Ipswich Town v Spurs Match Reports

A nice sunny day welcomed the faithful back to the temple of high drama and excitement also known as White Hart Lane.  The first day of the season is one full of optimism and hope, but would it be unfounded and/or false ??

The choice of Leonhardsen on the left side of midfield was a surprising one.  Firstly, because we all thought he was injured and secondly, because he seemed to have been ousted by Stephen Clemence.  Still, it was good to see him playing again and alongside Sherwood and Anderton with Freund detailed to defensive midfield jankers.  Up front Steffen Iversen was paired with Rebrov as expected and the back four virtually picked themselves.  The selection of Sullivan was hardly unexpected either.

So, things started off with Ipswich having to deal with a couple of Spurs raids and then the Spurs back line doing the same as the Blues made forays into the Spurs box.  Iversen headed a corner from Anderton over, when Sol was well placed right behind him, then all of a sudden, a free-kick was awarded to Ipswich a few yards outside the box for a block by Sherwood.  It looked harsh and that became even more evident when Venus’ drive caught a wicked deflection off the wall and flew past Sullivan.  There was nothing he could do and 9 minutes into his debut he was looking at the ball in the back of the net.

Anderton nearly got on the end of a long ball in from the right after Rebrov had been knocked over by Titan Titus Bramble, but the ball was just behind him.  Then a nice exchange of passes between Rebrov and Freund (yes you read right) saw Sergei show amazing awareness as he hit the ball with the outside of his right boot (while he was virtually facing along the 18 yard line) and sent the ball looping over the back peddling Wright onto the top of the bar.  It was clear that we were witnessing something special here.  Especially when Carr was put through on the right and ran into the box, where the on-rushing Richard Wright sent him crashing for a penalty.  On 29 minutes, Darren Anderton stepped up and hit the spot-kick just right of centre with some power.  Spurs were back in the game and a minute later they were ahead.

A neat one-two with Rebrov sent Carr in again and Wright mindful that Stephen could cut the ball back to waiting forwards, dived to prevent that too early, leaving Carr the simple job of prodding the ball between him and the post for the second goal.  It was a well weighted ball that provided Carr with the chance and almost the same sort of move that saw our number 3 set up Rebrov at Peterborough.  This was not the end of things though.  Ipswich pushed on and Sullivan was alert to save a couple of shots from free-kicks and Town also had a couple of headers off target from corners.  Indeed, Marcus Stewart cam close to making it 2-2 when his low shot was misjudged by Sully (who seemed to go down in stages) and it bounced away off the post.

Half-time saw a resurgence in Ipswich’s possession, but there was little made of it.  In the half, Johnson had a couple of shots go wide and Sullivan had to get down quick to a low shot in from the right, but apart from that, the defence marshalled them away or managed to block any other attempts.  At the other end, Darren Anderton smacked a free-kick against the Town post and Sherwood drove wide, Leonhardsen hit a shot inches wide of the left hand post, Rebrov hit a left foot shot wide when put through by Thatcher and completely miscued another left foot effort.  The third Spurs goal came after Les had come on for Iversen.  Some good work on the right and Dazza crossed perfectly for Sir Les to power in an unmarked header from a few yards out.  He was obviously happy to have got on the scoresheet, but it was a good team goal and the sort we hope to see more of.

Despite going one down, Spurs kept playing passing football and worked to break down Ipswich.  Not every team will yield like the East Anglians, but there is hope there and from the few touches he showed today, Rebrov could make a lot of difference to the side.

MEHSTG TOP MAN : – SERGEI REBROV.

Pete Stachio

Teams : –
Spurs : –  Neil Sullivan, Stephen Carr, Chris Perry, Sol Campbell, Ben Thatcher (Mauricio Taricco 89), Tim Sherwood, Darren Anderton, Oyvind Leonhardsen, Steffen Iversen (Les Ferdinand 76), Sergei Rebrov
Unused subs. : – Ian Walker, Ramon Vega, Stephen Clemence.
Ipswich : –
Unused subs. : –
Referee :  –  Alan Wiley (Burntwood)
Assistant Referees : –  Ceri Richards (Yellow flag); Alan Sheffield (Quartered flag)
Fourth official : –  Clive Wilkes
Match Observer : – Martin Bodenham
Attendance : – 

Match sponsor : Directa
Match ball sponsor : CASA (Sports) Soccer Limited
Programme sponsor : Petit Papillon Management Limited.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Justin Edinburgh, Colin Calderwood, Gary Mabbutt, Dean Austin, David Howells (Darren Caskey 84), Nick Barmby, Ronny Rosenthal, Darren Anderton, Teddy Sheringham, Jurgen Klinsmann
Subs not used : –  Erik Thorstvedt, Stuart Nethercott
Ipswich –  Craig Forrest, Frank Yallop, Eddie Youds, David Linighan, Neil Thompson, Steve Sedgley, Geraint Williams, Simon Milton (Ian Marshall 88), Adam Tanner, Adrian Paz (Claus Thomsen 88), Lee Chapman.
Subs not used : –  Phil Morgan
Manager : –  George Burley
Attendance : – 24,930.

Ipswich Town’s former Spurs midfielder Steve Sedgley missed the match with a broken leg, with his club going down 3-1 as Spurs turned on a stunning attacking performance to see off Ipswich.

Teams :
Ipswich Town –  Craig Forrest, Frank Yallop, David Linighan, Simon Milton, Mick Stockwell, Paul Mason, John Wark, Geraint Williams, Bontcho Guenchev, Stuart Slater, Chris Kiwomya.
Subs not used :
Manager : – John Lyall
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Justin Edinburgh, Colin Calderwood, Stuart Nethercott (Gary Mabbutt), David Kerslake, Ilie Dumitrescu, Nick Barmby, Darren Anderton, Teddy Sheringham, Jurgen Klinsmann
Subs not used :
Manager : Ossie Ardiles
Ref. : Rodger Gifford (Llanbradach, Mid-Glamorgan)
Linesmen : Mr. D. R. Crick; Mr. R. A. Smith
Reserve Official : Mr. S. G. Artis
Attendance : – 22,559.

