Spurs v LASK

O F F I C I A L M ATC H DAY P R O G R A M M E VOLUME 113 // ISSUE 06 - £3.50

UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE
GROUP STAGE
v LASK

22.10.20 // KO - 8PM

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HEAD COACH JOSE
MOURINHO
IT IS VITAL WE MAKE HOME
ADVANTAGE COUNT IN GAMES LIKE
TONIGHT AS THERE WILL BE SOME
DIFFICULT TRIPS AHEAD AS WE
GO THROUGH THE GROUP”

Good evening to you all The positive aspect of a busy opportunity.  We know this is a
and ‘welcome back’. fixture schedule is that this evening’s difficult competition due to the
I do not want to dwell game presents us with the perfect amount of matches and travelling
too much on Sunday’s opportunity to instantly respond to involved with opponents coming
disappointing draw Sunday’s result and recover good from far and wide across Europe.  
with West Ham United.  feelings before we head to Burnley
Everyone is equally frustrated with on Monday evening. We are certainly motivated to do
the outcome.  well in the Europa League and to
To concede three goals and I would like to take this opportunity try to win every game as we look to
drop two points having been in to welcome LASK to our home as advance to the knockout rounds.
control of the game for so long we commence our Europa League
was a big punishment.  It’s a painful group stage campaign this evening. Even without fans being present
experience, yet there are many here, it is vital we make home
lessons we must take from this as a We have obviously already come advantage count in games like
team to improve for the future. through three challenging qualifying tonight as there will be some
rounds to progress this far and difficult trips ahead as we go
the players have fully earned this through the group.

This Club has enjoyed great
moments in this competition in the
past, as have I during my coaching
career. Now it’s our aim to try to
create more special memories in the
Europa League together. 

I would like to finish my column
by welcoming Joe Rodon to the
Club, following his recent move
from Swansea City.  I am sure he
will prove a valuable addition to the
squad and adds further depth to our
defence.

 
Enjoy the game.
 
COYS!

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IN THIS ISSUE

CONTENTS 14

21 CARLOS VINISCIUS
OPPOSITION
Our new forward recalls his
LASK from the Austrian city journey from Brazil... and

of Linz are our visitors for from centre-back

this Europa League match 35
SPURS FIRSTS

A Champions League scoring

record and maiden European

trophy victory...

41 48
AUSTRIAN LINKS ROAD TO GLORY

Inspired by tonight’s game, Battling Blackpool and the

we explore our previous elements in a testing Cup

meetings with Austrian clubs clash back in 1991

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ACTION MATCH REWIND

REPLAY REPLAY

ACTION

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MATCH REWIND

18.10.20
PREMIER LEAGUE

3 - 3TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM

SPURS SON (1), BALBUENA (82), WEST HAM UNITED
KANE (8),(16) SANCHEZ OG (85),
LANZINI (90+4)

10 LLORIS 01 01 FABIANSKI 30
07 28 23 AURIER 24 05 COUFAL
ALDERWEIRELD 04 04 BALBUENA 18 41 28 20
05 17 SANCHEZ 06 21 OGBONNA
REGUILON 03 03 CRESSWELL 26 03 21 04 05
03 06 04 24 SISSOKO 17 26 MASUAKU 01
HOJBJERG 05 20 BOWEN
BERGWIJN 23 28 SOUCEK SUBSTITUTES
NDOMBELE 28 41 RICE (C) YARMOLENKO (FORNALS 77),
18 FORNALS
SON 07 30 ANTONIO LANZINI (ANTONIO 77),
KANE (C) 10 SNODGRASS (MASUAKA 90)

01 REFEREE: PAUL TIERNEY UNUSED SUBS
NOBLE, DIOP, FREDERICKS,
SUBSTITUTES 41080X0+R5252 48% POSSESSION %
WINKS (NDOMBELE 73), RANDOLPH
BALE (BERGWIJN 72), SHOTS
11 13
LUCAS (SON 80)
SHOTS ON TARGET
UNUSED SUBS 06 04
DOHERTY, HART, DAVIES,
FOULS
VINICIUS 13 12

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU

GETTING TO KNOW
YOU…

PFC LUDOGORETS
RAZGRAD

P laced in Group J We face a trip back to Bulgaria this First League in 2019/20 – their
as top seeds, we season – having already visited ninth consecutive league title –
were joined by PFC the Balkan nation when we faced Ludogorets started their 2020/21
Ludogorets Razgrad Lokomotiv Plovdiv in September’s campaign fighting for UEFA
of Bulgaria, tonight’s second qualifying round – as Champions League qualification
Ludogorets were drawn from pot two. but after defeat to Danish outfit
opponents LASK of Midtjylland, they moved into the
Champions of the Bulgarian Europa League qualifying rounds.
Austria and Royal Antwerp of They then sealed their place in the
competition’s group stages with a
Belgium following the Europa 2-0 play-off victory over Dynamo
Brest of Belarus.
League group stage draw in Nyon,
Having previously featured in the
Switzerland. Champions League group stages in
Like each of the three sides we both 2014/15 and 2016/17, this will
faced in this season’s qualifying be the Bulgarian side’s fifth season
rounds for the competition – in the Europa League group stages
Lokomotiv Plovdiv, KF Shkëndija – they have progressed to the
and Maccabi Haifa – we have knockout stages of the competition
never played any of our Group on three of their four previous
J opponents previously in campaigns. The furthest they have
competitive action. progressed in the tournament was
Here are the key facts, to the round of 16 back in 2013/14
information and connections – they lost out 4-0 to Valencia on
between us and our upcoming aggregate having dispatched Lazio
European opposition. in the round of 32.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Ludogorets have faced two Two of their current squad have Vrba began his coaching
English sides previously in European previously had spells in England. career back in 1994
competition. Taking on both Elvis Manu spent time with Brighton
Liverpool and Arsenal home and between 2015 and 2017, as well as
away in the Champions League a loan spell at Huddersfield Town
group stages, the Eagles picked in 2016 while Jorginho was on
up just one point from those four Manchester City’s books as a youth
outings, scoring five times and player in the 2015/16 season.
conceding 13.

The Bulgarian side are coached by
Pavel Vrba, a Czech coach who has
previously managed Viktoria Plzen
in his homeland as well as Anzhi
Makhachkala of Russia and the
Czech Republic national team. He
moved to the Huvepharma Arena in
December, 2019.

LASK

We will travel to Austria for a but not progressing, Die Schwarz- Ex-Spurs defender Kevin
competitive match for first time in Weißen moved into the group stages Wimmer started out with LASK
29 years after LASK were drawn into of the Europa League – also their
Group J. first appearance at that stage of Jovi and Michael Jackson – the
the competition. More history was Austrian outfit are managed by
Our opponents this evening made as they progressed all the Dominik Thalhammer – the former
secured their place in the Europa way to the round of 16 before being boss of the Austria Women’s
League third qualifying round knocked out by Manchester United national team. In 2017, Thalhammer
with a fourth-place finish in the following a 7-1 aggregate defeat enjoyed great success in that role
Championship round of the Austrian with both games being played as he led the team to their first
Bundesliga. They then progressed to behind closed doors. United are also major tournament. They went on to
the group stages of the competition the only English side that LASK have reach the semi-finals of the UEFA
with a 7-0 win over Slovakian outfit faced in their competitive history. Women’s European Championships.
DAC Dunajska Streda and then an
impressive 4-1 win over Sporting Playing their European games at While we have never played
Lisbon in the play-off round. the Linzer Stadion – a stadium in against LASK before, we have
which some of the world’s biggest played at their Linzer Stadion. Back
Having reached the qualifying music acts have performed over in 1991, we took on Croatia’s Hajduk
play-off round for the Champions the years including Pink Floyd, Bon Split in the European Cup Winners’
League last season for the first time Cup in Austria due to the ongoing
conflict in the Balkans, but it was a
The Austrian side eliminated disappointing night for us in Linz as
Sporting Lisbon last month to we lost 1-0.
earn their place in Group J
While LASK’s current squad does
not feature any players who have
previously played in England, Spurs
fans may recall the Austrian outfit
as the club at which our former
defender Kevin Wimmer began his
career.

