Spurs v Derby County Match Reports
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09.02.2008 | Premier League Away Won 3-0. For a match report, click here |
18.08.2007 | Premier League Home Won 4-0. For a match report, click here. |
02.02.2002 | Premier League Away Lost 0-1.
For a match report, click here. Teams : – NOTE : – John Gregory’s first match as Derby County manager and Warren Barton’s debut for the Rams. |
15.10.2001 | Premier League Home Won 3-1.
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03.03.2001 | Premier League Away Lost 1-2
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21.10.2000 | Premier League Home Won 3-1
For a match report, click here. Spurs : – Neil Sullivan, Stephen Carr, Chris Perry, Ramon Vega, Ben Thatcher |
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29.04.2000 | Derby and Spurs fought out a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane with Horacio Carbonari’s drilled shot giving the visitors the lead, before Stephen Clemence scored his first Tottenham goal by bundling the ball over the line with minutes remaining to earn a point.
For a team with nothing to play for Tottenham certainly lived up to that tag today. With the lack of go in the side and the boos floating down from the stands, it was just like old times. Playing against ten men after Schnoor had been dismissed for his second bookable offence, it was only Derby who really deserved anything from the game. Starting reasonably brightly, Tottenham almost created a carbon copy of last week’s Chris Armstrong goal against Wimbledon, when Anderton lofted a chip into the Derby box, which was flighted over the defence. Stephen Carr had continued his run and met the ball with the full force of his right boot. Unfortunately, unlike Armo’s shot last week, his effort struck the bar at the Paxton Road end and bounced safely away. A repeat was almost effected later in the half, when Darren set up Iversen, but his early volley went high and wide. Apart from that, there was little from Spurs, save for a low Anderton shot which went wide. However, Derby started with a point at kick-off and were determined to hold onto that. Playing a sweeper and five in midfield, they relied on corners and set-pieces for anything they could get. A succession of corners were cleared as they tried to use their aerial advantage, but their best chances came from a Delap long shot and a neat Burton-Christie move that saw a back heel put the young Derby striker in, but Walker denied him with a smart low save. Christie did pose a few problems for Spurs with his pace and he continued to be a thorn in the side of our defence for most of the game. The controversy in the match happened with about 40 minutes gone. Schnoor was behind Armstrong and as the ball was played through to him wide on the right by Anderton, he turned Schnoor and was away down the line. However, Schnoor decided that he could not catch him, so dragged him back by his shirt and shorts. As the player fell to the floor and the ref ran over, Schnoor surely knew his fate, having been booked for a deliberate handball earlier in the game. A red card was shown and the German defender was not happy to go, but why did he think he would get away with it ? The dismissal did not help Spurs a lot, as Derby played like ten men, making it very hard to play against, but then Tottenham were easier to play against with eleven. There was no utilisation of the space left by the missing man and they did not make Derby work hard to get the ball back, Spurs seemed happy to give it to Derby on many occasions. One such presentation of the ball in the second half, lead to a period of sustained pressure, when the visiting forwards were allowed to get past Spurs defenders with great ease. Especially in the box, where a couple of last gasp blocks stopped their moves. Resulting from one of these was a corner on the right and a long cross from Christie found Carbonari on the end of it and he unleashed a low volley, which sped into the net. The crowd started to get agitated as Spurs looked forlorn and their mood did not improve when Ginola and Iversen were taken off to be replaced by McEwen and Etherington. Davies, who came on for the anonymous Korsten at half-time, had a header just wide from a Carr cross and the same player provided McEwen with a header that only just cleared the bar. The former Dulwich Hamlet striker also had a couple of other shots go wide, one of which he should have hit the target with. As the game wore on, it looked as though the game would be Derby’s and deservedly so, but they tried to kill time by taking an eternity to take every place-kick and throw-in, while Craig Burley showed his professionalism by running the ball into the corners to run down time. This became their downfall, as with on last surge, Simon Davies beat his man cleverly and won a corner on the right. Anderton’s kick caused confusion in the box and the ball was headed goalwards by Solman, only for Clemence to stop it in front of the line. Luckily, it bounced nicely for him to send a cheeky back heel into the net for the equaliser. If the truth be told, it looked like the Spurs players were looking towards the summer and didn’t play well at all. When we struggle to beat Derby with ten men at home, you realise that a lot of work has to be done, even with the players we have before we can seriously look towards a challenge for any trophy. Two more games left, so it’s not long now boys. MEHSTG TOP MAN : – SOL CAMPBELL Pete Stachio Teams : – |
