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PICTURE PERFECT

VICTORY AND UNITY

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The players unite in delight following Harry Kane’s late winner at West Bromwich Albion
last time out, a victory which temporarily put us at the top of the Premier League table and
made it seven league games without defeat.

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IN THIS ISSUE

CONTENTS 11

18 RAY CLEMENCE
HARRY KANE
We pay our respects to
Exclusive interview with a legendary figure in
the man who’s always
Spurs’ history
hungry for improvement
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61 OPPOSITION

Your rundown of Pep

Guardiola’s Manchester City

ahead of tonight’s clash

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A first start in our colours Peter Crouch chooses a trio

for Alex Morgan as the WSL of genuine classics as his

campaign continues apace favourite Spurs goals

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IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO BUILD THAT JOSE
CONNECTION WITH THE FANS ON MOURINHO
MATCHDAYS, I MISS IT AND I HOPE IT
IS NOT TOO LONG BEFORE WE CAN
RESUME THAT RELATIONSHIP

Good evening and‘welcome back’ striker in order to give West We know they possess a lot
Brom a different kind of problem, of quality, yet we also believe in
following the something they had not been used our own ability across the squad.
to or expecting. Winning our last three games
international period. proves our beliefs and you can be
First of all some It was a change designed to try to assured we will do everything we
congratulations – to win the three points, a risk we are can to make it four victories in a
Sonny, for winning the Premier always open to taking, and we were row tonight.
League’s Player of the Month deservedly rewarded with Harry’s
award for his fine performances in goal before seeing out the final It is important that we continue
October, and to Harry Kane, who has minutes to secure the victory. to take it match by match.  One
now surpassed 200 goals for this win or defeat can make a dramatic
great Club and 150 in the Premier Our away form this season has difference in the table right now. 
League, as well as winning his 50th been a source of satisfaction, We are confident and we must not
cap for England last weekend. particularly as it has compensated worry about what other teams are
We have seen across the Premier for points earlier in the season that doing.
League this season just how open we dropped at home, some of which
it is. You are never guaranteed we didn’t deserve to lose. The past 12 months spent
three points from any fixture, not here have been a great personal
even when you build a big lead.  We We were equally made to work experience for me, although it is
are learning that this is the way hard last time out here in north sad that most of that period has
the Premier League is playing out, London when we faced Brighton & been spent without you in the
every point gained is like gold. Hove Albion.  stadium with us. 
That is why I have been so pleased
with our recent results. It tells The players had to show a strong For me, it is so important to build
me the players are growing and response after an equalising goal that connection with the fans on
understanding the needs of being that frustrated all of us and they matchdays, I miss it and I hope it is
a team in every moment of every did exactly that. not too long before we can resume
game. that relationship.
That was demonstrated in our It was good to see Gareth score
last match against West Bromwich his first goal since his return to I wish to end this column by
Albion, which proved an incredibly the Club and then we showed great offering my sincere condolences,
difficult encounter at The control in the final 15 minutes, we on behalf of everyone at the Club,
Hawthorns before the international kept them away from our goal and to all the family and friends of
break. We controlled the game injected some stability into the Ray Clemence.  He will always be
well defensively and that was key game, to gain all three points. remembered as one of the great
because they fought hard to stop goalkeepers and it is clear just how
us finding space and creating It’s true that we are in a promising much he meant to everyone here
opportunities. position in the Premier League right and the wider football community. 
The game had similarities to our now, and we are still alive in the Our thoughts are with his family and
win at Burnley last month where the Europa League and Carabao Cup, all those that knew him at this time.
clean sheet kept us in the running.  yet the group’s focus is to remain
We changed the shape in the last locked in to our objective; win every Please continue to look after
15 minutes by bringing on another game we play in. yourselves and I hope you enjoy the
game.
Nobody here is prepared to
accept anything less and we will  
go into this evening’s game with COYS!
precisely that attitude when we
welcome Manchester City.

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Together we thrive

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OBITUARY
- RAY CLEMENCE

W e were all and chalked up 50 appearances for overtook the British record of 1,098
saddened to the Iron. senior games during April 1987,
learn of the a mark set by fellow goalkeeping
passing of one He was snapped up by Liverpool in great and Spurs legend Pat Jennings.
of the greats, 1967, made his debut in a League Cup Ray’s final appearance was against
tie against Swansea in September Norwich City on 10 October 1987,
Ray Clemence, 1968 and eventually his league taking his career tally to 1,119 first-
debut in January 1970. He didn’t class matches.
who passed away peacefully on look back. Between February 1970
and May 1981, Ray featured in 660 Ray earned 61 caps for England
Sunday 15 November following a of Liverpool’s 668 senior games. between 1972-1983, as he battled
That sequence included a run of 336 it out for number one status with
long battle with illness, surrounded consecutive appearances from 9 Peter Shilton. His final five caps
September 1972 to 4 March 1978 as came during his time at Spurs, his
by his loving family. He was 72. the Reds dominated the decade. last a European qualifier against
Regarded as one of the best Luxembourg in November 1983,
goalkeepers of his generation, Brought to Spurs by Keith aged 35.
Ray won five league titles, three Burkinshaw, a former team-mate
European Cups, two UEFA Cups, the from his early days at Scunthorpe, Ray was awarded the MBE in 1987
FA Cup and League Cup during 14 Ray made 61 appearances in his first and following retirement, became
years at Liverpool. season, 1981/82, as we retained the our goalkeeping coach in 1988,
He joined Spurs in August 1981, FA Cup, reached the semi-finals of combining that role with duties as
aged 33, and went on to make the European Cup Winners’ Cup and reserve team manager from June
330 appearances for us until his were runners-up in the League Cup 1989 and assistant to first team
retirement due to a knee injury in - beaten by his old club Liverpool in coach Doug Livermore from May
March 1988. He won the FA Cup at the final. We also finished fourth in 1992 to June 1993.
the end of his first season here in Division One.
1982 but was injured and an unused Ray took the post of England
substitute for our UEFA Cup triumph Ray made the 1,000th senior goalkeeping coach in August
of 1984. appearance of his career in our 5-1 1996, and started another 17-year
Born in Skegness, Lincolnshire, on 5 home win over Newcastle United association with the Three Lions. He
August 1948, Ray joined Scunthorpe on 7 September 1985 and then retired as The FA’s head of national
United on his 17th birthday, made his
Football League debut in April 1966

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teams at the end of October 2013.
Meanwhile, Ray’s son, Stephen,

progressed through our Academy
ranks to make 109 appearances
for Spurs between 1997-2000. He
is now Steve Bruce’s assistant at
Newcastle.

Inducted into our Hall of Fame
in 2014, Ray remained a popular
member of our legends’ matchday
hospitality team at Tottenham
Hotspur Stadium and will be missed
by everyone at the Club. We extend
our sincere condolences to his
widow Veronica, Stephen, daughters
Sarah and Julie, and his extended
family and friends at this sad time.

FAREWELL CLEM he fought this illness for 15 years just Clem was special, very demanding, did
shows you his fighting spirit and what a his job, a wonderful goalkeeper and a
Tributes to the goalkeeping great winner he was, to overcome it and have wonderful guy.
from some of his former Spurs that extra time with his loved ones, it’s
team-mates… quite amazing. That summed Clem up, “Later, he was part of my staff for
the strong mind he had as a sportsman England. I took him out of management
“We’ve lost a magnificent soldier from and a person. at Barnet to England and he outlasted
our ranks. It was a privilege to have me and a few others as well! I
known him and to be able to call Ray “Clem had that lovely balance where remember many times walking into
a trusted colleague. RIP, sir! Respect he was so amicable, he was the life the offices at Lancaster Gate and then
and condolences to his lovely wife and and soul of the party, that charisma, Wembley and there would be raucous
children. He fought a great fight, the that sense of humour, and that’s what laughter coming from an office, I’d walk
biggest of his life, and is now at rest.” I loved about him. We had so many in and Clem would always be in the
laughs over the years, but he was also middle of it! He was a wonderful man
- Steve Perryman so professional.  On a matchday, he’d and he will be missed so much.”
“I saw Clem four weeks ago with Ossie, switch to what I called his ‘matchday
Paul Miller and John Lacy. It was a head’, his strength of mind and - Glenn Hoddle
lovely two or three hours. The way professionalism took over, and it was
a lesson and example for everyone. “Ray was a brilliant man. Of course,
Ray on England coaching duty That’s what he brought to the Club. a legend in football, but more than
with Glenn Hoddle and John anything else, he was a remarkable
Gorman in Rome in 1997 man. Right from the beginning from
when he arrived at the Club, he gave us
a toughness. The team was good, yes,
but Ray gave us that steel we didn’t
have. He was brilliant on and off the
pitch. Later in life, the way he fought
his illness was incredible, really. It was
a life lesson. He will be sorely missed.
We’d see each other all the time.