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GETTING TO KNOW YOU

ROYAL ANTWERP

We will return to Belgium this year Victory over Club Brugge
for the first time since 2017 as Royal in the Belgian Cup final
Antwerp were the third and final was Royal Antwerp’s
team drawn into Group J. ‘The Great route to Europe
Old’ qualified directly for the Europa
League group stages following their colours. On loan with us in the 1988. More recently, former Spurs
1-0 Belgian Cup victory over Club 2008/09 season, former England John Bostock and Tomislav Gomelt
Brugge in August earlier this year. international Fraizer Campbell had loan spells in the port city.
had previously spent the 2006/07
Last season was the Belgian campaign on loan there as part In Antwerp’s current squad, there
outfit’s first season in the Europa of a partnership with parent club are four players with experience of
League having not qualified Manchester United. Many other English football. Defender Ritchie
for any European tournament former United players have also De Laet has appeared for nine
since the 1994/95 season when spent time on loan with Antwerp as English clubs in his career including
they appeared in the UEFA Cup. part of the collaboration including Manchester United, Aston Villa and
Entering last season’s competition John O’Shea, Jonny Evans, Tom Leicester City – he won the Premier
in the third qualifying round, they Heaton and Phil Bardsley. League with the Foxes in 2015/16.
defeated Viktoria Plzen to progress Christian Benavente (MK Dons),
to the play-offs but that was where Nico Claesen is another former Faris Haroun (Middlesbrough and
their campaign ended as they lost Spurs player to have spent time at Blackpool) and Dieumerci Mbokani
5-2 on aggregate to AZ Alkmaar. both clubs having been with us for (Norwich City and Hull City) have
This is their first season in the group two years before joining Antwerp in also played in English football.
stages.
The Belgian side took on Aston
Previously they have faced two Villa in the 1975/76 UEFA Cup
English sides in competitive games.
Both coming in the UEFA Cup, in the
1975/76 season Antwerp defeated
Aston Villa 5-1 on aggregate then, in
1994/95 they were beaten 10-2 on
aggregate by Newcastle United.

Their coach, Ivan Leko, is a former
Croatia international who enjoyed
stints at Hadjuk Split and Club
Brugge in his playing career. He later
went on to manage Club Brugge
between 2017 and 2019 before
moving to Antwerp in May.

The Belgian city is one we have
visited on several occasions. In
May, 1950, we travelled across
the channel to the Flemish region
to take on Royal Beerschot in an
exhibition match to mark their 50th
anniversary. The following year, we
did so again but to face a Combined
Liege XI. Then, in August, 1976, Royal
Antwerp were the visitors to White
Hart Lane for a pre-season friendly
before we returned the favour two
summers later to face Antwerp at
the Bosuil Stadium.

Most notably, Antwerp is the
hometown of defender Toby
Alderweireld, yet he has never
represented Royal. There are,
however, a few former Spurs players
that have also worn Royal Antwerp

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CARLOS VINICIUS

VORAC

CARLOS VINICIUS

CIOUS
VINICIUS
It has been quite the journey for
CARLOS VINICIUS in his footballing career
to date but the striker, who has joined us on a
season-long loan from Benfica, has no intentions
of stopping just yet as he has an appetite for
success during his time in north London.
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CARLOS VINICIUS

I n the beautiful game, there I’M VERY THANKFUL FOR
is always a romanticism over THIS OPPORTUNITY AND VERY
players who have battled HAPPY TO BE HERE. SPURS ARE
through great adversity ONE OF EUROPE’S BIGGEST
to reach the top in their CLUBS, PLAYING IN THE BIGGEST
LEAGUE. IT’S ONE OF THOSE
careers – Carlos Vinicius OFFERS YOU CAN’T REFUSE

embodies that struggle.
Born in the Brazilian
municipality of Bom Jesus das
Selvas, a northern town perched
rurally in resplendent natural
beauty with just one main road
running through its heart to link
it to the rest of civilisation, our
new arrival’s footballing journey
began at the age of 14 with a
move away from his home to join
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A During his formative years, limited playing time in midfield – a
side Goias. That’s a distance of Vinicius had played as a centre- tough period of his early career
1,500 kilometres – the equivalent back. With great strength and that saw him nearly quit the game
of London to Moscow. height, he had all the attributes to at the age of 22. But, when ‘Vinny’
At 16 he moved again to Santos be a defender, but it wasn’t until his was tried once more as a forward
and witnessed the breakthrough final few months with Palmeiras at the start of his Gremio Anapolis
of Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar where he eventually made the stint in 2017, Portuguese scouts
before later crossing paths with transition from defence to attack. spotted his natural ability in the
Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus at From that moment on, it was clear forward line – a moment that
Palmeiras. Both of his compatriots’ he was a natural in front of goal. proved to be the catalyst for the
careers sky-rocketed in an instant, striker’s rise.
but for Carlos, there was still much Yet, it took another two years for
to overcome – including his role in his position to become definite as Shortly after, the Brazilian
the game. in his first couple of seasons as a moved to Europe and signed on
professional, he spent much of his loan for Portuguese second-tier

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outfit Real Sport Clube where he CARLOS VINICIUS
excelled, scoring 19 league goals
in his first season. That immediate I WORKED HARD TO GET HERE
success earned him a move to AND NOW I AM HERE, I WANT TO
Italian side Napoli, however he was ENJOY IT, SHARE THE EXPERIENCE
back in Portugal that same season WITH MY TEAM-MATES AND TO
as he joined Rio Ave on loan – again BRING JOY TO ALL THE FANS WHO
he shone, scoring 14 goals in just LOVE THIS CLUB SO MUCH
20 games. Another loan spell at AS
Monaco then followed before he 18
arrived in Benfica in the summer
of 2019 ahead of a campaign which
truly put him on the map.

He registered 24 goals and
13 assists in all competitions
for Portugal’s most successful
club side. Years of hard work,
persistence and resilience had
paid off in order for Vinicius to
deliver that stunning season.

Throughout his career, Carlos has
shown the necessary character and
fight to overcome all the obstacles
that lay in front of him to reach
this point in his footballing journey.
Now, a new challenge awaits and
one that he is more than ready for.

“I’m very thankful for this
opportunity and I’m very happy to
be here. Spurs are one of Europe’s
biggest clubs, playing in the
biggest league. It’s one of those
offers you can’t refuse,” Vinicius
smiled as he settled into his new
home of north London.

Reflecting on his formative
years and his journey since, the
forward continued: “I always found
it easy to change positions on the
pitch. When opportunities came
up at different clubs in different
positions, I always gave my best.
One coach saw me as a centre-
back, but then another one arrived
and played me further forward.
Then, a few years ago, I started
playing as a striker. But like I said,
I adapted really quickly, that’s
always been one of my strengths.