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16.10.1999 | Premier League Away Won 1-0
Derby are struggling this season and this was reflected in the empty seats around the excellent Pride Park Stadium. The Spurs end was full and in good voice. Jim Smith is a good manager and despite their poor results of late Derby would still be hard to beat. They included new signing (Oh how we would like one of those) Lee Morris for his debut. There were a few surprises in the Spurs team. Ledley King came in to the centre of midfield to partner Alan Nielsen. This pair replaced Tim Sherwood who was on the bench and Steffen Freund who was not. Steffen Iversen was fit enough to join Chris Armstrong up front. The best news was that Sol Campbell was back to resume his partnership with Chris Perry. A clean sheet was the outcome, the first in the league this season, need I say more? Derby made a lively start and had chances to go ahead but lacked confidence in front of goal. Walker also looked steady as they were causing some problems down the flanks which saw both Taricco and Carr receive yellow cards. Gradually Ginola began to pose more of a threat and in the 37th minute he went on a run unique to David. Charging down the left side he teased and beat three Derby defenders and sent over an excellent cross which was swinging away from the keeper. A Derby defender got his head to the ball but only touched it on to a grateful Chris Armstrong at the far post who dived to head home. Given the problems Chris has been having with some of the Spurs boo boys it was good to see him score albeit his celebrations were a little muted. The second half followed a similar pattern to the first. Derby made a few chances but never really looked like scoring. Spurs came close to increasing their lead when Ginola went on another amazing run which saw him take out three Derby players with speedy acceleration before crossing. Leonhardsen arrived at the far post to head down but wide. Iversen was then through on the keeper who charged out of his area only for Steffen to lob him. Armstrong was a whisker away from providing the finishing touch. Somehow the fourth official found 5 minutes of extra time during which there were a couple of scares but Spurs hung on to collect three points. They finished the game with four centre backs on the field ! After a couple of early mistakes Ledley King did well for a centre back making his full debut in midfield. Perry and Campbell looked solid. Carr again did well and Armstrong worked hard. Ginola’s contribution was outstanding and he was even involved in tackling back on occasions. George Graham also got involved towards the end on the game in one of his touchline remonstrations with referee Durkin which included much pointing and arm waving after Durkin had ignored a foul on Taricco. A good three points and a repeat of last seasons result although I did not see Sol scuffling in the tunnel this year.
MEHSTG TOP MAN : – DAVID GINOLA. Eric the Viking Teams : – |
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27.02.1999 | Premier League Home Drew 1-1
Another game, another draw. Another two points lost, because in truth there can rarely have been a game in which one team has so much of the possession and fails to win. From the start, Spurs had opportunities to score with the following being the best : -.
There was little for Walker to do except field back passes and run out of his box to clear for most of the game. The chances for Derby in the first half fell to Wanchope and Carsley, but they were both wide. That all changed just after the break when a free-kick by Dorigo was nodded back across the area by Wanchope and Burton was alone to steer it past Walker. There wasn’t really much of another sniff of a goal for the Rams. It was only when Dominguez came on and ran at the Derby defence (like he did on his home debut last season) that things started to happen. His first contribution was to set up Sherwood with a ball slipped through the back line and Tim shot low past Hoult from just inside the area. The only other thing of note in a match that lacked the thrust of Wednesday’s Cup replay, was the erratic refereeing of Jeff Winter. Being there, it appeared that Justin had got to the ball first in a challenge where both players were moving fast and were fully committed. The television evidence showed he did get there a little late and therefore his second yellow saw him leave the field. However, just prior to this the ref had taken it upon himself to treat Deon Burton like a little child, when he discovered (in the 86th minute) that he had been wearing a chain. He made him take it off and then pass it to one of the Derby staff off the pitch. not content with this, he made Burton leave the field when Spurs had a corner. His protests earned him a booking. Then shortly after Edinburgh’s dismissal, Wanchope, already on a yellow, hacked Taricco down from behind to concede a free-kick, but the referee let this pass unpunished. The lack of consistency and with this referee, the lack of common sense in allowing play to continue when the team fouled still had possession (and that applied to both sides) made it a frustrating afternoon of stuttering football. Do we really pay our money to see a man in black rule over all he surveys in an overbearing manner ?? No, we don’t. We realise that laws have to be enforced, but a little thought could go a long way to making the whole event more enjoyable. MEHSTG TOP MAN : – JUSTIN EDINBURGH (despite being sent off). Pete Stachio Teams : – |
