West Bromwich Albion v Spurs – Match Reports

Going two goals up in ten minutes of this First Division encounter, Spurs were well set for victory. Three minutes into the match, Gary Mabbutt finished off a Graham Roberts long-throw that was flicked on by Chris Waddle and knocked against the post by Mark Falco.  Falco was also on hand for the second, getting to Danny Thomas’ cross, but there has always been some dispute as to whether he or WBA defender Derek Statham got the last touch to make it 2-0.  Spurs were 4-0 up by the break, with Tony Galvin adding a third and Falco getting his second of the game.

The second half was a more sedate affair in comparison and Imre Varadi missed Albion’s best chance before Waddle finished off the scoring with a fifth goal.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Gary Stevens, Graham Roberts, Danny Thomas, Paul Miller, Gary Mabbutt, Chris Waddle, Glenn Hoddle,  Tony Galvin (Clive Allen), Mark Falco
WBA –  Tony Godden, Jimmy Nicholl, Derek Statham, Michael Forsyth, Barry Cowdrill, Martin Dickinson, Colin Anderson, Steve Mackenzie, Clive Whitehead, Imre Varadi (Andy Thompson), George Reilly.
Ref. : –
Attendance : –   10,841

Teams :
WBA –  Paul Bradshaw, Jimmy Nicholl, Derek Statham (Clive Whitehead), Alistair Robertson, Martyn Bennett, Steve Hunt, Mickey Thomas, Tony Grealish, Carl Valentine, Garth Crooks, Imre Varadi.
Subs not used :
Manager : –  Nobby Stiles
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Danny Thomas, Chris Waddle, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Perryman, Mark Falco (Gary Mabbutt), Clive Allen
Subs not used :
Manager : –  Peter Shreeves
Attendance : –   12,040

A second half Mark Falco goal gave Spurs the victory at the Hawthorns and kept Tottenham in second place in the table.

Teams :
WBA –  Tony Godden, Jimmy Nicholl, Alistair Robertson, Michael Forsyth, Martyn Bennett, Steve Hunt, Gary Owen, Steve Mackenzie, Clive Whitehead, Carl Valentine, Garry Thompson, Nicky Cross.
Subs not used :
Manager : –  Johnny Giles
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Gary Stevens, Graham Roberts, Gary Mabbutt (Micky Hazard), Glenn Hoddle, Steve Perryman, Garth Crooks, Mark Falco, Ally Dick
Subs not used :
Manager : –  Peter Shreeves
Attendance : –  15,418

A five goal thriller saw WBA leave the Lane with the points in this Division One meeting. 

John Chiedozie and Micky Hazard were the Spurs scorers, but that was not enough to prevent the Baggies taking the win thanks to goals from Nicky Cross, Steve Mackenzie and a Derek Statham penalty.  The Guardian’s reported Steve MacKenzie’s third goal for Albion as “an imperious chip shot over Ray Clemence worthy of Rummenigge at his best”.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Gary Stevens (Glenn Hoddle), Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Tony Galvin, Steve Perryman, Micky Hazard, Clive Allen, Mark Falco, John Chiedozie
Manager : –  Peter Shreeves
WBA –  Tony Godden, Derek Statham, Alistair Robertson, Martyn Bennett, Steve Hunt, Tony Grealish, Steve Mackenzie, Clive Whitehead, Carl Valentine, Cyrille Regis, Nicky Cross.
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Johnny Giles
Attendance : –   24,494

A second half header by Cyrille Regis was enough to win the points for struggling WBA at White Hart Lane.  

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Danny Thomas, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller (Mike Hazard), Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Steve Archibald, Alan Brazil, Gary Stevens, Gary Mabbutt
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
WBA –  Paul Barron, Ken McNaught, Derek Statham, Martyn Bennett, Steve Hunt, Tony Grealish, Steve Mackenzie, Clive Whitehead, Tony Morley, Cyrille Regis, Garry Thompson.
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Johnny Giles
Ref : –
Attendance : –   22,385

Teams :
WBA : –  Paul Barron, Ken McNaught, Barry Cowdrill, Martyn Bennett, Martin Jol (Michael Perry), Romeo Zondervan, Gary Owen, Clive Whitehead, Cyrille Regis, Garry Thompson, Nicky Cross.
Manager : –  Ron Wylie
Spurs – Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Gary O’Reilly, Graham Roberts, Gary Stevens, Steve Perryman, Gary Mabbutt, Mark Falco, Tony Galvin, Garry Brooke, Garth Crooks
Subs not used :
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –   14,830

West Bromwich Albion were on a run of five defeats, but had the early chances to put themselves ahead. 

Midfielder Gary Owen rasped two 20 yard shots just wide, while striker Garry Thompson narrowly missed out getting on the end of a Cyrille Regis cross.  With 39 minutes on the clock, Derek Statham’s back-pass was intercepted by Steve Archibald, who steered the ball past former Arsenal keeper Paul Barron for the only goal of the game.

Teams :
WBA : –  Paul Barron, Derek Statham, John Wile, Alistair Robertson, Alan Webb, Martin Jol, Romeo Zondervan, Clive Whitehead (Michael Perry), Gary Owen, Cyrille Regis, Garry Thompson.
Spurs – Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Gary O’Reilly, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Steve Perryman, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Archibald, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Alan Brazil (Terry Gibson)
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –   14,940

Spurs edged this FA Cup Fourth Round against West Bromwich Albion despite going a goal down.

Defender Clive Whitehead popped up in the Spurs penalty area in the 55th minute to put the visitors into the lead, but this was soon wiped out when Garth Crooks equalised.  Whitehead had to leave the field after being involved in a crunching tackle with Graham Roberts.

Spurs were the better team for the remainder of the game, but only had one goal to show for their endeavours with Terry Gibson netting in the 74th minute with a fierce shot into the far corner of the net.

This win gave Spurs their record 18^th unbeaten FA Cup tie, since being knocked out in the Sixth Round of the 1980 competition by Liverpool.

Teams :
Spurs – Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, John Lacy, Graham Roberts, Ricky Villa, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Gary Mabbutt, Terry Gibson, Ally Dick (Garry Brooke), Garth Crooks
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
WBA –  Paul Barron, Clive Whitehead (Alistair Brown), Derek Statham, Romeo Zondervan, John Wile, Ally Robertson, Martin Jol, Martyn Bennett, Nicky Cross, Gary Owen, Peter Eastoe.
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –  38,208

Teams :
Spurs – Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Price, Gary O’Reilly, Ricky Villa, Graham Roberts, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Archibald, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks
Subs not used :
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
WBA –  Tony Godden, John Wile, Alistair Robertson, Derek Statham, Clive Whitehead, Martin Jol, Romeo Vondervan, Gary Owen, Nicky Cross, Peter Eastoe (David Mills), Cyrille Regis.
Manager : –  Ron Wylie
Attendance : –  26,608

Spurs were missing the services of Garth Crooks, Glenn Hoddle and Micky Hazard, while Albion were without Martin Jol, Derek Statham and Steve MacKenzie for this First Division match at the Hawthorns.   West Bromwich Albion took this game with Cyrille Regis netting the only goal of the game with his right foot after John Wile had put a free-kick into the Spurs area. 

Teams :
WBA –   Mark Grew, Brendon Batson, John Wile, Alistair Robertson, Alan Webb, Martyn Bennett, Romeo Vondervan, Andy King, Gary Owen, Cyrille Regis, Nicky Cross.
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Ronnie Allen
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Paul Price, Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles, Tony Galvin, Ricky Villa, Steve Archibald, Mark Falco (Garry Brooke)
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
Ref. : – Ffrangcon Roberts (Prestatyn)
Linesmen : – Mr. J. Caulkin – Red flag; Mr. B. Norman – Yellow flag
Attendance : –    20,151

Match ball sponsor : – Telefusion Limited, Sedgley.

An attritional battle with West Bromwich Albion saw Spurs win out with a single goal to take them to Wembley and a League Cup final with Liverpool.

Ricky Villa’s injury ruled him out of the match and Micky Hazard took his place in midfield.  Alongside him, Tony Galvin tested Mark Grew twice in the early stages, with the keeper also denying a fine shot by Hoddle.  The Spurs defence did well to nullify the threat from Albion’s centre-forward Cyrille Regis and built on their solid first half to take the game to WBA in the second period.

Glenn Hoddle flighted a superb pass for Mark Falco to head the ball into the path of Micky Hazard, who fired it past Grew for the opening goal of the game with 55 minutes gone.  Albion launched attacks to try and get back on level terms, but apart from Steve Perryman clearing a ball from in front of the goal, there was not a great threat from the visiting forwards,.  Towards the end of the match, it was Spurs who were the more likely side to score, with Garth Crooks bringing a good save from Grew and then Tony Galvin hit a shot hard at goal in the closing minutes, but could not find the net.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Paul Price, Micky Hazard, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Mark Falco, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks
Sub. not used :  Steve Archibald
Colours : – White shirts with one Navy blue line in V-neck and cuffs, Navy blue shorts, White socks with one Navy blue line around turnover
Kit Supplier : –  Le Coq Sportif
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
WBA –   Mark Grew, Dave Arthur, Derek Statham, Martyn Bennett, John Wile, Ally Robertson, Martin Jol, Kevin Summerfield, Cyrille Regis, Gary Owen (Andy King), Steve Mackenzie.
Colours :
Kit Supplier : – Umbro
Manager : – Ronnie Allen
Ref. : – Neville Ashley (Nantwich, Cheshire)
Linesmen : – Mr. D. G. Mitcham (Bucks) – Red flag; Mr. C. J. Taylor (Oxon) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   47,241

Match Sponsor : – Maybank Press Group of Companies.

