Stoke City v Spurs Match Reports

With a goal against his former team, Garth Crooks gave Tottenham the points with the only goal of the game at the Victoria Ground.

A back-pass to the Stoke keeper Barry Siddall saw him miss his kick, allowing Crooks to walk the ball into an empty net and he looked sheepish both at the nature of the goal and it being against his old club.  Following this match, the Potters failed to pick up another point and were relegated as the bottom club in the First Division. 

Teams :
Stoke City –  Siddall, , , , , , , , , .
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman (c), Gary Stevens, Ally Dick, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks, Mark Falco, John Chiedozie.
Unused sub. : – .
Attendance : –  12,552

In what turned out to be a relegation season for the Potteries side, Spurs ran out 4-0 winners in this First Division clash at White Hart Lane.

Within 11 minutes, Tottenham had scored twice through Clive Allen and John Chiedozie and the sending off of afro-haired defender George Berry after he struck Mark Falco off the ball left Stoke a difficult task for the remainder of the game.

They held out until the 75th minute, when Clive Allen added his second of the game and when emergency centre half Brendan O’Callaghan fouled Falco in the area, Graham Roberts stepped up to convert the spot-kick to make the final score 4-0.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller (Micky Hazard), Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman (c), Gary Stevens, Glenn Hoddle, Tony Galvin, Clive Allen, Mark Falco, John Chiedozie
Stoke City –  , , , George Berry, , , , , Brendan O’Callaghan, , .
Attendance : –  23,477

A 35th minute penalty converted by Mark Falco was enough to win this home First Division game for Spurs.  

Teams :
Spurs –  Tony Parks, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman (c), Gary Stevens, Ossie Ardiles, Ally Dick (Garry Brooke), Micky Hazard, Alan Brazil, Mark Falco
Stoke City –  .
Attendance : –  18,271

A Mark Falco equaliser saw Spurs leave the Victoria Ground with a point in a First Division match against Stoke City.

Struggling Stoke took the lead after a bright start by Spurs, as Mickey Thomas netted in the 24th minute.  Losing Gary Mabbutt in the first half with a groin injury brought Gary O’Reilly on in his place and Spurs equalised soon after the change.  Glenn Hoddle threaded a pass through to Steve Archibald, whose shot beat the keeper, but it bounced out off the post to Mark Falco, who stuck the rebound into the net.

Spurs should have put the game beyond Stoke in the first half when they had a number of chances to score, with the team not being as creative in the second half and there was only a half-chance falling to Mark Falco to speak of.

Teams :
Stoke City –  , , , Bould, , , , , .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Danny Thomas, Graham Roberts, Gary Stevens, Steve Perryman (c), Gary Mabbutt (Gary O’Reilly), Steve Archibald, Mark Falco, Glenn Hoddle, Tony Galvin
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –   14,726

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence (c), Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, John Lacy, Gary O’Reilly (Mark Falco), Gary Mabbutt, Steve Perryman (c), Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Archibald, Alan Brazil
Stoke City –  .
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  33,691

Teams : 
Spurs – Ray Clemence (c), Chris Hughton, Paul Price, Graham Roberts, John Lacy, Gary Mabbutt, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks (Pat Corbett)
Stoke City –  .
Attendance : –  15,849

NOTE : – Pat Corbett made his last appearance in a Spurs shirt.

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Manager : – Ritchie Barker
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Paul Price, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles (Graham Roberts), Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Micky Hazard, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Ref. : –  Tom Fitzharris (Bolton, Lancs)
Linesmen : –  Mr. K. R. Klewer (Worcester) – Red flag; Mr. H. V. Tomson (Tamworth) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  20,592

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa (Micky Hazard), Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks
Stoke City –  Paul Fox, Ray Evans, Peter Hampton, Alan Dodd, Brendan O’Callaghan, Dennis Smith, Peter Griffiths, Adrian Heath, Lee Chapman, Paul Bracewell, Paul Maguire
Unused sub. : –  Steve Bould.
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  30,502

Spoils were shared with the score ending 2-2 at White Hart Lane in a First Division meeting.  With Spurs eighth from the top and Stoke City eighth from the bottom, the point hardly helped either side, but Ossie Ardiles and Garry Brooke’s goals cancelled out by Adrian Heath and Brendan O’Callaghan. 

Teams :
Spurs –   Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Archibald (Garry Brooke), Garth Crooks.
Sub not used :
Colours : – White shirts with navy blue line in V-neck and cuffs, Navy blue shorts. White socks with Navy blue line around turnove
Kit supplier : –  Le Coq Sportif
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Stoke City –  , , , , , , , , Adrian Heath, Brendan O’Callaghan.
Sub not used :
Colours : –  All Light Blue
Kit supplier : – Umbro
Manager : – Alan Durban
Ref. : –  David Hutchinson (Harrogate)
Linesmen : –  Mr. R. E. Chaffer (Berks) – Red flag; Mr. P. Don (Middlesex) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  28,742

Teams :
Stoke City –  Paul Fox, Ray Evans, Peter Hampton, Alan Dodd, Brendan O’Callaghan, Mike Doyle, Adrian Heath, Loek Ursem, Lee Chapman, Paul Richardson (Paul Randall), Paul Bracewell.
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Gordon Smith, Chris Hughton, Terry Yorath, John Lacy, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Steve Archibald, Ricky Villa. Peter Taylor, Garth Crooks (Graham Roberts).
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  18,614

Two familiar faces on the Stoke City side could not prevent Tottenham running out 1-0 winners on Terry Gibson’s debut at the Lane.

