Spurs v West Ham United Notes
| 31.08.2022 | A crowd of 61,476 for the Premier League match with West Ham United is the biggest crowd for a meeting of the two clubs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. |
| 31.08.2022 | A crowd of 62,450 for the away Premier League match with West Ham United is the biggest crowd for a meeting of the two clubs at the Taxpayer’s Stadium. |
| 07.05.2006 | Spurs’ preparation for the game was wrecked by food poisoning the night before the game, leading to them asking for a postponement of the match to the Premier League which was denied. |
| 29.10.1994 | Ossie Ardiles’ last match as manager of Tottenham. |
| 17.10.1970 | A crowd of 43,332 for the away League match is a record crowd for West Ham United. |
| 24.11.1975 | A floodlight failure held up this League Cup tie for 25 minutes. |
| 14.09.1966 | Tottenham’s first ever League Cup tie. |
| 02.08.1934 | Spurs met Charlton Athletic on the tennis courts in the Professional Football Club’s Lawn Tennis Championships winning 5-0 with a team of Allan Taylor, Walter Bellamy, Willie Hall and Jimmy McCormick. Spurs then beat West Ham 3-2, but lost out in the final to Chelsea 2-3. |
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| Clive Allen | – |
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| Paul Allen | Signed by Tottenham from West Ham in June 1985, where he had made over 200 appearances and won the FA Cup in 1980. Energetic midfielder who linked play nicely, Paul liked to get forward as well as do his defensive duties. Played nearly 450 games for Spurs altogether, scoring 31 times in a eight year stay before he departed for Southampton in September 1993. |
| Charlie Ambler | – |
| Eddie Baily | Outstanding winger in Tottenham’s Second and First Division title campaigns in the early 1950s, Eddie Baily returned to Tottenham when his playing days were over to become Bill Nicholson’s trusted assistant. A hard taskmaster, he drilled the team through the successes of the 60s and 70s, before leaving the club in 1974. Joined West Ham as Chief Scout for a while before going on to work as Sir Alf Ramsey’s assistant at Birmingham City and then was part of the England backroom team. |
| Les Bennett | Legendary Spurs forward who came through the Northfleet nursery to join Tottenham in 1935, but only made his debut in 1946 because of the outbreak of World War II. Played a pivotal role in the Arthur Rowe “Push and Run” side that won the Second and First Divisions in successive seasons at the start of the 1950s. Left White Hart Lane in December 1954 to sign for West Ham, where he spent one season, captaining the side during his time at Upton Park. |
| Len Bolan | – |
| John Burton | – |
| Harry Bradshaw | England international inside-forward who joined Thames Ironworks from Tottenham in the 1899 close season. Played only five matches in the Southern League for The Irons before he passed away on Christmas Day 1899. |
| Chris Carrick | Signed from West Ham in April 1905, left winger Chris Carrick spent a year at Tottenham scoring four years in 10 matches before moving onto Reading, having left White Hart Lane after a “misdemeanour” involving Peter Kyle that led to both players being suspended. Carrick never played for Spurs again. |
| Michael Carrick | – |
| Norman Corbett | An Iron as a player in the 40s/50s, he was a scout for Tottenham after he finished in the game. |
| Calum Davenport | – |
| Jermain Defoe | Made his professional debut for West Ham, after signing from Charlton as a youngster, and went on to make 105 appearances (93 in the League) and scored 41 goals (29 League) for the Hammers between July 1999 and February 2004, when he was signed by Tottenham for £7 million. |
| John Dowers | Played once as a 16 year old in a war-time match for Tottenham before going on to Luton. Left in 1943 to join West Ham and made some reserve appearances before emigrating to America. |
| Ilie Dumitrescu | – |
| Dave Dunmore | Subject of a swap deal that brought John Smith to White Hart Lane on 15th March 1960. |
| John Eggett | – |
| Matthew Etherington | Was on Tottenham’s books from January 2000 until his move to West Ham in August 2003 for £1m, making 51 appearances (45 in the Premiership) and scoring two goals (one Premiership). |
| Les Ferdinand | – |
