Sunderland v Spurs Match Reports

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Teams :
Spurs –  Neil Sullivan, Stephen Carr, Ramon Vega, Luke Young, Chris Perry, Ben Thatcher  36    90, Darren Anderton, Stephen Clemence, Tim Sherwood, Sergei Rebrov (Chris Armstrong 71), Les Ferdinand
Subs not used :  –
Manager : – Gerry Francis
Sunderland –   Thomas Sorensen, Chris Makin, Michael Gray, Stanislav Varga, Jody Craddock, Julio Arca (John Oster 77), Darren Williams, Don Hutchison, Alex Rae , Niall Quinn, Kevin Phillips,.
Subs not used :   –
Manager : – Peter Reid
Referee : –  Dermot Gallagher (Oxon)
Linesmen : – .
Attendance : –  36,070

The last game of the season is always strange when there is little to play for and this one was no different.  However, it was difficult to believe that Spurs were the side who had gone through a disappointing season and Sunderland the side who had been relatively successful on this showing.

With Ginola reinstated in the side, it was a relief to see Tottenham with a side that also featured Leonhardsen, one of the midfielders we had missed when out injured.  He did only last until just before half time though, when he was replaced by another returner – Tim Sherwood.  But prior to that there had been a most unusual occurrence in the match; Spurs had been awarded a penalty !!  Yes, one of those fangled spot-kick things, which we hadn’t been given all Premier season long.  Strange, as I didn’t know they had changed the laws of the game to allow fouls outside the box to be given as penalties !!  What would we do with it ??  Well, Darren Anderton spotted the ball, ran up and just about managed to get the ball past Sorensen’s hands into the bottom of the net.  Ten minutes in and away we went.  However, as always seems to happen, Spurs had scored too soon.  Within another ten minutes, a ball from Phillips found Makin running through the right wing position and inside Ledley King and the defender slid the ball under Walker with the outside of his right foot.  He took the goal like an established scorer, not someone getting his first for the club.  Ginola had gone close earlier with a curling shot that evaded the keeper, but also the far post and King and Campbell both had headers on target, while at the Spurs end, Quinn drifted a header across the face of goal.  Armstrong went down under challenge by Sorensen and while another pen. was going to be given, it did arouse some feeling amongst the Mackems back line.

The second half saw some heavy challenges, but the referee seemed happy that as it was the last game of the season to give players the benefit of the doubt.  Phillips was trying his best to displace Shearer as Kevin Keegan’s focus of affection, with a display of petulance and petty fouling worthy of the Newcastle United forward.  The fact that he got little change out of Perry or Sol added to his general frustration.  The game settled into a midfield battle, but Spurs fell into their old ways of giving the ball to the opposition too much, allowing Sunderland to come on to the defence, but on the day they had few ideas. A long ball up to Quinn for a knockdown was about the extent of it.  Summerbee had a long range effort well held by Walker, who’s only other action in the second half was to grab a speculative shot from Phillips from outside the box.  Freund drove a low cross across the face of the box, which found Doherty (a half-time sub for Iversen), who took one touch to control it and from three yards out hit a shot (which the goalie may have got a touch to) that came back off the post.  It looked like being one of those days.  So, when Tottenham made a break forward and got a throw-in on the left hand side, it was a surprise when they scored from it.  A Freund long throw was flicked on by Sol and running in at the centre of the goal unmarked was Sherwood.  It has been his goals from midfield we have missed too and although he looked  along way from full fitness, he did have an impact on our play.  That was after 72 minutes, then Armstrong had a low drive go wide and the whole thing was rounded off by a marvellous goal.

A cross field ball from right to left was bouncing between two Sunderland players on the touchline, but in ran Stephen Carr, who out-jumped them and dashed forward to keep the ball in play, about ten yards inside his own half.  He did that and moved forward with the defenders backing off him, but Stevie had other ideas.  He looked up as he reached the edge of the area and delicately chipped the ball over the tall keeper and into the net just by the angle of post and crossbar.  It was worthy of Hoddle at his best and the fact that it came from near the corner of the box made the execution of it even more impressive.  It rounded off a season of great satisfaction for the young Irishman and he deserved all the cheers he earned.  Every time he got the ball after that the crowd shouted “Shoot” and Spurs were playing keep ball for the last few minutes.  This riled their substitute, Alex Rae, who after receiving the ball had Ginola slide into a tackle, but he was never going to be anywhere near him.  Rae took exception and as David got up to run back to challenge him, got a deliberate elbow in the face for his troubles.  To see their players complaining when the referee pulled out the red card was a disgrace.  Let’s hope that Peter Reid punishes him severely as it was the second time he has perpetrated such an assault this season.  It was a sad end to a day which saw Spurs play with some of their accustomed forward flair and end with a bitter taste in the mouth.

The other sad sight of the day came when the players bade farewell for the season.  They split up, ran to separate parts of the ground and kicked balls and threw shirts into the crowd.  All except Sol Campbell, who did a complete lap of the pitch slowly clapping the crowd and taking the cheers.  He looked like a man who was saying goodbye.

MEHSTG TOP MAN : – STEPHEN CARR.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Stephen Carr, Ledley King, Steffen Freund, Sol Campbell, Chris Perry, Darren Anderton, Oyvind Leonhardsen (Tim Sherwood 42), David Ginola, Chris Armstrong, Steffen Iversen (Gary Doherty 46)
Subs not used :  Espen Baardsen, Anthony Gardner, Stephen Clemence
Manager : – George Graham
Sunderland –   Thomas Sorensen, Chris Makin (Darren Holloway 73), Michael Gray, John Oster (Kevin Kilbane 62), Paul Thirwell (Alex Rae 65   89), Paul Butler, Nicky Summerbee, Jody Craddock, Niall Quinn, Kevin Phillips, Eric Roy.
Subs not used :   Andy Marriott, Danny Dichio
Manager : –  Peter Reid
Referee : –
Attendance : –  36,070

The Stadium of Light is a very impressive football ground. When filled with 40,000+ screaming Mackems it can be a very intimidating place for visiting teams and referees, even if you can’t understand a word the crowd are saying.

George decided to adopt the squad rotation approach even though he does not have a big enough squad to rotate. In came Vega at the back for Perry, Clemence in midfield for Sherwood, and Piercy up front for Fox.

Iversen had two early chances both saved by Sorensen which should have been converted. That was the total of Spurs efforts for the first half. After 10 minutes Sunderland crossed from their left. Sol rose and completely missed the header. Quinn chested down the ball and volleyed into the far corner. 1-0. Ten minutes after the restart Sunderland crossed from the right, it eluded all the Spurs defenders, Quinn chested down and volleyed home again. 2-0 and Phillips has not scored yet. Spurs struggled to get anything going in this poor first half. Ginola was out of sorts. Piercy looked like a young man thrust in at the deep end and out of his depth. Quinn gave Campbell a torrid time. At least Walker was quick off his line to clear a through ball to Phillips which saw the England striker collect a bad knock on his ankle.

