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06.05.2000 | Premier League. For a match
report, click here. Manchester United : Raymond van der Gouw, Phil Neville, Denis Irwin, Paul Scholes, Mikael Silvestre, Japp Stam (Henning Berg), David Beckham, Nicky Butt (Jonathan Greening), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Jordi Cruyff), Teddy Sheringham, Ryan Giggs Subs : Ronnie Wallwork, Quinton Fortune Spurs : Walker, Carr, Clemence, Freund, Campbell, Perry, Anderton, S. Davies, Armstrong (Doherty), Iversen (Korsten), Etherington (King) Subs. : Segers, Scales |
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10.01.1998 | Two Ryan Giggs goals gave
Manchester United the win in this Premier League meeting.
Baardsen was in early action to stop Andy Cole from scoring, while the defence worked hard to deny United any chances. Two minutes before the break, Giggs hit a shot past our Norwegian keeper, after our keeper spilled Beckham's cross and then headed a second in the 67th minute to seal the win. Baardsen did well to keep Sheringham's effort out and Spurs did not give up, with Klinsmann shooting just wide and debutant Nicola Berti hitting a shot just too high, but it was not enough to beat United. Teams : |
10.08.1997 | This was the first time
Tottenham had been allocated a home match to open a campaign since the Premier
League began and the game was played out in front of an empty North
Stand, which was being redeveloped.
Roy Keane had a early chance with a fifth minute header that went over the bar, then debutant Les Ferdinand forced Schmeichel into two saves, while Ramon Vega had two close attempts. Spurs had a penalty shout denied, when Paul Scholes appeared to foul Vega in a match of few chances. Walker stopped efforts from Sheringham and Cruyff, while Nielsen and Vega both missed the target at the other end. Spurs fans were howling with laughter when Sheringham completely missed his kick in front of Ian Walker's goal. Ferdinand looked like reaching Nielsen's cross until Phil Neville stretched a leg to get there first in the 76th minute. Allan Nielsen's 81st minute tackle on Sheringham unfortunately took the ball straight into the path of Nicky Butt, who fired past Walker. Tottenham's woe was compounded within 60 seconds, as Vega sliced David Beckham's cross into his own goal. So, even though Spurs slipped to a 2-0 defeat, the Spurs crowd had something to celebrate - the fact that a penalty awarded to United for handball against Justin Edinburgh - his sliding tackle on Jordi Cruyff saw his arm make contact with the ball - was taken by recent defectee Teddy Sheringham and he could only hit it against the post. Teams : Weather : - Hot, humid, Note : |
12.01.1997 | Spurs lost out 1-2 in this Premier
League against United, who took the lead through Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on
22 minutes. Rory Allen nodded in an unconventional equaliser from
a blocked shot a minute before the half-time interval. However, it
was a well constructed goal that won the game for United, with the ball
being laid back to David Beckham, who powered home his shot from 30
yards with fifteen minutes remaining.
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05.01.1997 | An injury hit Spurs put up
a good fight in the FA Cup Third Round tie, but ended up losing out to a
United side on a good run.
Youngsters Neale Fen and Rory Allen led the Tottenham attack, but they had few chances, as United went through thanks to goals from Paul Scholes and a fine free-kick from David Beckham. Teams : |
29.09.1996 | Spurs slipped to defeat at
Old Trafford in this Premier League game, but only after being denied a
goal when the referee ruled out David Howells' strike for offside.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer netted in the 39th minute and then added another in the second half to give United a 2-0 win. Teams : |
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01.01.1996 | Spurs opened up 1996 with a
convincing 4-1 Premier League win over Manchester United. The two teams sat second (United) and third (Spurs) and absences had robbed both sides of regular starters. An injury to Peter Schmeichel in the pre-match warm-up saw him struggle through the first half, but leave the action at the break and debutant William Prunier failed to adjust to the pace of the Premiership as Spurs tore into the Red Devils. Spurs strikers Teddy Sheringham and Chris Armstrong had both been denied by the woodwork before the latter set up the former to fire home on 35 minutes. United hit straight back though, with Phil Neville putting in a low ball for Andrew Cole to convert. However, Tottenham went into the interval 2-1 up as Dean Austin's cross was powered home by Sol Campbell's head. With substitute keeper Kevin Pilkington on between the sticks, Spurs continued to press forward and three minutes after the restart Chris Armstrong got Tottenham's third. United strove to get back into the game, but Ian Walker denied them with some good stops and when he was beaten, Ronnie Rosenthal was on hand to clear off the goal-line. It was left to Armstrong to round off the scoring with a towering 66th minute header to complete United's misery. Teams : |
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09.01.1993 | Tottenham's only
satisfaction from this 1-4 defeat at Old Trafford was a goal against
Manchester United by Nick Barmby.