Match ball sponsor : Snappy Snaps
Shirt sponsor : Fisons
Match sponsor : IntaBusiness Travel Limited
Kit suppliers : Umbro
Trainers bench sponsor : Intatravel.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Dean Austin (David Kerslake 73), Gary Mabbutt, Kevin Scott, Sol Campbell, Nick Barmby, Steve Sedgley, Jason Dozzell, Darren Caskey, Darren Anderton, Ronny Rosenthal
Subs not used :
Manager : – Ossie Ardiles
Ipswich –  Clive Baker, Gavin Johnson, Phil Whelan, Steve Palmer, Mick Stockwell, Paul Mason, John Wark, Geraint Williams, Stuart Slater, Chris Kiwomya, Ian Marshall.
Subs not used :
Manager : – John Lyall
Attendance : – 26,653.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Craig Forrest, Gavin Johnson, Eddie Youds, Neil Thompson, David Linighan, Mick Stockwell, John Wark, Geraint Williams, Bonthco Guenchev, Stuart Slater (Steve Palmer 73), Ian Marshall.
Subs not used : – Clive Baker, Chris Kiwomya
Manager : – John Lyall
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Dean Austin, Colin Calderwood, Stuart Nethercott, Justin Edinburgh, Vinny Samways, Darren Caskey, Steve Sedgley, Darren Anderton, Nick Barmby, Jason Dozzell (Sol Campbell 80)
Subs not used : –  Chris Day, David Kerslake
Manager : – Ossie Ardiles
Attendance : – 22,539.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Craig Forrest, Mick Stockwell, John Wark, David Linighan (c), Neil Thompson, Geraint Williams, Paul Mason, Bontcho Guentchev, Simon Milton, Steve Whitton, Ian Marshall.
Subs not used : –
Manager : – John Lyall
Spurs –  Erik Thorstvedt, Stephen Carr (Darren Caskey), Sol Campbell, Colin Calderwood, Gary Mabbutt (c), Vinny Samways, Steve Sedgley, Darren Anderton, Jason Dozzell, Gordon Durie, Teddy Sheringham
Subs not used : –  Ian Walker, Paul Moran
Ref : – G. Ashby (Worcestershire)
Attendance : – 19,411.

Goals from Frank Yallop and Boncho Guentchev gave Ipswich Town victory in this Premier League match at White Hart Lane.

Justin Edinburgh headed off the Spurs goal-line and the ball was cleared out to 35 yards, but Frank Yallop hit a screamer back into the Tottenham net to give Ipswich the lead two minutes after half-time.  That lead was extended when Spurs were denied a free-kick in attack, leaving Ipswich to break away on the left and when the ball came in, Guentchev was at the far post to tap it into a vacant goal with 79 minutes gone.

Teams :
Spurs –  Erik Thorsvedt, Dean Austin   31   (Pat van den Hauwe  78), Neil Ruddock, Justin Edinburgh, Gary Mabbutt (c), Paul Allen, Vinny Samways, Nick Barmby, Gordon Durie (David Howells 34   82 ), Darren Anderton, Teddy Sheringham
Subs not used :  , ,
Ipswich –  Clive Baker, Phil Whelan, Gavin Johnson, Neil Thompson, Frank Yallop, Jason Dozzell   25 , Vlado Bozinovski   82 , Geraint Williams, Bontcho Guenchev, Chris Kiwomya.
Manager : –  John Lyall
Ref : –  Stephen Lodge (Barnsley)
Attendance : –  23,738.

A spectacular goal by Jason Cundy (his only strike for the club) earned Spurs a draw on their visit to Portman Road.

With all eyes on debutant Teddy Sheringham, Cundy stole the limelight when, with half an hour gone, he challenged with Jason Dozzell for a ball from an Ipswich Town throw-in on the half-way line and his contact lofted it into the air and over Craig Forrest in the Ipswich goal some 50 yards away !!

Later in the first half, John Wark equalised with a goal when he looked offside to share the spoils.  He latched onto Geraint Williams’ chip over the Spurs defence to lob the ball over Walker, but the point took Spurs off the bottom of the table.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Craig Forrest, Phil Whelan      , Gavin Johnson, Neil Thompson, David Linighan      , Mick Stockwell, John Wark, Geraint Williams, Jason Dozzell, Chris Kiwomya, Paul Goddard (Simon Milton 82).
Manager : – John Lyall
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Dean Austin, Justin Edinburgh, Steve Sedgley, Jason Cundy, Neil Ruddock, Darren Anderton, Gordon Durie, Vinny Samways, Teddy Sheringham, Paul Allen (Andy Gray  79)
Subs not used : –  Erik Thorstvedt, Terry Fenwick
Manager : –  Doug Livermore
Ref : – Keith Hackett  (Sheffield)
Attendance : –  20,100.

Ipswich came to White Hart Lane one place off the bottom and left in a worse position after a 2-0 Spurs win.

Clive Allen’s 20th minute opener came from a cute Hoddle pass that opened space for the prolific scorer to lob over Cooper’s head.  Hoddle headed home a second shortly after, going in low to convert Falco’s header down from a cross by Chris Waddle in the 59th minute.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Danny Thomas, Chris Hughton, Gary Mabbutt, Gary Stevens, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle (Paul Allen), Chris Waddle, Mark Falco, Clive Allen
Subs not used :
Manager : –  Peter Shreeves
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, Ian Atkins (Nigel Gleghorn), Frank Yallop, Terry Butcher, Ian Cranson, Romeo Zondervan, Mark Brennan, Steve McCall, Jason Dozzell, Alan Sunderland, Kevin Wilson.
Subs not used :
Manager : – Bobby Ferguson
Attendance : – 18,845.