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03.10.1998 | Division 1 Away Won 1-0
There were free Yorkie bars at the turnstile from the match sponsor and a full Pride Park for this clash with Spurs whose fans were looking for a continuation of the spirit and passion seen in their last match v Leeds. We were not disappointed. Spurs started the livelier side. Early chances fell to Anderton and Nielsen who were both unlucky, Fox was put through on goal and spurned an excellent opportunity. His effort was well struck but low and close to Hoult who saved easily. Nielsen, playing wide left, had an excellent hardworking first half and was booked for a particularly robust no-nonsense challenge. Ginola did not look 100% and played in fits and starts without ever really opening up. Baardsen made a spectacular save from Baiano’s free kick and a number of solid saves from long range efforts. The ungainly Wanchope was a constant threat and is incredibly awkward to mark. Vega proved he is the man for the occasion and did as well as probably anyone has done in looking after Paulo, who was obviously not enjoying the attention of Ramon judging by the way he constantly whinged to all around him. Half Time 0-0. Spurs maintained the momentum after the break and took a well deserved lead on 60 minutes. Carr was fouled wide on the right. Ginola was quick to see the potential and from a quickly taken kick the magnificent Sol Campbell raced forward and dipped his head to meet the ball to send a header to the far corner of the net, ‘One nil to the Tottenham’ sang the Spurs fans in retaliation to the earlier predictable cry from Derby fans ‘Are you Arsenal in disguise’. Following the goal Derby had their best spell and piled on the pressure. The Spurs defence stood resolute (Haven’t said that often lately !), Baardsen looked unbeatable and made a further superb point blank save with his feet from Wanchope. Gradually Derby realised this was not their day and it was Tottenham who came close to scoring again when Armstrong, on for Ginola, hit a post and late sub Clemence just chipped over. All round a fine performance but the team does need strengthening with priorities at left back and central midfield. Fox will be lucky to retain his place. A welcome and deserved 3 points taken from the team lying second at the start of the day. Well done David Pleat. Now over to you G.G. MEHSTG TOP MAN – SOL CAMPBELL ( A goal-scoring colossus again). Eric the Viking . Teams : – |
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31.01.1998 | Derby grabbed an undeserved win over Spurs in the Premier League at Pride Park.
Within seconds of the start, Les Ferdinand hit a scorching shot that rebounded back off the crossbar, but a goal by Dean Sturridge, seizing on Wilson’s header, gave the Rams the lead against the run of play 25 minutes in. A goal soon after the break was created by Jurgen Klinsmann for Ruel Fox to stick away the equaliser, but on 77 minutes, Paulo Wanchope steered the ball past Walker for the winner. Teams : – |
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15.10.1997 | Spurs had a struggle to overcome Derby County in this League Cup Third Round tie. Jose Dominguez and Chris Armstrong had early chances before a 21st minute goal put Tottenham ahead. Ginola’s strength held off three defenders to curl a shot past Mart Poom in the Derby goal.
Armstrong went close in the next attack when he hooked a shot over his shoulder and it went the wrong side of the post by inches. However, five minutes after going ahead Gary Rowett’s free-kick was flying harmlessly out of play, but it inadvertently bounced off Paulo Wanchope to divert it past Walker for an equaliser. Ginola tested Poom’s reflexes twice and Fox’s cross saw Robert Kozluk clear very well from under his bar as Armstrong looked to convert it. Chances were being created at both ends, with Sinton at one end and Paul Trollope and Robin van der Laan at the other going close. In the 70th minute, Wanchope fired a shot past Walker at the near post to put Derby ahead and although Spurs pushed for a leveller, Armstrong failed to reach a low cross from Ginola, the French winger then hit a low shot that Poom saved and Dominguez’s volley hit Poom with a volley. Teams : – |
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23.08.1997 | A diving Colin Calderwood header grabbed the three Premiership points for Tottenham in this game at White Hart Lane.
Spurs made a lot of goal-scoring chances, including a very good save from Poom from a 14th minute Ferdinand effort, but had to wait for Sinton’s free-kick to be converted by the Spurs defender for a goal right on the half-time whistle. A failure to convert the opportunities could have cost Tottenham and Derby pressed with Robin van der Laan, Deon Burton Igor Stimac, Christian Dailly and Ashley Ward all going close , but the penalty award near the end for a foul on Dominguez saw David Howells fire over the bar to leave the final score 1-0. Teams : – |
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22.03.1997 | Tottenham’s visit to the Baseball Ground ended their good run of results, with Derby County winning 4-2.
