Wolverhampton Wanderers v Spurs Match Reports

Teams :
Wolves –  Mike Stowell, Mark Atkins, Eric Young, Mark Venus, Andy Thompson, Mark Rankine, Darren Ferguson, Neil Emblem, Simon Osborn, Don Goodman, Steve Bull.
Subs not used :  Paul Jones, Tony Daley, John de Wolf
Manager : –  Mark  McGhee
Spurs – Ian Walker, Dean Austin, Colin Calderwood, Gary Mabbutt, Sol Campbell, Clive Wilson, Jason Dozzell, Ruel Fox, Chris Armstrong, Teddy Sheringham, Ronny Rosenthal.
Subs not used :   Chris Day, Stuart Nethercott, Darren Caskey
Manager : – Gerry Francis
Attendance : –  27,846
Ref. : – David Allison (Lancaster)
Linesmen : – Mr. K. D. Hill (Royston); Mr. D. M. Horlick (Liverpool)
Fourth Official :- Mr. S. Cartwright (Kidderminster)
Match Sponsor : –  Connect Advertising and Marketing
Match Ball Sponsor : – BP Independent Financial Services Ltd; Lawson Mardon Packaging

Teams :
Spurs –  Ian Walker, Dean Austin, Colin Calderwood, Gary Mabbutt, Sol Campbell, Clive Wilson, Justin Edinburgh, Darren Caskey, Ruel Fox, Chris Armstrong, Teddy Sheringham.
Subs not used :
Manager : – Gerry Francis
Wolves –  Mike Stowell, Mark Atkins, Eric Young, Dean Richards, Andy Thompson, Mark Rankine, Darren Ferguson, Neil Emblem, Simon Osborn, Don Goodman, Steve Bull.
Subs not used :
Manager : –  Mark  McGhee
Attendance : –  32,812
Ref. : – David Allison (-)

A lack-lustre match was settled by a thunderbolt from Micky Hazard, with Wolves’ only attempt coming when Wayne Clarke managed to hit a shot over the bar from close range.

Teams :
Wolves –  John Burridge, Mark Buckland, John Pender, Alan Dodd, Geoff Palmer, Peter Daniel, Sammy Troughton, Tony Towner, Scott McGarvey, Daniel Crainie, Wayne Clarke (Kenny Hibbitt 46).
Manager :  Graham Hwakins
Spurs –  Tony Parks, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Danny Thomas, Steve Perryman, Gary Stevens, Tony Galvin, Micky Hazard, Alan Brazil, Mark Falco
Sub. not used :
Manager : Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –   19,296

Spurs edged a win in a game where they got the better of the five goals scored at Molineux.  

Teams :
Wolves –  Paul Bradshaw, Robert Coy, Michael Bennett, Alan Dodd, Geoff Palmer, John Humphrey, Peter Daniel (Dale Rudge), Kenny Hibbitt, Andy Gray, Tony Towner, Wayne Clarke
Manager :  Graham Hawkins
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Graham Roberts (Paul Price), Gary Mabbutt, Steve Perryman (c), Gary Stevens, Garry Brooke, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Steve Archibald, Mark Falco.
Subs not used :
Ref. : –  Mr. R. A. Banks (Manchester)
Linesmen : –  Mr. M. G. Mitchell (Nailsea Nr. Bristol) – Red flag; Mr. A. V. Stone (Bristol) – Orange flag
Attendance : –  12,523
Match Ball Sponsor : – Arthur Robinson & Sons (Willenhall) Ltd..

The match marked the opening of the New West stand and Sir Stanley Rous, President of FIFA, cut the ribbon to a firework reception.

The fireworks were a taste of things to come as Glenn Hoddle’s penalty in the ninth minute gave Spurs an early lead at the Paxton Road end.  Ricky Villa hit the second Spurs goal in the 31st minute after Tony Galvin had crossed, firing in a swerving volley from outside the box that Paul Bradshaw got a hand to, but couldn’t stop.  Kenny Hibbitt had pulled a goal back just before the half-time whistle, shooting past Ray Clemence after receiving the ball from a short free-kick for Wolves.

Villa then headed home Galvin’s pinpoint cross on 50 minutes, before rounding off his hat-trick five minutes after the interval.  A bullet header from Garth Crooks to Steve Perryman’s cross from the right and a sixth goal from a Mark Falco header from another Perryman cross in the 71st minute sealed a fitting way to mark the inauguration of the new part of White Hart Lane stadium.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Paul Price, Ricky Villa, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Mark Falco, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Garth Crooks (Micky Hazard 72)
Manager :  Keith Burkinshaw
Wolves –  Paul Bradshaw, Geoff Palmer, Colin Brazier (Wayne Clarke), John Humphrey, Hugh Atkinson, Joe Gallagher, George Berry, Kenny Hibbitt, Mel Eves, Andy Gray, John Richards
Manager :  Ian Greaves
Attendance : –  29,960

NOTE : – After the game, Wolves manager Ian Greaves said Tottenham were a “tremendous side” and that Spurs were “superb”, “brilliant” and “too good for us”.

A single goal decided the match and was created by Ossie Ardiles, who threaded a ball through the Wolves defence for Tony Galvin to beat the advancing Paul Bradshaw after 65 minutes.

Glenn Hoddle had a shot cleared off the line by John Humphrey, while Bradshaw did well to fist the ball away from Chris Jones as the striker looked to reach a cross.  Spurs were grateful to Ray Clemence as he blocked Norman Bell’s effort when the Wolves man was clean through on goal late on.