Teams :
Ipswich –   Paul Cooper, Ian Cranson, Irvin Gernon, George Burley, Frank Yallop, Romeo Zondervan, Mark Brennan, Jason Dozzell, Trevor Putney, Mich D’Avray, Alan Sunderland.
Sub. not used :  ,
Manager : – Bobby Ferguson
Spurs –   Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Danny Thomas, Paul Miller, Chris Waddle, Ossie Ardiles, Tony Galvin (David Leworthy), Micky Hazard, Paul Allen, Mark Falco.
Ref : –  – (-)
Crowd : –   17,758.

Spurs has a setback in their pursuit of the top slot when Ipswich came to White Hart Lane and won 3-2.  Spurs scored twice through striker David Leworthy, but goals from midfielders Mark Brennan and an Eric Gates penalty, were added to by one more from Alan Sunderland.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Graham Roberts, Danny Thomas, Paul Miller (John Chiedozie), Mark Bowen, Ossie ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Tony Galin ,Steve Perryman, Mark Falco, David Leworthy
Manager : – Peter Shreeves
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, Terry Butcher, George Burley, Kevin Steggles, Irvin Gernon, Romeo Zondervan, Mark Brennan, Tommy Parkin, Mich D’Avray, Eric Gates, Alan Sunderland
Sub. not used : –
Manager : – Bobby Ferguson
Ref :  –
Attendance : –  20,348.

Teams :
Ipswich –   Paul Cooper, George Burley, Russell Osman, Terry Butcher, Romeo Zondervan, Mark Brennan, Steve McCall, Mich D’Avray, Eric Gates, Alan Sunderland, Kevin O’Callaghan (Ian Cranson).
Manager : – Bobby Ferguson
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Gary Stevens, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Gary Mabbutt, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Perryman, Micky Hazard, Clive Allen, Mark Falco, John Chiedozie,
Subs not used :  , ,
Manager : – Peter Shreeves
Ref : –  – (-)
Crowd : –   21,894.

Teams :
Spurs –  Tony Parks, Gary Stevens, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Mark Bowen, Steve Perryman, Richard Cooke, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle (Garth Crooks), Mark Falco, Steve Archibald
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Ipswich –   Laurie Sivell, George Burley, Russell Osman, Terry Butcher, Irvin Gernon, Tommy Parkin, John Wark, Steve McCall, Trevor Putney (Kevin O’Callaghan), Eric Gates, Mich D’Avray.
Manager : – Bobby Ferguson
Ref : –  Clive Thomas (Treorchy)
Crowd : –   25,832.

Two Eric Gates goals in the 36th and 48th minutes made this First Division match a tough one for Tottenham to come back into, but Steve Archibald netted a stunning volley from Glenn Hoddle’s pass in the 55th minute to keep Spurs in with a chance of earning a draw. Gary Stevens forced Paul Cooper into a good stop, but ultimately, Tottenham were unable to catch the East Anglians, who extended their lead through Paul Mariner in the final minute of the match.

Teams :
Ipswich –   Paul Cooper, George Burley, Russell Osman, Terry Butcher, Irvin Gernon, Tommy Parkin (Kevin O’Callaghan), John Wark, Steve McCall, Trevor Putney, Eric Gates, Paul Mariner.
Manager : – Bobby Ferguson
Spurs –   Ray Clemence, Danny Thomas, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Perryman, Micky Hazard (Mark Falco), Tony Galvin, Graham Roberts, Gary Stevens, Glenn Hoddle, Alan Brazil, Steve Archibald
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Ref :  –  M. Scott (-)
Attendance : –  26,562

Teams : –
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Perryman, Gary O’Reilly (Glenn Hoddle), Steve Archibald, Alan Brazil, Mark Falco, Terry Gibson
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Ipswich –   Paul Cooper, George Burley, Terry Butcher, Kevin Steggles, David Barnes (Robin Turner), John Wark, Steve McCall, Trevor Putney, Paul Mariner, Mich D’Avray, Anthony Kinsella.
Manager : – Bobby Ferguson
Ref : –  – (-)
Crowd : –   30,587

Teams : –
Ipswich –   Paul Cooper George Burley, Russell Osman, Terry Butcher, Mick Mills, Frans Thijssen, John Wark, Steve McCall, Alan Brazil, Paul Mariner, Eric Gates (Tommy Parkin).
Manager : – Bobby Ferguson
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, John Lacy, Gary Mabbutt, Glenn Hoddle, Tony Galvin, Steve Perryman, Garry Brooke, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks
Sub. not used : – ,
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Ref : –  – (-)
Crowd : –   23,224.

Teams : –
Ipswich –   Laurie Sivell, George Burley, Russell Osman, Terry Butcher, Mick Mills, Arnold Muhren, John Wark, Steve McCall, Alan Brazil, Paul Mariner, Kevin O’Callaghan.
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Spurs –  Tony Parks, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Glenn Hoddle (Paul Price), Steve Perryman, Ricky Villa, Micky Hazard, Garry Brooke, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Ref : –  – (-)
Crowd : –   21,202.

Spurs had been on the end of a good kicking from Barcelona in midweek and Ipswich were sitting second in the League, so it was a surprise that Spurs won this one at White Hart Lane.  Ray Clemence saved a John Wark penalty to give Spurs confidence to go on to take the points with a shot from Glenn Hoddle with just nine minutes remaining.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman (c), Micky Hazard, Ricky Villa, Steve Archibald (Garry Brooke), Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks
Subs not used :
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, George Burley, Steve McCall, Mick Mills (c), Russell Osman, Kevin Steggles, John Wark (Kevin O’Callaghan), Arnold Muhren, Mich D’Avray, Alan Brazil, Eric Gates
Subs not used :
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Ref :  –
Attendance : –   45,215.

