{"id":1008,"date":"2020-04-23T09:08:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T09:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=1008"},"modified":"2024-04-28T09:16:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T09:16:19","slug":"apr_15th","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/apr_15th\/","title":{"rendered":"Almanac 15th April"},"content":{"rendered":"

Results
\n<\/u><\/span>Tottenham’s score shown first; match reports accessible by clicking on opponent’s name, where available<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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1893<\/span><\/td>\nSmethwick<\/span><\/td>\nWolverton<\/span><\/td>\nWolverton & District Charity Cup<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1895
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Southampton St. Mary’s
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		A
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Friendly
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		0 – 0
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1896<\/span><\/td>\nSwindon Town<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFriendly<\/span><\/td>\n2 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1899<\/span><\/td>\nBedminster<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nSouthern League<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1901
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Queens Park Rangers
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		H
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Western League
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		2 – 2
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1905
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Wellingborough
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		A
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Southern League
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		1 – 0
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1911<\/span><\/td>\nBradford City<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n2 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1916<\/span><\/td>\nQueens Park Rangers<\/span><\/td>\nA
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		London Combination Second Competition<\/span><\/td>\n3 – 1
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1922
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Arsenal<\/a>
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		H
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		First Division
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		2 – 0
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1927
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		West Ham United
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		H
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		First Division
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		1 – 3
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1929
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Hull City
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		A
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Second Division
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		1 – 1
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1933
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Swansea Town
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		A
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Second Division
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		2 – 0
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1938
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Sheffield United
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		H
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Second Division
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		1 – 2
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1939
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Millwall
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		A
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Second Division
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		0 – 2
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1949
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Brentford
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		H
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Second Division
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		2 – 0
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Sheffield United
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		A
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		Second Division
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		1 – 2
\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/span><\/td>\nChelsea<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n3 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/span><\/td>\n Liverpool<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n7 – 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/span><\/td>\nSheffield Wednesday<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n2 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/span><\/td>\n Chelsea<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n3 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/span><\/td>\nChelsea<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/span><\/td>\n Brighton & Hove Albion<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nSecond Division<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/span><\/td>\nCrystal Palace<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nMartin Hinshelwood Testimonial<\/span><\/td>\n3 – 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/span><\/td>\n Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/span><\/td>\nHighbury<\/span><\/td>\nFA Cup Semi-Final Replay<\/span><\/td>\n3 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/span><\/td>\nManchester City<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/span><\/td>\nHull City<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nJeff Radcliffe Testimonial<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/span><\/td>\nWimbledon<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n2 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/span><\/td>\nArsenal<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nPremier League<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/span><\/td>\n Aston Villa<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nPremier League<\/span><\/td>\n2 – 4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/span><\/td>\n Everton<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nPremier League<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/span><\/td>\n Wigan Athletic<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nPremier League<\/span><\/td>\n3 – 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Games on this day in Tottenham Hotspur’s history<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

TOTAL<\/span><\/td>\nPlayed<\/span><\/td>\nWon<\/span><\/td>\nDrawn<\/span><\/td>\nLost<\/span><\/td>\nFor<\/span><\/td>\nAgainst<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n31<\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n52<\/span><\/td>\n35<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Home<\/span><\/td>\nPlayed<\/span><\/td>\nWon<\/span><\/td>\nDrawn<\/span><\/td>\nLost<\/span><\/td>\nFor<\/span><\/td>\nAgainst<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Away<\/span><\/td>\nPlayed<\/span><\/td>\nWon<\/span><\/td>\nDrawn<\/span><\/td>\nLost<\/span><\/td>\nFor<\/span><\/td>\nAgainst<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neutral<\/span><\/td>\nPlayed<\/span><\/td>\nWon<\/span><\/td>\nDrawn<\/span><\/td>\nLost<\/span><\/td>\nFor<\/span><\/td>\nAgainst<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biggest win on this day
\n<\/span><\/u>7-2\u00a0\u00a0 Liverpool\u00a0 (First Division) (Home)\u00a0 1963<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biggest defeat on this day
\n<\/span><\/u>0-2\u00a0 Smethick (Wolverton & District Charity Cup) (Wolverton)\u00a0 1893
\n1-3\u00a0 West Ham United (First Division) (Away)\u00a0 1927
\n0-2\u00a0 Millwall (Second Division) (Away)\u00a0 1939
\n1-3\u00a0 Brighton & Hove Albion (Second Division) (Away)\u00a0 1978
\n2-4\u00a0 Aston Villa (Premier League) (Home)\u00a0 2000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biggest score-line on this day
\n<\/span><\/u>7-2\u00a0\u00a0 Liverpool\u00a0 (First Division) (Home)\u00a0 1963<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last win on this day
\n<\/span>2006\u00a0 1-0\u00a0 Everton (Premier League) (Away)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last draw on this day
\n<\/span>2007\u00a0 3-3\u00a0 Wigan Athletic (Premier League) (Away)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last defeat on this day
\n<\/span>2000\u00a0 2-4\u00a0 Aston Villa (Premier League) (Home)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Teams we have played on this day <\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

