Spurs v Coventry City notes
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| 02.04.1977 | Coventry City play their eighth away game on the trot since their last home fixture. |
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They are linked with both
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| Alan Brazil | -. |
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| Ivor Brown | -. |
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| William Buckingham | -. |
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| Calum Davenport | -. |
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| Gerry Francis | Spent the 1982-1983 season at Highfield Road, but was hit by injuries. Went on to manage Tottenham between 1994 and 1997. |
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| Marton Fulop | -. |
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| Randolph Galloway | -. |
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| Terry Gibson | Tenacious striker, who made his way to the first team at White Hart Lane through the youth system, but left to join the Sky Blues to get more first team action in 1983. |
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| Jimmy Holmes | Youth product at Highfield Road, who became a stylish central defender, who was good on the ball. Joined Tottenham in 1977. |
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| Johnnie Jackson | -. |
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| Bill Jacques | -. |
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| Robbie Keane | Worked through the Wolves youth system and when it looked like he was set for a move to a big club, he moved across the Midlands to Coventry in August 1999. From there, the prolific striker moved to Internazionale in Milan, where he had a tough time, before joining Leeds United on loan and then permanently. Tottenham snapped him up from Elland Road for £7 million and he went on to play for Liverpool for a short while before returning to White Hart Lane. In 2011 he was allowed to leave to join LA Galaxy in the American MLS, although he did have a short spell back in England on loan to Aston Villa in 2012. |
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| James Maddison | -. |
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| Peter Murphy | -. |
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| Keith Osgood | Spurs Youth product, who made his break-through into the team as a centre-half before moving to Coventry in 1978. |
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| Rohan Ricketts | -. |
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| Tommy Roe | -. |
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| Steve Sedgley | A youngster in Spurs’ youth set up, Steve Sedgley went to Coventry to get his break and then re-joined Tottenham in 1989, after featuring against us in the 1987 FA Cup final. |
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| Tim Sherwood | -. |
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| John Smith | -. |
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| Danny Thomas | Attacking full back, who had a great career until ended by a ‘challenge’ from Gavin McMahon of QPR. Started with Coventry City and made his name there before he signed for Spurs in June 1983. |
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| Dennis Uphill | -. |
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| Grant Ward | -. |
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| Charlie Wilson | -. |
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| Terry Yorath | Welsh international midfielder, who came to Spurs at the end of his career after serving Coventry City until 1979. |
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Debuts against Coventry City
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| Bert Smith | 30.08.1919 |
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| Jimmy Chipperfield | 30.08.1919 |
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| Alex Lindsay | 30.08.1919 |
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| Isaac Spelman | 28.08.1937 |
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| Martin Peters | 21.03.1970 |
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| Don McAllister | 15.02.1975 |
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| Ian Crook | 01.05.1982 |
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| Mark Bowen | 29.08.1983 |
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| John Polston | 15.11.1986 |
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| Chris Fairclough | 15.08.1987 |
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| Johnny Metgod | 15.08.1987 |
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| Jason Cundy | 28.03.1992 |
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| Gerard McMahon | 09.05.1995 |
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| Steffen Iversen | 07.12.1996 |
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| Tim Sherwood | 06.02.1999 |
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Last game for the club – played against Coventry City
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| David Jenkins | 21.03.1970 |
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| Chris McGrath | 27.12.1975 |
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| Richard Cooke | 08.02.1986 |
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| Glenn Hoddle | 16.05.1987 |
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| Chris Fairclough | 18.08.1989 |
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| Nick Barmby | 09.05.1995 |
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| Jason Dozzell | 11.05.1997 |
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| Paul McVeigh | 11.05.1997 |
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First goal for the club – scored against Coventry City
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| Jimmy Chipperfield | 30.08.1919 |
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| Martin Peters | 21.03.1970 |
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| Charlie Whitchurch | 26.01.1946 |
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| Paul McVeigh | 11.05.1997 |
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| Rohan Ricketts | 24.09.2003 |
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| Djed Spence | 18.09.2024 |
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Last goal for the club – scored against Coventry City
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| Les Stevens | 29.11.1947 |
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| Dave Mackay | 20.04.1968 |
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| Colin Lee | 10.02.1979 |
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| Alan Brazil | 24.03.1984 |
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| Paul McVeigh | 11.05.1997 |
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| Nicola Berti | 13.04.1998 |
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Coventry City debuts against Spurs
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| Fred Hawley | 30.08.1919 |
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| Horace Clarke | 30.08.1919 |
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| Alex Mercer | 30.08.1919 |
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| Fred Gibson | 30.08.1919 |
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| Fred Howe | 06.09.1919 |
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| Joe Stone | 06.09.1919 |
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| Walter Medcalf | 28.08.1937 |
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| Magnis McPhee | 28.08.1937 |
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| Harry Pearson | 28.08.1937 |
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| Edward Shore | 30.08.1948 |
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| Ian St. John | 25.09.1971 |
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| John Craven | 25.08.1973 |
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| Brian Roberts | 19.04.1976 |
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| Steve Whitton | 29.09.1979 |
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| Danny Thomas (sub) | 29.09.1979 |
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| John Hendrie | 05.12.1981 |
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| Trevor Peake | 29.08.1983 |
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| Micky Adams | 29.08.1983 |
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| Graham Withey (sub) | 29.08.1983 |
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| Tommy Langley | 24.03.1984 |
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| David Speedie | 15.08.1987 |
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| Craig Middleton (sub) | 14.04.1990 |
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| Mike Marsh | 31.12.1994 |
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| Marcus Hall | 31.12.1994 |
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First goal for Coventry City – scored against Spurs
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| Graham Withey | 29.08.1983 |
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| David Speedie | 15.08.1987 |
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Milestones
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| 09.04.1994 | Ally Pickering makes his Coventry City debut. |
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| 14.10.2000 | Tim Sherwood plays the 800th match of his career. |
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Transfers from Tottenham to Coventry City
| Name | Date | Fee |
| Steve SEDGLEY | July 1989 | £750,000 |
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| Danny THOMAS | June 1983 | £250,000 |
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| Terry YORATH | August1979 | £275,000 |
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| Jimmy HOLMES | March 1977 | £100,000 |
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| Peter MURPHY | May 1950 | |
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| Septimus Randolph GALLOWAY | August 1928 | |
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| Charlie WILSON | 1919 | |
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| Bill JACQUES | May 1914 | |
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Transfers from Coventry City to Tottenham
| Name | Date | Fee |
| Terry GIBSON | August 1983 | £100,000 |
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| Keith OSGOOD | January 1978 | £125,000 |
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| John SMITH | March 1964 | |
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| Ivor BROWN | July 1911 | |
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| William BUCKINGHAM | 1901 | |
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