A 3-0 win for Ipswich at Portman Road was not without some controversy. The first Town goal came in the eighth minute, when Eric Gates fired in a shot that beat Daines at his near post from a narrow angle, then with half-time approaching, Don McAllister tackled Paul Mariner in the area and the forward plummeted to the ground.  The referee pointed to the spot and John Wark scored with the resulting penalty to make it 2-0 at the break.

Daines made a good save from Frans Thijssen when he kicked out the Dutchman’s header with his feet while diving the wrong way, but he was helpless when Alan Brazil ran through, from what looked like an offside position, to put the ball past the Spurs keeper in the 68th minute.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, Mick Mills (Kevin O’Callaghan), Russell Osman, Terry Butcher, Arnold Muhren, Frans Thijssen, John Wark, Steve McCall, Alan Brazil, Paul Mariner, Eric Gates.
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Don McAllister, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Chris Hughton, Ossie Ardiles (Garry Brooke), Glenn Hoddle, Tony Galvin, Steve Perryman, Garth Crooks, Steve Archibald
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –  32,044.

Tottenham went ahead in this topsy-turvy game against Ipswich Town that turned on a red card at White Hart Lane.

Having taken the lead through Garth Crooks, Paul Mariner equalised with a header just before half-time, but there was just enough time for Glenn Hoddle’s goal from a 25-yard free-kick restored the Spurs lead.  

In the midst of a hailstone storm, Eric Gates made it 2-2 in the 55th minute, before Perryman once more put Tottenham ahead a couple of minutes later, only for Mariner to level again.  When Gates was sent off in the 76th minute, the tide turned in our favour and Steve Archibald and Ossie Ardiles scored to secure three First Division points with the 5-3 victory.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Graham Roberts, John Lacy, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa (Terry Yorath), Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks.
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, George Burley, Russell Osman, Terry Butcher, Arnold Muhren, Frans Thijssen, John Wark, Steve McCall (Kevin O’Callaghan), Alan Brazil, Paul Mariner, Eric Gates.
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Attendance : –  22,741
Ref. : –  – (-).

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Terry Naylor, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Peter Taylor, Chris Jones, Terry Yorath
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, George Burley, Allan Hunter, Russell Osman, Mick Mills (c), Arnold Muhren, John Wark, Frank Thijssen, Alan Brazil, Paul Mariner, Eric Gates.
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Ref. : –  – (-).
Linesmen : –
Attendance : –  26,423

With two inches of snow covering the Portman Road pitch, playing conditions were tricky as Spurs visited Ipswich Town.

It was the Friday evening before Christmas and Spurs took the lead when Don McAllister headed home when Glenn Hoddle headed on Ricky Villa’s corner.  However, Paul Mariner equalised in the 32nd minute and that turned the game in the home side’s favour.  A second goal followed a few minutes later for Ipswich when Arnold Muhren drove in a half-volley and in the second half, Eric Gates wrapped up a 3-1 win.

Teams
Ipswich Town : –  Paul Cooper, George Burley, Terry Butcher, Russell Osman, Mick Mills, Arnold Muhren, Frans Thijssen, John Wark, Alan Brazil, Paul Mariner, Eric Gates
Sub. not used. : –
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Spurs : –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Terry Yorath, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Chris Jones, Colin Lee, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa.
Sub. not used : –
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Referee : – .
Attendance : – 18,945.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, George Burley, Terry Butcher, Russell Osman, Mick Mills (c), Arnold Muhren, John Wark, Frank Thijssen, Alan Brazil, Eric Gates, Clive Woods.
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Spurs –  Milija Aleksic, Paul Miller, Don McAllister, John Lacy, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Perryman (c), Ricky Villa, Colin Lee, John Pratt, Chris Jones
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Ref. : –  – (-)
Linesmen : – .
Attendance : –  28,179

A single John Pratt goal gave Tottenham the two points against Ipswich Town at White Hart Lane.

The Suffolk side had good chances, but were unable to make the most of them.  Mick Mills and Paul Mariner failed to capitalise on the good work of Clive Woods and in the second half, Alan Brazil’s shot was parried by Mark Kendall.  The loose ball was struck back at goal by Brian Talbot, but Don McAllister was on hand to kick the ball off the goal-line.  Seconds later, Pratt hit a shot at the other end that beat Paul Cooper after deflecting off John Wark for the winner.

Teams
Spurs : –  Mark Kendall, Don McAllister, John Gorman, Jimmy Holmes, John Lacy, Steve Perryman (c), John Pratt, Ossie Ardiles, Colin Lee, Glenn Hoddle, Peter Taylor
Sub. not used : –
Ipswich : –  Paul Cooper, George Burley, Mick Mills, Brian Talbot, Russell Osman, Terry Butcher, John Wark, Arnold Muhren, Paul Mariner, Alan Brazil (Trevor Whymark), Clive Woods
Sub. not used : –
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Referee : –
Attendance : – 33,882

A 1-0 win for Spurs in the First Division came courtesy of Peter Taylor, who scored the decider at the Paxton Road end in the pouring rain, with a curling shot from the edge of the box.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, John Gorman, Glenn Hoddle, Andy Keeley, Keith Osgood, Chris Jones, Steve Perryman (c), John Duncan, Neil McNab, Peter Taylor
Sub. not used : –  John Pratt
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, George Burley, Mick Mills (c), Brian Talbot, Dale Roberts, Kevin Beattie (Keith Bertschin), Roger Osborne, John Wark, Paul Mariner, Trevor Whymark, Clive Woods.
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Ref. : –  – (-)
Linesmen : – .
Attendance : –  35,126

Goal time : – 67m 07s.