Ray Evans had left Spurs to join the Potters and striker Garth Crooks who was soon to be making the move to London when he was snapped up by Keith Burkinshaw in 1980.   Gibson was using his dogged physical presence to disturb the experienced City back line and he had a role in the goal, which was struck home with an angles shot from the left by John Pratt just before the half-time interval to take the points in this First Division meeting.

Pratt had two more good efforts and Terry Gibson threatened the Stoke goal three times in a match that had few scoring chances.  Gibson brought two good saves out of Peter Fox in the Stoke goal and found himself alone in the box, but fired his shot too high.  In contrast, Milija Aleksic only had one save to make from Alan Dodd halfway through the second period.

Teams :
Spurs –  Milija Aleksic, Chris Hughton, Gordon Smith, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman, John Pratt, Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles, Terry Yorath, Chris Jones, Terry Gibson (Tony Galvin 83)
Stoke City –  Peter Fox, Ray Evans, Dennis Smith, Mike Doyle, Alan Dodd, Paul Johnson, Sammy Irvine, Kevin Sheldon, Brendan O’Callaghan, Adrian Heath, Garth Crooks.
Attendance : –  28,810

NOTE : – Terry Gibson made his first appearance for the Spurs team.

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, John Lacy, Colin Lee, Steve Perryman (c), Gordon Smith, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Mark Falco (Don McAllister), Chris Jones, Terry Yorath
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  22,832

Stoke shocked Spurs at White Hart Lane by taking the lead through Garth Crooks in this Second Division clash at White Hart Lane.  Tottenham hit back with Don McAllister heading an equaliser into the second half, then a Colin Lee double wrapped up the points for Tottenham.  

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Micky Stead, Jimmy Holmes, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman (c), John Pratt, Glenn Hoddle, Neil McNab, Peter Taylor, Chris Jones, Colin Lee
Unused sub. : –  Ian Moores
Stoke City –  , , , , , , , , Crooks.
Attendance : –  30,646

Spurs were faced with an early barrage from Stoke, but weathered the storm to take both points at the Victoria Ground.

Spurs almost let a goal in right at the start of the match, but Barry Daines reacted well to keep out Stoke striker Garth Crooks on two occasions and David Gregory also.  Against the run of play, Gerry Armstrong gave Spurs a 29th minute lead when he converted a flick on by John Pratt from Peter Taylor’s corner.

At the start of the second half, Terry Conroy wasted a good chance and Daines was again called upon to save from a swerving shot from Steve Waddington, which went for a corner.  The Spurs goal was under siege for a few minutes, but following a save from Paul Richardson, Daines launched the ball up-field for Ian Moores to set up Armstrong to shoot Tottenham’s second goal after 61 minutes.

Crooks pulled one back for the home side with a neat header from Richardson’s cross in the 73rd minute, but Glenn Hoddle delivered a corner onto John Pratt’s head to score the third Spurs goal past keeper Roger Jones that put the game beyond Stoke’s reach.

Teams :
Stoke City –  R. Jones, Waddington, Conroy, Richardson, Crooks, Gregory.
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Holmes, Glenn Hoddle, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman (c), John Pratt, Neil McNab, Ian Moores, Gerry Armstrong, Peter Taylor
Unused sub. : –  Terry Boyle
Attendance : –  21,012

Spurs held Stoke City to a 0-0 draw at the Victoria Ground when a win was more vital to avoid relegation.

A good first half gave hope of a victory, but the Potters were revitalised after the break.  They were indebted to Peter Shilton at the end though, when Hoddle took the ball off a defender and the keeper’s dive at his feet robbed him of a scoring opportunity.

Stoke put in a final effort to find a winner, but they could not breach the Spurs defence.

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Micky Stead, John Pratt, Keith Osgood, Steve Perryman, Jimmy Holmes, Glenn Hoddle, Ian Moores (c), Ralph Coates, Gerry Armstrong
Unused sub. :  Neil McNab
Ref. : –
Attendance : –  15,644

Two goals from defender Keith Osgood gave Tottenham a First Division win against Stoke at White Hart Lane.   Playing towards the Paxton Road in the second half, a powerful header from Osgood from 10 yards out put Tottenham ahead and the second was a penalty, which Peter Shilton went the right way to, but could not keep out.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, John Gorman, Glenn Hoddle, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman (c), Peter Taylor, Alfie Conn, Ian Moores
Sub. not used : – Don McAllister
Stoke City –   Peter Shilton, John Lumsdon, Mike Pejic, Alan Dodd, Denis Smith (c), Alan Bloor, Steve Waddington, Terry Conroy, John Tudor, Brian Bethell, Garth Crooks.
Sub. not used :
Ref. : –  John Homewood (Middlesex)
Linesmen : Mr. J. Byles (Bucks) – Red flag; Mr. D. J. Simmons (Surrey) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   22,500

Goal Times
First goal – 48m 32s
Second goal – 67m 44s

NOTE : – Before the game, ITV’s “On The Ball” staged their ‘Penalty Prize’ shoot-out for North London..

Jimmy Greenhoff hit the net in the sixth minute to give Stoke City the lead in this First Division meeting at the Victoria Ground, but Spurs hit back to take both points. And it was Glenn Hoddle’s first goal for the club, a rasping 25 yard drive past Peter Shilton that drew them level, before John Duncan poached a second to win the game for Tottenham.