Teams :
Wolves –  Paul Bradshaw, John Humphrey, Robert Coy, Derek Parkin, George Berry, Peter Daniel (Geoff Palmer), Kenny Hibbitt, Willie Carr, John Richards, Norman Bell, Alan Birch
Manager :  John Barnwell
Spurs –  Ray Clemence, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Garry Brooke (Chris Jones), Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa, Mark Falco.
Manager :  Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –  18,675

Teams :
Wolves –  Mick Kearns, Mike Hollifield, Colin Brazier, Geoff Palmer, John McAlle, George Berry, John Teasdale, Kenny Hibbitt, Willie Carr, Andy Gray (Hugh Atkinson), John Richards.
Manager :  John Barnwell
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Don McAllister, Paul Miller (Micky Hazard), Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman (c), Gordon Smith, Ossie Ardiles, Garry Brooke, Tony Galvin, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks
Manager :  Keith Burkinshaw
Attendance : –  18,350

Teams :
Spurs –  Milija Aleksic, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman, Ossie Ardiles (Garry Brooke ), Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks
Wolves – Paul Bradshaw, Derek Parkin, Geoff Palmer, John McAlle, Emlyn Hughes, George Berry, Kenny Hibbitt, Willie Carr, Norman Bell, John Richards, Mel Eves.
Sub. not used :   Wayne Clarke
Attendance : –  52,539

Spurs were robbed when, with seconds left of the regulation 90 minutes,  Kenny Hibbitt went down in the box under challenge from Glenn Hoddle.  There looked nothing amiss at the time, but controversial referee Clive Thomas pointed to the spot and the resulting penalty kick was stuck away by Willie Carr to give Wolves a replay.  

This had equalled the scores after Hoddle had converted a free kick awarded inches outside the box, when a penalty had looked the correct decision.  Archibald had struck to give Spurs and early lead, but they were pulled back by Hibbitt’s goal.  The crowd was dangerously packed in that day and many Spurs fans complained of crushing at the Leppings Lane end of the ground and had to be moved to the opposite end of the stadium.

Teams :
Spurs –  Milija Aleksic, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, Graham Roberts, Steve Perryman (c), Ricky Villa, Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles (Garry Brooke), Tony Galvin, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks
Manager :  Keith Burkinshaw
Wolves –  Paul Bradshaw, Geoff Palmer, George Berry, Kenny Hibbitt, Willie Carr, Andy Gray, John Richards.
Sub. not used :
Manager :  John Barnwell
Attendance : –  50,174
Ref. : –  Clive Thomas (Portcawl)

Teams :
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Paul Miller, John Lacy, Steve Perryman (c), Gordon Smith, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Ricky Villa, Steve Archibald, Garth Crooks.
Subs not used :
Wolves –
Subs not used :  .
Ref. : –  Michael Taylor (Kent)
Linesmen : –  Mr. J. Byles (Oxford) – Red flag; Mr. R. Logan (Middlesex) – Yellow flag.
Attendance : –   29,244

Match sponsor : – National Girobank.

Teams :
Spurs – Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Paul Miller, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Tony Galvin, Micky Hazard, Gerry Armstrong, Chris Jones (Peter Taylor), Terry Yorath
Wolves –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  19,843

Spurs took the first half against Wolverhampton Wanderers and it was enough to take the points home from Molineux.

Goals from Chris Jones and Tony Galvin put Spurs 2-0 ahead at the break and although John Richards pulled a goal back in the second half, Wolves could not force another goal to level the score.

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Barry Daines, Chris Hughton, Don McAllister, Paul Miller, Steve Perryman (c), Ossie Ardiles, Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Chris Jones, Terry Yorath
Attendance : – 30,713

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Mark Kendall, Jimmy Holmes, Don McAllister, Terry Naylor, John Lacy, Steve Perryman, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Peter Taylor, Ricky Villa, Chris Jones
Attendance : –  19,819

A goal from the penalty spot by Peter Taylor was the difference between the two sides, although Spurs were unable to take advantage of Wolves goalkeeper Paul Bradshaw being injured and having to leave the field, being replaced by Kenny Hibbitt between the sticks.

Teams :
Spurs –  Mark Kendall, Jimmy Holmes, Don McAllister, John Lacy, Colin Lee, Steve Perryman (c), John Gorman, Ossie Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle (Ricky Villa), John Pratt, Peter Taylor
Manager : – Keith Burkinshaw
Wolves –  .
Unused Sub. :
Manager : – John Barnwell
Ref. : – Ron Challis (Tonbridge, Kent)
Linesmen : – Mr. M. K. Bullivant (Cambs) – Red flag; Mr. D. G. Mitcham (Bucks) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  35,430

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –   Barry Daines (Mark Kendall), Terry Naylor, John Lacy (Paul Bowgett), Don McAllister, Jimmy Holmes, John Pratt (Colin Lee), Ricky Villa, Ossie Ardiles, Neil McNab, Gerry Armstrong (Glenn Hoddle), Chris Jones
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Don McAllister, Keith Osgood, Willie Young, Terry Naylor, Glenn Hoddle, Ralph Coates, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, John Duncan
Sub not used :
Attendance : –   21,544
Ref. : –  – (-)

Both clubs sat in the bottom half of the First Division table when they met at White Hart Lane in a match that Tottenham edged 2-1.

