Liverpool v Spurs Match Reports 1909-1992

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Teams :
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, David Burrows, Rob Jones, Steve Nicol, Mike Marsh (Steve McManaman 59), Nick Tanner, Ronnie Whelan (Jan Molby 75), Michael Thomas, John Barnes, Dean Saunders, Ian Rush.
Spurs –   Erik Thorstvedt, Terry Fenwick, Steve Sedgley, Pat van den Hauwe, David Howells (Paul Walsh), Gary Mabbutt, Justin Edinburgh, Paul Stewart, Andy Gray, Gordon Durie, Paul Allen
Sub. not used : 
Attendance : –  36,968
Ref. : –  Roger Milford

Paul Walsh’s goal in this First Division match was not enough to stop Liverpool taking the three points at White Hart Lane..

Teams :
Spurs –   Erik Thorstvedt, Terry Fenwick, Pat van den Hauwe, Gudni Bergsson, David Howells (Nayim), Gary Mabbutt, Paul Stewart, Paul Walsh, Vinny Samways, Gary Lineker, Paul Allen
Sub. not used : 
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, David Burrows, Rob Jones, Steve Nicol, Mark Wright, Nick Tanner, Steve McMahon (Mike Marsh), Jan Molby (Michael Thomas), Ray Houghton, Dean Saunders, Steve McManaman.
Attendance : –  27,434
Ref. : –  John Martin

Two goals by Ian Rush and David Speedie left Spurs returning home pointless from Anfield in this First Division match..

Teams :
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, Gary Ablett, David Burrows (Steve McManaman 72), Steve Staunton, Steve Nicol, Glenn Hysen, Steve McMahon, Jan Molby, Ian Rush, John Barnes (Peter Beardsley 77), David Speedie.
Spurs –   Erik Thorstvedt, Steve Sedgley, Pat van den Hauwe, Justin Edinburgh, Gary Mabbutt (c), Paul Allen, Paul Gascoigne, David Howells (Paul Walsh), Paul Stewart, Gary Lineker (John Hendry), Vinny Samways
Attendance : –  36,192
Ref. : – Roger Milford

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Teams :
Spurs –   Erik Thorstvedt, Steve Sedgley, Pat van den Hauwe, Gudni Bergsson (Mitchell Thomas), Gary Mabbutt (c), Paul Allen, Paul Gascoigne, David Howells, Paul Stewart, Gary Lineker, Paul Walsh (Nayim)
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, Gary Ablett, David Burrows, Steve Staunton, Steve Nicol, Gary Gillespie, Glenn Hysen, Steve McMahon, Jan Molby, Ian Rush, John Barnes (Peter Beardsley 17).
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  36,192
Ref. : – George Courtney (Spennymoor)

Paul Stewart’s goal earned Spurs a 1-0 win at home to Liverpool in the First Division. .

Teams :
Spurs –   Erik Thorstvedt, Steve Sedgley, Pat van den Hauwe, Gudni Bergsson, Gary Mabbutt (c), Paul Allen (Paul Moran), Paul Gascoigne, David Howells (Mitchell Thomas), Nayim, Gary Lineker, Paul Walsh (Paul Stewart)
Manager :  Terry Venables
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Steve Staunton, Barry Venison, Glenn Hysen, Ray Houghton, Steve McMahon, Ronnie Whelan, Ian Rush, John Barnes, Peter Beardsley.
Subs not used : Gary Ablett, Gary Gillespie
Manager :  Kenny Dalglish
Attendance : –  25,656
Ref. : –  Keith Hackett

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Teams :
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, Gary Ablett, David Burrows, Barry Venison (Steve Staunton), Glenn Hysen, Ray Houghton, Steve McMahon, Ronnie Whelan, Ian Rush, John Barnes, Peter Beardsley.
Subs not used :
Spurs –   Erik Thorstvedt, Steve Sedgley, Pat van den Hauwe, Gudni Bergsson, Mitchell Thomas, Gary Mabbutt (c), Paul Allen (Paul Moran), David Howells, Nayim (Paul Walsh), Vinny Samways, Gary Lineker
Attendance : –  30,012
Ref. : – David Hutchinson

The Division One points were taken back North by the visitors as Terry Fenwick and John Aldridge exchanged penalty goals and then Peter Beardsley netted to leave the final score 1-2.

Teams :
Spurs –   Erik Thorstvedt, Terry Fenwick, Chris Hughton, Guy Butters, Gary Mabbutt (c), Paul Allen, David Howells, Nayim (John Polston), Chris Waddle, Paul Stewart, Paul Walsh (Vinny Samways)
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, Gary Ablett, Gary Gillespie, Steve Staunton, Steve Nicol, Ray Houghton, Steve McMahon, Ronnie Whelan, John Aldridge, John Barnes, Peter Beardsley.
Subs not used : –
Referee : –  Roger Milford (Bristol)
Linesmen : –  Mr. D. J. Eley (Essex) -Red trim;  Mr. A. C. Williams (Bucks) – Yellow trim
Reserve official : –  Mr. P. Sharp (Herts).
Attendance : –  30,012

Liverpool had won all of their home games until Spurs came to visit Anfield in Division One.

Peter Beardsley put the home side ahead after 78 minutes, taking Gary Gillespie’s pass and driving into the top corner of the net from 20 yards out and Liverpool looked good for the points, but a share of them was secured for Tottenham by Terry Fenwick’s 88th minute equaliser.  A short free-kick routine saw Paul Gascoigne play the ball to Brian Statham, who returned it for Gascoigne to cross into the box where Fenwick’s near-post header beat Grobbelaar to make it 1-1 just three minutes after the Liverpool goal.  In the final minute, Chris Fairclough was sent off, but Spurs held on for a well-deserved point. 

Teams :
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, Gary Ablett, Gary Gillespie, Steve Nicol, Ray Houghton,  Nigel Spackman, Jan Molby (Steve Staunton), Ronnie Whelan, John Aldridge, Ian Rush, Peter Beardsley.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –   Bobby Mimms, Chris Fairclough  , Mitchell Thomas, Terry Fenwick, Gary Mabbutt (c), Brian Statham, Paul Allen, Paul Gascoigne, Samways, Vinny Samways, Chris Waddle (David Howells), Paul Walsh (Chris Hughton)
Attendance : –  40,929

Teams :
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Gary Ablett, Gary Gillespie, Steve Nicol, Ray Houghton,  Nigel Spackman, Steve McMahon, John Aldridge, Craig Johnston, Peter Beardsley.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –   Bobby Mimms, Chris Fairclough, Mitchell Thomas, Gary Mabbutt, Brian Statham, Steve Hodge, Paul Allen, Johnny Metgod (Clive Allen), Vinny Samways, Chris Waddle, Paul Walsh
Attendance : –  44,798

Steve McMahon scored for Liverpool in the 63rd minute and Craig Johnston netted a second 17 minutes later to give the Merseysiders the points at White Hart Lane.  It hadn’t helped Spurs that Steve Hodge had been sent off for a foul in the 18th minute of Terry Venables’ first game in charge of the team.

McMahon’s goal came in the 62nd minute after Houghton’s pass cut through the Spurs defence and John Aldridge laid the ball into the path of the Liverpool midfielder to score.  Steve Nicol and Aldridge worked a move to provide Johnston with a shot that beat Tony Parks to make it 2-0 with 10 minutes left.

Teams :
Spurs –   Tony Parks, Chris Fairclough, Neil Ruddock (Tim O’Shea 73), Mitchell Thomas, Chris Hughton (Nico Claesen 67), Gary Mabbutt, Gary Stevens, Steve Hodge  , Paul Allen, Clive Allen, Chris Waddle.
Subs not used :
Manager : – Terry Venables
Liverpool –    Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Gary Gillespie (Nigel Spackman 86), Steve Nicol, Mark Lawrenson, Ray Houghton, Ronnie Whelan, Steve McMahon,  John Aldridge, John Barnes, Paul Walsh (Craig Johnston 67).
Manager : –
Referee : –  Ian Borrett ()
Linesmen : –
Attendance : –  47,362

Chris Waddle scored for Spurs in a rainy White Hart Lane to give Tottenham victory in this televised First Division game.  His early shot skidded off the turf to beat Grobbelaar in the Reds goal. Tottenham’s cup runs had left them well behind the Reds in terms of position and points, but they had five games in hand, but having already won at Anfield earlier in the season, the team produced a fine solid defensive performance to hold the league leaders at bay and narrow the gap between the two sides.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ray Clemence, Richard Gough (c), Mitchell Thomas, Gary Mabbutt, Gary Stevens, Paul Allen, Steve Hodge, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Clive Allen, Chris Waddle
Sub. not used :
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Gary Gillespie, Mark Lawrenson, Barry Venison, Jan Molby (John Aldridge), Nigel Spackman, Ronnie Whelan, Craig Johnston, Ian Rush, Paul Walsh.
Attendance : –   32,763

Teams :
Liverpool –    Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Gary Gillespie, Mark Lawrenson (John Wark), Jim Beglin, Steve Nicol, Barry Venison, Jan Molby, Steve McMahon, Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush.
Spurs –   Ray Clemence, Graham Roberts, Richard Gough, Gary Mabbutt, Mitchell Thomas, Gary Stevens, Clive Allen, Glenn Hoddle, Chris Waddle, Nico Claesen, Tony Galvin (Paul Allen)
Attendance : –   43,139

NOTE : –  Nico claesen made his Tottenham debut.

Chris Waddle scored for Spurs, but Jan Molby and Ian Rush scored the goals to put the game beyond Tottenham.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ray Clemence, Paul Miller, Danny Thomas, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Perryman (c), Gary Stevens, Paul Allen, Glenn Hoddle, Chris Waddle, Mark Falco, John Chiedozie
Sub. not used :
Liverpool –    Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Gary Gillespie, Mark Lawrenson, Jim Beglin, Ronnie Whelan, Sammy Lee, Jan Molby, Steve McMahon, Craig Johnston, Ian Rush.
Sub. not used : 
Attendance : –   16,436

Liverpool had already secured top place in the Screen Sport Super Cup Group 1 before they met Spurs at White Hart Lane.  Pat Jennings took his place between the sticks for Spurs for the last time, because at 41, he had been called up to rest Ray Clemence.