A 0-0 League Cup Semi-final first leg draw at the Hawthorns was watched by a crowded Spurs section that was crammed with fans after the gates gave way before the kick off.

Despite the buoyant atmosphere in the away end, the game failed to live up to any great expectations, with few goal-scoring opportunities.  Monaghan fired an early shot just wide after Cyrille Regis brought the ball down for him, but he pulled a groin doing so.  Hoddle’s astute ball into the right side of the box was retrieved by Crooks, who pulled the ball back for Paul Miller to shoot and goalkeeper Mark Grew did well to keep the ball out from the close range effort.  Crooks took a return pass from Hoddle and pulled the ball back again, this time to Ricky Villa, but he got under his shot that ended up way into the crowd behind the WBA goal, as did Hoddle when Villa played him in – a move that started with Ardiles coolly lifting the ball over a home forward on the edge of the Spurs box.

Paul Price was booked for hauling down Andy King as he looked to get past him and then Martin Jol cynically tripped Chris Hughton as he broke away from the ensuing free-kick.  Then Crooks joined them in the book for a kick at Owen as the game drifted through to half-time.

The second half started with a corner for the home side being cleared and falling to Steve Mackenzie, whose volley was deflected out to the wing.  From another corner, Bennett headed towards goal and Andy King just couldn’t turn on the ball, which was cleared away.  Galvin’s tackle on Martin Jol was deemed to be a bookable offence, as was Hoddle for a foul on Owen as the referee got card happy.  When Brendan Batson clashed with Villa, he only received a yellow card and Ricky got booked for getting punched in the face.

Meanwhile, back at the football, Crooks forced Grew to a save with a shot from 20 yards out, but that didn’t last for long, as Martin Jol hauled Tony Galvin back and Jol was missed by the Spurs winger’s swinging arm, Galvin got a second yellow and as did Jol for his second yellow.  Ossie Ardiles shimmied past two defenders and struck a shot from inside the box with about five minutes left, seeing the ball zip past the angle as the game finished 0-0.

Teams :
WBA –  Mark Grew, Brendon Batson  , Derek Statham, Andy King, John Wile (c), Martyn Bennett, Martin Jol    , Derek Monaghan (Nicky Cross 24), Cyrille Regis, Gary Owen, Steve Mackenzie.
Colours :  Dark blue and white striped shirts, White shorts with dark blue Umbro logo down side, White socks with dark blue Umbro logo around turnover
Kit Supplier : – Umbro
Manager : – Ronnie Allen
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Paul Price  , Ricky Villa  , Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Mark Falco, Tony Galvin    , Glenn Hoddle  , Garth Crooks 
Sub. not used :  Micky Hazard
Colours :  Yellow shirts with Navy blue epaulette, Yellow shorts, Yellow socks with on Navy blue line around turnover.
Kit Supplier : –  Le Coq Sportif
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
Ref : – George Tyson (Sunderland)
Attendance : –   32,166

Match sponsor – Davenports Brewery
Match ball sponsor – Trustee Savings Bank.

Albion won this First Division encounter at White Hart Lane 2-1 against Spurs.

Tottenham had to struggle on despite shoulder injuries to Ossie Ardiles (replaced by John Lacy) and Graham Roberts, who had to soldier on until the end of the match.  Albion took the lead with the ball cannoning off the post from Alistair Brown’s shot and hitting the chasing Chris Hughton to go into his own goal with 22 minutes gone.  Tottenham’s response was swift, with an Ossie Ardiles free-kick leading to a goal for Garth Crooks.

The Albion goal ten minutes before the break was scored by midfielder Martin Jol and into the second half, the visitors battled hard to defend their lead.  Micky Hazard, Roberts and Steve Archibald went close and Tony Galvin’s drive came out off the bar.  Spurs kept pressing until the end, and just before the final whistle, Garth Crooks was just too high with a shot and the Hazard’s powerful effort was stopped by goalkeeper Mark Grew.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts, Paul Miller, Paul Price, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles (John Lacy), Tony Galvin, Micky Hazard, Garth Crooks, Steve Archibald.
WBA –  Mark Grew, Brendon Batson (Andy King), Derek Statham, Clive Whitehead, John Wile, Ally Robertson, Martin Jol, Alastair Brown, Cyrille Regis, Gary Owen, Steve Mackenzie.
Attendance : –  32,436

A week ahead of Tottenham’s Wembley appearance against Manchester City in the FA Cup Final, some key players missed out on the trip to the Midlands. 

Alistair Brown and Peter Barnes put the home team 2-0 up in the first half, with Bryan Robson and Nicky Cross netting in the second half to secure the win for the Baggies, despite Mark Falco and Gordon Smith being on the mark for Tottenham.

Teams :
WBA –   Tony Godden, Derek Statham, Brendon Batson, John Wile, Alistair Robertson, Remi Moses, Peter Barnes, Bryan Robson (c), Gary Owen (Nicky Cross), Cyrille Regis, Alistair Brown.
Manager : – Ron Atkinson
Spurs –   Milija Aleksic, Graham Roberts (Steve Archibald), Paul Miller, Don McAllister, Gordon Smith, Tony Galvin, Steve Perryman, Ricky Villa, Micky Hazard, Garry Brooke, Mark Falco
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –   20,549

Spurs found themselves 0-3 down at the break at home to West Bromwich Albion, despite a spirited fight-back, they could not prevent a 2-3 loss.

Alistair Brown’s opener in the 14th minute set Tottenham back and further goals from Bryan Robson in the 40th minute and Peter Barnes two minutes before half-time shocked Spurs with a fine first half display.  However, John Lacy pulled a goal back in the 73rd minute, with Steve Perryman adding another in the 87th, but it wasn’t enough to prevent WBA becoming the first team to win at the Lane in this season.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Don McAllister, John Lacy, Ossie Ardiles (Garry Brooke 46), Steve Perryman, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa
WBA –  Tony Godden, Brendan Batson, John Wile, Martyn Bennett, Bryan Robson, Gary Owen, John Trewick, Remi Moses, Peter Barnes, Cyrille Regis, Alistair Brown.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –   27,371

Tottenham went down 1-2 at the Hawthorns as they put in a decent performance but one without a lot of luck.

An early goal from Cyrille Regis put the home team into a lead that they held until the interval, although Gerry Armstrong hit the post from just outside the six yard box.  From being second best in the first period, Spurs were the dominant side in the second, which brought a deserved equaliser in the 55th minute when Glenn Hoddle received Ossie Ardiles’ pass and struck a powerful effort past the keeper from over 20 yards out.

It was Regis who restored Albion’s lead with 65 minutes gone. Despite laying siege to the home goal, Spurs could not force an equaliser, although Armstrong put a header just wide, Ardiles was also close with an effort and Godden made a very good stop to deny Paul Miller.

Teams :
WBA –  Tony Godden, Brendon Batson, John Wile, Martyn Bennett, Garry Pendrey, Bryan Robson, Gary Owen, Remi Moses, Peter Barnes, Cyrille Regis, Alistair Brown.
Manager : –  Ron Atkinson
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Terry Yorath, Don McAllister, Terry Naylor, Ossie Ardiles, Chris Jones, Gerry Armstrong, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa
Sub. not used :  John Pratt
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –   26,320

A Glenn Hoddle penalty earned Spurs a point from this First Division match with West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane, with both goals coming in the second half.

The spot-kick gave Tottenham the lead, but they were denied the win when Ally Brown scored late on in the game.

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Paul Miller, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa, Gerry Armstrong, Chris Jones, Terry Yorath
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
WBA –  Tony Godden, Derek Statham, Brendon Batson, John Wile, Alistair Robertson, Bryan Robson, Gary Owen (Tony Brown), John Trewick, Peter Barnes, John Deehan, Alistair Brown.
Manager : – Ron Atkinson
Referee : –  Les Burden (Corfe Mullen, Dorset)
Linesmen : –  Mr. G. Marshall (Kent) – Red flag; Mr. M. J. Taylor (Herts) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   29,914

An end of season meeting at White Hart Lane saw a single Ricardo Villa goal take the two points for Tottenham against West Bromwich Albion on a Monday night.  A 15th minute goal settled the match when Chris Jones headed won a long ball to Villa, who ripped a 30 yard shot past Godden, who was helpless to stop the effort.

Teams :
Spurs –  Milija Aleksic, Don McAllister, John Lacy, Colin Lee, Steve Perryman (c), Gordon Smith, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Ricky Villa, Chris Jones
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
WBA –  Tony Godden, Derek Statham, Brendon Batson, Alistair Robertson, Bryan Robson, John Trewick, Len Cantello, Laurie Cuningham, Cyrille Regis, David Mills, Alistair Brown.
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Ron Atkinson
Attendance : –   24,789

Peter Taylor scored the only goal of the game to give Tottenham a win at the Hawthorns.

The Spurs winger received a pass from Glenn Hoddle and hit the net to hand Spurs the lead, but the defence had to be alert as West Brom pressed forward and Barry Daines was at his best to keep the home side out.

Teams :
WBA –  Tony Godden, Derek Statham, Brendon Batson, John Wile, Alistair Robertson, Bryan Robson, John Trewick, Laurie Cuningham, Cyrille Regis, Tony Brown, Alistair Brown.
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Ron Atkinson
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Jimmy Holmes, Don McAllister, John Gorman, Colin Lee,. Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Peter Taylor, Garry Armstrong
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –   33,068

Spurs were beaten 0-2 at home by West Bromwich Albion in the First Division, as Alistair Robertson and Willie Johnston scored the goals that gave Albion a win at White Hart Lane.