Jimmy Neighbour had scored in the first half to see Spurs turn around ahead and Willie Young added a second in the second half, but Wolves pulled one back with a substitute Steve Daley goal, although they were unable to force an equaliser.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, John Pratt, Don McAllister, Ralph Coates, Willie Young, Keith Osgood, Alfie Conn (Neil McNab), Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Chris Jones, Jimmy Neighbour.
Subs not used :
Wolves –  Gary Pierce, Bob McNab (Steve Daley), Derek Parkin, Mike Bailey, Frank Munro, John McAlle, Kenny Hibbitt, Willie Carr, John Richards, Alan Sunderland, John Farley.
Ref. : –  – (-)
Linesmen : –
Attendance : –    26,102

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Phil Beal, Cyril Knowles, Keith Osgood, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Neighbour, Alfie Conn, Steve Perryman, John Duncan, Chris Jones
Subs not used :
Wolves –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   27,238
Ref. : –  – (-)

A late winner took the points on Tottenham’s First Division visit to Molineux.

Spurs took the lead in the 27th minute when Martin Chivers intercepted the ball and when John McAlle went it to tackle him, the ball ran to Martin Peters, who hit the ball past Phil Parkes.

Just after the break, a Frank Munro header flicked off Ray Evans and beat Pat Jennings to equalise, before Derek Parkin struck a free-kick into the net to make it 2-1 to Wolves.

A deflected John Pratt shot fell to Jimmy Neighbour, who set up Chivers to equalise and then substitute Terry Naylor made a winning goal for Chivers in the last minute of the game.

Teams :
Wolves –  Phil Parkes, Derek Parkin, John McAlle,  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (Terry Naylor), Jimmy Neighbour
Subs not used :
Attendance : –    ,
Ref. : –  – (-)

Chris McGrath’s equaliser salvaged a point from Tottenham’s visit to Molineux. Spurs had the better chances in the first half against struggling Wolves, but failed to profit from them.  McGrath struck the post, Martin Chivers’ over-head kick flew just inches wise and Ralph Coates’ fierce shot was well saved.  It was in the 61st minute that the home team took their chance and Barry Powell converted to give Wolves the lead. Tottenham were well worth their equaliser, which arrived when Ray Evans and Chivers combined to present McGrath the opportunity to shoot home from seven yards with his right foot.

Teams :
Wolves –  John McAlle, Barry Powell, Mike Bailey (c), , Kenny Hibbitt, , .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Mike England, Phil Beal, Terry Naylor, John Pratt, Ralph Coates (Joe Kinnear), Jimmy Neighbour, Martin Peters, Martin Chivers, Chris McGrath
Attendance : –   24,073
Ref. : –  Alf Grey (Great Yarmouth)

Spurs lost this First Division match at White Hart Lane 1-3 to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Tottenham were handed the lead when Geoff Palmer inexplicably handled the ball, Martin Chivers scoring from the spot in the 14th minute.  For the first quarter of this match, Tottenham were on top, with Peters drawing a fine save from keeper Phil Parkes with a powerful header and when a bad back pass was played towards the keeper, Alan Gilzean got to it, but could not make anything of it.

Spurs were made to pay for the inability to drive home their advantage, with midfielder Barry Powell shaking off Martin Chivers and then thumping the ball past Jennings from the 18 yard line with 24 minutes gone.  Wolves went into the dressing room at half-time ahead, as a minute before the break John Richards chased won a lost cause and pulled the ball back into the path of Palmer, who scored the first senior goal of his career with a 25 yard drive that flew in off the post.

The scoring was completed in the 47th minute with Richards gaining another assist, by nudging the ball sideways for Kenny Hibbitt to find the bottom corner with a powerful shot.  John Pratt had been the butt of the fans ire and when he was substituted after the third Wolves goal, he gesticulated at the crowd.

Bill Nicholson was less than happy with the way the team played, branding it, “A bloody bad performance” after the match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt (Chris McGrath 47), Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters (c), Ralph Coates.
Wolves –  Mike Bailey, John Richards,.
Sub. not used :
Ref. : – Ray Toseland (Kettering)
Linesmen : – .
Attendance : –   22,541

Goal times
First goal – 14m 07s
Second goal – 23m 32s
Third goal – 43m 23s.

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Mike Dillon, Peter Collins, Ralph Coates, Jimmy Pearce, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  16,942

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Pearce, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean (Ralph Coates)
Sub. not used :
Wolves –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  41,653

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Ray Evans, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Pearce, John Pratt, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  28,327

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, John Pratt, Mike England, Phil Beal, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  24,237

Teams :
Spurs : – Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean
Subs. not used :  Barry Daines, Ray Evans, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Pearce, John Pratt
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Wolves : –  Phil Parkes, Frank Munro, Bernard Shaw, Gerry Taylor, John McAlle, Danny Hegan, Kenny Hibbitt (Mike Bailey 55), Jim McCalliog (c), Dave Wagstaffe, Derek Dougan (Hugh Curran 84), John Richards.
Subs. not used :  Rod Arnold, Derek Parkin, Steve Daley
Manager : – Bill McGarry
Attendance : –  54,303

NOTE : –  Alan Mullery made his last appearance for Tottenham.

Teams :
Wolves –  Phil Parkes, Frank Munro, Bernard Shaw, Gerry Taylor, John McAlle, Danny Hegan, Kenny Hibbitt, Jim McCalliog (c), Dave Wagstaffe, Derek Dougan, John Richards.
Subs. not used :  Rod Arnold, Derek Parkin, Steve Daley, Hugh Curran, Peter Eastoe
Manager : – Bill McGarry
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Ralph Coates (John Pratt), Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean
Subs. not used :  Barry Daines, Ray Evans, Terry Naylor, Jimmy Pearce
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –  38,362

Teams :
Wolves –  Phil Parkes, Frank Munro, Bernard Shaw, John McAlle, Derek Parkin, Jim McCalliog, Kenny Hibbitt, Paul Walker, Derek Dougan (c), Bobby Gould, Dave Wagstaffe.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Mullery (c), Steve Perryman, Ralph Coates, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean
Sub. not used : –  John Pratt
Attendance : –  24,237

NOTE : –  Ralph Coates makes his debut for Spurs.