“We lived close together, so we’d
go to games together, taking one car,
he’d normally drive. We were all close,
not just me, but all the legends from
that era. It’s very, very sad. Luckily, I
had the chance to say goodbye, and he
retained that sense of humour until the
end... true to himself until the very last
moments.”

- Ossie Ardiles
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are lovely, and he was a winner. He fully
deserves all the tributes he’s getting.”

- Graham Roberts

Ray at the premiere of ‘The Lane’ in 2017, “Ray was a lovely man, very generous
with Micky Hazard, Mark Falco, Clive Allen, with his time. He was a nice person to
Paul Miller and Ossie Ardiles be around, full of life, obviously a great
goalkeeper, a legend and a great friend.
“Ray leaves one of the biggest legacies was in competition with Peter Shilton It’s a sad loss.
because he came to our club and at the time, another great goalkeeper.
helped to change it. He came just after “He learned a great deal from
we won the cup (in 1981) and he changed “I went back to Tottenham in 1985. I Bill Shankly and all the team up at
our attitude, our professionalism and got a call to say the club only had one Liverpool and he knew the formula
helped to take it to another level with fit goalkeeper – Ray – so I went back that would be successful. He had vast
what he’d learned by winning things basically to cover for Ray. I spent that amounts of experience and he passed
at Liverpool – he brought that same season with him as a player, and that that on, not in an arrogant way at all,
winning mentality to us with his way of was brilliant. Away from football, a but in a nice casual manner where you
doing things, his own strong mentality. lovely bloke. I played lots of golf with could believe him. He had this way of
him over the years. He had his illness putting it over where it seemed right.
“He was a fantastic character. He since his mid-50s, and he would have
affected so many people and that’s his chemo in the morning, then come “He helped everybody, he was good at
why we’re seeing so many wonderful and play golf with us in the afternoon. organising defences, he talked a good
tributes. He coached under six England He was incredible, and he’d never game, he had good ideas, good tactics
managers which is testament to him – mention it, either, he just kept going. He and it was just all the experience that
he got on with all of them, they wouldn’t had time for everyone. What a battler, he’d gathered over the years that he
have had him otherwise. Clem was a what a fighter, an absolute gentleman.” brought to Tottenham and we carried
wonderful character and personality, on that way.”
he was larger than life and he’ll leave - Pat Jennings
great memories with all of us. - Mark Falco
“Ray was amazing – he transformed
“He was a wonderful goalkeeper and my game when he came here. He was “I came to  Spurs from Bristol Rovers,
certainly, along with Pat (Jennings), a winner and that’s what we needed joining a club full of international
the best of our generation and any in the team then. I remember Keith stars. I was staying at the Ponsbourne
generation. It was a privilege and (Burkinshaw) saying that when he Hotel on my own, obviously a bit lonely,
pleasure to be close to him. I’ll miss him came, we had so many clean sheets and one day, after training,  Ray said,
tremendously because he was one of that season, so he was an absolute star. ‘Mabbsy, come around my house, come
our gang. He’ll never be replaced.” for tea, meet my family’. I’d only ever
“He would let you have it if you weren’t seen him play for England or Liverpool
- Paul Miller doing your job, but a gentleman, an or Spurs, and that said everything
absolute superstar. It was a very sad about who he was as a person, despite
“Ray  had everything you’d want from day on Sunday, I was in tears, but he’s in everything he’d achieved, he was so
a goalkeeper – agility, good hands, a better place now. He was an absolute humble. I learned so much from him.
anticipation, a great build. You’ve winner as a footballer – he was part of
only got to look at what he won, just that fantastic team here in the early “He gave me such a good education
incredible. What a career, plus the 61 80s and he’ll never be forgotten. He in the game at that level. Throughout
caps for England, it was just a pity he was an absolute gentleman, his family his career he was one of the best
goalkeepers in the world and he
took that same attitude into his
coaching. Believe me, if you were doing
something wrong, he would tell you,
you’d never get away with making a
mistake in a game, he’d let you know
about it and make sure you didn’t do it
again. He was one of the best talkers,
you could always hear him bellowing
instructions, even when we were
attacking, making sure we’d stay alert.
He was a fighter, and he fought his
illness all the way. We’ll all miss him.”

- Gary Mabbutt

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DATES FOR THE DIARY

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

23 24 25 26 27 21 22

SPURS V SPURS V MAN UTD U23
LUDOGORETS MAN CITY V SPURS U23
(H), UEL 8PM (H), PL 5.30PM
SPURS U18 V (A), PL2
SOUTHAMPTON U18
(H), U18 PL

28 29

SPURS U18 V CHELSEA
LEICESTER U18 V SPURS
(H), U18 PL (A), PL 4.30PM

30 01 02 03 04 05 06
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SPURS U23 V DEC LASK V SPURS 18 SPURS V ARSENAL SPURS WOMEN V
LEICESTER U23 08 (A), UEL 5.55PM (H), PL 3PM BRIGHTON WOMEN

(A), PL2 (H), WSL

07 09 10 12 13

BLACKBURN SPURS V ROYAL CRYSTAL PALACE SPURS WOMEN V
ROVERS U23 ANTWERP V SPURS ASTON VILLA
V SPURS U23
(A), PL2 (H), UEL 8PM (A), PL 3PM WOMEN
(H), WSL
CRYSTAL PALACE
U18 V SPURS U18

(A), U18 PL

14 15 16 17 19 20

CHELSEA U23 LIVERPOOL SPURS V CHELSEA WOMEN
V SPURS U23 V SPURS LEICESTER CITY V SPURS WOMEN
(A), PL 8PM
(A), PL2 (H), PL 3PM (A), WSL
LIVERPOOL U23
V SPURS U23

(A), PL2
SPURS U18
V WBA U18
(H), U18 PL

NOVEMBER/ Our at-a-glance look at the upcoming fixtures
DECEMBER for all of our teams.

Please note – all fixtures are
subject to change

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SPURS HALF CENTURY
FOR HARRY
POPPY SHIRT AUCTION
STILL OPEN! Harry Kane  hit two
milestones in one match
as he captained England
against Belgium in UEFA
Nations League action last
weekend.

First up, the clash in Leuven
represented Harry's 50th
cap for his country. The
striker has scored 32 goals in
those 50 caps, captaining his
country on 28 occasions.

Meanwhile, Harry has now
won more England caps as
a Spurs player than anyone
else, his half-century taking
him past Jermain Defoe,
who earned 49 of his 57 caps
during his two spells at the
Club.

Eric Dier  has moved level
with Glenn Hoddle on 44
caps, and into joint third all-
time on our England caps
list. Dele has 37.

There is still plenty of time working with  MatchWornShirt  to ERIC’S MILESTONE
to bid for signed Poppy shirts deliver the auction, that will run
worn by our Men’s and Women’s until 3pm on Sunday 29 November. Eric Dier has also become the
teams in matches played during third member of the current
Remembrance, in aid of the Royal The Royal British Legion is the squad to pass the 250-game
British Legion Poppy Appeal. country’s largest Armed Forces mark for the Club.
charity, providing lifelong support The defender celebrated
The Men’s team wore special to serving and ex-serving personnel the milestone with a clean
edition shirts during our Premier and their families. sheet and victory at  West
League victories over Brighton Brom in the Premier League
and West Brom, with the Women’s Visit matchwornshirt.com to prior to the international
team wearing the Poppy during place your bid! break. He is the 66th player
their hard-fought WSL draw with
Reading. to feature in 250 games or
more for Spurs.
Lots on offer include the shirt Hugo Lloris (336) and Harry
worn by Gareth Bale as he scored Kane  (301) are the only
the winner in the 2-1 victory over other players in the current
the Seagulls – his first goal since he squad to have passed 250
re-joined the Club from Real Madrid appearances, although
in September. Heung-Min Son  (242) is also
knocking on the door. Indeed,
The shirt worn by USA we have 10 players in the
international and two-time World squad who have played more
Cup winner Alex Morgan, on her than 200 times for us.
long-awaited debut for Tottenham
Hotspur Women, is also available.