“Things were really tough for
me out in Brazil. I’ve got a wife
and two children; things weren’t
going well with my football and I
spoke with them about quitting.
Thankfully, an opportunity arose.
It was a key moment – I got the
chance at Real Sport Clube in the
Portuguese second division and
I saw that opportunity like it was

CARLOS VINICIUS

checkmate – this time it had to channelled through his targeted here, another Brazilian, it’s going to
come off. approach of improving with each be a real help for me.
day – a mindset built on aims and
“It felt like my last chance, but objectives. “There are top facilities here as
thankfully everything went well, well. I’m happy to be here and to
and it gives me great joy because He knows what he needs around experience them. People can tell
it was where it all started for me him to flourish and vitally, he you about the place and how great
in Europe. Thankfully I’m here knows what he can add to the it is, but when you get here, you’re
now. I’m really grateful for what team. And, with what he has seen in still really taken aback by the size
I’ve achieved and I think those his short time with us so far, he is of it all.
who are closest to me are really adamant that this season, we will
happy for me too. realise our goals. “Thankfully, I achieved my
individual goals last year
“In the end, footballers have to “You play for your team to win,” at Benfica, where I was top
be ready for everything, because he said. “Whether you score or goalscorer, and now I’m here to
things can change so quickly. It someone else scores, you have work with my team-mates to
was no different for me. I worked to work as a team. When the make our people happy and to
hard to get here and now I am team works well, that’s when help the club to achieve its goals.
here, I want to enjoy it, share the individuals can shine. In doing so, I want to achieve my
experience with my team-mates own objectives, which means
and to bring joy to all the fans who “Spurs are a big club with great scoring goals. If I score goals, I’ll
love this club so much and support players, in a big league, and it’s great be helping my team – and that way,
us every step of the way.” to have a world-class coach in Jose everyone benefits.
Mourinho. I’m happy and I’m looking
It is without doubt that Carlos forward to learning every day, not “Now it’s up to us to work hard
is an ambitious man and he is just from him but from the whole to bring joy to our fans, who
clearly confident in his own ability group. I’m very thankful to have really deserve it. I want to say to
– attributes which have certainly some players here who I can already everyone that together we’ll taste
played a pivotal role in his rise in relate to – it really helps when you’re success – I’m here to join this
the game. He has an unmistakable settling in. I already know Gedson family, to share your joy and bring
desire to succeed and that is from Benfica and with Lucas Moura home silverware.”

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OPPOSITION - LASK

INTRODUCING HEAD COACH Best known in Austria as the
coach that helped the nation’s
LASK women’s team qualify for their
first major tournament finals
DOMINIK at Euro 2017, Thalhammer took
the head coach’s position at
THALHAMMER LASK earlier this year after the
departure of Valerien Ismael.
D.O.B: 02.10.70 An example of a new breed of
NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN coaches without a professional
playing career behind him,
Thalhammer made history when
he became the youngest boss
to take charge of an Austrian
Bundesliga game, with Admiral
Wacker Modling when aged 33.

LASK’S 01
10-YEAR RECORD 05

10TH (RELGATED)
RD (RELGATED)*3
ST (3RD DIV)1
ST (3RD DIV)1
RD (2ND DIV)3
ND (2ND DIV)2
ST (2ND DIV)1
4TH
2ND
2ND **

10/11 ALEXANDER PETAR
11/12
12/13 SCHLAGER FILIPOVIC
13/14
14/15 D.O.B: 01.02.96 D.O.B: 14.09.90
15/16 POSITION: GOALKEEPER POSITION: DEFENDER
16/17 NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN NATIONALITY: CROATIAN
17/18
18/19 PHILIPP CHRISTIAN
19/20
WIESINGER RAMSEBNER
*11/12 SEASON RELEGATED DUE BREACH OF RULES
**19/20 SEASON DEDUCTED 12 POINTS D.O.B: 23.05.94 D.O.B: 26.03.89
POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER
Austrian Bundesliga NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN 06 NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN
Austrian Second Division 15
Austrian Regionalliga

CURRENT LEAGUE TABLE

SEASON PL W D L Pts

RB Salzburg 4 4 0 0 12

Rapid Wien 4 3 1 0 10

St Polten 4 2 1 1 7

Austria Wien 4 2 1 1 7

LASK 4211 7

SK Sturm Graz 4 1 3 0 6

WSG Wattens 4 1 1 2 4

Flyeralarm Ad 4 1 1 2 4

Wolfsberg 4 1 0 3 3

Ried 4103 3

Hartberg 4 0 2 2 2

Altach 4013 1

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OPPOSITION - LASK

16
18
22

MARVIN GERNOT YEVGEN

POTZMANN TRAUNER CHEBERKO

D.O.B: 07.12.93 D.O.B: 25.03.92 D.O.B: 23.01.98
POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN NATIONALITY: UKRAINIAN

GOAL SCORED 07 DOMINIK
11
REITER
13
D.O.B: 04.01.98
INSIDE AREA POSITION: MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN
02 RENE
MADS EMIL
OUTSIDE AREA RENNER
MADSEN
2100470X+0R 21003000X+R D.O.B: 29.11.93
HEAD LEFT FOOT POSITION: MIDFIELDER D.O.B: 14.01.98
NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN POSITION: MIDFIELDER
41070X+0R 6100X0+R(27%)(20%) NATIONALITY: DANISH
07
ALL STATS FROM 2019/20 EUROPA LEAGUE01

RIGHT FOOT 19OTHER
(47%) 21(6%)

GOAL CONCEDED

11 VALENTINO

INSIDE AREA MULLER

01 D.O.B: 19.01.99
POSITION: MIDFIELDER
OUTSIDE AREA NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN

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OPPOSITION - LASK

STEFAN 13 09 23 JAMES ANDRES
33 14 25
HAUDUM HOLLAND ANDRADE
30
D.O.B: 27.11.94 D.O.B: 15.05.89 D.O.B: 16.10.98
POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN NATIONALITY: AUSTRALIAN NATIONALITY: PANAMANIAN

MAMOUDOU HUSEIN TEAM STATS

KARAMOKO BALIC 510000+XR210
PLAYED
D.O.B: 08.06.99 D.O.B: 15.02.96 05 02 03
POSITION: FORWARD POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: FRENCH NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN GAMES WON GAMES DRAWN GAMES LOST

JOHANNES THOMAS (50%) (20%) (30%)

EGGESTEIN SABITZER 4140150% +X0R 11050+0XR
SHOTS ON GOALS
D.O.B: 08.05.98 D.O.B: 12.10.00
POSITION: FORWARD POSITION: FORWARD 81040+0XR 100+0XRTARGETSCORED
NATIONALITY: GERMAN NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN 70%
1.5
23
PASSING GOALS PER
ACCURACY GAME

ALL STATS FROM 2019/20
EUROPA LEAGUE

OPPOSITION - LASK

ONES TO WATCH

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10
29

REINHOLD PETER MARKO

RANFTL MICHORL RAGUZ

D.O.B: 24.01.92 D.O.B: 09.05.95 D.O.B: 10.06.98
POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN

ALL STATS FROM 2019/20 EUROPA LEAGUE A full international since making his Viewed by many as LASK’s creative The 22-year-old forward has
senior Austria debut last year, the fulcrum, Michorl has been with the certainly not struggled for goals
experienced right-back, who is also club since 2014, when he joined in the Europa League, with five
comfortable playing in midfield, has from Austria Vienna, at first on strikes in last season’s competition
been with LASK since 2015. He’s loan before the move was made and three in LASK’s last three
made more than 200 appearances permanent. Since then, he’s made qualifying games this time around.
for the club since joining from Sturm more than a double century of Raguz signed for the club aged 18
Graz, as well as scoring 16 goals and appearances for the club, chipping in in 2016, making his senior debut the
delivering an impressive 35 assists. with 24 goals from midfield. following year.

11000X+0 100300+XR 11000X+0 10030X0+ 11000+X0 10050X+0R
APPEARANCES ASSISTS APPEARANCES ASSISTS APPEARANCES GOALS

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SPURS WOMEN

Sophie Whitehouse DERBY DEFEAT
TOUGH TO TAKE
SOPHIE JOINS SPURS of the NCAA Division One Spurs Women suffered a heavy
We recently announced the Tournament, before returning 6-1 defeat against a clinical
signing of goalkeeper Sophie to the UK at the beginning of Arsenal side in the Barclays
Whitehouse, who will wear 2020. FA Women’s Super League at
the number 24 shirt for Spurs Meadow Park on Sunday.
Women. “I’m super-excited to join
Born locally in Enfield, Sophie Spurs,” smiled 24-year-old In a tough afternoon in
grew up in Tanzania before Sophie. “I’ve always targeted Borehamwood against the
moving to the United States playing professionally in league leaders, we found
with her family at the age of England so to have this ourselves 5-0 down at the
nine and has spent her entire opportunity is amazing. interval following goals from
playing career in America to Katie McCabe, a hat-trick from
date. “I was born in Enfield so I’ve Vivianne Miedema, and Caitlin
Having represented the always been a fan of the Club Foord, who also went on to
aptly-named Potomac from afar. This is probably score again for the hosts after
going to be one of the best the break.
years for the WSL so far
because of all the talented After a rare penalty miss
recruits that teams including from Rianna Dean early in the
Spurs have made, so it’s an second half, substitute Lucia
exciting time for me to come Leon scored a consolation goal
into the set-up here and I’m with 13 minutes remaining of
really excited to get started. the match, before youngster
Elisha Sulola, who signed her
“I’ve always looked up to first professional contract
Becky Spencer, who has been with the Club last month, came
around the game for a long off the bench for her WSL
time and has obviously played debut.
a lot of games for Spurs. I’ve
watched her play and I feel I Arsenal took an early lead
can learn a lot from her and after four minutes when
the other goalkeepers we have McCabe curled a left-footed
here at this fantastic Club.” free-kick past Becky Spencer
into the bottom corner. The
hosts doubled their lead

