Crystal Palace v Spurs Match Reports

A crucial game and one which if lost would have been highly embarrassing, what with Palace not having won at home all season, as well as damaging to our fight against relegation. At last, our strikers are being provided with some good service and they are reaping the rewards as, for the second game in succession, they scored three times. After a slightly shaky start with Palace asking a few questions of our defence, Spurs gradually began to control the play with Saib’s pinpoint passing and some good movement off the ball being the major contributory factors. Berti’s header went over the bar when it should have been on target, as did Calderwood’s which would have rounded off a really good move had he been able to get his head further over the ball. Jurgen had a couple of half-chances that he would have gobbled up a couple of years back, but this time around they were spurned. Armstrong, returning to his old stomping ground, tricked Ishmael into a rash tackle and was brought down in the box. For all the world, it seemed like a penalty, but the man in black, controversial ref Mike Reed, failed to agree and booked Armo into the bargain for diving !!

Coming just before half-time, it could have deflated Spurs, but they came out storming after the break and proceeded to pepper the Palace goal. Vega’s header was fumbled onto the post by Miller and Armstrong had a goal wiped out as he punched the ball into the net. Technically, he could have been for an early bath as it was a second bookable offence, but as inconsistent referees go this one was consistently so. The breakthrough came when Klinsmann flicked on a long throw and Berti looped a header into the top corner of the net, while the Palace keeper stood and watched it go in. Having escaped expulsion, Armstrong made the hosts pay, when he flung himself at a header to round off a move that started in our own defence. Jurg wrapped things up when Saib put him in to lift the ball delicately over Miller for 3-0. The advantage could have been greater, when Armstrong was through and blazed wide. Things went a bit wobbly towards the end, when Howells gave possession away and Shipperley scored for the home side and minutes later, Lombardo headed a good chance inches wide. Tottenham held on for an important three points and a result that keeps the run going into the game against Everton.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker; Stephen Carr (David Howells 30), Ramon Vega, Sol Campbell, Clive Wilson; Colin Calderwood, Nicola Berti, Ruel Fox    (Garry Brady  73), Moussa Saib; Jurgen Klinsmann, Chris Armstrong  (Jose Dominguez 81  )
Crystal Palace –  Kevin Miller; Marc Edworthy  , Valerian Ismael, Jamie Smith, Dean Gordon, Thomas Brolin (Patricio Billio 75), Sasa Curcic (Hermann Hreidarsson 60), Attilio Lombardo, Simon Rodger, Matt Jansen, Michele Padovano (Neil Shipperley 65)
Ref. : –  Mike Reed (West Midlands)
Attendance : –  26,116

Neil Shipperley’s 57th minute goal won this Premier League match for Crystal Palace at White Hart Lane, with new manager in waiting Christian Gross watching from the stands.  Daren Anderton went close twice in the early stages, with Kevin Miller making a number of good saves for Palace.  A 52nd minute stop from Sinton was the best of the bunch and after the goal, Ginola, Iversen and Nielsen all had opportunities to score, but could not breach the packed Palace defence.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker; Stephen Carr, John Scales, Sol Campbell, Justin Edinburgh (Ramon Vega 26); Andy Sinton, Stephen Clemence, Darren Anderton (Allan Nielsen 66), David Ginola; Les Ferdinand, Steffen Iversen (Rory Allen 66)
Subs not used : Baardsen, Dominguez
Crystal Palace –  Kevin Miller; Marc Edworthy  , Hermann Hreidarsson, Andy Linighan, Dean Gordon; Andy Roberts, Paul Warhurst, Simon Rodger, Bruce Dyer; Michele Padovano (Carl Veart 80  ), Neil Shipperley
Subs not used :  Carlo Nash, Davies, Zohar, Neil Emblen
Ref. : –  Paul Durkin (Dorset)
Attendance : –  25,634

A draw was the result of a fairly matched game, where Palace had the best of the first fifteen minutes, while Spurs dominated the rest of the first half. 

Although Jurgen Klinsmann twice tested goalkeeper Rhys Wilmot, on 42 minutes, a Young header was not properly cleared and Palace striker Chris Armstrong drove a 20-yarder low into the bottom left hand corner of the net.

Spurs survived Ian Cox’s shot that ended up in the side-netting with ten minutes left and with two minutes left on the clock, a free-kick was given just outside the box and Jurgen Klinsmann curled the dead ball over the wall, past Wilmot and in off the post for a late equaliser.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  Rhys Wilmot, Darren Patterson, Gareth Southgate, Eric Young, Richard Shaw, Dean Gordon, Ray Houghton, Darren Pitcher (Ricky Newman 59), John Salako (Ian Cox 72), Chris Armstrong, Iain Dowie.
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Dean Austin, Gheorghe Popescu, Colin Calderwood, Gary Mabbutt, Justin Edinburgh, Darren Anderton, Nick Barmby, Jurgen Klinsmann, Ronny Rosenthal, Teddy Sheringham
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  18,149

A goal-less draw saw both teams playing their second game in consecutive days and perhaps the performances reflected that as one Premiership point each was all that was taken from this encounter.

