october 12th
Results
(match reports
accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)
| 1889 | Iona | H | Friendly | 10 - 0 |
| 1895 | Luton Town | A | FA Cup 1QR | 2 - 1 |
| 1901 | New Brompton | H | Southern League | 3 - 1 |
| 1907 | Luton Town | A | Southern League | 1 - 3 |
| 1912 | Notts County | H | First Division | 1
- 3 (abandoned 80 mins) |
| 1918 | Arsenal | A | London Combination | 0 - 3 |
| 1929 | Oldham Athletic | A | Second Division | 0 - 2 |
| 1935 | Burnley | H | Second Division | 5 - 1 |
| 1940 | Arsenal | H | Football League South | 2 - 3 |
| 1946 | Barnsley | A | Second Division | 3 - 1 |
| 1955 | FC Vasas (Hungary) | H | Friendly | 1 - 2 |
| 1957 | Arsenal | H | First Division | 3 - 1 |
| 1968 | Manchester City | A | First Division | 0 - 4 |
| 1974 | Chelsea | A | First Division | 0 - 1 |
| 1976 | Napredac Krusevac (Yugoslavia) | A | Friendly | 0 - 4 |
| 1981 | Luton Town | A | Paul Price Testimonial | 2 - 2 |
| 1984 | Liverpool | H | First Division | 1 - 0 |
| 1996 | Aston Villa | H | Premier League | 1 - 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home * | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Away | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neutral | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* 1 home match abandoned - not included |
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Biggest win on this day 10-0 Iona (Friendly) (Home) 1889 |
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Biggest defeat on this day
0-4 Manchester City
(First Division) (Away) 1968 |
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Biggest score-line on this day 10-0 Iona (Friendly) (Home) 1889 |
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Last win on this day 1-0 1996 Aston Villa (Premier League) (Home) |
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Last draw on this day 2-2 1981 Luton Town (Paul Price Testimonial) (Away) |
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Last defeat on this day 0-4 1976 Napradec Krusevac (Yugoslavia) (Friendly) (Away) |
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Teams we have played on this day
* match abandoned |
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Notable Dates
| 1877 | Robert Pilch, half back 1903-1905 born. |
| 1889 | Jack Jull scores his first goal for Spurs. |
| 1895 | Spurs first ever win over Luton
Town.
James Collins (half back), Harry Pryor (winger) and Bob Clements (inside forward) all make their debuts for the club. L H McKenzie (half back) and M L Owen (full back) both play their only match for Tottenham. Owen scored his only goal for the club in this game. |
| 1907 |
Willie McNair scores his last goal for Tottenham. |
| 1912 | Bill Whatley, Spurs full-back
1932-1947, born.
The game was abandoned because of fog after 80 minutes. Charlie Rance nets for the club for the first time. |
| 1952 | Full back Mel Hopkins makes his Tottenham debut. |
| 1959 | Jack Moran, full back 1931-1932, dies. |
| 1963 | Bobby Mimms, goalkeeper 1987-1991, born. |
| 1968 | Biggest home defeat by
Manchester City.
Jimmy Robertson's last appearance in a Spurs shirt. |
| 1980 | Ledley King, defender 1998-2012, born. |
| 1984 |
A Garth Crooks goal gives Spurs a 1-0 win when BBC televised the game live on a Friday night. |
| 1996 |
When Justin Edinburgh came on for Andy Sinton in the 38th minute, he became the 1,000th Spurs substitute used in League matches. Allan Nielsen plays the final match of his Tottenham career. |
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.