Spurs racked up a 4-1 home win over Wolves that could have been by an even bigger margin.

Having already missed a chance, Alan Gilzean made amends, converting Alan Mullery’s dangerous cross, but Wolves defended well to keep Spurs out for the rest of the half.  After the interval, Martin Chivers drove home left-footed from the edge of the box to make it 2-0 and followed that up with his second, after the visitors produced a spell of pressure that saw Jennings save well form Jim McCalliog, although he was unable to stop Mike Bailey’s long range effort that made it 2-1.

Jimmy Neighbour’s shot that went in off the post ended the scoring, but the winger went close again with a fierce drive going narrowly wide of the goal.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Jimmy Neighbour, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Alan Gilzean
Sub. not used : Holder
Wolves –  Phil Parkes, Bernard Shaw, Derek Parkin, Mike Bailey (c), Gerry Taylor, John McAlle, Danny Hegan, Steve Daley, Jim McCalliog, John Richards, Paul Walker.
Sub. not used : Kenny Hibbitt
Ref. Mr. Bob Matthewson (Manchester)
Linesmen : Mr. D. A. Ling (Essex) – Red flag; Mr. A. G. Gorham (Suffolk) – Yellow flag
Attendance : –  36,582

A 2-2 opening day draw was a good result for both sides, but Spurs had come from 0-2 down to grab a point.

Striker Bobby Gould put the home side ahead on 27 minutes and when Mike England handled Kenny Hibbitt’s shot, Jim McCalliog hit the second from the penalty spot after 70 minutes.  With ten minutes left, Cyril Knowles’ cross was dropped by keeper Phil Parkes at Martin Chivers’ feet and he reduced the deficit.  When Alan Gilzean headed home Martin Peters’ free-kick, Spurs were level with only six minutes remaining.

Teams :
Wolves –  Phil Parkes, Bernard Shaw, Frank Munro, John McAlle, Derek Parkin, Paul Walker, Kenny Hibbitt, Dave Wagstaffe, Jim McCalliog, Derek Dougan, Bobby Gould.
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Cyril Knowles, Mike England, Phil Beal, Joe Kinnear, Alan Mullery (c), Ralph Coates, Steve Perryman, Martin Peters, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean
Sub. not used : Pratt
Attendance : –  30,495

The two teams played out a First Division stalemate in this game at the Lane.

The goal-less draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers saw both keepers kept busy but the high point of the game was Alan Gilzean’s header from Jimmy Neighbour’s cross that went just inches over the top.

Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Mike England, Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean, Steve Perryman, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Jimmy Pearce, (Jimmy Neighbour)
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Wolves –  Phil Parkes, Bernard Shaw, Derek Parkin, Mike Bailey (c), Frank Munro, John McAlle, Jim McCalliog, Kenny Hibbitt, Bobby Gould, Derek Dougan, David Wagstaffe
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Bill McGarry
Attendance : –   30,544
Ref. : – David Laing (Preston)
Linesmen : –  Mr. A. A. Teale (Surrey) – Red flag; Mr. A. F. Coghlan (Kent) – Yellow flag
Saturday
Kick off : – 14.30

Spurs won their first game of the season 3-0 at Molineux with a fine performance with Alan Mullery, Martin Chivers and Roger Morgan on the scoresheet.

Teams :
Wolves –  John Oldfield, John Holsgrove, Derek Parkin, Frank Munro, Les Wilson, Jim McCalliog, Danny Hegan, Mike Bailey (c), Derek Dougan, Dave Wagstaffe, Hugh Curran.
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Mike England, Peter Collins, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery (c), Steve Perryman, Martin Peters, Roger Morgan, Alan Gilzean, Martin Chivers
Sub. not used :
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –  23,896
Ref. : –

Tottenham gained a point at Molineux in a 2-2 draw with Wolves.

Teams :
Wolves –  John Oldfield, David Woodfield, John Holsgrove, Derek Parkin, Bernard Shaw, Les Wilson, Mike Bailey (c), Jim McCalliog, Derek Clarke, Dave Wagstaffe, Bertie Lutton (Les Wilson), Hugh Curran.
Manager :  Bill McGarry
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Tony Want, Mike England, Phil Beal, Ray Evans, Alan Mullery (c), John Pratt (Alan Gilzean), Roger Morgan, Jimmy Pearce, Martin Chivers
Attendance : –  27,295

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Tony Want, Mike England, Peter Collins, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Steve Perryman, Dennis Bond, Martin Chivers, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves
Sub not used :
Wolves –  .
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Tony Want, Cyril Knowles, Peter Collins, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Pearce, Martin Chivers (John Pratt), Jimmy Greaves, Roger Morgan
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  34,017

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Peter Collins, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Jimmy Pearce (Neil Johnson), Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Roger Morgan
Wolves –  .
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  35,912

Spurs won this Fourth Round FA Cup tie at White Hart Lane 2-1 thanks to goals from Neil Johnson and Jimmy Greaves, with Dave Wagstaffe scoring for Wolves.

It was Wolves who took the lead in the first half, which they had the better of.  Wagstaffe picked up the ball just inside the Spurs half towards the West Stand and cut inside to rifle a low shot inside Pat Jennings’ right hand post.  Knowles had to clear a header by Mike England off the line from a Wolves corner, but Alan Gilzean struck the post from inside the penalty area on the left before the break.