Allan Nielsen’ had a chance to score in only the second minute, but skied it over the bar and then suddenly, we were 0-2 behind. Robin van der laan scored in the ninth minute with a shot from the edge of the area through a crowd of players and then Derby broke from a Spurs attack in the 22nd minute, as Chris Powell sent John Trollope through on goal to score. Andy Sinton suffered concussion after a clash and Ronny Rosenthal replaced him, pulling a goal back just three minutes after coming on. Dean Austin’s free-kick was headed down by Teddy Sheringham for Ronny to strike a volley past the helpless Martin Taylor on 29 minutes. Stephen Carr fed the ball in to Steffen Iversen, whose shot was stopped by the keeper, but the loose ball was knocked into the net from close range by Jason Dozzell with 50 minutes gone. Spurs were taking control of the game, but two goals in as many minutes turned the match in Derby’s favour. In the 67th minute, Dean Sturridge hit a shot that was deflected leaving Ian Walker stranded and then Ashley Ward scored from close range a minute later to put the game beyond Tottenham’s reach. Teams : |
21.08.1996 | Spurs ended this Premier League game with only a point after a last minute goal by Christian Dailly cancelled out Teddy Sheringham’s 33rd minute free-kick goal.
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27.10.1993 | A tight League Cup Fourth Round match was won by just one goal from Nicky Barmby, scored in the 71st minute of the tie. Spurs strung a good move together to produce a fine chip from Steve Sedgley that hit the crossbar and came out to find Barmby, who head home the rebound.
Spurs were in the ascendancy, forcing Martin Taylor to save from Barmby and Dozzell, before Samways struck a shot against the bar late on in the game. Erik Thorstvedt also had to be sharp to keep out two efforts from Paul Simpson. Teams : – Shirt sponsors : Auto Windscreens |
20.01.1991 | Division 1 Away Won 1-0.
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08.09.1990 | Division 1 Home Won 3-0.
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24.02.1990 | Goals from Dean Saunders and Mick Harford were too much for Tottenham on their trip to the Baseball Ground in Division One.
A John Moncur strike was all Spurs had to show for their visit to the East Midlands. Taams : |
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25.11.1989 | Division 1 Home Lost 1-2
Paul Stewart’s goal was not enough to stop the points travelling back to the Midlands with Derby County. A classy goal by Stewart in the fourth minute, taking Gary Lineker’s pass to leave Peter Shilton helpless with his finish had given Spurs a good start, but when Lineker was through on goal and was pulled back by Michael Forsyth, the referee ruled there was no foul. Despite controlling the game, Dean Saunders scored in the 51st minute to make it 1-1 and Paul Goddard completed the smash and grab win with a goal a quarter of an hour from the end. Derby got level in the 52nd minute when Dean Saunders equalised and Paul Goddard grabbed what turned out to be the winning goal in the 75th minute. A late rally saw David Howells powerfully side-foot a 25-yarder that Shilton pushed over the bar and Gary Mabbutt had an injury-time shot deflected wide. Teams : – Saturday |
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11.03.1989 | Dean Saunders hit a first half goal to give the Rams a 33rd minute lead at the Baseball Ground, but a Paul Gascoigne equaliser in the 58th minute continued Tottenham’s unbeaten run of five matches.
Saunders took Paul Goddard’s flick on and blasted it past Erik Thorstvedt from long range, but the Rams lead was wiped out just before the hour when Gascoigne expertly hit his free-kick up and over the wall to beat Peter Shilton all ends up to tie the match up at 1-1. Teams : – |
05.11.1988 | Division 1 Home Lost 1-3.
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01.03.1988 | Division 1 Home Drew 0-0.
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20.12.1987 | Division 1 Away Won 2-1
Terry Venables earned his first Division One points as Spurs manager with a 2-1 away win over Derby County. John Gregory had put the Rams ahead in the 38th minute and Derby were pushing hard for a second, when Tottenham lost captain Gary Mabbutt with a cut forehead. With Chris Hughton replacing him, Gary Stevens moved to the centre of defence and Spurs managed the re-shuffle until the break, when Paul Moran came on for Paul Allen. Tony Parks had produced a number of good saves to keep the home side at bay. It was Moran’s header from a Chris Waddle corner that was blocked and Nico Claesen followed in to score our 67th minute equaliser. Soon after Claesen looked as though he was clear through the middle, but a bad tackle ended his progress and almost his match, as he continued to play the remainder of the match in great pain. However, the pace of “Sparrow” Moran saw him tear away from defenders to provide a chance for Clive Allen to finish in typical style with just eight minutes on the clock. Derby County : – Peter Shilton, Paul Blades, Mike Forsyth, Mark Wright, Ross Maclaren, John Gregory, Geraint Williams, Steve Cross (David Penney), Andy Garner, Phil Gee (Micky Lewis), Nigel Callaghan |
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23.02.1980 | Division 1 Away Lost 1-2
Derby County wanted the result more than Spurs to win 2-1 at the Baseball Ground. Starting the match without the injured Barry Daines, Tottenham had to recall Mark Kendall from Chesterfield where he was on loan and the team was also missing the injured Terry Yorath. Although Spurs started the match well, Aiden McCaffrey’s 17th minute goal turned the game in Derby’s favour. It could have been 1-1 at half-time had Gerry Armstrong not put his header wide and Mark Falco was narrowly off target with another effort. Alan Biley’s diving header exposed defensive frailties too as the 49th minute goal left Tottenham further adrift. Substitute Tony Galvin pulled a goal back in the 75th minute with a header from Armstrong’s ball into the area. That produced a late spell of dominance, but the game had already gone for Spurs. Derby County : – Steve Cherry, Dave Langan, Aiden McCaffrey, Roy McFarland, David Webb (Keith Osgood), Steve Buckley, Steve Emery, Barry Powell, Alan Biley, Roger Davies, Paul Emson |
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13.10.1979 | Derby County seeking their first away win and their first away goal of the season, but a goal from Gerry Armstrong’s head just before the interval gave Spurs the three points and left the Rams waiting to break their duck.