Desperate times require desperate measures. In the second half Dominguez replaced Ginola and Perry replaced Piercy. Vega was sent to play at centre forward. At least he is a big lad prepared to put himself about. His presence clearly unsettled Messrs Bould and Co. and Spurs had a much better second period. Iversen pulled a goal back when he finished a cross by Vega in the 63rd minute. It was a perfect cross by Vega who had charged down the right wing after being released by Leonhardsen. Kevin Phillips was then carried off on a stretcher after a robust challenge by Sol which earned him a caution.

It looked as if Spurs would snatch a deserved equaliser as they swarmed on the Sunderland goal. With the Wearsiders defence rocking Sol should have scored from close range but blasted over. Carr then shot across goal and Vega came within inches of making contact. But this was to be Sunderland’s day in front of the largest crowd at The Stadium of Light so far. They now move up to third.

For Tottenham it was a predictable defeat although the second half fight back showed character. There are at the moment too many injured players who are being forced into action. George needs to strengthen the squad now, particularly up front to avoid more occasions like this.

MEHSTG TOP MAN : – STEFFEN IVERSEN

Teams :
Sunderland –  Thomas Sorensen, Steve Bould, Michael Gray, Chris Makin, Paul Butler, Gavin McCann, Eric Roy (Kevin Ball 72), Stefan Schwartz, Nicky Summerbee (Darren Williams 87), Niall Quinn, Kevin Phillips (Danny Dichio 61).
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Stephen Carr, Ramon Vega, Mauricio Taricco  , Steffen Freund, Sol Campbell  , Stephen Clemence, Oyvind Leonhardsen, John Piercy (Chris Perry 46), David Ginola (Jose Dominguez 46), Steffen Iversen 
Referee : –
Linesmen : –
Attendance : –  41,904

Steffen Iversen scored twice in the first ten minutes and completed a hat-trick just after the hour as Spurs ran out convincing 4-0 winners at Roker Park.

Iversen was sharp from the start and goals in the second and ninth minutes rocked Sunderland, with Allan Nielsen adding a third Spurs goal in the 26th minute.  With the game under control, Iversen rounded off his hat-trick in the 62nd minute.

Teams :
Sunderland –  Lionel Perez, Gareth Hall, Dariusz Kubicki (Martin Smith 70), Andy Melville, Richard Ord  , Kevin Ball, Paul Bracewell, Alex Rae, John Mullin (Michael Bridges 70), David Kelly, Craig Russell.
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Dean Austin, Colin Calderwood, Sol Campbell, John Scales, Clive Wilson (Stephen Carr 33), Darren Anderton, David Howells, Allan Nielsen, Steffen Iversen, Teddy Sheringham
Referee : – Mike Riley (Barnsley)
Attendance : –   20,785

Andy Sinton and Chris Armstrong were the scorers in a 2-0 home win for Tottenham, with Teddy Sheringham hitting the post from a spot-kick against Sunderland.

Teams : 
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Colin Calderwood, Sol Campbell, Stephen Carr  , Clive Wilson, Darren Anderton (Ronny Rosenthal), David Howells, Allan Nielsen, Andy Sinton  , Chris Armstrong  , Teddy Sheringham
Subs not used :
Sunderland –  Lionel Perez, Michael Gray (Martin Smith), Gareth Hall  (Alex Rae), Dariusz Kubicki, Andy Melville, Martin Scott  , Kevin Ball, Paul Bracewell, Paul Stewart  , Michael Bridges  (Craig Russell), David Kelly.
Referee : –  Mike Reed
Linesmen : –
Attendance : –   31,867

Kevn Ball had handed Sunderland a one goal lead with a goal in the31st minute, but the last twenty minutes of the match saw Tottenham turn the tie around, with a goal from Chris Armstrong (71) and a last minute Sol Campbell goal.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Stephen Carr, Justin Edinburgh, Colin Calderwood, Clive Wilson, Sol Campbell, Allan Nielsen (Rory Allen 46), David Howells, Ruel Fox, Teddy Sheringham  , Chris Armstrong
Unused subs. : –  Espen Baardsen, Stuart Nethercott
Manager : – Gerry Francis
Sunderland –  Lionel Perez, Richard Ord, Andy Melville, Dariusz Kubicki, Gareth Hall  , Michael Gray, Kevin Ball, Paul Stewart  , Paul Bracewell, David Kelly, Michael Bridges (Craig Russell 79)
Unused subs. : –  Lee Howey, Alex Rae
Manager : – Peter Reid
Referee : – .
Attendance : –  24,867

Teams :
Sunderland –  Alec Chamberlain, Gordon Armstrong (Martin Gray 83), Martin Scott, Andy Melville, Dariusz Kubicki  , Lee Howey, Gary Bennett  51, Derek Ferguson, Martin Smith, Craig Russell, Phil Gray.
Unused subs : – Tony Norman, Michael Gray
Manager : – Mick Buxton
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Colin Calderwood  , Sol Campbell  , Gheorghe Popescu, Gary Mabbutt, Justin Edinburgh, Darren Anderton, David Howells (Stuart Nethercott 86), Nicky Barmby, Jurgen Klinsmann, Teddy Sheringham
Unused subs. : – Chris Day, Darren Caskey
Manager : – Gerry Francis
Referee : –
Attendance : –  21,135

Match ball sponsor : Superior Plating Limited.

Programme Sponsor : Window Bureau.

Man of the Match Sponsor : Silverscreen.

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A 10th minute Colin Pascoe goal shocked Spurs in this Division One match and they were even more aghast when Peter Davenport doubled the lead on 23 minutes.  Spurs struggled to break through the Sunderland defence and it took until the 65th minute for Paul Walsh to score, having entered the fray just seven minutes before as a substitute.

Walshie completed his brace on 70 minutes to make it 2-2, but Pascoe restored the Rokerites lead six minutes later.  Spurs were grateful to Gary Lineker for their equaliser in stoppage time to take a point at 3-3.  