However, it was Spurs who went through with two second half goals at the Paxton Road end.  A move involving Cyril Knowles, Terry Venables and Jimmy Greaves provided a ball into the box that was knocked back by Gilzean and Neil Johnson hit a half volley off the sandy pitch that beat the Wolves keeper and nestled in his bottom right corner.  The winner was scored by Jimmy Greaves, who turned and hooked a shot into the net from inside the six yard box as he fell after Mike England had headed down a corner.

Teams :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Peter Collins, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, David Jenkins, Neil Johnson
Sub not used :
Wolves –  .
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  48,985

A quick fire double by Wolves took the points at Molineux, thanks to a Derek Dougan goal on 61 minutes and Frank Wignall adding the second soon after.

Tottenham’s only real opportunity came when centre-half Mike England moved forward and his shot from just outside the penalty area bounced back of the goalpost.

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Joe Kinnear, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles (Jimmy Pearce), Peter Collins, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, David Jenkins
Attendance : –  30,846

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Cyril Knowles, Dave Mackay (Cliff Jones), Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Chivers, Jimmy Robertson
Attendance : –  40,929

NOTE : – Dave Mackay makes his final Spurs appearance.

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Sub not used :
Spurs –  Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Mike England, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles, Alan Mullery, Terry Venables, Alan Gilzean, Jimmy Greaves, Frank Saul, Jimmy Robertson
Sub not used :
Attendance : –  44,408

Keith Weller must have wondered what first team football was all about when he made his debut in this home match that saw Spurs win 7-4.

It was Wolves who had the early advantage, when Pat Buckley gave them the lead, but the score was 1-1 by the break, with Les Allen’s goal levelling things.

It was no indication of things to come, as the second half went goal-crazy !  Alan Gilzean and Eddie Clayton scored to make it 3-1 to Tottenham with Hugh McIlmoyle bringing Wolves closer with their second goal.  Cliff Jones restored the two goal buffer but John Kirkham pulled it back to 4-3 and then Alan Gilzean put the ball in the net, only for Wolves to come back with a Terry Wharton goal that keep the scorers busy at 5-4.  It was Cliff Jones who racked up a hat-trick with two late goals that totalled a 7-4 score-line in Tottenham’s favour.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Cyril Knowles, Ron Henry, Alan Mullery, Laurie Brown, Eddie Clayton, Keith Weller, Jimmy Greaves, Les Allen, Alan Gilzean, Cliff Jones
Wolves –  Fred Davies, Bobby Thomson, Gerry Harris, John Kirkham, Ron Flowers, George Miller, Terry Wharton, Bobby Woodruff, Hugh McIlmoyle, Peter Knowles, Pat Buckley.
Attendance : –  25,974

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Cyril Knowles, Ron Henry, Maurice Norman, Laurie Brown, Tony Marchi, Alan Mullery, Frank Saul, Cliff Jones, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Robertson
Attendance : –  28,728

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Maurice Norman, Danny Blanchflower, John Smith, John White, Terry Dyson, Bobby Smith, Cliff Jones, Jimmy Greaves
Wolves –  .
Attendance : –  51,851

Spurs travelled to Molineux and returned with a convincing 4-1 win.

The home side took the lead through Alan Hinton after just four minutes of this Wednesday evening match and it took until the latter stages of the first half for Spurs to bring the scores level through Bobby Smith.  It was Smith who put Tottenham ahead in the second half and Jimmy Greaves added a brace, his second coming from the penalty spot for a handball, to wrap up a good two points for Spurs.

Teams :
Wolves –  Fred Davies, David Woodfield, Bobby Thomson, George Showell, Ron Flowers, John Kirkham, Terry Wharton, Jimmy Murray, Alan Hinton, Chris Crowe, Ted Farmer
Manager : – Stan Cullis
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Maurice Norman, Danny Blanchflower, John Smith, John White, Terry Dyson, Bobby Smith, Cliff Jones, Jimmy Greaves
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –   41,488

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Terry Dyson, Les Allen, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Medwin, John White
Attendance : –  48,166

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Cliff Jones, Les Allen, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Medwin, John White
Wolves –  .
Attendance : –  61,412

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Teams :
Wolves –  .
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Cliff Jones, Les Allen, Jimmy Greaves, Terry Dyson, John White
Attendance : –  45,687

A home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers came courtesy of a first half goal by Dave Mackay settled this game.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower (c), Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Cliff Jones, John White, Bobby Smith, Frank Saul, Terry Dyson
Wolves –
Attendance : –  45,334

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower, Cliff Jones, Terry Dyson, Les Allen, Bobby Smith, John White
Wolves –  .
Attendance : –  62,261

Spurs won 4-0 at Wolves to keep up their grip on top spot in Division One.

Les Allen did very well in setting up Cliff Jones for the Tottenham opener, before the goals started flowing from Danny Blanchflower, Allen and Terry Dyson to secure a big victory.

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Peter Baker, Danny Blanchflower, Cliff Jones, Tony Marchi, Cliff Jones, Terry Dyson, Les Allen, Bobby Smith, John White
Attendance : –   52,829

NOTE : –  Wolves manager Stan Cullis said after the match that Tottenham were “The greatest side I have ever seen”. 

Tottenham looked poised to win the First Division Championship in 1959-1960 until they had a disastrous Easter losing the two matches over the holiday period to Manchester City and Chelsea and that allowed Wolverhampton Wanderers to have a clear run for the title.  They were at home to Spurs, who were without the injured Tommy Harmer, so John White took his role and with Tony Marchi coming into the midfield, Bill Nicholson moved Dave Mackay into attack, dropping Les Allen to effect the change.