For the first time, the Club is

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SONNY IS STAR MAN ONCE AGAIN

HUGO CAPS THE LOT Heung-Min Son has been crowned in 2020/21 with eight goals to his
the Premier League’s EA SPORTS name.
Hugo Lloris became the Club’s Player of the Month for the third
all-time most-capped player time in his career. Son saw off fierce competition
at international level as he from Harry, plus Southampton's
led France to a 1-0 victory in The flying forward took the prize Che Adams, Conor Coady of Wolves,
Portugal last Saturday night. for October after a stunning spell West Ham's Pablo Fornals, Jack
which saw him bag four goals and Grealish of Aston Villa, Chelsea's
Goalkeeper and captain of two assists in three top-flight Thiago Silva and Manchester City's
club and country, Hugo has games. former Spur Kyle Walker to win the
now won 81 international award.
caps since becoming a Spurs He started as he meant to go
player in 2012, taking him on, scoring twice and providing As usual, fan votes helped to
ahead of Jan Vertonghen’s 80 an assist for one of fellow Player decide the winner, adding to the
caps for Belgium during his of the Month nominee Harry input of a panel of experts.
time with us. Jan overtook Pat Kane’s two goals in our 6-1 win at
Jennings’ previous record of Manchester United on 4 October, The South Korean international,
75 appearances for Northern before again scoring and providing who previously won the award in
Ireland as a Spur in June, 2019. a further assist for Harry as we September, 2016, and April, 2017,
drew 3-3 with West Ham United said: “Thanks to everyone who
Hugo was winning his 119th at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium a voted for me. It’s a big honour and it
cap as he completed the full fortnight later. means a lot to me.
match in Lisbon as Les Bleus
went top of UEFA Nations He then headed home the only “Obviously I would like to thank
League Group A3 with one goal of the game as we beat Burnley my team-mates as well – we are
game remaining and became at Turf Moor on 26 October. one team and I can’t win this trophy
the first team to qualify for without them, so it’s ‘thank you so
the tournament finals. The 28-year-old is currently the much’, I will keep working hard and
Premier League’s joint-top scorer let’s see...”

WELCOME ABOARD!

In the face of such challenging ‘Harry Hotspur’ – the famed medieval and Belo Horizonte Spurs become
times, the passion of our fans knight whose story inspired the Club’s part of the wider Argentina
across the globe remains as naming by Bobby Buckle and co in 1882. Spurs and Brazil Spurs networks
strong as ever and we are pleased respectively.
to welcome 14 new Official Alnwick Spurs is joined by Corby &
Supporters’ Clubs (OSC) into our Kettering Spurs, Rutland Spurs and Macau Spurs become our seventh
Spurs family – taking our total West Lancashire Spurs as our new UK OSC in the China-Hong Kong region,
number of clubs worldwide to 294. clubs. with Kolkata Spurs becoming
our fifth in India. Santo Domingo
Of particular interest is Alnwick We are proud to have more Spurs become our first OSC in
Spurs, due to the Northumberland Supporters’ Clubs in the USA than the Dominican Republic, joining
town’s unique link to the Club’s any other club – Charlottesville Spurs, Gibraltar Spurs and Mexico City
history. Alnwick Castle was the Honolulu Spurs and St. Augustine Spurs in taking the Spurs family
home of Sir Henry Percy – known as Spurs now take that number to 92. In into new territories.
South America, Buenos Aries Spurs

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KHUMILITY
THE
KEY

We may have enjoyed a bright start to the season,
but the message from HARRY KANE is clear –
we must not get carried away. And while he is
proud to be continually reaching new
milestones in front of goal, Harry will not be
getting distracted, with his focus solely on
reaching new heights with the team.

By Liam Carson

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something that WHEN THESE ACHIEVEMENTS
COME, THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY
Harry Kane has GREAT TO REACH BUT I
THINK, WHILE YOU’RE STILL
continually scythed PLAYING, YOU JUST LOOK TO
THE NEXT GAME
through in his career

to date – and with another two

major landmarks reached in recent

weeks, there seems no stopping

him.
In our last two outings, our
homegrown marksman first fired
home his 200th goal in a Spurs
shirt against Ludogorets before
he went on to grab goal number
150 in the Premier League with the
winner at West Bromwich Albion. a period where they are expected But what is it about Harry that
To put the achievement of those to reach the peak of their powers. sees him continue to rise almost
milestones into perspective, The early signs from Harry are relentlessly in the game?
Harry is only the third player in certainly adding credence to that
our 138-year history to reach 200 theory. For the man himself, he believes
goals in our colours as he joins it is about being humble. Every day
Jimmy Greaves (266) and Bobby Despite us being just two he sees as a new one, something
Smith (208) in the elite club. months into the new season, different and, therefore, a chance
Meanwhile, in the Premier the Walthamstow-born striker to work and develop. To have the
League, our number 10 is now the already has 13 goals to his name. mindset to begin each day with a
joint-ninth highest goalscorer in Add to that 10 assists – seven fresh approach, to wipe the slate
the competition’s history. And of those coming for Heung-Min clean of what has gone before and
he has reached those heights Son alone – and that’s 27 goal to constantly go into each training
despite being just 27 years old. At involvements in only 14 games. session with new impetus and an
such an age, players are believed Since Jose Mourinho took charge incentive of what can be achieved
to have only just started to enter of the team just over a year ago, – that is perhaps what is most
the ‘prime’ spell of their careers - Kane has been involved in 39 goals compelling about Harry Kane.
in 33 appearances.
He doesn’t allow himself to look

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backwards or brood over things EVERY DAY FOR ME IS JUST
that have already happened. What ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO TRY
counts is what is coming and how TO GET BETTER. I ALWAYS BACK
he can affect that. It is a mentality MYSELF, I ALWAYS HAVE FULL
that has propelled him to the top BELIEF IN MYSELF AND I WILL
of the game having kindled his CONTINUE DOING JUST THAT
desire to develop, but crucially, it
is also an outlook that keeps him percentages in my game that can I always back myself, I always
grounded and ever determined to help me in the future. I’m still only have full belief in myself and I
push on. 27, so I feel I still have a lot to learn will continue doing just that. I just
and a lot to give. I know every have to keep focusing on what
“It’s been a good start to the day in training that I am trying to I’m doing, keep trying to help the
season, personally,” he reflected. improve on one thing or another. team and I’m sure things will come
“But - and I say it all the time - for along, as they have done so far.”
me, it is onto the next milestone. “I do try to work on every aspect
When these achievements come, of my game whether that be And it is that self-belief which
they are obviously great to reach finishing, passing, hold-up play Harry looks to imbue across
but I think, while you’re still or defending. I believe I have the squad. Confidence is key to
playing, you just look to the next strengths in all those aspects. So, a team’s success but, in order
game, the next goal, the next every day for me is just another to foster that within the group,
assist and try to help the team opportunity to try to get better. everyone has to be comfortable
as much as possible. So, these in the dressing room and those
milestones are just things that that are new, need to be made
you will look back on at the end of welcome. During last week’s
your career and be proud of. international break, Harry’s
indispensable work on that front
“For me, it’s about staying was made clear.
as humble as possible really.
Knowing that I can improve every Captain of the England national
day, knowing that I can work team, two of his Three Lions
hard every day and find the little team-mates gave an insight into
just how important a role he
plays within the dressing room.
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, a recent
newcomer to the England squad,
explained how Harry ‘put his arm
around’ him as soon as he joined
up with the national team which
helped him to quickly settle into
the international scene. West Ham
and England’s Declan Rice also
had praise for Harry’s ‘presence’ in
the changing room.