A first day of the season 1-3 reverse at Portman Road was not the start Tottenham wanted to the season.

Spurs made the first chance of the game on a sunny afternoon, with Terry Naylor clipping the ball forward for Jimmy Neighbour to pull back for Gerry Armstrong, but he was beaten to the ball by George Burley.  Then Naylor won a tackle, finding Armstrong on right wing, who poked it on to Neighbour.  The winger cut inside and laid it into the path of Armstrong, who fired over from 20 yards out.  Chris Jones then burst through three tackles left of centre and the ball broke for him as he got into the area, slotting the ball past Paul Cooper on the half-volley to put Spurs 1-0 ahead.

Into the second half a Mills free-kick was played to Burley and his shot pin-balled through to an unmarked Mick Lambert in the box, who slipped the ball past Daines to equalise, although the Tottenham keeper was right behind a weak volley as Mills got forward.  Spurs hit back, with Coates and Pratt linked before a first time pass released Armstrong on the right of goal and his angled shot went across the face of goal and wide.

Again the ball ricocheted around the edge of the Spurs box before it fell for Talbot, but Daines was  out to him quickly and smothered the shot and the keeper was quick to get down to his left to push Whymark’s low shot aside.  But a throw in on the right allowed a cross to come in and Keith Bertschin’s shot was stopped by Daines’ leg, but the second effort went in to make it 2-1 with two minutes remaining.  Spurs were cruelly undone again when a late free-kick was played right to Lambert and his shot was half-saved by Daines, but squeaked inside the near post in injury time.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, George Burley, Kevin Beattie, Brian Talbot, John Peddelty, John Wark (Clive Woods), Mick Mills (c), Pat Sharkey, Keith Bertschin, Trevor Whymark, Mick Lambert.
Colours : –  Blue shirts with white collar, white shorts, blue socks
Manager : –  Bobby Robson
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Don McAllister, John Pratt, Keith Osgood, Willie Young, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman (c), Chris Jones, Jimmy Neighbour, Gerry Armstrong
Sub. not used :
Colours : –  Yellow shirts with blue collar and trim, yellow shorts with blue trim, yellow socks with two blue lines on turnover
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –  28,490

Ralph Coates struck a fine shot from a tight angle after only three minutes to give Spurs the early advantage against Ipswich Town at Portman Road.

The Spurs winger’s shot flew past Paul Cooper and although David Johnson equalised for Town, from thereon in, Spurs went on to enjoy a good away win with a Keith Osgood penalty adding a second.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, George Burley, Kevin Beattie, Brian Talbot (Eric Gates), Mick Mills (c), John Wark, David Johnson, Roger Osborne, Trevor Whymark, Clive Woods, Mick Lambert.
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Steve Walford, Willie Young, Don McAllister, Keith Osgood, Ralph Coates, John Pratt, Steve Perryman (c), Chris Jones, John Duncan, Jimmy Neighbour
Sub. not used : –
Manager : – Terry Neill
Ref. : –  – (-)
Linesmen : Mr. – (-) – Red flag; Mr. – (-) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  24,049

NOTE : – Steve Walford makes his last appearance for Tottenham.

Spurs were lacking inspiration as they ground out a 1-1 home draw with Ipswich Town.

Ipswich were worth their lead, with Colin Viljoen scoring in the second half, but a header from substitute John Duncan, who out-jumped Kevin Beattie and George Burley, levelled the score and earned Spurs a point.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor (John Duncan 68), Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Keith Osgood, Don McAllister, Neil McNab, Steve Perryman (c), Martin Chivers, Chris Jones, Jimmy Neighbour.
Manager : – Terry Neill
Ipswich –  Paul Cooper, George Burley, Mick Mills (c), Brian Talbot, Allan Hunter, Kevin Beattie, Bryan Hamilton, Colin Viljoen, Terry Austin, Roger Osborne, Mick Lambert.
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Bobby Robson
Attendance : –  28,351
Ref. : –  Mr. Trevor D. Spencer (Wiltshire)
Linesmen : Mr. J. J. Faulkner (Berks) – Red flag; Mr. C. A. Gregory (Surrey) – Yellow flag.

Goal times : –
First goal – 51m 19s
Second goal – 72m 16s.

A poor display by Spurs was condemned to defeat by four unanswered Ipswich Town goals at Portman Road.

Kevin Beattie and Colin Viljoen had put Town 2-0 ahead at the break and the score was doubled by goals from Mick Lambert and Roger Osborne.

Tottenham’s best chance came from a Martin Peters header that was saved by Laurie Sivell.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Laurie Sivell, George Burley, Mick Mills (c), Brian Talbot, Allan Hunter, Kevin Beattie, Mick Lambert, Colin Viljoen, Trevor Whymark, Mick Lambert, Roger Osborne.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Neil McNab (John Pratt 58), Mike England, Terry Naylor, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman, Chris McGrath, Martin Peters (c), John Duncan
Manager :  Terry Neill
Ref. : – Dennis Turner (Cannock)
Linesmen : – .
Attendance : –  20,812

Spurs manager Terry Neill – “I think those supporters are marvellous. I felt really sorry for them at Ipswich. They were still cheering us on when we were losing 4-0. I certainly would not have blamed them if they had been completely silenced by our performance. I only wish things had been different for them.”.

Ipswich Town were the visitors to White Hart Lane on opening day and left N17 with two points.

