the spurs almanac

may 11th

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

1929 Sliema Wanderers (Malta) A Friendly 7 - 1
1933 Channel Islands N (Guernsey) Friendly 6 - 0
1940 Portsmouth H Football League South Group C 4 - 1
1948 Guernsey A Friendly 7 - 0
1952 Crittals Athletic A Friendly 8 - 1
1953 Hibernian N (Hampden Park) Coronation Cup Semi-Final 1 - 1 (aet)
1955 FC Austria (Austria) A Friendly 2 - 6
1963 Manchester City A First Division 0 - 1
1968 Wolverhampton Wanderers A First Division 1 - 2
1972 Arsenal A First Division 2 - 0
1974 Newcastle United A First Division 2 - 0
1979 Gillingham A Graham Knight Testimonial 3 - 2
1980 Rapid/FC Austria XI (Austria) N (Vienna) Friendly 0 - 3
1981 West Ham United H Barry Daines Testimonial 2 - 3
1983 Manchester United H First Division 2 - 0
1985 Watford H First Division 1 - 5
1987 Everton A First Division 0 - 1
1991 Liverpool A First Division 0 - 2
1993 Arsenal A Premier League 3 - 1
1997 Coventry City H Premier League 1 - 2
2002 Leicester City A Premier League 1 - 2
2003 Blackburn Rovers H Premier League 0 - 4
2008 Liverpool H Premier League 0 - 1
2014 Aston Villa H Premier League 3 - 0

 

Games on this day in Tottenham Hotspur's history
TOTAL Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
  24 11 1 12 56 39
Home Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
8 3 0 5 13 16
Away Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
13 7 0 6 36 19
Neutral Played Won Drawn Lost For Against
3 1 1 1 7 4
             
             
Biggest win on this day

7-0   Guernsey  (Friendly) (Away)  1948
8-1   Critalls Athletic  (Friendly) (Away)  1952
Biggest defeat on this day

2-6  FC Austria (Austria)  (Friendly) (Away - Vienna)  1955
1-5  Watford (First Division) (Away)  1985
0-4  Blackburn Rovers (Premier League) (Away)  2003
Biggest score-line on this day

8-1   Critalls Athletic  (Friendly) (Away)  1952
Last win on this day

2014  3-0  Aston Villa  (Premier League) (Home)
Last draw on this day

1953  1-1 (a.e.t.)  Hibernian  (Coronation Cup Semi-final) (Home)
Last defeat on this day

2008  0-1  Liverpool  (Premier League) (Home)

Teams we have played on this day

Arsenal 2
Liverpool 2
Aston Villa 1
FC Austria (Austria) 1
Blackburn Rovers 1
Channel Islands 1
Coventry City 1
Crittals Athletic 1
Everton 1
Gillingham 1
Guernsey 1
Hibernian 1
Leicester City 1
Manchester City 1
Manchester United 1
Newcastle United 1
Portsmouth 1
Rapid/FC Austria XI (Austria) 1
Sliema Wanderers (Malta) 1
Watford 1
West Ham United 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1

 

               Notable Dates

1968 Dave Mackay plays his last game in a Spurs shirt.
1974 Michael Dillon plays his last game for Tottenham.

Goalkeeper Terry Lee plays his one and only game for Tottenham.

Keith Osgood makes his debut in defence.

Alan Gilzean scores his last goal for Spurs in his last match for the club.
1985 Spurs biggest home defeat to Watford.
1987 Mark Stimson plays his first and last game for Spurs.

In an under-strength side put out just five days before the FA Cup Final, Spurs gave debuts to a host of players; namely Phil Gray, John Moncur and Paul Moran.
1993

The last Spurs game for Dave McDonald, Neil Ruddock and  Pat van den Hauwe.
1997 Paul McVeigh scores his only goal for Spurs in his final appearance for the club.

Jason Dozzell also makes his last appearance for the club.
2003

Last appearance in Spurs shirts for Teddy Sheringham, Chris Perry and Matthew Etherington.
2008 Darren Bent makes the 100th Premier League appearance of his career.

Jamie O'Hara plays the 50th league game of his career.
2014 Alex Pritchard makes his debut as a substitute in a game that Spurs won to secure Europa League football.

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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