A 33rd minute Sheringham shot was well tipped over the bar by Nigel Martyn, with Howells pulling a shot to bring Martyn into action again, while Anderton shot over.  The best chance for Palace saw Ricky Newman go close.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Dean Austin  , Sol Campbell, Gheorghe Popescu, Mabbutt, Colin Calderwood, Nick Barmby (Ronny Rosenthal 46), David Howells (Stuart Nethercott 83), Darren Anderton, Teddy Sheringham, Jurgen Klinsmann
Subs not used :  Day
Crystal Palace –  Nigel Martyn, Richard Shaw, Gareth Southgate, Chris Coleman, Dean Gordon, Darren Pitcher, Newman, Darren Patterson, Bobby Bowry, Chris Armstrong, John Salako (Paul Williams 28).
Subs not used :  Wilmot, Humphrey
Attendance : –  27,730

Spurs played well in beating Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park in this Premier League contest.

Good work on the left wing by Paul Allen and Vinny Samways produced a low ball across the face of goal to the far post, where Teddy Sheringham got on the end of it to score from a narrow angle, giving Tottenham the lead on 16 minutes.  When a left wing corner was cleared and the ball knocked back into the Palace area by David Howells’ lob, Andy Gray was on hand to head in to score against one of his former clubs.

With 33 minutes gone, Sheringham made it 3-0, with a header at the far post from Darren Anderton’s right wing free-kick.

Palace pulled a goal back through Andy Thorn, who headed in at the near post from a second half corner.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  Nigel Martyn, Lee Sinnott, Eric Young, Chris Coleman, Andy Thorn  , Eddie McGoldrick, Simon Osborn, Simon Rodger, Geoff Thomas (George Ndah 46), Chris Armstrong.
Subs not used :  Woodman, Humphrey
Spurs –   Erik Thorstvedt, Dean Austin, Neil Ruddock, Gary Mabbutt (c), Justin Edinburgh, Andy Gray   (Pat van den Hauwe 73), Paul Allen, Vinny Samways, David Howells, Darren Anderton, Teddy Sheringham
Subs not used :  Walker, Turner
Attendance : –  20,937

Spurs gained a point from an eventful London derby with Crystal Palace at the Lane in this Premier League meeting.

Vinny Samways and Paul Allen worked a good move on the right, with Samways freeing Allen inside the penalty area and the midfielder dinked a cross up into the goalmouth, where Gordon  was unmarked to head home into an empty net.  Palace equalised when Eddie McGoldrick whipped in a free-kick from the right and shortly after John Humphrey picked up the clearance on the far side, crossing for Chris Coleman to challenge with Terry Fenwick in the air, with the referee deciding it was a penalty for a push.  McGoldrick took the penalty and smacked it straight down the middle, but it was saved by Erik Thorstvedt.

Into the second half, a Samways corner was cleared and Neil Ruddock tackled Andy Thorn, with both players getting up to square up to each other.  With players swarming around, the referee pulled the two defenders away and showed them both the red card.  Palace went on to take a 2-1 lead, when Eric Young headed in a left wing free-kick from McGoldrick, but from a throw-in, Dean Austin crossed the ball into the box and Steve Sedgley took the ball on his chest before burying a volley at the Park Lane end to make it 2-2 with the goal times at 88m 04 seconds !!

Teams :
Spurs –  Erik Thorstvedt, Steve Sedgley, Terry Fenwick (Dean Austin 63), Neil Ruddock    25    68, David Tuttle, Justin Edinburgh, Paul Allen    64, Darren Anderton, Gordon Durie, Vinny Samways    31, John Hendry  (Andy Gray 63)
Subs not used : –  Chris Day
Manager : – Doug Livermore
Crystal Palace –   Nigel Martyn, John Humphrey, Lee Sinnott, Andy Thorn    31   66, Eric Young, Chris Coleman, Richard Shaw, Gareth Southgate, Dean Gordon, Geoff Thomas    64, Eddie McGoldrick.