Teams :
Stoke City –  Peter Shilton, , , , , , Jimmy Greenhoff, .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Micky Stead, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, Don McAllister, Steve Perryman (c), John Pratt, Glenn Hoddle, Martin Chivers (Chris Jones), Jimmy Neighbour, John Duncan
Sub not used :
Ref. : – Peter Willis (Meadowfield, County Durham)
Attendance : –  22,113

NOTE : – Micky Stead made his Spurs debut.

This FA Cup Third Round replay took place on a Saturday because the original replay had to be postponed, when high winds damaged some of the roofing at the Victoria Ground and made the stands unsafe.   Stoke won 2-1 the match, with Ian Moores giving the Potters a 35th minute lead, while Geoff Salmons’ penalty three minutes from time sealed a passage through to Round 4.  Steve Perryman scored the Tottenham goal.

Teams :
Stoke City –  , , , , , , , , Geoff Salmons, Ian Moores, .
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, Don McAllister, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman (c), John Pratt, Jimmy Neighbour, John Duncan, Chris Jones
Unused sub. : –  Martin Chivers
Attendance : –  29,751

Stoke City earned a draw after going ahead in this third round FA Cup tie.   John Mahoney’s first half goal put the Potteries club in front and it was left to John Duncan to hook in a shot from ten yards out to earn Spurs a replay at the Victoria Ground.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Don McAllister, John Pratt, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, Ralph Coates (Chris Jones), Steve Perryman (c), Roger Morgan
Stoke City –  Peter Shilton, John Marsh, , , John Mahoney, , , Alan Hudson, Geoff Salmon, Jimmy Greenhoff, Ian Moores.
Ref. : –  Bob Matthewson (Lancs)
Linesmen : – Mr. J. B. Hazell (Essex) – Red flag; Mr. R. I. C. Thomas (Hants) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –  26,715

Chris Jones gave Spurs the lead when he hooked the ball past Peter Shilton from eight yards out as the keeper closed him down.

A 71st minute goal from Ian Moores earned Stoke City a First Division point at White Hart Lane. Don McAllister was denied what would have been a winning goal when his header was kept out by Shilton.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Don McAllister (Chris McGrath), John Pratt, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman (c), John Duncan, Chris Jones, Alfie Conn
Sub. not used :
Stoke City –  Peter Shilton, , , , , , , , , , Ian Moores.
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  25,698
Ref. Mr. (-)
Linesmen : Mr. – (-) – Red flag; Mr. – (-) – Yellow flag

Goal times
First goal – 56m 00s
Second goal – 70m 31s

With third place Stoke City visiting White Hart Lane, it was perhaps inevitable that they would take the points with Spurs struggling at the time.  First half goals from Jimmy Greenhoff and Alan Hudson were enough to secure a victory for the Staffordshire side.

Spurs had started well with Martin Peters and John Duncan  going close, but Stoke took control of the game racking up the 2-0 lead before Alfie Conn went close a couple of times.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, John Pratt, Cyril Knowles, Phil Beal, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Alfie Conn, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c) (Ralph Coates), John Duncan
Stoke City –  Peter Shilton, John Marsh, Mike Pejic, John Mahoney, Denis Smith, Alan Dodd, Sean Haslegrave, Jimmy Greenhoff (c), Geoff Hurst, Alan Hudson, Geoff Salmons.
Sub not used :
Ref. Mr. Gordon Hill (Leicester)
Linesmen : Mr. R. Rimmer (Somerset) – Red flag; Mr. Denis Hedges (Oxon) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   22,941

Goal times
First goal – 22m 18s
Second goal – 31m 45s

Spurs fought out a 2-2 draw at the Victoria Ground with Stoke City in this First Division meeting.

An early goal shocked Spurs, when Geoff Salmons scored an eighth minute opener, but John Duncan turned the game around before the break.  Ralph Coates’ cross had been back-heeled into Duncan’s path to slide in to fire the equaliser and within five minutes, he had struck a left foot shot for the second after he had been set up by Martin Chivers.

There was still time for Jimmy Greenhoff to pull Stoke level at 2-2 with 36 minutes left on the clock.  Despite the home team exerting a lot of pressure on the Spurs defence, they could not break through and nearly caught on the break when Ray Evans’ right wing run produced a cross that was just a little too far ahead of Martin Chivers, who was unable to get a touch on the ball.  However, it was Chivers who nearly made it 3-2 later, when he struck a left foot shot just over the bar from eight yards out.

Teams :
Stoke City –  John Farmer, Mike Pejic, Denis Smith, .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Phil Beal, John Pratt, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), John Duncan
Sub. not used : –  Terry Naylor
Attendance : –   24,667

Stoke came out as victors with the only goal of this match at the Victoria Ground in the First Division.

Teams :
Stoke City –  John Farmer, Eric Skeels, Dennis Smith (c), Jackie Marsh, Mike Pejic, Alan Bloor, Sean Haslegrave, Jimmy Robertson, Alan Hudson, Jimmy Greenhoff, John Ritchie.
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike Dillon, Terry Naylor, Joe Kinnear, Mike England, John Pratt (Phil Holder), Steve Perryman, Jimmy Neighbour, Ralph Coates, Martin Chivers
Attendance : –   20,189

A 2-1 win for Spurs over Stoke City at White Hart Lane was achieved after the visitors had gone ahead in the match.

The Potters took the lead through a goal stabbed home in the goalmouth by John Ritchie in the second half, but Spurs worked their way back into the game with Mike England hitting the crossbar with a header.  Then, following a free-kick, Ray Evans struck a powerful drive form outside the penalty area to level the scores and within two minutes, John Pratt had headed Spurs ahead with what turned out to be the winning goal.