Teams :
Spurs : – Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Holmes, John Pratt, Keith Osgood, Glenn Hoddle, Chris Jones, Steve Perryman (c) (Neil McNab), Gerry Armstrong, Ralph Coates, Peter Taylor
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
WBA : – Tony Godden, Derek Statham, Paddy Mulligan, Derek Statham, John Wile, Alistair Robertson, Bryan Robson, Alistair Brown, Johnny Giles, David Cross, Tony Brown, Willie Johnston
Manager : – Johnny Giles
Referee : –  Leslie F. G. Burden (Dorset)
Linesmen : –  Mr. P. K. Helsby (Hants) – Red flag; Mr. D. R> Waterman (Surrey) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –  28,834
Goal times
First goal – 22m 50s
Second goal – 66m 07s

West Bromwich Albion skipper John Wile broke his left leg in this First Division match at the Hawthorns that saw the home side go on to a 4-2 win over Spurs.

Tottenham had gone into the half-time break 2-0 ahead with Chris Jones and debutant Peter Taylor finding the net, but in the second half Albion raised their game to hit Spurs for four second half goals. The first came from a penalty scored by Tony Brown, before Mick Martin’s goal made it 2-2.

When Ray Treacy forced the ball over the line to put the Baggies into the lead, it was only left for Martin to round off the win with his second of the game.

Teams :
WBA –   John Osborne, Paddy Mulligan, John Wile (c), Alistair Robertson, Bryan Robson (Joe Mayo), Johnny Giles, Mick Martin, Len Cantello, Willie Johnston, Tony Brown, Ray Treacy.
Manager : – Johnny Giles
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Terry Naylor, Keith Osgood, Micky Stead (Ralph Coates), Steve Perryman (c), John Pratt, Glenn Hoddle, Alfie Conn, Peter Taylor, Ian Moores, Chris Jones
Manager : –  Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –  23,461

Spurs were thankful for Martin Chivers’ equaliser in the 32nd minute after they had fallen behind to Tony Brown’s 24th minute strike.

Spurs : – Barry Daines, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Jimmy Pearce
Unused sub. : –  Phil Holder
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
WBA : –  Peter Latchford, Alan Merrick, John Wile, Alistair Robertson, Ray Wilson, Gordon Nisbet, Asa Hartford, Tony Brown, Bobby Gould, Alistair Brown, Colin Suggett.
Unused sub. : –
Manager : – Don Howe
Ref. : – Roger Kirkpatrick (Leicester)
Linesmen : – Mr. A. H. Cooper (Norfolk) – Red flag; Mr. L. C. Shapter (Devon) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  25,875

Goal times : –
First goal : – 23 mins 22 secs
Second goal : – 31 mins 58 secs

Martin Peters’ early goal gave Spurs a flying start away to West Bromwich Albion and John Pratt almost added to that with a close range header, but goalkeeper Graham Smith denied him with a fingertip save. However, one goal was enough for Spurs to return South with both points.

WBA : –  Graham Smith, John Wile, Alistair Robertson, Ray Wilson, Gordon Nisbet, Asa Hartford, Len Cantello, Tony Brown, Bobby Gould, Alistair Brown, Colin Suggett.
Unused sub. : –
Manager : – Don Howe
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Ralph Coates.
Unused sub. : –
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : – 19,175

Tottenham started well at the Hawthorns, but were shocked by a dubious penalty award and had to fight back to draw against West Bromwich Albion.

Bobby Hope scored from the spot in the 31st minute and Spurs had to hold out until half time, as they were shaken by the goal.

The second half saw Tottenham settle and Alan Gilzean won a flick on in the air to allow Martin Chivers to squeeze the ball between John Osborne and his right hand post to equalise.

Teams :
WBA –  John Osborne, John Wile, Alistair Robertson, Ray Wilson, Gordon Nisbet, Asa Hartford, Jeff Astle, Bobby Hope, Bobby Gould, Alistair Brown, Colin Suggett.
Subs not used :
Manager : – Don Howe
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Ralph Coates, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Alan Mullery
Unused sub. : –  Jimmy Pearce
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –  20,862

Tottenham’s passing was not up to their usual standard as they struggled to beat West Bromwich Albion in the First Division at White Hart Lane.

Mike England scored his first goal of the season with a snap-shot as the ball dropped in the box just before half-time, but Bobby Gould equalised in the second half.  Shortly afterwards, Alan Gilzean got on the end of a Ralph Coates cross with a left footed shot to restore the lead at the Park Lane end.  A couple of minutes later, Gilly floated a header over the bar when keeper John Osborne was off his line.  Thankfully, the Scottish striker did get his head on Ray Evans’ cross to make it 3-1 soon after.

Just when it looked as though Tottenham were safe for both points, Tony Brown nipped in to score a second for the visitors, but Tottenham, with Barry Daines deputising for Pat Jennings in goal, held out for a much needed win.

Teams : 
Spurs : – Barry Daines, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, Ralph Coates, Mike England, Phil Beal, Jimmy Neighbour, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Alan Gilzean
Unused sub. : – Graeme Souness
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA : – John Osborne, Roger Minton, Ray Wilson, Len Cantello, John Wile (c), Alistair Robertson, Alan Glover, Asa Hartford, Jeff Astle, Bobby Gould, Tony Brown
Unused sub. : –  John Kaye
Manager : – Don Howe
Ref. : – Ray Tinkler (Lincs)
Linesmen : – Mr. J. H. Chamberlain (Suffolk) – Red flag; Mr. L. H. Holland (Oxon) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   31,895

Spurs won a League Cup Second Round tie 1-0 at the Hawthorns against West Bromwich Albion.

Defender Lyndon Hughes had made his way upfield and crashed a shot that hit the underside of the bar, but bounced the wrong side of the line as far as Albion were concerned and that was a s close as they came to scoring in the match.  In the 78th minute, Martin Chivers made ground down the left wing, played the ball to Ralph Coates, whose cross was hooked against the post by Jimmy Pearce who then reacted quickly and dived in on his knees to head home the only goal of the game from close range.

Teams :
WBA –  Jim Cumbes, Lyndon Hughes, Roger Minton, Len Cantello, John Wile, John Kaye, Colin Suggett, Tony Brown, Hugh MacLean, Bobby Hope, Alan Merrick.
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Alan Ashman
Spurs –   Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Pearce
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –   26,185

Tottenham drew 2-2 at home to West Bromwich Albion with an Alan Mullery penalty and a goal from Alan Gilzean earning a share of the points.

Albion had taken the lead through Tony Brown, but the lead was pegged back when Alan Mullery scored from the penalty spot to make it 1-1. The Spurs skipper could have put Tottenham ahead, when the second penalty award of the game was given to Spurs, but Mullery missed the target to leave Albion to approach the second half with some hope.

Brown doubled his and Albion’s score in the second half, but only a late Gilzean header denied the travelling Baggies a win at the Lane.

Teams :
Spurs : –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Peter Collins, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Neighbour
Unused sub. : –
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA : –  Jim Cumbes, Alan Merrick, John Wile, Ray Wilson, John Kaye, Asa Hartford, Graham Lovett, Jeff Astle, Tony Brown, Bobby Hope, George McVitie.
Unused sub. : –
Manager : –  Alan Ashman
Ref. : –  Harold Davey (Nottingham)
Linesmen : –  Mr. D. S. Bone (Bedfordshire) – Red flag; Mr. M. F. Stimpson (Surrey) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   22,695
Wednesday
Kick off : – 19.30

With a fine display in the first half, with Alan Mullery driving the team on from midfield, Tottenham should have sewn the game up, but at the interval, we only had Martin Chivers’ goal to our credit.

Albion equalised soon after the break with Tony Brown scoring and he went on to complete his hat-trick with another goal and a penalty, as the home side turned on the style in the second half.

Teams :
WBA –  Jim Cumbes, Alan Merrick, John Kaye, Asa Hartford, Len Cantello, Graham Lovett, Jeff Astle, Tony Brown, Bobby Hope, Colin Suggett, George McVitie.
Unused sub. : –
Manager : –  Alan Ashman
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Jimmy Pearce, Martin Peters, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean.
Unused sub. : – Peter Collins
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –  26,584

Spurs won this League Cup Fourth Round tie comfortably by 5-0 at White Hart Lane.

Alan Gilzean scored the only goal of the first half, but it was little advance notice of what was to come.  The second half was tight, but going into the last 25 minutes, Martin Peters grabbed a hat-trick, while Gilzean added a second – Tottenham’s fourth – to his personal total on the night. 

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Pearce 
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Jim Cumbes, Doug Fraser, Alan Merrick, Len Cantello (Graham Lovett), John Talbut, John Kaye, George McVitie, Colin Suggett, Jeff Astle (c), Tony Brown, Asa Hartford
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Alan Ashman
Ref. : – Harold Davey (Nottingham)
Attendance : –  31,598

Spurs drew 1-1 away at The Hawthorns with second half goals from Jeff Astle being cancelled out by Martin Peters’ goal for Tottenham.

Teams :
WBA –  John Osborne, Alan Merrick, Alistair Robertson, Ray Wilson, Lyndon Hughes, Len Cantello (Asa Hartford), Graham Lovett, Jeff Astle, Tony Brown, Bobby Hope, Colin Suggett
Manager : –  Alan Ashman
Spurs – Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Terry Naylor, Martin Chivers (Jimmy Pearce), Steve Perryman, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean, Roger Morgan
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Ref. : – – (-)
Attendance : –  24,890

Spurs eased to a 2-0 home win in the First Division against WBA.

Eleven minutes into the game, Phil Beal had to be substituted by Martin Chivers after an injury and the reshuffled side managed to go into the break 1-0 up for the first time at home since September after Chivers scored the opening goal in the first half.  Jimmy Greaves and Alan Gilzean combined well to provide Roger Morgan with the opportunity to drive the ball over the keeper for number two after the break.  More chances came and went, but Tottenham had to settle for the 2-0 score-line.