Subs not used :
Manager : – Steve Coppell
Attendance : –  25,237

Teams :
Spurs –  Erik Thorstvedt, Terry Fenwick, Steve Sedgley, Pat van den Hauwe, Gary Mabbutt, Paul Allen, David Howells (Gudni Bergsson), Vinny Samways (Paul Walsh), Paul Stewart, Gordon Durie, Gary Lineker
Crystal Palace –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  19,834

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Erik Thorstvedt, Gudni Bergsson, Justin Edinburgh (Steve Sedgley), Terry Fenwick, Gary Mabbutt, Paul Allen, David Howells, Vinny Samways, Paul Stewart, Gary Lineker (Nayim), Paul Walsh
Attendance : –  22,491

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Erik Thorstvedt, Steve Sedgley, Pat van den Hauwe (David Tuttle), Mitchell Thomas, Gary Mabbutt, Paul Allen, Paul Gascoigne (John Hendry), Nayim, Vinny Samways, Paul Stewart, Paul Walsh
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  26,285

Teams :
Spurs –  Erik Thorstvedt, Gudni Bergsson, Steve Sedgley, Pat van den Hauwe, Gary Mabbutt, Paul Allen, Paul Gascoigne, David Howells, Nayim, Paul Stewart, Gary Lineker
Subs not used :
Crystal Palace –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  34,859

Teams :
Spurs –  Erik Thorstvedt, Chris Hughton, Pat van den Hauwe, Andy Polston, Gary Mabbutt, Paul Gascoigne (Mark Robson), David Howells, John Moncur (John Polston), Nayim, Gary Lineker, Paul Walsh.
Subs not used :
Crystal Palace –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  26,181

Kick off 15.00.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Erik Thorstvedt, Gudni Bergsson, John Polston, Mitchell Thomas, Gary Mabbutt, Gary Stevens, Paul Gascoigne, David Howells, Vinny Samways, Paul Stewart, Gary Lineker (Paul Walsh)
Attendance : –  26,266

A FA Cup Fourth Round tie which was fought out in a derby atmosphere ended up as a comfortable win for Tottenham.

Eagles midfielder Andy Gray had an opportunity to put his side ahead on six minutes, but, released by Finnigan and clean through on goal, he blazed over the top.  Gary Mabbutt pounced on Clive Allen’s stabbed effort towards goal George Wood’s fumble to Hoddle’s corner and gave Tottenham a 28th minute lead.  Former Spurs defender Gary O’Reilly stuck in an own goal six minutes after to add to our lead, following good work from Clive Allen, Waddle and Hoddle. 

Tottenham had to wait until the 80th minute for Clive Allen to make it 3-0 from a penalty awarded for a trip on Waddle, while substitute Nico Claesen added a fourth goal right at the end of the game. 

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Danny Thomas, Gary Mabbutt, Richard Gough, Mitchell Thomas, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Hodge, Paul Allen (Gary Stevens), Chris Waddle, Tony Galvin (Nico Claesen), Clive Allen
Crystal Palace –  George Wood, Gary Stebbing, Paul Brush (Andy Higginbottom), Jim Cannon, Gary O’Reilly, Taylor, Andy Gray, Ketteridge, Phil Barber, Mark Bright, Tony Finnigan
Subs not used :  Gavin Nebbeling
Attendance : –  29,603

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister (Graham Roberts), Paul Miller, John Lacy, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks
Crystal Palace –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : – 25,777  

The Third Round League Cup replay at Selhurst Park was more exciting than the initial game, with Clive Allen putting the Eagles into the lead with a penalty, but a Glenn Hoddle equaliser took the replay into extra time.

In the extra half hour, things really hotted up, with Palace midfielder Jerry Murphy hauling back Hoddle as he broke past the Irishman, causing the England midfielder to lash out and both players were sent off.  The two players were left to watch the rest of the game together, chatting by the tunnel.

The Tottenham ten were more controlled than the Palace ten and controlled the remainder of extra time as Garth Crooks and Ricky Villa scored the goals that sent Spurs through to the Fourth Round.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  Paul Barron, Gerry Francis, Jerry Murphy  , Clive Allen, .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Gordon Smith, Chris Hughton, Terry Yorath, John Lacy, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles (Peter Taylor), Steve Archibald, Ricky Villa, Glenn Hoddle , Garth Crooks
Attendance : – 26,885

Crystal Palace were the visitors to White Hart Lane and manager Terry Venables failed to inspire his team to any sort of performance, with the game being a drab affair until there was a late bust-up between Palace’s Gerry Francis and Ossie Ardiles.

Paul Barron finger-tipped a shot from Glenn Hoddle over the bar in the 25th minute, while the keeper also denied Garth Crooks, Steve Archibald and Terry Yorath, while Barry Daines had to produce a good stop from an effort by Clive Allen.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  Paul Barron, , , , , Gerry Francis, , , , Clive Allen.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Gordon Smith, Chris Hughton, Terry Yorath, John Lacy, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Steve Archibald, Ricky Villa, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks
Sub. not used :  Peter Taylor
Attendance : – 29,654

A cracking game saw Spurs triumph over Terry Venables talented young side in the First Division meeting at Selhurst Park.  