Leaders are always a key
component in the make-up of any
team, so to have Harry working
with captain Hugo Lloris, as well
many other leaders across our
squad, can only help to further
harmonise the team. And that
includes the newcomers to the
group, who Harry feels have

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HARRY KANE

PREMIER LEAGUE
2020/21 STATS

08

APPEARANCES

07

GOALS

08

ASSISTS

settled in well and are already have that experience of winning tough, but good battles to come
having an impact in the dressing major titles, which is the same as through. We know we have things
room. Gareth as well. Everyone that has to improve on, but we have to just
come in has been doing really well keep going and moving in the right
“I think for me, being one of the so we have real competition all direction. Confidence is key for us,
leaders in the team, I feel like you over the pitch and that is healthy but I think a bit of humility as well
always need to get to know your competition, which hopefully – knowing there is a long way to
team-mates and talk to them so continues.” go in this season still and that we
that they feel comfortable talking don’t get too carried away.
to you,” the England skipper Now for Harry, it is about forging
explained. “Obviously, I remember ahead. It may have been a bright “Obviously, Manchester City are
what it was like being a young kid start to the season for us as we a fantastic team and have been
coming into the first team – it head into this weekend sitting one of the best sides in Europe in
is never easy. I just try to get to second in the Premier League recent history. So, we know it is
know everyone, whether they’re table, just one point off top spot, going to be a very tough game, but
new, whether they’re young, I get yet with 30 games still to go, he we also know that on our day, we
to know them as people on and knows we must not get carried can beat anyone. We just have to
off the pitch and I think that really away. The team must take each go into the game with the mindset
makes a difference when you are game as it comes, continuing that we have a game plan and we
playing. this evening with the visit of stick to that, we work hard for
Manchester City. each other, work hard as a team
“The new boys that joined us and then, of course, we can get a
over the summer have been “Since the first game, it’s been result.
great; they’ve settled in really a better start to the season for
quickly. They’ve been playing us,” Harry explained. “We were “But, even after this, there are
really well whenever they have unlucky to drop points against still a lot of tough games to come
been on the pitch. I think Harty West Ham and Newcastle, but I for us this season so we can only
(Joe Hart) has been a big boost think we’ve responded well since. take them one at a time and then
to have in the changing room, to The last three games have been we will see what happens.”

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TRAILBLAZERS

SPURS

FIRSTS

Tottenham Hotspur has always been described as a club of ‘firsts’ as we’ve blazed a trail
throughout the game in this country and abroad down the years. In each programme this season,
we will reflect on the matches, the people and the occasions that have seen us set the standard

and helped shape our history.

Action from our 1983 TV clash with
Nottingham Forest

FIRST League Division One was selected success though and the idea was
for live broadcast by ITV. The game shelved after one match.
TELEVISED FOOTBALL was moved to Sunday 2 October
LEAGUE MATCH and kicked off at 2.35pm. However, it was back on the
agenda in the early 1980s and
While football occupies plenty of Strictly speaking, it wasn’t the the decision to start screening
air time on television these days, very first televised league match live league matches was almost
it wasn’t until 1983 that the first in England. An early attempt to inevitable, even if plenty of people
Football League match of the get the concept off the ground were against the idea.
modern era was broadcast to our happened in 1960/61, when ITV
screens – and we were involved. agreed a deal with the Football And so the cameras rolled into
League to screen 26 matches White Hart Lane to film Keith
It was in October of that year and the first shown was on Burkinshaw’s side take on Brian
that our home fixture against 10 September 1960 between Clough’s Forest, who had won
Nottingham Forest in the Canon Blackpool and Bolton Wanderers back-to-back European Cups in
at Bloomfield Road. It wasn’t a 1979 and 1980. We had failed to
win our first three league games in

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N17 that season, although we had Steve Archibald stabs home our winner against
defeated Drogheda United 8-0 in Forest in front of the live TV cameras
the UEFA Cup a few days earlier.

Pre-match entertainment came
in the form of Chas n Dave while
Jimmy Greaves was a studio
analyst for ITV’s coverage. As it
turned out, the millions watching at
home were treated to an eventful
game as we came from behind
to win 2-1 with Steve Archibald
scoring a late winner after Gary
Stevens had earlier cancelled out
Colin Walsh’s opener for Forest.

Inclusive of that season’s
League Cup and FA Cup finals,
17 live English domestic games
were broadcast between the BBC
and ITV in 1983/84 including one
Second Division fixture between
Manchester City and Chelsea.

FIRST journalists, from 1956 to 2006. OUR BALLON D’OR
After 2007, coaches and captains NOMINATIONS
BALLON D’OR of national teams were also given a
N O M I N AT I O N vote. Originally it was an award for 1957 - Danny Blanchflower
players from Europe. In 1995 the 1958 - Danny Blanchflower
A number of our players have been Ballon d’Or was expanded to include 1960 - Bobby Smith
nominated for the prestigious all players from any origin that have 1961 - Danny Blanchflower,
Ballon d’Or trophy since its been active at European clubs. The Jimmy Greaves
inaugural presentation in 1956 award became a global prize in 2007 1962 - Jimmy Greaves
– with Danny Blanchflower with all professional footballers 1963 - Jimmy Greaves
becoming the first in 1957. around the world eligible. 1964 - Jimmy Greaves
1968 - Jimmy Greaves
Presented originally by France’s Blackpool’s Stanley Matthews was 1971 - Martin Chivers
weekly football magazine  France the very first winner in 1956 and 1973 - Pat Jennings
Football, the Ballon d’Or - previously the following year, our legendary 1975 - Pat Jennings
known as the European Footballer captain Blanchflower was among 1985 - Pat Jennings
of the Year and the FIFA Ballon d’Or the nominees for the award. 1987 - Glenn Hoddle
- was based on voting by football Having joined us from Aston Villa 1989 - Gary Lineker
in December 1954, the Northern 1990 - Paul Gascoigne,
Danny Blanchflower Ireland international wasted no time Gary Lineker
in settling in at the Lane, establishing 1991 - Gary Lineker
himself as an integral cog in Bill 1994 - Jurgen Klinsmann
Nicholson’s machine and going onto 1999 - David Ginola
become one of our all-time greats. 2007 - Dimitar Berbatov
2013 - Gareth Bale
The 1957 Ballon d’Or was awarded 2016 - Hugo Lloris
to Alfredo Di Stefano of Real 2017 - Harry Kane
Madrid, with Danny finishing in 14th 2018 - Harry Kane,
place. His talents were recognised Hugo Lloris
at home as he was named Footballer 2019 - Hugo Lloris,
of Year for 1957/58, while he was Heung-Min Son
also nominated for the 1958 and
1961 Ballon d’Or award.

In total, we have had 16 different
players nominated for the Ballon
d’Or, with Jimmy Greaves leading the
way with five entries.

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But we can all do more.

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OPPOSITION - MANCHESTER CITY

INTRODUCING MANAGER In charge at Manchester City
since the summer of 2016, Pep
MAN CITY Guardiola has won a clean sweep
of domestic honours since
PEP then, including league titles in
both 2017/18 and 2018/19. His
GUARDIOLA coaching journey started off at
Barcelona, the club where he
D.O.B: 18.01.1971 also forged his reputation as a
NATIONALITY: SPANISH player. His managerial honours
there included three La Ligas,
two Champions Leagues and
two FIFA Club World Cups. The
silverware kept coming during
a three-year spell at Bayern
Munich, with a hat-trick of
Bundesliga titles among others.