Teddy Sheringham played the ball to Barmby, who fed Paul Allen out wide, who crossed in low for the little forward to dart in and head past Peter Schmeichel in the United goal. The goal was a mere consolation coming two minutes from the end of the match. By then goals from Eric Cantona (40 mins), Denis Irwin (52), Brian McClair (53) and Paul Parker (58) sealed a comfortable win for United. Teams : |
19.09.1992 | Spurs drew 1-1 with
Manchester United in the Premier League at White Hart Lane. Teddy Sheringham had an effort cleared off the goal-line before Ryan Giggs took the ball off Dean Austin, who had slipped over. He nut-megged Jason Cundy and went racing in on goal to take the ball to his left and around Ian Walker to slide it into the net to make it 0-1 to United. However, after the break, Spurs got their game together and Paul Allen fed the ball to Andy Gray, passing it on to Sheringham and the Spurs striker crossed beyond everyone in the goalmouth to Gordon Durie, who finished the move at the far post from five yards out to level the scores. Teams : |
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28.09.1991 | United took the lead with
Mark Hughes scoring from what looked like an offside position in the
21st minute, but Spurs got back into it with a goal on 38 minutes from
Gordon Durie. Samways took a quick free-kick and played in Nayim,
who passed to Lineker. His shot was knocked down by Schmeichel and
Durie was on hand to put the ball into the net.
Paul Stewart's second yellow card reduced Spurs to ten men in the 75th minute, but Mabbutt flashed a header wide and Walker made a fine save from Giggs when clean through. When Bryan Robson headed a late winner from a free-kick ten minutes from the end, it was a bitter pill to swallow when it had been such an even match. Teams : Scott Houghton made his debut as a late substitute. |
20.05.1991 | An end of season meeting
saw Man U show off the European Cup-Winners Cup and Tottenham the FA Cup
and as well as sharing the silverware, they also shared the points.
Paul Ince's shot from a narrow angle gave the home side an eighth minute lead, but Tottenham managed to squeeze a point out of the game when John Hendry headed a 52nd minute equaliser. Teams : |
01.01.1991 | Paul Gascoigne harsh
dismissal for abuse believed to be directed at the referee left
Tottenham with a Herculean task, but they nearly managed it.
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16.12.1989 | Tottenham recorded a rare
win at Old Trafford with a single goal from Gary Lineker.
Bobby Mimms was alert in the Tottenham goal to deny Hughes and McClair, while Stewart and Lineker twice had hit the woodwork. The only goal of the match came in the 68th minute when Paul Gascoigne put Lineker in to beat the Man U keeper from 20 yards out. Teams : |
25.10.1989 | League Cup Round Three.
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05.02.1989 | Brian McClair's 57th minute
goal gave United the lead in a First Division match at Old Trafford, but
it was Jim Leighton in the home goal who preserved the lead with a fine
flying save from David Howells' volley late in the game.
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28.03.1988 | Danny Thomas Benefit Match.
Spurs lost 2-3, despite having a host of famous
names playing for them in Danny Thomas' Benefit match, with Manchester
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04.05.1987 |
An end of season 4-0 win for Spurs at the Lane, with second place still up for grabs. Teams : |
24.03.1986 | Division One.
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16.12.1983 | BBC TV televised this game
and Tottenham ran out wearing the name of 'Holsten' on their shirts for
the first ever time. The one match deal was such a success that it
was quickly extended to 1986 and then beyond that date, so lucrative was
the partnership.
The match attracted a smaller than expected attendance, leading to the home side claiming over £300,000 from the fund to compensate sides for people staying away to watch it at home. They saw Arthur Graham give United a 12th minute lead, but this was cancelled out in the 53rd minute by Alan Brazil's overhead kick. However, a minute later, Kevin Moran slid in a well worked free-kick with Strachan being given the ball at the side of the wall and crossing low to the far post. Graham added a 74th minute header to put Man U further ahead, but Ardiles played in Falco to hit a rising shot straight after to get Spurs back in it. However, Moran's second on 80 minutes wrapped up the victory for the home team. Teams : |
13.11.1982 |
A single goal settled this match at Old Trafford in Manchester United's
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17.04.1982 | Manchester United took the
points in this First Division meeting 2-0 at Old Trafford.