The first half was goal-less, but the major incident came when Kevin MacDonald broke his arm in an accidental collision with Steve Perryman.  Ian Rush gave Liverpool the lead soon after the restart and Mark Lawrenson netted a second, only for Rush to grab his second soon after.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Steve Perryman, Gary Stevens, Paul Miller, Chris Hughton, John Chiedozie, Graham Roberts, Gary Mabbutt, Paul Allen, Tony Galvin (Richard Cooke), Clive Allen
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, Steve Nicol, Mark Lawrenson, Alan Hansen, Kevin MacDonald (Gary Gillespie), Sammy Lee, Steve McMahon (John Wark), Jan Molby, Ronnie Whelan, Paul Walsh, Ian Rush.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   10,078

Tottenham were seen off in this Screen Sport Super Cup Group 1 by two first half Liverpool goals from Kevin MacDonald and Paul Walsh without being able to reply.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Steve Nicol, Mark Lawrenson, Alan Hansen, Jim Beglin, Craig Johnston, Sammy Lee, Jan Molby (John Wark), Kevin MacDonald, Paul Walsh, Ian Rush.
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Gary Stevens, Steve Perryman (c) (Danny Thomas), Gary Mabbutt, Chris Hughton, Paul Allen (Ossie Ardiles), Graham Roberts, Glenn Hoddle, Chris Waddle, Mark Falco, Clive Allen
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   14,855

Mark Lawrenson handed Liverpool a first half lead with a shot from a tight angle that beat Ray Clemence, but Tottenham scored to level things up before the home team stepped up a gear and pulled away from Spurs. Ian Rush put Liverpool back into the lead and then it was Jan Molby, who scored twice from the spot to complete a big win.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Danny Thomas, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles (Gary Mabbutt), Paul Allen, Glenn Hoddle, Chris Waddle, Mark Falco, John Chiedozie
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Mark Lawrenson, Alan Hansen, Jim Beglin, Ronnie Whelan, Jan Molby, Steve McMahon (Kevin MacDonald), Craig Johnston, Ian Rush, Kenny Dalglish
Attendance : –   16 ,436

It had been 73 years since Tottenham had last won at Anfield, but Garth Crooks’ 70th minute shot won a memorable game for Spurs.

Tottenham started confidently, having lost only once in 15 games, despite coming into the game off the back of a 1-2 home defeat by Manchester United.  With nothing much happening in the first 20 minutes of the game, Ray Clemence was called upon to tip over a shot in the first half and then saved as Phil Neal broke into the Spurs box in the second.

The Lilywhites had to wait until the 71st minute for the winning goal.  Mark Falco blocked a clearance and as the Liverpool players were shouting for handball, Micky Hazard fired in a shot that Bruce Grobbelaar could only parry, leaving Crooks the chance to nip in to knock it home.

Liverpool pressed to get back into the game, but the resolute defence kept the rampant Reds out and the long unwanted record was at last broken.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Mark Lawrenson, Alan Hansen, Alan Kennedy, Steve Nicol, Ronnie Whelan, Kevin MacDonald, John Wark (Paul Walsh), Ian Rush, Kenny Dalglish.
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Danny Thomas, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Steve Perryman, John Chiedozie (Micky Hazard), Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Mark Falco, Garth Crooks
Attendance : –   43,852

Teams :
Liverpool –   Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, Gary Gillespie, Steve Nicol, Ronnie Whelan, Kevin MacDonald, John Wark, Ian Rush, Kenny Dalglish.
Unused sub. : Craig Johnston
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Steve Perryman, Gary Stevens, John Chiedozie, Mark Falco, Garth Crooks, Glenn Hoddle (Gary Mabbutt), Tony Galvin
Attendance : –   27,905

Having won the trophy for three years on the trot, Spurs ended Liverpool’s dominance in the League Cup with this third round win and ended their unbeaten run of 25 matches.

An early goal after six minutes saw Tottenham win through to the Fourth round, with Clive Allen’s close range finish coming after Grobbelaar could not hold a shot from the left wing by Tony Galvin.  

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Gary Stevens, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Steve Perryman, John Chiedozie, Mark Falco, Clive Allen, Glenn Hoddle (Micky Hazard), Tony Galvin
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, Mark Lawrenson, Ronnie Whelan, Alan Hansen, Mike Robinson, Sammy Lee (John Wark), Ian Rush, Craig Johnston, Gary Gillespie
Attendance : –  38,690

Teams :
Spurs – Clemence, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Steve Perryman, Gary Stevens, Hazard, Mark Falco, Garth Crooks, Tony Galvin, John Chiedozie (Gary Mabbutt)
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, Mark Lawrenson, Ronnie Whelan, Steve Nicol, Mike Robinson, Paul Walsh (Gary Gillespie), John Wark, Jan Molby.
Attendance : –   28,599

Ray Clemence returned from injury just in time for Spurs, as Tony Parks had suffered a cut knee and this was Steve Perryman’s 750th Spurs appearance, but it wasn’t a happy one as Liverpool ran out 3-1 winners at Anfield.

With two minutes played, things looked interesting for Tottenham, as Gary Stevens handed Spurs a lead with a shot on the turn that went in off the underside of the bar following a Graeme Souness clearance from a free-kick being fed in by Glenn Hoddle.  A determined start by Spurs almost lead to a second goal after 18 minutes, with Micky Hazard forcing Bruce Grobbelaar to a close-range stop and the follow-up was headed against the post by Ally Dick.

Twice Clemence denied Michael Robinson, first by stopping a volley and then rushing out to dive at his feet.  Clem was unable to keep Liverpool out just before half-time, when Ronnie Whelan hit a long hopeful ball forward and Dalglish managed to hold off two defenders before shooting at goal, with the Spurs keeper getting a hand to it, but unable to stop the equaliser. That wasn’t the end of the action before the break, with Whelan striking a fierce drive that ripped into the net to hand the home side the lead with a second goal in a minute.

After the restart, Clemence did very well to keep a Dalglish effort out and then the Scousers’ striker put the ball over an invitingly vacant goal. It was catching, as both Whelan and then Garth Crooks missed open goals, but the Liverpool win was confirmed when Craig Johnston took the ball around Clemence and then pulled it back for Sammy Lee to fire home from 20 yards out.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson, Alan Kennedy, Sammy Lee, Graeme Souness, Craig Johnston, Ronnie Whelan, Mike Robinson, Kenny Dalglish
Subs not used : Hodgson
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Danny Thomas, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Chris Hughton, Gary Stevens, Steve Perryman (c), Hazard, Ally Dick (Garth Crooks), Glenn Hoddle, Alan Brazil.
Ref. : –
Linesmen : –
Attendance : –  36,718

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Gary Stevens, Graham Roberts, Danny Thomas, Ally Dick (Alan Brazil), Glenn Hoddle, Steve Perryman (c), Tony Galvin, Mark Falco, Steve Archibald
Subs not used :
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Kennedy, Mark Lawrenson, Phil Neal, Alan Hansen, Steve Nicol, Sammy Lee, Graeme Souness (c), Kenny Dalglish, Michael Robinson, Ian Rush.
Sub. not used :
Colours : – All red
Manager : – Joe Fagan
Ref. : –  Michael Taylor (Walmer, Kent)
Linesmen : –  Mr. M. V. Howell (Sussex) – Red flag; Mr. D. Keen (Berks) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   45,032

Match Sponsors : –  Braun Electrical (UK) Ltd.; Delta Paper Sales Ltd.; Overseas Containers Ltd.; Toshiba (UK) Ltd.

Two Steve Archibald goals gave Spurs a Division One win over Liverpool at White Hart Lane, but the Merseysiders still won the League title thanks to results elsewhere. A dull first half saw Alan Brazil twist past Phil Thompson to hit a low shot at Bruce Grobbelaar after setting Steve Archibald up for a shot that flew just over into the Park Lane end.

A quickly taken free-kick four minutes after the interval almost went wrong.  Alan Brazil tapped the ball to Steve Perryman, but it was a bit short.  Perryman’s tackle took the ball wide to Glenn Hoddle on the right wing and he crossed for an unmarked Archibald to head home from five yards out.

Three minutes later, the Scot was on the score-sheet again when a throw-in deep in the Spurs half found Gary Mabbutt getting to the ball first as Mark Lawrenson hesitated.  The pass was nudged through on the halfway line for Archibald to run through and slot past Bruce Grobbelaar from the edge of the area to make it 2-0.

Hoddle was pulling the strings in midfield, leaving Liverpool chasing shadows and created opportunities for Mabbutt and O’Reilly to go close, while Rush produced the only effort that made Ray Clemence make a save.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ray Clemence, Gary O’Reilly, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Chris Hughton, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Perryman (c), Gary Mabbutt, Tony Galvin, Alan Brazil, Steve Archibald
Subs not used :  Falco
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Kennedy, Mark Lawrenson, Phil Thompson, Alan Hansen, Phil Neal, Graeme Souness (c), Ronnie Whelan, Craig Johnston, Ian Rush, Kenny Dalglish.
Subs not used :  Steve Nicol
Manager : – Bob Paisley
Attendance : –   44,907
Referee : – Maurice Robinson (Sutton Coldfield)

Teams :
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Mark Lawrenson, Alan Kennedy, Alan Hansen, Phil Thompson, Sammy Lee, Ian Rush, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness.
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Gary O’Reilly, Paul Price, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Perryman (c), Tony Galvin, Micky Hazard (Graham Roberts), Ricky Villa, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  40,691

Glenn Hoddle shocked an Anfield crowd, expecting a procession to the League title, which was theirs with a win at their home ground

It was 26 minutes in when Hazard won an aerial challenge against Sammy Lee on the left wing, about ten yards into the Liverpool half and although it went to a Liverpool player, a loose touch allowed Chris Hughton to win the ball and play a short pass inside to Ricky Villa. He moved the ball on to Hoddle and the ball popped up off the pitch, which had cut up, allowing him to rifle a shot from all of 35 yards past Grobbelaar in the home goal at the Kop end.  The keeper was left grasping thin air, as the ball bulged the net behind him.  That was the highlight of the first half, so, when Ray Clemence ran out in front of the Kop for the start of the second period in a Spurs shirt, he got as warm a welcome as when he wore red. 