Lucia Leon...on target
against the Gunners

Hotspurs at High School
level in Washington DC, she
began her senior career with
Columbia University in New
York City where she became
captain and kept five clean
sheets in 16 games during the
2018 season.
She made 13 appearances
for top 15-ranked Santa
Clara University in NCAA
competition in the 2019
campaign, keeping seven
clean sheets and helping the
team reach the round of 16

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WOMEN

Rianna Dean in FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
action against Arsenal SEPTEMBER
SUN 6 H WEST HAM UNITED 1-1
SUN 13 A EVERTON 0-1
SAT 26 A ARSENAL (WFAC) 0-4
OCTOBER
SUN 4 A MANCHESTER CITY 1-4
WED 7 H LONDON LIONESSES (CLC) 4-0
SAT 10 H MANCHESTER UNITED 0-1
SUN 18 A ARSENAL 1-6
NOVEMBER
three minutes later through to our fans for that first half. TUE 3 A CHELSEA (CLC)
Miedema while, at the other We really worked hard during SUN 8 H READING
end of the pitch, Dean tried her the week, we worked on a lot SUN 15 A BRISTOL CITY
luck from long-range, forcing of things that needed to be WED 18 A ARSENAL (CLC)
a good save from Manuela better and I think that goal DECEMBER
Zinsberger who tipped the really hurt us at the beginning SUN 6 H BRIGHTON & HA
ball over the crossbar, before of the game, after that we SUN 13 H ASTON VILLA
Foord converted Arsenal’s couldn’t find our feet. Sat 19 A CHELSEA
third goal after 15 minutes. JANUARY
Dutch international Miedama “We showed no passion or SUN 10 H BIRMINGHAM CITY
completed her hat-trick with desire in that first half. The SUN 17 A WEST HAM UNITED
two more goals before the second half we did so much SUN 24 H EVERTON
break. better but it was too late after FEBRUARY
being 5-0 down at half-time, SAT 6 A ASTON VILLA
After coming off the bench which is not acceptable for WED 10 H BRISTOL CITY
in the first half, Leon won a us as a team and we will look MARCH
penalty five minutes after the at ourselves and put it right SUN 7 A BRIGHTON & HA
restart when she was brought because we believe in this WED 17 A READING
down by McCabe in the penalty group of players.” SUN 28 H ARSENAL
area. Dean, our top scorer Arsenal: Zinsberger, APRIL
for the last two consecutive Schnaderbeck, Williamson, SUN 4 H MANCHESTER CITY
seasons, stepped up to take Beattie, McCabe, Walti, Gut, SUN 25 A MANCHESTER UNITED
the spot-kick but saw her van de Donk (Mace 78), Mead, MAY
effort saved at the bottom Miedema (Wubben-Moy 66), SUN 2 H CHELSEA
right corner by Zinsberger. Foord (Denton 90). Substitute SUN 9 A BIRMINGHAM CITY
(not used): Williams.
Foord went on to score her Spurs: Spencer (c), Percival, WFAC - Womens FA Cup
second goal of the afternoon Harrop, Zadorsky, Neville, CLC - Continental League Cup
from close range in the 65th Filbey (Worm 57), Kennedy All home fixtures at The Hive
minute before Leon pulled (Sulola 90), Quinn (Leon 38),
one back late on with a header Davison (Ayane 38), Addison, WSL TABLE
from second half substitute Dean. Substitutes (not used):
Siri Worm’s corner. Whitehouse, Green, Williams. PLD W D L GD PTS

Head Coach Juan Amoros ARSENAL 5 5 0 0 +25 15
said: “We are disappointed and
I think we need to apologise EVERTON 5 4 1 0 +13 13

MANCHESTER UNITED 5 4 1 0 +9 13

CHELSEA 4 3 1 0 +12 10

MANCHESTER CITY 5 2 2 1 +3 8

READING 5 2 1 2 -3 7

BIRMINGHAM CITY 5 2 0 3 -1 6

BRIGHTON 5 1 2 2 -6 5

SPURS 5 0 1 4 -10 1

WEST HAM 5 0 1 4 -13 1

ASTON VILLA 3 0 0 3 -10 0

BRISTOL CITY 4 0 0 4 -19 0

UP TO AND INCLUDING 18.10.20

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ACADEMY

Nile John on the attack
in the top of the table clash

CHANCES SPURNED IN and midfielder Devine went to bounce back when we
TOP-OF-THE-TABLE CLASH through on goal, only to be host Reading on Saturday,
Our Under-18s were handed brought down by last defender following their first real
their first defeat of the Sil Swinkels, who was sent off. setback of the season against
season despite a committed Villa.
performance against Aston The visitors kept themselves
Villa on Saturday. in the game and scored again We created chances inside
with 20 minutes left when the opening 55 minutes,
In a second-v-first battle substitute Tristan Goodridge’s only to be undone by two
at Hotspur Way, pitting the free-kick went under the wall second-half goals to lose
Under-18 Premier League and into the bottom corner via our unbeaten start to the
southern division’s only two a slight deflection, maintaining campaign against the 10-man
unbeaten sides against each Villa’s 100 per cent record visitors.
other, we were dominant on the with a 2-0 final scoreline that
ball throughout the first half meant we missed the chance to “Hopefully last Saturday
and in the opening exchanges leapfrog them into top spot. was a learning experience,
of the second with Alfie Devine because I thought 11-v-11 we
twice, Tarrelle Whittaker twice Spurs: Lo-Tutala (c), Cesay, were the better team, but 11-
and Kallum Cesay all going Hackett, Matthew Craig, v-10 we weren’t,” said Matt.
close to giving us a deserved Paskotsi, Muir, Whittaker “We’ve got good competition
lead – Devine arguably closest (Mathurin 71), Devine for places all over the pitch
as he hit the bar 17 minutes in. (Carrington 68), Scarlett, John, and everybody now needs to
Santiago (Michael Craig 71). report for training in a good
Thimothee Lo-Tutala had Substitutes (not used): Solberg, frame of mind and train well
made a couple of important Haysman. with a view to being selected
saves in the first half, but was on Saturday against Reading.
beaten on 55 minutes when TAYLOR WANTS
we failed to clear our lines A RESPONSE “Last week, there were
and Lamare Bogarde fired Under-18s Coach Matt Taylor some instances where
low into the net from inside a has challenged his players chances weren’t taken by
crowded area. We kept pushing players and that’s ultimately
the name of the game.”