Teams :
Spurs –  Erik Thorstvedt, Pat van den Hauwe, Mitchell Thomas, Gary Mabbutt, Justin Edinburgh (Paul Walsh 57), Paul Allen, Paul Gascoigne  55, David Howells, Nayim, Paul Stewart (Vinny Samways 83), Gary Lineker
Manager : – Terry Venables
Sunderland –   Tony Norman, Gordon Armstrong, Gary Bennett, John Kay  55, Paul Hardyman, Colin Pascoe, Paul Bracewell, Gary Owers, Kevin Ball, Marco Gabbiadini, Peter Davenport.
Subs. not used :
Manager : – Denis Smith
Referee : –  Ian Hemley
Attendance : –  30,431

Teams :
Spurs – Erik Thorstvedt, Gudni Bergsson, Steve Sedgley, Pat van den Hauwe, Gary Mabbutt, Paul Allen, Paul Gascoigne, David Howells, Nayim (Vinny Samways 87), Paul Stewart (Paul Walsh 87), Gary Lineker
Manager : – Terry Venables
Sunderland –  Tony Norman, Gordon Armstrong, Gary Bennett, John Kay, Paul Hardyman (Anthony Cullen 55), Reuben Agboola, Paul Bracewell, Gary Owers, Kevin Ball, Marco Gabbiadini, Peter Davenport.
Subs not used :
Manager : – Denis Smith
Referee : –  Trevor Simpson
Linesmen : – .
Attendance : –   30,214

Teams :
Sunderland –  Chris Turner, Barry Venison, Nick Pickering, Steve Berry (Stan Cummins), Gary Bennett, Shaun Elliott, David Hodgson, Peter Daniel, Paul Atkinson, Mark Proctor, Clive Walker.
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Len Ashhurst
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Perryman (c), Gary Stevens, Tony Galvin (Chris Hughton), Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks, Mark Falco, John Chiedozie
Manager : – Peter Shreeves
Referee : –
Linesmen : – 
Attendance : –  26,930

A brilliant goalkeeping display by Chris Turner foiled Tottenham’s attempts to progress in the League Cup at White Hart Lane.

Graham Roberts gave Spurs an early lead from the penalty spot, but the visitors equalised with a shot that deflected in off Paul Miller.  Turner then came into his own, saving shot after shot and a second Roberts penalty.  His best effort denied Mark Falco a goal.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman (c), Gary Stevens, Micky Hazard, Glenn Hoddle, Clive Allen (Gary Mabbutt), Mark Falco, John Chiedozie
Sunderland –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  25,835

Teams :
Sunderland –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Perryman (c), Gary Stevens, Micky Hazard, Glenn Hoddle, Clive Allen, Mark Falco, John Chiedozie
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  25,835

Teams :
Sunderland –  Chris Turner, Barry Venison, Nick Pickering, Gary Bennett, Peter Daniel, Shaun Elliott, Steve Berry, Rodger Wylde, Colin West, Paul Atkinson, Clive Walker.
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Gary Stevens, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts  , Paul Miller, Steve Perryman, John Chiedozie, Mark Falco, Clive Allen  , Micky Hazard (Danny Thomas), Tony Galvin
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  18,895

Teams :
Sunderland –  Chris Turner, Barry Venison, Nick Pickering, Jamie Murray (Bryan Robson), Gordon Chisholm, Shaun Elliott, Paul Bracewell, Gary Rowell, Colin West, Mark Proctor, Leighton James.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Tony Parks, Danny Thomas, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Steve Perryman, Micky Hazard, Gary Stevens (Garry Brooke), Mark Falco, Alan Brazil, Tony Galvin
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  15,433

Teams :
Spurs –  Tony Parks, Gary Stevens, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Steve Archibald, Mark Falco, Glenn Hoddle, Tony Galvin
Sub. not used :
Sunderland –  Chris Turner, Barry Venison, Nick Pickering, Ian Atkins, Lee Chapman, Shaun Elliott, Paul Bracewell, Gary Rowell, Colin West, Mark Proctor, Leighton James.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –    19,327

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, John Lacy, Graham Roberts, Ricky Villa, Steve Perryman, Ally Dick, Steve Archibald, Terry Gibson, Glenn Hoddle, Gary Mabbutt
Subs not used :
Sunderland –  Chris Turner, Jimmy Nicholl, Iain Munro, Ian Atkins, Gordon Chisholm, Nick Pickering, Barry Venison, Colin West, Frank Worthington (Ally McCoist), Leighton James, Stan Cummins.
Subs not used :
Attendance : – 25 250,

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Price, Paul Miller, Garry Brooke, Steve Perryman, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Archibald, Tony Galvin, Ricky Villa, Garth Crooks
Subs not used :
Sunderland –  Chris Turner, Barry Venison, Iain Munro, Joe Hinnigan, Rob Hindmarch, Gordon Chisholm, Mick Buckley, Gary Rowell, Ally McCoist, Nick Pickering (John Cooke), Stan Cummins.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   21,147

This First Division game at White Hart Lane saw Spurs and Sunderland share four goals in an exciting draw.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Paul Price, Micky Hazard, Steve Perryman, Ricky Villa, Steve Archibald, Tony Galvin (Garry Brooke), Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks
Sunderland –  Chris Turner, Joe Hinnigan (Loek Ursem), Iain Munro, Rob Hindmarch, Gordon Chisholm, Shaun Elliott, Mick Buckley, Colin West, Gary Rowell, Nick Pickering, Stan Cummins.
Attendance : –  39,898

Teams :
Sunderland –  Barry Sidall, Steve Whitworth (Colin West), Shaun Elliott, Barry Venison, Jeff Clarke, Rob Hindmarch, Kevin Arnott, Ally McCoist, Tom Ritchie, Nick Pickering, Stan Cummins.
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Micky Hazard (John Lacy), Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Steve Archibald, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks
Attendance : –   25,317

Teams :
Sunderland –  Barry Sidall, Steve Whitworth, Joe Hinnigan, Rob Hindmarch, Shaun Elliott, Gary Rowell, Kevin Arnott, Ian Bowyer, Tom Ritchie, Gordon Chisholm (Alan Brown), Stan Cummins.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Giorgio Mazzon, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Steve Archibald (Gordon Smith), Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  22,382

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Gordon Smith, Chris Hughton, Peter Taylor (Gerry Armstrong), John Lacy, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Steve Archibald, Ricky Villa, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks
Subs not used :
Sunderland –  Chris Turner, Joe Hinnigan (Barry Dunn), Joe Bolton, Sam Allardyce, Shaun Elliott, Gordon Chisholm, Kevin Arnott, Gary Rowell, Bryan Robson, Alan Brown, Stan Cummins.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   32,030

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Holmes, Steve Perryman (c), Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt (Colin Lee), Peter Taylor, Neil McNab, Gerry Armstrong, John Duncan, Chris Jones
Sunderland –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  38,220

After going three games without a victory, Tottenham’s 2-1 win at Roker Park was a welcome win.

A Neil McNab effort had threatened the Sunderland goal in the early stages of the game, but an eighth minute lead was secured when John Duncan scored.  A penalty was awarded to the home side when Colin Lee was adjudged to have fouled Jack Ashurst and the scores were levelled when Gary Rowell shot the spot-kick past Daines.  Sunderland pushed into the Spurs penalty area and the ball pin-balled about the box, but stayed out of the goal.

In the second half, Tottenham played a more controlled game, which paid off when Colin Lee crossed for Duncan to coolly steer home the winner in the 68th minute.  The second half also saw Barry Daines make some important saves to keep Sunderland out and  dived at the feet of Joe Bolton to deny him when it looked like he might score.

