september 5th
Results
(match reports
accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)
| 1896 | Sheppey United | A | Southern League | 3 - 3 |
| 1898 | Luton Town | H | United League | 1 - 0 |
| 1903 | Fulham | A | Southern League | 0 - 0 |
| 1906 | Watford | A | Southern League | 1 - 1 |
| 1908 | Leeds City | A | Second Division | 0 - 1 |
| 1914 | Chelsea | H | First Division | 1 - 1 |
| 1921 | Bolton Wanderers | A | First Division | 0 - 1 |
| 1925 | Manchester City | H | First Division | 1 - 0 |
| 1931 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | Second Division | 3 - 3 |
| 1932 | Nottingham Forest | H | Second Division | 0 - 0 |
| 1936 | Norwich City | H | Second Division | 2 - 3 |
| 1937 | Burnley | A | Second Division | 1 - 2 |
| 1942 | Queens Park Rangers | A | Football League South | 1 - 0 |
| 1949 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | Second Division | 1 - 0 |
| 1953 | West Bromwich Albion | A | First Division | 0 - 3 |
| 1955 | Sheffield United | A | First Division | 0 - 2 |
| 1959 | Arsenal | A | First Division | 1 - 1 |
| 1964 | Birmingham City | H | First Division | 4 - 1 |
| 1970 | Arsenal | A | First Division | 0 - 2 |
| 1973 | Burnley | H | First Division | 2 - 3 |
| 1979 | Manchester United | A | League Cup R2 L2 | 1 - 3 |
| 1981 | Aston Villa | H | First Division | 1 - 3 |
| 1987 | Everton | A | First Division | 0 - 0 |
| 1992 | Everton | H | Premier League | 2 - 1 |
| 2000 | Everton | H | Premier League | 3 - 2 |
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Games on this day in Tottenham Hotspur's history |
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| TOTAL | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 36 | |
| Home | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 17 | |
| Away | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |
| Neutral | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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Biggest win on this day 4-1 Birmingham City (First Division) (Home) 1964 |
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Biggest defeat on this day 0-3 West Bromwich Albion (First Division) (Away) 1953 |
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Biggest score-line on this day
3-3 Sheppey United (Southern
League) (Away)
1896 |
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Last win on this day 2000 3-2 Everton (Premier League) (Home) |
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Last draw on this day 1987 0-0 Everton (First Division) (Home) |
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Last defeat on this day 1981 1-3 Aston Villa (First Division) (Home) |
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Notable Dates
| 1882 | The first subscriptions to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club were collected and so the club was born. |
| 1896 | First Southern League match
played by Spurs.
Highest number of goals in a Spurs v Sheppey United match. |
| 1898 | First Spurs League win against Luton Town. |
| 1903 | First Spurs match against Fulham and Fulham's first professional match. |
| 1908 | First meeting with Leeds City - later
to become Leeds United.
First away League match for the club. |
| 1912 | Ronnie Dix, inside forward 1939-1948, born. |
| 1924 | Sonny Walters, outside right 1943-1956, born. |
| 1980 | Alton Thelwell, defender 1999-2003, born. |
| 1992 | Andy Turner became the youngest goal-scorer in the Premier League (at the time) aged just 17 years 166 days with his first goal for the club, as he made his debut from the bench. Still a Spurs record as youngest goal-scorer. |
| 2000 | Sergei Rebrov scores his first goals for Spurs in the Premier League. |
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.