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U18s

Youngsters get the Skywalk experience FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
SEPTEMBER
SAT 12 A WEST HAM UNITED 4-1
SAT 19 H ARSENAL 2-0
SAT 26 A BRIGHTON & HA 1-1
OCTOBER
SAT 3 H FULHAM 3-0
SAT 17 H ASTON VILLA 0-2
SAT 24 H READING
PLAYERS TRY walkway 46.8 metres above NOVEMBER
the pitch, the youngsters SAT 7 A NORWICH CITY
THE SKYWALK embarked on a journey to SAT 21 H SOUTHAMPTON
Last week, our Under-18s the stadium’s iconic golden SAT 28 H LEICESTER CITY
players got the chance to take DECEMBER
on The Dare Skywalk, the latest cockerel, experiencing SAT 12 A CRYSTAL PALACE
visitor attraction to arrive at breathtaking views of the SAT 19 H WEST BROMWICH ALBION
our world-class stadium. capital and learning more about JANUARY
The adrenaline-pumping, some of the features of the SAT 9 A CHELSEA
90-minute experience stadium from above. SAT 16 H WEST HAM UNITED
challenges adventure-seekers The Dare Skywalk is SAT 23 A ARSENAL
to ‘take it to the edge’ by scaling open for everyone to try – SAT 30 H BRIGHTON & HA
the height of our new home. book your tickets now at FEBRUARY
tottenhamhotspur.com. SAT 13 A FULHAM
Stepping out onto a glass SAT 20 A ASTON VILLA
SAT 27 A READING
MARCH
SAT 20 H NORWICH CITY
APRIL
SAT 10 A SOUTHAMPTON
SAT 17 A LEICESTER CITY
SAT 24 H CRYSTAL PALACE
MAY
SAT 1 A WEST BROMWICH ALBION
SAT 8 H CHELSEA

Eyes on the ball for All home fixtures at Hotspur Way.
Dane Scarlett during FAYC - FA Youth Cup
our clash with Villa

U18S PL TABLE

ASTON VILLA PLD W D L GD PTS
TOTTENHAM 5 5 0 0 +7 15
FULHAM 5 3 1 1 +6 10
CRYSTAL PALACE 4 3 0 1 +3 9
CHELSEA 4 3 0 1 +2 9
BRIGHTON & HA 5 2 2 1 +5 8
NORWICH CITY 5 2 2 1 +5 8
ARSENAL 4 2 0 2 +4 6
SOUTHAMPTON 5 2 0 3 -5 6
READING 5 1 1 3 +1 4
WEST HAM UNITED 4 1 1 2 -4 4
WEST BROM 4 1 0 3 -6 3
LEICESTER CITY 4 0 1 3 -8 1
4 0 0 4 -10 0

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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 s

eason, we will reflect on the matches, the people and the occasions that have seen us
set the standard and helped shape our history.

FIRST Peter Crouch, Gareth Bale
and Aaron Lennon celebrate
CLUB TO SCORE TWO as Inter are put to the sword
OR MORE GOALS IN
EVERY CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE GROUP MATCH

The excitement around the Club 4-1 as Pavlyuchenko scored two setting up goals for Crouch and
ahead of the 2010/11 season was penalties with Rafa van der Vaart Pavlyuchenko after van der Vaart
palpable as we eagerly anticipated and Gareth Bale also on target had given us the lead.
our first-ever involvement in the before our Welsh wizard took
UEFA Champions League. But few centre stage in our home and away And Werder Bremen were
could have predicted we’d take fixtures with Inter. duly dispatched at the Lane as
to the group stage with a such a well as we booked our place
flourish. There wasn’t much to shout in the knockout stages with a
about for most of the game in the comprehensive 3-0 victory thanks
Our fourth-place finish in the San Siro, when we found ourselves to goals from Younes Kaboul, Luka
Premier League the previous trailing 4-0 and down to 10 men by Modric and Crouch again.
season booked our place in the half-time against a side steeped in
Play-Off round, where we were European history. But Bale blasted Top spot was secured on
paired with Swiss outfit Young a second half hat-trick to really matchday six when we shared
Boys of Berne. And it almost announce himself on the world six goals with FC Twente in the
went horribly wrong as we found stage and we went down 3-4. Netherlands, Defoe scoring twice
ourselves 3-0 down in the first leg and Peter Wisgerhof putting
in Switzerland, before goals from He might not have scored in the through his own net. It meant
Sebastien Bassong and Roman home fixture against the Italian we became the first team in the
Pavlyuchenko gave us hope for the giants in north London, but Bale competition’s history to score
return. did all the damage on a memorable at least two goals in every group
night as we ran out 3-1 winners. game – not bad for a Champions
We finished the job in style in He tormented Inter’s defence, League debutant!
N17, a Peter Crouch hat-trick and
one from Jermain Defoe seeing
us safely into the group stage
with a 4-0 win. Waiting for us in
Group A were reigning European
champions Internazionale, Werder
Bremen and FC Twente.

Harry Redknapp’s side opened
up with a trip to Bremen where we
drew 2-2, thanks to an own goal
from Petri Pasenen and a strike
from Crouch. It would be our worst
scoring display of the group!

Back at the Lane for matchday
two, FC Twente were demolished

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TRAILBLAZERS

FIRST Alan Mullery gets his
hands on the UEFA Cup
TEAM TO WIN
THE UEFA CUP

Due to the success of the Inter- our way past UT Arad thanks to minute before Jim McCalliog
Cities Fairs Cup, which had grown a 2-0 away win followed by a 1-1 levelled it up. But Chivers proved
from an 11-team competition to draw in N17, to set up a semi-final to be the star, scoring a vital 87th-
featuring 64 teams in 1970/71, with AC Milan. This was a much minute winner to put us in control
the tournament was taken over sterner test but we put ourselves ahead of the second leg.
by European football’s governing in the driving seat with a 2-1 home
body and rebranded as the UEFA win thanks to a Steve Perryman In front of 54,303 fans at the
Cup in time for the 1971/72 season. double. Alan Mullery’s goal in the Lane two weeks later, Mullery’s
San Siro earnt us a 1-1 draw and brave header gave us the lead and
We had never featured in the we were into the UEFA Cup Final, a 3-1 aggregate advantage. Wolves
Fairs Cup but took our place in which turned out to be an all- fought back, David Wagstaffe
the inaugural UEFA Cup by virtue English affair after Wolves also levelling it up on the night but we
of our League Cup Final success reached the showpiece occasion. held firm to set more history.
against Aston Villa in 1971.
Once again it was our away Not only did we become the first
Bill Nicholson’s side blew away performance which proved key. At winners of the UEFA Cup, we were
Keflavik of Iceland in the first Molineux on 3 May 1972, Martin also the first English side to win
round, winning 15-1 on aggregate Chivers put us ahead in the 56th two European trophies after our
which included a 9-0 home win. 1963 Cup Winners’ Cup triumph.
And they made steady progress
through the next three rounds
too, conceding just one goal in
six matches en route to the semi-
finals.

Martin Peters scored the only
goal of the second round tie
against Nantes of France in our
1-0 home win after a goalless
first leg, before 3-0 and 2-0
victories against Romania’s Rapid
Bucharest in round three.

We faced Romanian opposition
again in the fourth round but saw

Celebrations begin as Mullery
(left) scores against Wolves

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EUROPA LEAGUE

EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP A GROUP B
FIXTURES 22.10.20 22.10.20
Young Boys - Roma Dundalk - Molde
CSKA Sofia - CFR Cluj Rapid Vienna - Arsenal
29.10.20 29.10.20
Roma - CSKA Sofia Arsenal - Dundalk
CFR Cluj - Young Boys Molde - Rapid Vienna
05.10.20 05.10.20
Roma - CFR Cluj Rapid Vienna - Dundalk
Young Boys - CSKA Sofia Arsenal - Molde
26.11.20 26.11.20
CSKA Sofia - Young Boys Molde - Arsenal
CFR Cluj - Roma Dundalk - Rapid Vienna
03.12.20 03.12.20
Roma - Young Boys Arsenal - Rapid Vienna
CFR Cluj - CSKA Sofia Molde - Dundalk
10.12.20 10.12.20
Young Boys - CFR Cluj Dundalk - Arsenal
CSKA Sofia - Roma Rapid Vienna - Molde