It only took one goal to win the match and it came in the second half, when striker David Johnson headed in from Kevin Beattie’s free-kick in the 67th minute. While Ipswich were ahead, Tottenham did have chances to equalise, but failed to turn them into goals.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Keith Osgood, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman, Martin Peters (c), Jimmy Neighbour, Chris McGrath, Chris Jones.
Sub. not used : –  John Pratt
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich –  Laurie Sivell, George Burley, Mick Mills (c), Brian Talbot, Allan Hunter, Kevin Beattie, Bryan Hamilton, Colin Viljoen, David Johnson, Trevor Whymark, Mick Lambert
Sub. not used :
Ref : – Mr. Gordon Hill (Leicester)
Linesmen : Mr. P. J. White (Hampshire) – Red flag; Mr. M. J. Smith (Leicester) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  26,444.

A 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane was secured by John Pratt’s goal driven in from the edge of the penalty area to tie up the scores after Trevor Whymark had scored for Ipswich at White Hart Lane.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Mike England, Phil Beal, Terry Naylor, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Martin Peters (c), Ralph Coates, Chris McGrath, Martin Chivers
Sub. not used : –  Alan Gilzean
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich –  Laurie Sivell, George Burley, Allan Hunter, Kevin Beattie, Mick Mills (c), Brian Talbot, Bryan Hamilton, Peter Morris, David Johnson, Trevor Whymark, Mick Lambert.
Sub. not used :
Ref. : Tom Reynolds – (Swansea)
Attendance : –  26,289.

A hugely disappointing game with very few chances saw the defences come out on top.  Barry Daines had an early misunderstanding with his defence, but made some good saves, while at the other end Martin Chivers had a shot charged down by the Ipswich defenders and Ralph Coates struck a rising shot over the bar.

Teams :
Ipswich –   David Best Mick Mills, Allan Hunter, Colin Harper, Ian Collard, Bryan Hamilton, Kevin Beattie, Colin Viljoen, David Johnson, Trevor Whymark, Mick Lambert.
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Bobby Robson
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Phil Beal, Ray Evans, Terry Naylor, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Alan Gilzean, Martin Peters (c), Martin Chivers
Sub. not used :  Jimmy Neighbour
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –  23,903.

Bryan Hamilton’s second half goal gave Ipswich a win at White Hart Lane despite a late surge which saw Martin Chivers poke Martin Peters’ pass over the bar.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Terry Naylor, Ray Evans, Mike England, Martin Peters (c), John Pratt, Jimmy Pearce, Ralph Coates, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean
Sub. not used :
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich – David Best, Mick Mills (c), Colin Harper, Peter Morris, Allan Hunter, Kevin Beattie, Bryan Hamilton, Colin Viljoen, David Johnson, Trevor Whymark, Mick Lambert
Sub. not used :
Manager :  Bobby Robson
Ref. : – Mr. David W. Smith (Gloucestershire)
Linesmen : – Mr. D. A. Burlingham (Herts) – Red flag; Mr. H. R. Robinson (Norfolk) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  33,014.

Alan Gilzean threatened the Ipswich goal in the first half, but it was in the second half that the goals came to see the game at Portman Road against Ipswich Town drawn 1-1.

Phil Beal slid in to make a tackle as Mick Lambert was breaking onto a ball in the six yard box.  An entertaining game was enlivened further when Colin Viljoen opened the scoring, but when Martin Peters was fouled by Kevin Beattie, he got up to plant the ball into the net from the penalty spot to equalise sending David Best the wrong way.  Alan Gilzean thought he had doubled the lead, when he hooked past Paul Cooper from close range, but he was disappointed to see the linesman’s flag giving him offside and with a final push Spurs almost won the match, but had to settle for the draw.

Teams :
Ipswich : –  David Best, Ian Collard, Mick Mills (c), Allan Hunter, Kevin Beattie, Derek Jefferson, Colin Viljoen, Trevor Whymark, Rod Belfitt (Johnny Miller), Bryan Hamilton, Mick Lambert.
Sub. not used :
Manager :  Bobby Robson
Spurs : –   Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Jimmy Pearce
Sub. not used :
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ref. :  – – (-)
Attendance : –  23,140.

This First Division meeting at Portman Road ended in an Easter Monday win for the Suffolk side.

The score was 0-0 at half-time, but Spurs had lost John Pratt with a serious nose injury during that 45 minutes.  Into the second half, Tony Want put the ball past Jennings to give the home side the advantage, but Martin Chivers took a chance soon after to bring the scores level at 1-1.  However, turning in a good performance, Ipswich grabbed a deserved winner late on through striker Rod Belfitt.

Teams :
Ipswich –  David Best, Mick Mills (c), Allan Hunter, Colin Harper, Derek Jefferson, Colin Viljoen, Jimmy Robertson, Trevor Whymark, Peter Morris, Rod Belfitt, Mick Lambert.
Subs not used :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Tony Want, Ralph Coates, Peter Collins, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Pearce, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, John Pratt (Joe Kinnear), Roger Morgan
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ref. : – – (-)
Attendance : –  24,302.

Spurs had to come from a goal behind to take both points in this Division 1 game at White Hart Lane.

Ian Collard had shocked the Tottenham fans by putting the Blues into the lead with an early goal, after exchanging passes with former Spurs Jimmy Robertson and hitting his shot just inside the post in the 16th minute.  Town keeper Laurie Sivell did well to block a close range shot from Alan Gilzean.

In the second period, Spurs started to gain the ascendancy and when Martin Chivers steered home the 58th minute equaliser, as Laurie Sivell and Derek Jefferson left a cross to give the Spurs striker and easy chance to score, it looked as though Ipswich would crumble under the pressure.  Tottenham eventually gained the winner when Martin Peters scored from a Cyril Knowles free-kick to secure the victory, with the Town players calling for a Gilzean foul on Sivell, which was not given.