As Paul Price went in for a Arthur Albiston cross, his challenge with Frank Stapleton was deemed to be worthy of a penalty by the ref and the spot-kick was converted by Steve Coppell. It was Albiston who was the supplier once more, when Scott McGarvey headed in with three minutes remaining to seal the win. Teams : |
21.11.1981 | Spurs earned a 3-1 win over
Manchester United at White Hart Lane in the First Division. Spurs played towards the Paxton Road end in the first half and a corner by Glenn Hoddle was headed on by Graham Roberts, but defender Mike Duxbury nodded the ball up into the air. Roberts went up for the ball again and it dropped to Mike Hazard, whose shot was deflected on it's way past Paddy Roche in the United goal. Another Hoddle corner this time found Roberts unmarked and his header went down past the keeper to make it 2-0, but before half time, Garry Birtles scored for United when a Ray Wilkins free kick was swung in and headed back across goal for the striker to hook a shot back across Clemence and into the net. Spurs wrapped the game up in the second half when Hoddle lobbed a high pass down the right wing for Hazard to chase, but United got to the ball and made a mess of trying to play it out, only succeeding in passing the ball infield to Steve Archibald on the right hand corner of the area. He took a touch inside onto his left foot and drilled it past Roche from 18 yards out. Teams : |
28.10.1981 | A single Micky Hazard goal
gave Spurs victory in this League Cup Second Round second leg tie at Old
Trafford. Added to the same score-line in the first leg, Tottenham
progressed through to the next round.
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12.04.1980 | A 4-1 home win for
Manchester United was sealed with goals from Ray Wilkins and a hat-trick
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09.01.1980 | Spurs won at Old Trafford
against all the odds, when a very physical challenge by Joe Jordan on
Milija Aleksic left the Spurs goalie being carried off on a stretcher
with a broken jaw. With him seemed to go Tottenham's FA Cup hopes,
as midfield maestro Glenn Hoddle had to take over the gloves.
Spurs battled away and kept plugging away, bravely taking the tie into extra time, with Hoddle withstanding Jordan's aerial attentions. It was then that the Argentinian pair of Ardiles and Villa linked up to produce a winner. Ricky jinked into the penalty area, laid the ball back, almost psychically knowing Ardiles would be there to sweep it into the net to give Tottenham a highly unexpected 1-0 win. Teams : |
05.01.1980 | A dubious penalty converted by Sammy
McIlroy saved Manchester United in this FA Cup Third Round tie at White
Hart Lane. Ossie Ardiles had swept the ball home to give Tottenham the lead, but a supposed push on Gordon McQueen from a set-piece saw the referee give a spot-kick, when it looked as though nobody had touched the Scots centre-half. Teams : |
01.12.1979 | Manchester United took the points on
their visit to White Hart Lane for a Division One game. Goals from Steve Coppell and Lou Macari gave the visitors the advantage, with Tottenham's goal coming from Glenn Hoddle. Teams : |
05.09.1979 | A 3-1 win for
Manchester United in the League Cup
Second Round second leg saw them through with an own goal, Steve Coppell
and Mickey Thomas on the score-sheet.
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29.08.1979 | Spurs took a 2-1 lead in
the first leg of this League Cup Second Round tie with Manchester
United. The White Hart Lane crowd were treated to a stunning goal from Glenn Hoddle after he had been set up by Ossie Ardiles from a free kick. Played up into the air outside of the penalty area on the right side, Hoddle cracked a waist-high volley past Gary Bailey at the Park Lane end with ferocious power. Teams : |
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14.03.1979 | Spurs were beaten 2-0 at Old
Trafford as the sides travelled North to play out the
FA Cup Sixth Round replay.
Sammy McIlroy and Joe Jordan scored the goals that put United through to the semi-finals. Teams : |
10.03.1979 | A goal from Ossie Ardiles
gave Tottenham the lead in this FA Cup Sixth Round tie at White Hart
Lane, but Mickey Thomas pulled a goal back to take the tie to a replay.
Spurs applied most of the pressure in the first half, with Chris Jones having a goal disallowed for a foul on Gary Bailey when the United keeper dropped a high ball at his feet. Don McAllister thundered a header against Bailey's bar and Glenn Hoddle fired a 20 yard shot straight at the keeper. Spurs won a free-kick on the right side of centre about 30 yards out and Perryman curled it into the area, where Ossie Ardiles had ghosted in across a defender and headed into the net, with Bailey having come out to try to take the ball. Sammy McIlroy was booked for taking out Ardiles, as Spurs kept up their attacks, with Bailey scrambling to his left to save when Hoddle volleyed back a headed clearance by Gordon McQueen. Just before the half-time interval Spurs had a good shout for a penalty when Martin Buchan slid in on Ardiles and did not appear to take the ball, but the referee was not interested in the claims. The second half saw United move forward more and Steve Coppell had broken through the middle of the Spurs defence early on but when he got six yards out, he fluffed his shot under pressure from Terry Naylor. Jimmy Greenhoff shot narrowly wide from the right before Mark Kendall reacted well to push Micky Thomas' header wide. From the resulting corner, Thomas flicked the ball on at the near post and it dropped for him, off McQueen's backside, to force it in from close range for the equaliser. United went looking for the winning goal and Andy Ritchie hit the top of the bar with a header from Greenhoff's cross. Spurs had another claim for a penalty when Jones was bundled over by McQueen as he went for a header, but the refusal by the ref got the Spurs forward for his protests. Chances still came at each end, with Pratt forcing Bailey to a low save with a 20 yard shot and Steve Perryman almost let United in with a back-pass that was intercepted by Coppell. He went around Kendall, but his ball into the goalmouth was cleared by John Lacy at the near post. Substitute Peter Taylor broke through on the right side of the box and hit a shot across goal, before Sammy McIlroy had the last chance, breaking away down the United right, cutting into the penalty area to turn inside Perryman and his shot across the six yard box was kicked away from in front of goal by Naylor to leave the two sides facing a replay in a few days time. Teams : |
16.12.1978 | Goals from Sammy McIlroy and Andy
Ritchie sealed a 2-0 home win for United when the sides met in the First
Division at Old Trafford.