| George Foreman | Previously appearing as a war-time guest player for Tottenham (scoring eight goals in five matches), George Foreman signed permanently from West Ham in in March 1946. A centre-forward with an instinct for being in the right place at the right time, Foreman scored twice on his debut against Plymouth Argyle and went on to hit 39 goals in 59 appearances before he was replaced in the side and George was released in April 1949, although he stayed on to coach the “A” Team for a couple of months. |
| Jimmy Greaves | Little needs to be said about the goal-scoring ability of Jimmy Greaves, who was a legend at Tottenham. The club’s record goal-scorer hit 306 goals in 420 appearances before making the move to West Ham in a swap deal that brought Martin Peters to White Hart Lane in a £200,000 deal. Was only at Upton Park for just over a year and scored 13 goals in 38 matches, calling it a day in May 1971. Went on playing in non-league football until 1979. |
| Fred Griffiths | – |
| Almer Hall | – |
| Joe Hart | Goalkeeper who made his name with Manchester City, but after Guardiola took over at the club, he fell out of favour and went on a series of loans, one to West Ham for the 2017-2018 season, where he suffered mixed fortunes and missed out on the 2018 England World Cup squad as he was not a regular in the side. Left City for Burnley but his two year deal was not extended, so Tottenham signed him as cover for Hugo Lloris and he played in the club’s Europa League campaign, but left at the end of the 2020-2021 season to join Glasgow Celtic. |
| Chris Hughton | – |
| Johnny Jordan | – |
| Bill Joyce | Centre forward who joined Thames Ironworks from Tottenham in the 1899 close season |
| Bill Kaine | Played his first game for West Ham in goal in October 1924 but left for Spurs in May 1925, playing 12 matches before leaving to play for Luton Town in July 1926. |
| Fredi Kanoute | – |
| Percy Mapley | Played 14 Southern League games for West Ham in season 1903-04 before joining Spurs in February 1904 to make five more appearances in the same league. Made one more start in a friendly the next season before sustaining a foot injury and was released in May 1905. He sadly died at the young age of 26 in 1907. |
| Fred Massey | Only made one appearance for Tottenham at inside right before moving to West Ham in 1909. |
| Ken McKay | Scottish inside right who joined Thames Ironworks from Tottenham in the 1899 close season. |
| Fred Milnes | – |
| John Moncur | Spurs youth product, midfielder John Moncur made over 50 appearances for Spurs – the majority from the bench – finding it difficult to displace more expensive signings in his position. Left for Swindon Town for £75,000, where he helped them reach the Premier League. Signed by West Ham in June 1994 for £1 million and stayed there for nine years. |
| Jimmy Neighbour | Jinky winger in the Spurs side of the 1970s who won a League Cup winners medal early on in his career, but left for Norwich City in 1976 and three years later, the Chingford born winger returned to East London, signing for West Ham. After retiring for the game held youth and coaching positions at both West Ham and Tottenham. |
| Bill Nicholson | Legendary Tottenham player and manager who made the club world famous. Won the First and Second Division titles as a player in the 1950s having joined Spurs un 1936. Took on the manager’s job in October 1958 and led Spurs to the Double in 1960-61, the European Cup-Winners’ Cup in 1963, domestic cups through the 60s and 70s and the UEFA Cup in 1972. Left Spurs in 1974 and helped West Ham during the 1975-76 season. |
| Scott Parker | -. |
| Tony Parks | Spent time at the club after leaving Spurs, where he played 49 games, including the UEFA Cup Final of 1984, where he featured prominently in the penalty shot out at White Hart Lane. |
| Martin Peters | World Cup winner with England in 1966, Martin Peters had a long career at West Ham, making his debut as an 18 year old and went on to play over 400 matches for the Hammers winning the FA Cup and the European Cup-Winners Cup along the way. Swapped for Jimmy Greaves, his arrival at Tottenham heralded the first £200,000 transfer. Played a significant part in the successes of the early 1970s, winning two League Cups and a UEFA Cup. Skippered the side to the second of the League Cup wins and the losing 1974 UEFA Cup final before leaving for Norwich City in 1975. |
| Ernie Phypers | An amateur with Villa from September 1932 until May 1933, when he was offered a contract with Tottenham, signing professional in June 1934. Ernie played 28 first team league games and three in the FA Cup up to March 1937 when he joined Doncaster Rovers. Phypers also guested for Clapton Orient, Southend United and West Ham United during the war. |