Spurs ran into a two goal lead with Garth Crooks leaping over the tall Palace central defenders in the eighth minute to head powerfully into the top right hand corner as the ball was played in from a corner on the right wing.  Ricky Villa came in off the left wing to play the ball to Steve Archibald in the D and he turned the ball around the corner for Crooks to pounce from 12 yards and prod the ball past Barron to make it 2-0, before Vince Hilaire pulled a goal back for Palace.  Smillie’s deep right wing cross landed with the young winger and he shimmied towards the dead-ball line before drilling in a shot that took a deflection on its way in, with the demolition going on behind the White Horse Road end to make way for a Sainsburys supermarket.

Tottenham scored a third before the interval.  Gordon Smith crossed from the left and Glenn Hoddle won a header in the box.  It was passed back to him by Archibald and Hoddle struck the high bouncing ball with great technique to keep it down and the power left Barron with little chance of stopping it. 

Neil Smillie seized on some loose defending to make it 3-2 with a run in from the left and a low shot that went in just inside the near post, before a bizarre incident occurred.  Crooks fouled Hilaire, who stood up and hit the first person he saw, who happened to be the referee, who had no option but to send him off.

Spurs made the extra man pay by taking a 4-2 lead when Villa sent Archibald away to score his first Spurs goal.  He had work to do as he cut inside Cannon at pace and shot past Barron’s dive to his left, although the home side continued to go forward and Palace scored a consolation goal through Jim Cannon, chipping the ball with his left foot to go into the opposite top corner near the end of the game.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  Paul Barron, Jim Cannon, Vince Hilaire, Neil Smillie.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Mark Kendall, Gordon Smith, John Lacy, Steve Perryman (c), Chris Hughton, Terry Yorath, Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles, Ricky Villa, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks
Sub. not used :
Attendance : – 27,841

This Division Two derby ended up all square with Terry Venables’ Palace side worth their point.

Although Tottenham dominated the match, they were unable to put Palace away and even Hoddle’s early volleyed goal from eight yards out, finishing off Lee’s headed pass did not deter the visitors, who thought they had pulled the goal back through Dave Swindlehurst moments later, but the striker was ruled offside, although that may have been a mistake.  The Palace front man didn’t have to wait long to level the score, when a quick throw-in caught Tottenham out and Chatterton fired in a shot that Daines kept out, but Swindlehurst was there to fire the ball home from ten yards out. 

Pratt set up Peter Taylor to hit a falling volley against his old club that Burns managed to divert around the post and John Duncan nodded a Taylor cross wide.  Hoddle netted a rare header from Peter Taylor’s in-swinging 22nd minute free-kick, followed by a Don McAllister shot that bounced out off the post and Colin Lee nearly making it 3-1 when Taylor’s shot was beaten out by Burns, but the Spurs striker put the rebound just wide.   A looping cross from Keith Osgood fell to McAllister, whose shot was hacked off the line by Hinshelwood, but once more Swindlehurst regained parity as the half-time break approached, glancing home a header to Phil Holder’s free-kick.

In the second period, Pratt hit the bar with a 20 yard drive, then Harkouk hooked a good chance wide before Burns saved with his legs from Taylor to squirm the ball just wide of the post, while Daines had to be on his mettle to save from Silkman to protect the point we took from the match at the end.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Don McAllister, Keith Osgood, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Perryman (c), John Pratt, Neil McNab, Colin Lee, Peter Taylor, John Duncan
Subs not used :  Gerry Armstrong
Manager :  –  Keith Burkinshaw
Kit : –  white shirts, navy shorts, white socks
Crystal Palace –   Tony Burns, Paul Hinshelwood, Kenny Sansom, Phil Holder, Jim Cannon (c), Peter Nicholas (Jerry Murphy), Nicky Chatterton, Terry Fenwick, Dave Swindlehurst, Rachid Harkouk, Barry Silkman.
Manager : – Terry Venables
Kit : –  Red and blue striped shirts, white shorts, blue socks with red and white turnover
Attendance : –  34,211
Ref. : – Malcolm Sinclair (Surrey)

Crystal Palace kicked off attacking the Paxton Road end in the first half.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Terry Venables
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Jimmy Holmes, Terry Naylor, Keith Osgood, Steve Perryman (c), Glenn Hoddle, Neil McNab (Gerry Armstrong), John Pratt, Peter Taylor, John Duncan, Ian Moores
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –  40,522

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Terry Naylor (Jimmy Pearce), John Pratt, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Ralph Coates
Attendance : –  44,536

Spurs came through this game 2-1 despite scoring all three goals !!

A Martin Peters penalty and a near post header from Mike England, both at the Park Lane end, had given Spurs a two goal lead, but with seconds remaining, Alan Gilzean chested a pass down and chipped the ball to Cyril Knowles.  Knowles then did the same to Jennings to run time down, but unfortunately, the ball sailed over the keeper’s head and into the net for Palace’s consolation goal, which drew an uncomplimentary comment from Bill Nicholson in the dressing room after the match.