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12.02.1977 | Spurs slumped to a 1-3 home
defeat to Manchester United as they hovered above the relegation zone. Goals from a Sammy McIlroy header, Gordon Hill and a close range finish from Lou Macari gave United the points, while Chris Jones scored a consolation goal for Tottenham. Teams : |
04.09.1976 | Without a league win in the
first three games of the season, it was a major surprise that Tottenham
won at Old Trafford.
Winger Steve Coppell had put United in front after 16 minutes, with Stuart Pearson netting a second before half-time, as Spurs gave the home side a great deal of space, time and respect. The second period was very different, as Spurs set about United in a determined fashion. A goal from Ralph Coates, which swung straight in past the confused United keeper from a 56th minute corner put Tottenham back in it, while Ian Moores scored his first Spurs league goal after Naylor and Neighbour set up the opening for him. With just ten minutes remaining on the clock, a left-footed drive from substitute John Pratt flew into the net for the winner to give Spurs all the points. Teams : |
17.01.1976 | Spurs were facing a Man. U
side back in the top flight after returning from Division Two as
champions, but who had shot to the top of the table.
Gordon Hill had given the visitors the lead, but Spurs pulled back a goal when John Duncan's low, angled shot beat Alex Stepney all ends up. Try as they might, neither side could break through again and settled for the draw. Teams : London Girl Pipers provided pre-match and
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06.09.1975 | A 2-3 defeat at Old
Trafford was a disappointing result from Tottenham's trip to play
Manchester United in the First Division. Spurs could have doubled their goal tally, but Chris Jones' opening goal – a header from Jimmy Neighbour's free-kick - was cancelled out when John Pratt's clearance hit Ian Smith and the ball went into the Tottenham goal. Gerry Daly put United ahead just before the break from the penalty spot and then the same player gave the home team a two goal cushion two minutes after the break. Spurs went forward with attacking intent, with Jimmy Neighbour hitting a penalty kick against the bar and in the 82nd minute, they were rewarded with a second goal as Martin Chivers drove in from outside the box on the right side of the D. Teams : Man U : - Brian Greenhoff, Gerry Daly, Sub. not used : Spurs : - Jennings, I. Smith (Chivers), Naylor, Pratt, Osgood, McAllister, McNab, Perryman (cpt), Neighbour, Chris Jones, Duncan. Sub. not used : Ref. : - Crowd : - 51,641 |
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23.03.1974 | Manchester United had been
in the bottom four for most of the season and Ralph Coates single goal
gave Tottenham a 1-0 win that plunged the home side to the bottom place. The nervousness affected United and Spurs played a freer game, with the goal coming early in the second half. Martin Chivers' long throw deflected off a United defender and fell kindly to Ralph Coates around the penalty spot to rifle low past the keeper with his left foot. United pressed towards the end, but John Pratt and Chris McGrath has chances to score on the breakaway, but Spurs had to settle for the one goal win. Teams : |
10.11.1973 | Two fine goals for Spurs
won the day against Manchester United in the First Division at the Lane. Martin Chivers showed a striker's instinct when he took the ball on the edge of the United box and struck the ball low past Alex Stepney to hand Tottenham the advantage. Cyril Knowles conceded an own goal to put United back in the game straight away, with George Best's shot hitting him on the way in, but he made amends for his error with a superb curling free-kick around the wall before half-time to win the match for Spurs. Teams : |
24.03.1973 | A dull First Division game
finished 1-1 with George Graham scoring early on for United and Martin
Chivers finally secured a point with a late breakthrough to equalise.
Chivers equalised by powering a low shot
from the edge of the box past Jimmy Rimmer, who had closed him down and
two defenders on the line at the Park Lane end. Jimmy Pearce later went close with a header. Teams : |
28.10.1972 | Martin Peters completed an
outstanding individual display of finishing to see Spurs win 4-1.
The England midfielder netted his first goal in the 20th minute, then
hit two quick goals to claim a hat-trick by the 35th minute. Into the second half, Bobby Charlton scored for the home side, but Peters was on the mark again when he headed in Cyril Knowles' cross. Teams : |
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04.03.1972 | Spurs had a 2-0 win at
White Hart Lane in this First Division game against Manchester United to
make it a disappointing debut for Martin Buchan.
