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| 22.01.2008 | League Cup semi-final second leg. For a match report, click here. |
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| 22.12.2007 | Premier League. For a match report, click here. |
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| 08.04.2001 | FA Cup semi-final. For a match report, click here. |
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| 14.11.1998 | Premier League. For a match report, click here. |
| 28.12.1997 |
In a season where relegation was to threaten Spurs, who welcomed back Jurgen Klinsmann to the Lilywhite shirt, a point from this North London derby was welcome. Ginola's spectacular overhead kick was well saved and Clemence had a header from a Klinsmann cross go narrowly wide and Arsenal's Parlour fizzed one past the post, just before Ginola went close with a free-kick. It was 28 minutes before the first goal and it fell for Tottenham. Fox's cross nearly got to Klinsmann, but bounced into the path of Allan Nielsen, who dispatched the ball past Seaman. Anelka hit the woodwork for the visitors and Overmars drew a good save from Walker before both Ginola and Clemence threatened again at the start of the second half. However, with the game swinging from end to end, it was Parlour's shot that deflected off Vega's legs that drew the Gunners level in the 61st minute. Calderwood and Vieira hit shots just to high, but the match could not be settled and the clubs had to settle for a point apiece. Teams : |
| 30.08.1997 | Justin Edinburgh's sending
off for a second bookable offence just before half time left Spurs performing a rear-guard
action to salvage a point by keeping Arsenal out.
Arsenal hit the woodwork four times in the first half, but the defence produced sterling performances to keep the home side at bay, with Campbell tackling Wright at a vital moment to prevent him scoring. However, David Howells' 30 yard drive made Seaman dive and produce a good save to keep it out after 40 minutes. Teams : |
| 15.02.1997 | An open, attacking Premier
League match somehow ended goal-less, but not for the lack of trying.
An opening minute Edinburgh cross flew invitingly across the face of goal with Rosenthal unable to apply the finishing touch, Iversen brought a save out of Lukic in the third minute with a header and then Anderton and Rosenthal both were off target. A 54th minute shot from Anderton brought Lukic into action again, before Walker had to be on his toes to keep out a Bergkamp volley and Parlour was off target with a shot from the resulting corner. Teams : |
| 24.11.1996 | Spurs looked like
journeying back up the Seven Sisters Road with a point until Arsenal
scored twice in the last two minutes.
Wilson was adjudged to have fouled Bergkamp in the 27th minute and Wright converted the penalty, but Spurs hit back through Sinton in the 57th minute, when his low drive flew in off the post and Lukic. With time running out Adams and Bergkamp netted to give the home side the points. Teams : |
| 15.04.1996 |
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| 18.11.1995 | .
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| 29.04.1995 | Teams : Arsenal - . Subs not used : Spurs - Subs not used : Attendance : - 38,377 |
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| 06.12.1993 | A Darren Anderton goal gave
Spurs the lead in the 25th minute of this North London derby, after
Hazard's long pass had been headed into his path. Continuing his
run from the halfway line, Anderton zipped the ball past Seaman.
Tottenham had dominated the first half, but Arsenal came back in the
second period and despite the best efforts of Erik Thorstvedt, he was
finally beaten in the 66th minute, when Wright equalised to earn a share
of the points. Teams : |
| 16.08.1993 | A late winner for the
visitors saw the points stolen from Spurs.
Erik Thorstvedt had kept Arsenal at bay with saves from Parlour, Wright, Jensen and Campbell, but Sheringham's free-kick and Mabbutt's header posed problems at the other end. Calderwood cleared a ball from under his own crossbar and Dozzell threatened Seaman's goal with a header in the 81st minute. It was after this spell of Spurs pressure that the Highbury side broke away and Wright's header was enough to win the match. Teams : |
| 11.05.1993 | .
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| 04.04.1993 | FA Cup Semi-final.
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| 12.12.1992 |
Paul Allen thrilled the Spurs crowd as they cheered on a home Premier League win over near neighbours Arsenal.