Teams :
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles (Terry Naylor 55), John Pratt, Mike England, Phil Beal, Chris McGrath, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Jimmy Neighbour, Ralph Coates
Stoke : –  John Farmer, Alan Dodd, Mike Pejic, Alan Bloor, Denis Smith (c), John Mahoney, Jimmy Robertson, John Ritchie, Jimmy Greenhoff, Geoff Hurst, Sean Haslegrove

Ref. :  Mr. Peter Walters (Somerset)
Linesmen :  Mr. M. C. Dixon (Beds) – Red flag; Mr. J. J. Faulkner (Berks) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  14,043

For over eighty minutes, this First Division match looked to be heading for a goal-less draw.  Then with little time remaining, Jimmy Pearce got Tottenham a goal ahead, knocking home Martin Chivers’ flick on Cyril Knowles’ cross, but Stoke came back in the time left before the final whistle with Jimmy Greenhoff netting the equaliser at the death.

Teams :
Stoke City –  John Farmer, Eric Skeels (Terry Conroy), Stewart Jump, Dennis Smith (c), Jackie Marsh, Alan Bloor, Jimmy Robertson, John Mahoney, Geoff Hurst, Jimmy Greenhoff, George Eastham.
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Ralph Coates, Peter Collins, Phil Beal, Jimmy Neighbour, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Jimmy Pearce
Unused sub. : – Ray Evans
Attendance : –  23,351

Spurs dominated the first half of this match at White Hart Lane against Stoke City, but the roles were reversed after the break and Tottenham held out to win 4-3.

John Pratt gave Tottenham an early headed lead, Gilzean headed a second and Pratt then guided the ball past the Stoke keeper to make it 3-1, with John Ritchie having pulled a goal back for the Potters just minutes after Gilzean’s goals.

The same Stoke striker scored soon after the half-time interval and then Cyril Knowles played a shrewd pass along the turf to give Ralph Coates the chance to make it 4-2, which he took calmly.  Despite having created multiple chances in the first period, there was a nervy end, with Alan Bloor scored a third Stoke goal and Jimmy Robertson, the former Tottenham winger, narrowly failed to grab a late equaliser, missing the goal by inches..

Teams :
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Ralph Coates
Sub. : –  Jimmy Pearce
Stoke City : –  Gordon Banks, Jack Marsh, Mike Pejic, Eric Skeels, Denis Smith, Alan Bloor, John Mahoney, Jimmy Greenhoff (c), John Ritchie, Geoff Hurst, Terry Conroy
Sub. : – Jimmy Robertson

Ref. : –  Mr. Iory P. Jones (Glamorganshire)
Linesmen : – Mr. N. Dickenson (Durham) – Red flag; Mr. W. G. V. Clere (Bucks) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  31,951

Two goals from Martin Chivers – one in each half – won this match against Stoke City in the First Division at White Hart Lane.

One goal in the 38th minute and another a minute from time gave Spurs both points against the Potters.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, Ralph Coates, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean (Phil Holder), Pearce, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Roger Morgan
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Stoke City –  Gordon Banks, Eric Skeels, Stewart Jump, Dennis Smith (c), George Jackson, Alan Bloor, Terry Conroy, Sean Haslegrave, Willie Stevenson, Jimmy Greenhoff, Harry Burrows (John Mahoney)
Manager : – Tony Waddington
Attendance : –   32,841
Ref. : – Mr. T. W. Dawes (Suffolk)
Linesmen : –  Mr. A. C. F. Turvey (Essex) – Red flag; Mr. J. A. Tree (Surrey) – Yellow flag

Two John Mahoney goals saw Stoke City beat Spurs at the Victoria Ground and take two First Division points. There was little of note that happened in the first half when Spurs were in the ascendancy.  While Tottenham had a lot of possession, they failed to break through Stoke’s four man midfield and in the first ten minutes of the second half, they were hit by two goals from John Mahoney. The first came from a long range shot that caught a deflection off a leg to get through and the second goal came when the ball was not cleared by the Spurs defence and Mahoney capitalised.

Spurs did make a bid to get back into the match with Pratt setting Chivers away only to be stopped by Gordon Banks before Martin Peters shot narrowly wide. Jimmy Pearce’s shot was hacked away and then Chivers’ header was well saved by Banks, as he fell backwards.

Teams :
Stoke City –  Gordon Banks, John Marsh, Mike Pejic, Mike Bernard, Denis Smith, Alan Bloor, Terry Conroy, John Mahoney, John Ritchie, George Eastham, Stewart Jump.
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c) (John Pratt 75), Mike England, Phil Beal, Jimmy Pearce, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Neighbour
Attendance : –  28,540

The last game of the season saw Martin Peters score the only goal of the game to give Spurs the double over Stoke City at the Victoria Ground.

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Phil Beal, Steve Perryman, Tony Want, Peter Collins, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Neighbour, Martin Peters, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean  (Jimmy Pearce)
Attendance : –   14,019

A twelfth Division One match unbeaten was secured by a 3-0 victory for fourth place Spurs over Stoke City at White Hart Lane.

Two Martin Chivers goals and one from Alan Gilzean in the first half wrapped up the victory over the Potters.  Joe Kinnear’s cross from the right was headed on by Martin Peters to Chivers, who slid the ball home and then Peters’ run was ended with a ball into the box for the striker, who went in for the ball, but it dropped loose for Alan Gilzean to hook it home past Gordon Banks at the Park Lane end.  Tottenham’s third goal saw Chiv ease Denis Smith off the ball on the left on the halfway line, out-pace the defender and then curl the ball around Gordon Banks from just outside the box.