Teams :
Sunderland –   , Joe Bolton, , Jack Ashurst, , , , Gary Rowell, , , , .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Holmes (Gerry Armstrong), Keith Osgood, Steve Perryman (c), Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Peter Taylor, Neil McNab, Colin Lee, Ian Moores
Ref. : –
Linesmen : – .
Attendance : –   31,960

Chris Jones struck a spectacular equaliser to earn Tottenham a draw against the Rokerites at White Hart Lane in this game in the Second Division after Mel Holden had given Sunderland the lead.

Jackie Ashurst had the first chance in this relegation battle, with a 25 yard drive the Daines got down to his right to save after Terry Naylor had his pass intercepted and Spurs created a chance when Gerry Armstrong out-muscled Colin Waldron to a high ball chipped forward by John Pratt and forced Barry Siddall to close him down and smother his shot.  The first half was constantly interrupted by free-kicks being given for fouls and offside and the nerves of two sides close to the bottom of the table, combined with a strong wind and a bobbly pitch failed to produce many moments of quality.

Three minutes into the second half, a right wing cross from Towers was planted past Barry Daines by 6’2″ striker Mel Holden, despite him getting a hand to it.  The striker almost doubled the lead when he was found in the middle by Kevin Arnott, but his shot was well stopped by the Spurs keeper.  Armstrong did well to break into the area between two yellow shirted opponents, but his shot was very wide of the goal and Osgood tried to beat the Sunderland offside trap by chasing his own ball over the defence, but it ran too far for him to reach it.  Just before the hour, Siddall’s clearance was won in the air by Naylor and Micky Stead got to the loose ball first to knock it on to Hoddle.  Looking up, he played a long ball forward for Armstrong to head on to Jones, whose left foot drive from just inside the area beat Siddall all ends up to make the score 1-1.

Sunderland had thought they had won it late on, but when Waldron knocked the ball on for Arnott to score, he had been ruled offside and the visitors had to defend at the death to make sure Peter Taylor’s chipped cross into the goalmouth came to nothing.

Teams : –
Spurs :  –  Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Micky Stead, John Pratt, Keith Osgood, Steve Perryman (c), Chris Jones, Glenn Hoddle, Gerry Armstrong, Ralph Coates, Peter Taylor
Unused sub. : –  Neil McNab
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Sunderland :  – Barry Siddall, Mike Docherty, Joe Bolton, Kevin Arnott  , Colin Waldron  , Jackie Ashurst, Tony Towers  , Shaun Elliott, Mel Holden, Bob Lee, Gary Rowell
Unused sub. : –  Doug Collins
Manager : – Jimmy Adamson
Colours : –  Yellow shirts with blue piping, yellow shorts with blue piping, yellow socks
Ref. : – Mr. Ray Toseland (Northants)
Linesmen : – Mr. C. Downey (Middlesex) – Red flag; Mr. P. C. Wrennall (Bucks) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –  34,155

Goal times
First goal – 47m 19s
Second goal – 57m 36s

Bookings

Arnott (kicking the ball away)
Waldron (foul on Jones)
Towers (kicking the ball away).

NOTE : – Sunderland kicked off and attacked the Park Lane end.

A fourth minute goal from Ian Moores was not enough to take the points at Sunderland in this First Division match.  A long kick up-field by Jennings was knocked on by John Pratt to Alfie Conn.  The flamboyant Scotsman flicked the ball between his legs to put Moores in to shoot past Barry Siddall.

Alfie Conn came as close as possible to adding a second, with his shot hitting the post, bounce across the line to hit the other upright and then come out into play.  While Spurs could not add to their score, they controlled the play for 70 minutes until Sunderland got two late goals. In the 76th minute, Ray Train equalised for the home side and Bob Lee’s late winner made it a long journey home for Tottenham with nothing for their troubles and left them second bottom in Division 1.

Teams :
Sunderland –  Barry Sidall, Henderson, Joe Bolton, Tony Towers (Gary Rowell), Jeff Clarke, Jim Holton, Bobby Kerr, Billy Hughes, Ray Train, Bob Lee, Roy Greenwood.
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, John Gorman, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Steve Perryman (c), Peter Taylor, Alfie Conn, Ian Moores.
Subs not used : McAllister
Attendance : –   30,325
Ref. : – Keith Style (Barnsley)

Teams :
Sunderland –  Jim Montgomery, Colin Irwin, Martin Harvey, Colin Todd, Brian Heslop, Mick McGiven, Gordon Harris, Billy Hughes, Joe Baker, Bobby Kerr (Bobby Parke), Dennis Tueart.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Ken Hancock, Joe Kinnear, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Steve Perryman, Peter Collins, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Pearce (Martin Chivers), Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Roger Morgan
Attendance : –  13,993

A single goal won this match for Sunderland and it came from Tottenham’s centre-half Mike England, who put through his own net in the 41st minute to give the Rokerites two First Division points.

Tottenham had occupied eighth place in the First Division and Sunderland were bottom, but with Spurs seeking a goal, Mike England was pushed up front to bolster the attack. However, despite bringing out two fine stops from keeper Jim Montgomery, he was unable to find the net and Steve Perryman’s debut ended in defeat.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Peter Collins, Jimmy Pearce, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean, Dennis Bond, Steve Perryman
Sunderland –  Jim Montgomery, Colin Irwin, Len Ashurst, Colin Todd, Brian Heslop, Mick McGiven, Gordon Harris, Billy Hughes, Joe Baker, Bobby Kerr (Bobby Park), Dennis Tueart.
Attendance : –  30,523

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Peter Collins, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Pearce, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Neil Johnson
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Sunderland –  Jim Montgomery, Colin Todd, Charlie Hurley, Calvin Palmer, Bobby Kerr, George Herd, Martin Harvey, Gordon Harris, Malcolm Moore, Brian Stuckey, George Mulhall
Manager : – Alan Brown.
Attendance : –   22,251

Jimmy Greaves could be said to have won this game on his own with four of Tottenham’s five goals as they restricted Sunderland to one in reply in this First Division match at the Lane.