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| 22.02.1992 | Tottenham dominated this First Division
match and Paul Stewart gave Spurs the lead with a powerful header past
David Seaman from close range in the 53rd minute. As Tottenham
pressed for a second, Gary Lineker hit the bar when it looked easier to
score from close range, Howells headed Nayim's corner just wide and
Seaman denied Lineker when clean through.
Arsenal grabbed a late equaliser through Wright to earn an undeserved point from the match. Teams : |
| 01.12.1991 | This First Division
meeting ended with Arsenal winning 2-0 with goals from Wright (69) and
Campbell (77).
Spurs created few openings and with Gary Lineker missing, away with his
baby son who was ill, there was little respite and we were under the
cosh for much of the match.
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| 10.08.1991 |
FA Charity Shield. Teams : |
| 14.04.1991 |
FA Cup Semi-final. Teams : |
| 12.01.1991 |
Division One. Teams : |
| 01.09.1990 |
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| 20.01.1990 |
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| 04.03.1987 |
The replay of the League Cup semi-final saw
Tottenham gain home advantage, but went
all the way to the end before it was decided. The two sides had become almost impossible to separate, but it was Clive Allen once more, who opened the scoring, with a powerful finish to ram home Richard Gough's header down after 62 minutes. With Charlie Nicholas having to be replaced by Ian Allinson, the replacement managed to take Paul Davis' pass and beat Clemence at his near post, then with time almost up and extra time looking likely for the second time, the substitute hit a shot that was blocked by a Spurs defender and fell invitingly for David Rocastle to hit a low shot under Clemence for the winner right at the death. Teams : |
| 01.03.1987 |
With the second leg of the League Cup semi-final
going into extra time, a late goal
took it to a third meeting. 11 minutes into the game, Clive Allen was on the mark for the second time in the semi, when he knocked home a fumble by Lukic from Richard Gough's ball into the area. The goal gave him a record 12 goals in the competition in a season - a new record. The 2-0 lead was secure until the 50th minute, when Viv Anderson scored from close range past Ray Clemence to put Arsenal back in with a shout. On the hour, David Rocastle put in a right wing cross, which Niall Quinn bundled home to make the score 2-2 on aggregate. While there were late chances for Charlie Nicholas and Martin Hayes, they went begging and Tottenham were denied by O'Leary's header out from under the bar when Galvin's shot looped off Lukic's leg in extra time. The teams were required to meet again three days later at White Hart Lane after Tottenham won the toss after the game for home advantage. Teams : |
| 08.02.1987 |
A local derby in the League Cup semi-final started
off at Highbury, with a tough encounter which Tottenham just edged. Spurs opened well, with Glenn Hoddle and Nico Claesen linking to open up a chance for Allen to bring John Lukic into the match, forcing him to tip his shot over the top. From the 39th minute corner, Mabbutt had a shot and Lukic saved at full stretch. As the ball bounced about the Arsenal penalty area, it rebounded to striker Allen, who stuck it away past Lukic to give Spurs a lead they held until the end of the match. Teams : |
| 21.04.1984 | Spurs lost out 2-3 in a
First Division meeting at Highbury. Stewart Robson scored the opening goal in the 42nd minute and the home side had to wait until the 79th minute until it was 2-0 with a Charlie Nicholas goal. Straight away Steve Archibald scored when he volleyed home Garth Crooks' cross, but the two goal cushion was restored two minutes later as Tony Woodcock made it 3-1. Straight from the kick off, Steve Perryman's high ball forward was nodded out by David O'Leary to the feet of Archibald, who struck a low shot into the net to set up a rousing finish, but Arsenal held out. Teams : |
| 26.12.1983 |
Having just sacked Terry Neill, Arsenal were under the caretaker management of Don Howe for this League visit to White Hart Lane. The Gunners left with the points thanks to two goals each from Charlie Nicholas and Raphael Meade, while Spurs managed goals from Graham Roberts, who converted a Chris Hughton free-kick and Steve Archibald who got on the end of a Glenn Hoddle dead-ball. Teams : |
