the spurs almanac

april 12th

                  Results
       
         (match reports accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)

1895 Liverpool Casuals H Friendly 6 - 0
1898 Lincoln City H Friendly 2 - 1
1902 Luton Town H Southern League 0 - 0
1909 Clapton Orient A Second Division 0 - 0
1913 Chelsea A First Division 0 - 1
1919 Queens Park Rangers H (at Highbury) London Combination 2 - 3
1924 Everton H First Division 2 - 5
1930 Reading A Second Division 0 - 3
1941 Arsenal H Football League War Cup R4 2L 1 - 1
1947 Chesterfield A Second Division 0 - 0
1948 Nottingham Forest H Second Division 0 - 3
1952 Portsmouth H First Division 3 - 1
1955 Huddersfield Town A First Division 0 - 1
1958 Manchester United H First Division 1 - 0
1963 Liverpool A First Division 2 - 5
1967 Birmingham City H FA Cup R6r 6 - 0
1968 Leeds United H First Division 2 - 1
1969 Nottingham Forest A First Division 2 - 0
1971 Blackpool A First Division 0 - 0
1975 Burnley A First Division 2 - 3
1977 Bristol City A First Division 0 - 1
1980 Manchester United A First Division 1 - 4
1982 Arsenal A First Division 3 - 1
1986 Luton Town A First Division 1 - 1
1989 Sheffield Wednesday H First Division 0 - 0
1993 Nottingham Forest A Premier League 1 - 2
1997 Everton A Premier League 0 - 1
2003 Leeds United A Premier League 2 - 2
2004 Manchester City A Premier League 1 - 1
2008 Middlesbrough H Premier League 1 - 1

 

Games on this day in Tottenham Hotspur's history

TOTAL Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
  30 8 10 12 41 42
Home Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
13 6 4 3 26 16
Away Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
17 2 6 9 15 26
Neutral Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
0 0 0 0 0 0
             
             
Biggest win on this day

6-0   Liverpool Casuals  (Friendly) (Home)  1895
6-0   Birmingham City  (FA Cup R6r) (Home)  1967

Biggest defeat on this day

2-5  Everton  (First Division) (Home)  1924
0-3  Reading (Second Division) (Away)  1930
0-3  Nottingham Forest (Second Division) (Home)  1948
2-5  Liverpool  (First Division) (Away)  1963
1-4  Manchester United (First Division) (Away)  1980

Biggest score-line on this day

2-5  Everton  (First Division) (Home)  1924
2-5  Liverpool  (First Division) (Away)  1963

Last win on this day

1982  3-1  Arsenal (First Division) (Away)

Last draw on this day

2008  1-1  Middlesbrough (Premier League) (Home)

Last defeat on this day

1997  0-1  Everton (Premier League) (Away)

Teams we have played on this day

Nottingham Forest 3
Leeds United 2
Arsenal 2
Everton 2
Luton Town 2
Manchester United 2
Birmingham City 1
Blackpool 1
Bristol City 1
Burnley 1
Chelsea 1
Chesterfield 1
Huddersfield Town 1
Lincoln City 1
Liverpool 1
Liverpool Casuals 1
Manchester City 1
Middlesbrough 1
Orient/Leyton Orient/Clapton Orient 1
Portsmouth 1
Queens Park Rangers 1
Reading 1
Sheffield Wednesday 1

 

               Notable Dates

1902

Tom Fitchie makes his only Spurs appearance in the inside forward slot.

1909 First away game against Orient.
1924 Biggest home defeat by Everton.

George Maddison plays his last Spurs match.

Fred "Fanny" Walden scores his last goal for the club.

1930 Equal biggest away defeat on a visit to Reading.
1948

Equal biggest margin of defeat in a home match against Nottingham Forest.

Ken Flint makes his last appearance in a Tottenham shirt.

1952 Biggest home crowd for a match against Portsmouth = 66,988
1955 Full back Ron Henry makes his debut for Spurs. 
1964 Chris Fairclough, central defender 1987-1989, born.
1967 Equal biggest wining margin against Birmingham City in a home match.
1968 Biggest home crowd for a visit by Leeds United = 56,587
1977 Andy Keeley plays the last game of his Spurs career.
1980 John Pratt plays his last game for Spurs.
1993 Kevin Dearden makes his last Spurs appearance, as does Nayim.
1997 Ronnie Rosenthal makes his 100th and last Spurs appearance.
2008 Robbie Keane makes his 250th appearance for Spurs.

Tom Huddlestone makes his 150th career league appearance.

Information gathered from "Spurs - A Day-To-Day Life" by Graham Betts, Spurs Handbooks, 
"Spurs - A Complete Record" and "The Spurs Alphabet" both by Bob Goodwin and other sources.

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