Roger Morgan went close with a shot after racing
onto a long ball into the left side of the box, while Ray Evans did well
to get in a block to a George Best shot after the United winger pulled
his left foot back just inside the box. Teams : |
13.11.1971 | Sammy McIlroy and two from Denis Law
sunk Spurs 1-3 at Old Trafford. Spurs
grabbed a consolation goal when Martin Chivers rose magnificently to
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06.02.1971 | Tottenham started well at
Old Trafford, but fell behind to a skilful lob over Pat Jennings and
Phil Beal on the line from George Best after he had chested the ball
down in the
15th minute and then went 0-2 down in the 23rd minute when Willie Morgan
netted from the penalty spot. Spurs got back in the game quickly,
when Peters drove home as Chivers jumped over the ball, deceiving Alex
Stepney. We then
went close with Gilzean and Neighbour troubling the United defence, but
Best hit the bar and Alan Gowling shot narrowly too high with a fierce drive
in the last minute.
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05.12.1970 | A well-fought out First
Division match ended all square at 2-2 at White Hart Lane.
Martin Peters headed home past Rimmer from ten yards out at the Paxton Road end to give Spurs the lead in the second half and Alan Gilzean scored Tottenham's second. Teams : |
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03.02.1968 | Meeting for the third time
in ten days, United won for the first time in the series of games. An early Spurs lead given to them by Martin Chivers evaporated when George Best equalised and then Pat Jennings saved a penalty from Bobby Charlton before half-time. It looked like the game would end in a draw until Charlton scored a cracking winner just two minutes before the final whistle. Teams : |
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23.09.1967 | Spurs were beaten at Old
Trafford although they gave the home side a shock with an Alan Gilzean
goal in the fourth minute.
However, United were soon on level terms when George Best scored. The home side could have taken the lead when they were awarded a penalty, but Denis Law missed from the spot. However, Law and Best scored in the second half to take the points from the match. Teams : |
12.08.1967 | The Charity Shield was
shared after the two sides drew 3-3 at Old Trafford.
Spurs went 2-0 ahead with Jimmy Robertson netting a second minute goal and 14 minutes in, Pat Jennings launched the ball upfield to see it fly over Alex Stepney on the bounce off the wet pitch, but two rocket shots from the boots of Bobby Charlton levelled before Tottenham once more lead in the second half through a Frank Saul strike, but Denis Law pulled out an equaliser for the trophy to be held by each club for six months. Teams : |
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10.09.1966 | Tottenham left it late to
edge past Manchester United in this First Division match at the Lane. Jimmy Greaves had been denied by a fine stop by Gaskell early on, while Alan Gilzean was unlucky to see an effort bounce back off the woodwork, but it was George Best who set up the opening goal for Denis Law to head home n the 42nd minute. It was Spurs who staged late surge to win the game with two goals in the final three minutes. Alan Gilzean's 87th minute header from Keith Weller's cross brought Tottenham level and Jimmy Greaves hit the net a minute later after Gilly had sent him clear to give Spurs a 2-1 win at WHL. Teams : |
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18.12.1965 |
Manchester United got revenge for their
drubbing at White Hart lane earlier in the season by inflicting a 5-1
defeat on Spurs. United played a long free-kick into the Tottenham penalty area, where it was headed out, but only to Booby Charlton, who struck it sweetly on the half-volley to put the ball past Pat Jennings into the top right hand corner of his goal. United went 2-0 ahead when Crerand's ball forward found Herd and as he dribbled into the muddy penalty area, the ball got stuck under his foot. He still managed to get a shot away and although Jennings saved his attempt, the loose ball stuck in the mud and Denis Law slid in to put the ball into the net from five yards out. The heavy pitch was not suiting Tottenham's game, with United's more direct style reaping the benefits, as Jennings' goal-kick was headed straight back, with Laurie Brown caught on the ball in his own area, allowing Herd to play a low cross into the goalmouth, where Phil Beal tried to intercept, but could only put the ball into his own net. Straight from the kick=off in the second half, Jimmy Robertson lifted a cross into the middle, where Cliff Jones rose highest to head low past Greggs to pull a goal back. It was to no avail, as Spurs lost the ball 25 yards form the United goal and a long ball forward sent Herd clear on goal, where Jennings again saved, but the Manchester United man side-footed the rebound in to make it 4-1. The rout was complete when Best put Connelly away on their left wing and his low ball in was met at the near post, where Law took a touch and beat Jennings. Teams : For a goals highlights package, click
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16.10.1965 | The gates were closed on many
waiting fans as Spurs met league champions Manchester United at the Lane. Alan Gilzean and Neil Johnson gave Spurs a 2-0 half-time lead, with Jimmy Greaves (58 minutes), Eddie Clayton and Jimmy Robertson making it five before Bobby Charlton netted to get a consolation for United. Greaves goal came at the end of a great move. Eleven passes were made (involving Alan Mullery, Alan Gilzean, Maurice Norman, Dave Mackay and Eddie Clayton) before the ball came to Dave Mackay to hit a pass through to Greaves. The striker spun away from the first tackle, sprinted clear of two defenders and as keeper Pat Dunne came out, he skipped around him and slid the ball into an empty net. Teams : |
06.02.1965 | Fourth placed Spurs beat
the team above them – Manchester United – 1-0 at White Hart Lane in
front of a big crowd. The deciding goal in the match came in the first half from Tottenham captain Ron Henry. Teams : |
26.09.1964 |
26.09.1964 United enjoyed a 4-1 home win over Spurs at Old Trafford, with two goals apiece for Paddy Crerand and Denis Law. Jimmy Robertson grabbed a late consolation for Spurs.