| 09.11.1983 |
In a League Cup tie, Spurs' progress was halted by goals from Nicholas and Woodcock after Glenn Hoddle had put Tottenham in the match with a penalty. Charlie Nicholas was left with the task of putting the ball into an empty net after a defensive misunderstanding left him with a simple goal and Woodcock ran a full 30 yards without a meaningful challenge before scoring the second four minutes after half-time. A corner taken by Glenn Hoddle soon after was handled by an Arsenal player and the Spurs midfielder swept the spot-kick past Pat Jennings to give Tottenham a little hope, but they were unable to break down Arsenal again. Teams : |
| 04.04.1983 |
Spurs ensured that their fans would have a Happy Easter with this Easter Monday thrashing of Arsenal. Full back Chris Hughton scored the opener in the 10th minute, quickly followed by Mark Falco's 14th minute strike. When Hughton added a third in the 18th minute, Terry Neill's Arsenal side were shell-shocked and although we had to wait until the 56th minute for Mark Falco to hit a fine fourth past George Wood in the Gunners' goal, the Spurs team were on top throughout. Alan Brazil got in on the act grabbing his first goal in Spurs colours after 65 minutes to round off the rout. Teams : |
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| 04.11.1980 |
A delayed Fourth Round League Cup tie saw a single
goal settle the match. After 26 minutes, Ricky Villa broke down the left wing and played the ball inside to Garth Crooks. The SPurs forward drifted past Willie Young and fired a shot on goal, which George Wood could only knock down in front of goal for Ossie Ardiles to knock home from close range. Teams : |
| 27.12.1976 |
Willie Young and John Duncan were Spurs scorers in this 2-2 First Division draw. Malcolm Macdonald put Arsenal ahead early on, but Peter Taylor's free-kick was perfectly flighted for Willie Young to dive in to head Tottenham level halfway through the first half. The Arsenal striker netted his second to restore the visitors lead before the sides turned round, but John Duncan came to Spurs' rescue when he finished off Ralph Coates and John Gorman's good work to score from close range late in the match. Central defender Young was sent off in the 74th minute. Teams : |
| 23.11.1976 |
Pat Jennings' Testimonial saw Spurs beat Arsenal at White Hart Lane. It took just two minutes for former Spurs goal-scorer extraordinaire Jimmy Greaves to tap in the first goal of the match, but four minutes later, Sammy Nelson's drive gave Arsenal an equaliser. However, a brilliant Peter Taylor goal put Spurs back ahead on 25 minutes. Just after half-time, Malcolm Macdonald brought the scored back to 2-2 before Greaves knocked home a 66th minute effort and later brought a very good save out of Jimmy Rimmer to stop him completing a hat-trick. Teams : |
| 09.10.1976 |
Peter Simpson's Testimonial saw Spurs play Arsenal at Highbury. Two goals from John Duncan and Alfie Conn won this match for Tottenham Teams : |
| 03.04.1976 | Coming into the game on a
good run, this was the fifth consecutive win for Spurs to put them sixth
in the first Division.
An Arsenal chance right from the kick off was missed and Spurs went on to record a deserved victory started by John Pratt's 16th minute corner kick that went in, as Jimmy Rimmer tried in vain to stop it entering the net. With 39 minutes gone, John Duncan sealed the win with a powerful header from Naylor's cross. Despite Arsenal's attempts to get back into the match in the second half, they failed to breach the Spurs defence. Teams : |
| 27.09.1975 | The first ever 0-0 league
draw between the teams came in the 79th meeting for points. Teams : |
| 11.05.1972 | . Teams : |
| 24.11.1971 | Honours were even after Ray
Kennedy gave Arsenal a 35th minute lead. Tottenham had to wait
until the 80th minute to grab an equaliser, when Martin Chivers seized
on a short back-pass from Pat Rice to slot past Wilson to make it 1-1. Teams : |
| 03.05.1971 | A single
Ray Kennedy goal won this match for Arsenal, but that does not tell the
full story of the game.