Teams : 
Spurs : – Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear (Jimmy Pearce), Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Ralph Coates
Crystal Palace (Programme line-up) : –  John Jackson, David Payne, Bill Roffey, Bobby Kelland (c), John McCormick, Mel Blyth, Alan Pinkney, John Craven, Willie Wallace, Ross Jenkins, Tony Taylor
Manager : – Bert Head
Kit : Yellow shirts, blue shorts, yellow socks
Ref. : – Ralph Lee (Cheadle, Cheshire)
Linesman : – Mr. T. G. Bune (Sussex) – Red flag; Mr. B. Mullen (Hants) – Yellow flag
Attendance : – 28,545

Goal times
First goal  – 36 mins 02 secs
Second goal  – 41 mins  59 secs
Third goal  – 89 mins 25 secs

Tottenham earned a point on their visit to Selhurst Park where they drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace.

Spurs took the lead when Martin Chivers received a short free-kick and fired the ball into the net from outside the penalty area, but they were pegged back by a Palace goal.

Teams : –
Crystal Palace : –
Sub. not used : –
Kit : – White shirt with central broad vertical bands of claret and light blue; white shorts; white socks with a claret turnover
Spurs : – Pat Jennings , Ray Evans, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Ralph Coates
Sub. not used : –
Kit : –  Yellow shirts; navy shorts; yellow socks.
Attendance : –  35,571

Spurs beat Crystal Palace 3-0 at home with goals from Martin Peters (penalty), Martin Chivers and Alan Mullery.

A penalty gave Spurs the lead just after half-time, when Alan Gilzean was fouled and Martin Peters fired home from the spot.  Martin Chivers crashed home Tottenham’s second goal past John Jackson from the edge of the area at the Park Lane end, getting his shot away just before a challenge came in, finishing off Ralph Coates’ excellent through pass.  Skipper Alan Mullery sealed the victory with an accurate shot for the third goal.

Peters got a shot from close range past Jackson, but it only found the side-netting as Spurs continued to make goal-scoring opportunities that could have lead to a bigger winning margin.

Teams :
Spurs : – Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean
Sub. not used : –
Crystal Palace : – John Jackson, Phil Hoadley, Peter Wall, David Payne, John McCormick, Mel Blyth, Gerry Queen, Steve Kimber (c), Ross Jenkins, Bobby Tambling (John Loughlan 80), Alan Birchenall
Ref. Mr. David Smith (Gloucestershire)
Linesmen : Mr. C. I. Boswell (Kent) – Red flag; Mr. L. Leonard (Beds) – Yellow flag
Attendance : – 37,239

Spurs had taken a 1-0 lead through Steve Perryman and the lead was preserved by Peter Collins, who cleared off the line when Alan Birchenall drew Pat Jennings off his line and dinked the ball over him, but the game was petering out until Mel Blyth stepped in.

Believing he had heard a whistle for a free-kick against a team-mate, he was not happy and in an attempt to allow his side time to organise, he punted the ball away, only to see it drift over keeper John Jackson’s head and for the referee to be running back to the centre circle indicating a second goal for Spurs !!

Minutes after the start of the second half, Jennings had been forced to make a good save from a free-kick from defender Phil Hoadley and Spurs let Palace off the hook when Alan Mullery and Martin Peters engineered a chance for Martin Chivers, but he mis-cued and the ball ran to Peters, who, with the net open before him, shot over the bar.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles (Jimmy Pearce), Alan Mullery (c), Peter Collins, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Neighbour
Crystal Palace (programme line-up) –  John Jackson, David Payne, Peter Wall, Phil Hoadley, John McCormick, Mel Blyth, Jimmy Scott, Steve Kember (c), Alan Birchenall, Gerry Queen, Tony Taylor
Sub not used :
Attendance : – 28,619
Ref. : – John Gow (Swansea)
Linesmen : – Mr. L. A. Howells (Glamorgan) – Red Flag; Mr. L. B. Harris (Somerset) – Yellow flag

Spurs strolled to a victory against Palace at Selhurst Park on a hot day after playing in midweek.

Thirty minutes into the match, Spurs created a good goal with Chivers heading home Knowles’ pin-point cross.  However, the home side fought hard to stay in the game and it was only half way through the second half that Alan Mullery fired Spurs into a 2-0 lead.

The final goal started with Ken Hancock in goal, who threw the ball out to Gilzean.  It was moved on to Perryman and Peters, who passed through to Chivers, who slammed in a third goal for Tottenham.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  John Jackson, Jackie Sewell (c), Peter Wall, David Payne, John McCormick, Mel Blyth, Bobby |Tambling, Steve Kember, Gerry Queen, Phil Hoadley (Tony Taylor), Jimmy Scott.
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Ken Hancock, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Pearce (Neil Johnson)
Attendance : –  41,308 

One of the greatest nights in Palace’s history ended with a 1-0 win in this FA Cup Fourth Round replay over the star-studded Tottenham side.