The tactical alterations over-powered Wolves and swept them away, which was disappointing as the championship was there for Tottenham’s taking if they had played like this in their two previous games.  As it was Bobby Smith headed Spurs into an early lead, but Wolves equalised during a short period when they were on top when Broadbent scored.  Mackay scored to make it 2-1 at half-time and in the second half the woodwork denied Spurs on two occasions, but only delayed the third goal, which came from Cliff Jones’ head towards the end of the match.

The defeat dented Wolves’ title hopes and Burnley went on to win the Championship while Wolves won the FA Cup.  It was ironic that this win for Tottenham stopped Wolves completing the Double, which they themselves went on to claim the following season !

Teams :
Wolves –  Malcolm Finlayson, Bill Slater, George Showell, Gerry Harris, Eddie Clamp, Ron FLowers, Peter Broadbent, Norman Deeley, Bobby Mason, Gerry Mullion, Jimmy Murray
Manager : – Stan Cullis
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Peter Baker, Ron Henry, Danny Blanchflower (c), Tony Marchi, Cliff Jones, Terry Dyson, Bobby Smith, John White
Manager : – Bill Nicholson
Attendance : –  56,283

With the two teams at the top of the table with 16 points from 11 matches each, the First Division encounter looked like it would be a close one.  That proved to be the case in the early part of the match, with Wolves’ Bobby Mason equalising Bobby Smith’s opener, but Smith restored the lead before the interval.

Into the second period, Cliff Jones extended the lead to 3-1 and then Bobby Smith finished off a rumbustious performance with two more goals before the end to take his personal tally to four.

Teams :
Wolves –  Mason
Spurs –  Bill Brown, Mel Hopkins, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay, Peter Baker, Danny Blanchflower, Dave Dunmore, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Cliff Jones, Tommy Harmer
Attendance : –   59,344

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Mel Hopkins, Maurice Norman, Peter Baker, John Ryden, Danny Blanchflower, Cliff Jones, Dave Dumore, Terry Medwin, Johnny Brooks, Tommy Harmer
Attendance : –   30,437

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Teams :
Spurs –  John Hollowbread, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, John Ryden, Danny Blanchflower, Jim Iley, George Robb, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Eddie Clayton, Alfie Stokes
Wolves –  .
Attendance : –  48,563

Spurs took the points against Wolves in this Boxing Day match and ended the 18 match unbeaten run by the Midlands side.

Bobby Smith’s goal decided the match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Mel Hopkins, Maurice Norman, Johnny Hills, John Ryden, Danny Blanchflower, Terry Dyson, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Tommy Harmer
Wolves –  .
Attendance : –  58,393

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, John Ryden, Danny Blanchflower, Jim Iley, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Tommy Harmer, Alfie Stokes
Attendance : –   36,024

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, John Ryden, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, Terry Dyson, George Robb, Bobby Smith, Tommy Harmer, Alfie Stokes
Attendance : –   42,416

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, Harry Clarke, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, George Robb, Terry Medwin, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Tommy Harmer
Wolves –
Attendance : –   62,592
Ref. : –  Mr. R. E. Smith (Monmouthshire)
Linesmen : – Mr. R. A. Chappell (Hants) – Red flag; Mr. F. Illott (Lincs) – Yellow flag

Kick off 15.00.

Wolves ran out big home winners in this First Division game at Molineux.

The first thirty minutes were goal-less, but Wolves went on the rampage with three goals in the next nine minutes, one a penalty.  The second half was little better for Spurs, as they let in another two, one more from a spot-kick, but a further penalty gave Spurs a consolation as Tommy Harmer netted for our solitary goal in the 1-5 defeat in which Ron Reynolds played particularly well despite conceding five !!

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Mel Hopkins, Maurice Norman, Harry Clarke, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, George Robb, Bobby Smith, Johnny Brooks, Tommy Harmer, Sid McClellan
Attendance : –   29,890

Teams :
Spurs –  Ron Reynolds, Mel Hopkins, Maurice Norman, Harry Clarke, Danny Blanchflower, Tony Marchi, George Robb, Dave Dunmore, Johnny Brooks, Sid McClellan, Eddie Bailey
Wolves –
Attendance : –   51,363

Teams :
Wolves –  .
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Colin Brittan, Ralph Wetton, George Robb, Dave Dunmore, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily
Attendance : –  37,384

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Colin Brittan, Ralph Wetton, George Robb, Dave Dunmore, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Eddie Baily.
Wolves –  .
Attendance : –  47,776

The last match of the season saw Tottenham visit Molineux and leave pointless after a goal in each half from Roy Swinbourne gave Wolves a 2-0 win.

Teams :
Wolves –  Bert Williams, Eddie Stuart, Billy Wright (c), Bill Slater, Bill Shorthouse, Ron Flowers, Johnny Hancocks, Peter Broadbent, Roy Swinbourne, Dennis Wilshaw, Jimmy Mullen
Spurs –   Ted Ditchburn, Peter Baker, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ralph Wetton, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Dave Dunmore, Eddie Baily, Sid McClellan
Attendance : –  44,055

Wolves’ win at White Hart Lane gave them a club record 18 matches unbeaten in the First Division.

Les Bennett’s header from Baily’s cross had given Tottenham the lead in the 23rd minute and it wasn’t until the 53rd minute that Wolves equalised.  Winger Johnny Hancocks was flying and his ball in was headed home low by Dennis Wilshaw.  In the next attack, Wolves took the lead when Jimmy Mullen’s cross was met by Peter Broadbent’s head and it flew into the top corner.

Len Duquemin pulled Spurs back level with an equaliser just before the hour, but Wolves’ winner came from Hancocks, who drove home from a narrow angle with just ten minutes left on the clock.