10/11 3RDMAN CITY’S
11/12 1ST10-YEAR RECORD
12/13 2ND
13/14 1ST EDERSON NATHAN
14/15 2ND
15/16 4TH D.O.B: 17.08.93 AKE
16/17 3RDPOSITION: GOALKEEPER
17/18 1STNATIONALITY: BRAZILIAN D.O.B: 18.02.95
18/19 1ST POSITION: DEFENDER
19/20 2ND NATIONALITY: DUTCH

02 31
05 06

SEASON PTS W D L GF GA KYLE JOHN
2010-11 71 21 8 9 60 33
2011-12 89 28 5 5 93 29 WALKER STONES
2012-13 78 23 9 6 66 34
2013-14 86 27 5 6 102 37 D.O.B: 28.08.90 D.O.B: 28.05.94
2014-15 79 24 7 7 83 38 POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER
2015-16 66 19 9 10 71 41 NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH
2016-17 78 23 9 6 80 39
2017-18 100 32 4 2 106 27
2018-19 98 32 2 4 95 23
2019-20 81 26 3 9 102 35

PREMIER LEAGUE

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OPPOSITION - MANCHESTER CITY

11 03 27 14
08 50 22
OLEKSANDR AYMERIC BENJAMIN

ZINCHENKO LAPORTE MENDY

D.O.B: 15.12.96 D.O.B: 27.05.94 D.O.B: 17.07.94
POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: UKRAINIAN NATIONALITY: FRENCH NATIONALITY: FRENCH

MAN CITY ZONES JOAO ERIC
(2020/21 PL)
CANCELO GARCIA
OWN THIRD
D.O.B: 27.05.94 D.O.B: 09.01.01
20% POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE NATIONALITY: SPANISH
MIDDLE THIRD

47%

OPPOSITION THIRD

33%

ON THE ATTACK

39% 28% 33%LEFT SIDE ILKAY
MIDDLE
RUBEN GUNDOGAN
RIGHT SIDE
DIAS D.O.B: 24.10.90
POSITION: MIDFIELDER
D.O.B: 14.05.97 NATIONALITY: GERMAN
POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE

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OPPOSITION - MANCHESTER CITY

RODRIGO BERNARDO10 47 16 FERNANDINHO
26 21 20
D.O.B: 22.06.96 SILVA D.O.B: 04.05.85
POSITION: MIDFIELDER 25POSITION: MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY: SPANISH D.O.B: 10.08.94 NATIONALITY: BRAZILIAN
POSITION: MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE

4 61R242+TEAM STATS

100+0X07
PLAYED
PHIL FERRAN 03 03 01

FODEN TORRES GAMES WON GAMES DRAWN GAMES LOST

D.O.B: 28.05.00 D.O.B: 29.02.00 (42%) (42%) (16%)
POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: SPANISH

5150990% 0X+R 11000X+0R
AVG. GOALS

81080+X0R 100+0XRPOSSESSION SCORED
88%
1.4

SERGIO RIYAD PASSING GOALS PER
ACCURACY GAME
AGUERO MAHREZ
ALL STATS FROM 2020/21 PL
D.O.B: 02.06.88 D.O.B: 21.02.91
POSITION: FORWARD POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: ARGENTINIAN NATIONALITY: ALGERIAN

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OPPOSITION - MANCHESTER CITY

ONES TO WATCH

17
07
09

KEVIN RAHEEM GABRIEL

DE BRUYNE STERLING JESUS

D.O.B: 28.06.91 D.O.B: 08.12.94 D.O.B: 03.04.97
POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: BELGIAN NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: BRAZILIAN

City’s creator in chief has been The attacker joined City from A 2017 arrival from Palmeiras, the
a revelation since joining from Liverpool in 2015, but it was Pep young Brazilian international has
Wolfsburg in 2015, playing a key role Guardiola’s arrival the following year proven an excellent addition, with
in their accumulation of trophies that really seemed to take him to 71 goals in 156 games to date for the
since then. A Belgian international the next level – Sterling has a hugely Citizens. Born in Sao Paulo, he made
with 76 caps and 19 goals to his impressive 94 goals in 208 games his senior debut for Palmeiras back
name, he’s also won a deserved for his current coach. This year he in 2015, helping the team win their
reputation as the king of the assist became the first English player to first national championship since
– with 20 in the league last season. hit a century of City goals since 1981. 1994 the following year.

10060X0+ 10030X+0R 100200+X 818033%0X+0R 10020+0X 10020+0XR
APPEARANCES ASSISTS GOALS PASSING APPEARANCES GOALS
ACCURACY

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CITY’S ALL-TIME MATCH QUOTE…UNQUOTE
PREMIER LEAGUE STATS CENTRE
“As a defensive unit, we want to give
893 the team the platform to go on and
win games. We’ve been disappointed
100+X0 32RPLAYED with a lot of the goals we’ve conceded
420 202 271 because they’ve been under
unfortunate circumstances. So, to get
WON DRAWN LOST a clean sheet here, we’re really happy
(47%) (23%) (30%) with that.”

1486 1019 Eric Dier on our defensive display in
the 1-0 win at The Hawthorns
GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST
“We have to control more, play more,
1462 attack like we have in the past and
try to score our chances.  The result
POINTS is maybe not good for us but good for
them (Liverpool), but we have to keep
fighting to the end because there are a
lot of games to play.”

Gabriel Jesus, following City’s 1-1
home draw with Liverpool

GOAL STATS TOP FIVES 309
266
71007000+XR 10000+0XR PL APPEARANCES 265
265
OPEN PLAY COUNTER ATTACKS DAVID SILVA 253
JOE HART
(70%) (0%) SERGIO AGUERO 180
VINCENT KOMPANY 70
3100300+0XR 10000+0XR RICHARD DUNNE 62
58
SET PIECES OWN GOALS PL GOALS 50
(30%) (0%)
SERGIO AGUERO
2020/21 PL STATS RAHEEM STERLING
34 YAYA TOURE
CARLOS TEVEZ
EDEN DZEKO

SPURS OPPOSITION - MATCH CENTRE MANCHESTER CITY

27 LAST MEETING 10
07 26
02.02.20
23 20 07 PREMIER LEAGUE

2 - 0TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM

BERGWIJN (63)
SON (71)

08 16 17

08 18 LLORIS 01 31 MORAES
AURIER 24 11 ZINCHENKO
39 06 04 24 SANCHEZ 06 25 FERNANDINHO 11 25 30 02
ALDERWEIRELD 04 30 OTAMENDI
01 TANGANGA 39 02 WALKER 01
LO CELSO 18 08 GUNDOGAN
SUBS 16 RHODRI SUBS
LAMELA (BERGWIJN 70) WINKS 08 17 DE BRUYNE JESUS (MAHREZ 72)
SON 07 07 STERLING B SILVA (STERLING 84)
DIER (LUCAS 84) 10 AGUERO CANCELO (AGUERO 64)
NDOMBELE (DELE 70) DELE 20 26 MAHREZ
BERGWIJN 23

LUCAS 27

D FORM GUIDE D

WEST HAM UTD 1 WWW MAN CITY 1
MAN CITY 1 LIVERPOOL 1
MARSEILLE 0 SHEFFIELD UTD 0 MAN CITY 3 PREMIER LEAGUE
PREMIER LEAGUE MAN CITY 3 MAN CITY 1 OLYMPIAKOS 0
24.10.20 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 08.11.20
PREMIER LEAGUE
27.10.20 31.10.20 03.11.20

ERIC DIER PL 2020-21 STATS RUBEN DIAS

818088%00X+R 120200+X V 11020+0X 919033%00+XR
PASS AERIAL AERIAL PASS
COMPLETION BATTLES WON PL 2019-20 STATS BATTLES WON COMPLETION
7 APPEARANCES 5
630 MINUTES PLAYED 450
2 CLEAN SHEETS 2
36 CLEARANCES 19
7 INTERCEPTIONS 4
469 PASSES 399
529 TOUCHES 449
4 BLOCKS 3

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BACK ISSUE

Looking back at the Spurs programme that greeted today’s visitors in past seasons. Club Historian
John Fennelly reflects on Manchester City ‘s visit to Tottenham in January 1930.