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03.03.1979 | A double by Argentinian midfielder Ossie Ardiles saw off the challenge of Derby County in this First Division game at White Hart Lane.
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21.10.1978 | Division 1 Away Drew 2-2.
Derby took a 12th minute lead at the Baseball Ground with a Steve Buckley free-kick from 30 yards out and that lead was held until the 62nd minute when Peter Taylor scored to level the score direct from a free-kick. Spurs then went ahead with Don McAllister’s getting a header before John Middleton and finding the net after Steve Perryman’s cross, but a late goal from former Spurs striker John Duncan late in the game salvaged a point for the Rams. Derby County : – John Middleton, Dave Langan, Aiden McCaffrey, Steve Buckley, Steve Powell, Steve Carter, Gerry Daly, Vic Moreland, John Clayton, John Duncan, Paul Bartlett (David Nish). |
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23.03.1977 | In a 0-0 draw with Derby County at White Hart Lane in a game with few chances as defences dominated.
Glenn Hoddle struck the post with a shot and Chris Jones came closest for Spurs with a header from six yards out, which was tipped over the top by Colin Boulton. Ralph Coates had a good opportunity that he could not convert when set up by Gerry Armstrong’s cushioned header, but it wasn’t all one-way traffic as Barry Daines was busy making a few saves to keep Derby out. Spurs : – Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Holmes, John Pratt, Keith Osgood, Steve Perryman (c), Chris Jones, Glenn Hoddle, Ralph Coates, Peter Taylor |
16.10.1976 | A humiliating defeat saw Derby County take Spurs apart with an 8-2 win at the Baseball Ground.
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10.01.1976 | Spurs won a close First Division match with Derby County at the Baseball Ground coming out on top 3-2.
Jimmy Neighbour put Tottenham ahead with a right foot drive from the edge of the box after being put through on goal, then Steve Perryman headed the second goal in. Goals for Derby from Roger Davies and Steve Powell could not earn them a point, as Don McAllister’s powerful header from Ralph Coates’ corner was the goal that gave the team their first ever win at the Baseball Ground. Teams : – |
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13.09.1975 | Derby County turned around a half-time deficit to take both points away from White Hart Lane.
An opening goal from John Duncan was created by Martin Chivers in the 25th minute; the Scot finishing with a left foot shot past the keeper at the Park Lane end, but Derby were level when Charlie George equalised after 40 minutes. Tottenham went into the dressing room at half-time 2-1 ahead, when Martin Chivers scored just before the break. Spurs were still in with a chance of victory even after Kevin Hector had pulled the score back to 2-2, with Graham Moseley preventing Jimmy Neighbour grabbing another Spurs goal, when he dived out at the Spurs winger, who had beaten David Nish to the ball. However, a late Francis Lee header from a cross by Henry Newton stunned Spurs and handed Derby a win and two points. Teams : – Goal times |
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01.03.1975 | Chris Jones’ first league goal could not prevent Spurs slipping to a 1-3 defeat at the Baseball Ground against Derby County.
Through on goal, Jones lifted his shot over the keeper as he dived at his feet, but goals from Roger Davies, Bruce Rioch and Peter Daniel allowed the Rams to take the points. Teams : – |
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31.08.1974 | Two Jimmy Neighbour goals gave Spurs a 2-0 win in what proved to be the last match of the Bill Nicholson era at Tottenham.