Tottenham forced the early pace, but the chances that were created were not converted and home striker Gerry Queen scored the only goal of the match with a glancing header in the 59th minute to put Palace through to the Fifth Round.  

After the match, manager Bill Nicholson slammed his players and ended up dropping many of them for the following game, with Jimmy Greaves never playing for Tottenham again.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman (Jimmy Pearce), Martin Chivers, Jimmy Greaves, Roger Morgan
Attendance : –  45,980

The match at the Fourth Round stage of the FA Cup saw Palace hold Tottenham 0-0 at White Hart Lane.

A heavy pitch following days of rain bogged play down and Palace settled quicker, with Jackson and John Sewell making Jennings save their efforts.  At the opposite end, Gilzean drew a low save from John Jackson.  

A late surge by Spurs followed Morgan’s effort being hacked away from in front of the goal, Greaves got a shot over the bar and Gilzean’s header was kicked off the line by Sewell.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Phil Beal, Jimmy Pearce (Martin Chivers), Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Roger Morgan
Crystal Palace –  John Jackson, John Sewell, John Loughlan, David Payne, John McCormick, Mel Blyth, Taylor, Roger Hoy (Phil Hoadley), Roger Hynd, Gerry Queen, Cliff Jackson
Attendance : –  43,948

Palace visited White Hart Lane for the first time in the league and left for South London as 2-0 losers.

Alan Mullery gave Spurs a great start with a headed goal from Neil Johnson’s cross after just six minutes, leaving Palace reeling.   18 year old Steve Perryman added to the lead on 37 minutes with his first league goal for Spurs, having been set up by Jimmy Greaves’ pass to break into the area and shoot over the diving John Jackson to grab the two points in this Division One match.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c) (Jimmy Pearce), Phil Beal, Ray Evans, Roger Morgan, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Pearce, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman
Sub. not used :
Crystal Palace –  John Jackson, John Sewell (c), Phil Hoadley, David Payne, John McCormick, Roger Hynd, Trevor Dawkins, Steve Kember, Roger Hoy, Gerry Queen, Tom Vansittart.
Sub. not used :
Ref. :  Sgt. Major Mike Kerkhof  (Oxon)
Linesmen :  Mr. Tom Bune (Surrey) – Red flag;  Mr. A. G. Hitchman (Berks) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  32,845.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Tony Want, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Peter Collins, Jimmy Pearce (Phil Beal), Jimmy Greaves, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean, Roger Morgan
Attendance : –  39,494

Teams :
Spurs –  Sgt. Archie Hughes, Lieut. Ralph Ward (c), Arthur Willis, Major Roy White, Charlie Burke, Sgm. Bill Adams, Sonny Walters, Bobby Flavell, Harry Gilberg, L/Cpl Jack Rowley, Les Stevens
Crystal Palace –  McFarlane, Mountford, Ferrier, Hudgell, Lewis, Phillips, Jones, Parlane, Kurz, Somerfield, Wilson.
Ref. : – Mr. G. E. Fooks
Linesmen : – Mr. B. T. Bunch – Blue/White flag; Mr. M. Berliner – Red/White flag
Attendance : –  11,105
Kick off 15.00

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  John ‘Jakey’ Jackson, Ralph Ward, White, Matthew Muir, Charlie Burke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Bobby Flavell, George Ludford, Les Stevens, Harry Gilberg
Attendance : –  9,000

NOTE : –  Matthew Muir made his only appearance in a Spurs shirt in this match.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, White, Vic Buckingham, Ron Burgess, Pat Beasley, Ronnie Dix, Jack Rowley, Willie Hall, George Ludford
Attendance : –  6,138

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Vic Buckingham, Jack Chisholm, White, Pat Beasley, Stan Clayton, Les Howe, Ronnie Dix, George Ludford
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  8,189

NOTE : –  Stan Clayton made his Tottenham debut, scoring once.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, White, Jack Chisholm, Hall, Pat Beasley, Eddie Chapman, George Ludford, Reg Edwards, John Pattison
Attendance : –  4,893

NOTE : – Eddie Chapman made his only Spurs appearance in this match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Ralph Ward, Jack Chisholm, Sid White, Albert Hall, Ron Burgess, Donald Finlay, George Ludford, Jack Gibbons, Bobby Sainsbury, Andy Duncan 
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  5,623

NOTE : –  Donald Finlay makes his Tottenham debut.

Spurs played an end of season friendly against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, winning 5-3 thanks to goals from Jack Chisholm, Billy Sainsbury, Jack Gibbons, Reg Edwards and an own goal from Palace’s Gregory.

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Sid Tickridge, Jack Chisholm, Arthur Hitchins, Albert Hall, Bobby Sainsbury, Ivan Broadis, Jack Gibbons, Reg Edwards, George Ludford
Crystal Palace –  Toothill, Hudgell, F. Davies, Gregory, J. Lewis, Morris, Collins, Gillespie, A. Davies, G. Lewis, Wilson.
Ref. : – Mr. F. T. Adams (Addiscombe)
Linesmen : – Mr. H. W. Batchelor – Blue flag; Mr. L. G. Alexander – Red flag
Attendance : –  ???