W e were hot seat. Minter had resigned in enjoyed the proverbial ‘blinder’
optimistic the November due to ill health but subsequently gave us the
when we drew but the Spurs Board decided opportunity to get back into
high-flying to take their time in finding the game when he accidentally
Manchester a replacement with so much punched John Ridley during one
City in the interest in the position. goalmouth melee and the visiting
third round of the FA Cup. The defender had to be carried off!
hugely-anticipated occasion also As a result, Smith’s first game
gave us some respite from our was a real test with First Division City had taken the lead in
erratic form in Division Two as a City the visitors. And although controversial circumstances
37,000 crowd arrived at White that replayed tie would go as when Ernie Toseland’s goal
Hart Lane hoping that the New form suggested, he would at was disallowed and a free-kick
Year would boost morale. least enjoy his first league game given to Spurs. But the referee
The club had a new manager in – a 6-1 hammering of Blackpool reversed the decision after
Percy Smith, who had replaced at the Lane. consulting the linesman.
former player Billy Minter in the
In the first cup meeting, However, with the Citizens
City goalkeeper Lewis Barber reduced to 10 men, we took full

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Billy Cook “Many a skipper who arose this On City, the editor added: “It is
morning filled with the possible a privilege to be drawn at home
joy of next spring…will retire to- against so doughty a side. The
night with the painful realisation manner in which they have been
that it is still very much the playing this season is known
winter of his discontent.” to all. Only so recently as the
Unfortunately, our own Jimmy holidays they lost the leadership
Dimmock would be in the latter of the First Division to Sheffield
category. Wednesday.”

Readers were told that Smith And the editor continued the
“began his duties on Tuesday classical theme by talking about
morning and it is satisfactory our own “slings and arrows of
to be able to state that he has outrageous fortunes,” adding
speedily become en rapport with optimistically that “hope springs
the players and staff.” But Percy eternal in the human breast.”
was also quick to point out that It did spring but sadly not for
“he cannot work miracles.” long…

advantage with Frank Osborne
equalising and then Andy
Thompson crossing in the 75th
minute for Billy Cook to score.
England centre-half Sam Cowan
levelled with a 25-yarder in the
closing minutes.
The replay was very much
one-way traffic for the Maine
Road side after Thompson had
equalised following Toseland’s
opener. Bobby Marshall
restored City’s lead before two
goals from the great Matt Busby
decided the tie.
City then demolished Division
Three South side Swindon Town
10-1 in a home fourth round
replay after an initial 1-1 draw
at the County Ground. They
subsequently lost 2-1 at home to
Hull City in round five. Arsenal
lifted the trophy with a 2-0 final
win over Huddersfield Town at
Wembley.
Sheffield Wednesday, who had
officially changed their name
from The Wednesday at the start
of the season, were Division One
champions. City were third with
Burnley and Everton relegated
and replaced by promoted sides
Blackpool and Chelsea. We were
12th in Division Two.
Smith was welcomed in the
programme for City’s visit. It was
a four-pager on pink paper with
a front page cartoon captioned:

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SPURS WOMEN

Ashleigh Neville wheels away Salmon (Jones 90+7), Daniels,
in delight after scoring our Allen (Wellings 80), Bissell,
second at Bristol City Purfield, Layzell (Harrison
80). Substitutes (not used):
Haaland, Collis, Wilson,
Mastrantonio, Cook.
Spurs: Spencer, Neville,
Godfrey, Zadorsky, Worm,
Green (c), Percival, Leon
(Davison 68), Kennedy,
Addison (Ayane 83), A. Morgan
(Dean 46). Substitutes (not
used): Whitehouse, Quinn,
Sulola, E. Morgan.

ALL SQUARE ON MORGAN’S box into the top far corner. JUAN RUES MISSED
FIRST START We started the second half OPPORTUNITY
We were denied our first Head Coach Juan Amoros felt
league win of the season in on the front foot, winning four we deserved more from last
the second annual Women’s corners in quick succession weekend’s trip to the south
Football Weekend, after late without reward but our west, as a stoppage time goal
drama against Bristol City momentum continued to grow denied us all three points
resulted in a 2-2 draw last and we pulled ahead in the against Bristol City.
Saturday at Twerton Park. 64th minute. Worm whipped in
a free-kick from the left onto "I think when we went down
After coming off the bench Ashleigh Neville’s head, who to 10 players for 20 minutes
to make her debut in our 1-1 flicked the ball home to score and then we conceded in the
draw with Reading a fortnight in back-to-back games. 92nd minute from a long ball...
ago, Karen Hills and Juan we should have killed the game
Amoros handed Alex Morgan For the final 13 minutes, plus before,” he said. “We could
her first start for the Club, a lengthy period of added time, have had a goal that goes in
while Academy player Esther we had to battle on with 10 from the free-kick, even when
Morgan, who was involved in players as half-time substitute we go down to 10. I have to say
first team training in the build Rianna Dean was dismissed by the girls really fought hard.
up to the match, was named on referee Lisa Benn following a
the bench. late challenge on goalkeeper “The result, people are not
Sophie Baggaley. very happy with, but that’s
The hosts broke the football. We worked really hard
deadlock eight minutes before With 84 minutes played, from set-pieces. I’m very glad
the interval from 12 yards - Worm was unlucky not to get for Siri and also for Ashleigh.
Yana Daniels drew a foul in her second when her free-kick We do extremely well from
our penalty area before Chloe crashed off the crossbar and offensive set-pieces. After the
Logarzo stepped up to convert down onto the goal-line before penalty we did better, we were
the resulting spot-kick, Bristol’s equaliser two minutes dominating possession. In the
sending her right-footed strike into stoppage time, Ebony second half we played really
past Becky Spencer. Salmon pouncing onto Jemma well, we were dominating until
Purfield’s long pass and taking we went down to 10 players -
We didn’t have to wait long a shot which deflected off we were definitely on top. I’m
for our equaliser which came Spencer as it sailed into the really gutted for the girls."
five minutes later thanks to net for a share of the spoils.
an outstanding free-kick from Bristol City: Baggaley, Meanwhile, Juan was pleased
Siri Worm, who curled her Evans, Matthews (c), Logarzo with Alex Morgan's influence
left-footed effort from a tight (Rafferty 57), Humphrey, on her first start for the club
angle on the edge of Bristol’s before she was withdrawn at
half-time in a planned change:
"With Alex, it’s using the right

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WOMEN

steps to make sure she keeps 25 minutes from a set-piece FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
growing, gets better and routine. Siri Worm’s corner SEPTEMBER
better every week and that was first won by Kerys Harrop, SUN 6 H WEST HAM UNITED 1-1
we manage her workload so Rianna Dean’s second header SUN 13 A EVERTON 0-1
that things can go well," he kept the ball in the mixer SAT 26 A ARSENAL (WFAC) 0-4
explained. "She did really well, before Neville headed the OCTOBER
she caused them problems. I ball over Reading goalkeeper SUN 4 A MANCHESTER CITY 1-4
think there was a corner that Grace Moloney and into the WED 7 H LONDON LIONESSES (CLC) 4-0
got taken off her head, which net to draw level. Six minutes SAT 10 H MANCHESTER UNITED 0-1
would have probably been later, Alanna Kennedy saw her SUN 18 A ARSENAL 1-6
her first goal in a Spurs shirt. header from Worm’s free-kick NOVEMBER
But again, we’re very happy fly straight into Moloney’s TUE 3 A CHELSEA (CLC) 0-2
with her and she’s doing great gloves. SUN 8 H READING 1-1
for the team, so we’re very SUN 15 A BRISTOL CITY 2-2
pleased that she got a little bit USA international Alex WED 18 A ARSENAL (CLC)
more playing time." Morgan made her Spurs DECEMBER
debut when she came on as a SUN 6 H BRIGHTON & HA
NEVILLE STRIKES IN substitute in the 69th minute, SUN 13 H ASTON VILLA
READING DRAW playing her first game after Sat 19 A CHELSEA
Ashleigh Neville’s first-half a 15-month maternity break, JANUARY
header earned us a point but despite pushing to the end SUN 10 H BIRMINGHAM CITY
in the WSL after a battling neither side could find a winner. SUN 17 A WEST HAM UNITED
performance against Reading Spurs: Spencer, Neville, SUN 24 H EVERTON
at The Hive on 7 November. Harrop, Zadorsky, Worm, FEBRUARY
Kennedy (Sulola 64), Green SAT 6 A ASTON VILLA
The visitors broke the (c), Percival, Addison (Quinn WED 10 H BRISTOL CITY
deadlock after 13 minutes 87), Ayane (Leon 46), Dean MARCH
when former Spurs loanee (Morgan 69). Substitutes (not SUN 7 A BRIGHTON & HA
Emma Mitchell drove down the used): Whitehouse, Davison, WED 17 A READING
left-hand side and fired a cross Godfrey. SUN 28 H ARSENAL
into our box which Brooke Reading: Moloney, Mitchell, APRIL
Chaplen nodded home. We Bartrip, Harding (c), Cooper SUN 4 H MANCHESTER CITY
had the chance to draw level (Leine 17), Fishlock, Rowe SUN 25 A MANCHESTER UNITED
minutes later when Neville (Woodham 71), James, MAY
provided an excellent low Eikeland, Carter, Chaplen SUN 2 H CHELSEA
cross from the right-hand side (Bruton 71). Substitutes (not SUN 9 A BIRMINGHAM CITY
and the ball found its way to used): Nayler, Skeels, Harries,
Angela Addison whose strike Childerhouse, Jeon, Quirk. WFAC - Womens FA Cup
flew just over the crossbar. CLC - Continental League Cup
All home fixtures at The Hive
Our equaliser came after
WSL TABLE

