december 12th
Results (Tottenham's score given first)
(match
reports accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)
| 1891 | Forest Swifts | H | Friendly | 1 - 1 |
| 1896 | Old St. Stephen's | H | FA Cup 1QR | 4 - 0 |
| 1903 | Corinthians | H | Friendly | 5 - 1 |
| 1906 | Plymouth Argyle | A | Western League | 2 - 2 |
| 1908 | Burnley | H | Second Division | 4 - 2 |
| 1914 | Notts County | A | First Division | 2 - 1 |
| 1925 | Burnley | A | First Division | 2 - 1 |
| 1931 | Leeds United | A | Second Division | 0 - 1 |
| 1936 | Doncaster Rovers | H | Second Division | 2 - 0 |
| 1942 | Charlton Athletic | A | Football League South | 3 - 0 |
| 1953 | Aston Villa | A | First Division | 2 - 1 |
| 1959 | Fulham | A | First Division | 1 - 1 |
| 1964 | Sheffield United | A | First Division | 3 - 3 |
| 1970 | West Bromwich Albion | A | First Division | 1 - 3 |
| 1973 | Dinamo Tblisi (Russia) | H | UEFA Cup R3 2L | 5 - 1 |
| 1981 | Leeds United | A | First Division | 0 - 0 |
| 1984 | Bohemians Prague (Czechoslovakia) | A | UEFA Cup R3 2L | 1 - 1 |
| 1992 | Arsenal | H | Premier League | 1 - 0 |
| 1998 | Manchester United | H | Premier League | 2 - 2 |
| 1999 | Newcastle United | H | FA Cup R3 | 1 - 1 |
| 2005 | Portsmouth | H | Premier League | 3 - 1 |
| 2009 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Premier League | 0 - 1 |
| 2010 | Chelsea | H | Premier League | 1 - 1 |
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Games on this day in Tottenham Hotspur's history |
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| TOTAL | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Away | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neutral | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biggest win on this day
4-0 Old St.
Stephens (FA Cup)
(Home) 1896 |
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Biggest defeat on this day 1-3 West Bromwich Albion (First Division) (Away) 1970 |
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Biggest score-line on this day
5-1 Corinthians
(Friendly)
(Home) 1903 |
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Last win on this day 2005 3-1 Portsmouth (Premier League) (Home) |
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Last draw on this day 2010 1-1 Chelsea (Premier League) (Home) |
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Last defeat on this day 2009 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League) (Home) |
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Teams we have played on this day
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Notable Dates
| 1958 | Harry Wilding, centre half 1928-1929, dies. |
| 1959 | Fulham were denied a win, when defender Peter Baker fists a shot, deflected by Dave Mackay, over the bar. |
| 1964 | Tottenham secure the signature of Alan Gilzean from Dundee. |
| 1992 | Tottenham gain their 3,500th point since joining the League in 1908. |
| 2000 | Jimmy Scarth, winger 1949-1952, dies. |
| 2009 | Tottenham's first defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League. |
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.