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ANTONIO CONTE

1 4TheHeadCoachtargetssuccessaswekick
off another cup campaign in 2023

FRASER FORSTER

2 1Squadgoalsfortheseasonaswesitdown
with the stopper for an exclusive chat

OPPOSITION

Portsmouth arrive in N17 looking to
continue their FA Cup run
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ACNOTONNTEIO

G ood afternoon and welcome to Congratulations also to Harvey
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium White on making his Premier League
for today’s Emirates FA Cup debut on Wednesday. It was a special
third round fixture against moment and he deserves it for the hard
Portsmouth. work and commitment he shows on the
We go into this game on the training pitch every day.
back of a victory at Crystal Palace on
Wednesday night, which was a good Our focus now turns to the FA Cup
reaction to our defeat against Aston and I should like to welcome Simon
Villa on New Year’s Day. Bassey, his players, staff and everyone
associated with Portsmouth.
Selhurst Park is never an easy
place to go and after a tight first half Portsmouth is a club with a great
it was important that we showed the history in this special competition,
confidence to continue to want to get winning it in 2008, and also a great fan
on the ball, find space and cause prob- base. We know they will have almost
lems for our opponents. We created 9,000 supporters here today and that
many chances in the second half and is incredible. It’s what the FA Cup is all
took four of them to finish with a good about.
result.
We have to be at our best today.
I was really pleased for Harry, Sonny The FA Cup is famous for big upsets
and Matt in scoring our goals, and it was and so it is important that we respect
also great to see our young players our opponents to ensure we progress
performing well – especially Bryan and to the next round.
Skippy.
Enjoy the game.

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MATCH REWIND

CRYSTAL PALACE 0
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MATCH SPURS
REWIND KANE (48) (53), DOHERTY (68), SON (72)

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MATCH REWIND

04.01.23 | PREMIER LEAGUE | SELHURST PARK | REFEREE: MICHAEL OLIVER

CRYSTAL PALACE (4-2-3-1): SPURS (3-4-3):
Guaita, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Ward Lloris (c), Romero, Dier, Lenglet
(Davies 86), Doherty (Royal 78),
(c), Doucoure, Schlupp (Mateta 61), Hojbjerg, Skipp (Sarr 66), Perisic
Olise (Edouard 73), Eze (Hughes 74), (White 86), Bryan (Sessegnon 78),
Son, Kane.
Zaha, Ayew. Substitutes (not used): Forster,
Substitutes (not used): Johnstone, Spence, Sanchez, Tanganga.

Milivojevic, Tomkins, Ebiowei,
Richards, Riedewald.

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1 goals in all competitions that season and were at their
peak later in this competition when they combined for
05.01.91 the two goals to beat Liverpool in the quarter-final at
BLACKPOOL 0-1 SPURS Anfield. Teddy was also on target in this third-round clash
against non-league Altrincham of the Conference (now
Before Gazza’s free-kick and Gary Lineker’s double in National League), and was joined on the scoresheet by
that semi-final win against Arsenal, before Paul Stewart Ronny Rosenthal and Stuart Nethercott. Unfortunately,
dragged us back into the final, before Gary Mabbutt lifted Jurgen’s dreams of Wembley were shattered by Everton
the trophy, there was, arguably, our toughest assignment in the semi-final.
on the way to glory in 1991 – Blackpool away. Played on a
muddy surface at a windswept Bloomfield Road – players 11
have recalled how Erik Thorstvedt’s goal-kicks blew back
in the wind to the edge of our penalty area – Stewart
scrambled home the winner on 68 minutes against his
former club after Lineker nodded Gazza’s free-kick back
across goal.

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07.01.95
SPURS 3-0 ALTRINCHAM

Hopes were high that Jurgen Klinsmann and Teddy
Sheringham could fire us to FA Cup glory in 1995. One of
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been kept out by the League Two side from Birkenhead,
Merseyside. Enter Serge Aurier. The full-back hit a ripper
from 25 yards on 40 minutes to open the floodgates.
Another six goals followed in the next 42 minutes either
side of the break as Fernando Llorente helped himself
to a hat-trick, Serge scored again, Heung-Min Son and
then Harry Kane got in on the act as a late substitute - all
adding up to our biggest-ever away win.

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02.01.10
SPURS 4-0 PETERBOROUGH UNITED

What looks like a routine win at the Lane provided the
catalyst for one of our best-ever players to kick start his
Spurs career. Gareth Bale had started three matches in
the League Cup and made five substitute appearances in
the Premier League in 2009/10 when he got his chance in
this third-round tie with left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto
injured. Bale ran Posh ragged, set up two of the four
goals – Niko Kranjcar (2), Jermain Defoe and Robbie
Keane on target – and never looked back. He started all
remaining 18 Premier League matches as we finished
fourth to qualify for the Champions League, and all eight
FA Cup ties as we reached the semi-finals, where we were
toppled by Portsmouth at Wembley. You could say Gareth
did okay from there...