The turnaround in the second half turned to cheers for the Kop’s own side, as Lee took a corner and Mark Lawrenson headed past his former team-mate and two minutes later, Dalglish rounded Clem to slot the ball into the unguarded net to turn the game around.  A third was scored by Ronnie Whelan, as Paul Miller got underneath a Grobbelaar kick upfield and dropped for the Liverpool midfielder, who chested it down to run through the Tottenham defence and he beat Clemence with a rising shot from just inside the box that saw the Merseyside club lift the League trophy after the match.

Teams :
Liverpool :  Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Mark Lawrenson, Alan Kennedy, Ronnie Whelan, Phil Thompson, Kenny Dalglish, Sammy Lee, Ian Rush, Alan Hansen, Graeme Souness
Unused sub. : David Johnson
Spurs :  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Micky Hazard, Steve Perryman (c), Garry Brooke, Mark Falco, Ricky Villa, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks (Paul Price)
Attendance : –  48,122

A foul on Kenny Dalglish by Graham Roberts led to a free-kick which the Scot took himself and it ripped past Aleksic in the Tottenham goal to reduce the deficit.  It was 2-2 halfway through the second half when Dalglish lifted the ball over the Spurs keeper to earn the visitors a point.

Teams :
Spurs –   Milija Aleksic, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts (Chris Jones), John Lacy, Gary O’Reilly, Steve Perryman (c), Mark Falco, Ian Crook, Garry Brooke, Steve Archibald
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Mark Lawrenson, Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Alan Kennedy, Sammy Lee, Ronnie Whelan, Craig Johnston (Graeme Souness), Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   38,091

Spurs had looked to have this League Cup Final sewn up until a late goal by Ronnie Whelan three minutes before the final whistle took the game into extra time. Steve Perryman broke up a Liverpool move and fed Glenn Hoddle, whose pass split the defence for Steve Archibald to slip the ball past Grobbelaar to give Tottenham a 10th minute lead and the same player was through on goal in the second half, with a chance to secure a 2-0 lead, but Grobbelaar defied him.  All was going to plan until Whelan converted Johnston’s cross to take the tired Spurs into an extra 30 minutes.

During the extra time, Spurs were hampered by Tony Galvin’s injury following a harsh tackle by Souness, but Liverpool were the stronger side and in the 111th minute, Whelan curled a goal in from the left corner of the area and then one minute from the end, Johnston was again the provider, this time for Ian Rush to wrap up a win for the Reds.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Paul Price, Micky Hazard (Ricky Villa), Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Steve Archibald, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks
Liverpool –  Bruce Grobbelaar, Phil Neal, Mark Lawrenson, Alan Kennedy, Phil Thompson, Ronnie Whelan, Kenny Dalglish, Sammy Lee, Ian Rush, Terry McDermott (Craig Johnston), Graeme Souness.
Attendance : –  100,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Milija Aleksic, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman (c), Paul Miller, Gordon Smith, Ossie Ardiles, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa (Garry Brooke), Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks.
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Alan Hansen, Phil Neal, Colin Irwin, Richard Money, Ray Kennedy, Howard Gayle, Sammy Lee, Ian Rush, Terry McDermott, Graeme Souness.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   35,334

Teams :
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Alan Hansen, Phil Neal, Colin Irwin, Alan Kennedy, Ray Kennedy, Kenny Dalglish (Jimmy Case), Sammy Lee, David Johnson, Terry McDermott, Graeme Souness.
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Graham Roberts, John Lacy, Steve Perryman, Glenn Hoddle, Villa, Ardiles, Steve Archibald, Crooks.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   39,545

Goals from John Pratt and a Glenn Hoddle penalty saw Spurs to victory against Liverpool at the Lane.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Terry Naylor, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Glenn Hoddle, Yorath, Ardiles, Chris Jones, Taylor (G. Armstrong).
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Alan Hansen, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, Phil Thompson, Ray Kennedy, Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy Case, David Johnson, Terry McDermott, Graeme Souness.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  32,144
Referee : – Trevor Spencer (Salisbury)
Linesmen : – Mr. L. A. Bartels (Essex) – Red flag; Mr. G. J. Prevett (Surrey) – Yellow flag.

Match sponsored by National Girobank.

Ossie Ardiles looked for a chipped pass forward but the ball fell to Terry McDermott, who struck an early shot from 22 yards out to find the top corner of the net with 38 minutes on the clock to win this FA Cup Sixth Round tie at the Lane.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Ricky Villa (John Pratt), Don McAllister, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Mark Falco, Gerry Armstrong, Glenn Hoddle, Terry Yorath
Liverpool –   Ray Clemence, Alan Hansen, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, Phil Thompson, Ray Kennedy, Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy Case, David Johnson, Terry McDermott, Graeme Souness.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   48,033

Teams :
Liverpool – Ray Clemence, Alan Hansen, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, Phil Thompson, Ray Kennedy, David Johnson, Terry McDermott, Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy Case, Graeme Souness.
Spurs –  Milija Aleksic, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman (c), Gordon Smith, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa, Terry Yorath, Gerry Armstrong, Chris Jones
Attendance : – 51,092

Teams :
Spurs –   Mark Kendall, Don McAllister, John Lacy, Colin Lee, Steve Perryman (c), Jimmy Holmes, John Gorman, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle (Ricky Villa), John Pratt, Peter Taylor
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Alan Hansen, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, Phil Thompson, Steve Heighway, Ray Kennedy, David Johnson (Terry McDermott), Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy Case, Graeme Souness.
Attendance : –   50,393

Tottenham were left stunned by a storming performance by Liverpool, who condemned Spurs to their biggest league defeat at Anfield in the 0-7 thrashing.

With Ardiles and Villa in the team, it was hoped that there might be some joy at Anfield for a change, but that looked doubtful when Dalglish scored after eight minutes, shooting under Barry Daines after controlling a shot from Jimmy Case, which was going wide.  John Duncan had a god opportunity at 0-0 but failed to take it.  A second goal on 20 minutes made it look a tough task for Tottenham to get anything out of the match, but again, there was a little good fortune, as Dalglish diverted Case’s fierce shot just inside the post.  However, when Ray Kennedy’s far post header just before half-time flicked past Daines off John Lacy, it looked like the game was up.

That wasn’t before Liverpool put on a display in the second half safe with a 3-0 lead behind them.  Two goals from substitute David Johnson left Spurs reeling and when John Duncan made a fine clearance off the goal-line, he was a hero for a few minutes, until he brought down Steve Heighway in the area to give Phil Neal the opportunity to score from the spot.  It looked as if Daines would be the hero, as he plunged to his right to stop the spot-kick, but the ref thought he had moved too soon and the re-take went high into the net to make it 6-0. 

That might have been the fortunes conspiring against Spurs, but the last goal was memorable for it’s flowing football.  Tottenham had been attacking, but Ray Clemence played the ball to Kennedy, who moved it onto Dalglish.  His pass found Johnson running onto it in the centre-circle and he took a touch, turned and fed Heighway storming up the left flank.  Hitting a first time cross, he found Terry McDermott, who had made a long run from deep to plant a far post header past Daines to wrap up a totally miserable day for the large contingent of travelling Spurs fans.

Teams : 
Liverpool :  Ray Clemence, Phil Neal, Alan Kennedy, Phil Thompson, Ray Kennedy, Emlyn Hughes (David Johnson), Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy Case, Steve Heighway, Graeme Souness, Terry McDermott.
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Don McAllister, Terry Naylor, Glenn Hoddle, John Lacy, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Peter Taylor, John Duncan, Neil McNab
Subs not used :  Gerry Armstrong
Attendance : –   50,705

Spurs earned a hard-fought 1-0 home win over Liverpool in the First Division, with the points desperately needed in their battle against relegation.

Tottenham had a number of chances before a bouncing ball ran in front of Ralph Coates, who left the ground to volley the ball past Ray Clemence in what turned out to be the only goal of the game.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, John Gorman (Don McAllister), John Pratt, Glenn Hoddle, Keith Osgood, Chris Jones, Steve Perryman (c), Gerry Armstrong, Ralph Coates, Peter Taylor.
Colours : – White shirts, Navy blue shorts, White socks
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Joey Jones, Phil Neal, Tommy Smith, Emlyn Hughes, Jimmy Case, Ian Callaghan, Kevin Keegan, David Johnson, Ray Kennedy, Steve Heighway.
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Bob Paisley
Colours : – Red shirts with white neck and cuff, Red shorts, Red socks
Ref. : – Trevor Spencer (Swindon)
Linesmen : – Mr. M. E. Hazzard (Kent) – Red flag; Mr. Duncan Jackson (Kent) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   32,098

Goal time
First goal – 46m 07s

Spurs went down 0-2 to Liverpool at Anfield as the two sides met in the First Division.

Ray Clemence thwarted Jimmy Neighbour, beating him to a Ralph Coates through ball to clear, but seven minutes inot the match, Liverpool took the lead.  Gordon Smith’s header fell to Ian Callaghan and the winger passed to David Johnson down the left wing.  He cut inside and with a powerful right foot shot beat Pat Jennings from 20 yards.

Ian Moores put a header just wide with Clemence scrambling to get to the ball and then the keeper dived at Moores’ feet to deny him again.  Spurs had to defend well and Naylor blocked Case’s shot and Jennings held Johnson’s follow-up effort.  A Don McAllister slip let Case in and Jennings dealt well with the drilled shot that followed.  Chris Jones put a header wide and Spurs were punished soon after, as Keegan took on two Spurs defender son the left wing before playing inside to Steve Heighway ,who scored past Jennings from the same spot as Johnson in the 30th minute.

The England goalkeeper also prevented Spurs getting a goal back when he saved a Keith Osgood penalty in the 34th minute following a foul by Emlyn Hughes on Steve Perryman.  Then, just before half-time, Smith and Hughes let Moores get away with the ball and with Clemence coming out to him, he crossed for Jones, who again, put a header wide.  Another late slip by Hughes was redeemed by his goalie, when Moores was denied with the ball whipped off his toes by Clemence.

