march 28th
Results
(match
reports accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)
| 1885 | St. Martin's | A | Friendly | Unknown |
| 1896 | London Caledonian | A | Friendly | 5 - 0 |
| 1898 | Southampton | H | United League | 7 - 0 |
| 1901 | Reading | H | FA Cup R3r | 3 - 0 |
| 1902 | Southampton | H | Southern League | 2 - 2 |
| 1903 | Reading | H | Southern League | 2 - 0 |
| 1904 | Brentford | A | Western League | 2 - 1 |
| 1908 | Leyton | A | Southern League | 5 - 2 |
| 1910 | Blackburn Rovers | H | First Division | 4 - 0 |
| 1914 | Everton | A | First Division | 1 - 1 |
| 1921 | Liverpool | H | First Division | 1 - 0 |
| 1925 | West Ham United | H | First Division | 1 - 1 |
| 1928 | Sunderland | A | First Division | 0 - 0 |
| 1931 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Second Division | 2 - 2 |
| 1932 | Stoke City | A | Second Division | 2 - 2 |
| 1935 | Leicester City | A | First Division | 0 - 6 |
| 1936 | Southampton | H | Second Division | 8 - 0 |
| 1942 | Watford | H | London War Cup | 5 - 2 |
| 1953 | Portsmouth | H | First Division | 3 - 3 |
| 1959 | Bolton Wanderers | A | First Division | 1 - 4 |
| 1964 | Fulham | A | First Division | 1 - 1 |
| 1970 | West Bromwich Albion | A | First Division | 1 - 1 |
| 1972 | Huddersfield Town | A | First Division | 1 - 1 |
| 1975 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | First Division | 3 - 0 |
| 1979 | Southampton | H | First Division | 0 - 0 |
| 1981 | Coventry City | A | First Division | 1 - 0 |
| 1987 | Luton Town | A | First Division | 1 - 3 |
| 1988 | Manchester United | H | Danny Thomas Benefit match | 2 - 3 |
| 1989 | Luton Town | A | First Division | 3 - 1 |
| 1992 | Coventry City | H | First Division | 4 - 3 |
| 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | Malcolm Allison Testimonial | 3 - 3 |
| 1998 | Crystal Palace | A | Premier League | 3 - 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 77 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Away * | Played * | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neutral | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* = One away game score unknown |
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Biggest win on this day 8-0 Southampton (Second Division) (Home) 1936 |
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Biggest defeat on this day 0-6 Leicester City (First Division) (Away) 1935 |
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Biggest score-line on this
day 8-0 Southampton (Second Division) (Home) 1936 |
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Last win on this day 1998 3-1 Crystal Palace (Premier League) (Away) |
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Last draw on this day 1993 3-3 Crystal Palace (Malcolm Allison Testimonial) (Away) |
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Last defeat on this day 1988 2-3 Manchester United (Danny Thomas Benefit match) (Home) |
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Teams we have played on this day
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Notable Dates
| 1884 |
Jabez Darnell, half back 1905-1919, born. |
| 1890 | Sammy Brooks, forward 1922-1924, born. |
| 1898 | Bill Joyce scores four goals - the most by a Spurs player in one match against the Saints. |
| 1901 | Spurs' first FA Cup tie at home to Reading. |
| 1904 | Half back Harry Milton makes his
Spurs debut.
Charles Brown plays his last Tottenham match. |
| 1908 | Winger Charlie Woodruff scores twice on his Spurs debut. |
| 1910 | Billy Minter scores a hat trick for Spurs - their first in the League. |
| 1912 | Archie Burgon, winger 1934-1935, born. |
| 1931 | Jimmy Smailes scores for the
club for the last time.
100th time Spurs played at home in the Second Division. |
| 1935 | Tottenham's biggest away defeat in a match against Leicester City. |
| 1936 | George Hunt and Joe Meek score hat tricks in Tottenham's biggest home win over Southampton. |
| 1959 | Alfie Stokes plays his final match in a Tottenham shirt. |
| 1970 | Terry Naylor makes his Spurs debut in defence. |
| 1972 | Bobby Steel, centre half/inside forward 1908-1916, dies. |
| 1988 | Danny Thomas, the Spurs defender whose career had been ended the season before, was awarded a benefit match to help him in the future. The glamorous opposition and the appearance of Kenny Dalglish and John Barnes in Spurs shirts helped a decent crowd put some money into Thomas' pocket. He subsequently went on to do physiotherapy and served West Bromwich Albion in that capacity. A popular player, he can also regularly be seen in the crowd at Spurs away games in the Midlands. |
| 1992 | Jason Cundy makes his Spurs debut at centre half, with Gordon Durie scoring a hat trick to add to the highest total of goals in a match with Coventry City. |
| 1998 | Garry Brady makes his final Spurs 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.