Bolton Wanderers v Spurs – Match Reports

Talk Radio presenter Danny Baker has a theory that it is better for your club to be involve din promotion or relegation at the end of the season, rather than linger in the mid-table no-man’s land of meaningless game.  Well, after having to suffer 90 minutes of this match, I’m not so sure.  It was nerve-wracking stuff from the first minute collision between Baardsen and Holdsworth to the final minute when Saib created space in the box to force a save from Branagan.  It was always going to be edge of the seat stuff because the win was so desperately needed.

Spurs started looking very jittery, allowing Bergsson to go close with a header and Thompson to fire wide, as Bolton gave the defence a rough ride.  Spurs eventually settled and began putting passes together.  Carr’s good run across the box produced an opening for Armstrong, which he poked just wide and it was just before half-time that Tottenham took the lead.  The move started deep in the Spurs half, with Ginola picking up the ball and finding Wilson on the left wing.  His ball into the area saw Nielsen spin away from his marker and hit a shot that despite hitting the post (and looking like it was going to bounce out) went into the net.  Bolton seemed to have the stuffing knocked out of them by this and although they had come out for an equaliser in the second half, they only threatened at the end of the match.

Spurs thought they should have had a penalty when Phillips just got to the ball before he got Ginola and Tottenham were denied further goals when Bergsson headed just past his own post and Branagan was forced into a flying save by Ruel Fox’s shot.  Chris Armstrong’s involvement finished early when he was stretchered off with a dead leg.  At the other end Baardsen frustrated the Trotters with a singer-tip save to push Phillips’ shot around the post and Ginola worked tirelessly, but too often without producing an end result, while Nielsen and Berti run themselves into the ground to provide a foundation for this victory.

I’m just thankful that we didn’t make a pig’s ear of the win over the Trotters in the end.

Teams :
Spurs –   Espen Baardsen, Stephen Carr, Colin Calderwood, Sol Campbell, Clive Wilson, Ruel Fox (David Howells 54), Nicola Berti, David Ginola (Moussa Saib 85), Allan Nielsen  , Chris Armstrong (Garry Brady 87), Jurgen Klinsmann.
Unused subs. : –   Frode Grodas, Gary Mabbutt
Bolton Wanderers –   Keith Branagan, Gudni Bergsson, Jimmy Phillips, Chris Fairclough  (Michael Johansen 80), Andy Todd, Neil Cox, Alan Thompson, Jamie Pollock (Arnar Gunnlaugsson 69), Per Frandsen, Nathan Blake  , Dean Holdsworth 
Unused subs. : –  Gavin Ward, Greg Strong, John Sheridan
Colours : – Purple shirts with white trim, white shorts with vertical purple side stripe, purple socks.
Attendance : –  29,032

Spurs had to come from behind to secure a 1-1 Premier League draw at the Reebok.  

A decision to give a penalty for an Edinburgh trip on Nathan Blake gave the home side the opportunity to take the lead in the 20th minute, when Alan Thompson scored the first goal at the new stadium.  Walker faced a tide of efforts from the Trotters and Thompson hit the bar with a firm drive.  Chris Armstrong came on for Paul Mahorn and in the 71st minute, it was his header that finished Ginola’s cross to earn an equaliser.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –   Keith Branagan, Gudni Bergsson  , Gerry Taggart, Mike Whitlow, Mark Fish, Per Frandsen, Jamie Pollock, Scott Sellars  , Alan Thompson, Peter Bearsley, Nathan Blake
Unused subs. : –
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Stephen Carr, Gary Mabbutt  , Sol Campbell, Justin Edinburgh (Ramon Vega    46), Colin Calderwood (Allan Nielsen 87), Ruel Fox  , Stephen Clemence, David Ginola, Jose Dominguez, Paul Mahorn (Chris Armstrong 46)
Unused subs. : –  Espen Baardsen, Clive Wilson
Attendance : – 23,433

Spurs were humiliated 6-1 by Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park in the League Cup 4th Round.

John McGinlay’s sixth minute free-kick, powered past Ian Walker opened the floodgates for a big defeat for Tottenham.  Although Teddy Sheringham pulled Spurs back level on 13 minutes from another free-kick, it wasn’t long before McGinlay was on the spot again.  He smashed into the net after Garry Taggart had headed on Scott Sellars’ corner with 37 minutes on the clock.  McGinlay then turned provider with an hour gone, when his cross allowed Taggart to head in, then the striker completed his hat-trick from the penalty spot in the 74th minute after a hotly contested penalty was awarded.

The score was 5-1 when Nathan Blake scored in the 79th minute, with David Lee’s 86th minute cross converted by substitute Scott Taylor to round off a night to forget for Spurs with a 1-6 defeat and the Spurs fans were left singing “We want seven !”

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –   Keith Branagan, Gudni Bergsson, Chris Fairclough, Jimmy Phillips, Gerry Taggart, Alan Thompson (Per Frandsen), David Lee, John Sheridan (Andy Todd), Scott Sellars, Nathan Blake, John McGinlay (Scott Taylor 84)
Unused subs. : –
Kit suppliers : – Reebok
Shirt sponsors : – Reebok
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Colin Calderwood, Sol Campbell, Stephen Carr, Clive Wilson, Andy Sinton, Darren Anderton, Jason Dozzell (Ruel Fox), David Howells, Teddy Sheringham, Chris Armstrong
Unused subs. : –
Ref. : – Paul Danson (Leicestershire)
Linesmen : –  Mr. G. Atkins – Red flag; Mr. R. M. Pollock – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  18,621

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –  Aidan Davison, Scott Green (Fabien de Freitas 78), Gudni Bergsson, Chris Fairclough, Simon Coleman, Alan Stubbs, Jimmy Phillips, Sasa Curcic, Scott Sellers, Nathan Blake (John McGinlay 46), Mixu Paatelainen (Alan Thompson 68)
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Dean Austin, Colin Calderwood (Justin Edinburgh 46), Sol Campbell, Gary Mabbutt, Clive Wilson, Jason Dozzell, Ruel Fox    26, (Steve Slade 78), David Howells, Teddy Sheringham, Chris Armstrong
Unused subs. : –  Erik Thorstvedt
Attendance : –  17,829

Bolton’s visit to White Hart Lane ended in a 2-2 Premier League draw.