Stoke tried to battle back, but substitute Willie Stevenson broke his leg in the 57th minute, leaving the Potters with ten men and little opportunity to get anything out of the match.

The half-time interval featured a stand-up row between Bill Nicholson and Alan Mullery, when the manager criticised Martin Chivers in the dressing room, despite the two goals he had scored in a match that saw Jimmy Neighbour come on as a substitute for his debut.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean (Jimmy Neighbour 75), Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Pearce.
Stoke City –  Gordon Banks (c), Jack Marsh, Mike Pejic, Mike Bernard, Denis Smith, Alan Bloor, Gerry Conroy (Willie Stevenson), Jimmy Greenhoff, John Ritchie, Eric Skeels, Harry Burrows
Ref.  Mr. Peter Baldwin (Teeside)
Linesmen :  Mr. B. Mullen (Hants) – Red flag;  Mr. M. J. Thorpe (Kent) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –  36,238

An Alan Mullery header was the only goal that separated the two clubs at White Hart Lane in this First Division match.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Phil Beal, Mike England, Tony Want, Alan Mullery (c) (Alan Gilzean), Dennis Bond, Jimmy Pearce, John Pratt, Martin Chivers, Roger Morgan
Stoke City –   Gordon Banks (c), , Alan Bloor, , , , .
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  29,976

Spurs and Stoke City shared the points in a 1-1 draw at the Victoria Ground.

An early lead for Spurs came through Alan Gilzean’s eighth minute goal, when he headed a cross from Roger Morgan against the goal-post and then reacted to force home the rebound.  The lead lasted until just after half-time, when David Herd levelled from a cross by Harry Burrows.

Teams :
Stoke City –  , , , , , , , Harry Burrows, , , David Herd.
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Tony Want, Steve Perryman, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Martin Chivers (Jimmy Pearce), Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Roger Morgan
Attendance : –  19,569

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Jimmy Pearce, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, David Jenkins
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  21,729

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Dennis Bond, Jimmy Pearce, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, David Jenkins (Peter Collins)
Stoke City –  .
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  33,308

Coming into the game without a win in five league and cup games, Spurs put an end to that run with a 3-0 home win over Stoke as they found their scoring boots at White Hart Lane after two previous goal-less draws.

Terry Venables played a free-kick into the area for Mike England to head home, getting there before Gordon Banks.  Spurs lost Martin Chivers to injury, being replaced by Alan Gilzean and minutes later, the lead was doubled when Jimmy Greaves played in Jimmy Robertson, who powered a shot at goal that Banks could only help it on its way into the net.

Just after half-time, Alan Mullery’s cross was headed in by Cliff Jones to hand Tottenham a much needed victory.  Alan Bloor had Stoke’s three best efforts, but Pat Jennings was equal to his shots, while Banks denied Greaves three times to keep the score down and to prevent the prolific goal-scorer his 300th league goal.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Mike England, Dave Mackay, Jimmy Robertson, Terry Venables, Martin Chivers (Alan Gilzean), Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones
Stoke City –  Gordon Banks, , , Alan Bloor, , , , , , , , , .
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  29,530

A third minute lead for Tottenham was not enough to hold Stoke City on their own ground, as they came from behind to win this First Division match. Terry Venables had scored to put Spurs ahead, but Harry Burrows equalised in the 18th minute and then scored what proved to be the winner before the interval.  Spurs were not helped by a knee injury to Jimmy Greaves that saw him replaced by substitute Eddie Clayton, with Mike England moving into attack to replace Greaves.

Teams :
Stoke City –  , , , , , , , Harry Burrows.
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves (Clayton 28), Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson
Attendance : –  27,144

NOTE : – Eddie Clayton makes his last appearance for Tottenham.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay, Terry Venables, Cliff Jones, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson
Sub not used :
Stoke City –  .
Sub not used :
Attendance : –   37,908

Teams :
Stoke City –  John Farmer, .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Cliff Jones, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  34,683

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Phil Beal, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay, Laurie Brown, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Derek Possee, Eddie Clayton
Attendance : –  19,112

Spurs drew this First Division match with Stoke City at the Lane 2-2, with goals from Alan Gilzean and Jimmy Robertson.  All four goals were scored in the first half. Dave Mackay tried a shot from 25 yards, but it was deflected into the path of frank Saul, just inside the box.  He tried an early shot but could not keep it down and it flew into the Park Lane end.

Getting between Skeels and Palmer, Alan Gilzean headed Frank Saul’s cross down past Irvine to net the first goal for Spurs from inside the six yard box.

Roy Vernon tested Pat Jennings with a low shot from 20 yards, but the Spurs keeper got down to his right to hold the ball.  Alan Bloor made a good forward run and played in Peter Dobing, who was brought down by Mackay as he got into the penalty area.  Vernon stroked it low past Jennings to the keeper’s left to equalise from the spot.  Vernon was involved again, as Stoke took the lead.  He played a pass out to the left wing, where Burrows took on Beal and shot only to see Jennings save, but the loose ball ran to Dobing, who put it into the net from the edge of the six yard area, beating two Spurs players to the ball.

With Dave Mackay’s cross-shot from a free-kick wide on the right being headed in across the keeper by Jimmy Robertson, the second goal came at the Park Lane end and made it 2-2 on 29 minutes.