Although Tottenham were giving the Liverpool defence a hard time, they could not convert their opportunities and Moores’ header straight after the interval went straight at Clemence.  Perryman shot wide, then Johnson countered with a weak shot at Jennings and when Moores just failed to connect with Neighbour’s cross, from the subsequent corner Willie Young put in a powerful header towards the top corner was saved well by Clemence. From that, Liverpool broke and Case drove a shot narrowly over the bar and Callaghan shot wide from a free-kick.

Jennings had to be sharp to kick the ball out as Kennedy looked to latch onto Keegan’s through pass, while Moores still had no joy, shooting wide and Pat Jennings was still on his toes, with a well held save from Heighway’s rocket shot.  Glenn Hoddle was too high with a shot late on and Keegan’s header set up Johnson for a late chance, but, he too, hit the shot over the bar from 10 yards. 

Teams :
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Joey Jones, Phil Neal, Tommy Smith, Emlyn Hughes (c), Jimmy Case, Ian Callaghan, Kevin Keegan, David Johnson, Ray Kennedy, Steve Heighway.
Subs not used :  David Fairclough
Manager : – Bob Paisley
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Don McAllister, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, Steve Perryman (c), Ralph Coates, Glenn Hoddle, Ian Moores, Chris Jones, Jimmy Neighbour
Subs not used :  Pratt
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –   47,421
Ref. : –  K. W. Ridden (Shrewsbury)

Tottenham were well beaten 0-4 at home by Liverpool. Goals from Kevin Keegan, Jimmy Case, Phil Neal and Steve Heighway condemned Spurs to a heavy home defeat.

Teams :
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Don McAllister, John Pratt, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, Neil McNab, Steve Perryman (c), John Duncan, Chris Jones (Steve Walford 46), Jimmy Neighbour
Programme line-up
Liverpool : – Ray Clemence, Phil Thompson, Emlyn Hughes, Tommy Smith, Phil Neal, Jimmy Case, Peter Cormack (David Fairclough 76), Steve Heighway, Kevin Keegan, John Toshack, Ian Callaghan
Ref. : – Mr. John Gow (Swansea, Glamorgan)
Linesmen : – Mr. G. Colyer (Sussex) – Red flag; Mr. D. Mapp (County Durham) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –    29,891

Goal Times
First goal : – 42m 38s
Second goal : – 52m 41s
Third goal : –  70m 16s
Fourth goal : – 85m ??s

Spurs were disappointed to leave Anfield with nothing after taking a 2-0 lead against Liverpool.

First half goals from Chris Jones and John Duncan had put Tottenham in a strong position coming into the dressing room in the interval.  John Duncan glanced a header in for the opening Spurs goal, with Emlyn Hughes failing to jump with him.

However, a penalty after the restart, which was converted by Kevin Keegan, kick-started a Reds revival, with Jimmy Case and Steve Heighway adding to that goal to give Liverpool a 3-2 home win.  Spurs were denied a last-minute equaliser, when Ray Clemence closed down Steve Perryman and managed to deflect the Skipper’s shot wide for a corner.

Teams :
Liverpool –    Ray Clemence, Joey Jones, Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Emlyn Hughes, Jimmy Case, Peter Cormack, Terry McDermott, Kevin Keegan, John Toshack, Steve Heighway.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Keith Osgood, Don McAllister, Alfie Conn, Steve Perryman (c), Martin Chivers, Chris Jones, John Duncan
Sub. not used : McNab
Attendance : –   42,729

Two second half goals from Kevin Keegan and Peter Cormack gave the Reds a win against Spurs at White Hart Lane, which kept us in 20th position in the First Division.

Starting the game in energetic mood, Spurs had the better of the first quarter if an hour, but lost Cyril Knowles in the 23rd minute with an injury.  With few clear scoring opportunities, Steve Perryman was foiled by Ray Clemence’s save and Brian Hall fired a shot over the bar for Liverpool.

Straight from the kick-off in the second half, Kevin Keegan scored for the visitors and only a rush from his line by Pat Jennings prevented Hall getting a second.  However, this only postponed the Red’s addition to the score, as Peter Cormack’s header made it 2-0 and thwarted any hopes of a comeback.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles (Chris McGrath), Don McAllister, Keith Osgood, Terry Naylor, Alfie Conn, Steve Perryman (c), Chris Jones, Ralph Coates, John Duncan
Subs not used : 
Liverpool : – Ray Clemence, Tommy Smith, Phil Neal, Phil Thompson, Peter Cormack, Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Terry McDermott, Brian Hall, John Toshack, Ian Callaghan
Unused. Sub. : – Ray Kennedy
Manager : – Bill Paisley
Ref. Mr. Harold Hackney (Barnsley)
Linesmen : Mr. M. K. Bevan (Wilts) – Red flag; Mr. C. A. E. Maskell (Cambs) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  34,331

Goal times
First goal – 45m 10s
Second goal – 66m 04s

Pre-match entertainment was provided by the RAF Police Demonstration Team from RAF Debden.

A heavy 2-5 defeat at Liverpool left Tottenham rock bottom of the First Division table.

Three minutes in, Phil Boersma opened the scoring and then four minutes later, he added a second, poaching a goal when Ray Kennedy’s shot was deflected into his path.  The Liverpool striker grabbed his hat-trick before the half-time whistle was blown, as he headed in Brian Hall’s cross.

Steve Perryman hit Tottenham’s first goal, driving in a right footed shot from the edge of the area.  Chivers got a good header on a cross from the right, but could not find the net, although he did score Tottenham’s second goal.  With 70 minutes gone, Emlyn Hughes powered a rising shot into the top corner from 25 yards out and before the end Kennedy scored after being set up by Boersma to complete Liverpool’s scoring in their 5-2 win.

Teams :
Liverpool : –  Ray Clemence, Tommy Smith, Alec Lindsay, Phil Thompson, Peter Cormack, Emlyn Hughes, Brian Hall, Phil Boersma, Steve Heighway, Ray Kennedy, Ian Callaghan
Subs not used :
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Terry Naylor, John Pratt, Mike England (Chris McGrath), Phil Beal, Jimmy Neighbour, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Ralph Coates.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  34,331

Having won the FA Cup against Newcastle United four days before this match and with Spurs due to play Feyenoord in the UEFA Cup final, both teams were at the tail end of a long season, but an entertaining 1-1 draw was played out on a May evening at White Hart Lane.

Chris McGrath put Tottenham ahead when he scored halfway through the second half, but Tottenham were pegged back within a few minutes by a Steve Heighway goal, which earned the League runners-up a point on their trip to the Lane.  McGrath could have won it right at the death, but his shot went narrowly wide of the goal.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Terry Naylor, John Pratt, England, Phil Beal, McGrath, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Ralph Coates
Subs not used :
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Tommy Smith, Alec Lindsay, Phil Thompson, Peter Cormack, Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Brian Hall, Steve Heighway, Max Thompson, Ian Callaghan.
Subs not used :
Manager : – Bill Shankly
Attendance : –   24,618
Ref. : – Dennis Turner (Cannock)
Linesmen : Mr. – (-) – Red flag; Mr. – (-) – Yellow flag

NOTE : – Max Thompson made his debut at the age of 17 years and 128 days making him the youngest player to appear in the league for Liverpool at the time.

The first goals conceded at their home ground scored by Martin Peters and Martin Chivers were not enough to stop Spurs slipping to defeat against Liverpool at Anfield.

Peters hit the target with a low shot from the right side of the penalty area to beat Ray Clemence, but Chris Lawler levelled the scores before the break.  Chivers then gave Spurs the lead for a second time early in the second half.  Peter Cormack shaved the post with a header, but it took a twice taken penalty from Alec Lindsay (Jennings having saved the first spot-kick from Emlyn Hughes, but had moved too early) and a last ditch Lawler shot that only went in via the post to earn the home side both points.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Alec Lindsay, Tommy Smith, Larry Lloyd, Chris Lawler, Emlyn Hughes, Steve Heighway, Peter Cormack, Kevin Keegan, John Toshack, Ian Callaghan.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, England, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Phil Holder, Alan Gilzean (Joe Kinnear), Martin Peters, Martin Chivers
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   34,565

Spurs were at home in the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final and were trying to recover a 0-1 deficit from the first leg.

A tense match stayed at 0-0 until just after half-time and Martin Peters then equalised on aggregate when he forced home Gilzean’s flick on from Chivers’ long throw.  Things became that much harder when Kevin Keegan sent over a cross for Steve Heighway to knock past Jennings to make it 2-1 on aggregate.  This meant Tottenham needed to score three times to go through to the final for the second year running.

Spurs continued to push forward and the unrelenting pressure saw the Reds pull all their players back into their own half.  Peters smacked a shot against the bar and then Pratt headed wide when well placed.  In the crowd, a massive buzz transmitted through the fans when Peters finally drilled home a right foot shot from just outside the six yard box following a goalmouth scramble to put Spurs level again overall. 

Spurs went all out for the goal that would see the tie go into extra time, with Alan Gilzean heading Ray Evans’ free-kick just wide with the visitors’ goal leading a charmed life before the final whistle, but the Reds held out, with some staunch defending, to progress to the final on the away goals rule.

Teams : –
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear (Ray Evans), Cyril Knowles (Jimmy Pearce), Ralph Coates, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, John Pratt.
Liverpool : –  Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Larry Lloyd, Tommy Smith, Emlyn Hughes (c), Phil Boersma, Ian Callaghan, Brian Hall, Steve Heighway (Phil Boersma), Kevin Keegan
Unused sub. : -.
Attendance : –  46,919
Referee : – Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

Goal Times
First goal  47m 43s
Second goal  53m 29s
Third goal  69m 39s.

The UEFA Cup semi-final first leg at Anfield ended with a 1-0 win for Liverpool thanks to Alec Lindsay’s goal.

Teams :
Liverpool : – Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Larry Lloyd, Tommy Smith, Emlyn Hughes (c), Alec Lindsay, Ian Callaghan, Peter Cormack, Brian Hall, Steve Heighway (Phil Boersma), Kevin Keegan
Unused sub. : –
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Ralph Coates (Evans), Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers (Jimmy Pearce), Martin Peters (c), John Pratt
Attendance :  42,174  

A 1-1 draw at Anfield in this First Division meeting was notable for a fine performance by Pat Jennings, who save two penalties in the match. Kevin Keegan’s spot-kick in the 39th minute was stopped by Jennings diving to his right and then he dived to stop a Tommy Smith penalty right down the middle with five minutes to go. As well as these saves, Pat was on the top of his game to deny Liverpool on a number of other occasions.