Spurs came into the game on the back of four defeats and it was a relief to take the points from Derby County at White Hart Lane. Jimmy Neighbour scored just after half-time with a powerful shot that beat Colin Boulton, finishing off a move that was well worked by Ralph Coates, John Pratt and Martin Chivers. The second goal by Neighbour was even better, ensuring Tottenham secured their first points of the season. Teams : – |
22.12.1973 | Division 1 Away Lost 0-2
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29.09.1973 | Ralph Coates hit the single goal to win this match and to give their first home win of the season over Derby County.
The midfielder stabbed home the ball from inside the six yard box as the blue shirted Derby players stood statuesque. The first half had seen both sides create chances, but fail to make the most of them. Spurs continued in this vein in the second half, although it was John O’Hare who came closest to scoring with the Rams striker headed an opportunity narrowly wide. Spurs could have added to their lead in the second half, when Alan Gilzean took the ball around Colin Boulton, but found David Nish in position to clear his effort off the goal-line.. Teams : – |
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18.04.1973 | An own goal won this match for Spurs, with Joe Kinnear’s cross finding Martin Peters’ head and his knock-down saw Roy McFarland slice the ball past his own goalkeeper for the only goal of the game. A late knock left Ralph Coates limping for the remaining minutes of the match.
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07.02.1973 | A titanic encounter with Derby County at White Hart Lane was settled in extra time, just when it looked as though Spurs had the FA Cup Fourth Round replay wrapped up. Martin Chivers’ early goal gave Spurs the early initiative, after Gilzean passed the ball out of his own area and five players were involved before Cyril Knowles’ cross was converted past Colin Boulton in the 20th minute. Derby pressed forward for an equaliser, causing the Spurs defence problems with McGovern going close and Kevin Hector hitting the bar, with Archie Gemmill following up to have his shot kicked off the line.
Spurs went two ahead, when Chivers’ long throw was headed against the bar by Gilzean, who got up to force the ball over the line. Things were going Tottenham’s way until the 72nd minute, when Hector hooked O’Hare’s pass into the net. The game then swung the other way, with Mike England converting a penalty awarded for John McGovern’s handball. Two minutes later, Roger Davies took a Webster throw and carved his way through a group of defenders to make it 2-3 and then the striker was picked out by O’Hare, turned and shot past Jennings to make it all square and to take the tie into extra-time. The first fifteen minutes were tense, as Spurs tried to overcome the setback, but two minutes into the second period saw Derby go ahead for the first time. Hector’s corner was headed home to complete Davies’ hat-trick and Derby’s route to the Fifth Round was confirmed when Davies returned the compliment for Hector to run through with seven minutes left and slot past Jennings to make the final score 5-3. Teams : – Goal times |
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03.02.1973 | This FA Cup Fourth Round tie ended in deadlock and headed back to White Hart Lane for a replay. Spurs had the better of the first half, with Derby not imposing themselves on the visiting side, but making food poisoning victim Pat Jennings work hard to protect his goal. Chivers produced a fierce shot that stunned Boulton in the Derby goal and it hit him and bounced out, but the keeper didn’t have much idea of how. As Derby came into the game, Archie Gemmill fired in a shot that just cleared the bar, but in the 79th minute, Hennessey slipped up to present Chivers with a chance that he stuck away after Jimmy Pearce’s shot from Peters’ free-kick was blocked and ran loose in the area for the Spurs striker to fire home from eight yards out after Hennessey failed to clear.
The Rams poured forward and Spurs held out until the 85th minute, when a free-kick caused panic in the penalty area and Roger Davies reacted first to prod home the loose ball to make it 1-1. Teams : |
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30.09.1972 | Derby County beat Spurs 2-1 in a tight match at the Baseball Ground.
Alan Hinton scored from the penalty spot to hand the Rams the lead, but Steve Perryman equalised when he fired a Ralph Coates pass past Colin Boulton, but a goal from Kevin Hector consigned Spurs to defeat. Teams : |
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11.03.1972 | A penalty kick decided this First Division meeting at White Hart Lane in Derby’s favour.
Pat Jennings’ challenge on Kevin Hector as he was about to shoot saw the referee point to the spot and Alan Hinton made no mistake with the shot to give the Rams a 1-0 win four minutes from time, when it looked like the match would finish 0-0. Spurs : – Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, Ralph Coates, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Roger Morgan Goal Time : – 85m 37s |
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09.10.1971 | Spurs fought out a 2-2 draw with Derby County at the Baseball Ground, but could have come away with a win … or a loss.
