Spurs v Cardiff City match Reports
[this page is under-going construction – please bear with MEHSTG as we try to complete this mammoth task for all our opponents.]
01.01.2019 | Premier League Away Won 3-0 Click here for a match report. |
06.10.2018 | Premier League Home (Wembley) Won 1-0 Click here for a match report. |
02.03.2014 | Premier League Home Won 1-0 Click here for a match report. |
22.09.2013 | Premier League Away Won 1-0 Click here for a match report. |
17.01.2007 | FA Cup Round 3 replay Home Won 4-0 For a match report, click here.
Cardiff City Manager : Dave Jones |
07.01.2007 | FA Cup Round 3 Away Drew 0-0 For a match report, click here. |
01.10.2002 | League Cup Round 2 Home Won 1-0 For a match report, click here. |
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21.01.1978 | Division 2 Home Won 2-1
A double from John Duncan gave Spurs a 2-1 win with Cardiff’s goal, coming through central defender Paul Went. Duncan opened the scoring in the 34th minute before adding a second 13 minutes into the second half. Cardiff’s centre-half Went scored an 80th minute goal to give the Welshmen some late hope, but Spurs held on to take the points. Teams : |
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03.09.1977 | Division 2 Away Draw 0-0
A goal-less draw at Ninian Park was the result of this Second Division match. Teams : |
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08.01.1977 | FA Cup Third Round Away Lost 0-1
This Third Round tie caused a FA Cup upset as Cardiff City turned over First Division Spurs at Ninian Park. The Second Division side took a seventh minute lead when Peter Sayer scored the only goal of the game to knock Tottenham out. When Ralph Coates’ header dropped for Steve Grapes and he headed it forward to Peter Sayer, who strode forward away from Spurs players chasing him to hit a dipping shot that went under Pat Jennings’ dive to hand the home side a lead that they held onto until the final whistle. Cardiff City : – Ron Healey, Phil Dwyer, Brian Attley, John Buchanan, Paul Went, Albert Lamour, Steve Grapes, Doug Livermore, Tony Evans, Peter Sayer, David Giles Cardiff City played towards the Canton End in the first half. |
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11.08.1973 | Pre-season friendly. For a match report, click here.
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13.01.1962 | Division 1 Away Drew 1-1
Peter King’s penalty cancelled out Dave Mackay’s goal in this 1-1 First Division draw at Cardiff City’s Ninian Park. Teams : |
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02.09.1961 | Division 1 Home Won 3-2
Spurs ran out 3-2 winners as Cliff Jones, Bobby Smith and Danny Blanchflower’s penalty out-scored the Bluebirds’ Peter King and Dai Ward. Teams : |
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11.03.1961 | Division 1 Away Lost 2-3
Spurs lost this First Division encounter in Wales, with Hogg, Walsh and Tapscott hitting the goals for Cardiff that saw off the effort from Tottenham that brought goals from Les Allen and Terry Dyson. Unusually, the match was moved to a 19:00 kick off on a Saturday night, not for live television coverage, but to accommodate the rugby international in the city kicking off that afternoon. Teams : |
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02.11.1960 | Division 1 Home Won 3-2
Peter Donnelly’s brace for the visiting Bluebirds could not stop Tottenham going on to a 3-2 home win with Terry Dyson, Terry Medwin and a Danny Blanchflower penalty just edging the match for Spurs. Teams : |
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20.04.1957 | Division 1 Away Won 3-0
Tottenham completed the season’s double over Cardiff in Ninian Park with a 3-0 win. There were opportunities at both ends before Terry Dyson put Spurs ahead on 20 minutes after receiving a pass from Tommy Harmer. Cardiff came out fighting in the second half and should have found a way back into the game, having several good scoring chances and missed a penalty after a handball in the box had been given. As it was, Spurs were more ruthless in the last five minutes, with Dave Dunmore scoring a very good goal and Johnny Brooks hitting the net to seal a good away win on Easter Saturday. Teams : |
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13.10.1956 | Division 1 Home Won 5-0
A 5-0 win for Spurs was secured by goals from a George Robb hat-trick and a double from Alfie Stokes. Spurs were not at their best despite the final score-line against a Cardiff side who were seven places off the bottom of the table. Robb put Tottenham ahead after 16 minutes, from a free-kick in what was the only goal of the first half. Spurs almost conceded at the start of the second half, but the Bluebird’s “goal” was ruled out for a foul , then Tottenham doubled their lead when Blanchflower set up Alfie Stokes, who took on one man and slid home the second goal. Stokes soon made it 3-0 and although Cardiff struck the crossbar, Robb struck twice more to complete his hat-trick and wrap up a comfortable win. Teams : Kick off 15.00. |
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23.04.1956 | Division 1 Away Drew 0-0
A 0-0 draw saw the points shared in this First Division match at Ninian Park. Teams : |
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05.11.1955 | Division 1 Home Drew 1-1
Johnny Brooks’ penalty cancelled out Brian Walsh’s goal for Cardiff as the team played out a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane. Teams : |
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26.03.1955 | Division 1 Away Won 2-1