Just before half-time, Dobing ran from the halfway line to hit a shot that Jennings saved at his near post.

Into the second half, Clayton hit a low effort just wide from 25 yards out, while Pat Jennings saved a Maurice Setters header from a corner, with a Stoke player just unable to turn in the loose ball and had to be alert to keep out Dobing’s low shot to his near post after Laurie Brown had given the ball away on the edge of the Spurs box.  From the corner, Bebbington hit the bar with a looping header and the Knowles blocked a shot by Roy Vernon after the Welshman shot from the edge of the box, only to see the intervention take the ball inches wide of the keeper’s right hand post.

Teams :
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Laurie Brown, Dave Mackay, Derek Possee, Eddie Clayton, Frank Saul, Alan Gilzean, Neil Johnson.
Stoke City –  Bobby Irvine, Calvin Palmer, Eric Skeels, Dennis Viollet (c), Maurice Setters, Alan Bloor, Keith Bebbington, Tony Allen, Peter Dobing, Roy Vernon, Harry Burrows.
Ref. : Mr. A. W. Sparling (Lincs)
Linesmen :  Mr. L. J. Forge (Essex) – Red flag; Mr. P.K. Byford (Essex) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –   26,406

Teams : 
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Maurice Norman, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Alan Mullery, Cliff Jones, Terry Dyson, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson
Stoke City –  .
Attendance : –  34,821

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Maurice Norman, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Alan Mullery, Cliff Jones, Terry Dyson, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson
Ref. : – Dennis Howell (Birmingham)
Linesmen : –  K. A. Wynn – Yellow flag; T. H. Hannah – Red flag
Attendance : –  36,329

Spurs won 2-1 at home against Stoke City, with Jimmy Greaves scoring in the first half, but his goal was cancelled out by the break.  However, Greaves went on to score the winner in the second half.

Teams :
Spurs : –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi (c), Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Dyson
Stoke City :  Lawrie Leslie, Bill Asprey, Tony Allen, George Kinnell, Eddie Stuart (c), Eric Skeels, Stanley Matthews, Dennis Viollet, John Ritchie, Calvin Palmer, Peter Dobing.
Ref :  Mr. J. R. Osborne (Suffolk)
Linesmen :  Mr. D. A. Watkins (Hants) (Red Flag); Mr. R. C. Stretch (Dorset) (Yellow Flag).
Attendance : –   36,209

The opening day of the season had Tottenham visit the Victoria Ground, where they were beaten 2-1 by Stoke.

Bobby Smith put Spurs ahead early on, but two Jimmy McIlroy goals before the turnaround were enough to take the points for the Potters.

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Danny Blanchflower (c), Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Dyson
Attendance : –  40,693

A rain sodden pitch at the Victoria Ground proved a place for Spurs’ hopes of a win to be sunk by a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Stoke City.

Roy Brown and Ken Thomson scored the second half goals that gave Stoke the points.

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Colin Brittan, Les Medley, Les Bennett, Johnny Brooks, Sid McClellan, Eddie Baily
Attendance : –  25,346

NOTE : – Johnny Brooks makes his Tottenham debut.

Tommy Harmer’s goal was enough for Spurs to defeat Stoke City at White Hart Lane.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Derek King, Ron Burgess, Bill Nicholson, Les Medley, Len Duquemin, Tommy Harmer, Sid McClellan, Eddie Baily
Stoke City –  .
Ref. : –  S. Pickles (Yorks).
Linesmen : –  Mr. H. C. Oliver (Beds) – Red Flag; Mr. A. C. S. Gisbourne (Herts) – Yellow Flag.
Attendance : –   35,606

Teams : 
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Bill Nicholson, Les Medley, Len Duquemin, Sonny Walters, Tommy Harmer, Eddie Baily
Stoke City –  .
Attendance : –  45,976

Spurs travelled to Stoke City and returned with a 6-1 away victory in the bag.

Sid McClellan put Tottenham into an early lead, with Les Bennett scoring a second in the 24th minute from a corner.  Left winger Harry Oscroft had a chance to get the Potters back into the match with a penalty awarded to the home side, but he put the ball wide to leave Spurs still 2-0 ahead.

IN contrast a penalty given to Spurs before the break was knocked home by Alf Ramsey to make the score 3-0 at the interval.

After the restart, Sonny Walters scored the fourth Spurs goal and Les medley grabbed two to make it 6-0 before Harry Oscroft did get the ball in the net to score a consolation goal for Stoke at the end.

Teams :
Spurs : –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Collin Brittan, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Sid McClellan, Tommy Harmer, Les Medley
Stoke : –  , , , , , , , , , Harry Oscroft

Attendance : –  54,124

Top of the table Spurs were held to a goal-less draw by 12th placed Stoke City at the Victoria Ground. Both defences were on top and despite having efforts through Sonny Walters and Eddie Baily, Stoke held out, while Ted Ditchburn has a quiet afternoon in the opposite goal.

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Harry Clarke, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess, Alex Wright, Eddie Baily, Les Medley, Peter Murphy, Sonny Walters
Attendance : –   24,236

Spurs recorded their biggest home win against Stoke City with a 6-1 victory in the First Division.  A double from Len Duquemin put Spurs 2-0 ahead before Sonny Walters headed home Arthur Willis’ free-kick to add a third.