| Sergei Rebrov | – |
| Harry Redknapp | – |
| Jimmy Reid | – |
| Mark Robson | Skinny winger, who spent five years at Tottenham after signing form Exeter City in 1987, only appeared 9 times, spending most of his time at the club out on loan. Signed for West Ham in 1992, having been born close to their ground, but only lasted one season before moving to Charlton Athletic. |
| Neil Ruddock | – |
| Teddy Sheringham | Striker who made 277 appearances (236 in the Premiership) and scored 125 goals (98 in the Premiership) in two spells with Tottenham between August 1992 and July 1997, and from May 2001 to July 2004. |
| John Smith | – |
| Mitchell Thomas | Signed from Luton in July 1986, Mitchell Thomas was a left back, who scored 10 goals in 240 appearances for the club. He failed to make the impact at Tottenham it had been hoped for and the former England Under-21 international moved to West Ham in 1991 for £275,000 where he made 49 appearances (with his one goal ironically scored against Spurs) before returning to his first club Luton Town in 1994. |
| Jack Tresadern | Played for West Ham (including the 1923 FA Cup Final) and managed Spurs from 1935 to 1938. |
| Steve Walford | – |
| Dick Walker | Centre half during the late Forties and early Fifties with West Ham, he became a Spurs scout when he retired. |
| Simon Webster | – |
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| Bill Whatley | – |
| Charlie Whitchurch | Signed from West Ham in January 1946, Charlie Whitchurch was an athletic winger, who could operate on either side. Held a place in the Spurs team just after Word War II scoring 7 goals in 27 games, but on resumption of the Football League proper, he found himself pushed down the pecking order and left in July 1947 to play for Southend United. Spent only a season at Roots Hall before giving up the game. |
| Bobby Zamora | – |
Debuts against West Ham United
| Tom Soulsby | 16.01.1901 |
| Alex Haig-Brown | 15.02.1902 |
| Harold Rainbird | 15.12.1902 |
| George Fredericks | 14.02.1903 |
| Walter Bugg | 16.02.1903 |
| David Quinn | 16.02.1903 |
| C G Gaudson | 06.11.1905 |
| William Hickling | 26.03.1906 |
| William Dow | 01.09.1906 |
| Wally Eames | 01.09.1906 |
| Charlie Hewitt | 01.09.1906 |
| Frank McDiarmid | 01.09.1906 |
| Bob Walker | 01.09.1906 |
| Danny Steel | 08.10.1906 |
| Claude Watson | 08.10.1906 |
| John Hall | 26.10.1912 |
| Harry Hargreaves | 09.02.1924 |
| Jock Britton | 20.03.1926 |
| Ralph Ward | 14.03.1936 |
| George Ludford | 29.08.1936 |
| Stan Alexander | 29.08.1936 |
| Jimmy Collins | 23.08.1961 |
| Joe Kinnear | 08.04.1966 |
| Tony Parks | 10.05.1982 |
| Steve Hodge | 26.12.1986 |
| Mark Robson | 17.12.1988 |
| Luke Young | 28.11.1998 |
| Chris Perry | 07.08.1999 |
| Oyvind Leonhardsen | 07.08.1999 |
| Robbie Keane | 15.09.2002 |
| Adel Taarabt | 04.03.2007 |
| Kyle Naughton | 23.08.2009 |
| Gareth Bale (second debut) | 18.10.2020 |
Last game for the club – played against West Ham United
| Tom Soulsby | 16.01.1901 |
| Walter Bugg | 16.02.1903 |
| Walter Moles | 16.02.1903 |
| Percy Mapley | 18.04.1904 |
| Joe Blake | 06.11.1905 |
| C G Gaudson | 06.11.1905 |
| William Hickling | 26.03.1906 |
| George Badenoch | 08.10.1906 |
| Claude Watson | 08.10.1906 |
| Frank McDiarmid | 08.04.1907 |
| Bobby Steel | 29.04.1916 |
| Bob Brown | 22.04.1924 |
| Sid White | 20.03.1926 |
| Jimmy Smith | 08.01.1927 |
| Jimmy Seed | 18.04.1927 |
| Fred Channell | 14.03.1936 |
| Allan Taylor | 14.03.1936 |
| Wally Alsford | 26.12.1936 |
| Bert Sproston | 29.10.1938 |
| Eugene “Taffy” O’Callaghan | 01.01.1944 |
| George Foreman | 17.05.1947 |
| Alfie Conn | 01.01.1977 |
| Simon Webster | 31.12.1983 |
| Shaun Close | 28.12.1987 |
| Erik Thorsvedt | 29.10.1994 |
| Espen Baardsen | 28.11.1998 |
| Dave McEwen | 31.01.2001 |
| Ian Walker | 31.01.2001 |
| Michael Carrick | 07.05.2006 |
| Stephen Kelly | 07.05.2006 |
First goal for the club – scored against West Ham United
| Bob Houston | 8.09.1902 |
| Harold Rainbird | 16.02.1903 |
| Alf Whyman | 26.03.1906 |
| William Dow | 01.09.1906 |
| Danny Steel | 04.12.1907 |
| John Smith | 22.12.1962 |
| Steve Hodge | 26.12.1986 |
| Les Ferdinand | 13.08.1997 |
| Anthony Gardner | 15.09.2002 |
| Bobby Zamora | 29.10.2003 |
| Da Silva Gilberto | 09.03.2008 |
Last goal for the club – scored against West Ham United