Jennings was busy in the Spurs goal, as Derby pushed forward against injury-hit Tottenham, but it was Martin Chivers who was on the spot to score from Alan Gilzean’s header that hit the bar in the 52nd minute. Derby hit back with Colin Todd and Roy McFarland scoring to give them the lead, but Spurs plugged away and while Gilzean could have had another two goals, it was left until the 87th minute for Jimmy Pearce to equalise. Teams : – |
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07.04.1971 | Spurs won this home match with Derby County with goals from Jimmy Pearce and Martin Chivers.
Jimmy Pearce opened the scoring when he drilled home low at the right hand post past goalkeeper Colin Boulton, Dave Mackay and Roy McFarland on the line to secure two First Division points. Teams : – |
03.10.1970 | Division 1 Away Drew 1-1.
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10.01.1970 | Spurs were left five places below Derby after this First Division win, but two goals sealed the home victory for Tottenham, who faced Dave Mackay on his return for a first appearance against Spurs back in N17.
A muddy pitch made playing flowing football difficult, but, with 20 minutes gone, Greaves got into the box unnoticed to head home Jimmy Pearce’s cross into the net to put Spurs ahead, then the legendary striker had two efforts disallowed before putting Gilzean away on the flank with a 30 yard pass. Gilly crossed the ball in for Roger Morgan to convert for the second Spurs goal. Willie Carlin scored a late consolation goal for the Rams that prompted an assault on the Spurs goal for an equaliser, but Tottenham held out. Teams : – |
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20.09.1969 | Two goals from Alan Durban and one each from Willie Carlin, John O’Hare and Kevin Hector gave the Rams a big win over Spurs at the Baseball Ground on their return to the First Division.
Durban, Hector and Carlin put second placed Rams 3-0 ahead by half-time as Spurs struggled to keep up with their fluent play and O’Hare and Durban added two more goals after the break. Teams : |
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12.03.1953 | A small crowd gathered on a Thursday afternoon to see Spurs hit five goals past Derby County in a First Division match at the Lane.
Les Bennet have Tottenham the lead early on and his effort was equalised by Don Hazeldine, but the Spurs lead was restored before half-time, with Syd McClellan finding the net. It was after the turn-around that Spurs turned it on with centre-forward Roy Hollis scoring, followed by amateur George Robb after a great run and then McClellan claimed his second goal to give Tottenham a 5-1 lead. Derby got a late consolation goal before the end with Hugh McLaren the scorer. Teams : |
11.10.1952 | Division 1 Away Drew 0-0.
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01.03.1952 | Fourth placed Spurs scored five goals without reply against a Derby side captained by Johnny Morris. The first half ended 3-0 to Tottenham thanks to goals from Sonny Walters, debutant Chris Adams (in for Les Medley) and Len Duquemin taking their chances as the Rams spurned theirs.
The second half was dominated by Spurs and Les Bennett added a fourth before keeper Ray Middleton rushed out and Bert Mozley slipped the ball past him and into his own goal which completed Derby’s miserable afternoon. Teams : – |
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13.10.1951 | Spurs were shocked at the Baseball Ground as they crashed 2-4 to second bottom Derby County.
The home side took the lead through Jack Parry before an own goal was scored when Arthur Willis touched a cross past Ted Ditchburn to hand the Rams a 2-0 half-time lead. Soon after the game had re-started, Parry scored his second of the game, but Les medley set up Syd McClellan to score to bring Tottenham back into the game. However, the result was put beyond Tottenham’s reach when Hugh McLaren scored, meaning that Les Bennett’s late header was little more than a consolation goal. Teams : |
26.12.1950 | Division 1 Home Won 2-1.
Teams : – Attendance : – 59,885 |
25.12.1950 | Division 1 Away Drew 1-1.
Teams : – Attendance : – 32,301 |
26.12.1945 | The return fixture over Christmas saw Spurs visit the Baseball Ground, but lose out again, this time 0-2.
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25.12.1945 | Derby County beat Spurs at White Hart Lane in the Football League (South) on Christmas Day by five goals to two.
Derby’s forward line included the likes of Sammy Crooks, Raich Carter, Peter Doherty and Dally Duncan and gave Spurs a bit of a lesson in goal-scoring, although Ivor Broadis scored both Tottenham’s goals. Teams : – |
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09.02.1935 | Jimmy McCormick scored both Tottenham goals in this match at White Hart Lane, but Derby County took a point in front of baseball star Babe Ruth, courtesy of goals from Hughie Gallagher and Dally Duncan.