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 :  –  Jimmy Pearce
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich –   Laurie Sivell, Mick Mills (c), Colin Harper, Colin Viljoen, Allan Hunter, Derek Jefferson, Jimmy Robertson, Ian Collard, Frank Clarke, Mick Hill, John Miller
Sub. not used :
Ref. : –  Mr. Dennis Turner (Cannock)
Linesmen : Mr. B. H. Chapman (Cambs) – Red flag; Mr. J. J. Faulkner (Berks) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  33,562.

Goals from Martin Chivers and a Peter Morris own goal won this First Division meeting for Tottenham.

Chivers had headed Spurs into the lead before Morris unfortunately deflected a Martin Peters shot into his own net to see Spurs gain two points in this Easter Monday match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Peter Collins, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Steve Perryman, Martin Peters, Jimmy Pearce, Alan Gilzean, Martin Chivers
Sub. not used :  Jimmy Neighbour
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich –  Laurie Sivell, Geoff Hammond, Mick Mills (c), Peter Morris, Bobby Bell, Derek Jefferson, Jimmy Robertson, Colin Viljoen, Frank Clarke, Clive Woods, Mick Hill
Sub. not used :
Ref. : – Ray Tinkler (Boston)
Linesmen : – Mr. B. H. Chapman (Cambs) – Red Flag; Mr. B. M. James (Surrey) -Yellow flag
Attendance : –  28,708.

Bobby Bell – former Spurs apprentice – was sold by Ipswich to Blackburn in September 1971 and then moved to Crystal Palace two weeks later.

Tottenham triumphed on their travels to Portman Road after coming back from being a goal down and having lost Cyril Knowles with a gashed shin in the first half.  Mick Hill gave the home side the lead with a 17th minute header, but Spurs had to wait until the last quarter of an hour to get the goals to give them their win. Martin Peters smashed in the equaliser before Alan Gilzean popped up with five minutes remaining to score the Tottenham winner.  In the remaining time, Ipswich still went close to scoring a leveller, hitting the woodwork in the last few moments.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Laurie Sivell, Mick Mills, Ian Collard (Mick Lambert), Geoff Hammond, Derek Jefferson, Bobby Bell, Jimmy Robertson, Peter Morris, Mick Hill, Clive Woods, Frank Clarke.
Manager : –  Bobby Robson
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles (John Pratt), Alan Mullery (c), Terry Naylor, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Pearce
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –  21,718.

Roy Woolcott’s debut (and only appearance for the first team) was not one to remember, as Spurs crashed to a 0-2 defeat.  The Ipswich goals at Portman Road came from Mick Hill and Clive Woods.

Teams :
Ipswich –  David Best Mick McNeil, Tommy Carroll, Colin Harper, Colin Viljoen, Billy Baxter, Peter Morris, Mick Hill, Charlie Woods, Ron Wigg, Frank Brogan (Mick Lambert).
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Ray Evans, Phil Beal, Joe Kinnear, Steve Perryman, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean, Neil Johnson, Roy Woolcott (Jimmy Pearce).
Sub. not used :
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   24,658.

An Ipswich fight-back at White Hart Lane gave Spurs a fright before they managed to take the points with a 3-2 win.

Tottenham were 2-0 ahead at the interval thanks to Alan Mullery and Alan Gilzean hitting the target.  Jimmy Greaves made it 3-0 shortly after the break, but the visitors stormed back to peg Spurs back to 3-2 when Ron Wigg and Colin Viljoen netted.  Despite a spirited finish by Ipswich, Spurs held on for the win.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Tony Want, Mike England, Peter Collins, Cyril Knowles, Jimmy Pearce, Alan Mullery (c), Martin Chivers (Phil Beal 85), Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean, Roger Morgan
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich –   David Best, Carroll, Mick Mills, Colin Viljoen, Billy Baxter, Derek Jefferson, Peter Morris (Hunt 78), Ian Collard, Ron Wigg, Clive Woods, Mick Lambert.
Sub. not used :
Manager :  Bobby Robson
Ref. : –  Pat Partridge (Middlesbrough)
Attendance : –  33,333.

A point apiece was what the two sides had to settle for when they met at White Hart Lane in the First Division.

A Jimmy Greaves penalty and a Cyril Knowles goal were cancelled out by goals from Ron Wigg and Derek Jefferson for Ipswich.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Peter Collins, Phil Beal, Alan Mullery (c), Jimmy Pearce, Terry Venables (Neil Johnson 55), Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean, Roger Morgan
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich –  David Best, Mick Mills, Bobby Houghton, Peter Morris, Billy Baxter, Derek Jefferson, Danny Hegan, Colin Viljoen, Ron Wigg, John O’Rourke, Clive Woods
Sub. not used :
Ref. : –  D. A. Corbett (Wolverhampton)
Attendance : –  21,608.

Former Spurs keeper, Ken Hancock, denied Jimmy Greaves his 200th League goal for Spurs with a flying save from a header and another save in the first half, but it was strike partner Alan Gilzean who won the day for Tottenham.  The goal came when the Spurs man finished off a 48th minute move created on the left wing, involving Greaves.

Jennings had to be at his best to keep out O’Rourke and Houghton to ensure Spurs took the two points home with them.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Ken Hancock, Mick Mills, Derek Jefferson, Billy Houghton, Colin Viljoen, Danny Hegan, Billy Baxter, Peter Morris, Ray Crawford, John O’Rourke, Frank Brogan (Edward Spearritt)
Manager : – Bill McGarry
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Peter Collins, Phil Beal, Joe Kinnear, Alan Mullery, David Jenkins, Jimmy Pearce, Terry Venables, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : – 30,251.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Cyril Knowles, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Alan Mullery, Cliff Jones, Terry Dyson, ALan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson, Eddie Clayton
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich –  .
Ref. : – – (-)
Attendance : –   43,992.

A high-scoring match saw Spurs score the lion’s share of the nine goals to emerge victorious at the Lane.