| John Barlow | 15.12.1902 |
| Harold Rainbird | 16.02.1903 |
| Herbert Chapman | 08.04.1907 |
| Joe Walton | 30.11.1908 |
| Charlie Wilson | 02.10.1922 |
| Alfie Stokes | 26.12.1958 |
| John Smith | 22.12.1962 |
| Terry Dyson | 16.01.1965 |
| Martin Peters | 26.12.1974 |
| Steve Perryman | 26.12.1985 |
| David Howells | 24.02.1998 |
| Bobby Zamora | 29.10.2003 |
| Teemu Tainio | 04.03.2007 |
Milestones
| 14.01.1995 | Jurgen Klinsmann makes the 400th league appearance of his career. | |
| 13.04.2002 | Ian Pearce scores to earn West Ham a draw in his 100th appearance for the club. | |
| 15.09.2002 | Trevor Sinclair plays his 500th club match in his career. | |
| 20.11.2005 | West Ham United play their 400th Premier League match and their 200th away from home in the Premiership. Anton Ferdinand scores his first Premier League goal for West Ham United. |
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| 07.05.2006 | Martin Jol picked his 75th Tottenham side during his time in charge of the team. | |
| 22.10.2006 | Rob Green makes his debut in goal for West Ham United. | |
| 04.03.2007 | Lee Bowyer makes his 450th club career appearance (Charlton, Leeds, West Ham and Newcastle). Young-Pyo Lee makes his 50th Premiership appearance in a Tottenham shirt. |
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| 09.03.2007 | Alan Curbishley’s 50th game in charge of West Ham. Tottenham’s third goal scored in this match was their 500th home goal in the Premier League. Dean Ashton makes his 50th career Premier League appearance (Norwich and West Ham). Darren Bent scores the 100th goal of his career. |
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| 08.12.2008 | Diego Tristan makes his West Ham United debut. | |
| 11.04.2009 | Jermaine Jenas makes his 250th career league appearance (Nottingham Forest, Newcastle and Tottenham). Matthew Upson makes his 200th career Premier League appearance (Arsenal, Birmingham and West Ham). James Collins makes his 50th appearance in top-flight football – all for West Ham United. |
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| 23.08.2009 | Jermain Defoe plays his 150th Premier League appearance for Tottenham and scores his 50th Spurs goals in all competitions. | |
| 23.11.2019 | Jose Mourinho takes charge of a Spurs game for the first time as Head Coach. | |
| 21.02.2021 | Jose Mourinho takes charge of a Spurs game for the 50th time as Head Coach Tottenham’s 50th Premier League meeting with West Ham United. |
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| 19.02.2023 | Eric Dier makes his 350th appearance in all competitions for Tottenham. West Ham’s 1,500th ever League defeat. |
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| 02.04.2024 | Heung-Min Son makes his 400th appearance in all competitions for Tottenham. Yves Bissouma plays his 50th Spurs game. |
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Transfers from Tottenham to West Ham
| Name | Date | Fee |
| Tom BRADSHAW | 1899 | |
| Bill JOYCE | 1899 | |
| Kenny McKAY | 1899 | |
| Fred MASSEY | 1909 | |
| Les BENNETT | December 1954 | |
| Dave DUNMORE | 15th March 1960 | £20,000 (Part swap with John Smith) |
| Jimmy GREAVES | 16th March 1970 | £54,000 (Part of swap for Martin Peters) |
| Chris HUGHTON | December 1990 | |
| Mitchell THOMAS | August 1991 | £500,000 |
| Ilie DUMITRESCU | March 1996 | £1,500,000 |
| Les FERDINAND | January 2003 | Undisclosed |
| Matthew ETHERINGTON | August 2003 | (£500,000 – Part of swap for Frederic Kanoute) |
| Bobby ZAMORA | February 2004 | (£1,000,000 – Part of swap for Jermain Defoe) |
| Sergei REBROV | July 2004 | Free |
| Mauricio TARICCO | November 2004 | Free |
| Calum DAVENPORT | January 2007 | £3,000,000 |
Transfers from West Ham to Tottenham Hotspur
| Name | Date | Fee |
| Percy MAPLEY | February 1904 | |
| John EGGERT | May 1904 | |
| Chris CARRICK | April 1905 | |
| Fred MILNES | December 1905 | |
| Bill KAINE | May 1925 | |
| Charlie WHITCHURCH | January 1946 | |
| George FOREMAN | February 1946 | |
| Johnny JORDAN | August 1947 | |
| John SMITH | 15th March 1960 | £20,000 (part of Dave Dunmore deal) |
| Martin PETERS | 16th March 1970 | £200,000 (incl. Jimmy Greaves) |
| Paul ALLEN | June 1985 | £400,000 |
| Frederic KANOUTE | August 2003 | £4,000,000 (incl. Matthew Etherington) |
| Jermain DEFOE | February 2004 | £7,000,000 (incl. Bobby Zamora) |
| Michael CARRICK | August 2004 | £3,000,000 |
| Scott PARKER | 31st August 2011 | £5,500,000 |