Teams :
Spurs – Pat Jennings, Tony Want, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal (Martin Chivers), Jimmy Pearce, Steve Perryman, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean, Roger Morgan
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  John Osborne, Doug Fraser, Graham Williams, John Talbut, John Kaye, Dick Krzywicki, Asa Hartford, Bobby Hope, Jeff Astle (Lyndon Hughes), Tony Brown, Colin Suggett.
Manager : –  Alan Ashman
Ref. : – Vincent James (York)
Linesmen : – Mr. L. Leonard (Beds) – Red flag; Mr. E. A. Read (Wilts) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  28,340

Two goals from Jimmy Greaves (one a penalty) could not stop Spurs from slipping to defeat at the Hawthorns.

The brace from Greavsie and a goal from Cyril Knowles were not enough to overcome a West Bromwich Albion side who won with goals from Jeff Astle 2, Bobby Hope and Tony Brown.

Teams :
WBA – John Osborne, Doug Fraser, John Talbut, Ray Wilson, John Kaye, Asa Hartford, Dick Krzywicki, Graham Lovett, Bobby Hope, Tony Brown, Jeff Astle.
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Alan Ashman
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Neil Johnson, Roger Morgan
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Referee : –
Attendance : –  24,173

Teams :
WBA –  Dick Sheppard, Graham Williams, John Talbut, Ian Collard, John Kaye, Dennis Clarke, Dick Krzywicki, Bobby Hope, Tony Brown, Jeff Astle, Ronnie Rees.
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Alan Ashman
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Phil Beal, Joe Kinnear, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Jimmy Robertson, Martin Chivers, Jimmy Greaves (Jimmy Pearce 46), Alan Gilzean
Sub. not used :
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Referee : –
Attendance : –  35,746

This meeting with the Throstles was brought forward to a Friday night as Leeds United were playing Arsenal at Wembley in the League Cup Final the following day.  A 0-0 draw at the Lane was not the most exciting of matches.

Teams :
Spurs – Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Phil Beal, Tony Want, Alan Mullery, Dave Mackay, Jimmy Robertson, Martin Chivers, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  John Osborne, Eddie Colquhoun, Doug Fraser, Graham Williams, John Talbut, Ian Collard, John Kaye, Bobby Hope, Tony Brown, Jeff Astle, Clive Clark.
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Alan Ashman
Attendance : –   31,318

Teams :
WBA –  John Osborne, Eddie Colquhoun, Doug Fraser, Graham Williams, John Talbut, John Kaye, Bobby Hope, Tony Brown, Jeff Astle, Clive Clark, Kenny Stephens.
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Alan Ashman
Spurs – Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Roger Hoy, Joe Kinnear, Alan Mullery, Dave Mackay, Terry Venables, Jimmy Robertson, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –   29,033

Teams :
Spurs – Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Mullery, Dave Mackay, Terry Venables, Jimmy Robertson, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Keith Weller
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Ray Potter, Doug Fraser, Graham Williams, John Talbut, John Kaye, Dennis Clarke, Gerry Howsall, Bobby Hope, Tony Brown, Jeff Astle, Clive Clark.
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Jimmy Hagan
Attendance : –   39,129

Teams :
WBA –  Ray Potter, Doug Fraser, Graham Williams, John Talbut, John Kaye, Dennis Clarke, Gerry Howsall, Bobby Hope, Tony Brown, Jeff Astle, Clive Clark.
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Jimmy Hagan
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Mullery, Dave Mackay, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Keith Weller
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –   47,969

Spurs were beaten by the odd goal in three by West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns in this First Division meeting.

11 minutes in, Bill Brown did well to stop Tony Brown’s shot, but when the ball was kicked out, Bobby Hope picked it up and hit the ball back low past the keeper from 25 yards out.  Spurs pulled level when Eddie Clayton headed home Alan Gilzean’s cross in the 22nd minute, although the score-line did not stay the same for long.

Just four minutes later Albion had restored their lead when Jeff Astle scored a trademark header to finish off Doug Fraser’s ball in.  Albion held onto the lead to secure their win.

Teams :
WBA –   Ray Potter, Doug Fraser, Graham Williams, John Kaye, Ray Fairfax, Bobby Cram, Stan Jones, Bobby Hope, Tony Brown, Jeff Astle, Clive Clark.
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Jimmy Hagan
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Phil Beal, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay, Laurie Brown, Alan Mullery, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Derek Possee, Eddie Clayton
Sub not used :
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Ref. : – Mr. R F. Prichard (Salisbury)
Linesmen : – Mr. J. Gibbs (Stalybridge) – Red flag; Mr. P. J. Mason (Stafford) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –   22,586

On a snow covered pitch, which was thawing, there was an entertaining game at the Hawthorns, which ended 2-0 in the home team’s favour.

A crude rugby tackle on Jeff Astle by reserve centre-half Laurie Brown, standing in for the injured Maurice Norman, handed Albion a free-kick.  It produced a corner, which Foggo took and found the head of centre-half Stan Jones.  His header was going into the top corner until Bill Brown pushed it over the bar, but the ref had already blown for a foul.  Another free-kick, this time given against Alan Mullery for a high foot, although there was no West Brom player in his vicinity led to the first goal of the afternoon.  It was played into the box and cleared by Gilzean, but it was played to Bobby Cram, some 20 yards out, who fired past Brown from the right of the D, two minutes before half-time.

A good passing move from the back saw Spurs open the second half with Jimmy Robertson putting in a dangerous low cross to the near post, but Simpson cleared for a corner before Greaves could get onto it.  When Cyril Knowles was robbed of the ball, WBA moved it forward quickly and Clark jinked his way into the area, only to be stopped by a well-timed tackle by Ron Henry.  Albion did have the ball in the net again, when a Spurs defender slipped as Howshall drove on into the box and his shot was turned in by Clark in the 72nd minute, but he had been in an offside position.  This brought snowballs thrown onto the pitch by the Baggies fans.  However, after consultation with the lineman, the referee allowed the goal and it was 2-0 to West Brom.

Potter grabbed a Spurs corner, coming a long way off his line and he threw the ball out to Clark, who ran 60 yards before being denied by a block from Ron Henry on the edge of the six yard box. 

Teams :
WBA –  Ray Potter, Bobby Cram, Graham Williams, Doug Fraser, Stan Jones, Terry Simpson, Ken Foggo, Gerry Howshall, Jeff Astle, Bobby Hope, Clive Clark.
Manager :  Jimmy Hagan
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
Referee : Mr. Martin ()
Linesman :  Mr. Lee (); Mr. ()
Attendance : –   23,718

WBA kicked off the first half

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Maurice Norman, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Alan Mullery, Cliff Jones, Terry Dyson, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Ray Potter, Doug Fraser, Graham Williams, John Kaye, Bobby Cram, Stan Jones, Terry Simpson, Tony Brown, Bobby Hope, Clive Clark, Ken Foggo.
Manager : –  Jimmy Hagan
Attendance : –   36,993

Albion took the points with a 2-0 win in the First Division at the Lane.  Ronnie Fenton and Ken Foggo hit second half goals to leave Spurs without much post-Christmas cheer.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Tony Marchi, Maurice Norman, John Smith, Cliff Jones, Eddie Clayton, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Dyson
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Ray Potter, Don Howe, Graham Williams, Doug Fraser, Stan Jones, Terry Simpson, Ken Foggo, Ron Fenton, John Kaye, Mike Fudge, Clive Clark
Manager : –  Archie Macaulay
Ref. : – Mr. W. Crossley (Lancashire)
Linesmen :  Mr. W. T. Castle (Worcester) – Red Flag; Mr. G. F. Squirrell (Suffolk) – Yellow Flag
Attendance : –  47,863

A Boxing Day treat was served up for the fans at the Hawthorns in this First Division match with an eight-goal Christmas feast.

Jimmy Greaves, Cliff Jones and Bobby Smith (his 200th goal in League football and his last for Spurs) had given Spurs a 3-2 lead at the break, with Albion’s goals coming from John Kaye and Clive Clark.  After the break, Spurs looked set for both points as Greaves extended the lead, but Mike Fudge and Don Howe managed to salvage a point for the home side in a storming come-back.

Teams :
WBA –  Ray Potter, Don Howe, Graham Williams, Doug Fraser, Stan Jones, Terry Simpson, Ken Foggo, Ron Fenton, John Kaye, Mike Fudge, Clive Clark
Manager : –  Archie Macaulay
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Tony Marchi, Maurice Norman, John Smith, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Dyson
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –   37,189

Teams :
Spurs – Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, John White, Jimmy Greaves, Bobby Smith, Cliff Jones
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Ray Potter, Don Howe, Graham Williams, Bobby Cram, Stan Jones, Brian Macready, Derek Kevan, Max Murray, Clive Clark, Ron Fenton, Chuck Drury.
Manager : –  Archie Macaulay
Attendance : –   41,193

Teams :
WBA –  Tony Millington, Don Howe, Graham Williams, Bobby Cram, Derek Kevan, Bobby Hope, Ken Foggo, Alec Jackson, Geoff Carter, Chuck Drury, Jack Bannister.
Manager : –  Archie Macaulay
Spurs – Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Tony Marchi, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, John White, Jimmy Greaves, Les Allen, Cliff Jones
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –   32,753

For the second season running WBA won 2-1 at White Hart Lane.  

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Tony Marchi, Terry Medwin, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Cliff Jones, Jimmy Collins
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Tony Millington, Don Howe, Graham Williams, Stan Jones, Bobby Robson, Derek Kevan, Bobby Hope, Clive Clark, Alec Jackson, Chuck Drury, Keith Smith.
Manager : –  Archie Macaulay
Attendance : –  53,512

Two goals apiece from Jimmy Greaves and Bobby Smith earned Tottenham a place in the Sixth Round of the FA Cup after seeing off West Bromwich Albion.  The final score was 4-2 as Derek Kevan and Smith notched goals for Albion at the Hawthorns.