GROUP C GROUP D
22.10.20 22.10.20
Leverkusen - Nice Standard Liege - Rangers
Hapoel Beer-Sheva - Slavia Prague Lech Poznan - Benfica
29.10.20 29.10.20
Slavia Prague - Leverkusen Benfica - Standard Liege
Nice - Hapoel Beer-Sheva Rangers - Lech Poznan
05.10.20 05.10.20
Slavia Prague - Nice Benfica - Rangers
Hapoel Beer-Sheva - Leverkusen Lech Poznan - Standard Liege
26.11.20 26.11.20
Leverkusen - Hapoel Beer-Sheva Standard Liege - Lech Poznan
Nice - Slavia Prague Rangers - Benfica
03.12.20 03.12.20
Slavia Prague - Hapoel Beer-Sheva Benfica - Lech Poznan
Nice - Leverkusen Rangers - Standard Liege
10.12.20 10.12.20
Leverkusen - Slavia Prague Standard Liege - Benfica
Hapoel Beer-Sheva - Nice Lech Poznan - Rangers

GROUP E GROUP F
22.10.20 22.10.20
PSV Eindhoven - Granada Napoli - AZ Alkmaar
PAOK - Omonoia Rijeka - Real Sociedad
29.10.20 29.10.20
Omonoia - PSV Eindhoven Real Sociedad - Napoli
Granada - PAOK AZ Alkmaar - Rijeka
05.10.20 05.10.20
PAOK - PSV Eindhoven Real Sociedad - AZ Alkmaar
Omonoia - Granada Rijeka - Napoli
26.11.20 26.11.20
PSV Eindhoven - PAOK Napoli - Rijeka
Granada - Omonoia AZ Alkmaar - Real Sociedad
03.12.20 03.12.20
Granada - PSV Eindhoven AZ Alkmaar - Napoli
Omonoia - PAOK Real Sociedad - Rijeka
10.12.20 10.12.20
PSV Eindhoven - Omonoia Napoli - Real Sociedad
PAOK - Granada Rijeka - AZ Alkmaar

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EUROPA LEAGUE

GROUP G GROUP H GROUP I
22.10.20 22.10.20 22.10.20
Braga - AEK Athens Celtic - AC Milan Villarreal - Sivasspor
Leicester City - Zorya Luhansk Sparta Prague - Lille Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Qarabag
29.10.20 29.10.20 29.10.20
AEK Athens - Leicester City AC Milan - Sparta Prague Qarabag - Villarreal
Zorya Luhansk - Braga Lille - Celtic Sivasspor - Maccabi Tel-Aviv
05.10.20 05.10.20 05.10.20
Leicester City - Braga Celtic - Sparta Prague Sivasspor - Qarabag
Zorya Luhansk - AEK Athens AC Milan - Lille Villarreal - Maccabi Tel-Aviv
26.11.20 26.11.20 26.11.20
Braga - Leicester City Sparta Prague - Celtic Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Villarreal
AEK Athens - Zorya Luhansk Lille - AC Milan Qarabag - Sivasspor
03.12.20 03.12.20 03.12.20
AEK Athens - Braga AC Milan - Celtic Qarabag - Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Zorya Luhansk - Leicester City Lille - Sparta Prague Sivasspor - Villarreal
10.12.20 10.12.20 10.12.20
Braga - Zorya Luhansk Celtic - Lille Villarreal - Qarabag
Leicester City - AEK Athens Sparta Prague - AC Milan Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Sivasspor

GROUP J GROUP K GROUP L
22.10.20 22.10.20 22.10.20
Tottenham Hotspur - LASK Dinamo Zagreb - Feyenoord Hoffenheim - Crvena Zvezda
Ludogorets - Royal Antwerp Wolfsberg - CSKA Moscow Slovan Liberec - Gent
29.10.20 29.10.20 29.10.20
LASK - Ludogorets CSKA Moscow - Dinamo Zagreb Gent - Hoffenheim
Royal Antwerp - Tottenham Hotspur Feyenoord - Wolfsberg Crvena Zvezda - Slovan Liberec
05.10.20 05.10.20 05.10.20
Ludogorets - Tottenham Hotspur Dinamo Zagreb - Wolfsberg Crvena Zvezda - Gent
Royal Antwerp - LASK Feyenoord - CSKA Moscow Hoffenheim - Slovan Liberec
26.11.20 26.11.20 26.11.20
LASK - Royal Antwerp CSKA Moscow - Feyenoord Gent - Crvena Zvezda
Tottenham Hotspur - Ludogorets Wolfsberg - Dinamo Zagreb Slovan Liberec - Hoffenheim
03.12.20 03.12.20 03.12.20
LASK - Tottenham Hotspur CSKA Moscow - Wolfsberg Gent - Slovan Liberec
Royal Antwerp - Ludogorets Feyenoord - Dinamo Zagreb Crvena Zvezda - Hoffenheim
10.12.20 10.12.20 10.12.20
Tottenham Hotspur - Royal Antwerp Dinamo Zagreb - CSKA Moscow Hoffenheim - Gent
Ludogorets - LASK Wolfsberg - Feyenoord Slovan Liberec - Crvena Zvezda

ROAD TO GDAŃSK

GROUP STAGE ROUND OF 16 SEMI-FINALS
Matchday 1: 22 October Draw: 26 February Draw: 19 March
Matchday 2: 29 October First legs: 11 March First legs: 29 April
Matchday 3: 5 November Second legs: 18 March Second legs: 6 May
Matchday 4: 26 November
Matchday 5: 3 December QUARTER-FINALS FINAL
Matchday 6: 10 December Draw: 19 March Gdańsk Stadium, Poland: 26 May
First legs: 8 April
ROUND OF 32 Second legs: 15 April
Draw: 14 December
First legs: 18 February
Second legs: 25 February

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AUSTRIAN ENCOUNTERS

AUSTRIAN
ENCOUNTERS

Despite our long history in European competitions, we have only twice before faced Austrian teams
in competitive action – but have enjoyed friendly matches on many more occasions down the years.

It wasn’t until 1984 that we were first Alan Brazil strikes early RETURN TO AUSTRIA
paired against a side from Austria in against FK Austria in Vienna After a seven-year absence, we
Europe, when we took on FK Austria made a return to European football
in the fourth round of the 1983-84 our place in the semi-finals. An early in 1991-92 having won the FA Cup
UEFA Cup. goal from Alan Brazil extinguished against Nottingham Forest the
any hopes the Austrians had of a previous season.
Known as Austria Vienna in fightback and effectively killed off
England, they visited White Hart the tie. A stunner from Ossie Ardiles We opened up with a preliminary
Lane on 7 March that year and with eight minutes remaining round tie against Austrian side SV
included Austrian international wrapped things up, even though we Sparkasse Stockerau, a second
Herbert Prohaska and Hungarian did concede twice. division side who had shocked
star Tibor Nyilasi in their line-up. Rapid Vienna to win the Austrian
Renowned for their tidy passing We went on to defeat Hajduk Split Cup to qualify for the European Cup
game, FK Austria were knocked out in the semi-finals before famously Winners’ Cup for the first time in
of their stride by our combative beating Anderlecht on penalties in their history.
approach to the game, which was the second leg of the final at the
rewarded with two second half Lane. Although Stockerau is a town to
goals from Steve Archibald and Alan Spurs: Clemence, Stevens, Hughton, the north of Vienna, our match in
Brazil to give us a healthy first leg Roberts (Thomas), Miller, Perryman, Austria was once again played at the
advantage. Ardiles, Archibald, Brazil (Falco),
Spurs: Parks, Stevens, Hughton, Mabbutt, Galvin.
Roberts, Miller, Perryman, Ardiles,
Archibald, Brazil, Hazard (Hoddle),
Dick.
Out of both domestic cups and
trailing behind in sixth place in the
First Division, we travelled to Vienna
for the second leg knowing the UEFA
Cup was our only hope of silverware
that season.

It showed in our performance as
well, as we produced an excellent
display at the Prater Stadium to book

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AUSTRIAN ENCOUNTERS

lost 1-0 but recovered in the second
leg in N17 to win 2-0 and reach
round two. We beat FC Porto 3-1 on
aggregate but lost to Feyenoord in
the third round.