Alan Gilzean scored Tottenham’s goal in the 21st minute to put us 1-0 ahead with a shot from the right side of the goal across Ray Clemence form 10 yards out, but Liverpool equalised in the second half when Kevin Keegan scored.

Teams :
Liverpool –   Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Emlyn Hughes, Larry Lloyd, Alec Lindsay, Ian Callaghan, Peter Cormack, Brian Hall, Steve Heighway, Kevin Keegan
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Ralph Coates, Ray Evans, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean (Jimmy Pearce), Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), John Pratt
Ref. : –
Attendance : –   48,477

A rain drenched pitch played pretty well considering and a good League Cup Fifth Round replay was won by a determined Tottenham side.

A Martin Chivers brace and a fierce shot from distance that fair tore into the net gave Tottenham a decisive 3-0 lead within 14 minutes of the kick-off.  Chivers’ free-kick deflected off a defender and skidded off the turf to beat Ray Clemence in the fifth minute and then, after 11 minutes, a corner was played into John Pratt’s path by Peters and the Spurs midfielder smashed a pile-driver into the roof of the net past Ray Clemence from 25 yards.  

Making it three in nine minutes, Chivers used his strength to break through to take the ball and smash a shot home from the edge of the area for a commanding lead, but Liverpool plugged away and Ian Callaghan hit back with another long-range effort with four minutes left, but Spurs held on to progress to the semi-final.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Jimmy Pearce, Martin Peters (c), Alan Gilzean (Jimmy Neighbour), Martin Chivers
Liverpool – Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Trevor Storton, Larry Lloyd, Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Peter Cormack, Steve Heighway, John Toshack (Phil Thompson), Ian Callaghan
Attendance : – 34,565

Goal Times : –
First goal – 5 mins 45 secs
Second goal – 11 mins 04 secs
Third goal – 14 mins 27 secs

Having been under pressure for most of the first half of this League Cup Fifth Round, Spurs took a surprise lead on 54 minutes.

With Tottenham playing the better football in the first half, it was a surprise when the teams turned around goal-less, as just before half-time, Martin Chivers stretched to put a shot just over the crossbar from close range after a low ball into the box.  However, when a Pearce corner fell to Martin Peters, the England striker knocked the ball in from 15 yards out with a left foot shot past Ray Clemence in the 54th minute.

Mike England had been in good form to keep the home side out and Jennings kept out efforts from Toshack and Keegan and then Larry Lloyd headed a chance over the bar. Steve Heighway had a shot saved by Jennings before the Spurs keeper was finally beaten by a rising left foot shot from Emlyn Hughes which rocketed past him with 12 minutes left to play following a Heighway corner.

Liverpool pressed for the winner, but Tottenham held out to take them back to White Hart Lane for another try.

Teams :
Liverpool – Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Trevor Storton, Larry Lloyd, Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Peter Cormack, Steve Heighway, John Toshack, Ian Callaghan
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Jimmy Pearce
Unused sub. : –  Joe Kinnear.
Attendance : –  48,677

Liverpool put on a great performance to win this First Division game 2-1.

Two first half goals from Steve Heighway and Kevin Keegan put the Merseysiders 2-0 ahead, but Martin Chivers found the net to make the score 2-1 late in the match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Steve Perryman, Alan Gilzean, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Jimmy Pearce
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Larry Lloyd, Tommy Smith, Emlyn Hughes (c), Steve Heighway, Peter Cormack, Ian Callaghan, John Toshack, Kevin Keegan
Ref. Mr. Harold Williams (Sheffield, Yorkshire)
Linesmen : Mr. R. N. Morphew (Suffolk) – Red flag; Mr. J. H. Chamberlain (Suffolk) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : – 45,399

It was an agile display from Pat Jennings that earned Tottenham a point from their visit to Anfield in the First Division, with this being the fourth successive goal-less visit to the Reds.

The first half was slightly even, with Liverpool perhaps having more of the territorial advantage, while the second half saw the home team press harder for a goal. While the defence and Pat Jennings stood firm, there were opportunities at the other end.  Mike England had a goal disallowed and then had another effort cleared off the line. Despite sustaining a knock on his hip, Jimmy Pearce battled on and forced a good save from Ray Clemence, but was eventually replaced by Phil Holder, who made his first league appearance.

The Spurs keeper had a hectic time and he kept out a penalty from Tommy Smith prior to the interval, but was indebted to Phil Beal and Tony Want for clearing the ball off the line when it eventually did beat him.

Teams :
Liverpool –   Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Tommy Smith, Ian Ross, Emlyn Hughes, Ian Callaghan, Steve Heighway, Brian Hall, Jack Whitham, Kevin Keegan
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Tony Want, Ralph Coates, Mike England, Phil Beal, John Pratt, Terry Naylor, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Pearce (Phil Holder)
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   43,409

It was a hot sunny day, as 50,124 (England manager Sir Alf Ramsey among them) saw Spurs win 2-0 over Liverpool in the First Division at White Hart Lane.

A Joe Kinnear free-kick was flicked on by Alan Gilzean, in inimitable fashion for Martin Chivers to score past Ray Clemence in the Liverpool goal after 10th minutes and 44 seconds.  A host of chances presented opportunities to go further ahead in the first half, but it was England colleague Martin Peters completed the victory with a header from Cyril Knowles’ cross, which ended up in the bottom corner of the net after 56 minutes and 22 seconds.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Coates (John Pratt), Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Tommy Smith (c), Larry Lloyd, Emlyn Hughes, Kevin Keegan, Peter Thompson, Steve Heighway, John Toshack, Ian Callaghan
Sub. : – Ian Ross
Manager : – Bill Shankly
Ref. : – Mr. Harry New (Westbury-on-Trym, nr. Bristol)
Linesmen : Mr. F. Attwell (Northants) – Red flag; Mr. M. J. Thorpe (Kent) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   50,124

Spurs travelled to Anfield and came back with their fifth 0-0 draw out of six away games.

Liverpool had the bulk of the possession, but having lost Joe Kinnear early on in the match with an early ankle injury, breaking a blood vessel, it was a tough task for Tottenham to hold on, but did so with a good battling midfield performance and some great saves from Pat Jennings.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Tommy Smith, Larry Lloyd, Emlyn Hughes, Ian Ross, Alun Evans, Steve Heighway, John Toshack, Brian Hall
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear (Jimmy Pearce), Peter Collins, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Steve Perryman, John Pratt, Martin Peters, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean
Ref. : –
Attendance : –   46,363

FA Cup Sixth Round replay     Home     Lost     0-1

Spurs lost out 0-1 to Liverpool in this FA Cup Sixth Round replay at White Hart Lane, with the only goal of the game going to the visitors.

A 25th minute goal from Steve Heighway settled the replay.

Teams :
Spurs – Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Peter Collins, Phil Beal, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Neighbour
Sub. not used :
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Tommy Smith (c), Emlyn Hughes, Larry Lloyd, Peter Thompson (Ian Callaghan 63), Alun Evans, John Toshack, Steve Heighway, Brian Hall.
Ref. : – Gordon Hill
Attendance : –   56,283

FA Cup Sixth Round    Away     Drew     0-0

Spurs earned a replay with a determined display in a fiercely competitive FA Cup Sixth Round match at Anfield that ended goal-less.

Spurs were under pressure for the majority of the first half and the start of the second, but there were chances to win it at the end, with John Pratt, standing in for injured Alan Gilzean, took a pass from Steve Perryman, but Liverpool managed to deny a shot on goal.

Pat Jennings was alert to deny Larry Lloyd a headed goal when he punched the ball away and then Alan Mullery set Jimmy Neighbour in on goal, with the winger going close with his shot before Mullery fired in a low cross along the six yard box with no-one there to apply a finishing touch.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence,  Chris Lawler, Alec Lindsay, Tommy Smith, Larry Lloyd, Emlyn Hughes, Phil Boersma, John McLaughlin (Alun Evans), Steve Heighway, John Toshack, Brian Hall.
Sub. not used :
Spurs  –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Peter Collins, Phil Beal, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Neighbour 
Sub. not used :  Jimmy Pearce
Attendance : –   54,731

Martin Peters scored the only goal of the game to hand Tottenham two points from this Division One match at White Hart Lane.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Steve Perryman, Jimmy Pearce, Martin Peters, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean
Sub. not used :
Liverpool –  Ray Clemence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Larry Lloyd, Emlyn Hughes, Alec Lindsay, Brian Hall, Steve Heighway (Ian Ross), John McLaughlin, Peter Thompson, Alun Evans. 
Ref.  Dennis Turner (Cannock)
Linesmen – Mr. K. W. Ridden (Essex) – Red flag; Mr. B. M. James (Surrey) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   44,457

Teams :
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats, Emlyn Hughes, Phil Boersma, Ian Callaghan, Bobby Graham, Ian St. John, Peter Thompson, Geoff Strong.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Steve Perryman, Tony Want, Bond, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Chivers, Roger Morgan
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   46,518

An early goal by Emlyn Hughes set Liverpool on their way to a win at White Hart Lane.

A second goal from defender Chris Lawler that rattled in off the post gave the Reds the win with Spurs struggling to get into the match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Want, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Peter Collins, Jimmy Pearce, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean, Roger Morgan
Subs not used :
Liverpool –   Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats, Emlyn Hughes, Ian Callaghan, Roger Hunt, Bobby Graham, Ian St. John, Peter Thompson, Geoff Strong.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  50,474

A 70th minute Emlyn Hughes cracker won this match late on for the home side, but until then Spurs had been Liverpool’s equals with Pat Jennings putting in a stunning performance.  Tommy Smith had set Hughes off an a mazy run and his finish from 25 yards was the only way Jennings was going to be beaten that day and it marked the club’s 500th away goal since joining the League.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats, Emlyn Hughes, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Alun Evans, Bobby Graham, Roger Hunt, Geoff Strong.
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Peter Collins, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean, David Jenkins
Attendance : –   43,843

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Peter Collins, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Pearce, Terry Venables, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean, David Jenkins
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats, Emlyn Hughes, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Alun Evans, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John, Geoff Strong.
Attendance : –   44,212

Tottenham earned a 1-1 draw in this First Division match at Anfield on a Wednesday evening.