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29.09.1934 | Division 1 Away Lost 1-2. Teams : – Derby County : – John Kirby, Edward Udall, George Collin, Ralph Haan, Ike Keen, Jack Nicholas, Sammy Crooks, Jack Bowers, Peter Ramage, Reginald Stockill, Dally Duncan. Spurs : – Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, George Goldsmith, Les Howe, Arthur Rowe, Tom Evans, Alf Day, Foster Hedley, Fred Sargent, George Hunt, Willie Hall. Attendance : – 15,459NOTE : – This was Fred Sargent’s Spurs debut, while George Goldsmith made his only appearance for Tottenham. |
07.04.1934 | Division 1 Away Lost 3-4
Tottenham’s chances of winning against Derby County at the Baseball Ground were undone by Jack Bowers’ four goals. Teams : – |
25.11.1933 | Table-topping Spurs slipped up in this match with Joe Nicholls uncharacteristically suffering a poor game in front of the watching international selectors.
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10.03.1928 | Spurs stood eighth in the First Division when they met Derby County at White Hart Lane, but by the end of the season Spurs had been relegated. Derby’s 2-1 win was part of the poor run of results which saw Tottenham drop into the Second Division.
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29.10.1927 | Division 1 Away Drew 1-1
Derby County : – Harry Wilkes, William Carr, Tommy Cooper, John McIntyre, Harry Thoms, Lionel Murphy, Harry Storer, George Thornewell, Arthur Bacon, John Hope, John Whitehouse |
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12.03.1927 | This First Division meeting saw Spurs win 3-2 with a cracking goal from Taffy O’Callaghan.
The score was 2-2 when the Welsh winger set off on a run from midfield and topped it off with an unstoppable shot that flew past Ben Olney in the Derby goal. Spurs : – John Britton, Matthew Forster, Cecil Poynton, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Frank Osborne, Tommy Roe, Andy Thompson, Eugene O’Callaghan, Bert Elkes. |
23.10.1926 | Division 1 Away Lost 1-4.
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10.03.1923 | FA Cup Fourth Round Home Lost 0-1.
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06.09.1920 | Division 1 Home Won 2-0.
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30.08.1920 | Division 1 Away Drew 2-2.
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03.01.1914 | Spurs collapsed to a 0-4 defeat away to Derby County but had to play the whole of the second half with ten men after Jimmy Cantrell was injured.
The Derby goals were scored by Tommy Barbour, Horace Barnes, Jimmy Moore and a Spurs own goal. Derby County : – ??, John Atkin, Arthur Betts, Jimmy Bagshaw, James “Harry” Walker, Franklin Buckley, Edwin Neve, Tommy Barbour, William Grimes, Horace Barnes, Jimmy Moore |
13.09.1913 | Division 1 Home Drew 1-1. Teams : – Spurs : – Arthur King, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Bauchop, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss. Derby County : – Ernald Oak Scattergood, John Atkin, Jimmy Bagshaw, James “Harry” Walker, Franklin Buckley, Duncan Ritchie, Tommy Barbour, George Richards, William Grimes, Henry Leonard, Horace Barnes. Attendance : – 40,000 |
18.01.1913 | Division 1 Home Lost 0-5
Jimmy Bauchop’s hat-trick and a brace of goals from Steve Bloomer condemned Spurs to a heavy home defeat. Teams : – |
21.09.1912 | The first Division 1 meeting at the Baseball Ground ended in a 2-1 win for the home team. Teams : – Derby County : – Ernald Oak Scattergood, John Atkin, Arthur Betts, Franklin Buckley, Edwin Neve, Tommy Barbour, William Grimes, Henry Leonard, Horace Barnes, Steve Bloomer, Edward Garry. Spurs : – Tommy Lunn, Charlie Brittan, Tom Collins, Findlay Weir, Charlie Rance, Ed Lightfoot, Walter Tattersall, Chris Young, Gordon Jones, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss. Attendance : – 25,000NOTE : – Findlay Weir made his debut for Tottenham. |
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28.04.1909 | The first away game against Derby County for Spurs ended in a 1-1 draw, with Bobby Steel scoring Tottenham’s goal which gave them a draw that proved to be enough to give the side promotion to Division One.
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03.10.1908 | Tottenham’s first meeting with Derby County in the Second Division saw the Rams be the first team to claim a point at White Hart Lane after Spurs had recorded four consecutive wins after being elected to the Football League.
The game finished goal-less and each side had to settle for a point apiece. Spurs : – Bob Hewitson, Ernie Coquet, Ollie Burton, Tom Morris, Daniel Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Joe Walton, Billy Minter, Vivian Woodward, Bert Middlemiss. |
Thanks to the 11v11 website and Bob Griffiths’ “Tottenham Hotspur – The Complete Record” for some of the team line-ups.