Bobby Smith gave Tottenham an early lead and the striker doubled the lead just before half time, when he ran onto a long ball from Ron Henry and hit his shot past Jock Wallace in the Albion goal.

In the 48th minute, Albion pulled a goal back through Keith Smith, but then Jimmy Greaves restores the two goal margin after Smith set him up.  Derek Kevan headed in to make it 3-2 until a minute from the end of the game, when Greaves weaved through the home defence to curl in a shot to see Tottenham through.

Teams :
WBA –  Jock Wallace, Don Howe, Stuart Williams, Bobby Robson, Stan Jones, Chuck Drury, Alec Jackson, David Burnside, Keith Smith, Derek Kevan, Clive Clark
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, John White, Jimmy Greaves, Bobby Smith, Cliff Jones
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –  53,539

Spurs won away at West Bromwich Albion 4-2 in the First Division, as the Tottenham defence stood firm in the face of pressure from the home team.

The opening 30 minutes were Albion’s, but when Terry Medwin broke away to finish the chance, Spurs went 1-0 ahead. Then, two minutes later, John White made it 2-0 before Derek Kevan pulled a goal back with a 20 yard shot. The half-time score became 3-1 to Spurs, with WBA defender Don Howe putting through his own goal.

While Albion came out fighting in the second half, Les Allen extended Tottenham’s lead, while Albion’s centre-forward Keith Smith netted a second goal for the Baggies.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Ken Barton, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Tony Marchi, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Les Allen, Terry Dyson
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Tony Millington, Don Howe, Stuart Williams, Bobby Robson, Stan Jones, Chuck Drury, Alec Jackson, David Burnside, Keith Smith, Derek Kevan, Clive Clark.
Manager : – Archie Macaulay
Attendance : –   28,701

A 1-2 defeat saw Spurs ended their Double season at home against West Bromwich Albion.

Second half goals from Derek Kevan and Bobby Robson, but the game nearly ended with a draw, as Bobby Smith shoulder-charged goalkeeper over the line, but the referee gave a foul against the Spurs striker.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Les Allen, Terry Dyson
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Jock Wallace, Don Howe, Stuart Williams, Stan Jones, Bobby Robson, Derek Kevan, Bobby Hope, Clive Clark, Alec Jackson, Chuck Drury, Jack Lovatt.
Manager : –  Gordon Clark.
Attendance : –   52,054

Teams :
WBA –  Jock Wallace, Don Howe, Stuart Williams, Graham Williams, Bobby Cram, Joe Kennedy, Bobby Robson, Derek Kevan, Ronnie Allen, Alec Jackson, Chuck Drury.
Manager : –  Gordon Clark.
Spurs – Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Les Allen, Terry Dyson
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –   39,017

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, Tommy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Dave Dunmore, Cliff Jones
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Ray Potter, Don Howe, Stuart Williams, Ray Barlow, Joe Kennedy, Bobby  Robson, Derek Kevan, Alec Jackson, Derek Hogg, Bob Dixon, Jimmy Dudley.
Manager : –  Gordon Clark.
Ref. : – Mr. J. S. McLaughlin (Manchester)
Linesmen : – Mr G. R. Lewis (Malvern Link, Worcs) – Red flag; Mr. J. C. Meredith (Shrewsbury) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –   35,924

Goals from Tottenham from Bobby Smith and Terry Medwin were cancelled out by Bobby Robson and Derek Kevan finding the net for West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, Tommy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Cliff Jones
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Ray Potter, Don Howe, Stuart Williams, Maurice Setters, Joe Kennedy, Ray Barlow, Ronnie Allen, David Burnside, Bobby  Robson, Derek Kevan, Derek Hogg.
Manager : –  Gordon Clark
Ref.  Mr. F. H. Gerrard (Preston).
Attendance : –   54,114

Spurs took an eighth minute lead through Johnny Brooks, but it was centre forward Bobby Smith who stole the show with four goals to give Spurs a vital two points that secured their place in Division One in what had been a relegation threatened season.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Terry Medwin, Tommy Harmer, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Cliff Jones
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
WBA –  Ray Potter, Don Howe, Stuart Williams, Maurice Setters, Ray Barlow, David Burnside, Bobby Robson, Derek Kevan, Ronnie Allen, Derek Hogg, Jimmy Campbell.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham.
Attendance : –   36,805

A cracking game saw West Bromwich Albion edge a 4-3 home win in the First Division.

Teams :
WBA –  Ray Potter, Don Howe, Stuart Williams, Maurice Setters, Ray Barlow, Bobby Robson, Derek Kevan, Ronnie Allen, Chuck Drury, Derek Hogg, Tony Forrester.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham.
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Jim Iley, Terry Medwin, Tommy Harmer, Dave Dunmore, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks
Manager : –  Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –  21,753

Teams :
WBA –  Clive Jackman, Don Howe, Stuart Williams, Ray Barlow, Bobby Robson, Derek Kevan, Ronnie Allen, Chuck Drury, Brian Whitehouse, Jimmy Dudley, Jimmy Campbell.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham.
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Johnny Hills, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Eddie Clayton, Jim Iley, Cliff Jones, Bobby Smith, Terry Medwin, Tommy Harmer.
Manager : –  Jimmy Anderson
Attendance : –   26,556

This 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane was Tottenham’s first goal-less game for nearly eight years.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Johnny Hills, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Maurice Norman, Jim Iley, Terry Medwin, Johnny Brooks, Bobby Smith, Tommy Harmer, Cliff Jones
Manager : –  Jimmy Anderson
WBA –  Clive Jackman, Don Howe, Stuart Williams, Ray Barlow, Chuck Drury, Jimmy Campbell, Jimmy Dudley, Bobby Robson, Derek Kevan, Ronnie Allen, Alec Jackson.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham.
Attendance : –   56,166

Two contrasting styles made for an interesting match, which ended all square at the Hawthorns.

While West Bromwich Albion swept the ball across the pitch, using longer passes led to them having more attempts on goal, Tottenham’s short passing game gave chances for Alfie Stokes, who put his shot into the side-netting and Bobby Smith, who was unable to get his shot away as the ball stuck in the penalty area mud.   The goal came for Tottenham when Harmer’s pass set Stokes away and he took the ball around a defender and then drew the goalkeeper to him, before slipping the ball into the net from a narrow angle.  Albion had a shoot on sight policy, giving Ron Reynolds plenty of saves to make. 

The start of the second half was shared between both sides, then Tottenham started to dominate when they should have gone ahead with Stokes spurning an easy chance and then Harmer shot Medwin’s cross wide.  The home side put in an extra effort in the last 20 minutes as they sought an equaliser, which finally came with five minutes of the game left.  Ronnie Allen’s pass set up Whitehouse to score from close range, despite strong offside appeals from Spurs.

Teams :
WBA –  Jimmy Sanders, Don Howe, Len Millard, Maurice Setters, Ray Barlow, Derek Kevan, Ronnie Allen, Brian Whitehouse, Jimmy Dudley, Frank Griffin, Roy Horobin
Manager : – Vic Buckingham.
Spurs –   Ron Reynolds, Maurice Norman, Peter Baker, John Ryden, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, George Robb, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Tommy Harmer, Alfie Stokes
Manager : –  Jimmy Anderson
Attendance : – 30,602

Two Derek Kevan goals pulled a point out of the bag for West Bromwich on their visit to White Hart Lane for an early kick off.

Having dominated the opening stages of the game, Tommy Harmer was the scorer of the first Spurs goal when he was played in by Terry Dyson just outside the penalty area, stepping back to make space for his shot, that he dispatched into the bottom corner of the net with 18 minutes gone.  With four minutes to half-time, Bobby Smith smashed a shot on the turn past Sanders in the Albion goal to put Spurs two up at the break.

West Bromwich Albion started to play long balls and striker Kevan struck a shot that Bill Brown thought was going wide, but went into the net just three minutes after the break and another in the 61st minute to earn a 2-2 draw as Spurs maintained their unbeaten home record.  Tottenham had a couple of shots cleared off the line and despite being without centre-half for 12 minutes when he was off injured, had a goal disallowed.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Peter Baker, Mel Hopkins, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Danny Blanchflower, Terry Medwin, Tommy Harmer, Johnny Brooks, Bobby Smith, George Robb
Manager : –  Jimmy Anderson
WBA –   Jimmy Sanders, Don Howe, Len Millard, Jim Dudley, Joe Kennedy, Ray Barlow, Frank Griffin, Bobby Robson, Derek Kevan, Johnny Nicholls, Ronnie Allen.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham.
Ref. : – Mr. N. Hough (Cheshire)
Linesmen : – Mr. D. F. C. Well (Bedfordshire) – Red flag; Mr. F. Thoday (Cambridgeshire) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –   36,098

The game kicked off at 14.15.

First Division revenge was swift for West Bromwich Albion as they gained a 1-0 win over Spurs at The Hawthorns.

Teams :
WBA –  Jimmy Sanders, Don Howe, Len Millard, Ray Barlow, Jimmy Dugdale, Allan Crowshaw, Ronnie Allen, Gerry Summers,  Jimmy Dudley, George Lee, Wilf Carter.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham.
Spurs –   Ron Reynolds, Maurice Norman, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Micky Dulin, Johnny Brooks, Len Duquemin, Bobby Smith, George Robb
Manager : –  Jimmy Anderson
Attendance : –   31,381

A Maurice Norman goal put Tottenham on the road to a 4-1 home win in the First Division against the Throstles.