Jimmy Greaves’ ninth minute goal put Spurs ahead, but right on half-time, Tony Hateley rose high to a cross to head past Jennings.  Martin Chivers had the best opportunity to win the game with a shot that went just wide

Teams :
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Peter Wall, Ron Yeats, Emlyn Hughes (Bobby Graham), Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Tony Hateley, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John.
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Dave Mackay, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson
Attendance : –   41,688

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Dave Mackay (Cliff Jones), Tony Want, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves.
Sub. not used :
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats, Emlyn Hughes, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Tony Hateley, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John, Geoff Strong.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   53,658

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Dave Mackay, Tony Want, Alan Mullery, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson (Cliff Jones)
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats, Emlyn Hughes, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Tony Hateley, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John, Geoff Strong.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   54,005

A Jimmy Greaves cross in the first half gave Cliff Jones the chance to open the scoring, but Roger Hunt smashed home a shot in the second half to even up the scores by the end of the game.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Dave Mackay, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Robertson, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones
Sub. not used :
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats (c), Emlyn Hughes, Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Tony Hateley, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   47,682

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Dave Mackay (c), Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson.
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats (c), Emlyn Hughes, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Willie Stevenson (Gordon Milne), Roger Hunt, Ian St. John, Geoff Strong.
Attendance : –  40,845

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Dave Mackay (c) (Dennis Bond), Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson.
Sub. not used :
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats (c), Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Gordon Milne, Willie Stevenson, Alf Arrowsmith, Roger Hunt.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   35,135

A shot from Willie Stevenson was deflected past Pat Jennings to give Liverpool a narrow win over Tottenham at Anfield. .

Teams :
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats (c), Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Gordon Milne, Willie Stevenson, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John.  
Unused sub : – Bobby Graham.
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay (c), Laurie Brown, Alan Mullery, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Derek Possee, Jimmy Robertson, Eddie Clayton.
Ref. : –  Reg Windle
Attendance : –   50,760

Spurs won a tight game at White Hart Lane, seeing off Liverpool 2-1 in the First Division.

Alan Gilzean scored Tottenham’s first goal with a near post header that went across Tommy Lawrence and just inside the far post after Jimmy Robertson, Jimmy Greaves and Keith Weller had linked well to create the first half opportunity.  The lead was doubled in the 65th minute, with Greaves and Weller again working the chance for Eddie Clayton to score.

Having been denied twice by Bill Brown’s saves, Geoff Strong poked the ball past the Tottenham keeper when Ian St. John had made the opportunity.

Teams :
Spurs  –  Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Laurie Brown, Dave Mackay (c), Keith Weller, Eddie Clayton, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson.
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats (c), Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Gordon Milne, Willie Stevenson, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John, Geoff Strong.
Ref :  Mr. G. T. Powell (Monmouthshire)
Linesmen : Mr. D. A. G. Baker (Hants) – Red flag; Mr. J. E. Witts (Wilts) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –   46,925

A Friday night meeting at White Hart Lane saw Spurs record a 3-0 win, with the match moved as England were playing Scotland the following day, meaning Spurs were deprived of Jimmy Greaves and Bill Brown.  Centre forward Roy Low put Spurs ahead in the first half, then Frank Saul and Alan Gilzean added second half goals to see Tottenham through to a comfortable win.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Ron Henry, Laurie Brown, Alan Mullery, Keith Weller, Alan Gilzean, Frank Saul, Cliff Jones, Eddie Clayton, Roy Low.
Liverpool – Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Tommy Smith, Ron Yeats, Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan, Gordon Wallace, Gordon Milne, Willie Stevenson, Roger Hunt, Geoff Strong.
Attendance : –  28,441

Spurs travelled to Anfield to meet the League champions and the home team were coming into the game off the back of their first European Cup game, which had seen them defeat Anderlecht.

Spurs found themselves hampered by an ankle injury to Tony Marchi in the 20^th minute and he was a passenger on the wing for most of the match, as there were no substitutes allowed at this time.

Liverpool went ahead in the 40^th minute, when Roger Hunt headed home after Ron Yeats provided Ian Callaghan the chance to cross the ball.

Spurs started after half-time without Marchi, but he made his re-appearance five minutes into the second period and soon after Jimmy Greaves surprised Reds keeper Tommy Lawrence, when he nipped in to divert the ball into the net at the Kop end as Jimmy Robertson’s shot looked like it would be easily saved by the goalie.

Teams :
Liverpool –   Tommy Lawrence, Ronnie Yeats, Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Gordon Milne, Willie Stevenson, Alf Arrowsmith, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John, Geoff Strong.
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Alan Mullery, Terry Dyson, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Cliff Jones, Jimmy Robertson.
Attendance : –  41,198

Jimmy Robertson’s debut ended in Easter Monday disappointment at Anfield, as Alan Mullery’s goal was scant consolation in a 1-3 defeat. Two goals from Ian St. John and one from Alf Arrowsmith ensured that Tottenham’s poor run at Anfield continued as Liverpool took the honours in this First Division match.

Teams :
Liverpool –    Tommy Lawrence, Ronnie Yeats, Ronnie Moran, Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Gordon Milne, Willie Stevenson, Alf Arrowsmith, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John.
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Mel Hopkins, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Maurice Norman, Phil Beal, Alan Mullery, Cliff Jones, Laurie Brown, Les Allen, Jimmy Robertson
Attendance : –   52,904

Maurice Norman hit Tottenham’s goal in this Good Friday encounter, but could not prevent Spurs slipping to a 1-3 loss with Roger Hunt’s hat-trick ensuring the points travelled north.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Maurice Norman, Peter Baker, Laurie Brown, Ron Henry, Alan Mullery, Tony Marchi, Terry Dyson, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones, John White.
Liverpool –   Tommy Lawrence, Chris Lawler, Ronnie Moran, Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan, Peter Thompson, Gordon Milne, Willie Stevenson, Alf Arrowsmith, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John.
Attendance : –   57,022

What Bill Shankly called a “great game” saw Spurs wreak their revenge for the loss at Anfield three days beforewith a 7-2 thrashing of the Reds at White Hart Lane.  Jimmy Greaves put Spurs ahead, but fellow England striker Roger Hunt pulled the score level for Liverpool.  By half-time, Tottenham had added goals from Cliff Jones and a Greaves penalty.  Soon after the re-start, Jones added his second, while Hunt completed his brace to make it 4-2.

This set the stage for a rousing Spurs finish to the game, in which Frank Saul scored Tottenham’s fifth and two more Greaves goals made the final score 7-2.

Teams :
Spurs –   Bill Brown, Mel Hopkins, Dave Mackay, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Terry Dyson, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, John Smith, Cliff Jones, John White.
Liverpool –  Tommy Lawrence, Ron Yeats, Allan Jones, Ronnie Moran, Ian Callaghan, Jimmy Melia, Gordon Milne, Willie Stevenson, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John, Kevin Lewis
Ref : –
Attendance : –   53,727

A 5-2 home win for Liverpool on Good Friday saw Tottenham out-played.  Jimmy Melia netted twice, while Willie Stevenson, Ian St. John and Kevin Lewis all grabbed a goal each, while Spurs had to settle for responses from Terry Dyson and Cliff Jones.

Teams :
Liverpool –   Tommy Lawrence, Ron Yeats, Ronnie Moran, Gerry Byrne, Ian Callaghan, Jimmy Melia, Gordon Milne, Willie Stevenson, Roger Hunt, Ian St. John, Kevin Lewis.
Spurs –   Bill Brown, Mel Hopkins, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Terry Dyson, Les Allen, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones, John White.
Ref. : –
Attendance : –   54,463

Tottenham got away with a draw at Anfield as they put up a rear-guard action to keep the Reds at bay. Ted Ditchburn in the Spurs goal kept them out in the first period, but on 53 minutes Billy Liddell headed the opener for the home side, after Brian Jackson and Eric Anderson had opened up the way for his effort.  Laurie Hughes made a poor header in his own box and Sonny Walters pounced on it to give Tottenham an unlikely equaliser, shooting under Dave Underwood in the Liverpool goal with 70 minutes gone.

Five minutes later, the Reds had restored their lead with John Evans scoring after being set up by Liddell and Jackson, but with only six minutes remaining, Tottenham gained an undeserved draw thanks to Frank Lock putting past his own goalkeeper as the ball was played in from the left.

Teams :
Liverpool –   Dave Underwood, Frank Lock, Ray Lambert, Laurie Hughes, Geoff Twentymen, John Evans, Barry Wilkinson, Alan A’Court, Eric Anderson, Brian Jackson, Billy Liddell
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess, George Robb, Len Duquemin, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily.
Attendance : –  43,592

Liverpool’s visit ended in a 2-1 defeat by Spurs at White Hart Lane in the First Division.

A 40 yard lob by Alf Ramsey just over Reds’ keeper Russell Crossley put Tottenham ahead early on and a fine strike by Sonny Walters made it 2-0 before the interval.  A second half Bill Jones header brought Liverpool back into the game, but Spurs took both points at the end of the game.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Ralph Wetton, George Robb, Len Duquemin, Charlie Walters, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily
Liverpool –   Russell Crossley, Ray Lambert, Eddie Spicer, Joe Maloney, Bill Jones, Roy Saunders, Brian Jackson, Louis Bimpson, Alan A’Court, Billy Liddell.
Attendance : –   47,535

Liverpool came to White Hart Lane for this First Division match, with Spurs, fielding two amateur wingers, looking for revenge for their defeat just five days before.

Liverpool went ahead in the 30th minute, with Brian Williams netting, but Vic Groves scored on his first appearance to bring Spurs level shortly after the teams had turned around.  Len Duquemin’s shot was knocked down by ‘Pool keeper Charlie Ashcroft, but Tommy Harmer was on hand to give Spurs the lead from two yards out in the 69th minute.

