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John Pratt	16.09.1969
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Alan Brazil	04.04.1983
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Paul Gascoigne	10.09.1988
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Nourredine Naybet	13.11.2004
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Danny Rose	10.04.2010
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Kyle Walker	02.10.2011
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Last goal for the club – scored against Arsenal

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Tom Meade	11.03.1899
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Bill Joyce	29.04.1899
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Tom Pratt	24.04.1900
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Jabez Darnell	25.12.1911
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John McTavish	25.12.1911
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Jimmy Seed	18.12.1926
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Bill Felton	16.09.1933
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Albert Hall	16.02.1946
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Eddie Baily	10.09.1955
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Derek Possee	08.03.1966
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Willie Young	27.12.1976
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Chris Jones	07.04.1980
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Gary Stevens	29.03.1986
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Clive Allen	06.03.1988
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Gheorge Popescu	02.01.1994
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Jamie Redknapp	24.04.2004
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Tom Huddlestone	20.04.2011
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Milestones

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15.10.1963	Bill Brown’s 200th Spurs appearance.
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11.09.1965	When Roy Low replaced Derek Possee, he became the first substitute used by Tottenham in a League match.
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27.09.1975	Cyril Knowles’ 500th appearance for Tottenham in all competitions.
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10.04.1979	John Pratt’s 300th match of his career.
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29.04.1995	Colin Calderwood’s 600th match of his career.
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08.04.2001	Glenn Hoddle’s first match in charge as Spurs manager.
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25.04.2004	Sol Campbell makes his 350th career League appearance. Lauren makes his 100th Arsenal Premiership appearance. Jens Lehmann makes his 50th appearance for Arsenal.
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13.11.2004	Jermain Defoe makes his 150th career League appearance.
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29.10.2005	This was Tottenham’s 700th draw in top flight football. Ledley King makes his 150th Premiership start – all for Spurs. Jose Antonio Reyes makes his 50th Gunners Premiership appearance.
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02.12.2006	Arsenal’s second goal was the 750th Spurs conceded in the Premier League.
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21.04.2007	Cesc Fabregas makes his 150th appearance for Arsenal.
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15.09.2007	Jermaine Jenas makes his 200th career league appearance (Nottingham Forest, Newcastle and Tottenham). Gilberto Silva makes his 150th Premier League appearance. Gael Clichy makes his 50th Premier League start for Arsenal.
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22.12.2007	The 600th Premier League match for both clubs. Jamie O’Hara makes his first start in a Spurs shirt.
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29.10.2008	Robin van Persie scored his 50th Arsenal goal. Manuel Almunia makes his 50th Premier League appearance for Arsenal. Mikael Silvestre scored his first goal for Arsenal.
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08.02.2009	Emmanuel Adebayor makes his 100th Premier League appearance – all for Arsenal.
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02.10.2011	Rafael van der Vaart’s goal in this match was Tottenham’s 10,000th scored in all competitions.
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26.02.2012	Emmanuel Adebayor’s goal made him only the second player to score for both sides in the North London derby after Jimmy Robertson.
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17.11.2012	Per Mertesacker scored his first Arsenal goal.
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03.03.2013	Spurs won their 200th home game in their 400th match in the Premier League at White Hart Lane. It was Tottenham’s 800th Premier League match.
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07.02.2015	This was Arsene Wenger’s 700th game as Arsenal manager. Harry Kane’s second goal was the 600th scored in the Premier League this season.
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18.11.2017	Laurent Koscielny plays his 300th Arsenal match.
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10.02.2018	The match attracted the record Premier League attendance of 83,222.
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06.12.2020	Harry Kane scores his 100th home goal for Spurs and his 250th goal scored for clubs and country in his career. With his 11th goal in matches between the two clubs, Kane became the highest scorer in this fixture.
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26.09.2021	Nuno Espirito Santo took charge of a team for the 400th time in his career.
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12.05.2022	A new attendance record was set for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a crowd of 62,027.
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24.09.2023	Heung-Min Son’s second goal was his 150th for Tottenham.
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15.09.2024	Dejan Kulusevski makes his 100th appearance for Tottenham in all competitions.
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Transfers from Tottenham to Arsenal 

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Transfers from Arsenal to Tottenham