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10.12.1963 | European Cup Winner's
Cup - First Round Second Leg
With Dave Mackay suffering a broken leg after just eight minutes, Spurs
were reduced to ten men for the majority of the game, allowing United to
go on to win and go through to the next round of the European
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03.12.1963 |
European Cup Winner's Cup - First Round First Leg Postponed for a week because of fog on the night of the first game, a big crowd turned up for the match between two of England's glamour sides. A cagey first half finished 0-0, but from Cliff Jones' back-heel, Mackay drilled home a shot to give Spurs the lead. Bill Brown was on form in goal to deny Man U on a number of occasions, including turning a fierce drive from Denis Law over the bar, but the lead was doubled when Terry Dyson was alert to seize on a short Dunne back-pass, sticking the chance away for a valuable 2-0 lead just before the end of the match. Teams : |
09.03.1963 | Two goals
won this match for top of the table
Spurs at Old Trafford
against Manchester United.
Bobby Smith's cross in the 32nd minute was looped over Gregg by the head of Cliff Jones from 18 yards out and the match was won in the 65th minute when Greaves and Jones exchanged passes to leave Frank Saul an opportunity to glide past the defence and slot home. A late rally by United was to no avail as Bill Brown kept them out with a good display in goal. Teams : |
09.11.1963 | The game
was played a a fast pace, but had to wait until five minutes before the
interval for the first goal, which went to Manchester United. Denis
Law was the scorer and Denis Herd adding a United second ten minutes into
the second half. Spurs got back into the game when Jimmy Greaves' curling free-kick was punched into his own net by United goalie Harry Gregg to make it 2-1, but Law went on to complete a hat-trick and leave Spurs with nothing to show for their trip to Old Trafford. Teams : |
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24.10.1962 | Jimmy
Greaves' hat-trick lead the way for a big Spurs win over United at the
Lane.
15 minutes in, Greaves pounced on Dave Mackay's half-saved shot to put Spurs one up, then a hooked shot by Medwin made it 2-0 after 28 minutes. Blanchflower's free-kick was finished by Medwin five minutes prior to the break and five minutes the other side of half-time, Greaves slipped the ball past Gregg after latching onto Baker's pass. Jimmy completed his hat-trick on 78 minutes and only two late goals from David Herd and Albert Quixall reduced the margin of victory. Although Manchester United were more attack-minded in the second half, Cliff Jones' 82nd minute goal made the final score 6-2. Teams : |
16.01.1961 |
Our second defeat of the season arrived at Old Trafford in this First Division match. Nobby Stiles scored the opener for United in the first half and Mark Pearson added a second after the break to seal the points for the home side. This United win came despite the fact that goalkeeper Harry Gregg sustained an injury and came out for the second half as a centre-forward. Teams : |
03.09.1960 |
Spurs kept their 100% home record in
their fifth match with a 4-1 win over Manchester United. Strikers Bobby Smith and Les Allen put Tottenham 2-0 ahead before Denis Viollet brought United back into the game before half-time. Allen notched his second in the second half to restore the two-goal gap and Smith got his brace with another strike to put the game beyond Manchester United's reach. Teams : |
23.01.1960 |
An error by Harry Gregg let Spurs in for
the opener in this First Division encounter. His goal-kick went
straight to Bobby Smith and shaking off Ron Cope, he fired the ball back
into the United goal before Gregg could recover his ground.
Smith made it 2-0 before the interval, sliding in through the mud in the
six-yard box at the Park Lane end, but in the second period, Warren
Bradley pulled a goal back just after the restart, but the visitors
could not pierce the defence again and lost out 2-1.
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12.09.1959 |
Tottenham's visit to Old Trafford saw
them win comfortably 5-1. Goals from Bobby Smith 2, Dave Mackay, Tommy Harmer and Dave Dunmore earned a well-deserved victory. Teams : |
07.02.1959 |
Maurice Norman's goal was not enough to
stop Manchester United leaving the Lane with a 3-1 win. Two goals from Bobby Charlton and another from Arthur Scanlon helped United to two points. Teams : |
12.04.1958 | Having lost many of their
staff in the Munich air disaster two months previous to this game, it
was an unfamiliar United side that took to the field.