Tottenham went ahead in the 53rd minute with a Teddy Sheringham goal and Chris Armstrong doubled the lead in the 71st minute.  However, the crowd’s response to Nayim’s picture (sitting among the crowd) appearing on the big screen seemed to disturb the team.  Two goals in three minutes from Scott Green (76) and former Spurs defender Gudni Bergsson (78) denied Tottenham a spot in the top three.  

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Colin Calderwood    36, Sol Campbell, Gary Mabbutt, Clive Wilson, Justin Edinburgh    82, Ruel Fox, David Howells (Stuart Nethercott 46), Teddy Sheringham, Chris Armstrong, Ronny Rosenthal
Unused subs. : –  Chris Day, Steve Slade
Bolton Wanderers –   Keith Branagan, Scott Green    15, Jimmy Phillips, Sasa Curcic, Chris Fairclough, Gudni Bergsson, Andy Todd    27 (Richard Sneekes 28), Gerry Taggart    33, Scott Sellers, Nathan Blake    28, John McGinlay (Fabian de Freitas 88)
Unused subs. : –  Steve McAnespie
(Light blue shirts with dark blue arms and trim, dark blue shorts, light blue socks with dark blue turnover)
Attendance : –  30,702

This Division 1 encounter saw Bolton Wanderers win 2-1 at Burnden Park, with goals from Mike Carter and Neil Whatmore, with Chris Jones responding for Tottenham.

It was Carter who gave the Trotters the lead in the 26th minute, bursting past Spurs defenders to fire a left-footed drive past Daines in the Spurs goal.  Whatmore made it 2-0 with 65 minutes gone, but Chris Jones got Spurs back in the game a few minutes after when he headed home a free-kick from Glenn Hoddle.  There were opportunities to salvage a point, but they were mostly off-target.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –  Jim McDonagh, Paul Jones, Peter Nicholson, Mike Walsh, Dave Clement, Peter Reid, Philip Watson, Len Cantello, Tadeusz Nowak, Mike Carter, Neil Whatmore
Unused sub. : –
Manager : – Ian Greaves
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Chris Jones, Gerry Armstrong, Glenn Hoddle, Peter Taylor
Unused sub. : –  Gordon Smith
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –  14,474

Spurs took the spoils in this Division 1 match, despite Bolton’s defensive approach to the game.

A first half volley by Terry Yorath from Chris Hughton’s cross opened the scoring in the first half and Glenn Hoddle added a second from the penalty spot in the second period to take the points.

Teams :
Spurs –   Milija Aleksic, Gordon Smith, Steve Perryman (c), Don McAllister, Chris Hughton, Terry Yorath, Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles, Ricky Villa, Gerry Armstrong, Chris Jones
Unused sub. : –
Bolton Wanderers –   McNab
Unused sub. : –
Attendance : –  33,155

The home side went ahead in the early stages with a Frank Worthington goal, but half way through the first period, Mark Falco pounced to strike a left footed shot to regain parity on his League debut.

It took until the 62nd minute for Spurs to get their noses in front, when Rocky Villa’s shot flew in off gargantuan central defender Sam Allardyce to make it 2-1.  Ossie Ardiles ran the show for Tottenham and was unlucky to see his “goal” ruled out for offside, but a late goal from defender Jimmy Holmes’ shot wrapped up the win for Spurs.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –   Sam Allardyce, Frank Worthington
Unused sub. : –
Spurs –   Milija Aleksic, Colin Lee, Don McAllister (Gordon Smith), Paul Miller, Jimmy Holmes, Steve Perryman, John Pratt, Ossie Ardiles, Mark Falco, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa
Attendance : –  17,879

Both promoted sides met in the First Division at White Hart Lane and Spurs started like a whirlwind.

Peter Taylor’s run up the line ended with a shot that Jim McDonagh beat out and then Colin Lee and Don McAllister both put good chances over the bar with their head.  Taylor had another shot fly past the post and then some good play saw Steve Perryman lay the ball into Lee’s path and he blasted the ball into the net from outside the box.

Tottenham continued to press and McDonagh managed to get his hand to divert John Pratt’s drive over the top, but Pratt got on the score-sheet five minutes into the second half, when he headed in Glenn Hoddle’s corner at the near post to make it 2-0.

At last Bolton showed some attacking intent and Peter Reid’s shot flew off Barry Daines and Taylor was on hand to kick the ball out as it was going in.  Winger Willie Morgan was unlucky not to score when his shot hit a Spurs leg and hit the crossbar.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Jimmy Holmes, Terry Naylor, John Lacy, Don McAllister, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Peter Taylor, Colin Lee.
Unused sub. : –
Colours : –  White shirt with white collar and navy blue neck with white Admiral logos; Navy blue shorts with white stripe at side with navy blue Admiral logos; White socks with ring of Admiral logos around turnover
Kit supplier : – Admiral
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Bolton Wanderers –  Jim McDonagh, , , , , , Peter Reid, , , Willie Morgan
Unused sub. : –
Colours : – Red shirts with white trim, white shorts, red socks
Kit supplier : – Umbro
Manager : –  Ian Greaves
Attendance : –   37,337
Ref. : –  Ray Toseland (Market Harborough, Leics)
Linesmen : – Mr. R. E. Shaffer (Berks) – Red flag; Mr. R. Dix (Hampshire) – Yellow flag.