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Sid Tickridge, Ron Burgess, Arthur Hitchins, Albert Hall, Albert Sibley, Wilf Mannion, Jack Gibbons, Andy Duncan, George Ludford
Attendance : –  5,332

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Sid Tickridge, Sid White, Albert Hall, Les Howe, George Ludford, Ivan Broadis, Jack Gibbons, Andy Duncan, David Noble
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  4,807

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Roy White, Arthur Hitchins, Albert Hall, Billy Sperrin, Ivan Broadis, Jack Gibbons, Andy Duncan, George Ludford
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  3,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Ron Burgess, Arthur Hitchins, Les Howe, Freddie Cox, Andy Duncan, Johnny Morrison, Ronnie Dix, Les Medley
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  12,376

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Ron Burgess, Arthur Hitchins, Les Howe, Freddie Cox, Willie Hall, Johnny Morrison, Ronnie Dix, Les Medley
Attendance : –  15,423

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Bert Page, Gilbert Piper, Freddie Cox, Willie Hall, Johnny Morrison, Stephens, Les Medley
Attendance : –  2,000

NOTE : – Gilbert Piper made his Tottenham debut.

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Bert Page, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Arthur Hitchins, Isaac Spelman, Fred Sargent, Les Bennett, Johnny Morrison, Frank McEwan, Albert Tomkin
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  4,365

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Allan Taylor, Bert Lyons, Hodgkinson, Wally Alsford, Les Howe, Tom Meads, Jimmy Dimmock, Andy Thompson, Ted Harper, Jimmy Smy, Walter Bellamy
Attendance : –  ??

Teams :
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Edwin Herod, Cecil Poynton, Harry Skitt, Tommy Cable, Tom Evans, Andy Thompson, Eugene O’Callaghan, Harry Garbutt, Bobby Cook, Jimmy Dimmock
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  ??

Second Division Crystal Palace took this First Round FA Cup tie with a 2-0 win on their own ground “the Nest”, although another nearby game caused a smaller than expected crowd to turn out.

Defences were mostly on top in the opening exchanges, with Whitworth going close for Palace, while Spurs forced two saves from goalkeeper Alderson. However, Morgan gave Palace the lead with a header in the first half and added another after the break, being set up by Roy McCracken and Albert Harry.  The latter blazed over the top shortly after and Tottenham’s only riposte was a shot by Grimsdell that went close, as the game progressed as the heavy pitch cut up further.

Palace finished strongly, with Hand and Hoddinott having shots and Maddison making a fine save from Whitworth near the end, to ensure there was no way back for Spurs of the First Division, especially as they finished the match with ten men after Grimsdell limped off the pitch.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  Alderson, Greener, Whitworth, Hand, Hoddinott, Harry, McCracken.
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tom Clay, Matt Forster, Harry Lowe, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Alex Lindsay, Bert Elkes, Charlie Handley, Andy Thompson, Fanny Walden
Attendance : – 17,000

Teams :
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Bert Smith, Harry Lowe, Arthur Grimsdell, Andy Thompson, Vic Knott, Jack Duffus, Buchanan Sharp, Sammy Brooks
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  7,361

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Bert Smith, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Charlie Handley, Jimmy Seed, Willie Sage, Bert Elkes, Sammy Brooks
Attendance : –  3,000

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Bill French, Tommy Clay, Bob Brown, Bert Smith, Jimmy Skinner, Jimmy Archibald, Hugh Lorimer, Jimmy Banks, Bert Goodman, Jimmy Dimmock, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –  4,000

NOTE : –  Bob Brown made his first appearance in the Spurs team.

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Percy Barton, Arthur Grimsdell, Eric “Wassie” Tomkins, Jabez Darnell, Billy Minter, Jimmy Elliott, Jimmy Banks, John Dockray
Attendance : –  10,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Ted Worrall, Eric “Wassie” Tomkins, Charlie Rance, Charlie Harbridge, Les Bennett, Alex Lindsay, Billy Minter, Jimmy Banks, Archibald Jack
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  14,500

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Worrall, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, Billy Hawkins, Alex Lindsay, Ernie Goldthorpe, Billy Peake, Archibald Jack
Attendance : –  2,000

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  D. Lindsay, Tommy Clay, P. Smith, Percy Barton, Charlie Rance, Eric “Wassie” Tomkins, Hadyn Price, Alex Lindsay, Ernie Goldthorpe, Jimmy Banks, Billy Hawkins.
Attendance : –  10,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Eric “Wassie” Tomkins, R. Brown, Jimmy Banks, Billy Peake, Cec Potter, Billy Hawkins.
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  7,000