Gordon Durie scores the only goal HISTORY IN VIENNA
of the game away to Stockerau Nearly 23 years and 1,000 senior
matches after our 1882 formation,
Prater Stadium in the capital. Our Spurs: Walker, Fenwick, Van den we played our first-ever match
subsequent matchday programme Hauwe, Nayim, Howells (Sedgley), outside of the UK in Vienna on 4 May
explained that Stockerau were Mabbutt, Stewart, Durie, Samways, 1905.
‘a team of three professionals, a Lineker (Moran), Bergsson.
plumber, a painter and a trio of civil While that was our most recent It was the first game of a seven-
servants’ but that didn’t stop us competitive game against an match tour of what was then called
needing a penalty save from Erik Austrian side, it wasn’t our last the Austro-Hungarian Empire, with
Thorstvedt in the first leg to help us European game in Austria. our opponents being the local Hohen
to a narrow 1-0 win! Warte club. We ran out comfortable
After progressing past Stockerau, 6-0 winners with goals from Jimmy
The only goal of the game came we were drawn against Hajduk Split McNaught, Alex Glen (3) and Charlie
from new signing Gordon Durie of Yugoslavia in the first round, but O’Hagan (2) and our team that made
in the 38th minute, when Gary the unrest in the country at the time club history that day was:
Mabbutt and Gary Lineker combined meant we couldn’t play the away leg
for the Scottish striker to score. in Split.
Thorstvedt’s vital intervention came
in the 65th minute when he kept Instead, UEFA decided the game
out home skipper Michael Keller’s should be played in Austria and so
spotkick. it took place at the Linzer Stadion
Spurs: Thorstvedt, Fenwick, Van den in Linz, home of tonight’s opponents
Hauwe, Nayim, Howells, Mabbutt, LASK. In front of a sparse crowd, we
Stewart, Durie, Samways (Hendon),
Lineker, Allen P.

Two weeks later, we were back in Captains Gary Mabbutt and Michael Keller
north London for the return leg, exchange pennants before kick-off
with a crowd of almost 30,000 in against Stockerau
attendance.

The visitors from Stockerau
adopted a physical approach to
the game in an attempt to cause
an upset but we came through
unscathed even if the performance
wasn’t one of our best. Again, there
was only one goal in the game,
captain Mabbutt hammering home
the winner four minutes before half-
time to pierce the resolute defence
of the Austrians.

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Micky Hazard goals close against
FK Austria at the Lane

Spurs: Eggett, Watson, Tait, Bull, Rowe describing the match as the A short two match tour to Austria
McNaught, Hughes, Glen, O’Hagan, finest he had ever seen. was undertaken in May 1980. The
Woodward, Copeland, Kirwan. UNDER THE LIGHTS AT THE LANE first was in the capital against
We played two further games in FK Austria were our opponents in a Vienna Select XI. A goal down
Vienna, losing to Everton 2-0 before north London as we staged only at half-time, we were eventually
winning 4-1 against WAC – Vienna our second match under floodlights defeated 3-0 in a game which saw
Athletic Club – with goals from at the Lane on 28 October 1953. new signing Graham Roberts pull on
Vivian Woodward (2), Tom Morris Fielding no fewer than six Austrian a Spurs shirt for the first time. Two
and Bill Murray. internationals, the visitors raced days later in Graz, we faced another
into a two-goal lead but we scored select side made up of players from
Seven years later we returned to three times in less than three local teams Graz AK and Sturm Graz.
the region and played three more second-half minutes to turn the A penalty and a free-kick in the last
matches in the Austrian capital, game on its head. 10 minutes saw us defeated 2-0 in
as well as games in Belgium and what was our last friendly match
Germany. A 5-3 win over ASC Tommy Harmer netted our first, against an Austrian side to date.
Vienna on 20 May was followed by Duquemin levelled the scores with
a 2-0 defeat to Woolwich Arsenal a left foot effort before Sonny
four days later. After three games Walters headed home the winner.
in Budapest, we returned to
Vienna on 2 June but lost 3-0 to an The following year saw us defeated
Austrian Olympic XI. Our teams and 0-2 in Vienna against an Austrian
goalscorers for the games remain State XI on 28 April, before Wacker
unknown! Sportclub came to N17 six months
later and beat us 2-1, Syd McClellan
Nearly 40 years later, we faced an our goalscorer.
Austrian side at White Hart Lane
for the very first time on 7 May 1951. Our final 1950s Austrian encounter
FK Austria provided the opposition was again in Vienna, the first of
as part of the Festival of Britain a five-game tour in May 1955. FK
celebrations, designed to show Austria were our opponents once
the best of British. Unfortunately, more and this time ran out 6-2
we went down 1-0 in front of a winners with both our goals at
30,000-strong crowd. the Wiener Stadium coming from
Duquemin.
A return fixture was fixed for the
following March in Brussels, billed That was the venue for our trip to
as ‘The Champions of England v The Vienna in pre-season ahead of the
Champions of the Continent’. The 1968-69 campaign, when we drew
game ended in a 2-2 draw with our 2-2 with FK Austria thanks to goals
goals coming from Les Bennett and from Jimmy Greaves and Jimmy
Len Duquemin, with manager Arthur Pearce.

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TO DARE IS
TO DO

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EURO GOALS!

Our last European fixture saw us defeat Maccabi Haifa 7-2 – the first time we have ever
scored seven goals in a Euro match and our fourth best result in European competition.

Let’s take a look back at the top three…

1 UEFA CUP FIRST ROUND, SECOND LEG
28.09.71
SPURS 9 KEFLAVIK 0

After four years without any European competition, we launched our 1971-
72 UEFA Cup campaign in some style. Icelandic part-timers Keflavik were
beaten 6-1 in the first leg in Reykjavik and Bill Nicholson’s side showed no
mercy in the N17 return. Martin Chivers helped himself to a hat-trick, Alan
Gilzean netted twice and there were further goals for Cyril Knowles, Ralph
Coates, Steve Perryman and Phil Holder – one of only two he scored in our
colours. It could have been more as well, with the Daily Express reporting
that our forwards ‘squandered a succession of chances’! It remains our
biggest European win and a scoreline we have only ever bettered twice (13-2
v Crewe Alexandra and 10-4 v Everton).

2 UEFA CUP FIRST ROUND, SECOND LEG
28.09.83
SPURS 8 DROGHEDA UNITED 0

Exactly 12 years to the day after our 9-0 win, we almost repeated the feat
against Drogheda United from the Republic of Ireland. Having registered
our club record away win in Europe in the first game with a 6-0 success, we
went two better at home. Keith Burkinshaw’s side hadn’t won at the Lane in
the league since the start of the season, so a full strength side was fielded to
get some confidence into the players and they duly obliged. Two goals apiece
for Graham Roberts, Mark Falco and Alan Brazil were added to by goals from
Chris Hughton and Steve Archibald. The 14-0 aggregate scoreline was just
one short of our best – the 15-1 against Keflavik.

3 EUROPEAN CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND, SECOND LEG
20.09.61
SPURS 8 GORNIK ZABRZE 1

Although only a preliminary round game on our first foray in Europe, this is
still considered one of the most impressive performances we have ever had
in European competition. Our all-conquering Double winning side had been
given a real shock in the first leg against Polish champions Gornik, going
down 2-4 having trailed 0-4 at one stage. Their ability to reproduce their
form on the continental stage was in doubt, but that was blown away on the
very first ‘glory, glory night’ at White Hart Lane. Roared on by a passionate
home crowd, we overwhelmed Gornik with wave after wave of Spurs attacks
and the visitors wilted under the pressure. Cliff Jones scored a first-half
hat-trick, Bobby Smith netted twice and there were also goals from Danny
Blanchflower, John White and Terry Dyson as we announced ourselves to the
rest of Europe in some style.

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EVERYONE’S A

WIMMER!

