Spurs v Oxford United Reserves Match Reports
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22.11.1989 There were seven first-teamers in the Oxford United reserve side, but Spurs Reserves produced one of the best displays of the season to win 2-0 at the Manor Ground.

Dominating play with good passing football, Spurs went ahead inside the half-hour with Phil Gray scoring a spectacular volley.  Oxford started the second half with purpose, but met a determined Tottenham defence and Bobby Mims made a couple of very good saves to keep them out, leaving a left-footed volley from the boot of Guy Butters to seal the 2-0 victory.

Teams :
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Bobby Mimms, Andy Polston, David Tuttle, Guy Butters, Dave McDonald, Eddie Gormley (Neil Smith 80), Ian Hendon, John Moncur, Phil Gray (Matthew Edwards 85), Richard Johnston, Mark Robson.
Attendance : –  ,
08.03.1989 Having been on a poor run, Tottenham Reserves’ first win in a while was welcome against Oxford United Reserves at White Hart Lane.

Neither side created many clear chances, with Tottenham going close in the first half when Peter Garland hit the post, then in the second period, Phil Gray headed Paul Stewart’s right-wing cross just wide.  With just eight minutes left on the clock, Paul Moran scored the goal that brought the victory.  Stewart crossed and John Moncur headed the ball back into the middle of the box, where Moran hooked the ball home.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bobby Mimms, Gudni Bergsson, Steve Smart, Jason Cook, Andy Theodosiou, John Polston, Paul Moran, Peter Garland, Paul Stewart, John Moncur, Shaun Murray (Phil Gray 55 [Ian Gilzean 75])
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,
14.09.1988 Two corners decided this match as Tottenham Reserves’ won 2-1 at the Manor Ground against Oxford United Reserves.

A busy first half for the Oxford keeper, who made some fine saves, kept the first half score-sheet blank, but when David Howells got to a near post corner to flick the ball on, Paul Moran was on hand to apply the finishing touch from close range to hand Spurs the lead.  A second goal came from another corner, with the ball cleared to Mark Stimson who fired a fierce left-footed volley straight back past the keeper.

Teams :
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Peter Guthrie, Andy Polston, Mark Stimson, Jason Cook (Billy Manuel 70), Guy Butters, Gary Stevens, Mark Robson, Paul Moran, John Moncur, Phil Gray (Ian Gilzean 75), David Howells
Attendance : –  ,
24.03.1984 A Football Combination home match against Oxford United Reserves at the Lane was postponed with the pitch being waterlogged.
28.11.1981 Spurs had to recover from being a goal behind to win 2-1 against Oxford United Reserves at White Hart Lane.

A 12th minute goal from Gary Haire put the U’s ahead, a lead they held until two minutes after the half-time interval, when Terry Gibson fired a shot in to equalise.  Ricky Villa had a couple of sighters that went just wide before he hit the net with four minutes to go and handed Spurs Reserves a useful comeback win.

Teams :
Spurs –  Tony Parks, Simon Webster, Pat Corbett, Gary O’Reilly, John Lacy, Allan Cockram, Giorgio Mazzon, Ian Crook, Terry Gibson, Garry Brooke, Ricky Villa.
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,
23.01.1980 Garry Brooke helped himself to all four goals as Spurs Reserves defeated Oxford United Reserves 4-3 in the football Combination.

Teams :
Spurs – Paul Allies, Giorgio Mazzon, John Cooper, Gary O’Reilly, John Lacy, Stuart Beavon, Tony Galvin, Garry Brooke, Mark Falco, Micky Hazard, Paul Grayling (Alex Hamill).
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,
24.10.1979 A seventh straight win in the Football Combination was completed by Spurs Reserves enjoyed a 2-1 home Football Combination winning 1-0 away at Oxford United Reserves.

John Lacy nodded home the only goal of the game 15 minutes in, when he advanced to get on the end of a free-kick.  It was a fiercely fought match and Paul Allies did well in goal on his Football Combination debut.

Teams :
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs – Paul Allies, Giorgio Mazzon, Alex Hamill, John Lacy, Gary O’Reilly, Garry Brooke, Micky Hazard (John Cooper 80), Terry Naylor, Tony Galvin, Terry Gibson, Mark Falco.
Attendance : –  ,
02.02.1977 Spurs Reserves enjoyed a 2-1 home Football Combination victory over Oxford United Reserves at White Hart Lane with Micky Stead’s penalty and Gerry Armstrong’s goal being enough to seal the win.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Don McAllister, Micky Stead (Martin Robinson), Terry Boyle, Steve Walford, Fred Barwick, Noel Brotherston, Stuart Beavon, Ian Moores, Gerry Armstrong, Ralph Coates
Sub. not used :
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,
07.12.1976 A tight match saw Oxford United take a 2-0 lead in this Football Combination meeting at the Manor Ground.