Ipswich included some of their most famous players such as Joe Broadfoot, Jimmy Leadbetter and Gerry Baker, but they could not stop Spurs taking a 4-1 half-time lead.  With goals from a Cliff Jones hat trick, a brace from John White and one from Jimmy Robertson, Spurs eased to a win 6-3 win by the final whistle.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Mel Hopkins, Ron Henry, Maurice Norman, Phil Beal, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Robertson, John White, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones, Laurie Brown
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich –   Jim Thorburn, John Compton, Joe Davin, John Bolton, George Dougan, Billy Baxter, Joe Broadfoot, Gerry Baker, Roy Stephenson, Doug Moran, Jimmy Leadbetter.
Manager : –  Jackie Milburn
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –  25,115.

With Les Allen replacing ankle injury victim Bobby Smith, Spurs arrived at Portman Road with hopes of a second successive win there.  But Ipswich stunned Spurs when Ted Phillips hit a 10th minute opener for the home side, but Tony Marchi pulled a goal back when he drilled home a left foot shot from 30 yards out in the 28th minute and then Terry Dyson put Tottenham ahead 11 minutes before the break, heading home following Peter Baker’s pass. Dyson netted a second goal after the interval, this time heading home Cliff Jones’ cross, but Ipswich came back with John Elsworthy scoring to make it 3-2, although they could not grab an equaliser in the remaining 15 minutes.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Roy Bailey, Joe Davin, John Compton, Bill Baxter, Bolton, John Elsworthy, Roy Stephenson, Doug Moran, Ted Phillips, Danny Hegan, Joe Broadfoot.
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Henry, Tony Marchi, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Les Allen, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Dyson
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –  21,718.

A 4-2 away win gave Spurs the double over Ipswich in this 1962-63 season. Two goals from Jimmy Greaves, one a penalty added to by Frank Saul and Cliff Jones lead Tottenham to both points.

Teams :
Ipswich –   Roy Bailey, Larry Carberry, John Compton, Billy Baxter, Andy Nelson, John Elsworthy, Roy Stephenson, Dermot Curtis, Ray Crawford, Ted Phillips, Jimmy Leadbetter.
Manager :  Alf Ramsey
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Mel Hopkins, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Dave Mackay, Tony Marchi, John White, Cliff Jones, Frank Saul, Les Allen, Jimmy Greaves
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   23,679.

Spurs hit a big Boxing Day win over League Champions Ipswich Town at the Lane with a Jimmy Greaves hat-trick helping them on their way.  Bobby Smith and Cliff Jones gave Tottenham a 2-0 lead before Greaves took over to complete a 5-0 victory.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Dave Mackay, Maurice Norman, Cliff Jones, John Smith,  John White, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Medwin
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich –   Roy Bailey, Larry Carberry, John Compton, Billy Baxter, Andy Nelson, John Elsworthy, Roy Stephenson, DBobby Blackwood, Ray Crawford, Ted Phillips, Jimmy Leadbetter.
Manager :  Alf Ramsey
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –  34,822.

Alf Ramsey’s return to White Hart Lane as manager of second place Ipswich Town could not have gone better for him.  His team’s organisation was the key and striker Ray Crawford gave the visitors an early lead and they were disciplined enough to with-hold Tottenham’s attacks, until Jimmy Greaves broke through the defence and found the back of the net to make it 1-1 just before half-time. The respite was brief, as Ipswich got their lead back a minute after the interval through Ted Phillips.

Well drilled and playing a solid formation, Ipswich controlled things in the second half, going on to add to their lead with another goal from Ted Phillips that wrapped up a convincing 3-1 win.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Tony Marchi, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Medwin
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ipswich – Roy Bailey, Larry Carberry, John Compton, Billy Baxter, Andy Nelson, John Elsworthy, Roy Stephenson, Doug Moran, Ray Crawford, Ted Phillips, Jimmy Leadbetter
Manager :  Alf Ramsey
Ref. : – – (-)
Attendance : –  51,098.

The demand to see this match between the current champions and the team who were currently top of the table meant that the gates had to be closed before the kick-off with a record crowd already inside.

Cliff Jones’ header from John White’s cross put Tottenham ahead, but Ted Phillips pulled Ipswich level in the 37th minute.  However, Jones struck again to put Spurs into the lead as they left the field at the half-time whistle.

Jones was a thorn in Town’s side after the break, but the game was turned in Ipswich’s favour by two Ray Crawford goals in three second half minutes soon after the restart.  With Spurs pressing on the Town goal, the home side managed to hold out for both points.

Teams :
Ipswich : – Roy Bailey, Larry Carberry, John Compton, Billy Baxter, Andy Nelson, John Elsworthy, Roy Stephenson, Doug Moran, Ray Crawford, Ted Phillips, Jimmy Leadbetter
Manager : –  Alf Ramsey
Spurs : –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Les Allen, Terry Dyson
Manager :  Bill Nicholson
Ref. : – Ray Tinkler (Boston)
Attendance : –  28,778.

The Ipswich Hospital Charity Cup Final ended 2-2 with two goals from Ipswich Town’s centre-forward McCrory cancelled out by Tottenham goals scored by Len Duquemin and Ron Burgess. The fixture was played at Ipswich Town on a Monday evening with a 18.30 kick-off.

Teams :
Ipswich –  Jack Parry, Jim Feeney, John Deacon, Ron Murchison, Doug Rees, Tom Parker, Gaynor, Sam McCrory, Tommy Garneys, John Elsworthy, Joe Ball.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Robshaw, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Ref. : – V. Palfrey (Ipswich)
Linesmen : –  Mr. E. W. Abbott (Brantham) – Yellow Flag; Mr. J. Rodwell (Ipswich) – Red Flag
Attendance : –   13,974.