Neil McNab left Spurs to join Bolton Wanderers a few days after the match.

This crunch Division 2 meeting was moved to kick off at 2.30 p.m. to avoid the FA Cup semi-final between Ipswich Town and West Bromwich Albion at Highbury. 

While Tottenham were looking for an immediate return to the top flight, Bolton had been climbing back up after sinking to Division Three. 

The biggest White Hart Lane crowd for three years witnessed a tense affair with both clubs on 51 points, but Spurs on top courtesy of a better goal difference.  It was a single goal from a familiar face to Bolton fans that won the game, with Don McAllister, signed from Burnden Park three years previously, who dived in to head home Glenn Hoddle’s flick on to John Pratt’s corner in the 35th minute to beat Jim McDonagh in goal at the Paxton Road end.

There was a threat to the lead when the ball hit the Spurs net in the 71st minute, but Neil Whatmore was ruled offside by the linesman after the referee had given the goal initially.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Gerry Armstrong, Jimmy Holmes, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Neil McNab, Colin Lee (Ian Moores), Chris Jones, Peter Taylor. 
Bolton Wanderers –  Jim McDonagh, Paul Jones, Tony Dunne, Mike Walsh, Sam Allardyce, Roy Greaves, Willie Morgan, Neil Whatmore, Ray Train, Peter Reid, Frank Worthington
Unused sub. : –
Ref. : – Alf Grey (Norfolk)
Linesmen : – Mr. D. H. Brazier (Northants) – Red flag; Mr. P. J. Drewe (Essex) – Yellow flag
Attendance : – 50,097

Bolton took the FA Cup Third Round replay in extra time on their own ground to progress to the Fourth Round, but only after a battle against Spurs.

The home side went on the attack from the start and Frank Worthington went close with a shot that went inches wide in the third minute with the same player just unable to reach a pass across goal from Neil Whatmore.  Tottenham almost went ahead when a sliced shot across goal from Peter Taylor was almost converted by John Pratt when he won the ball and hit the post with his shot.  Bolton thought they had taken the lead when Peter Reid’s volley was disallowed for a push in the move leading up to it.

Five minutes into the second half, a free-kick was awarded for a foul by Jimmy Holmes on Worthington and it was touched to John Ritson by Willie Morgan and the full back drove a shot from 22 yards beyond Barry Daines’ reach.  Minutes after, the scorer was in the right place on his own goal-line to head away Neil McNab’s cross-shot.  Daines was alert to push out a Ray Train shot as Tottenham pushed Steve Perryman forward to leave three at the back.  It gave Bolton the opportunity to attack again and Terry Naylor had to race in to clear a chip over the Spurs keeper by Whatmore off the line.  However, it was Tottenham who got the next goal in the game when Allardyce brought down Perryman in the box allowing Taylor to coolly convert from the penalty spot to take the game into extra time.

Spurs were pressing forward in the first period of extra time with Bolton’s centre-half Mike Walsh keeping them at bay, but it was a goal at the death that settled the tie.  Entering the final minute of the thirty, Ritson strode past Pratt, crossed and substitute Garry Jones met the ball with his run into the area, heading it past Daines to take Bolton into the next round.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –   Jim McDonagh, John Ritson, Peter Nicholson, Roy Greaves (Garry Jones), Mike Walsh, Sam Allardyce, Willie Morgan, Neil Whatmore, Ray Train, Peter Reid, Frank Worthington.
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Holmes, Glenn Hoddle, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman (c), John Pratt, Neil McNab (Gerry Armstrong), John Duncan, Colin Lee, Peter Taylor
Ref. : –
Attendance : – 31,314

Bolton were our opponents in the FA Cup 3rd Round and having been vying with them at the top of the Second Division only separated by goal difference, as tight battle was in prospect. An indeed that proved the case despite Tottenham taking a 2-0 lead.  John Duncan struck to head in the first goal from a 38th minute Glenn Hoddle corner.  However, Roy Greaves got Bolton back on track with a penalty awarded against Jimmy Holmes for handball in the 55th minute. 

It was Hoddle put Tottenham further ahead when he produced a curler around McDonagh from 15 yards out after being set up by Holmes and Gerry Armstrong, but Neil Whatmore equalised with five minutes to spare, converting Micky Walsh’s through ball to take Spurs back to Burnden Park for the replay.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Don McAllister, Jimmy Holmes, Steve Perryman (c), Neil McNab, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt (Gerry Armstrong), Peter Taylor, Colin Lee, John Duncan
Bolton Wanderers –   Jim McDonagh, Mike Walsh, Roy Greaves, Neil Whatmore
Unused sub. : –
Attendance : –  43,731
Ref. : – Derek Nippard (-)

A last minute goal by Bolton Wanderers saw them jump above Spurs in the race to get out of Division Two. Tottenham were denied a point, when Neil McNab was denied a goal when harshly ruled to be off-side.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Unused sub. : –
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Keith Osgood, Jimmy Holmes, Steve Perryman (c), Neil McNab, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Peter Taylor, Ian Moores, John Duncan
Unused sub. : –
Attendance : –  34,290

Jimmy Greaves’ goal decided this Division 1 match between the two sides in Tottenham’s last home game of the season at the Lane.  Bolton sat near the bottom of the table, even though they had not been beaten in six matches needing one point from their last two games to avoid relegation, but in converting a Mullery cross-shot, after a nice move involving Terry Dyson and Cliff Jones, Greaves helped condemn Wanderers to the Second Division.  The goal came in the 40th minute of the match from inside the six-yard box.