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Bill Nicholson, Len Duquemin, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Sid McClellan, Eddie Baily
Wolves –  .
Attendance : –  48,164

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Derek King, Tony Marchi, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess, Les Medley, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Tommy Harmer, Len Duquemin.
Wolves –
Attendance : –  48,136

NOTE : – Les Medley played his last game for Tottenham.

Fog in London saw transport trouble for our players, who were due to catch the 09.10 from Paddington, which they arrived in time for, but it was delayed and did not leave until 10.15.  This resulted in the team only arriving in Wolverhampton at 13.50, some 90 minutes after they intended.  They required a police escort to take the players, who had changed into their kit on the train, to the ground with one hour to kick off.

When the game started, the pitch was frozen hard despite sawdust being applied to help players get a grip on the surface, but this proved no help.  The fog that was the problem in London held off, but all other games in Birmingham had been called off so a large crowd had made their way to Molineux.

Both sides made the best of the conditions and Wolves made the better chances in the first half, with Ted Ditchburn able to comfortably deal with them.  Spurs made good ground down the right without creating any serious danger, while a claim for a penalty when Harmer was fouled in the box was not awarded.

An injury to Burgess early in the second half meant he had to play the rest of the game on the left wing, with a shuffling of players to cover positions, but the game failed to produce a goal despite it being an eventful game in the frosty weather.

Coming back to London after the game, the poor weather delayed the train and necessitated it to terminate at Greenford, with the teams witching to the Central Line and then the Piccadilly Line, before walking home from the nearest station.  It meant that the majority of the travelling party did not get home until 00.30 and some at 02.00 !  The club’s kit skips had to be left at Greenford !

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Harry Clarke, Bill Nicholson, Ron Burgess, Arthur Willis, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Tommy Harmer, Len Duquemin, Les Dicker
Attendance : –  37,062

A gusting wind made play difficult, but Wolves adapted quicker and took a 10th minute lead, although a quick response two minutes later saw Sonny Walters set up Eddie Baily to equalise.

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Arthur Willis, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Chris Adams
Attendance : –  45,343

Wolves took the lead in this First Division match through Jessie Pye and this was added to by Jimmy Mullen to put the visitors 0-2 up.  Spurs were up against the prospect of a home defeat, but driven on by captain Bill Nicholson, they staged a remarkable recovery.  It was 2-2 at the break thanks to goals from Les Bennett, who headed home a cross from Len Duquemin and then Sonny Walters shot home through a packed goalmouth.

The score-line ended up 4-2 to Tottenham as a foul in the penalty area on Duquemin in the second half allowed Alf Ramsey to put Spurs ahead from the penalty spot and the Channel Islander got on the score-sheet with a fantastic header late on. 

Teams :
Spurs –   Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Charlie Withers, Bill Nicholson (c), Harry Clarke, Ralph Wetton, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Wolves –  Bert Williams, Jack Short, Roy Pritchard, Alf Crook, Bill Shorthouse, Billy Wright (c), Les Smith, Jimmy Dunn, Wilshaw, Jessie Pye, Jimmy Mullen.
Attendance : –   61,626

Teams :
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson (c), Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Peter Murphy, Sid McClellan, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Wolves – 
Attendance : –   66,796

With Wolves having the bulk of the first half chances, Ted Ditchburn was called into action more often than his counterpart and rival for the England goalkeeping spot, Bert Williams.  It took three minutes for the home team to go ahead when Roy Swinbourne scored with a header when he met Johnny Hancock’s right wing free-kick.  The closest Spurs came to getting on the score-sheet in the first period was when Eddie Baily saw his shot come back off the post.

Ten minutes after the break, Hancocks hit the second, after being set up by Jimmy Mullen and a deflection off defender Ray Chatham got Spurs a goal back five minutes later, although they could not find a way through again to leave Wolves 2-1 winners.

Teams :
Wolves –  Bert Williams, Billy Wright, Angus McLean, Ray Chatham, Bill Shorthouse, Billy Crook, Roy Swinburne, Jimmy Dunn, Jesse Pye, Johnny Hancocks, Jimmy Mullen
Spurs –  Ted Ditchburn, Alf Ramsey, Arthur Willis, Bill Nicholson, Harry Clarke, Ron Burgess, Sonny Walters, Les Bennett, Len Duquemin, Eddie Baily, Les Medley
Ref. :  –
Attendance : –  55,364

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs – Allan Taylor, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Les Howe, Wally Alsford, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, Doug Hunt, Walter Bellamy, Almer Hall
Attendance : –   28,209

Teams : 
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Fred Channell, Bill Whatley, Davie Colquhoun, Arthur Rowe, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Willie Hall, Eugene O’Callaghan
Wolves –
Attendance : –  37,114

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Bill Felton, Bill Whatley, Arthur Rowe, Tom Meads, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Willie Hall, Eugene O’Callaghan
Attendance : –   20,510

Tottenham’s first home match back in the First Division after promotion saw Wolverhampton Wanderers come to the Lane. Spurs put on a great display and ran out 4-0 winners with Eugene O’Callaghan and George Hunt both netting twice.

Teams :
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Bill Felton, Bill Whatley, Arthur Rowe, Wally Alsford, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Jimmy McCormick, George Hunt, Willie Hall, Eugene O’Callaghan
Wolves –
Ref. : –  Mr. G. C. Denton (Northampton)
Linesmen : –  Mr. L. A. Martin (Essex) – Blue and white flag; Mr. L. Roberts (Bucks) – Red and white flag
Attendance : –   20,953
Kick off 15.30

Teams :
Spurs –  Allan Taylor, Bert Lyons, Bert Hodgkinson, Davie Colquhoun, Arthur Rowe, Tom Evans, Willie Davies, Willie Evans, George Hunt, Jimmy Brain, Eugene O’Callaghan.
Wolves – 
Attendance : –  25,122

NOTE : – Bert Hodgkinson makes his final Tottenham appearance.