Greaves tucked away a second goal with a side-footed finish at the far post past Montgomery from a couple of yards out and his third followed a save by the keeper that prevented Terry Venables scoring, but Greaves was alert and ran onto the ball, firing it high into the net.  Despite the score-line, Jim Montgomery played very well in the Sunderland goal and prevented an even bigger defeat for the Wearsiders

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Peter Collins, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Pearce, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Sunderland –  Jim Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Charlie Hurley, Colin Todd, Calvin Palmer, George Herd, Martin Harvey (Ian Porterfield), Gordon Harris, Colin Suggett, George Mulhall, Billy Hughes.
Manager : – Alan Brown.
Attendance : –  29,072

Teams :
Sunderland –   Jim Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Len Ashurst, Colin Todd, Calvin Palmer, Ian Porterfield, George Kinnell, Martin Harvey, Gordon Harris, Colin Suggett, George Mulhall, Ralph Brand.
Manager : – Alan Brown.
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean, Cliff Jones
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –   31,735

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England (Frank Saul), Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones, Jimmy Robertson
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Sunderland –   Jim Montgomery, Colin Todd, Cecil Irwin, Brian Heslop, John Parke, George Kinnell, Martin Harvey, George Herd, Jim Baxter, Colin Suggett, George Mulhall, Neil Martin.
Manager : –  Ian McColl
Attendance : –   36,017

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson
Sunderland –  Jim Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Len Ashurst (John Parke), George Herd, George Kinnell, Jim Baxter, Allan Gauden, John O’Hare, Neil Martin, George Mulhall, Billy Hughes.
Attendance : –   33,936

Pat Jennings had a fine game in goal for Spurs to stop Sunderland and it was a 55th minute Alan Gilzean goal that settled the game in Tottenham’s favour.

Teams :
Sunderland –  Jim Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Len Ashurst, Dave Elliott, Charlie Hurley, George Kinnell, George Herd, John O’Hare, Neil Martin, Jim Baxter, George Mulhall.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones, Jimmy Robertson
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  41,089

Teams :
Sunderland –  Jim Montgomery, John Parke, Len Ashurst, Martin Harvey, Charlie Hurley, Jim McNab, Mike Hellawell, George Herd, Neil Martin, Jim Baxter, George Mulhall.
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Roger Hoy, Dave Mackay, John Collins, Alan Mullery, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson, Eddie Clayton
Ref. : –
Linesmen : – .
Attendance : –  27,828

NOTE : – There were first Tottenham appearances for Roger Hoy and John Collins.

Jimmy Greaves grabbed Tottenham’s second goal, as he took the ball around Montgomery and shot home from the right side of the six yard box.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Laurie Brown, Dave Mackay (c), Derek Possee, Eddie Clayton, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson.
Sunderland –  Jim Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Len Ashurst, John Parke, Martin Harvey, Jimmy McNab, Mike Hellaway, George Herd, Nicky Sharkey, Jim Baxter (c), Alan Guaden.
Ref :  Mr. P. Bye (Beds).
Linesmen :  Mr. C. J. Mullings (Wilts) Red Flag; Mr. E. Garfield (Wilts) Yellow flag.
Attendance : –  37,364

Spurs lost 1-2 at Sunderland in the First Division and also lost Jimmy Robertson with a broken collar-bone early in the second half.

The home team took the lead after 30 minutes, with George Herd netting, but the scores were levelled when Jimmy Greaves scored just after half-time. With just three minutes remaining Nick Sharkey scored the winner for the Rokerites to send Spurs on the long journey home pointless.

Teams :
Sunderland : –  Sandy McLaughlan, John Parke, Len Ashurst, Martin Harvey, Charlie Hurley, Jim McNab, Mike Hallawell, George Herd, Harry Hood, Nick Sharkey, George Mulhall
Manager : – George Hardwick
Spurs : –  Bill Brown, Cyril Knowles, Ron Henry, Alan Mullery, Laurie Brown, Eddie Clayton, Jimmy Robertson, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean, Cliff Jones, Terry Dyson
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Ref. Mr. (-)
Linesmen : Mr. – (-) – Red flag; Mr. – (-) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  44,394

Spurs ran out 3-0 winners in this First Division meeting with Sunderland at White Hart Lane. There were no goals in a disappointing first half, but two quick goals out Spurs in the driving seat.  Jimmy Greaves headed home Terry Dyson’s left wing cross at the far post to make it 1-0 and within five minutes of the restart the lead had been doubled, with Cliff Jones’ diving header finishing off Jimmy Robertson’s left wing cross.

Robertson made it 3-0 himself, when his first shot was stopped by defender Dickie Rooks, but he converted the rebound by knocking it home past goalkeeper Jim Montgomery.  There was a chance for Sunderland to pull one back, but a penalty kick taken by Johnny Crossan hit the post and bounced away from goal.

Teams :
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Ron Henry, Alan Mullery, Maurice Norman, Tony Marchi, Jimmy Robertson, Jimmy Greaves, Les Allen, Cliff Jones, Terry Dyson
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Sunderland –  Jim Montgomery, Cecil Irwin, Len Ashurst, Martin Harvey, Dickie Rooks, Jimmy McNab, Brian Usher, Johnny Crossan, John O’Hare, George Herd, Charlie Mulhall
Manager : –  Selection Committee
Attendance : –  36,224

A much improved performance in the Sixth Round FA Cup replay saw Spurs move into the semi-finals to meet Burnley in front of a packed White Hart Lane, with rumours there were as many locked outside as there were inside. John White struck a 27th minute shot that hit Charlie Hurley and looped up into the air for Les Allen to shoot into the net.  The two Spurs players linked up just after the half hour to provide Cliff Jones with a shot that keeper Peter Wakeham could only block the ball into the path of Bobby Smith, who hit the net to make it 2-0.  Terry Dyson made it three before half time with a goal created by Jones, leaving Sunderland with a mountain to climb.

With a fourth goal in the 65th minute courtesy of Dyson’s header, Spurs went on to wrap up the win five minutes later when Dave Mackay looped in a shot with his left foot to put Spurs through.  Ian Lawther had Sunderland’s best opportunity, but shot over the bar.

Teams :
Spurs –   Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Les Allen, Bobby Smith, Terry Dyson
Sunderland –  Peter Wakeham, Colin Nelson, Len Ashurst, Martin Harvey, Charlie Hurley, Stan Anderson, Harry Hooper, Ambrose Fogarty, Ian Lawther, Willie McPheat, John Dillon.
Attendance : –  64,797
Ref. : – W. Clements (Staffordshire)
Linesmen : – Mr. D. W. Markham (Suffolk) – Red flag; Mr. R. A. L. Williams (Essex) – Yellow flag

Spurs were taken back to White Hart Lane for a Fifth Round FA Cup replay by a plucky Second Division Sunderland side.  Cliff Jones provided Spurs with the lead with a ninth minute header that arced over keeper Peter Wakeham, but youngster Willie McPheat scored in the same minute of the second half to leave the scores tied at 1-1 following four consecutive corners the home side won. 

The game was delayed by a pitch invasion that saw Danny Blanchflower advise the referee to allow the fans to celebrate and then restart the game, with Spurs having had the time to regroup. They were able to withstand Sunderland’s late surge, roared on by their big home crowd, to take the game back to White Hart Lane for a replay.

