may 23rd
Results
(Tottenham's score shown first)
(match reports
accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)
| 1914 | Pforzhiem (Germany) | A | Friendly | 4 - 0 |
| 1976 | Western Australia | N (Perth) | Friendly | 4 - 0 |
| 1979 | Malaysian Select XI | N (Kuala Lumpar) | Friendly | 4 - 0 |
| 1983 | Charlton Athletic | A | Friendly | 4 - 4 |
| 1984 | Anderlecht (Belgium) | H | UEFA Cup Final 2L | 1
- 1 (aet - 4 - 3 on pens) |
| 1985 | Seiko FC (Hong Kong) | A | Friendly | 4 - 0 |
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Games on this day in Tottenham Hotspur's history |
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| TOTAL | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Home | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Away | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Neutral | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||
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Biggest win on this day
4-0 Pforzheim
(Germany) (Friendly) (Away) 1914 |
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Biggest defeat on this day N/A |
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Biggest score-line on this day 4-4 Charlton Athletic (Friendly) (Away) 1983 |
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Last win on this day 1985 4-0 Seiko FC (Hong Kong) (Friendly) (Away) |
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Last draw on this day 1983 4-4 Charlton Athletic (Friendly) (Away) |
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Last defeat on this day N/A |
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Teams we have played on this day
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Notable Dates
| 1954 | Gerry Armstrong, forward 1975-1981, born. |
| 1984 | With the
first leg drawn and Spurs having an away goal, the tie was evenly
balanced. When Anderlecht took the lead after Czernatynski broke
away and slotted home, it looked as though the game was up. The
crowd fell deathly silent and when the match re-started, the roar of the
crowd drove Spurs forward. Ossie Ardiles was brought on and one of
his first touches hit the bar, but the ball was returned into the box
with interest by Micky Hazard. Falco was in there, but Graham
Roberts (captain for the night in the absence of the suspended Steve
Perryman) chested the ball down and rammed it in from close range.
His goal took the tie into extra time, but with no further score the Cup
was to be decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Rookie goalkeeper Tony Parks saved the first penalty from the Belgians, while Spurs scored their next four. Danny Thomas stepped up needing to score to make the cup Tottenham's, but the Anderlecht keeper went the right way to save. The crowd chanted "There's Only One Danny Thomas" as he wandered back to the centre circle with his head in his hands. Arnor Gudjohnsen strode up to take the last of the penalties to square the scores, but Parks dived to his right and kept the ball out and made Tottenham the winners of their second UEFA Cup. It was also an emotional night for Keith Burkinshaw, who had decided to resign from his post at the end of this season and going on a high note was how the players wanted to finish his time as a Spurs manager. |
| 1986 | Tommy Cable, centre half 1928-1932, dies. |
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.