Len Duquemin nabbed a brace and Johnny Brooks added a goal to round off a good win for Spurs.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Maurice Norman, Mel Hopkins, Danny Blanchflower, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, Johnny Brooks, Len Duquemin, Bobby Smith, George Robb, Micky Dulin
Manager : –  Jimmy Anderson
WBA –  Jimmy Sanders, Don Howe, Len Millard, Ray Barlow, Joe Kennedy, Allan Crowshaw, Ronnie Allen, Gerry Summers,  Jimmy Dudley, George Lee, Wilf Carter.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham.
Attendance : –   32,430

Johnny Brooks was on the score-sheet, along with Eddie Baily, as Spurs took the points from their visit to the West Midlands.

Teams :
WBA –  Jimmy Sanders, Stuart Williams, Len Millard, Ray Barlow, Joe Kennedy, Billy Brookes, Ronnie Allen, Jimmy Dudley, Frank Griffin, George Lee, Wilf Carter.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham.
Spurs –   Ron Reynolds, Mel Hopkins, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, Johnny Gavin, Johnny Brooks, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, George Robb
Manager : – Arthur Rowe
Attendance : –   16,617

Teams :
Spurs – Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Tony Marchi, George Robb, Les Bennett, Dave Dunmore, Johnny Brooks, Sid McClellan, Eddie Baily
Manager : – Arthur Rowe
WBA –   Jimmy Sanders, Stan Rickaby, Len Millard, Reg Ryan, Jimmy Dugdale, Joe Kennedy, Ronnie Allen, Johnny Nicholls, Jimmy Dudley, Frank Griffin, George Lee.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham
Attendance : –   45,507

Spurs crashed out of the FA Cup at the Hawthorns beaten 3-0.

Ronnie Allen scored an early goal for Albion after 17 minutes and second half goals from Johnny Nicholls and Ray Barlow wrapped up a convincing victory for the home side.

Teams :
WBA –  Norman Heath, Stan Rickaby, Len Millard, Jimmy Dudley, Jimmy Dugdale, Ray Barlow, Frank Griffin, Reg Ryan, Ronnie Allen, George Lee, Johnny Nicholls.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, George Robb
Manager : – Arthur Rowe
Attendance : –   51,049

Teams :
Spurs – Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Harry Clarke, Arthur Willis, Ron Burgess, Eddie Baily, Bill Nicholson, George Robb, Sonny Walters, Len Duquemin, Les Bennett
Manager : – Arthur Rowe
WBA – Norman Heath, Stan Rickaby, Len Millard, Ray Barlow, Reg Ryan, Jimmy Dugdale, Johnny Nicholls, Ronnie Allen, Jimmy Dudley, Frank Griffin, George Lee.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham
Attendance : –   48,812

Teams :
WBA –  Norman Heath, Stan Rickaby, Len Millard, Ray Barlow, Reg Ryan, Jimmy Dugdale, Johnny Nicholls, Ronnie Allen, Jimmy Dudley, Frank Griffin, George Lee.
Manager : – Vic Buckingham
Spurs – Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, George Robb, Sonny Walters, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Johnny Brooks
Manager : – Arthur Rowe
Attendance : –   42,595

Teams :
WBA –  Norman Heath, Stan Rickaby, Len Millard, Ray Barlow, Reg Ryan, Joe Kennedy, Johnny Nicholls, Ronnie Allen, Jimmy Dudley, Frank Griffin, George Lee.
Manager : –  Jesse Carver
Spurs – Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Colin Brittan, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Tommy Harmer, Les Dicker
Manager : – Arthur Rowe
Attendance : –   18,698

The opening game of the season saw Spurs suffer a 3-4 defeat by West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane.

Spurs had gone into the lead with a goal from Les Bennett before Harry Clarke’s own goal levelled for the visitors.

The second half saw Ronnie Allen give Albion the lead and then George Lee made it 3-1 for the Throstles. Alf Ramsey got a goal back for Tottenham when he scored from the penalty spot. Allen then put Albion two goals ahead again and even though Len Duquemin grabbed a third for Tottenham they could not fashion an equaliser.

Spurs : – Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Alan Grubb, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Dicker
Manager : – Arthur Rowe
West Bromwich Albion : –  Norman Heath, Stan Rickaby, Len Millard, Jimmy Dudley, Joe Kennedy, Ray Barlow, Frank Griffin, Johnny Nicholls, Ronnie Allen, Reg Ryan, George Lee.
Manager : –  Jesse Carver
Ref. : –
Crowd : – 56,552.

Teams :
WBA –  Jimmy Sanders, Stan Rickaby, Len Millard, Ray Barlow, Reg Ryan, Jack Vernon, Joe Kennedy, Ronnie Allen, Jimmy Dudley, Frank Griffin, George Lee.
Manager : –  Jack Smith
Spurs – Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Colin Brittan, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Tommy Harmer, Les Dicker
Manager : –  Arthur Rowe
Attendance : –   29,962

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Derek King, Ron Burgess (c), Bill Nicholson, Les Medley, Len Duquemin, Peter Murphy, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett
Manager : –  Arthur Rowe
WBA –  Jimmy Sanders, Stan Rickaby, Len Millard, Reg Ryan, Jack Vernon, Ronnie Allen, Jimmy Dudley, George Lee, Andy McCall, Arthur Smith, Fred Richardson.
Manager : –  Jack Smith
Referee : –  Mr. W. Ling (Cambridgeshire)
Linesmen : –  Mr. D. J. Burchell (Suffolk)  –  Red Flag; Mr. J. C. Pollard (Surrey)  –  Yellow Flag
Attendance : –   51,544

Kick off 15.15.

With criticism about the ability of the side to play push and run on heavy pitches, table-topping Spurs put those theories to rest with a scintillating performance against the Baggies.

Winning 5-0, Len Duquemin lead the way with a hat-trick.  His first was set up in the first half by a Bill Nicholson pass, with his second and third added within ten minutes after the break.  Les Bennett, shooting past Jimmy Sanders as Jack Vernon slid in to tackle and Eddie Baily score the other two goals in what the News of the World described as, “a match won by the supreme artists against the honest workmen” leaving Spurs five points clear at the top of the table.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Peter Murphy
Manager : –  Arthur Rowe
WBA –  Jimmy Sanders, Stan Rickaby, Len Millard, Joe Kennedy, Jack Vernon (c), Ray Barlow, Ronnie Allen, Jimmy Dudley, Fred Richardson, Andy McCall
Manager : –  Jack Smith
Attendance : –   45,353

Teams :
WBA –  Jimmy Sanders, Stan Rickaby, Len Millard, Joe Kennedy, Jack Vernon (c), Ray Barlow, William Elliott, Ronnie Allen, Fred Richardson, Cyril Williams, Mick Betteridge.
Manager : –  Jack Smith
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess (c), Bill Nicholson, Les Medley, Len Duquemin, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily
Manager : –  Arthur Rowe
Attendance : –   44,543

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Syd Tickridge, Charlie Withers, Horace Woodward, Ron Burgess (c), Bill Nicholson, Len Duquemin, Ernie Jones, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily
WBA –  .
Attendance : –   62,566

.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Syd Tickridge, Vic Buckingham, Bill Nicholson, Cyril Toulouse, Ron Burgess, Freddie Cox, Eddie Baily, Len Duquemin, Les Bennett, Ernie Jones
WBA –   , , , , , , , , , , .
Attendance : –   71,853

NOTE : –  Cyril Toulouse made his first Tottenham appearance.

Spurs came through this FA Cup Fourth round tie at White Hart Lane with Len Duquemin’s brace and another goal from Freddie Cox winning the game, despite Arthur Rowley scoring for Albion.

The third biggest crowd ever at White Hart Lane saw Tottenham get through to the Fifth Round.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Syd Tickridge, Vic Buckingham, Bill Nicholson, Johnny Woodward, Ron Burgess, Freddie Cox, Johnny Jordan, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Stevens
WBA –  , , , , , , , , , , Arthur Rowley.
Manager : –   –
Attendance : –   71,853

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Syd Tickridge, Vic Buckingham, Ron Burgess (c), Johnny Woodward, Bill Nicholson, Les Stevens, Len Duquemin, Freddie Cox, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily
WBA –  .
Manager : –   –
Attendance : –  40,219

Teams :
WBA –  .
Manager : –   –
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Arthur Willis, Vic Buckingham, Jack Chisholm, Ron Burgess (c), Bill Nicholson, Les Stevens, Ernie Jones, Les Bennett, Ronnie Dix, Charlie Rundle
Manager : –   –
Attendance : –   32,521

NOTE : – Jack Chisholm made his first appearance for Spurs.

In a Second Division match between Spurs and West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane, the first meeting of the two sides was not a classic, but Tottenham’s more clinical finishing won the day.

George Foreman’s pass found Sonny Walters, who was on Army leave from Ireland and put the ball into the net to give Spurs the lead in the only league game he appeared in this season.  It was a shot from distance that won the game for Tottenham, scored by the captain Ronnie Burgess.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Syd Tickridge, Vic Buckingham, Ron Burgess (c), George Ludford, Bill Nicholson, Les Stevens, George Foreman, Sonny Walters, Ronnie Dix, Eddie Baily
WBA –  .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   40,537

Teams :
WBA –  .
Manager : –   –
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Arthur Willis, Vic Buckingham, Ron Burgess, George Ludford, Bill Nicholson, Les Medley, Les Stevens, George Foreman, Charlie Whitchurch, Les Bennett
Manager : –   –
Attendance : –  34,970

NOTE : –  Charlie Whitchurch and Les Stevens make their Tottenham debuts.

Even with Arthur Willis ruled out with his injury from the week previous, Spurs turned the tables on West Bromwich Albion when they turned up at White Hart Lane.