In the next minute, Baily fed Len Duquemin who passed to Groves to hit his second and Tottenham’s third, thus ending the Merseysiders’ unbeaten start to this season.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Harry Clarke, Bill Nicholson, Ralph Wetton, George Robb, Len Duquemin, Tommy Harmer, Vic Groves, Eddie Baily
Liverpool –  Charlie Ashcroft, Ray Lambert, Eddie Spicer, Jack Heydon, Brian Williams, Ken Brierley, Jimmy Payne,  Billy Liddell, Jack Smith, Arthur Rowley, Phil Taylor
Attendance : –   37,319

The first half of this First Division game at Anfield was dominated by Spurs, but they failed to capitalise on their possession and only had Eddie Baily’s 18-yard drive to show for it, after he had been set up by Ron Burgess and Len Duquemin.  

After the break Jack Smith brought the scores level for the home side, but was unfortunately carried off later with a badly bruised thigh.  In the 86th minute, Kevin Baron was fouled by Les Bennett in the area and Liverpool legend Billy Liddell converted the penalty to give them a 2-1 win.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Charlie Ashcroft, Ray Lambert, Eddie Spicer, Jack Heydon, Ken Brierley, Jimmy Payne,  Billy Liddell, Jack Smith, Kevin Baron, Arthur Rowley, Phil Taylor.
Spurs –   Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Ralph Wetton, Les Dicker, Len Duquemin, Les Bennett, Sid McClellan, Eddie Baily
Attendance : – 49,869

Billy Liddell and Len Duquemin were on the score-sheet at Anfield as Liverpool and Spurs shared the points in this First Division meeting.

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Teams :
Liverpool –  Charlie Ashcroft, Ray Lambert, George Whitworth, Jack Heydon, Bill Jones, Bob Paisley, Jimmy Payne,  Billy Liddell, Jack Smith, Kevin Baron, Jack Haigh
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Sid McClellan, Les Medley
Attendance : –   36,898

Liverpool took both First Division points at White Hart Lane despite being lower than Spurs in the table.  The Reds took the lead with Billy Liddell striking twice in the first half and went on to complete his hat-trick in the second.

In between, Laurie Hughes scored an own goal (although some credited Bennett with the goal) just after the break to give Spurs some hope and then Sonny Walters equalised, but Liddell’s penalty winner after a foul on him meant the fight-back was all in vain.

Harry Robshaw was making his debut in place of the injured Bill Nicholson.

Spurs : –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Robshaw, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sony Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Liverpool : –  Charlie Ashcroft, Bill Jones, Ray Lambert, Jack Heydon, Laurie Hughes, Bob Paisley, Brian Jackson, Kevin Baron, Jack Smith, Jimmy Payne, Billy Liddell
Crowd : – 51,342

Ron Burgess was presented with the First Division trophy after the game, which Spurs won 3-1. 

There were no first half goals, despite both Ted Ditchburn and Charles Ashcroft being active in keeping the ball out, but Sonny Walters hit the first goal under the goalie on 55 minutes and this was added to by a Peter Murphy shot on the hour that went in off defender Ray Lambert.   Murphy added his second of the match with a goal taken from chest-high and kept down to direct the shot into the net shortly after his first.  Forward Albert Stubbins’ header in the last few minutes was the only consolation for Liverpool.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Peter Murphy, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Liverpool –  Charlie Ashcroft, Ray Lambert, Eddie Spicer, Bill Jones, Laurie Hughes, Bob Paisley, Jimmy Payne, Phil Taylor, Albert Stubbins, Cyril Done, Ken Brierley
Attendance : –   49,072

Spurs lost their first away game of the season at Anfield on a Wednesday night with Les Medley scoring Tottenham’s goal in a 1-2 defeat that saw goals from Jack Balmer and Albert Stubbins get Liverpool both points.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Cyril Sidlow, Ray Lambert, Eddie Spicer, Laurie Hughes, Bill Jones, Bob Paisley, Jimmy Payne, Cyril Done, Albert Stubbins, Jack Balmer, Phil Taylor
Spurs –   Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Bill Nicholson, Les Medley, Len Duquemin, Peter Murphy, Sonny Walters, Eddie Baily.
Attendance : –   39,015

With Spurs doomed to relegation already, Tottenham turned the tables on fifth placed Liverpool with a fine showing.

Len Bolan, a Willie Evans hat-trick and Doug Hunt hit the five Spurs goals to show some form spurred on by pride in this 5-1 win.

Teams :
Spurs –   Hooper, Channell, Whatley, Howe, C. Jones, Alsford, W. Evans, Bolan, D. A. Hunt, Bell, W. Hall
Liverpool –  Stan Kane, Tommy Cooper, Jack Tennant, Ted Savage, Tom Bradshaw, Lance Carr, Berry Nieuwenhuys, Sam English, Tommy Johnson, Jimmy McDougall, Vic Wright
Attendance : –   24,688

Spurs travelled North without Arthur Rowe, Willie Hall and Willie Evans and lost out 1-4, with the goal coming from Eugene O’Callaghan.  Liverpool took the two First Division points with goals from Gordon Hodgson (2) and Berry Nieuwenhuys.

Teams :
Liverpool – Arthur Riley, Tommy Cooper, Jack Tennant, Ted Savage, Tom Bradshaw, Alf Hanson, Berry Nieuwenhuys, Gordon Hodgson, Syd Roberts, Jimmy McDougall, Vic Wright
Spurs –   Allan Taylor, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Tom Meads, Tom Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Eugene O’Callaghan, Walter Bellamy, George Greenfield
Attendance : –   24,688

A 3-1 home win for Liverpool was secured by two Berry Nieuwenhuys goals and one from Gordon Hodgson, while Spurs’ lone score came from George Hunt.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Elisha Scott, Robert Done, Jack Tennant, Tom Morrison, Tom Bradshaw, Alf Hanson, Berry Nieuwenhuys, Sam English, Gordon Hodgson, Jimmy McDougall, Harry Taylor.
Spurs –  Nicholls, Channell, Felton, Whatley, Rowe, Alsford, T. Evans, W. Evans, G. Hunt, W. G. Hall, O’Callaghan
Attendance : –   30,809

Liverpool eased to a 3-0 win in a First Division meeting at White Hart Lane with goals from Sam English (2) and Alf Hanson, with debutant Berry Nieuwenhuys playing a crucial part in the Reds’ win.

Teams :
Spurs – Nicholls, Felton (c), Whatley, T. Evans, Rowe, Meads, McCormick, O’Callaghan, Hunt, W. G. Hall, W. Evans
Liverpool –  Arthur Riley, Jack Tennant, Willie Steel, Tom Morrison, Tom Bradshaw (c), Jimmy McDougall, Berry Nieuwenhuys, Gordon Hodgson, Sam English, Wright, Alf Hanson
Ref : – Mr. H. Cartlidge (Burslem)
Linesmen : – S. J. Bridge (Ipswich) (Blue and white flag); C. J. Dean (Watford) (Red and white flag)
Attendance : –   33,080

A 0-2 defeat condemned Spurs to relegation to Division Two despite having 38 points.

Teams :
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell (c), Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Jimmy Armstrong, Andy Thompson, Eugene O’Callaghan.
Liverpool –  Arthur Riley, Tom Morrison, Bill Murray, Tom Brownilow, Neil McBain, Fred Hopkin, Dick Edmed, Gordon Hodgson, Henry Race, Jimmy Jackson, Don MacKinlay.
Attendance : –   31,780

Spurs stood sixth and eased past Liverpool at White Hart Lane with a 3-1 win. Two goals from Jack Elkes and another from Frank Osborne scored Tottenham’s goals with a decent crowd despite the biting cold weather that saw Jimmy Jackson grab Liverpool’s only goal.

Teams :
Spurs –   Cyril Spiers, Tommy Clay, John Richardson, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Dimmock, Frank Osborne, Eugene O’Callaghan, Charlie Handley, Bert Elkes
Liverpool –   Arthur Riley, Robert Done, David McMullan, Tom Brownilow, Fred Hopkin, Dick Edmed, Harry Chambers, William Devlin, Tom Scott, Jimmy Jackson, Don MacKinlay.
Attendance : –   21,234

Goalkeeper Joe Nicholls and left-winger Walter Bellamy made their debuts in this 0-1 reverse at Anfield.

Teams :
Liverpool – Elisha Scott, Tom Lucas, John McNab, Tom Bromilow, George Pither, Dick Edmed, Harry Chambers, Tommy Reid, Gordon Hodgson, Jimmy Jackson, Don MacKinlay.
Spurs – Joe Nicholls, Matt Forster, Cecil  Poynton, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Arthur Sanders, Frank Osborne, Eugene O’Callaghan, Walter Bellamy, Charlie Handley, Bert Elkes.
Attendance : –  15,756

Spurs slipped to a 1-2 home defeat to Liverpool.  Tottenham went behind when Matt Forster unsighted goalkeeper Jimmy Smith to allow the away side to score through Harry Chambers and then Liverpool added a second with Dick Edmed netting.  Spurs did get some small consolation when John Blair scored near the end.

Teams :
Spurs –  Jimmy Smith, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, John Blair, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Bert Elkes.
Liverpool –  Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, Tom Lucas, John McNab, Tom Bromilow, Fred Hopkin, Dick Edmed, Harry Chambers, Dick Forshaw, Gordon Hodgson, Jimmy Jackson.
Attendance : –   26,640

Teams :
Liverpool –  Elisha Scott, Tom Lucas, John McNab, Bill Cockburn, Fred Hopkin, Cyril Oxley, Harry Chambers, Dick Forshaw, Gordon Hodgson, Don MacKinlay, David Pratt.
Spurs –  Jimmy Smith, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Harry Skitt, Sid White, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Bert Elkes.
Attendance : –   26,355

Mr. S. F. Rous, the linesman with the red flag in this match (better known as Sir Stanley Rous) oversaw Frank Osborne’s hat-trick that won this match 3-1 for Tottenham with Dick Forshaw scoring for Liverpool.  It was the first of Osborne’s hat-tricks in three successive games.