Teams :
Sunderland –  Peter Wakeham, Colin Nelson, Len Ashurst, Stan Anderson, Charlie Hurley, Bob McNab, Harry Hooper, Ambrose Fogarty, Ian Lawther, Willie McPheat, John Dillon.
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Terry Dyson, Les Allen, Bobby Smith, Cliff Jones, John White
Attendance : –  61,236

Don Revie’s goal settled this game in Sunderland’s favour at White Hart Lane.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Johnny Hills, Ron Henry, Maurice Norman, John Ryden, Ernie Walley, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Cliff Jones, Johnny Brooks, Tommy Harmer
Sunderland –  Willie Fraser, Jack Hedley, Billy Elliott, Stan Anderson, George Aitken, Reg Pearce, Ambrose Fogarty, Don Revie, Don Kichenbrand, Alan O’Neill, Colin Grainger.
Attendance : –   40,751

NOTE : –  Ernie Walley made his last appearance for Tottenham.

Tottenham’s trip to Roker Park brought a First Division point in a match that had a thrilling finish.

A goal in the first half by Johnny Brooks was levelled by Billy Bingham’s second half goal, but there were chances for both sides to win the match.  Bobby Smith went through and although he was tripped on the edge of the box, kept going, only to be robbed of a shooting chance just as he was about to shoot.  Sunderland thought they had won the game near the end, as Alan O’Neil put the ball in the net, but the referee ruled it out for offside and both sides had to settle for a share of the spoils.

Teams :
Sunderland –  Willie Fraser, Jack Hedley, Billy Elliott, Stan Anderson, Charlie Hurley, George Aitken, Billy Bingham, Don Revie, Charlie Fleming, Alan O’Neill, Colin Grainger.
Manager : – Jimmy Anderson
Spurs – Ted Ditchburn, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, Maurice Norman, Danny Blanchflower, Colin Brittan, George Robb, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Tommy Harmer
Manager : – Bill Murray
Attendance : –   36,091
Ref. : –  Clough (-)

NOTE : – Colin Brittan made his final Spurs appearance.

Spurs eased to a 5-2 win at White Hart Lane over lowly Sunderland, with the Tottenham forward line enjoying a profitable day.  

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, John Ryden, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, Alfie Stokes, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Tommy Harmer, George Robb
Sunderland –  John Bollands, Jack Hedley, Billy Elliott, Stan Anderson, Ray Daniel, George Aitken, Billy Bingham, Len Shackleton, Charlie Fleming, Johnny Hannigan, Colin Grainger.
Attendance : –   52,104
Ref. : –  Mr. F. Collinge (Lancashire)
Linesmen : –  Mr. V. Aldridge (Warwickshire) – Red Flag; Mr. P. H. Carr (Worcestershire) – Yellow Flag

NOTE : – This was the first match from which a commentary was broadcast to the North Middlesex Hospital radio service.

Teams :
Sunderland –  John Bollands, Jack Hedley, Joe McDonald, Willie Morrison, John Bone, George Aitken, Johnny Hannigan, Charlie Fleming, Ted Purdon, Len Shackleton, Billy Elliott.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, Harry Clarke, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, Alfie Stokes, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Tommy Harmer, George Robb
Attendance : –   41,657

Teams :
Sunderland –  Willie Fraser, Jack Hedley, Joe McDonald, Stan Anderson, John Bone, George Aitken, Sam Kemp, Charlie Fleming, Bill Holden, Billy Elliott, Len Shackleton.
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Mel Hopkins, Maurice Norman, Harry Clarke, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, George Robb, Len Duquemin, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Sid McClellan
Attendance : –   22,311

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, Harry Clarke, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, Sonny Walters, Dave Dunmore, Johnny Brooks, Eddie Baily, George Robb
Sunderland –  Willie Fraser, Jack Hedley, Joe McDonald, Stan Anderson, Ray Daniel, George Aitken, Billy Bingham, Charlie Fleming, Ted Purdon, Ken Chisholm, Len Shackleton.
Attendance : –   36,396

Teams :
Sunderland –  Willie Fraser, Jack Hedley, Joe McDonald, Stan Anderson, Ray Daniel, George Aitken, Billy Bingham, Len Shackleton, Ted Purdon, Ken Chisholm, Billy Elliott.
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Alf Ramsey, Mel Hopkins, Harry Clarke, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, Johnny Gavin, Dave Dunmore, Johnny Brooks, Eddie Baily, George Robb
Attendance : –   49,884

Arthur Rowe’s side was in decline, as was his health, so when Sunderland came to White Hart Lane, they eased to a 1-0 win over an aging Tottenham team. Having won the first two matches of the season, Spurs lost to the only goal of the game came when Purdon netted a cross from Chisholm in the 39th minute in front of a big crowd, condemning Spurs to their first defeat of the season.

Teams :
Spurs : –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Ralph Wetton, Harry Clarke, Colin Brittan, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Dave Dunmore, Eddie Baily, George Robb
Sunderland : – Willie Fraser, Jack Hedley, Joe McDonald, Stan Anderson, Ray Daniel, George Aitken, Billy Bingham, Len Shackleton, Ted Purdon, Ken Chisholm, Billy Elliott
Crowd : – 53,646

Teams :
Sunderland –  Willie Fraser, Jack Hedley, Arthur Hudgell, Stan Anderson, Ray Daniel, Arthur Wright, Tommy Wright, Len Shackleton, Billy Bingham, Ted Purdon, Ken Chisholm, Billy Elliott.
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Ralph Wetton, Les Bennett, Dave Dunmore, Johnny Brooks, Sid McClellan, George Robb
Attendance : –   39,393

NOTE : –  Ron Reynolds made his Tottenham debut.

Teams :
Sunderland –  Eddie McNeill, Jack Stelling, Arthur Hudgell, Stan Anderson, Ray Daniel, George Aitken, Billy Bingham, Tommy Wright, Trevor Ford, Harry Kirtley, Billy Elliott.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Johnny Brooks, George Robb
Attendance : –   38,345

Spurs visited Sunderland at Roker Park and the teams shared the points in a 1-1 draw.

Tottenham had more chances in the match, but poor finishing cost them the win. With the game approaching half-time, Sonny Walters put Spurs ahead, but the home team pulled level 15 minutes from the end. There was a close call at the end when Les Bennett forced a good save from Sunderland keeper Harry Threadgold.