Bolton should have gone ahead in the early stages when Francis Lee set up Gordon Taylor for a shot the flew just wide of the Tottenham goal.  However, Greaves’ goal five minutes before the interval settled the match, knocking the ball into the net from close range. 

This was John White’s last match at White Hart Lane, before his untimely death in July.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Alan Mullery, Phil Beal, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Dyson
Bolton Wanderers –   Eddie Hopkinson, Roy Hartle, Syd Farrimond, Ellis Rimmer, Bryan Edwards, Dave Lennard, Jimmy Davison, Brian Bromley, Francis Lee, Freddie Hill, Gordon Taylor
Ref : – Leo Callaghan (Glamorgan)
Linesmen : – Mr. H. G. Stennett (Bristol) – Red flag; Mr. A. W. Newman (Berks) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –  32,507
Kick off : – 15.00

One of the best games seen at Burnden Park for some time saw Spurs triumph 3-1.

Jimmy Greaves’ header in the tenth minute was deflected past his own goalkeeper by defender Syd Farrimond, but a determined Bolton side pulled level with a goal in the 20th minute from Wyn Davies’ volley.  Five minutes later, Spurs regained the lead with Jimmy Greaves netting his 200th league goal of his career with a left foot shot past Eddie Hopkinson.

After the half-time break, it took ten minutes for Tottenham to make it 3-1.  Cliff Jones ran half of the pitch, before passing to Greaves, who fed Dyson to score the final goal of the game.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –  Eddie Hopkinson, Roy Hartle, Syd Farrimond, Graham Stanley, Bryan Edwards, Dave Lennard, Jimmy Davison, Wyn Davies, Freddie Hill, Peter Deakin, Brian Pilkington.
Manager : –
Colours :  –  White shirts, Navy Blue shorts, White socks with two Navy Blue hoops 
Spurs – Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Dyson
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Colours :  –  Navy Blue shirts with white round neck and cuffs, White shorts, White socks
Attendance : –   18,394

Bolton Wanderers were the visitors to White Hart Lane in the First Division, but returned home north with a 4-1 defeat behind them, with Spurs welcoming Danny Blanchflower back into the side after four months out injured.

A 19th minute opener from Bobby Smith put Tottenham ahead, set up by Terry Dyson and Les Allen, while John White made it 2-0 ten minutes later.  Blanchflower had released Les Allen with an astute pass, then the ball was worked through to Terry Dyson, who picked out White and the Scot lifted his shot over goalkeeper Eddie Hopkinson.

Seven minutes into the second half, Spurs extended their lead through Tony Marchi, finishing a 12 pass move.  Peter Deakin got Bolton back into the game, but Spurs stretched away with a fourth from Jimmy Greaves, who notched his 36th goal of the season by rounding the keeper to slip the ball into a vacant net with seven minutes left.  The goal equalled the club record held by Ted Harper and Booby Smith of 36 league goals in a season.

Teams :
Spurs : – Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, John White, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Les Allen, Terry Dyson
Bolton : –  Eddie Hopkinson, Roy Hartle, Dave Hatton, Graham Stanley, Bryan Edwards, Ellis Rimmer, Brian Birch, Peter Deakin, Russell Hill, Brian Pilkington
Crowd : –  40,965
Ref. : – .

Eighteenth place Bolton Wanderers won this match with Spurs, who sat second, with the only goal of the game scored by Peter Deakin. 

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –   Hopkinson, Hartle, Syd Farrimond, Stanley, Edwards, Rimmer, Francis Lee, Hill, Davies, Peter Deakin, Butler 
Spurs – Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, Eddie Clayton, Jimmy Greaves, Les Allen, Cliff Jones
Colours : – Navy blue shirts with white cuffs and collar, white shorts and white socks
Attendance : –    20,737

Spurs were in the midst of a busy spell when they met Bolton in this First Division game at White Hart Lane.

Two days before Tottenham met Dukla Prague, they faced Bolton and the visitors took the early initiative.  Freddie Hill struck the bar and the goalpost, but it was Spurs who took the lead with Bobby Smith’s 34th minute volley finishing off a neat chipped pass from John White.  However, Hill did find the back of the net shortly afterwards to make it 1-1 after being set free by Ron McGarry. 

Hill was on the mark again in the 54th minute to give Wanderers the lead as he crashed in a 30 yard left foot shot, but Spurs responded with White the creator once more, this time setting up Jimmy Greaves with ten minutes left on the clock.

Teams :
Spurs –   John Hollowbread, Mel Hopkins, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, John Smith, Tony Marchi, John White, Terry Dyson, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Medwin
Bolton Wanderers –  , , , , , , McGarry, Hill
Attendance : –   36,470

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Dave Mackay, Danny Blanchflower, John White, Terry Dyson, Les Allen, Cliff Jones, Eddie Clayton
Attendance : –    24,726

Spurs had to come from behind in this evening game against Bolton at White Hart Lane to win 3-1.