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Chelsea<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arsenal\/Woolwich Arsenal\/Royal Arsenal<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hull City<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Queens Park Rangers<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheffield United<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aston Villa<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bedminster<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bradford City<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brentford<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brighton & Hove Albion<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal Palace<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Everton<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liverpool<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manchester City<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Millwall<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sheffield Wednesday<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smethwick<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southampton\/St. Mary’s<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swansea City\/Swansea Town<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swindon Town<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wellingborough<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Ham United<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wigan Athletic<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wimbledon<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wolverhampton Wanderers<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Notable Dates<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1899<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nBilly Leech makes the final appearance of his Tottenham career.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1901<\/span> <\/b><\/td>\nThe great Vivian Woodward scores his first Tottenham goal.
\n<\/span>A. K. Leigh’s only game for Spurs.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1929<\/span> <\/b><\/td>\n Smallest away crowd for a visit to Hull City = 4,139<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1933<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nEqual biggest away win over Swansea.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1933<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nArthur Rowe’s last game for the club as a player.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1952<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nJohn Chaplin, full back 1905-1908, dies.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nBobby Smith scores all three goals in a win over Chelsea.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nBiggest home win over Liverpool helped by Jimmy Greaves scoring four – the most goals by a Spurs player against the Reds.
\nAlso the equal highest number of goals in total\u00a0 in a match between the two sides.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nRalph Coates scores for the first time in a Spurs shirt.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n This point was the club’s 2,500th point gained in the Football League.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nBiggest away crowd for a match against Brighton & Hove Albion = 32,647<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nAfter being robbed in the initial semi-final, Spurs were virtually at home in the replay as it was staged at nearby Highbury.\u00a0 An early goal by Crooks did little to settle the nerves as Wolves poured forward for the equaliser, hitting the bar in the process.\u00a0 The crucial moment came just before half-time, when Garth Crooks ran onto a Glenn Hoddle through-ball and out-paced the Wolves defence to score after running half the length of the pitch.\u00a0 The match was sealed by a rasping Ricky Villa drive from 20 yards, which swerved and bamboozled keeper Bradshaw.\u00a0 Spurs fans evidently enjoyed the occasion as they sang “We kind of like it here” from the North Bank, the traditional end for the fans of the home team.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nDavid Leworthy makes his debut in attack.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n First away win over Wimbledon in the League.
\n<\/span>The match was won by Chris Waddle’s last goal for the club.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nAn astonishing match in which Spurs went 2-0 up and were denied a penalty to extend their lead before collapsing to some stunning goals in a 2-4 defeat !!
\n<\/span>Ian Walker makes the 250th Premier League appearance of his Spurs career.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/span><\/b><\/td>\nTottenham’s 150th Premier League draw.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Information gathered from “Spurs – A Day-To-Day Life” by Graham Betts, Spurs Handbooks,
\n<\/span>“Spurs – A Complete Record” and “The Spurs Alphabet” both by Bob Goodwin\u00a0 and\u00a0other sources.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Results Tottenham’s score shown first; match reports accessible by clicking on opponent’s name, where available 1893 Smethwick Wolverton Wolverton & District Charity Cup 0 – 2 1895 Southampton St. Mary’s A Friendly 0 – 0 1896 Swindon Town A Friendly 2 – 0 1899 Bedminster A Southern League 0 – […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1008","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1008"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18806,"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1008\/revisions\/18806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}