Spurs came out on top in this game at Ninian Park as Len Duquemin and George Robb netted for Tottenham while Trevor Ford scored for the Bluebirds. Teams : |
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06.11.1954 | Division 1 Home Lost 0-2
Ron Stockin’s two goals earned Cardiff a 2-0 win away in the First Division. Teams : |
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06.03.1954 | Division 1 Home lost 0-1
Cardiff won this match with Tottenham at White Hart Lane 1-0 as Mike Tiddy scored the only goal of the game. Teams : |
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17.10.1953 | Division 1 Away Lost 0-1
A Wilf Grant penalty was the deciding factor in this First Division game at Ninian Park. Teams : |
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17.01.1953 | Division 1 Away Drew 0-0
The two sides played out a 0-0 draw at Ninian Park, as Cardiff City hosted Tottenham in a match that competed with a Wales-England rugby union international at Cardiff Arms Park. The match brought out a big crowd to see a goal-less draw with Tottenham’s best effort coming from a 40 yard volley by defender Charlie Withers. At the other end, Ted Ditchburn had to be on his toes to keep out Cardiff in the second half. Teams : |
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06.09.1952 | Division 1 Home Won 2-1
Newly promoted from the Second Division, Cardiff City visited White Hart Lane and they were beaten 2-1 by Spurs in front of a large crowd. The game was played at a fast tempo and there was a quick start by Spurs, who went ahead in the seventh minute through a fine Sid McClellan goal. However, the lead only lasted for three minutes, with Cardiff pulling level when Ken Chisholm fired a drive into Ted Ditchburn’s net. In the 55th minute, Les Bennett played in Len Duquemin, who made a move to his left before hitting a shot across the keeper to give Spurs the lead, which they tried to add to by attacking the Welsh goal for the remainder of the match, but could not breach the City defence again. Teams : |
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31.12.1949 | Division 2 Home Won 2-0
Eddie Baily put Spurs on the road to a 2-0 win over the Bluebirds at White Hart Lane, which was completed by recent signing from Cardiff – Billy Rees. Teams : |
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03.09.1949 | Division 2 Away Won 1-0
Spurs won this game at Ninian Park in the Second Division with a Les Medley goal being the only difference between the sides. Teams : |
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05.03.1949 | Division 1 Home Lost 0-1
A single goal from defender Ken Hollyman earned Cardiff a 1-0 win at the Lane in the Second Division meeting with Spurs. Teams : |
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09.10.1948 | Division 2 Away Won 1-0
Spurs had to shift Vic Buckingham to centre half in the absence of Bill Nicholson (away on international duty) and Johnny Woodward (injured), but still managed to win on their visit to Ninian Park, with Ernie Jones scored the only goal of the game to see Spurs beat Cardiff City. Both Buckingham and Arthur Willis were outstanding against a bustling Cardiff side and Ted Ditchburn saved a penalty by pushing the shot over the bar to the delight of the 420 Spurs fans who made the trip by train. Teams : |
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17.01.1948 | Division 1 Home Home 2-1
Tottenham took both points in this Second Division meeting with goals from Johnny Jordan and Freddie Cox’s penalty, although Billy Rees pulled a goal back for the visitors. Teams : |
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06.09.1947 | Division 2 Away Won 3-0
Spurs eased to a 3-0 away win in their first meeting with Cardiff after World War II. Goals scored by Len Duquemin 2 and Les Bennett earned both points for Tottenham. Teams : |
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27.03.1941 | Football League War Cup Away Won 3-2
A week later the next instalment of the War Cup saw Tottenham win 3-2 thanks to George Ludford, Ivan Broadis and Jack Gibbons all being on the mark to see off Cardiff who scored through James and Parker. Teams : |
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22.03.1941 | Football League War Cup Home Drew 3-3
An Ivan Broadis hat-trick earned Tottenham a point in this Football League War Cup tie at the Lane, with Cardiff’s three goals coming from Moore (2) and Burns. Teams : |
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06.04.1931 | Division 2 Away Drew 0-0
A 0-0 draw was played out in front of a 6,666 crowd at Ninian Park. Teams : |
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03.04.1931 | Division 2 Away Home 2-2
Jimmy Cook and George Hunt were on the score-sheet as their goals were evened out by Cardiff City’s two coming from Jimmy McCambridge. Teams : |
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15.03.1930 | Division 2 Away Lost 0-1
Leslie Jones’ goal earned Cardiff a double over Spurs in this Second Division season. Teams : |
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09.11.1929 | Division 2 Home Lost 1-2
A home defeat for Tottenham was brought on by Albert Miles and Matt Robinson’s goals for Cardiff, which were too much for a Meads goal for Spurs in this Second Division game. Teams : |
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05.03.1928 | Division 1 Home Won 1-0
A single Jimmy Dimmock goal was enough to win the First Division match between the two sides at White Hart Lane. Teams : |
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08.10.1927 | Division 1 Away Lost 1-2