Bill McAdams had put Wanderers a goal to the good early in the match, but a Bobby Smith goal pulled Spurs level.  Halfway through the second half, Danny Blanchflower confidently stroked a penalty kick past Eddie Hopkinson in the Bolton goal to make it 2-1 to Tottenham.  A late Bobby Smith goal wrapped up the points and a 3-1 win.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Terry Dyson, Les Allen, Bobby Smith, Cliff Jones, John White
Bolton Wanderers –  Eddie Hopkinson, Roy Hartle, Syd Farrimond, Derek Hennin, Bryan Edwards, Graham Stanley, Brian Birch, Freddie Hill, Bill McAdams, Ray Parry, Doug Holden
Attendance : –    43,559

Spurs won this match under the floodlights at Burnden Park by beating Bolton Wanderers 2-1.

John White and Les Allen scored the Spurs goals with Bill McAdams replying for the Trotters.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Terry Dyson, Les Allen, Terry Medwin, Frank Saul, John White
Attendance : –    41,565

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Peter Baker, Dave Mackay, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, Les Allen, John White, Bobby Smith, Tommy Harmer, Cliff Jones
Attendance : –    31,106

Bolton kept a clean sheet at White Hart Lane and took victory with two goals from Dennis Stevens and Ray Parry. 

The Wanderers’ defence was solid and frustrated Spurs and the Wanderers’ goals came within five minutes in a second half spell of pressure with Stevens putting Bolton ahead before Parry struck a 25 yard past Bill Brown.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Tony Marchi, Danny Blanchflower, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, John White, Bobby Smith, Tommy Harmer, Cliff Jones
Bolton Wanderers –  Eddie Hopkinson, Roy Hartle, Syd Farrimond, Graham Stanley, John Higgins, Bryan Edwards, Brian Birch, Freddie Hill, Dennis Stevens, Ray Parry, Doug Holden
Attendance : –  41,909

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Jim Iley, Terry Medwin, Eddie Clayton, Johnny Brooks, Alfie Stokes, Cliff Jones
Attendance : –   21,384

Tottenham’s 1,000th match in the old First Division ended in a draw.

The match was played on a sodden pitch and Spurs took the lead with a move passing through Blanchflower, Dunmore and Brooks.  The winger’s cross was slid home by Bobby Smith, but Tottenham were pegged back late on when Nat Lofthouse headed home a cross from Doug Holden.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Mel Hopkins, Maurice Norman, Peter Baker, Danny Blanchflower, Jim Iley, Dave Dunmore, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Tommy Harmer
Bolton Wanderers –  , , , , , , , , , Lofthouse, Holden
Attendance : –   39,820

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Johnny Hills, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, John Ryden, Terry Medwin, Terry Dyson, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Tommy Harmer
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –    22,978

Bolton edged this encounter at Burnden Park in Division One with a 3-2 win against Spurs.

Nat Lofthouse grabbed two goals and Ray Parry scored in a 3-2 win at Burnden Park, with the Tottenham goals scored by Bobby Smith and George Robb.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –   , , , , , , , , , , Parry, Lofthouse,
Spurs – Ted Ditchburn, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, John Ryden, Danny Blanchflower, Jim Iley, George Robb, Tommy Bing, Bobby Smith, Alfie Stokes, Tommy Harmer
Attendance : –    20,381

Tommy Harmer’s sparkling display made this a comfortable win for Spurs in the thick mud at the Lane in Division 1.  The thaw of the frozen pitch had left the playing surface slippery and heavy but Spurs managed to play some very good football and outplay Bolton Wanderers to win 4-0.

Terry Dyson continued to deputise for the injured Terry Medwin and it was he who beat two men after receiving a pass from Tommy Harmer before hitting the net on 25 minutes.  Bobby Smith scored the second for Tottenham three minutes after, having taken Stokes’ pass and it was three before half-time when George Robb struck Dyson’s centre first time into the net with the whistle for the interval moments away,

While Spurs also had the balance of play after the break, chances were not taken and Hopkinson could not be beaten until Robb was fouled in the area and Tommy Harmer added a penalty to make the final score 4-0, with the Spurs defence producing a solid performance to keep Bolton getting through to Ted Ditchburn.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Johnny Ryden, Tony Marchi, Terry Dyson, Tommy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Alfie Stokes, George Robb
Bolton Wanderers –   Eddie Hopkinson, Roy Hartle, Jack Threlfell, Derek Hennin, John Higgins, Malcolm Edwards, Doug Holden, Dennis Stevens, Nat Lofthouse, Terry Allcock, Ralph Gubbins
Ref. :  Mr. A. Murdoch (Yorkshire)
Attendance : –  42,030

Bolton Wanderers won this Division One meeting at Burnden Park by the only goal of the game.  Nat Lofthouse scored the winner after 60 minutes in a game played in very windy conditions.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Terry Medwin, Tommy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, George Robb
Attendance : –    30,899

This rearranged Division One match saw Spurs travel to the North-West to meet Bolton Wanderers after the original fixture had been postponed. Bobby Smith’s goal had put Tottenham ahead at the break, but the second half was a different matter.  Bolton scored soon after the restart to make it 1-1, but George Robb restored the Spurs lead.

However, two penalties for the home side in three minutes changed the outcome of the match, with both being converted to leave the points at Burnden Park after a disappointing result.