Goals from Paulo Berry and Nick Lowe saw the U’s go in two ahead at half-time and although Spurs pulled a goal back through Martin Robinson in the 68th minute, they could not get an equaliser as Oxford defended solidly

Teams :
Oxford United –   , , , , , , , Paul Berry, Nick Lowe, .
Sub. not used :
Spurs – Mark Kendall, Roger Wade, Micky Stead, Don McAllister, Phil Holyoak, Neil McNab, Noel Brotherston, Gerry Armstrong, John Duncan, Stuart Beavon, Martin Robinson.  
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,
10.09.1975 Injuries to Spurs players during the game resulted in the team being reduced to just nine players when Oxford United Reserves scored the only goal of the game.

Teams :
Oxford United –  , .
Spurs –  Ian Cranstone, Roger Wade, Micky Stead, Andy Keeley, Steve Walford, Gary Bacon, Chris McGrath, Noel Brotherston, Martin Robinson, Martin Chivers, Ralph Coates (Stuart Beavon)
Attendance : –  ,
15.03.1975 The Spurs Reserves winner in their home Football Combination match against Oxford United came early.  Martin Chivers struck in the fourth minute to record the only goal of the game, following a cleared Jimmy Neighbour corner which had been crossed back in by Ian Smith, with the Spurs centre-forward heading powerfully home.

While Oxford played their part in a game that swung from one end to the other, Spurs had the bulk of the scoring chances, but could not add to their goal tally.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Cranstone, Ian Smith, Micky Stead, Phil Beal, Steve Walford, John Margerrison, Roger Gibbins, Glenn Hoddle, Martin Chivers, Noel Brotherston, Jimmy Neighbour
Sub. not used :
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,
03.01.1973 Spurs Reserves played out at 2-2 draw with Oxford United at the Manor Ground in the Football Combination.

Tottenham’s goals were scored by Chris Jones and Jimmy Neighbour.

Teams :
Oxford United : –
Spurs : – Terry Lee, Joe Kinnear, Gary Anderson, Mike Dillon, Joe Peck (Keith Osgood), Phil Holder, Jimmy Neighbour, Danny Clapton, Chris Jones, Ray Clarke, Roger Morgan
Attendance : –  ,
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Linesmen : Mr. – (-) – Red flag; Mr. – (-) – Yellow flag
19.08.1972 Oxford United Reserves gained a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane with Spurs Reserves in the Football Combination.

Despite a lacklustre performance, Chris McGrath could have put Tottenham into the lead when he got onto a ball that got away from an Oxford defender, but when one-on-one with Kevin Thomas, the keeper came out to grab the ball at his feet. Spurs made a number of chances and scored one through Keith Osgood’s 36th minute header. It took only four minutes for Oxford United to equalise when Ray Pickett scored.

The second half failed to produce many goalmouth incidents with a Graeme Souness free-kick and a low Ray Clarke shot were the only efforts which Thomas had to deal with and they did not exert him, leaving the score 1-1 at the finish.

Teams : –
Spurs : –  Barry Daines, Ray Evans, Eddie Jones, Keith Osgood, Joe Peck, Mike Dillon, Chris McGrath, Graeme Souness, Ray Clarke, Roger Morgan, Jimmy Pearce
Oxford United : –  Thomas, , , , , , , Pickett, , ,
Attendance : –  ,
22.03.1972 Spurs Reserves drew a record crowd at Oxford United’s Manor Ground for a reserve game and the match ended with honours shared. 

5,541 turned up to watch Peter Collins concede a penalty, which David Jones converted in the early stages of the game, but Tottenham pulled level before half time, as Phil Holder, Tony Want, Mike Dillon and Jimmy Neighbour combined to produce an opportunity for Jimmy Pearce to score.

Teams :
Oxford United : –  , , , , , , , David Jones, , ,
Sub. not used :
Spurs : –  Barry Daines, Joe Kinnear, Tony Want, Mike Dillon, Peter Collins, Joe Peck, Jimmy Pearce, Graeme Souness, David Jenkins, Phil Holder, Jimmy Neighbour.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   5,541
18.09.1971 Spurs Reserves beat Oxford United Reserves by 2-0 and a knockout in this Football Combination game at the Lane.

Roger Morgan’s cross set up Roy Woolcott for the opening goal of the game, having previously been denied by the goalpost earlier in the half, when Graeme Souness had also gone close.

