september 8th
Results
(match reports
accessible by clicking on opponent's name, where available)
| 1900 | Southampton | A | Friendly | 3 - 1 |
| 1902 | West Ham United | Upton Park | Southern Charity Cup Final | 2 - 1 |
| 1906 | Bristol Rovers | A | Southern League | 3 - 2 |
| 1913 | Sheffield United | H | First Division | 2 - 1 |
| 1917 | Chelsea | H (Played at Highbury) | London Combination | 0 - 4 |
| 1923 | Middlesbrough | H | First Division | 2 - 1 |
| 1924 | West Bromwich Albion | A | First Division | 0 - 2 |
| 1928 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Second Division | 3 - 2 |
| 1930 | Preston North End | A | Second Division | 1 - 2 |
| 1934 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | First Division | 3 - 1 |
| 1945 | West Ham United | A | Football League South | 1 - 1 |
| 1947 | West Ham United | A | Second Division | 1 - 1 |
| 1948 | Leeds United | A | Second Division | 0 - 0 |
| 1951 | Bolton Wanderers | H | First Division | 2 - 1 |
| 1954 | Manchester United | H | First Division | 0 - 2 |
| 1956 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | First Division | 4 - 1 |
| 1962 | Blackpool | A | First Division | 2 - 1 |
| 1965 | Leeds United | H | First Division | 3 - 2 |
| 1971 | West Bromwich Albion | A | League Cup R2 | 1 - 0 |
| 1973 | West Ham United | A | First Division | 1 - 0 |
| 1979 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | First Division | 2 - 1 |
| 1982 | Southampton | H | First Division | 6 - 0 |
| 1984 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | First Division | 1 - 2 |
| 1990 | Derby County | H | First Division | 3 - 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 |
| 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 31 | |
| Home | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 16 | |
| Away | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | |
| Neutral | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
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Biggest win on this day 6-0 Southampton (First Division) (Home) 1982 |
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Biggest defeat on this day 0-4 Chelsea (London Combination) (Home - played at Highbury) 1917 |
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Biggest score-line on this day 6-0 Southampton (First Division) (Home) 1982 |
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Last win on this day 1990 3-0 Derby County (First Division) (Home) |
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Last draw on this day 1948 0-0 Leeds United (Second Division) (Home) |
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Last defeat on this day 1984 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday (First Division) (Home) |
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Notable Dates
| 1965 | Maurice Norman played his 400th career appearance for the club and was the leading appearance maker at this time. |
| 1979 | First meeting between the two clubs in
the old First Division.
Debut of Spurs full-back Peter Southey. This was the only appearance for the talented England Youth defender, who died tragically young from leukaemia in December 1983. |
| 1989 |
Gylfi Sigurdsson, midfielder 2012- , born. |
| 1990 | All three Spurs goals came from Paul
Gascoigne, scored past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.
Gary Mabbutt's 500th senior appearance. |
| 2004 | Three Spurs players Paul
Robinson, Ledley King and Jermain Defoe play for England against Poland
in a World Cup qualifier in Katowice. This is the first time three
Spurs player shave started in the national side for 17 years.
Defoe scores his first goal for England in the 2-1 win. |
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.