Tottenham were without Dave Dunmore, who was representing the Army in a match against the Irish FA.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –   Ken Grieves, Roy Hartle, Tommy Banks, Johnny Wheeler, Malcolm Barrass, Ralph Gubbins, Bryan Edwards, Dennis Stevens, Brian Birch, Doug Holden, Nat Lofthouse
Manager : – Bill Ridding
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Maurice Norman, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Sid McClellan, Johnny Brooks, Len Duquemin, Bobby Smith, George Robb
Manager : – Jimmy Anderson
Attendance : –    10,942

Ralph Gubbins’ twice hit the net and another goal from Nat Lofthouse secured Bolton Wanderers’ 3-0 win at White Hart Lane when the teams met in the First Division.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Mel Hopkins, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Ernie Walley, Tony Marchi, George Robb, Sonny Walters, Alfie Stokes, Johnny Brooks, Eddie Baily
Bolton Wanderers –   , , , , , , , , Ralph Gubbins, Nat Lofthouse,
Attendance : –    35,237

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Mel Hopkins, Alf Ramsey, Harry Clarke, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, George Robb, Johnny Gavin, Dave Dunmore, Johnny Brooks, Eddie Baily
Attendance : –    41,063

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Mel Hopkins, Alf Ramsey, Harry Clarke, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, George Robb, Johnny Gavin, Dave Dunmore, Johnny Brooks, Eddie Baily
Attendance : –    25,978

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Tony Marchi, Sonny Walters, George Robb, Dave Dunmore, Alfie Stokes, Eddie Baily
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –    16,720

Harry Hassell and Nat Lofthouse were the Bolton Wanderers scorers in a 2-0 home win in this First Division meeting.

The first half had been goal-less but Lofthouse converted a simple opportunity, followed two minutes later by Hassall’s goal to keep the points to Lancashire.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –   Stan Hanson, John Ball, Tommy Banks, John Wheeler, Malcolm Barrass, Eric Bell, Doug Holden, Willie Moir, Nat Lofthouse, Harry Hassell, Ray Parry
Colours : – White shirts, Blue shorts
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Ralph Wetton, George Robb, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, George Hutchinson, Tommy Harmer
Colours : –  Blue and white striped shirts, White shorts
Attendance : –    39,842

Spurs travelled north to Burnden Park and came back to North London with two points from a 3-2 First Division win over Bolton Wanderers.

Willie Moir had put Bolton ahead, firing home from 25 yards out, before Sid McClellan had the simple task of chesting the ball over the line to make it 1-1 just before half-time.

With Tottenham gaining the upper hand in the second half, Len Duquemin and Alfie Stokes made it 3-1 until MOir grabbed his second of the game ten minutes before the end of the match.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers : – Hanson, Hartle, R. Banks, Neill, Barrass, Bell, Holden, Willie Moir, Nat Lofthouse, Halsall, Langton
Spurs : –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Tony Marchi, Derek King, Ron Burgess, Syd McClellan, Alfie Stokes, Len Duquemin, Tommy Harmer, Les Medley
Attendance : –  40,185
Ref. : – .

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Harry Clarke, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Sid McClellan, Les Dicker, Eddie Baily
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –   31,442

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Eddie Baily, Len Duquemin, Tommy Harmer, Les Medley
Attendance : –    46,354

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Colin Brittan, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Sid McClellan, Tommy Harmer, Les Medley
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –    61,838

Division 1      Home      Won      4-2

An early season game saw Tottenham beat Bolton Wanderers at White Hart Lane by four goals to two in the First Division to complete a double over the Trotters in five days.

One win in three games prior to this match gave no indication of what would happen at the end of the campaign, with Spurs ending it with their first First Division championship title.

Tottenham had been shocked when Moir shot home through a crowded penalty area to give the Trotters a 10th minute lead, but things got worse when Langton fed Hernon to set up Moir to score his second of the game.

But Tottenham started to put things together, with some neat passing opening up Bolton to allow Medley to cross for Duquemin to crash in a header.  This inspired a spell of pressure that brought an equaliser when Sonny Walters put a corner into the goalmouth and Howe knocked the ball into his own goal.

Now level, Tottenham had the momentum to go on and win the game.  With Duquemin shooting his second and Bill Nicholson creating a fourth for Eddie Baily Spurs had won a match that had goals, chances and good personal battles all over the field, played out in a sporting manner.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Bailey, Les Medley
Bolton Wanderers –  , , Howe, , , , , , Langton, Hernon, Moir
Attendance : –    44,246
Ref : –

After a poor start to the season Arthur Rowe’s side kick started their season with an away win at Bolton’s Burnden Park, which was soaked after a three hour downpour before the game.

They suffered a set-back when Clarke slid Langton’s cross into his own net on 35 minutes, but five minutes before the break Murphy ran through the home defence and the keeper could only help the ball into the net. 

The second half proved a better one for Spurs and Medley, Walters and Duquemin all scored to give Tottenham the points.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –   , , , , , , , Langton, , ,
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Peter Murphy, Len Duquemin, Eddie Bailey, Les Medley
Attendance : –    21,745
Ref : –

FA Cup Third Round      Away      Won      2-0

Bolton were near the foot of Division One, while Spurs were in the Second Division when the two teams were drawn together in the Third Round of the FA Cup at Burnden Park.

Tottenham were grateful to Bill Nicholson, who cleared a Bolton shot off the line after it had got past Ted Ditchburn, so the game went into extra time, which was played after the first game in this time.

Seven minutes in, Len Duquemin hit the first goal of the game in his first FA Cup match.  The striker had to power through the muddy pitch and went past two defenders before shooting across Bolton keeper Hanson.  Freddie Cox’s cross provided Duquemin with the opportunity to head home a second in the closing minute of the game to see Tottenham to victory by diving head-long into the mud to score.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –  Hanson, Roberts, Crook, Forrest, Atkinson, Howe, Woodward, Barrass, Lofthouse, Bradley, Moir
Spurs – Ted Ditchburn, Sid Tickridge, Vic Buckingham, Bill Nicholson, Horace Woodward, Ron Burgess, Freddie Cox, Johnny Jordan, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Stevens.
Attendance : –    37,075

FA Cup Fifth Round Second replay      Villa Park      Lost      0-2

The second replay was held at Villa Park and a crowd of 26,692 turned out to see the tie finally decided in Bolton’s favour.

