Norwich City v Spurs Reserves Match Reports

After a goal-less first half, the young Spurs XI turned on the style to run out 4-0 winners over Norwich City at Spurs Lodge in this friendly match.

Tim Sherwood was disappointed with his charges’ first half performance and read them the riot act at half-time, so the change in approach was not surprising. 

Oscar Jansson had been required to make a couple of saves in the first half, but Tottenham had efforts on goal  with Jose-Paul Mpoku hitting the woodwork and new Brazilian signing Sandro was unlucky when his attempt on goal was cleared off the line. 

However, five minutes into the second half, Kudus Oyenuga opened the scoring with a simple finish after Harry Kane had taken the ball around the keeper and laid it on for his fellow striker.  The lead was doubled as Nathan Byrne was released after some neat inter-play between Kyle Naughton and Mpoku, leaving the winger to take on two defenders in the penalty area before his cross was headed onto the bar, with the rebound being knocked in by Tom Carroll.

15 minutes from the end, Carroll turned provider and Kane got on the end of his pass to slip the ball past the keeper as he faced up to the forward.  A 4-0 victory was wrapped up in the 83rd minute, as Jesse Waller-Lassen squeezed the ball home from a tight angle.

Teams :
Spurs –   Oscar Jansson, Kyle Naughton, Tom Carroll, Sandro, Nathan Byrne, Paul-Jose Mpoku, Harry Kane, Kudos Oyenuga, Jesse Waller-Lassen
Norwich City –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Off to a good start, Spurs dominated play in the early stages, with Mark Janney sent through by Garry Brady to have a good opportunity.  Danny Hill went close before Fenn put Janney through, only to be denied by a good stop by the keeper.  Fenn exchanged passes to set up Peter Gain to open the scoring, before Paul McVeigh went close to adding a second, but the game turned.

In the last 15 minutes of the first half, Spurs conceded twice to leave them trailing at the break, having had the better of the 45 minutes.  The Tottenham team got level when Hill and Brady linked well to produce a cross to the far post by Hill and Janney headed it back for McVeigh to hit the net.  With the impetus with Tottenham, the home side were vulnerable to breaks and when Hill went past a few players, he laid it in to Gain, whose shot was straight at the keeper.  Chances came and went, so it was with only two minutes remaining that substitute Simon Webb burst into the box, where he was fouled.  That gave Neale Fenn the opportunity to win the game from the penalty spot, which he took with confidence.  

Teams :
Norwich City –   –
Unused sub. : –  –
Spurs –   Simon Brown, Simon Wormull, Jamie Clapham, Leon Townley, Kevin Maher, Mark Janney (Simon Webb 70), Danny Hill, Garry Brady, Peter Gain, Neale Fenn, Paul McVeigh
Unused sub. : –  Luke Young, Danny Maddix
Manager : –  Chris Hughton
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

With five minutes remaining, City got a goal back through full back Adrian Pennock, who cracked in a shot after Ruel Fox had held the ball well on the edge of the area and laid it back into the defender’s path.

Teams :
Norwich City –   Sheffield, Adrian Pennock, Robert Ullathorne, Andy Theodosiou, Minett (Roberts), Flynn, Ruel Fox, Taylor, Lee Power, Jeremy Goss, Sutch
Unused sub. : – Wooding
Spurs –   , , , Steve Sedgley, , , Paul Moran
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

David Howells found Paul Moran with a long pass and the winger struck a volley that arced over the keeper from the edge of the area.  Robert Fleck pulled the Canaries back level but before half-time, Spurs had regained the lead, with Vinny Samways sending the goalkeeper the wrong way form the spot after Moran had been fouled in the area.  

Spurs were caught out just 30 seconds into the second half when Fleck scored his second goal.  Spurs began to dominate the remainder of the match, but could not find a further goal, although Ian Gilzean’s header came closest when it bounced out off the inside of the post.

Teams :
Norwich City –   , , , , , , , , Robert Fleck, ,
Unused sub. : – –
Spurs –   Bobby Mimms, Gudni Bergsson, Steve Smart, Jason Cook, Brian Statham, Peter Garland, Paul Moran, Gary Stevens, David Howells, Vinny Samways, Ian Gilzean
Unused subs. : – Richie Johnston, Andy Theodosiou
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

A 1-1 Football Combination draw was the outcome of Tottenham Hotspur Reserves’ visit to Norwich City.

Allan Cockram was the Spurs man on target to gain a point from the trip to Norfolk.