Jimmy Townley’s goal for Tottenham was not enough to stop Len Davies and Hughie Ferguson scoring to condemn Tottenham to a 2-1 defeat in Wales. Teams : |
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02.04.1927 | Division 1 Away Won 2-1
Charlie Handley and Eugene O’Callaghan were the scorers as Spurs ran out 2-1 winners and even scored the Cardiff goal, when Harry Skitt put through his own goal. Teams : |
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13.11.1926 | Division 1 Home Won 4-1
Ernie Curtis scored for the Bluebirds, but Spurs ran out 4-1 winners thanks to two goals from Frank Osborne and one apiece from Jimmy Dimmock and Charlie Handley. Teams : |
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21.09.1925 | Division 1 Away Won 0-1
Jimmy Dimmock scored the only goal of the game to give Spurs the win at Cardiff in this First Division meeting. Teams : |
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14.09.1925 | Division 1 Home Lost 1-2
Jack Elkes’ goal could not stop Spurs falling to a home defeat as the Bluebirds scored through Willie Davies and Denis Lawson to take two points with the 2-1 score-line. Teams : |
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18.03.1925 | Division 1 Away Won 2-0
An away win for Spurs came via two Jimmy Seed goals at Ninian Park against Cardiff City. Teams : |
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27.09.1924 | Division 1 Home Drew 1-1
Jack Elkes’ goal was cancelled out by one for Cardiff from Paddy McIlvenny to tie the scores at 1-1. Teams : |
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07.04.1924 | Division 1 Away Lost 1-2
Tottenham’s first defeat at the hands of the Bluebirds was brought about by goals from Jimmy Jones and Joe Clennell that outdone the one from Alex Lindsay. Teams : |
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16.02.1924 | Division 1 Home Drew 1-1
Goals from Bert Smith and Alfie Hagan earned each team a point in this drawn First Division encounter at the Lane. Teams : |
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24.02.1923 | FA Cup Third Round Away Won 3-2
A rousing first half performance saw Tottenham through this FA Cup Third round tie. 3-0 up at the break, Spurs managed to hold off a determined fight-back by Cardiff to go through 3-2 at the final whistle. First half goals from Alec Lindsay, Jimmy Seed and Charlie Handley’s 42nd minute effort put Tottenham in control, but after the hour, a Jack Evans penalty brought the Bluebirds back into the match and a frantic finish was ensured when Jimmy Gill grabbed a second. Teams : |
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02.09.1922 | Division 1 Away Won 3-2
Len Davies’ two goals were not enough to stop Spurs leaving Wales with both points as Bert Bliss, Jimmy Seed and Smith hit the net to secure a 3-2 win. Teams : |
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26.08.1922 | Division 1 Home Drew 1-1
The spoils were shared when goals from Jimmy Cantrell and Jimmy Gill produced a 1-1 draw in the First Division at White Hart Lane. Teams : |
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09.03.1922 | FA Cup Fourth Round replay Home Won 2-1
The Fourth Round replay in the FA Cup took place on a Thursday afternoon as Spurs progressed with a 2-1 win. So many people wanted to see the match that permission was given for fans to sit around the edge of the pitch on the running track. This time it was Cardiff City who went ahead, with Jimmy Gill taking the chance to give the Welsh side a 1-0 advantage in the 42nd minute when he converted Jack Evans’ cross. It took until halfway through the second half for Jimmy Dimmock to pull Tottenham level with a header from a corner and with just six minutes left, Cardiff’s goalkeeper Ben Davies failed to clear a cross and the ball fell invitingly for Charlie Wilson to score and take Spurs into the Fifth Round with the decisive goal. It wasn’t without complaint from the Bluebirds players, who argued that the keeper had been blocked off, but the referee allowed the goal to stand. Teams : |
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04.03.1922 | FA Cup Fourth Round Away Drew 1-1
A late late equaliser grabbed a Fourth Round FA Cup replay for the Bluebirds, after Spurs had taken the lead through a 23rd minute Jimmy Seed goal. The Spurs forward had taken the ball past a couple of players before hitting an unstoppable shot past Bluebirds’ keeper Ben Davies. It was nearly 1-1 after 53 minutes when goalkeeper Bill Jacques caught a ball, but was charged by Len Davies into the goal. The ball was adjudged to have stayed out of the goal, while the majority of the keeper’s body was over the line. Even though there were many protests from the crowd, who claimed the ball had clearly crossed the line, only a corner was awarded. However, Davies had the last laugh with a last minute leveller to take the game to White Hart Lane for a replay, although the score could have been different if Billy Grimshaw, Jimmy Gill and Joe Clenell had done better with good chances when 0-1 down. Teams : |
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03.09.1921 | Division 1 Home Won 4-1
A 4-1 win for Spurs came through goals from Thompson 2, Jimmy Dimmock and a Tom Clay penalty, while the Cardiff goal came from George West. Teams : |
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27.08.1921 | Division 1 Away Won 1-0
A goal from Jimmy Banks gave Spurs the 1-0 win on this Division One meeting at Ninian Park. Teams : |
Thanks to the 11v11 website and Bob Griffiths’ “Tottenham Hotspur – The Complete Record” for some of the team line-ups.