Goals from Ray Westwood and George Walton gave the Trotters a passage through to the Sixth round.

Teams :
Spurs – Allan Taylor, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley,  Alf Day, Les Howe, Wally Alsford, Jimmy McCormick, Almer Hall, Doug Hunt, Eugene O’Callaghan, Foster Hedley
Bolton Wanderers –   , , , , , , , , Westwood, Walton,   
Attendance : –    26,692

FA Cup Fifth Round replay      Away      Drew      1-1

The replay at Burnden Park went to extra time, but it failed to separate the two sides once more.

Tottenham once more went ahead, with George Hunt netting, but it was Ray Westwood who took the tie to a third match with the equalising goal.

Teams :
Spurs – Allan Taylor, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Tom Evans, Les Howe, Wally Alsford, Jimmy McCormick, Almer Hall, George Hunt, Willie Evans, Johnny Morrison 
Bolton Wanderers –   , , , , , , , , Westwood, ,   
Attendance : –    47,453

FA Cup Fifth Round     Home     Drew     1-1

A Fifth Round FA Cup tie at White Hart Lane ended all square with a goal apiece.

Both teams changed their kits for the match, with Spurs wearing navy blue and white hooped shirts with navy shorts, while Bolton sported red shirts and white shorts.  But it was the Lilywhites who took the lead, with Willie Evans scoring, only for Bolton’s Jack Atkinson equalising to salvage a replay.

Teams :
Spurs –  Allan Taylor, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Tom Evans, Les Howe, Wally Alsford, Jimmy McCormick, Almer Hall, George Hunt, Willie Evans, Walter Bellamy 
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –   70,347  (a record crowd at the time)

A Division One meeting saw Wanderers head home North with the two points thanks to two goals from John Smith, with Jimmy Armstrong scoring Tottenham’s goal.

Teams :
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Tommy Clay, John Richardson, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Alex Lindsay, Charlie Handley, Eugene O’Callaghan, Jimmy  Armstrong, Bert Elkes, Jimmy Dimmock
Bolton Wanderers –   , , , , , John Smith, , ,
Attendance : –    18,183

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –   Cyril Spiers, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Frank Osborne, Eugene O’Callaghan, Charlie Handley, Bert Elkes
Attendance : –    ,

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  John Britton, Matt Forster, Harry Skitt, Harry Lowe, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Arthur Sanders, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Eugene O’Callaghan
Attendance : –    17,762

Teams :
Spurs –   Jimmy Smith, Tommy Clay, Cecil Poynton, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Charlie Handley, Bert Elkes
Bolton Wanderers – , , , , , , , , , , ,
Attendance : –    29,999

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –   John Britton, Bill Bann, Matt Forster, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Bert Elkes
Attendance : –    21,364

Teams :
Spurs –  Jimmy Smith, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Bert Elkes
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –    26,792

FA Cup Second Round replay     Away     Won     1-0

The Second Round FA Cup replay saw Spurs triumph 1-0 at Burnden Park.

It was Billy Lane of Tottenham, scoring his first goal for the club in the first team, that won Spurs a place in the Third Round.  But it was Fred Hinton, who was playing against his former team, who was the star of the show, with a series of important stops that kept a clean sheet for Spurs.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –   Bill Hinton, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Bill Lane, Jimmy Dimmock, Bert Elkes
Attendance : –    51,774

FA Cup Second Round     Home     Drew     1-1

Spurs hosted Bolton in the FA Cup Second Round at the Lane and the visitors went ahead after 20 minutes, with Ted Vizard’s run down the left ending with a pass to John Smith, who laid the ball on for Joe Smith to hit an immediate shot past Fred Hinton in the Tottenham goal.

Spurs had to wait until the 72nd minute to level things, when Jimmy Seed headed home a perfect corner from Jimmy Dimmock from the corner of the six yard box to earn a draw and take the game to Burnden Park for a replay.

Teams :
Spurs – Bill Hinton, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Bill Lane, Jimmy Dimmock, Bert Elkes
Bolton Wanderers –   
Attendance : –   52,635
Receipts : –  £3,759.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Bill Hinton, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Bert Smith, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Skinner, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Jimmy Dimmock, Bert Elkes
Attendance : –    18,000

The opening day fixture at White Hart Lane saw a penalty from Tom Clay put Tottenham ahead, while Alex Lindsay and Harry Hargreaves scored to give Spurs a 3-0 win.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Bill Hinton, Tommy Clay, Cecil Poynton, Bert Smith, Bert Elkes, Sid White, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Harry Hargreaves, Jimmy Dimmock
Attendance : –    42,000

This Division One encounter at Burnden Park saw Bolton come out as victors with a 3-1 win just a week after the goal-less meeting in North London. Spurs’ goal came from Alex Lindsay, while Bolton went on to win with David Jack scoring twice and John Smith grabbing the other goal.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –   , , , , , , , , Jack, J. Smith
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Bert Smith, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Charlie Handley, Alex Lindsay, Bert Elkes, Jimmy Dimmock
Attendance : –    25,000

Spurs drew 0-0 with Bolton Wanderers in Division One at White Hart Lane.