Steve Perryman had to abandon his car a mile away and walk to White Hart Lane as a crowd of nearly 52,000 were inside the Lane, but an estimated 100,000 were locked out as battle commenced. Martin Peters hit the crossbar with a fine effort and Spurs had to clear a McLintock shot off the line, but with just three minutes left Armstrong's cross was headed in by Kennedy. Spurs then laid siege to the Arsenal goal, but when a last minute melee in front of the goal ended with Wilson grabbing the ball, the last chance had gone for Tottenham. Teams : |
| 05.09.1970 |
Two George Armstrong goals
in the 18th and 24th minutes were the deciding factor between the two
sides in this First Division match at Highbury. Despite pressing
in the second half and winning a string of corners, Spurs were unable to
make it pay and left N7 pointless. Teams : |
| 04.12.1968 | It was League Cup
disappointment for Tottenham in the second leg of the semi-final when
Radford scored his second goal of the tie to send Arsenal through to a
final with Leeds United. Mike England was used an an auxiliary forward, as he had been in the first leg, but it was midfielder Terry Venables who brought Bob Wilson into action with three shots from distance in the first half. Into the second period, it was Alan Mullery's through pass that sent Jimmy Pearce away to dink in a cross for Greaves to finish and level the aggregate score halfway through the half. However, with just three minutes remaining, George Armstrong fashioned a cross for Radford to head home and send Arsenal through to a final against Swindon Town, which they lost. Teams : |
| 20.11.1968 | A League Cup semi-final first leg
meeting at Highbury was settled by a late John Radford goal. Fans had paid five shillings (25p) for their tickets, only to see two sides cancelling each other out until Radford seized on some defensive laxity to score the only goal of the game. Teams : |
| 10.08.1968 | Arsenal scraped a League
win with a huge slice of luck. John Radford scored one of the
Gunners' goals, while the other was an own goal off Phil Beal.
Jimmy Greaves netted Tottenham's reply that could not stop the points
going back to Highbury. Teams : |
| 20.01.1968 | A First Division clash at
White Hart Lane saw Spurs take both points with a 1-0 win, with Martin
Chivers impressing on his home debut. Alan Gilzean scored the winning goal, seizing on some loose defensive work and slotting home past keeper Jim Furnell. Although Arsenal had a lot of the game and found Pat Jennings in fine form, it was Spurs who won the day. Teams : |
| 07.01.1967 |
This First Division encounter saw Spurs return down the Seven Sisters Road with the two points. The victory completed the double over the Highbury side and Gilzean's hooked shot from Mullery's cross gave Tottenham a fifth minute lead. Keith Weller's through pass gave Jimmy Robertson the opportunity to add to the lead in the 27th minute against his old club. Arsenal came out in the second half determined to get back into the match, but George Graham and John Radford both went close without hitting the target, with Robertson and Saul almost extending the lead at the other end. Teams : |
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| 22.02.1964 | Tottenham
topped the league with Arsenal tied for second place as a huge crowd
packed into White Hart Lane to witness this top of the table clash.
Forward John White had an early shot cleared off the line, Laurie Brown hit the bar and Joe Baker rattled the woodwork at the other end. Arsenal took the lead with a goal from Geoff Strong who converted John MacLeod's cross in the 43rd minute, but Spurs were level before half-time. Only a fisted save by Fred Clarke stopped Brown scoring on his impressive debut for Spurs after signing the day before from the opponents in this match !! However, Jimmy Greaves knocked home the spot kick to score for Spurs. Two goals by winger Cliff Jones within the space of three minutes gave Spurs a 3-1 win. His first was a neat finish to Greaves' pull back from the bye-line and his second from White's right wing cross. Teams : |
| 06.10.1962 | An eight goal thriller saw
the points shared in a high scoring draw.
Spurs took a four minute lead when Dave Mackay hit home from 18 yards and John White doubled the lead after 16 minutes. When White set up Cliff Jones on 30 minutes to fire in a third, it looked a formality for Tottenham to claim the points, but David Court dragged Arsenal back into the match with a goal a minute and made it 3-2 before the break. Good play between Blanchflower, White and Les Allen provided an opportunity that Jones accepted before John MacLeod brought it back to a one goal deficit and Geoff String squared it up at 4-4 with just 17 minutes before the end. Teams : |
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| 20.10.1956 | A First
Division match at Highbury saw the home side run out 3-1 winners.