Alex Morgan PLD W D L GD PTS
gets away from
Reading's Lily MANCHESTER UNITED 7 5 2 0 +10 17

Woodham ARSENAL 7 5 1 1 +24 16

CHELSEA 6 4 2 0 +16 14

EVERTON 7 4 2 1 +9 14

MANCHESTER CITY 7 3 3 1 +10 12

BIRMINGHAM CITY 7 3 0 4 -1 9

READING 7 2 3 2 -3 9

BRIGHTON 7 2 2 3 -7 8

WEST HAM 7 1 1 5 -13 4

ASTON VILLA 5 1 0 4 -9 3

SPURS 7 0 3 4 -10 3

BRISTOL CITY 6 0 1 5 -26 1

UP TO AND INCLUDING 16.11.20

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DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

Outnumbered but on target as Alfie Devine
scores against Derby

RAMS RAID for us was one of missed (Thompson 82). Substitutes
Our Under-23s’ unbeaten start opportunities. We had largely (not used): Sykes-Kenworthy,
to the season came to end in our controlled proceedings, but Duncan, Bardell.
most recent Premier League 2 were unable to make our POWELL’S REGRET
fixture on 6 November, as Derby dominance on the ball count Head of Coaching Chris Powell
County ran out 2-1 winners at in the area it mattered most – was disappointed to see our
Hotspur Way. the scoresheet – as the Rams Under-23s suffer their first
moved five points clear of us at defeat of the season after a
We had taken a deserved lead the top of the Premier League dominant performance against
on 22 minutes as 16-year-old 2 table. Derby.
Alfie Devine marked his first
competitive appearance at this Spurs: Austin, Lavinier, Cirkin, “It was a game that, when you
level for us by flicking home Rose, Okedina (c), Lyons- look back at it, over the course
Harvey White’s corner. Foster, Markanday (Bennett of the 90 minutes, we shouldn’t
72), White, Etete, Devine, Clarke have lost,” he said, having seen
However, against the run (Pochettino 79). Substitutes us go unbeaten in our first five
of play, the visitors found an (not used): De Bie, Omole, games of the Premier League 2
equaliser 13 minutes later Pedder. campaign.
through Jahmal Hector-Ingram
before going on to complete the Derby: Foster, McDonald, A “It’s a really disappointing
turnaround on 79 minutes, when Brown, Hutchinson, J Brown way to end the unbeaten run
Jack Stretton fired home from (c), Minkley, Shonibare, Dixon, because the players have put
the penalty spot after Jubril Stretton, Hector-Ingram in some excellent work and
Okedina was adjudged to have (Cresswell 87), Watson performances since the start of
fouled Hector-Ingram in the box. the season and this would have

The story of the game

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been a real lift for us before the professional hat-trick for loan FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
international break. club Shrewsbury Town during SEPTEMBER
the international break. SAT 12 H BRIGHTON & HA 1-1
“But the players will learn FRI 18 H WEST HAM UNITED 3-0
from this. There are moments in The 22-year-old attacker, who SAT 26 A ARSENAL 1-0
games where you have to make linked up with the League One OCTOBER
sure they count in your favour, club in September, stole the SAT 3 H SOUTHAMPTON 2-1
because on any little mistake, show in a seven-goal thriller MON 19 A EVERTON 0-0
you can be punished, and sadly, as Town won 4-3 at Crewe NOVEMBER
that was the case for us against Alexandra in the EFL Trophy, FRI 6 H DERBY COUNTY 1-2
Derby.” now known as the Papa John’s SUN 22 A MANCHESTER UNITED
Trophy, on 10 November to go MON 30 H LEICESTER CITY
UNITED TEST top of their group. DECEMBER
Our next Under-23s match MON 7 A BLACKBURN ROVERS
takes place tomorrow, away to Shilow added to Matthew MON 14 A CHELSEA
Manchester United. Millar’s opener on 25 minutes as SAT 19 A LIVERPOOL
Shrewsbury surged into a two- JANUARY
Initially scheduled to have goal lead, only for the hosts to FRI 8 H MANCHESTER CITY
been played last night (Friday), turn the match around and go FRI 15 A BRIGHTON & HA
the match will be held at Leigh 3-2 in front at Gresty Road. FRI 22 A WEST HAM UNITED
Sports Village, kick-off 5pm. FRI 29 H ARSENAL
But Shilow wouldn’t settle for FEBRUARY
The Red Devils are ninth in the defeat, scoring twice more in SUN 7 H SOUTHAMPTON
Premier League 2 table, having the 76th and 82nd minutes to FRI 12 A EVERTON
won two, drawn two and lost take home the match ball. FRI 26 H BLACKBURN ROVERS
two of their six matches so far MARCH
this season. Also on target in the Papa MON 15 A DERBY COUNTY
John’s Trophy on the same night FRI 19 H MANCHESTER UNITED
Follow us on Twitter was on-loan striker Kazaiah APRIL
@SpursOfficial to keep up to Sterling. MON 12 A LEICESTER CITY
date. FRI 16 H CHELSEA
The 22-year-old scored FRI 23 A LIVERPOOL
TERRIFIC TREBLE FOR Southend United’s consolation FRI 30 H MANCHESTER CITY
SHILOW! goal in added time as they
Shilow Tracey bagged his first crashed to a 6-1 defeat at
Colchester United.

All home fixtures at Hotspur Way

Shilow Tracey finds the target
for Shrewsbury

PL 2 TABLE

PLD W D L GD PTS

DERBY COUNTY 8 5 1 2 +2 16

LIVERPOOL 7 5 0 2 +6 15

CHELSEA 7 4 0 3 +2 12

SPURS 6 3 2 1 +4 11

BLACKBURN 6 3 2 1 0 11

BRIGHTON 7 3 2 2 -3 11

EVERTON 7 3 1 3 +5 10

MANCHESTER CITY 6 3 1 2 +4 10

MANCHESTER UNITED 6 2 2 2 0 8

SOUTHAMPTON 7 2 1 4 -3 7

LEICESTER CITY 6 2 0 4 -6 6

ARSENAL 8 1 2 5 -3 5

WEST HAM UNITED 7 0 2 5 -8 2

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ACADEMY

Tarrelle Whittaker opens the
scoring against Norwich

LADS SEE OFF CANARIES Cesay, Scarlett, Santiago other once, at home or away.
We returned to winning ways in (Carrington 72), Mundle. The group winners and the best
the Under-18 Premier League Substitute (not used): Hayton. runner-up will advance to the
in our youngsters' last league LEAGUE CUP UPDATE quarter-finals.
game before the international Our youngsters are this season
break, running out 2-0 winners competing in the new Under-17 We began the competition
at Norwich City on 7 November. Premier League Cup, which with a 1-0 home win over
has been brought in as an Leicester City on Wednesday
What had started as a tightly- amalgamation of the previous 11 November, Eddie Carrington
fought contest at the Canaries’ Under-18 and Under-16 scoring the winner from the
Lotus Training Centre quickly incarnations of the competition penalty spot. Other scholars
turned into a very one-sided during the COVID-19 period. involved included Adam
affair. Hayton, Renaldo Torraj, Jeremy
The 2020/21 tournament Kyezu, Michael Craig, Ollie
Just 12 minutes in, the hosts’ features seven groups of four Turner, Jez Davies, Khalon
captain Saxon Earley was teams, with clubs playing each Haysman, Dante Cassanova
dismissed following a second and Roshaun Mathurin, joined
yellow card and we made sure
to quickly capitalise on our man Dane Scarlett on the
advantage. front foot at Norwich

Five minutes after Earley's
dismissal, we were in front
through Tarrelle Whittaker as
the forward volleyed home
from eight yards out.