Teams :
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Bert Smith, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Bert Elkes, Jimmy Dimmock
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –    35,012

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Alex Lindsay, Charlie Handley, Fred Barnett, Jimmy Dimmock, Jimmy Cantrell
Attendance : –    ,

Teams :
Spurs –   Bert Blake, Arthur Grimsdell, Bob Brown, Bert Smith, Harry Lowe, Jimmy Skinner, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Charlie Handley, Jimmy Dimmock
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –   40,000

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Alex Hunter, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Alex Lindsay, Jimmy Dimmock, Jimmy Banks Jimmy Cantrell, Andy Thompson
Attendance : –    ,

Teams :
Spurs –  Alex Hunter, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Alex Lindsay, Jimmy Dimmock, Jimmy Banks Jimmy Cantrell, Andy Thompson
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –    31,771

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Dimmock, Bert Bliss, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Seed
Attendance : –    45,000

Spurs beat Bolton 5-2 at the Lane with Bert Bliss 2, Jimmy Seed, Jimmy Dimmock and Jimmy Cantrell completing the Spurs scoring, as Bolton scored through Joe Smith and Walter Rowley in this First Division match.

The Spurs programme a week after the game said, “Last week’s splendid victory over Bolton was a real football treat.  Our boys played several delightful games earlier in the campaign, notably against Chelsea and Manchester United, but the brilliant display against the Wanderers capped them all.  It was well nigh perfect football that defeated so good a team as Bolton and it was only in attack that our boys excelled.”

Teams :
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Dimmock, Bert Bliss, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Seed
Bolton Wanderers –   , , , , , , , Joe Smith, Walter Rowley
Attendance : –    33,000

Division 1      Home      Won      4-2

Spurs took the points in their meeting with Bolton Wanderers at White Hart Lane as Bert Bliss hit a First Division hat-trick.

Jimmy Cantrell scored a fourth Tottenham goal, while two goals from Joe Smith restored some respectability to the score-line in what was the club’s last win of the season that saw them relegated to Division Two and when World War I was declared, the London Football Combination.

Teams :
Spurs –    Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, John Pearson, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Fanny Walden, Billy Minter, Bert Bliss, Jimmy Cantrell, Bert Middlemiss
Bolton Wanderers –    , , , , , , , , , Joe Smith
Attendance : –    11,000

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  John Joyce, Tommy Clay, Tom Collins, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Ed Lightfoot, Fanny Walden, Walter Tattersall, Jimmy Cantrell, Billy Minter, Bert Bliss
Attendance : –    8,000

With Jimmy Cantrell and Bert Bliss on target for Spurs their third goal in a 3-0 home win came from an unlikely scorer from the penalty spot … Tiny Joyce, the Spurs goalkeeper.  For many years he was the only keeper to score for Tottenham in the league (until Paul Robinson in 2007) and this was his only goal for Tottenham.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Joyce, Tommy Clay, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Walter Tattersall, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks, Bert Middlemiss, Bert Bliss
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –    39,020

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  John Joyce, Bill Cartwright, Tom Collins, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Ernie Newman, Bert Middlemiss, Bert Bliss
Attendance : –    30,000

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  John Joyce, Charlie Brittan, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Charlie Rance, Arthur Grimsdell, Walter Tattersall, Jimmy Elliott, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss, Bert Bliss
Attendance : –    25,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Ed Lightfoot, Jabez Darnell, Solomon Upton, Billy Minter, Jimmy Cantrell, Bert Middlemiss
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –    23,000

Spurs squeaked a 1-0 home victory in their last home Division One game of the season against Bolton Wanderers. The Trotters had arrived at the Lane with a record of seven wins in eight games and had only let one goal in during that run, but It was top scorer Billy Minter who scored the vital goal to give Spurs the two points.

Teams :
Spurs – Tommy Lunn, Charlie Brittan, Tom Collins, Jimmy Kennedy, Arthur Grimsdell, Jabez Darnell, Walter Tattersall, Billy Minter, Ernie Newman, Bert Middlemiss, Bert Bliss
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –   18,000

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs – Tommy Lunn, Charlie Brittan, Tom Collins, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Ed Lightfoot, Jabez Darnell, John McTavish, Billy Minter, Ernie Newman, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –    20,000

Having finished as Division Two champions the season before, Bolton hosted the side who finished just behind them, but this time in the top flight. By the time the two teams met at Burnden Park, Spurs were in the ascendancy, with Bolton struggling at the bottom of the Division one table.

Spurs were fielding Tommy Lunn and Ernie Newman for the first time, but it was Percy Humphreys who got both goals in a 2-0 win for Tottenham, condemning the Trotters to an immediate return to the Second Division.

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Ernie Coquet, Fred Wilkes, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, John Curtis, Percy Humphreys, Billy Minter, Ernie Newman
Attendance : –   3,000

The first Division One meeting between the two sides finished all square at White Hart Lane at 1-1.

Billy Minter had equalised Bert Baverstock’s goal to get a point at White Hart Lane. 

Teams :
Spurs –  John Joyce, Bert Elkin, Bill Harris, Frank Bentley, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Charlie Woodruff, Percy Humphreys, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss
Bolton Wanderers –   , , , , , , , , Baverstock, , ,
Attendance : –    20,000

Teams :
Bolton Wanderers –
Spurs –  Bob Hewitson, Ernie Coquet, Ollie Burton, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Vivian Woodward, Joe Walton, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –    24,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Bob Hewitson, Ernie Coquet, Ollie Burton, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Douglas MacFarlane, Joe Walton, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss
Bolton Wanderers –
Attendance : –    25,000