Teams :
Norwich City –  , , , , , , , , , ,
Spurs –   Tony Parks, Gary O’Reilly, Mark Bowen, Ian Culverhouse, Paul Price, Robert Brace (Kenny Dixon), Allan Cockram, Garth Crooks, Mike McCabe, Ian Crook, Richard Cooke
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Spurs slumped to a 0-4 Football Combination defeat at home to Norwich City.

The Canaries were good value for their win and it took until just before half-time to open the scoring, before going on to add three goals in the second half.

Teams :
Spurs –   Tony Parks, Kenny Dixon, Alan Brazil, Paul Price, Simon Webster, Ally Dick, Allan Cockram, Ian Crook, Micky Hazard, Garry Brooke (Robert Brace 46), Garth Crooks
Norwich City –  , , , , , , , , , ,
Unused sub. : –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Spurs recorded a 2-1 home win in this Football Combination match thanks to a Terry Gibson penalty and a goal from John Lacy.  Shane Rufer got the Canaries goal.

Teams :
Spurs –   , , , , , , , ,
Norwich City –  Roger Hansbury, Nightingale, Greg Downs, Mountfield, Harris, Alexander, Neil Woods, Winston Rufer, Joe Royle, Graham Paddon, Shane Rufer
Unused sub. : –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Spurs travelled to Carrow Road and enjoyed their journey home with the points from a 3-2 win against Norwich City Reserves.

Goals from Tony Galvin, Phil Grayling and Gary O’Reilly brought Tottenham the Football Combination victory.

Teams :
Norwich City –  , , , , , , , , , , ,
Unused sub. : – –
Spurs –   Mark Kendall, Peter Southey, Terry Naylor, Giorgio Mazzon, John Lacy, Gary O’Reilly, Micky Hazard, Phil Grayling, Mark Falco, Tony Galvin, Terry Gibson
Unused sub. : – –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Spurs took the points on their visit to Norwich with a 4-1 win with a hat-trick from Mark Falco and a goal from Garry Brooke.

Teams :
Spurs –   , , , , , , , ,
Norwich City –  Gowan, Bird, Downs, Symonds, Forbes, Nightingale, Barham, Mendham, Robson, Mountford, Benson
Unused sub. : –  Halsey
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Spurs won 2-1 in this Football Combination meeting.

Tony Galvin and Chris Jones had given Tottenham a 2-0 lead before Graham Paddon got one back for Norwich, but he was denied by a great save from a trademark thunderbolt shot near the end, as Tottenham held out for the victory in one of the best reserve games seen at Spurs.

Teams :
Spurs –   , , , , , , , ,
Norwich City –  Clive Baker, Nightingale, Sullivan, Halsey, Duncan Forbes, Carter, Evans, Justin Fashanu, Robb, Mick McGuire, Graham Paddon
Unused sub. : –  Bennett
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Spurs took a team worth £500,000 to meet former Tottenham winger Terry Medwin’s Norwich City reserves side at Carrow Road, but they left pointless as the home side won convincingly 1-0.

Teams :
Spurs –   Mark Kendall, Terry Boyle, Don McAllister, Steve Walford, Willie Young, Alfie Conn, Ralph Coates, John Pratt, Ian Moores, Gerry Armstrong, Martin Robinson (Fred Barwick)
Norwich City –  , , , , Peter Mendham, Dunthorne, Steele,
Unused sub. : –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Norwich City reserves’ visit to White Hart Lane ended with a share of the points in a 1-1 draw, with Tottenham’s goal coming from Martin Chivers.

Teams : –
Spurs : –  Barry Daines, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Mike Dillon (Andy Keeley), Wayne Cegielski, Phil Holder, Roger Gibbins, Neil McNab, Martin Chivers, John Margerrison, Danny Clapton
Norwich City : –
Ref. : –  – (-).
Attendance : –   ,

Spurs went down 1-3 at Carrow Road to Norwich City Reserves.

Mike Dillon got the Spurs goal, but Norwich took both points with a strong performance. 

Teams :
Norwich : –
Unused sub. : –
Spurs : – Terry Lee, Keith Osgood, Eddie Jones, Mike Dillon, Joe Peck, Terry Naylor, Chris McGrath, Phil Holder, Gary Mabee, Ray Clarke, Roger Morgan
Unused sub. : –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Norwich Reserves held Tottenham to a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane in the Football Combination.

Spurs had a fine opening quarter of the game, but only one goal to show for their chances, with Mike Dillon’s long throw being helped on by Joe Peck and Ray Clarke for Chris Jones to score.

However, the away side pulled level before the break through Ken Foggo and although Tottenham hit the woodwork on five occasions, they could not force a winner.