The Reds were already in the FA Cup Final, but the closely fought affair was won by a Tommy Harmer penalty - the only goal of the game in the 43rd minute after a handball by Stan Crowther. The wind had a major effect as it was blowing the length of the pitch, with Spurs having the first half advantage. Cliff Jones, Jim Iley, Tommy Harmer and Bobby Smith all had efforts saved, while in the second period, Manchester United had chances through Bobby Charlton, Ernie Taylor and Colin Webster. Teams : |
30.11.1957 | Losing
goalkeeper Ray Wood through illness was a blow for United and former
England Schoolboy keeper David Gaskell came in as a raw 17 year old.
It proved a change which Tottenham benefited from. But the home side scored first, with Ted Ditchburn beaten by a 16th minute goal from David Pegg, who cut in from the left wing to rasp a drive past him. The lead was short-lived, as four minutes later, Tottenham drew level with Bobby Smith beating Jackie Blanchflower in the air and taking the rebound on to score past Gaskell. Smith was to prove too hot for the Manchester United defence and when he took down John Ryden's 25th minute cross, he popped the ball over Roger Byrne's head and hit a right-footed shot past the young Red Devils goalie. Danny Blanchflower looked to play in Smith once more, but his brother Jackie got to the ball first, only to direct it into his own net, but Bobby got his hat-trick a couple of minutes before the interval, when he headed George Robb's cross powerfully past the keeper to make it 4-1 to Spurs at half-time.As expected United came out for the second half pumped up and Pegg got a second goal with 60 minutes gone and then a 67th minute goal from Liam Whelan brought the score to 4-3 after he converted Eddie Colman's well-flighted free-kick. The match ended with great excitement with Ditchburn keeping out two late Colin Webster efforts at the death to preserve the win. Teams : |
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24.11.1956 | In this
Division One match at the Lane, Tommy Harmer put Tottenham in front,
from the penalty spot and George Robb added a second to make it 2-0 by
half-time. United ripped back into the match with a goal from
Eddie Colman and their equaliser came from Johnny Berry to earn them a
share of the points.
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31.08.1955 | A midweek
game saw the Busby Babes take the points against Spurs at White Hart
Lane with a 2-1 win.
Duncan Edwards cracked in both United goals at the Park Lane end. His first was a left footed drive from the edge of the penalty area on two minutes, with the second following on 41 minutes as he fired a pile-driver past Ted Ditchburn from 30 yards. United had to struggle on with injured player Denis Violett and with the "crocked" Charlie Withers taking little part in the action, Spurs could only manage a late consolation as Harry Clarke rose to head home George Robb's corner with two minutes to go, but it did prompt Ditchburn to take a quick throw-in (which was rarely heard of in those days) to try and produce a late equaliser. Teams : |
24.08.1955 | A young Manchester
United side, with an average age of 21, took the game to Spurs at White
Hart Lane and went ahead in just the second minute.
It was England left half Duncan Edwards who struck with a shot from the 18 yard line that flew past Ted Ditchburn. Spurs had to get back into the game and did well, but could not find a finish to their build-up play. Stokes did get a decent cross-shot past Wood in the United goal, but saw the ball bounce off the foot of the post and out. United were switching play from wing to wing and just a couple of minutes before half-time, they extended their lead and it was Edwards again on the mark, with a 20 yard drive to double the advantage for the visitors. Spurs strove to find a way back into the game, but had to be aware of United's ability to attack. The cause was not helped by an ankle injury to Charlie Withers, who had to move to outside left for the remainder of the game, effectively a passenger. Ironically, the changes made to the Tottenham team affected Manchester United more and Wood was called upon to make some vital saves, until minutes from the end, when Robb's corner was planted into the net by Harry Clarke's head. Clarke had a similar opportunity from a Withers corner minutes earlier, but had not been able to find the net. Teams : |
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26.09.1953 | A first
half Jack Rowley goal put the visitors ahead in this First Division
encounter at the Lane, but in the second half Les Duquemin equalised to
share the points.
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26.01.1952 | Manchester United beat
Spurs 2-0 on a frozen Old Trafford pitch with second half goals –
firstly from an Alf Ramsey own goal and then a Stan Pearson goal. Ted Ditchburn was in outstanding form as the Spurs team never really got going. Alf Ramsey's own goal, early in the second half should have been cancelled out, as Spurs had opportunities, but they cold not get past Allen in the United goal and five minutes before the end, Stan Pearson wrapped up the points for the home side with a second goal. Teams : |
22.09.1951 | A huge
crowd watched Spurs beat table-topping Manchester United at White Hart
Lane. Just before half-time, Les Medley hit a fine left-footed
shot to give Tottenham the lead and a Sonny Walters effort made it 2-0
after 68 minutes.