The second half saw Tottenham take their foot off the gas, but they did score a second near the end when Souness scored and was knocked out in the process.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Ray Evans, Eddie Jones, Terry Naylor, Joe Peck, Mike Dillon, David Jenkins, Graeme Souness (Phil Holder), Roy Woolcott, Ray Clarke, Roger Morgan.
Sub. not used :
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,
22.08.1970 Spurs Reserves were held to a 0-0 draw by Oxford United at White Hart Lane.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, John Cutbush, Tony Want, Dennis Bond, Terry Naylor, John Pratt, Neil Johnson, David Jenkins, Roy Woolcott, Phil Holder, Jimmy Neighbour
Sub. not used :
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

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Spurs v Oxford United Youth Match Reports
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22.02.1997 it was a very young Spurs Juniors side who welcomed Oxford United to Spurs Lodge in the South-East Counties Division 2 and despite the visitors being placed towards the top of the table, the squad with 10 schoolboy players performed extraordinarily to hold them to a 0-0 draw.

Alton Thelwell and Ledley King played very well alongside Stephen Dobson in defence, while the team managed to hold Oxford comfortably with Daren Twidell instigating some forward moves from midfield, but Spurs were unable to convert any of them.

Teams :
Spurs –  Gavin Kelly, Alton Thelwell, Narada Bernard, Ledley King, Stephen Dobson, David Lee, Daren Twidell, Nicky Hunt, Simon Clist, O’Brien, Crouch
Subs not used : –  Stephen Mills, Glenn Poole, Ross Fitzsimon
Manager : – Robbie Stepney
Oxford United –  .
Subs not used :
15.10.1991 Spurs progressed in this Second Round Southern Floodlit Junior Cup tie with a 5-3 away win at Oxford United. Having been tripped for a penalty to be given, Lee Hodges got up to convert from the spot and put Tottenham ahead, but the lead lasted just 30 seconds before the U’s pulled level.  Oxford went ahead with a spectacular volley just five minutes later, although in the 40th minute, Danny Hill curled in a free-kick to make the score 2-2 at the interval.

Straight from the re-start, Andy Turner got Tottenham’s third goal and a Paul Mahorn header from a corner kick made it 4-2.  Oxford had not given up and grabbed a goal to inch closer but five minutes from the end, Hill put the game beyond United’s reach with a fine solo goal.  He rounded three defenders, then chipped the ball delicately over the keeper from a narrow angle to see Tottenham through.

Teams :
Oxford United –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Chris Day, Luke Young, Chris Landon, Del Deanus, David Culverhouse, Danny Hill (Chris Kinnear 65), Andy Turner, Kevin Watson, Paul Mahorn (Junior McDougald 75), Sol Campbell, Lee Hodges
Subs not used :
02.12.1989 With Stuart Nethercott and goalkeeper John Cheesewright returning from injury, the team performed well in the first half of this South-East Counties Division 2 home match, but some lack of concentration at the start of the second half cost Spurs Juniors, when they let Oxford score twice and then couldn’t find a way back into the match.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Cheesewright, Steve Smart (David Culverhouse 75), Neil Young, Dean Wood, Del Deanus, Stuart Nethercott, Mark Hall, Price (Stephen Baker 60), Lee Hodges, Dickson, Chris Kinnear
Oxford United –  .
27.08.1983 Cheshunt hosted Oxford United Juniors who met Spurs Juniors, who came out 2-1 on top in the South-East Counties Junior Division.

The visitors scored a first half goal to turn around ahead, but Tommy Williams equalised soon after the break with a header.  Late in the game Brendan Conroy’s long-range shot beat the keeper for the winner.

Teams :
Spurs –  Peter Corder, D. Dionisou, John Coates, D. Martin, John Lewis, David Howells, F. Norton, Brendan Conroy, Tommy Williams, S. Gittins, G. Wotton (E. Solomon)
Oxford United –  .
13.01.1979 Oxford United’s Juniors visited Cheshunt and drew 2-2 with Tottenham Juniors in the South East Counties Division Two at Cheshunt.

Mark Jones’ header put Tottenham ahead, but Oxford struck back to lead 2-1 going into half-time.  With Oxford putting out a strong side, Spurs were well worth their point, when a late own goal levelled it up at 2-2.

Teams :
Spurs –  Tony Parks, M. Entwistle, Kevin Dickenson, Terry Emms, Pat Corbett, G. Moore, A. Costello, Ian Crook, Mark Jones, Gerry Griffin (Steve Flynn), John Cooper
Sub not used :
Oxford United –  .
Sub not used :
14.10.1978 Spurs Juniors had an away 0-0 draw against Oxford United in the South-East Counties Division 2.

Teams :
Oxford United –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Tony Parks, L. Meade, Kevin Dickenson, Ian Crook, M. Entwistle, A. Costello, John Cooper, G. Boniface, Pat Corbett, Danny Greaves, J. Moody (Steve Flynn)
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,
08.10.1977 Tottenham Juniors won this South East Counties Division Two game with goals from Ray Ryan and Chris Wright.

Teams :
Spurs –  A. Curtis, C. Candler, M. Wyatt, G. Brown, Gary O’Reilly, Owsun Aberbrese, Ray Ryan, Leo Lisanti, Paul Foley, Chris Wright, Garry Brooke
Sub not used :
Oxford United –  .
Sub not used :