A 4-2 win was achieved thanks to goals from Colin Lyman’s two early goals, putting them on their way.  However, Ray Barlow pulled a goal back before half-time.  Tottenham’s former striker Jack Acquroff, allowed to guest by Norwich City, scored twice to extend the Spurs lead, which was enough for the win despite Ralph Ward putting through his own goal.

Teams :
Spurs –  John Hall, Ralph Ward, Albert Young, Roy White, Fred Ford, Ron Burgess, Les Medley, Les Stevens, Jack Acquroff, Jack Gibbons, Colin Lyman
WBA –  .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   31,403

With football in a transitional season following resumption after the Second World War, things were still not as they should be and the fact that one of the Spurs party missed the train from Paddington was symptomatic of the problems being experienced as the club travelled to the Hawthorns to meet West Bromwich Albion.

Things did not get better once the game started, with Bert Page sustaining an injury that consigned him to hobble about on the wing for the rest of the match and then Arthur Willis was also injured, which helped WBA to a 5-0 home win.

Teams :
WBA –  .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Phil Joslin, Ralph Ward, Arthur Willis, Roy White, Albert Page, Ron Burgess, Ivan Broadis, Albert Hall, Colin Lyman, Jack Gibbons, Les Medley
Attendance : –   24,443

Spurs had gone into a 4-2 lead thanks to Ronnie Dix and a Johnny Morrison hat-trick, before Eric Jones completed his hat-trick and pegged Spurs back to 4-3, but they held on for the points in this Second Division match played the day prior to World War II breaking out.

Teams :
WBA  –  , , , , , , , , , , , Eric Jones, .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess, Arthur Hitchins, Albert Page, Vic Buckingham, Fred Sargent, Johnny Morrison, Ronnie Dix, Albert Tomkin
Attendance : –   16,021

Teams :
Spurs –  Percy Hooper, Ralph Ward, Vic Buckingham, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Arthur Hitchins, Isaac Spelman, Colin Lyman, Fred Sargent, Johnny Morrison, Willie Hall
Manager : –   –
WBA –  .
Manager : –   –
Attendance : –   38,190

Teams :
WBA –  .
Manager : –   –
Spurs –  Jack Hall, Bert Sproston, Vic Buckingham, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Albert Page, Colin Lyman, Albert Hall, Fred Sargent, Johnny Morrison, Willie Hall
Manager : –  –
Attendance : –   24,996

Teams :
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Wally Alsford, Alf Day, Les Howe, George Hunt, Willie Evans, Sam Bell, Andy Duncan, Almer Hall
Manager : – Percy Smith
WBA –  Harry Pearson, George Shaw, Bert Trentham, Jimmy Murphy, Teddy Sandford, Bill Richardson, Jimmy Edwards, Walter Boyes, Ginger Richardson, Harry Jones, Sid Rawlings.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   29,161

Teams :
WBA –  Harry Pearson, George Shaw, Bert Trentham, Jimmy Murphy, Teddy Sandford, Jack Sankey, Bill Richardson, Walter Boyes, Joe Carter, Ginger Richardson, Tommy Glidden..
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Arthur Rowe, Les Howe, Tommy Meads, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Eugene O’Callaghan
Manager : – Percy Smith
Attendance : –   20,416

Teams :
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Arthur Rowe, Wally Alford, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Willie Hall, Eugene O’Callaghan
Manager : – Percy Smith
WBA –  Ted Crowe, Rob Finch, Bert Trentham, Jimmy Murphy, Teddy Sandford, Jack Sankey, Alf Ridyard, Walter Boyes, Joe Carter, Ginger Richardson, Tommy Glidden.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   26,393

Teams :
WBA –  Harry Pearson, George Shaw, Bert Trentham, Jimmy Murphy, Teddy Sandford, Bill Richardson, Jimmy Edwards, Walter Boyes, Ginger Richardson, Stan Wood, Tommy Glidden.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Bill Felton, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Tommy Meads, Tom Evans, Arthur Rowe, Willie Hall, George Hunt, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick
Manager : – Percy Smith
Attendance : –   32,292

Teams :
Spurs – Cyril Spiers, Bert Lyons, Bert Hodgkinson, Alf Messer, Tommy Meads, Wally Alsford, Jimmy Smailes, Willie Davies, George Hunt, George Cook, Eugene O’Callaghan
Manager : –  Percy Smith
WBA –  .
Manager : –  Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   ,

One goal settled this FA Cup Fourth Round tie at the Hawthorns with Stan Wood’s strike taking Albion through. In front of a crowd of 40,850 who paid £2,402 to watch the tie, it was Throstles who progressed and went on to win the trophy that season.

Teams :
WBA  –   , ,  , , , , , Wood .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Bert Lyons, Bert Hodgkinson, Harry Skitt, Alf Messer, Tommy Meads, Jimmy Dimmock, Willie Davies, Andy Thompson, Ted Harper, George Cook
Manager : – Percy Smith
Attendance : –   40,850

NOTE : –  Jimmy Dimmock and Andy Thompson made their last appearances in a Spurs shirt.

Teams :
WBA –  .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Bert Lyons, Bert Hodgkinson, Harry Skitt, Alf Messer, Tommy Meads, Jimmy Dimmock, Willie Davies, Ted Harper, Eugene O’Callaghan, George Cook
Manager : – Percy Smith
Attendance : –   17,923

A thrilling return match over this Easter weekend saw West Brom take the two points edging out Spurs in a seven goal thriller. The Easter Monday crowd were treated to a gripping match, with Albion’s goals coming through Jimmy Cookson, Stan Wood, an own goal by Jack Reddish and Tommy Glidden, while Tottenham replied with goals from Osborne, Harper and another own goal from Bob Finch.  

Teams :
WBA  –  Rob Finch, Tommy Glidden, Cookson, Stan Wood, .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Edwin Herod, Jack Reddish, Harry Skitt, Cable, Alex Lindsay, Willie Davies, Frank Osborne, Ted Harper, Jimmy Smy, Walter Bellamy
Manager : – Percy Smith
Attendance : –   13,989

Goals from Stan Wood and Henry Boston won Albion this Second Division match at White Hart Lane.

Teams :
Spurs – Cyril Spiers, Matt Forster, Edwin Herod, Harry Skitt, Tommy Cable, Tommy Meads, Willie Davies, Andy Thompson, Jack Rowley, Bobby Cook, Jimmy Dimmock
Manager : – Percy Smith
WBA  –  , , , , , , , , Henry Boston, Stan Wood.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   25,228

Two strikes from striker Ted Harper gave Spurs a 2-0 win and took his tally to 11 goals from 11 games for Spurs in a Second Division match at White Hart Lane, in which half back Bert Smith made his last appearance for the club.

Teams :
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Matt Forster, Edwin Herod, Alex Lindsay, Harry Skitt, Bert Smith, Arthur Crompton, Eugene O’Callaghan, Ted Harper, Jimmy Armstrong, Jimmy Dimmock
Manager : – Percy Smith
WBA  –   , , , , .
Manager : –   –
Attendance : –   25,228

Teams :
WBA –  .
Manager : –   –
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Harry Wilding, Jimmy Dimmock, Arthur Crompton, Eugene O’Callaghan, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Armstrong
Manager : – Percy Smith
Attendance : –   12,609

Teams :
WBA –  George Ashmore, Billy Ashurst, George Shaw, Thomas Magee, Edward Rooke, Sammy Richardson, Joe Carter, Tommy Glidden, Stanley Davies, Sammy Short, Jack Byers.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Jock Britton, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Jimmy Dimmock, Jack Elkes, Harry Skitt, Frank Osborne, Alex Lindsay, John Blair, Charlie Handley, Fred Barnett
Manager : – Peter McWilliam
Attendance : –  15,388

Teams :
Spurs –  Jimmy Smith, Cecil Poynton, Matt Forster, Jimmy Dimmock, Bert Smith, Jack Elkes, Andy Thompson, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, John Blair
Manager : – Peter McWilliam
WBA –  George Ashmore, Arthur Perry, Fred Reed, Billy Adams, Thomas Magee, Nelson Howarth, Stanley Davies, Tommy Glidden, Charlie Wilson, Jack Byers, George James.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   31,236

Teams :
WBA –  George Ashmore, Arthur Perry, Fred Reed, Dickie Baugh Jnr, Thomas Magee, Sammy Richardson, Joe Carter, Tommy Glidden, Charlie Wilson, Jack Byers, George James.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs – Jock Britton, Matt Forster, Bill Bann, Jimmy Dimmock, Bert Smith, Jack Elkes, Harry Skitt, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Andy Thompson
Manager : – Peter McWilliam
Attendance : –   15,365

Teams :
Spurs –  Jock Britton, Matt Forster, Bill Bann, Jimmy Dimmock, Bert Smith, Jack Elkes, Harry Skitt, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Andy Thompson
Manager : – Peter McWilliam
WBA –  George Ashmore, Arthur Perry, Fred Reed, Dickie Baugh Jnr, Thomas Magee, Edward Rooke, Joe Carter, Tommy Glidden, Charlie Wilson, Jack Byers, George James
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   27,914

Teams :
Spurs –  Fred Hinton, Tommy Clay, Cecil Poynton, Jimmy Dimmock, Bert Smith, Jack Elkes, Jimmy Skinner, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Buchanan Sharp
Manager : – Peter McWilliam
WBA –  George Ashmore, Joe Smith, Arthur Perry, Fred Reed, Thomas Magee, Bobby McNeal, Joe Carter, Charlie Wilson, Jack Byers, George James, James Spencer.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   16,281

Teams :
WBA –  George Ashmore, Joe Smith, Arthur Perry, Fred Reed, Thomas Magee, Bobby McNeal, Joe Carter, Charlie Wilson, Jack Byers, James Spencer, Bobby Blood.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Fred Hinton, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Jimmy Skinner, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Bill Lane, Frank Osborne, Jimmy Seed, Harry Hargreaves, Jack Elkes
Manager : – Peter McWilliam
Attendance : –   17,000

Teams :
WBA –  George Ashmore, Joe Smith, Arthur Perry, Fred Reed, Thomas Magee, Bobby McNeal, Fred Morris, Joe Carter, James Spencer, Bobby Blood, Howard Gregory.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs – George Maddison, Harry Lowe, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jack Elkes, Jimmy Seed, Fanny Walden, Alex Lindsay, Charlie Handley
Manager : – Peter McWilliam
Attendance : –   23,000

Teams :
Spurs –  George Maddison, Harry Lowe, Tommy Clay, Matt Forster, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jack Elkes, Jimmy Seed, Fanny Walden, Alex Lindsay, Charlie Handley
Manager : – Peter McWilliam
WBA –  George Ashmore, Joe Smith, Arthur Perry, Fred Reed, Thomas Magee, Bobby McNeal, Fred Morris, Joe Carter, James Spencer, Bobby Blood, Howard Gregory.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   23,048.