Spurs could have gone further ahead when a penalty was awarded following Johnny Carey's foul on Walters, but Alf Ramsey's spot-kick was kept out by Reg Allen in the United goal. Teams : |
13.01.1951 | A Tottenham team hit
by injuries and illness lost to Manchester United 1-2 at Old Trafford. With Ron Burgess carrying an injury and influenza hitting Les Bennett, Spurs travelled north with hope and with an early lead in the bag from Eddie Baily, who converted a pass from Les Medley, it looked like a surprise could be on the cards. However that optimism didn't last long, with Brian Birch squaring things a few minutes later. Into the second half, Jack Rowley got in ahead of Alf Ramsey and Harry Clarke to net United's second, beating Ted Ditchburn with his fierce shot to win the game for the Red Devils. Teams : |
09.09.1950 | A single strike right on
the half-time whistle earned Spurs a narrow win at White Hart Lane.
A cross eluded United keeper Reg Allen and fell to Sonny Walters, whose shot went through defender John Aston's legs and went in off the post. United strove to get back into the game, but their best chance was kept out when Ditchburn made a fine stop from Billy McGlen's effort. Teams : |
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04.02.1939 | Ron
Burgess' debut for Tottenham .
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19.02.1938 | Tottenham's Second Division visit to
Old Trafford saw a reverse of the season's previous meeting, with Fred
Sargent notching the only goal of the game to win it for Spurs.
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09.10.1937 | Both sides
were battling away to get out of the Second Division and this meeting at
White Hart Lane saw a single goal by left-winger Tom Manley win the points
for United.
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10.09.1932 | Tottenham
recorded a big Second Division win over Manchester United when they ran
out 6-1 winners. George Hunt grabbed two goals, Willie Evans two as well, one a penalty, while Jimmy Brain and Taffy O'Callaghan netted one apiece. United's only response came from Bill Ridding. Teams : |
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04.02.1928 | A
convincing win for Spurs saw them take the points in this First Division
match. Tottenham had the lead when Jimmy Armstrong beat keeper Lance Richardson after timing his run from the halfway line past the United defence to perfection, with Spurs going further ahead when Taffy O'Callaghan scored the second with a fierce shot before the half time whistle. Tich Handley put in a cross after the break for Jimmy Dimmock to make it 3-0 with a shot off Richardson's legs, before Billy Chapman laid on an opportunity for Billy Johnson to pull a goal back for United. However, Armstrong struck again with a 40 yard shot that rattled the underside of the bar as it swerved and dipped to deceive the keeper and hit the back of the net to round off a 4-1 win for Tottenham. Teams : |
27.12.1926 | The traditional return
fixture was played a couple of days later and with home advantage,
United took the points with goals from Frank McPherson. Handley
had given Tottenham a glimpse of hope with a header and things might
have been even better for Spurs had Tommy Clay not slipped his penalty
(given for a foul on Frank Osborne) past the post on the 17th minute.
What chances a penalty being given against United at Old Trafford now ??
Tottenham were denied a share of the points after McPherson's second came just six minutes from the end of the game. Teams : |
25.12.1926 |
A Christmas Day match saw the points shared with Jimmy Dimmock scoring for Tottenham and Joe Spence notching the United strike. Teams : |
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25.09.1920 | A trip to
Old Trafford was profitable for Spurs, as Arthur Grimsdell scored in the
75th minute to win the game for Tottenham.
United keeper Jack Mew was on top form to keep the tally down, as Fanny Walden turned in a man of the match performance. Teams : |
09.04.1912 | A 1-1 draw
saw Tottenham's £50 signing Bert Bliss open his goal-scoring account in
his second First Division match and Tottenham's fourth in five days. Bert Middlemiss spurned the chance to put Spurs ahead from the penalty spot in the 20th minute, while United took the opportunity to score from the spot with George Wall successfully netting. With both sides being hit by injuries, Spurs with Billy Minter getting hit in the face with the ball and Frank Bentley followed him, while Manchester United's Billy Meredith came to harm in a clash with Spurs keeper Tiny Joyce and United's Sandy Turnbull also left the pitch in the second half. Teams : |
22.01.1910 | Spurs lost 0-5 in
this first match between the two side with the opponents known as
Manchester United staged at Bank Street, Clayton Goals from Charlie Roberts 2, Ted Connor, Arthur Hooper and Billy Meredith won the game handsomely for United. Teams : |
11.09.1909 | The first
league meeting in the First Division saw the two teams meet with vastly
different records. Man U had maximum points from their previous
three games, while Spurs had lost the two matches they had played.
The White Hart Lane crowd paid receipts of £1,043 to watch an exciting 2-2 draw with Bobby Steel scoring the two goals for Spurs, both from the penalty spot, while United's goals came through efforts from Jimmy Turnbull and George Wall. The first point of the season came on the day that the West Stand was open for the first time. Teams : |
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