It became 4-0 after the half-time break, with Les Bennett scoring, before Alec Ormston hit a left foot shot to pull a goal back for the Potters.  Visiting goalkeeper Dennis Herod stopped Alf Ramsey’s penalty to give Stoke a chance, but goals from Les Medley and Les Bennett inside the last eight minutes rounded off Tottenham’s 6-1 win with both created by Duquemin.

Teams : –
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Colin Brittan, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Stoke City –   Dennis Herod, Billy Mould, John McCue, Johnny Sellars, Frank Mountford, Jock Kirton, Alec Ormston, Frank Bowyer, Roy Brown, Les Johnston, Harry Oscroft.
Attendance : –   54,124

Spurs travelled to the Victoria Ground for a FA Cup Third Round tie, which they won 1-0 against Stoke City.

It was a bit of a giant-killing, with Spurs being in the Second Division and Stoke the First, but Tottenham’s performance was assured and skilful, with the tie being won by a single goal against First Division Stoke City.  It came in the second half, with Bill Nicholson recycling a Ron Burgess free kick into the box that Eddie Baily made the most of to find the net with his header.

There were further chances when Les Medley struck the bar and goalkeeper Derek Herod being forced into a fine fingertip save to put Len Duquemin’s header over the bar.

Baily had been inspired, with mazy dribbling and good link-up play with Ron Burgess.

Teams :
Stoke City –  Herod, Watkin, Meakin, Brown, Franklin, Sellars, Goodwin, Bowyer, Whiston, Johnston, Malkin.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Billy Rees, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Attendance : –  47,000

Stoke City won this FA Cup Third Round replay with Stanley Matthews’ goal deciding the tie.

Teams :
Stoke City – .
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Arthur Willis, Vic Buckingham, Ron Burgess, George Ludford, Bill Nicholson, Les Stevens, George Foreman, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Ronnie Dix
Attendance : –  38,631

First Division Stoke City came to White Hart Lane to face Spurs of the Second Division in the Third Round of the FA Cup.  The two sides could not be separated, and the tie had to go to a replay.

An early own goal by George Ludford put the visitors into the lead and that was doubled when Frank Mountford before half-time.  Into the second half, Les Bennett scored to pull a goal back and it was late in the match that Ludford made amends for his earlier blemish and scored to take the tie to a second match at the Victoria Ground.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Arthur Willis, Vic Buckingham, George Ludford, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess (c), Charlie Walters, Les Bennett, George Foreman, Ronnie Dix, Les Stevens
Stoke City –  Arthur Jepson, Billy Mould, John McCue, Frank Mountfield, Neil Franklin, Jock Kirton (c), Stan Matthews, Syd Peppitt, Freddie Steele, Frank Baker, Alex Ormston.
Attendance : –  65,681
Ref. : – Mr. G. L. Iliffe (Leicester)

Spurs went into half time three goals behind at Stoke before Doug Hunt got a goal for Spurs in the second half, but a further goal for the home side gave them a 4-1 victory.

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, John Illingworth, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Charlie Jones, Wally Alsford, Len Bolan, Doug Hunt, George Hunt, Archie Burgon, Almer Hall
Attendance : –   11,574

NOTE : –  There were last appearances for Tottenham for John Illingworth and Archie Burgon in this match.

Having endured a string of long-term injuries through the season, Spurs sat 16th in the league table when top of the table Stoke City visited White Hart Lane, but Tottenham turned the tables with a 3-2 win.

The injuries kept on coming, as captain and centre-half Arthur Rowe sustained a knee injury that saw him stretchered off early after the game went into the second half and Eugene O’Callaghan was already struggling with a knock, so with no substitutes, Spurs were down to nine men.  However, despite being 2-1 behind, with George Hunt having struck for Tottenham, the team rallied back.  O’Callaghan roused himself to fire in an unstoppable shot to level the score at 2-2 and with just minutes remaining in the match, Walter Bellamy scored to send the crowd wild.  

Teams :
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Arthur Rowe, Tom Meads, Tom Evans, George Hunt, Eugene O’Callaghan, Walter Bellamy, George Greenfield
Stoke City –  , , , , , Bob McCrory, , , Arthur Turner, Stanley Matthews.
Attendance : –   31,082

Having squeezed in a game against Leeds United on Easter Saturday, Spurs faced Stoke City in the Easter Monday return match at the Victoria Ground, Stoke took the points with a 2-0 win courtesy of goals from Harry Ware and Joe Johnson, despite being on top in the match for much of the first half.  

Teams :
Stoke City –  , , , , , , , , Johnson, Ware, .
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Tom Evans, Arthur Rowe, Tom Meads, Jimmy McCormick, Eugene O’Callaghan, George Hunt, Willie Hall, Walter Bellamy
Attendance : –   32,665

A Good Friday Division One game finished in a disappointing 0-0 draw.

Teams :
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Tom Evans, Arthur Rowe, Wally Alsford, Jimmy McCormick, Eugene O’Callaghan, George Hunt, Willie Hall, Willie Evans
Stoke City –  .
Attendance : –   32,912

The home meeting saw Spurs and Stoke vying for promotion at the top of the Second Division table, with Tottenham just edging the win in a gripping match.

George Hunt and Willie Davies put Spurs 2-0 ahead at the interval, but second half goals saw the Potters pull level until Hunt notched a winner late on.