Teams :
Spurs –  Fred Hinton, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Bert Elkes
Liverpool –   Arthur Riley, Tom Lucas, John McNab, Bill Cockburn, Fred Hopkin, Archibald Rawlings, Harry Chambers, Dick Forshaw, Daniel Shone, Don MacKinlay, David Pratt.
Attendance : –   29,952

Teams :
Liverpool –  John Jones, Ephraim Longworth, Tom Lucas, Bill Cockburn, Archibald Rawlings, Fred Baron, Harry Chambers, Dick Forshaw, Daniel Shone, Don MacKinlay, David Pratt.
Spurs –   Fred Hinton, Tommy Clay, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Bill Lane, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Harry Hargreaves
Attendance : –  12,000

Teams :
Spurs –   Fred Hinton, Matt Forster, Bob McDonald, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Charlie Handley, Harry Hargreaves, Bert Elkes
Liverpool –  Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, Tom Lucas, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Tom Bromilow, Fred Hopkin, Archibald Rawlings, Harry Chambers, Dick Forshaw, Daniel Shone.
Attendance : –   12,000

Teams :
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Willie Sage, Fanny Walden, Frank Osborne, Bert Elkes
Liverpool –  Elisha Scott, Tom Lucas, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Harold Wadsworth, Archibald Rawlings, Dick Johnson, Dick Forshaw, Daniel Shone, Don MacKinlay, David Pratt.
Attendance : –   22,470

Teams :
Liverpool –  Elisha Scott, Tom Lucas, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Hector Lawson, Archibald Rawlings, Harry Chambers, Joe Keetley, Dick Forshaw, Daniel Shone, Don MacKinlay.
Spurs –   George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Cecil Poynton, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Willie Sage, Fanny Walden, Frank Osborne, Bert Elkes
Attendance : –   22,000

Tottenham’s trip to Anfield gained a point in a 0-0 draw.

The result was a good one for Spurs, against the side who went on to win the championship that season.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Tom Bromilow, Fred Hopkin, Cyril Gilhespy, Harry Chambers, Dick Forshaw, Dick Johnson, Don MacKinlay.
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Tommy Clay, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Sammy Brooks, Jimmy Dimmock, Jimmy Seed, Charlie Handley
Attendance : –   29,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Tommy Clay, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Sammy Brooks, Jimmy Dimmock, Jimmy Seed, Bert Bliss, Charlie Handley
Liverpool –  Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Tom Bromilow, Fred Hopkin, Cyril Gilhespy, Harry Chambers, Dick Forshaw, Dick Johnson, Don MacKinlay.
Attendance : –   45,000

Teams :
Liverpool –  Elisha Scott, Tom Lucas, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Tom Bromilow, Fred Hopkin, Bill Lacey, Dick Forshaw, Harry Lewis, Daniel Shone, Don MacKinlay.
Spurs –   Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Hugh Lorimer, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed
Attendance : –   40,000

Teams :
Spurs –   Alex Hunter, Matt Forster, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Jimmy Dimmock, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Banks, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed
Liverpool –  Frank Mitchell, Ephraim Longworth, John McNab, Walter Wadsworth, Tom Bromilow, Fred Hopkin, Harry Wadsworth, Harry Chambers, Dick Forshaw, George Beadles.
Attendance : –   31,593

Teams :
Spurs –   Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks, Jimmy Seed, Bert Bliss
Liverpool –   Frank Mitchell, Ephraim Longworth, Tom Lucas, Walter Wadsworth, John Bamber, Tom Bromilow, Jackie Sheldon, Harry Chambers, Dick Johnson, Dick Forshaw, Dom McKinlay.
Attendance : –   35,000

Teams :
Liverpool –   Frank Mitchell, Ephraim Longworth, Tom Lucas, Walter Wadsworth, John Bamber, Tom Bromilow, Jackie Sheldon, Harry Chambers, Dick Johnson, Dick Forshaw, James Harrington.
Spurs –   Alex Hunter, Tommy Clay, Bob McDonald, Jimmy Archibald, Harry Lowe, Charlie Walters, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss
Attendance : –   40,000

Teams :
Spurs –   Eadon, Clay, Collins, Weir, R. Steel, Darnell, Walden, Fleming, Minter, Middlemiss, Bliss
Liverpool –   Elisha Scott, Ephraim Longworth, Bob Pursell, Jackie Sheldon, Tom Miller, Frederick Pagnam, Bill Lacey, Willie Banks, Jimmy Nicholl, Harry Lowe, Don MacKinlay.
Attendance : –   12,000

With Fred Pagnam scoring four of Liverpool’s seven goals, Spurs were soundly beaten 2-7 at Anfield.

Tottenham salvaged a little pride with goals from a Tom Clay penalty and a strike from Bert Bliss.  Jackie Sheldon’s brace and a goal from Willie Banks rounded off Liverpool’s score-sheet.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Kenny Campbell, Bob Crawford, Ephraim Longworth, Thomas Fairfoul, Bob Ferguson, Jackie Sheldon, Tom Miller, Frederick Pagnam, Willie Banks, Jimmy Nicholl.
Spurs –   Jacques, T. Clay, Collins, R. Steel, Grimsdell, Lightfoot, Tattersall, Walden, Cantrell, Minter, Bliss.
Attendance : –   12,000

Teams :
Spurs –   Joyce, Cartwright, Webster, R. Steel, Grimsdell, Bowler, Tattersall, Cantrell, Banks, Middlemiss, Bliss.
Liverpool –  Kenny Campbell, Ephraim Longworth, Sam Speakman, Thomas Fairfoul, Bob Ferguson, Jackie Sheldon, Tom Miller, Bill Lacey, Harry Lowe, Don MacKinlay.
Attendance : –   ,

Teams :
Liverpool –  Kenny Campbell, Ephraim Longworth, Bob Pursell, Thomas Fairfoul, Bob Ferguson, Tom Miller, Bill Lacey, James Dawson, Harry Lowe, Don MacKinlay.
Spurs –  Arthur King, Bill Cartwright, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Jim Fleming, Jimmy Bauchop, Bert Bliss
Attendance : –   21,000

A single Bert Middlemiss goal gave Spurs a home win over Liverpool in the First Division.

Teams :
Spurs –   Joyce, Brittan, Webster, Weir, Rance, Grimsdell, Tattersall, Elliott, Cantrell, Minter, Middlemiss, Bliss
Liverpool –   Kenny Campbell, Bob Crawford, Ephraim Longworth, Bob Pursell, Bob Ferguson, Tom Miller, Bill Lacey, Harry Welfare, Harry Lowe, Don MacKinlay.
Attendance : –   15,000

Billy Minter’s goal for Spurs was not enough to stop Liverpool recording a 4-1 success with goal from Don McKinlay, Arthur Goddard and a double from Jack Parkinson.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Kenny Campbell, Bob Crawford, Ephraim Longworth, Bob Ferguson, Arthur Goddard, Tom Miller, Jack Parkinson, Arthur Metcalf, Harry Lowe, Don MacKinlay, Ernie Peake.
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Charlie Rance, Bobby Steel, Ed Lightfoot, Walter Tattersall, Jimmy Cantrell, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss.
Attendance : –   15,000

Tom Mason scored his only goal for Tottenham with a fifth minute header at Anfield to give Spurs the lead in what was to be their last win at the Merseyside club’s ground for 72 years.

The Spurs second goal came from Ernie Newman and Liverpool netted with a goal from Bill Lacey.

Teams :
Liverpool –  Sam Hardy, Ephraim Longworth, Bob Pursell, Jim Harrop, John Macdonald, Arthur Goddard, Tom Miller, Tom Gracie, Bill Lacey, Don MacKinlay, Robbie Robinson.
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Charlie Brittan, Tom Collins, Danny Steel, Ed Lightfoot, Jabez Darnell, John McTavish, Billy Minter, Ernie Newman, Bert Middlemiss, Tom Mason.
Attendance : –   15,000

Billy Minter and Bert Middlemiss scored the goals that took the points for Tottenham in this White Hart Lane league match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Charlie Brittan, Tom Collins, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Ed Lightfoot, Jabez Darnell, Bob McTavish, Billy Minter, Ernie Newman, Bert Middlemiss
Liverpool –  Sam Hardy, Bob Crawford, Ephraim Longworth, Jim Harrop, Harold Uren, Arthur Goddard, Jack Parkinson, Sam Gilligan, Harry Lowe, Robbie Robinson.
Attendance : –   23,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Wilkes, Frank Bentley, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Percy Humphreys, Bob McTavish, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss
Liverpool –   Sam Hardy, Bob Crawford, Jim Harrop, John Macdonald, John McConnell, Arthur Goddard, Jack Parkinson, Sam Gilligan, Ronald Orr, Robbie Robinson.
Ref. : –  Mr. D. Bulley
Linesmen : –  Mr. H. N. Hall; Mr. J. Matthews
Attendance : –   20,000

Teams :
Liverpool –  Sam Hardy, Tom Chorlton, Bob Crawford, Jim Harrop, Ephraim Longworth, Harold Uren, Arthur Goddard, Jack Parkinson, Joe Brough, Ronald Orr, Robbie Robinson.
Spurs –   Bill Joyce, Ed Bulling, Ernie Coquet, Tom Morris, Jimmy Kennedy, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, John Curtis, Percy Humphreys, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –   12,000

Teams :
Liverpool –  Sam Hardy, Tom Chorlton, Bob Crawford, Jim Harrop, John McConnell, Harold Uren, Arthur Goddard, Jack Parkinson, Jimmy Stewart, Ronald Orr, Robbie Robinson.
Spurs –  Bill Joyce, Ernie Coquet, Fred Wilkes, Frank Bentley, Tom Morris, Jimmy Kennedy, Bobby Steel, Jack Curtis, David Brown, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss.
Attendance : –   15,000

With Liverpool having won their previous five away games and with Tottenham losing three games coming into this match, it was against the odds that Bert Middlemiss’ goal gave Spurs a 1-0 win in the first league meeting between the two sides.

Teams :
Spurs –  Fred Boreham, Bill Harris, Fred Wilkes, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Jack Curtis, Crawford, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss
Liverpool –   Sam Hardy, Tom Chorlton, Bob Crawford, Jim Harrop, Bradley, MacDonald, Arthur Goddard, Jack Parkinson, Jimmy Stewart, Ronald Orr, Robbie Robinson.
Attendance : –   22,000