And, four minutes later,
Kallum Cesay gave us an
important second goal with a
clinical finish.

Spurs: Lo-Tutala (c), Lusala
(Michael Craig 59), Hackett,
Matthew Craig (Haysman
72), Muir, Paskotsi, Whittaker,

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by a number of Under-16s 13s. Also, my cousin Jamie FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
players. Gibbons takes his golf very SEPTEMBER
seriously and I’d say he’s on his SAT 12 A WEST HAM UNITED 4-1
Norwich City and Arsenal are way to becoming a pro.” SAT 19 H ARSENAL 2-0
also in our group – we’ll face SAT 26 A BRIGHTON & HA 1-1
them later in the season. Who do you like to watch in OCTOBER
first team training? SAT 3 H FULHAM 3-0
MEET OUR FIRST-YEAR “Hugo Lloris and Joe Hart. SAT 17 H ASTON VILLA 0-2
UNDER-18S PLAYERS Both have had phenomenal SAT 24 H READING 4-4
In this season’s matchday careers – Hugo has excelled at NOVEMBER
programme, we take time the top level over many years, SAT 7 A NORWICH CITY 2-0
out to speak to some of our he’s won the World Cup, he’s our SAT 21 H SOUTHAMPTON
newest intake of Under-18s captain and is a great example SAT 28 H LEICESTER CITY
players to find out more to follow, while Joe has been DECEMBER
about them during their at several other big clubs, won SAT 12 A CRYSTAL PALACE
first season as full-time trophies too, and, like Hugo, SAT 19 H WEST BROMWICH ALBION
footballers. First up is Adam is very commanding. That’s JANUARY
Hayton… something I can pick up to try SAT 9 A CHELSEA
to improve my game.” SAT 16 H WEST HAM UNITED
Name: Adam Hayton. SAT 23 A ARSENAL
SAT 30 H BRIGHTON & HA
Position: Goalkeeper. What would you like to be if FEBRUARY
Born: 28 April, 2004, in Luton. you couldn’t be a footballer? SAT 13 A FULHAM
“A coach or a referee!” SAT 20 A ASTON VILLA
SAT 27 A READING
Last school: Lealands High What are you watching on TV MARCH
School, Luton. at the moment? SAT 20 H NORWICH CITY
First started training at Spurs: “I’ve just finished Money Heist – APRIL
As a six-year-old. I enjoyed that. I’m also watching SAT 10 A SOUTHAMPTON
Prison Break.” SAT 17 A LEICESTER CITY
SAT 24 H CRYSTAL PALACE
Any other sportsmen or What music are you currently MAY
women in your family? listening to? SAT 1 A WEST BROMWICH ALBION
“My younger brother Kieran “I like a range to be honest. I’m SAT 8 H CHELSEA
Hayton is a midfielder in the into a bit of 2C at the moment,
Luton academy with the Under- hip-hop.” All home fixtures at Hotspur Way.
FAYC - FA Youth Cup

U18S PL TABLE

CRYSTAL PALACE PLD W D L GD PTS
ASTON VILLA 7 6 0 1 +5 18
FULHAM 7 5 1 1 +4 16
CHELSEA 6 5 0 1 +8 15
BRIGHTON & HA 7 4 2 1 +13 14
TOTTENHAM 8 4 2 2 +11 14
ARSENAL 7 4 2 1 +8 14
NORWICH CITY 7 4 0 3 +1 12
WEST HAM UNITED 7 2 0 5 -3 6
SOUTHAMPTON 6 2 0 4 -6 6
READING 7 1 2 4 -1 5
WEST BROM 6 1 2 3 -5 5
LEICESTER CITY 6 0 1 5 -11 1
7 0 0 7 -24 0

UP TO AND INCLUDING 16.11.20

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PLAYER STATS

WOMENS U18s U23s

WSL CT CUP WFA CUP LEAGUE LC FAYC PL2
APP G APP G APP G APP G APP G
APP G APP G
702100 00 40
Angela Addison 602100 Eddie Carrington 2 0 0 0 00 Brandon Austin 60
Rosella Ayane 602000 00 J'Neil Bennett 40
Gemma Davison 702000 Dante Cassanova 4000 00 Dennis Cirkin 31
Rianna Dean 411000 00 Jack Clarke 11
Anna Filbey 301000 Kallum Cesay 6200 00 Alfie Devine 50
Hannah Godfrey 401000 00 Kion Etete 20
Kit Graham 602000 Matthew Craig 7000 00 Keenan Ferguson 20
Josie Green 502000 00 Anthony Georgiou 40
Kerys Harrop 702100 Michael Craig 3000 00 Marcel Lavinier 10
Alanna Kennedy 712000 00 Dermi Lusala 60
Lucia Leon 000000 Alfie Devine 6100 00 Brooklyn Lyons-Foster 61
Aurora Mikalsen 200000 00 Dilan Markanday 21
Alex Morgan 000000 Jordan Hackett 6000 00 George Marsh 60
Jess Naz 622000 00 Jubril Okedina 10
Ashleigh Neville 100000 Khalon Haysman 3000 00 Josh Oluwayemi 30
Chloe Peplow 702100 00 Tobi Omole 30
Ria Percival 602000 Nile John 6100 00 Maurizio Pochettino 52
Lucy Quinn 702000 00 Rodel Richards 10
Becky Spencer 201000 Jeremy Kyezu 0000 00 Jack Roles 10
Elisha Sulola 200000 00 Danny Rose 41
Rachel Williams 611000 Thimothee Lo-Tutala 6 0 0 0 Kazaiah Sterling 30
Siri Worm 602000 Elliot Thorpe 10
Shelina Zadorsky Dermi Lusala 5000 Shilow Tracey 61
Harvey White 20
Roshaun Mathurin 6 0 0 0 Alfie Whiteman

Marqes Muir 6000

Romaine Mundle 5000

Maksim Paskotsi 4100

Yago Santiago 7200

Dane Scarlett 7500

Isak Solberg 1000

Renaldo Torraj 1000

Tarrelle Whittaker 6 3 0 0

Up to and including 14.11.20 Up to and including 07.11.20 Up to and including 06.11.20

Kerys Harrop Jordan Hackett Kion Etete
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GOALKEEPING
GREATS

Two of the greatest goalkeepers
to ever play the game pose for the
camera at White Hart Lane back on
7 September 1985 to mark a special
milestone.

Ahead of our Division One game
against Newcastle United that day,
Ray Clemence was presented with
a decanter set to commemorate his
1,000th senior game of his career,
which he made in his appearance
between the sticks in our 5-1 defeat
of the Magpies that afternoon.

And it was fitting that Clem received
the award from Pat Jennings, who
had joined the exclusive ‘1,000 Club’
just the previous season.

A testament to his incredible
fitness and consistency, Ray’s tally
of matches at that time included
appearances throughout his career
for England, Spurs, Liverpool and
Scunthorpe as well as representing
the Football League.

Speaking in the matchday
programme against Newcastle,
he said: “Playing my 1,000th game
represents a great deal to me
because to do it you have to be
consistent and lucky with injuries for
a long spell of time. It’s very satisfying
as a professional to sit back and
realise that you’ve done just that.”

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