Teams :
Sunderland : –  Harry Threadgold, Jack Stelling, Jack Hedley, George Aitken, Billy Walsh, Arthur Wright, Sam Kemp, Harry Kirtley, Trevor Ford, Len Shackleton, John McSeveney.
Spurs : –  Ted Ditchburn, Peter Baker, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Derek King, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Tommy Harmer, Les Medley
Ref. Mr. (-)
Linesmen : Mr. – (-) – Red flag; Mr. – (-) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  24,953

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Len Duquemin, Les Bennett, Les Dicker, Tommy Harmer
Sunderland –  Harry Threadgold, Jack Stelling, Arthur Hudgell, George Aitken, Fred Hall, Arthur Wright, Tommy Wright, Harry Kirtley, Trevor Ford, Willie Watson, Geoff Toseland.
Attendance : –   45,980

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Len Duquemin, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily, Chris Adams
Sunderland –  Johnny Mapson, Marston, Jack Hedley, Willie Watson, Fred Hall, George Aitken, Len Duns, Dick Davis, Trevor Ford, Len Shackleton, John McSeveney.
Attendance : –   51,645

Teams :
Sunderland –  Johnny Mapson, Jack Stelling, Arthur Hudgell, Willie Watson, Fred Hall, Arthur Wright, Billy Bingham, Harry Kirtley, Dick Davis, Len Shackleton, John McSeveney.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Len Duquemin, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Attendance : –   50,513

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Teams :
Sunderland –  Johnny Mapson, Jack Hedley, Arthur Hudgell, Tommy McLain, Billy Walsh, Arthur Wright, Tommy Wright, Dick Davis, Trevor Ford, Len Shackleton, Len Duns.
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Peter Murphy, Sid McClellan, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Attendance : –  56,817

A first half goal by ten man Spurs was equalised in the second to see the sides share the points at White Hart Lane.

After Sid McClellan had seen his debut end with a knock on the head that required his removal to hospital leaving Spurs with ten men halfway through the first half, Tottenham pushed forward.  Although a man short, Denis Uphill slipped a pass to Eddie Baily, who shot home to give Spurs the lead before the break.

Star striker Ivor Broadis grabbed an equaliser early in the second half, but it was Spurs who had the best chances to win the match, being kept out by keeper John Mapson.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Dennis Uphill, Sid McClellan, Eddie Baily, Les Medley.
Sunderland –  Johnny Mapson, Jack Stelling, Jack Hedley, Willie Watson, Billy Walsh, Arthur Wright, Tommy Wright, Ivor Broadis, Dick Davis, Len Shackleton, Tommy Reynolds.
Attendance : –  59,190

NOTE : – There were Spurs debuts for Sid McClellan and Dennis Uphill.

Spurs staged a fine comeback from a goal down to record a big win over high-riding Sunderland at White Hart Lane in this FA Cup Fourth Round tie.

Dickie Davis put the Rokerites ahead with an 11th minute shot from the edge of the area after he was set up by Tommy McLain.  It took only six minutes for Spurs to equalise, when Billy Rees got to a long pass up the wing and crossed for Sonny Walters to score, with his effort taking a deflection off Jack Stelling on it’s way in.  Just after the half hour, Walters turned provider for Les Bennett to nod Tottenham in front off the left hand upright.  Ivor Broadis, who had played for Spurs during the war, missed a great opportunity to level the scores after the restart, but Walters punished the mistake with his second goal of the match, a scrambled effort in the 69th minute.

Spurs were now in the ascendancy and on 76 minutes, Les Medley smashed an unstoppable shot past Mapson after Rees, Baily and Walters had all linked up.  Medley had a last minute shot blocked, after Ron Burgess’ run had presented the chance, but Bennett was on hand to round off the win with his second goal in front of a big crowd at the Lane, including some 16,000 Mackems.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Billy Rees, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Sunderland –  Johnny Mapson, Jack Stelling, Arthur Hudgell, Willie Watson, Billy Walsh, Tommy McLain, Tommy Wright, Ivor Broadis, Dick Davis, Len Shackleton, Tommy Reynolds.
Attendance : –   66,245

In a Sixth Round FA Cup tie, visitors Sunderland helped draw a record White Hart Lane crowd of 75,038.

While it appeared that Tottenham had the better of the match, it was Sunderland who won the tie 1-0 with goal from England international forward Raich Carter.

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Vic Buckingham, Bill Whatley, Arthur Rowe, Frank Grice, Colin Lyman, Fred Sargent, Jack Gibbons, Johnny Morrison, Willie Hall
Sunderland –   Johnny Mapson, Jimmy Gorman, Alex Hall, Harry Thompson, Bert Johnston, Alex Hastings, Len Duns, Raich Carter, Bobby Gurney, Patrick Gallacher, Eddie Burbanks.
Attendance : –   75,038

Teams :
Spurs – Allan Taylor, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, David Levene, Wally Alsford, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, Doug Hunt, Johnny Morrison, Almer Hall
Sunderland –
Attendance : –   44,886

NOTE : –  This was David Levene’s final Spurs appearance.

Teams :
Sunderland –
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Arthur Rowe, Tom Meads, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Willie Hall
Attendance : –   28,204

A game to forget for Tottenham saw their visit to the North-East end in a 0-6 defeat.

0-1 down in eight minutes to a Bobby Gurney goal, Spurs steadied their ship and reached the break still losing by a single goal.  Despite playing into a biting wind, Sunderland took control of the game and put Spurs to the sword in the second half.  Bert Johnson’s long range passing created the opportunities to punish Tottenham and three goals in four minutes from Jimmy Connor and Raich Carter (two) meant the game was out of our reach.  It wasn’t the end for the home team though and they went on to add two more goals, with a 73rd minute goal for Carter completing his treble and Gurney rounded the scoring off ten minutes from time to make it 6-0.

Teams :
Sunderland –
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Davie Colquhoun, Arthur Rowe, Wally Alsford, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, Alan Hall, Willie Hall, Eugene O’Callaghan
Attendance : –   16,105

NOTE : – Alan Hall played his last Spurs game.

Second place Spurs hosted fifth place Sunderland in the match of the day in the First Division on a day when Fred Channell made his debut for Spurs.

Goals from George Hunt, Willie Hall and Willie Evans were enough to take Tottenham to top of the table despite Bobby Gurney netting a consolation for the Wearsiders.

Teams : 
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Arthur Rowe, Tommy Meads, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Willie Hall, Eugene O’Callaghan.
Sunderland –  McDougall, Benny Yorston, Bobby Gurney, Harold Shaw.
Attendance : –   44,235

NOTE : –  Fred Channell makes his first Tottenham appearance.

Teams :
Sunderland –
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Fred Barnett, Eugene O’Callaghan, Charlie Handley.
Attendance : –   9,244

Teams :
Spurs –  Jock Britton, Tommy Clay, John Richardson, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Dimmock, Frank Osborne, Eugene O’Callaghan, Charlie Handley, Bert Elkes.
Sunderland –
Attendance : –   19,039

Teams :
Spurs –  Jock Britton, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, John Blair, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Charlie Handley, Bert Elkes.
Sunderland –
Attendance : –  32,506

Teams :
Sunderland –
Spurs –  Jimmy Smith, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, John Blair, Bill Lane, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Bert Elkes.
Attendance : –   17,459

NOTE : –  Bill Lane’s last Spurs appearance came in this match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Hinton, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Harry Skitt, Sid White, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Frank Osborne, Andy Thompson, Harry Hargreaves.
Sunderland –
Attendance : –   31,434

Teams :
Sunderland –
Spurs –  Bill Hinton, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Jimmy Dimmock, Bill Lane, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Bert Elkes.
Attendance : –   30,700