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Eric “Wassie” Tomkins, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Banks, Tommy Nuttall, George Coomber, Billy Hawkins.
Spurs –
Attendance : –  2,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Jimmy Elliott, Andy Ralston, Arthur Thwaites, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, George Coomber, Jimmy Banks, Tommy Nuttall, Billy Lawrence, Billy Hawkins
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  5,000

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Jimmy Elliott, Andy Ralston, George Coomber, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, Fanny Walden, Ted Bassett, Billy Minter, Jimmy Banks, Bill Thomas
Attendance : –  2,000

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, William Lloyd, Percy Barton, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, Fanny Walden, Ted Bassett, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss, Billy Hawkins
Attendance : –  5,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, William Lloyd, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Fanny Walden, Ted Bassett, Jimmy Banks, Cec Potter, Billy Hawkins
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  2,000

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Arthur Thwaites, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Fanny Walden, William Lloyd, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss, Jabez Darnell
Attendance : –  1,300

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Fanny Walden, Ted Bassett, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss, Jabez Darnell
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  2,000

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  John “Tiny” Joyce, Tommy Clay, Bobby Steel, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Tom Morris, Ted Bassett, William Lloyd, Alec Chaplin, Jabez Darnell
Attendance : –  10,000

Teams :
Spurs –  John “Tiny” Joyce, Tommy Clay, Andy Ralston, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Percy Barton, Tom Morris, Ted Bassett, William Lloyd, Alec Chaplin, Bobby Steel
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  10,000

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs – Bill Jacques, Jimmy Elliott, Percy Barton, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, Bobby Steel, Tom Morris, Ted Bassett, Tom Knighton, Bert Bliss, Archie Wilson
Attendance : –  7,361

NOTE : –  Tom Knighton made his Spurs debut.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Alec Chaplin, Jimmy Elliott, Charlie Rance, Bobby Steel, Tom Morris, Bert Bliss, Jimmy Banks, Bill Thomas, R. J. Page
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  1,800

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Tom Collins, Bobby Steel, Charlie Rance, Ed Lightfoot, Fanny Walden, Billy Minter, Harry Sparrow, Bert Bliss, Jimmy Cantrell
Attendance : –  ??

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, John Rutherford, Jabez Darnell, Fanny Walden, Harry Sparrow, Harry Lowe, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –  ??

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Arthur King, Fred Webster, Bill Cartwright, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Walter Tattersall, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Bauchop, Bert Bliss, Jim Fleming
Attendance : –  14,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Arthur King, Charlie Brittan, Bill Cartwright, George Bowler, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Walter Tattersall, Billy Minter, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Bauchop, Bert Middlemiss
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  5,895

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Charlie Brittain, Fred Webster, Gordon Jones, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, Solomon Upton, Billy Minter, Jack Williams, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –  2,000

This match in the London FA Charity Cup had to be arranged after the London FA ordered a replay of the first match because Jimmy Cantrell had been an unregistered player.

Teams :
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Charlie Brittan, Fred Webster, Tom Morris, Arthur Grimsdell, Jabez Darnell, Walter Tattersall, Billy Minter, Sandy Young, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  4,300

Teams :
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Charlie Brittan, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Arthur Grimsdell, Ed Lighfoot, Walter Tattersall, Billy Minter, Jimmy Cantrell, Bobby Steel, Solomon Upton 
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  4,449

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Gordon Manning, John Chaplin, Ollie Burton, Walter Bull, Danny Steel, Jabez Darnell, Willie McNair, Arthur Pickett, Max Seeburg, Bert Middlemiss, Jimmy Pass
Attendance : –  8,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Gordon Manning, John Chaplin, Sandy Tait, Jabez Darnell, Tommy Gipps, Ted Hughes, Alf Whyman, Willie McNair, Jimmy Reid, Bert Middlemiss, Jimmy Pass
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  2,000

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Gordon Manning, Sandy Tait, John Watson, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, James Gray, Alf Whyman, Arthur Pickett, Max Seeburg, Jimmy Pass, Bob Walker
Attendance : –  ??

Teams :
Spurs –  Gordon Manning, John Chaplin, John Watson, Walter Bull, Tom Morris, Jabez Darnell, Joe Walton, Willie McNair, Harry Stansfield, Vivian Woodward, Jimmy Pass
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  18,000

Teams :
Crystal Palace –  .
Spurs –  Matt Reilly, John Chaplin, Ollie Burton, Danny Steel, Jabez Darnell, Billy Jones, John Brearley, Wally Eames, Arthur Pickett, Charlie Hewitt, Bob Walker
Attendance : –  8,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Matt Reilly, John Chaplin, Sandy Tait, Tom Morris, Ted Hughes, William Dow, John Brearley, Joe Walton, Jimmy Reid, Vivian Woodward, Charlie Hewitt
Crystal Palace –  .
Attendance : –  8,000