Teams :
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Bill Fenton, Bill Whatley, Davie Colquhoun, Arthur Rowe, Tom Meads, Willie Evans, Willie Davies, George Hunt, Willie Hall, Eugene O’Callaghan
Stoke City –
Attendance : –  43,711

Teams :
Stoke City –
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Bill Fenton, Cecil Poynton, Davie Colquhoun, Arthur Rowe, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Willie Davies, George Hunt, Eugene O’Callaghan, George Greenfield
Attendance : –  12,366

Teams : 
Stoke City –
Spurs –  Allan Taylor, Bill Felton, Cecil Poynton, Arthur Rowe, Tom Meads, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Willie Davies, George Hunt, Jimmy Brain, George Greenfield
Attendance : –   15,042

Teams : 
Spurs –  Allan Taylor, Bill Felton, Cecil Poynton, Davie Colquhoun, Arthur Rowe, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, George Hunt, Bill Marshall, Eugene O’Callaghan, Walter Bellamy
Stoke City –
Attendance : –   26,503

A Monday afternoon match was played at White Hart Lane in the Second Division, thanks to a re-arrangement to fit in a FA Cup tie at the weekend. Charlie Wilson had been a Spurs star following World War I, but he had joined Huddersfield and subsequently Stoke, but a Bert Lyons penalty and further goals from Alf Messer and Ted Harper ensured a two point haul for Tottenham.

Stoke right back Bob McGrory was later to become the Potters’ manager.

Teams :
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Bert Lyons, Bert Hodgkinson, Les Howe, Alf Messer, Tom Meads, Willie Davies, Ted Harper, Frank Osborne, Walter Bellamy, George Cook
Stoke City –   , Bob McGrory, , , , , , , Charlie Wilson, , .
Attendance : –   10,927

Teams :
Stoke City –
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Bert Lyons, Bert Hodgkinson, Harry Skitt, Alf Messer, Tom Meads, Willie Davies, George Hunt, Eugene O’Callaghan, Joe Scott, George Cook
Attendance : –   10,252

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, John Reddish, Ed Herod, Harry Skitt, Tommy Cable, Tom Meads, Willie Davies, Ted Harper, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Joe Scott
Attendance : –  6,560

Teams : 
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Matt Forster, Ed Herod, Arthur Lowdell, Tommy Cable, Tom Meads, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Arthur Crompton, Frank Osborne, George Cook
Stoke City –  .
Attendance : –    8,545

Teams : 
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Tommy Clay, Ed Herod, Cecil Poynton, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Dimmock, Fred Barnett, Frank Osborne, Eugene O’Callaghan, Jimmy Smy
Stoke City –  .
Attendance : –  26,760

Goals from Bobby Archibald and ex-Tottenham man Charlie Wilson sealed the points for the Potters on their own ground when the two sides met in the Second Division.  It was the first time that Spurs had met the opponents under the name of Stoke City.

Teams :
Stoke City –   , , , , , , , , , Charlie Wilson, Bobby Archibald.
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Sid Helliwell, Bert Evans, Frank Osborne, Walter Bellamy, Joe Scott, Bert Elkes
Attendance : –  15,333

Teams : 
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Jimmy Ross, Bob Brown, Harry Lowe, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Seed, Charlie Handley
Stoke City –
Attendance : –   20,000

Stoke City suffered a fair amount of misfortune when Tottenham made their first visit to the Victoria Ground in the First Division, but earned a point in a 0-0 draw.

Injury robbed them of a player’s services from early on in proceedings, so they played most of the game with ten men and they also failed from the penalty spot.  Only an outstanding performance by their Scottish international keeper Kenny Campbell prevented Tottenham making their numerical advantage count.

Teams :
Stoke City –  Kenny Campbell, , , , , , , , , , .
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Jimmy Ross, Bob Brown, Harry Lowe, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Seed, Charlie Handley
Attendance : –   30,000

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob Brown, Jimmy Archibald, Harry Lowe, Charlie Walters, Jimmy Dimmock, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss
Attendance : –    12,000

Jimmy Dimmock and Arthur Grimsdell scored the goals that gave Spurs a 2-0 win over Stoke at White Hart Lane and the next home programme expressed the view that, “We were favoured with a wonderfully fascinating contest, for the Potters played vastly clever football, and though out boys were just a shade better, there was very little in it.  Quite the most delightful exhibition of football we have seen on our enclosure this season.”

Teams : 
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob Brown, Jimmy Archibald, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss
Stoke City –  .
Attendance : – 36 000.

Spurs were in the Southern League when they trekked to Stoke to face the First Division side and were beaten 1-4.

Teams :
Stoke City –  .
Spurs –  Joe Cullen, Harry Erentz, James McNaught, Bob Cain, Bob Stormont, Tom Smith, Bill Joyce, Harry Bradshaw, Jimmy Hartley, John Cameron, Jack Jones
Attendance : –  25,000

Spurs suffered a 0-5 reverse in their first competitive professional match at Stoke in the First Round of the FA Cup.  While having turned professional, the team only had two pros, who had been quickly signed up, with the other nine members of the side being amateurs.

Stoke’s fast start saw the Tottenham back line holding firm, but an A. Maxwell shot on the half hour gave Stoke the lead, which was doubled when W. Maxwell scored shortly after.  Dickson added a third before the break and the home side went on to run up five goals in total with second half strikes from Dickson and Maxwell, although Spurs put up a good display in defeat.

Teams :
Stoke –   A. Maxwell, W. Maxwell, Dickson
Spurs –  Charlie Ambler, William Hay, John Montgomery, William Almond, Stanley Briggs, James Collins, Ernie Payne, Peter Hunter, Harry Pryor, Bob Clements, Charlie Lanham
Attendance : –  ??