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Hinton, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Harry Skitt, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Alex Lindsay, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Charlie Handley, Bert Elkes.
Sunderland –
Attendance : –   26,696

Teams :
Sunderland –
Spurs –  Bill Hinton, Tommy Clay, Cecil Poynton, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Harry Hargreaves, Bert Elkes.
Attendance : –   30,000

Teams :
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Harry Lowe, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Sammy Brooks, Alex Lindsay, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed, Bert Elkes.
Sunderland –
Attendance : –   24,840

Teams :
Sunderland –
Spurs –  George Maddison, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Sammy Brooks, Alex Lindsay, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Seed, Bert Elkes.
Attendance : –   20,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Tommy Clay, Bob Brown, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Seed, Charlie Handley.
Sunderland –
Attendance : –   23,571

Teams :
Sunderland –
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Jimmy Ross, Bob Brown, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Jimmy Seed, Buchanan Sharp, Charlie Handley.
Attendance : –   18,000

Teams :
Sunderland –
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Matt Forster, Bob McDonald, Harry Lowe, Charlie Walters, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Fanny Walden, Charlie Wilson, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed.
Attendance : –   37,000

NOTE : – Bert Blake makes his debut in goal for Spurs.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Fanny Walden, Charlie Wilson, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed.
Sunderland –
Attendance : –   41,003

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks, Jimmy Seed, Bert Bliss.
Sunderland –
Attendance : –   35,000

Teams :
Sunderland –
Spurs –  Tommy Clay (goalkeeper), Matt Forster, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Banks, Andy Thompson, Jimmy Seed. 
Attendance : –   35,000

NOTE : –  Andy Thompson makes his Spurs debut.

The last game of the season pitted Tottenham against Sunderland at Roker Park, which ended in a 5-0 hiding for Spurs, including a Charles Buchan hat-trick.

Teams :
Sunderland –  , , , , , , , , , Charles Buchan, .
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, John Pearson, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Ed Lightfoot, Fanny Walden, Jim Fleming, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss, Bert Bliss.
Attendance : –   10,000

NOTE : – It was the last time that Findlay Weir, Ed Lightfoot and Jim Fleming played for Spurs as they all lost their lives fighting in the First World War.
Bobby Steel made his last Tottenham appearance.

First Division Spurs were to end the season in bottom place, losing 6-0 at White Hart Lane to Sunderland just before Christmas.  So, when the Roker Park club were drawn as their opponents in the last 32 of the FA Cup, things didn’t look too promising.  Turning the form book on its head, Tottenham triumphed with goals from Fanny Walden and Bert Bliss saw the team through to victory despite a goal from Jackie Mordue for the visitors.

Teams : –
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, John Pearson, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Ed Lightfoot, Fanny Walden, Harry Sparrow, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss, Bert Bliss.
Sunderland –  Leslie Scott, Bert Hobson, Harry Ness, Frank Cuggy, Charles Thomson, Billy Cringan, Jackie Mordue, Charles Buchan, Bobby Best, George Phillip, Henry Martin.
Attendance : –   17,000

Spurs crashed to their biggest defeat to Sunderland in front of the lowest league crowd at White Hart Lane.

George Philip and Bobby Best got two goals each, with Charles Buchan and Harry Martin netting one apiece took Sunderland to a 6-0 away win.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Joyce, Tommy Clay, Tom Collins, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss, Bert Bliss.
Sunderland –  , , , , , , Buchan, Best, Philip, , Martin
Attendance : –  5,000

NOTE : –  Goalkeeper John Joyce’s last appearance for Tottenham.

Sunderland arrived at White Hart Lane as reigning First Division champions and they showed that form with a 4-1 win.  The Sunderland goals came from Bobby Best, Billy Cringan, Jimmy Richardson and Charlie Buchan, with the only Tottenham response coming from Jimmy Cantrell.

Teams :
Spurs –  Arthur King, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss, Bert Bliss.
Sunderland –  , , , Charles Buchan, , , , , Billy Cringan, Jimmy Richardson, Bobby Best.
Attendance : –   36,000

Teams : –
Sunderland : –
Spurs : –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Charlie Rance, Bobby Steel, Arthur Grimsdell, Walter Tattersall, Jimmy Cantrell, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss.
Attendance : –   31,000

Teams : –
Sunderland : –
Spurs : –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Charlie Rance, Ed Lightfoot, Walter Tattersall, Gordon Jones, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss, Bert Bliss.
Attendance : – 8,000

Teams : –
Sunderland : –
Spurs : –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Webster, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Ed Lightfoot, Jabez Darnell, John Curtis, Jimmy Elliott, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss.
Attendance : – 17,000

NOTE : –  Jimmy Elliott played his first game for Spurs.

Teams : –
Sunderland : –
Spurs : –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Wilkes, Charlie Rance, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Tom Forman, Percy Humphreys, John McTavish, Billy Minter.
Attendance : – 16,000

NOTE : –  Percy Humphreys makes his last appearance in a Spurs shirt.

Teams : –
Spurs : –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Wilkes, Frank Bentley, Charlie Rance, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, John Curtis, Percy Humphreys, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss.
Sunderland : –
Attendance : –  26,000

Teams : –
Sunderland : –
Spurs : –  Tommy Lunn, Ernie Coquet, Tom Collins, Frank Bentley, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, John Curtis, Percy Humphreys, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss.
Attendance : – 12,000

Teams : –
Spurs : –  John Joyce, Ernie Coquet, Fred Wilkes, Frank Bentley, Tom Morris, Jimmy Kennedy, Bobby Steel, John Curtis, Percy Humphreys, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss.
Sunderland : –
Attendance : –  35,000

Teams : –
Sunderland : –
Spurs : –  Fred Boreham, Ernie Coquet, Fred Wilkes, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, John Curtis, Walter Tull, Billy Minter, Bert Middlemiss.
Attendance : – 10,000

Sunderland were nicknamed “The Team of all Talents” and came to London after beating Bristol City, but Tottenham’s journey had seen them beat four clubs (including Newton Heath – the forerunners of Manchester United) to reach the last 16.

Northumberland Park hosted 12,731 fans as Spurs were more impressive than the 2-1 score-line suggested. The North-East club had taken the lead through Bill Fulton and it took goals from Tom Bradshaw and John Cameron took Tottenham through to the quarter finals.

Teams : –
Spurs : –  Joe Cullen, Harry Erentz, Jimmy McNaught, Bob Cain, Bob Stormont, Tom Smith, Bill Joyce, Harry Bradshaw, John Cameron, Jack Jones, Kenny McKay
Sunderland : –  Ned Doig, Phil Bach, Robert McNeil, Matthew Ferguson, Sandy McAllister, Bill Raisbeck, James Crawford, Jim Leslie, Bill Fulton, Hughie Wilson, Colin MacLatchie.
Attendance : –  12,371