Teams :
Spurs : –  Terry Lee, Ray Evans, Eddie Jones, Keith Osgood, Joe Peck, Mike Dillon, Jimmy Neighbour, Graeme Souness, Ray Clarke, Phil Holder, Chris Jones
Unused sub. : –
Norwich : –  , , , , , , Ken Foggo, , ,
Unused sub. : –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Norwich City Reserves visited White Hart Lane and broke Tottenham’s 11 game winning streak with a 0-0 Football Combination draw.

Spurs had chances to win the game, with Peter Collins heading against the bar and Jimmy Neighbour and Roy Woolcott both going close to grabbing a goal.  Tottenham were grateful to Joe Peck, who twice cleared the ball off the goal-line and in the closing stages, Steve Grapes hit the post for the Canaries.

Teams :
Spurs –   Barry Daines, Eddie Jones, John Pratt, Mike Dillon, Peter Collins, Joe Peck, Jimmy Pearce, Ray Clarke, Roy Woolcott, Graeme Souness, Jimmy Neighbour.
Unused sub. : –
Norwich City –  , , , , , , Steve Grapes, , ,
Unused sub. : –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Spurs Reserves drew with Norwich City Reserves 0-0 at White Hart Lane in this Football Combination fixture.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Ray Evans, John Collins, Terry Naylor, Mike Dillon, Ray Bunkell, Neil Johnson, Graeme Souness, Roy Woolcott, David Jenkins, John Cutbush
Norwich City –  , , , ,
Unused sub. : –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Football Combination     Away     Won     1-0

Spurs Reserves  were 1-0 away winners at Carrow Road on a Saturday afternoon in the Football Combination.  Spurs defender Terry Naylor was the sole scorer in the match.

Teams :
Norwich City –  , , , ,
Unused sub. : –
Spurs –   Ken Hancock, Ray Evans, John Collins, Ray Bunkell, Peter Collins, Terry Naylor, Neil Johnson, John Pratt, Ray Clarke, Phil Holder, David Jenkins
Unused sub. : –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Football Combination     Home     Won     4-1

Spurs Reserves ran out 4- 1 winners over Norwich City, with Jimmy Neighbour, returning from a muscle injury, gave Tottenham an early lead to set them on the way to a good win over the Canaries at White Hart Lane.   

Bryan Conlon got Norwich level, but Spurs restored their lead before the interval, when Roy Woolcott headed in Ray Evans’ free-kick.

The second half saw Spurs more fluent in their play and John Cutbush ran onto Martin Chivers’ through ball to score and a scuffed shot from John Pratt gave Spurs the final goal in a  4-1 victory.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ken Hancock, John Cutbush, John Collins, Terry Naylor, Ray Evans, Martin Chivers, Neil Johnson, John Pratt, Roy Woolcott, Dennis Bond, Jimmy Neighbour.
Norwich City –  , , , , Bryan Conlon, , ,
Unused sub. : –
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Tottenham Reserves’ travels to Carrow Road were well-worth the trouble, as they earned a 4-2 Football Combination win in fine style over Norwich City.  The win kept Tottenham top of the table and saw them break the 100 goal barrier for the season.

The teams turned around at the interval level at 2-2, but second half goals handed Spurs the victory with the goals coming from Johnny Brooks 2, Len Duquemin and Tommy Bing.

Teams :
Norwich City –  , , , ,
Spurs –   Ron Reynolds, Maurice Norman, Johnny Hills, Colin Brittan, Harry Clarke, Frank Teece, Tommy Bing, Micky Dulin, Len Duquemin, Johnny Brooks, Johnny Owen
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Tottenham Reserves hosted Norwich City Reserves and were 3-1 winners despite losing Dave Dunmore to an early injury.

Two goals from Alfie Stokes and one from Syd McClellan earned Spurs a win against good opponents.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ron Reynolds, Johnny Hills, Ron Henry, Colin Brittan, John Ryden, Tommy Bing, Micky Dulin, Alfie Stokes, Dave Dunmore, Sid McClellan, Terry Dyson
Norwich City –  , , , ,
Ref. : –  – (-)
Attendance : –   ,

Spurs Reserves visited Norwich City and returned south with nothing after a 4-0 win for the home team.

Teams :
Norwich City –  , , , ,
Spurs –   Ron Reynolds, Ronnie Henty, Charlie Withers, Len Garwood, Harry Robshaw, Colin Brittan, Sid Castle, J. Wright, Sid McClellan, Dennis Uphill, Les Dicker.
Crowd : –   ,
Ref. : –  – (-)