Results (Tottenham’s score shown first)
(match reports accessible by clicking on opponent’s name, where available)

1969 Burnley H First Division 4 – 0
1982 Ajax (Holland) A Amsterdam 707 Tournament 2 – 3
1988 Arsenal N (Wembley) Wembley International Tournament 0 – 4
1989 Atletico Madrid (Spain) A Trofeo Villa de Madrid Tournament 0 – 1
1990 Heart Of Midlothian A Friendly 1 – 1
1991 US Cantazaro (Italy) A (Cantazaro) Nicola Ceravolo Memorial Tournament 1 – 0
1997 West Ham United A Premier League 1 – 2
2005 Portsmouth A Premier League 2 – 0
2016 Everton A Premier League 1 – 1
2017 Newcastle United A Premier League 2 – 0

 

Games on this day in Tottenham Hotspur’s history

TOTAL Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
10 4 2 4 14 15
Home Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
1 1 0 0 4 3
Away Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
8 3 2 3 10 8
Neutral Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
1 0 0 1 0 4
Biggest win on this day
4-0   Burnley  (First Division) (Home)  1969
Biggest defeat on this day
0-4  Arsenal  (Wembley International Tournament) (Wembley)  1988
Biggest score-line on this day
2-3  Ajax (Holland)  (Amsterdam 707 Tournament) (Amsterdam)  1982
Last win on this day
2017  2-0  Newcastle United  (Premier League) (Away)
Last draw on this day
2016  1-1  Everton  (Premier League) (Away)
Last defeat on this day
1997  1-2  West Ham United  (Premier League) (Away)

Teams we have played on this day

Ajax (Holland) 1
Arsenal 1
Atletico Madrid (Spain) 1
Burnley 1
US Cantazaro (Italy) 1
Everton 1
Heart of Midlothian 1
Newcastle United 1
Portsmouth 1
West Ham United 1

Notable Dates

1875 John Burton, half back 1900-1905, born.
1918 Roy White, half back 1940-1941, born.
1973 Paul Mahorn, forward 1992-1998, born.
1984 Niko Kranjcar, forward 2009-2012, born.
1992 Lucas Moura, winger 2018- , born.
1997 Les Ferdinand scores his first goal for Tottenham.
2004 Spurs sign 20 year old striker Edson Sousa Silva from PSV Eindhoven.
2005 Defender Paul Stalteri, winger Wayne Routledge and midfielder Teemu Tainio all make their Tottenham debuts in an opening day win at Fratton Park.
Spurs’ first Premier League win at Fratton Park.
First Spurs Premier League goals scored away to Portsmouth.
Fredi Kanoute appears in a Spurs shirt for the last time.
2011 Tottenham’s opening day home fixture against Everton was postponed because of rioting the previous week in Tottenham, which left the local infrastructure seriously disrupted.
2016 Tottenham’s opening day fixture against Everton at Goodison Park saw debuts for Victor Wanyama and Vincent Janssen.
2017 Kyle Walker-Peters makes his debut for Tottenham at right back in the season’s opening day fixture.

Information gathered from “Spurs – A Day-To-Day Life” by Graham Betts, Spurs Handbooks,
“Spurs – A Complete Record” and “The Spurs Alphabet” both by Bob Goodwin and other sources.