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Bert Hodgkinson, Cecil Poynton, Davie Colquhoun, Alf Messer, Tom Meads, Jimmy Smailes, Willie Davies, Ted Harper, Eugene O’Callaghan, George Greenfield.
Attendance : –  23,267

NOTE : – There were Spurs debuts for Davie Colquhoun and George Greenfield in this match.

Teams :
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Bert Lyons, Bert Hodgkinson, Harry Skitt, Alf Messer, Tom Meads, Willie Davies, Ted Harper, Eugene O’Callaghan, Walter Bellamy, George Cook.
Wolves –
Attendance : –  26,221 

After two big home wins, Spurs went to Molineux in good heart, but losing left back Bert Hodgkinson on 20 minutes with a broken collar-bone hampered the chances of getting anything from the match. Wolves went on to win 3-1 with centre-half Reg Hollingsworth having a fine match and the Tottenham goal coming from George Cook.

Teams :
Wolves –  Hollingsworth
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Bert Lyons, Bert Hodgkinson, Harry Skitt, Alf Messer, Tom Meads, Jimmy Dimmock, Willie Davies, Ted Harper, Eugene O’Callaghan, George Cook.
Attendance : –  24,990

Teams :
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Edwin Herod, Cecil Poynton, Harry Skitt, Tommy Cable, Tom Meads, Jimmy Dimmock, Willie Davies, Dick Rowley, Andy Thompson, George Cook
Wolves –
Attendance : –   29,341

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Matt Forster, Edwin Herod, Arthur Lowdell, Tommy Cable, Tom Meads, Jimmy Dimmock, Arthur Crompton, Frank Osborne, Eugene O’Callaghan, George Cook
Attendance : –   26,591

NOTE : –  Arthur Crompton plays his last game for Spurs.

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Cyril Spiers, Matt Forster, Cecil Poynton, Arthur Lowdell, Sid Helliwell, Jimmy Dimmock, Alex Lindsay, Arthur Crompton, Frank Osborne, Eugene O’Callaghan, Jack Elkes.
Attendance : –  11,956

Teams :
Spurs –  Joe Nicholls, Matt Forster, John Richardson, Arthur Lowdell, Harry Skitt, Arthur Grimsdell, Septimus Galloway, Andy Thompson, Eugene O’Callaghan, Joe Scott, Frank Hartley.
Wolves –
Attendance : –  26,018

NOTE : – Joe Scott makes his Tottenham debut.

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Teams : 
Wolves –  Noel George, Maurice Woodward, George Marshall, Val Gregory (c), Joe Hodnett, Alf Riley, Tancy Lea, Frank Burrill, George Edmonds, Arthur Potts, Sammy Brooks
Manager : – Jack Addenbrooke
Spurs –  Alex Hunter, Tommy Clay, Bob McDonald, Charlie Walters, Arthur Grimsdell (c), Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks, Jimmy Seed, Bert Bliss
Manager : – Peter McWilliam
Ref. : –  J. Davies (Rainhill)
Attendance : –  72,805

Kick off 15.00.

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob Brown, Jimmy Archibald, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Jimmy Cantrell, Bert Middlemiss, Jimmy Seed, Bert Bliss
Attendance : –  25,000

NOTE : –  Jimmy Seed made his Spurs debut.

Teams :
Spurs –  Bill Jacques, Tommy Clay, Bob Brown, Jimmy Archibald, Arthur Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Jimmy Dimmock, Fanny Walden, Jimmy Cantrell, Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss
Wolves –
Attendance : –   38,000

Teams :
Wolves –
Spurs –  Bob Hewitson, Ernie Coquet, Ollie Burton, Danny Steel, Bobby Steel, Jabez Darnell, Joe Walton, Billy Minter, Vivian Woodward, Joe Brough, Bert Middlemiss
Attendance : –  9,000

NOTE : – Joe Brough played his first match in Tottenham’s colours.

This Thursday afternoon saw a momentous event in Tottenham’s history as they staged their first Football League match.

FA Cup holders Wolves came to London to face League newcomers Spurs and were met by a team set on making their debut in League competition a winning one.  With Bob Hewitson, Doug McFarlane and Bobby Steel all making their club debut, it was a good day for a whole number of reasons.  Even Vivian Woodward appeared before the end of the cricket season … a most unusual occurrence.  The only thing that didn’t read the script was the weather, with wind and rain sweeping across White Hart Lane.

A goal from Woodward, after after six minutes gave Tottenham the lead when Walton’s 20 yard free-kick was only parried into the path of the forward, who knocked it home from close range.  Another Lunn error shortly after left Woodward with a golden opportunity for the second, but he shot wide.

The second goal came after the half-time break, when Woodward notched his second goal, set up by “Ginger” Walton and then Spurs were on their way to a 3-0 win, with the final goal coming from Tom Morris – a bullet of a shot from 30 yards out that tore in under the crossbar.  Only good keeping by Tommy Lunn prevented Woodward from scoring a hat-trick in Tottenham’s league debut.

Teams :
Spurs –   Bob Hewitson, Ernie Coquet, John Burton, Tom Morris, Danny Steel, Jabez Darnell, Joe Walton, Vivian Woodward, Doug McFarlane, Bobby Steel, Bert Middlemiss
Wolves –  Tommy Lunn, , , , , , Radford
Attendance : –  20,000