Bobby Smith opened the scoring on 35 minutes with a Spurs goal, but Arsenal hit back with an equalising goal from the head of David Herd. Joe Baker put the home team ahead halfway through the second half and the scoring was rounded off two minutes from time with Herd's second goal. Teams : |
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| 26.08.1950 | Spurs faced Arsenal at
Highbury for the first time in sixteen years, having just been promoted
to the First Division. It was the home team that took the lead,
when Don Roper looped a high ball over Ted Ditchburn's head, but
Tottenham hit back with a goal from Ron Burgess, heading Alf Ramsey's
free-kick home.
Spurs took the lead in the second half, when Sonny Walters scored, but a Wally Barnes equaliser from the penalty spot saw the game finish 2-2. Teams : |
| 22.04.1944 | Tottenham
were the away team at White Hart Lane in this war time Football League
South match, that ended up as a 3-3 draw.
Spurs scored through Ron Burgess, Pat Beesley and Jack Martin, but their goals were matched by Cliff Bastin, Ted Drake and Alexander for Arsenal. Teams : |
| 24.04.1940 | Spurs were technically the
away team as the match was played at White Hart Lane, shared by both
clubs during the war.
Tottenham must have enjoyed the familiar surroundings as they won 4-2 with goals from Johnny Morrison (2), Ronnie Dix and Andy Duncan, while Arsenal replied with goals from Ted Drake and Cliff Bastin. Teams : |
| 24.11.1923 | Tottenham
came out on top of this encounter with a convincing win after a dull
first period.
Five minutes into the second half, Spurs took the lead through a burst through the visiting defence and a good finish by Alec Lindsay. The same player added a second in the 83rd minute, beating keeper Robson as he came out with an 18 yard shot. Jack Elkes completed the scoring after 87 minutes to wrap up a good victory. Teams : |
| 17.11.1923 | The lead
Arsenal took through Frank Townrow on the hour, following a scramble
caused by Dr. James Patterson's cross was wiped out by Jimmy Seed's
header from a 68th minute corner, earning Spurs a point on their trip
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| 22.04.1922 | A penalty
goal gave Arsenal a home win over Spurs in a rain lashed match at
Highbury.
The penalty came when Jimmy Dimmock was adjudged to have brought down in the area and Graham, who was captain for this - his benefit - match, converted from the spot in the first half. Spurs had been restricted by an thigh injury to Grimsdell after about 25 minutes, but he was unable to continue in the second half. Dimmock came close to making amends for his earlier indiscretion with a run that saw him shoot as Tim Williamson advanced, but the ball was cleared as it was going in by defender Alf Baker. Teams : |
| 15.04.1922 | Spurs recorded a 2-0
victory in this meeting at a very windy White Hart Lane.
Arthur Grimsdell put Tottenham ahead when he intercepted a pass and ran through to blast a shot past the keeper from distance. His effort was added to by Jimmy Seed's goal, a powerful header from a corner. Teams : |
| 26.12.1911 | This
Division one meeting ended in defeat for Spurs as they trekked to
Woolwich to play Arsenal.
Charlie Lewis, Charlie Randall and Tom Winship gave Woolwich a 3-0 half-time lead before Billy Minter pulled one goal back for Tottenham who were well supported among the crowd, with two football specials put on from Enfield to transport our large number of travelling fans South of the river in the torrential rain. Teams : |
| 25.12.1911 | A packed White Hart Lane
crowd of 47,000 saw Spurs inflict a big Christmas Day defeat on our
South London opponents.
Bert Middlemiss, Jabez Darnell and John McTavish scored one each, while Billy Minter ran in two goals to produce a 5-0 win that saw 10,000 fans locked outside the ground. Teams : |
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| 25.12.1897 | Spurs travelled to South
London for a United League match with Woolwich Arsenal and won 3-2.
A goal from Bob Stormont and two from Bill Joyce saw Spurs to a win, but the home side notched two goals - both by John Brock. Teams : |
| 19.11.1887 | Spurs hosted Royal Arsenal
from South London on Tottenham Marshes in the first meeting between the
two sides for a friendly match. Having arrived late, the visitors
scored early on in proceedings and defended their lead with all their
might.
The tactic failed, as Spurs went 2-1 ahead and were only denied when bad light stopped play ... a result of the Arsenal side turning up late. Teams : |