Teams :
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Joe Smith, Billy Adams, Sidney Bowser, Thomas Magee, Bobby McNeal, Fred Morris, Stanley Davies, Ivor Jones, Jack Crisp, Howard Gregory.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Bert Bliss, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Jimmy Dimmock, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Skinner, Charlie Walters, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Sammy Brooks.
Manager : – Peter McWilliam
Attendance : –   23,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Bert Blake, Harry Lowe, Bert Bliss, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Jimmy Dimmock, Jimmy Skinner, Charlie Walters, Fanny Walden, Alex Lindsay, Sammy Brooks
Manager : –  Peter McWilliam
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Billy Adams, Bert Chamberlain, Sidney Bowser, Thomas Magee, Bobby McNeal, Fred Morris, Stanley Davies, Ivor Jones, Jack Crisp, Howard Gregory.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   26,188

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Bert Bliss, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Jimmy Dimmock, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Charlie Walters, Jimmy Seed, Fanny Walden, Charlie Wilson
Manager : –  Peter McWilliam
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Joe Smith, Fred Reed, Billy Adams, Thomas Magee, Sammy Richardson, Fred Morris, Stanley Davies, George James, Jack Crisp, Jonathan Blagden.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   30,000

Teams :
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Jesse Pennington, Joe Smith, Fred Reed, Thomas Magee, Bobby McNeal, Sammy Richardson, Fred Morris, Stanley Davies, Jack Crisp, Jonathan Blagden.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Harry Lowe, Bert Bliss, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Jimmy Dimmock, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Seed, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks
Attendance : –   20,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Alex Hunter, Bert Bliss, Matt Forster, Bob MacDonald, Jimmy Dimmock, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Charlie Walters, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks, Jimmy Seed
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Jesse Pennington, Joe Smith, Sidney Bowser, Sammy Richardson, Sid Hatton, Fred Morris, Jack Crisp, Bobby Blood, Claude Jephcott, Alf Bentley.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   38,000

Teams :
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Jesse Pennington, Joe Smith, Sidney Bowser, Bobby McNeal, Sammy Richardson, Fred Morris, Jack Crisp, Bobby Blood, Claude Jephcott, Alf Bentley.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Harry Lowe, Tommy Clay, Bob MacDonald, Jimmy Dimmock, Charlie Walters, Jimmy Archibald, Jimmy Seed, Alex Lindsay, Charlie Wilson, Jimmy Banks
Attendance : –   16,000

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob Brown, Jimmy Archibald, Bert Smith, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Banks, Jimmy Seed, Jimmy Cantrell, Bert Bliss, Jimmy Dimmock
WBA –  .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   38,168

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Bert Bliss, Tommy Clay, John Pearson, Jabez Darnell, Findlay Weir, Fanny Walden, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss, Billy Minter, Jimmy Cantrell
WBA –  Len Moorwood, Fred Reed, Matt Wood, Sidney Bowser, Bobby McNeal, Tommy Newall, Howard Gregory, Claude Jephcott, Harry Wright, Ben Shearman, Arthur Swift.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   5,813

Teams :
Spurs –   Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Fred Webster, Findlay Weir, Ed Lightfoot, Fanny Walden, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss, Jimmy Cantrell, Jim Fleming, Harry Sparrow
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Jesse Pennington, Joe Smith, Sidney Bowser, Bobby McNeal, Louis Brookman, Frank Waterhouse, Fred Morris, Alf Bentley, Ben Shearman, Arthur Swift.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   10,000

Teams :
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Jesse Pennington, Joe Smith, Sidney Bowser, Bobby McNeal, Frank Waterhouse, Claude Jephcott, Alf Bentley, Harry Wright, Ben Shearman, Arthur Swift.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  John Joyce, Bert Bliss, Tommy Clay, Fred Webster, Arthur Grimsdell, Findlay Weir, Bert Middlemiss, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks, Walter Tattersall, Jimmy Elliott
Manager : –   Peter McWilliam
Attendance : –  15,000

Teams :
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Jesse Pennington, Joe Smith, Bobby McNeal, Tommy Newall, Frank Waterhouse, Fred Buck, Howard Gregory, Claude Jephcott, Ben Shearman, Albert Bentley.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Arthur King, Bert Bliss, Fred Webster, Bill Cartwright, Arthur Grimsdell, Findlay Weir, Fanny Walden, Bobby Steel, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Bauchop, Sid Crowl
Manager : –   Peter McWilliam
Attendance : –  15,000

Teams :
WBA –  Len Moorwood, Jesse Pennington, Joe Smith, Frank Waterhouse, Sidney Bowser, Bobby McNeal, Claude Jephcott, Ben Shearman, Bob Pailor, Fred Buck, Howard Gregory.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  John Joyce, Bert Bliss, Charlie Brittan, Fred Webster, Arthur Grimsdell, Charlie Rance, Findlay Weir, Jimmy Cantrell, Walter Tattersall, Bert Middlemiss, Billy Minter
Manager : –   Peter McWilliam
Attendance : –   13,882

Teams :
Spurs –  John Joyce, Charlie Brittan, Fred Webster, Bert Bliss, Charlie Rance, Findlay Weir, Arthur Grimsdell, Jimmy Cantrell, Walter Tattersall, Bert Middlemiss, Billy Minter
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Jesse Pennington, Joe Smith, Sidney Bowser, Bobby McNeal, Frank Waterhouse, Fred Buck, Howard Gregory, Claude Jephcott, Ben Shearman, Bob Pailor.
Manager : –   Peter McWilliam
Attendance : –   34,000

Teams :
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Arthur Cook, Sidney Bowser, Bobby McNeal, George Baddeley, Fred Buck, Claude Jephcott, Harry Wright, Ben Shearman, Bob Pailor.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Charlie Brittan, Jabez Darnell, Ed Lightfoot, Ernest Bowering, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss, Billy Minter, Jack Curtis, Tom Mason
Manager : –   Arthur Turner
Attendance : –   12,000

Goals from Bowser, Deacey and Wright saw WBA through to the Second Round of the FA Cup following this tie at the Hawthorns.  Record receipts of £2,402 were earned by the Baggies for this match and they went on to win the FA Cup that season.

Teams :
WBA –  , , , , , Bowser, Deacey, Wright.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Colin Brittan, Danny Steel, Charlie Rance, Jabez Darnell, John McTavish, Billy Minter, Ernie Newman, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –  22,000

Fog caused this First Division match against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns to be abandoned after 57 minutes.

Teams :
Spurs – Tommy Lunn, Tom Collins, Fred Wilkes, John McTavish, Danny Steel, Charlie Rance, Alex Young, Bobby Steel, Billy Minter, Tom Foreman.
Manager : – Arthur Turner
WBA –  Hubert Pearson, Jesse Pennington, Joe Smith, Sidney Bowser, Bobby McNeal, George Baddeley, Jack Manners, Fred Buck, Harry Wright, Ben Shearman, Jack Allan.
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   31,000

Teams :
Spurs – Bob Hewitson, Ernie Coquet, Ollie Burton, Walter Bull, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Charlie Woodruff, Billy Minter, Vivian Woodward, Bert Middlemiss
WBA –  .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   35,000

Teams :
WBA –  .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  Bob Hewitson, Ernie Coquet, Ollie Burton, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Doug McFarlane, Billy Minter, Vivian Woodward, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –   30,000

Having been held at White Hart Lane, Spurs triumphed at the Hawthorns in this FA Cup First Round replay thanks to a 2-0 score-line.  

David Copeland was unable to play at the last minute as John Cameron moved to the left inside forward position to make room for Pat Gilhooley, who came in at inside right to spark the win, the club’s first since the final replay win of 1901.  He was instrumental in the win secured by a goal from forward Vivian Woodward and a penalty from William Dryburgh saw Spurs through to the next round.

Teams :
WBA  –  .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Spurs –  George Clawley, John Watson, Alex Tait, Tom Morris, Ted Hughes, John L. Jones, William Dryburgh, Patrick Gilhooley, Vivian Woodward, John Cameron, Jack Kirwan
Attendance : –   35,000

Teams :
Spurs – George Clawley, John Watson, Alex Tait, Tom Morris, Ted Hughes, John L. Jones, William Dryburgh, John Cameron, Vivian Woodward, David Copeland, Jack Kirwan
WBA –  .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –  25,641

Teams :
Spurs –  George Clawley, Harry Erentz, Alex Tait, Tom Morris, Ted Hughes, John L. Jones, Bert Smith, John Cameron, Sandy Brown, David Copeland, Jack Kirwan
WBA –  .
Manager : –   Fred Everiss
Attendance : –   46,000