{"id":1066,"date":"2020-04-23T21:32:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T21:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=1066"},"modified":"2025-03-14T23:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T23:36:37","slug":"apr_29th","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/apr_29th\/","title":{"rendered":"Almanac 29th 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

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1897<\/span><\/td>\nWellingborough<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nWellingborough Charity Cup Final<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1899<\/span><\/td>\nWoolwich Arsenal<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nUnited League<\/span><\/td>\n3 – 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1901<\/span><\/td>\nLuton Town<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nSouthern League<\/span><\/td>\n4 – 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1902<\/span><\/td>\nWoolwich Arsenal<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nSouthern Charity Cup Semi-Final Replay<\/span><\/td>\n2 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1905<\/span><\/td>\nBristol Rovers<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nSouthern League<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1907<\/span><\/td>\nSouthampton<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nSouthern Charity Cup Final<\/span><\/td>\n2 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1912<\/span><\/td>\nWoolwich Arsenal<\/span><\/td>\nPark Royal<\/span><\/td>\nDaily Telegraph Titanic Fund<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1916<\/span><\/td>\nWest Ham United<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nLondon Combination Second Combination<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1922<\/span><\/td>\n Blackburn Rovers<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n2 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1933<\/span><\/td>\n West Ham United<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nSecond Division<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1939<\/span><\/td>\nSheffield Wednesday<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nSecond Division<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1944<\/span><\/td>\nClapton Orient<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nFootball League South<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950<\/span><\/td>\nSwansea Town<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nSecond Division<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1957<\/span><\/td>\nBurnley<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/span><\/td>\nWest Bromwich Albion<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/span><\/td>\nCoventry City<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFriendly<\/span><\/td>\n3 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/span><\/td>\n Nottingham Forest<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nHillsborough<\/span><\/td>\nFA Cup Semi-Final<\/span><\/td>\n2 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/span><\/td>\n Liverpool<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/span><\/td>\nLeicester City<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/span><\/td>\n Leicester City<\/a><\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n4 – 3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/span><\/td>\nSouthampton<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/span><\/td>\nCrystal Palace<\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nTerry Naylor Testimonial<\/span><\/td>\n0 – 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/span><\/td>\nBristol Rovers<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFriendly<\/span><\/td>\n6 – 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/span><\/td>\nMillwall<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nFirst Division<\/span><\/td>\n5 – 0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/span><\/td>\nArsenal<\/span><\/td>\nA<\/span><\/td>\nPremier League<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/span><\/td>\n Derby County<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\nH<\/span><\/td>\nPremier League<\/span><\/td>\n1 – 1<\/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>\n26<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n9<\/span><\/td>\n40<\/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
11<\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/span><\/td>\n13<\/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
13<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n20<\/span><\/td>\n18<\/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>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n4<\/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>5-0\u00a0\u00a0 Millwall\u00a0 (First Division) (Away)\u00a0 1989<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biggest defeat on this day
\n<\/span><\/u>0-3\u00a0 Woolwich Arsenal (Daily Telegraph Titanic Fund) (Park Royal)\u00a0 1912<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biggest score-line on this day
\n<\/span><\/u>4-3\u00a0 Leicester City (First Division) (Home)\u00a0 1972<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last win on this day
\n<\/span>1989\u00a0 5-0\u00a0\u00a0 Millwall\u00a0 (First Division) (Away)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last draw on this day
\n<\/span>2000 1-1\u00a0 Derby County (Premier League) (Home)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Last defeat on this day
\n<\/span>1980\u00a0 0-2\u00a0 Crystal Palace (Terry Naylor Testimonial) (Home)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n

Teams we have played on this day <\/b><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Arsenal\/Woolwich Arsenal\/Royal Arsenal<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n4<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bristol Rovers<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leicester City<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southampton<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blackburn Rovers<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burnley<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coventry City<\/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
Derby County<\/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
Luton Town<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Millwall\/Millwall Athletic<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newcastle United<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nottingham Forest<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orient\/Leyton Orient\/Clapton Orient<\/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
Swansea City\/Swansea 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 Bromwich Albion<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n1<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Ham United\/Thames Ironworks<\/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<\/u><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1897<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThe last games of their time at Tottenham were played by Jimmy Allen, Peter Hunter, Jimmy Milliken and Willie Newbigging.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1899<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBill Joyce scores his last goal for the club.
\n<\/span>Another watershed for the team with last appearances for Tom Bradshaw, Bob Cain, Joe Cullen, Bill Joyce and Kenny McKay.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1901<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nAlf Hawley scores the only goal and Joe Moffat (in his last game for Spurs) the final goal of their Spurs careers.
\n<\/span>Jimmy Melia’s last game for the club.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1902<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n Equal smallest crowd for a home game against Arsenal = 2,000<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1905<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nJohn George scores the only goal in a Tottenham shirt.
\n<\/span>John Burton, David Copeland, John Kirwan and William McCurdy all make their last appearances in a Spurs shirt.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1907<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nCharlie Hewitt plays and gets on the score-sheet for the club for the last time.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1912<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nDanny Steel plays his last match for Tottenham.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1916<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nBobby Steel plays his last match for Tottenham.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1922<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n First away win against Blackburn Rovers.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1931<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nDanny Steel, centre half 1906-1912, dies.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1944<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nVictory over Clapton Orient gave Spurs the Wartime Football League South championship.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nLast game against Swansea Town before they became Swansea City.
\n<\/span>Billy Rees’ last game for Spurs.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1957<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nWinger Bob Wilkie makes his only appearance for Spurs.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nJimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean and Cliff Jones take part in Stanley Matthews’ farewell game at the old Victoria Ground playing for the great winger’s XI against a World XI.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nGoals from Jimmy Greaves and Frank Saul saw Spurs through to the FA Cup Final seeing off a Notts Forest side who had hoped to challenge for the Double as they were going well in the League as well.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nTerry Venables plays his last game for the club.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThe point gained in this game saw both sides promoted to the First Division.\u00a0 It was a tense affair, with the Saints having the chances to win the match, but the goal-less draw was greeted by the crowd at the Dell with relief and with joy.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nFrank Grice, half back 1935-1939, dies.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nPaul Stewart scores a hat trick in a big win over The Lions.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n Adam Smith, defender 2008-2014, born.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nThe 600th match of Colin Calderwood’s career.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n Les Bennett, inside forward 1939-1955, dies.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\nForward Dave McEwen makes his debut.<\/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 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 1897 Wellingborough A Wellingborough Charity Cup Final 0 – 2 1899 Woolwich Arsenal H United League 3 – 2 1901 Luton Town A Southern League 4 – 2 1902 Woolwich Arsenal H Southern Charity Cup […]<\/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-1066","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1066","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=1066"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21933,"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1066\/revisions\/21933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}