Billy Shaw chats to likeable former LASK and
Spurs defender Kevin Wimmer as his former

clubs prepare to do battle…

I f we could welcome my parents lived so I had a good most of the time I could travel
connection with the club. I was in together with him, but I was still in
supporters into the youth teams for eight years and school so it was not that easy.
I played one season in the first team
Tottenham Hotspur in 2011/12 before I moved to Köln. “In my last year of school I missed
a lot of lessons because we were
Stadium tonight, Kevin “We were in Austria’s second like Tottenham and a lot of other
division at the time but still, for clubs where we always had training
Wimmer and his family me, as a young player, it was a in the morning, so I was always in
great experience. My dad was also training instead of the classroom
would be the first ones goalkeeping coach at the club so and then of course I had a lot of work

through the turnstiles.
A popular member of our squad
between 2015 and 2017, the reliable
Austrian international defender
holds both of this evening’s teams
close to his heart, having come up
through the ranks at LASK and made
his senior breakthrough there as an
18-year-old during 2011/12, before
featuring 31 times in our colours,
with three years at 1. FC Köln in
Germany sandwiched in between.
Aided by the fact that his father
Wolfgang served as first team
goalkeeping coach at LASK during
his time there – and continued to
do so right up until 2018/19 – Kevin
recalls making the 30-minute
journey from his family home in Wels
with his dad to training in Linz, while
at the same time juggling his A-level
studies at nearby Borg School…

What do you remember about your Kevin’s dad Wolfgang, in his current
early days at LASK? goalkeeping coach role at German
“I took my first professional steps side KFC Uerdingen
there – it was very close to where

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to do to catch up on everything. For Kevin and Sonny at
me, I felt it was important to do my Wembley in 2017
A-levels because you never know
what’s going to happen in football if
you ever get injured or something,
so I was happy that I had a good
education.

“I studied English, which was very
important in the end when I moved
to London because I could already
speak the language very well,
plus German, maths, history and a
subject that was like sports science.
When I was a bit older I had a little
apartment in Linz, but most of the
time I travelled home to my parents’
house. I always think back on those
times in a very positive way.”

What can you tell us about LASK I THINK THESE GAMES AGAINST
now? SPURS WILL BE THE GAMES OF THE
“I still follow them all the time. SEASON FOR MANY LASK GUYS”
When my dad was there they were
in the second division and they got better and better every year, but would it mean to see us win the
came up about three years ago I think these games against Spurs Europa League this season?
now. They’d spent a long time in the will be the games of the season for “I still speak to Sonny a lot! I was in
second division, so for them it was many guys – some of the best they London a few weeks ago and we had
great to be back in the Austrian will ever have – so they will put in dinner together, so we still have the
Bundesliga. everything they can.” same connection. Over the years
nothing has changed between us and
“In the last two seasons they did How do you feel to see LASK when he keeps scoring, you know
very well, especially last year when playing Spurs here tonight? Spurs will have another good season!
they finished fourth. Before all the “When I saw the draw I was very I was hoping for a good result in the
problems with Coronavirus they excited! Of course, Spurs are big Champions League Final but I think
were in first position, everything favourites but it’s important not to this season, in the Europa League, a
looked very good, they competed underestimate LASK. Of course, I big season is possible.
very well with Red Bull Salzburg would do anything to see the game
and it was possible that they’d win in the stadium, but we all know that “I watched the Manchester
the title. Then things went a little bit in these times it’s a bit difficult. I’m United game and I think also in the
wrong with Coronavirus and when really looking forward to it and I Premier League, there are a lot
they were allowed to start training wish both teams all the best, but of good things possible this year
again, they broke some rules and if everything goes normally, I think because the squad is very strong in
they had six points deducted. Spurs should win.” all positions, with two or three very
good players in each place. Spurs are
“After that, they lost a few games You were famously friends with very competitive and in the Premier
and they came fourth. This season Heung-Min Son during your time League and Europa League, I hope
they have a new manager, Dominik here – are you still pals, and what they can achieve something good
Thalhammer, he’s very good for and win a trophy.”
them, and they have a lot of young
players, some national team players
too. Of course, it’s not a club which
is known in the whole of Europe but
they have a good squad, good guys.

“Their style of play is always to try
to play attractive football. Normally
when you see them in the league,
they always try to keep possession
as much as possible and they have
good players at the back so they can
play out from there very well. In the
last two or three seasons, they’ve

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THE ROAD TO GLORY

THE ROAD

TO

GLORY

As we approach a year ending in ‘One’ and look forward to celebrating a number of anniversaries of
our previous trophy triumphs, in each matchday programme this season we’ll reflect on one game

that we played along the road to glory in one of those successes.

Paul Stewart pounces on the loose THE TROPHY:
ball to fire home our winner 1991 FA CUP
THE MATCH:
BLACKPOOL 0
SPURS 1
THE DATE: 5 JANUARY 1991

Having enjoyed such great
success in the FA Cup
during the early 1980s,
the latter years of the
decade were certainly
less memorable.
Skipper Steve Perryman climbed
the Wembley Stadium steps and
lifted the famous old trophy aloft in
1981 and 1982 to continue our proud
record of never having lost an FA
Cup Final at the home of English
football.

And we were back there again in

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dominated the 90 minutes with
both sides finding it very difficult
to play any real kind of possession-
based football. In fact, goalkeeper
Erik Thorstvedt was having to dig
divots into the pitch to stop the ball
blowing away at goal-kicks!
However we showed great
resilience to ensure the elements
didn’t provide the upset many
anticipated. Chances were few and
far between but the only goal of the
game fell to us in the 69th minute
when Paul Gascoigne floated a free
kick to the far post, Gary Lineker
knocked the ball back to former
Blackpool man Paul Stewart who
finished past home ‘keeper Steve
McIlhargey.
Paul Gascoigne in typical swashbuckling

action at Blackpool in January 1991 Discussing the game some years

later, Paul explained: “I had eight
great years at Blackpool after
coming through the ranks. They were
1987 to face Coventry City, going of 1991. We were also without Pat good times and the fans were good
into the game as strong favourites van den Hauwe and Nayim through to me. It was a bit strange going back
under the stewardship of David suspension, Mitchell Thomas was with Spurs but to be honest, once
Pleat and with Clive Allen in injured and Paul Walsh unavailable, you move clubs your allegiances
scintillating goalscoring form. But although there was some good have to change and I had a job to do
this time we did lose – 3-2 after extra news with the welcome return of for Tottenham that day.
time – in one of the competition’s defender Terry Fenwick, making his “I’m sure the fans who were there
biggest upsets, despite Allen’s early first senior Spurs appearance since that day will remember what a
opening goal in the glorious north- breaking his leg at Old Trafford in horrible afternoon it was, blustery,
west London sunshine. October 1989. raining, just the sort of conditions
Then it all started to go south Let’s not forget, of course, that we for an upset but fortunately we
for us in the competition. We beat had just entered a year ending in one came through it and I managed to
Oldham Athletic in the third round of and it had been 50 years since we score the goal.
1987/88 before being dumped out at last didn’t win a trophy in such a year! “It was a bit of a fluke. I remember
Port Vale and then didn’t even make As for the game itself, the the free-kick from Gazza came into
it past the first hurdle for the next incredible weather conditions the box and it went in off my shin!
two seasons – losing to Bradford Those are the results you need to
City and at home to Southampton in win cup competitions.”
consecutive third round exits. We’d safely negotiated the first
So there was plenty of trepidation hurdle on this occasion, but could we
when we were drawn away to
Blackpool in the third round of go all the way and taste glory again
when the year ended in one?
1990/91 – the Seasiders then in
the Fourth Division (now League
Two). And when we were greeted at
Bloomfield Road by gale force winds
of 80 miles per hour which even
TEAMS -
forced Blackpool’s famous Golden Blackpool: McIlhargey, Davies, Wright,
Mile to close, the media were no Groves, Briggs, Gore, Rodwell, Horner,
doubt licking their lips at the prospect Sinclair, Garner, Bamber. Subs (not used):
of another FA Cup giant-killing! Hedworth, Brook.
A dreadful festive period had Spurs: Thorstvedt, Fenwick, Edinburgh,
seen us lose at Coventry City (0- Samways, Howells, Mabbutt, Stewart,
2) and Southampton (0-3), before Gascoigne, Moran, Lineker, Allen. Subs (not
succumbing 2-1 atWhite Hart Lane to used): Garland, Bergsson.
Manchester United in our first game

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