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04.01.19 10.01.21
TRANMERE 0-7 SPURS MARINE 0-5 SPURS

With 39 minutes on the clock, this looked every bit the The very epitome of a ‘fairytale’ in the FA Cup, we were
classic FA Cup tie as we’d knocked and knocked, but had back on Merseyside two years ago to take on Marine,
from the Northern Premier League Division One North
THFC West. The game had to be played behind-closed-doors
due to the pandemic, but the football community rallied –
Marine put ‘virtual’ tickets on sale, and 30,000 were sold.
Marine gave us a scare, as well, as Neil Kengni struck the
bar with the score at 0-0, but we were soon 4-0 up thanks
to a hat-trick from Carlos Vinicius and one from Lucas
Moura. The stories continued as Alfie Devine came off the
bench and scored the fifth, to become our youngest-ever
player and goalscorer. And the sight of local residents
looking over their garden fences at Gareth Bale warming
up in front of them will live long in the memory...

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THE BIG INTERVIEW

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CATCH,
FRASE!

SEVEN MONTHS INTO HIS SPURS CAREER, FRASER FORSTER
DISCUSSES HIS START TO LIFE IN LILYWHITE, HIS ROLE IN THE
SQUAD AND HIS AMBITIONS FOR HIS TIME IN NORTH LONDON.

BY LIAM CARSON

F raser Forster couldn’t be happier in his new interest from Spurs, I knew I wanted to come here.
home. Obviously, it’s a huge club, I saw how they’d finished last
A summer arrival following the expiry of his season, what they are trying to build and the ambition
contract at Southampton, Fraser feels he has they have got. For me, it was just to come and be a part
settled into north London life with ease and is of that. I’m fully aware that Hugo (Lloris) is Hugo, you
excited to see what his time with us brings. know what I mean – what he has achieved in the game,
A consummate professional with bags of how long he has been here. But for me, I just thought it
experience, the goalkeeper has quite the CV was an opportunity to be part of a massive club and just
to his name having come through the ranks at his local see where it takes me. It was a no brainer.
side Newcastle United before going on to star for Celtic
in both the Scottish Premier League and Champions “And it’s been good so far. It’s been busy, a lot of
League – performances which earned him international games generally for the team, but I’ve settled in really
recognition as he’s gone on to win six England caps to well. It’s a great bunch of lads and there is a great
date. togetherness. I obviously knew a few lads before I came
here which made it even easier. It’s just been dead easy
He then went on to spend an impressive eight years to fit in.”
on the south coast with the Saints before the opportu-
nity arose to make the move to N17 – an opening, the With Hugo Lloris being our captain and number one,
34-year-old admits, he couldn’t turn down. opportunities between the sticks have been hard to
come by for Fraser thus far, but that was something the
“It was time for a new challenge for me,” admitted goalkeeper was well aware of when he opted to join us.
Fraser as he discussed his summer switch. “I enjoyed my
time at Southampton, there were ups and downs along Since making the move to north London, the shot
the way, being there for eight years. stopper has made two appearances for us, stepping
in for our Carabao Cup clash at Nottingham Forest in
“For me, it was just time for a new challenge, a new November before starting his first Premier League game
opportunity and, to be fair, as soon as I heard of the for us at Brentford on Boxing Day.

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Despite having played just two games, with the role THE BIG INTERVIEW
he has carved himself in the squad and the opportunity been slightly different, but I think it is always good when
to train with and challenge Hugo, it is clear Fraser is you come to a new club to get a few appearances and
loving his Spurs experience thus far, especially as he to play in the Premier League for this club is something
feels we are just at the start of a special journey. special.

“I was aware coming in that Hugo was going to be the “Every club you play for is different. You’re always
number one,” he discussed. “He’s a really good guy. He’s playing for different things, trying to achieve different
very easy to get on with, like everyone in the changing things.
room. We all know what he has achieved in the game. To
be at a club like this for the amount time he has been, “Obviously, I came from Southampton and there,
he’s obviously doing something right. He’s a World Cup first and foremost, it was about staying in the Premier
winner. So, it’s obviously been good to come in and train League whereas, here, when you look at what the club
with him. achieved last season, we’re looking to build on that, and
as well, it’s the start of a journey.
“And I was just ready for a fresh start, somewhere
new and this was the perfect place really. I was aware “ITA’SHUOGBEVCIOLUUSBLY
of my role when I came in and, ultimately, if you’re not AWMAITBNHIDTGIOORNNEEAST”
playing, you help the ones who are while also helping
the lads that maybe aren’t playing as well because every
situation is different - hopefully I’m doing that.

“Then, of course, in terms of matches, when I came
in, I missed a couple of games in pre-season through
COVID and then got a couple of minutes here and there
in pre-season friendlies, but it’s always nice to get your
first appearance out the way – and it was obviously nice
to be back out there in the Premier League as well.

“Of course, it would have been nice if the results had

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A“NIYIEMSDOVPSUEEOVPRPREYELCRTAGAIYYAANOIMLTS”N,EE the way. Naturally, a lot is required from a squad to enjoy
a cup run such as experience and momentum but knock-
“Last season were the first stepping stones. It’s out games in these competitions also require a certain
obviously a huge club and one with great ambitions so, to mentality, something Fraser knows all too well from his
be here, and working with the manager we’ve got, that’s time with Celtic, where he picked up two Scottish Cups
something special, and I’m loving it.” and one Scottish League Cup.

And that ambition is, naturally, to challenge for “Every game you play is important, and every one is
honours and claim silverware – something which could special,” the goalkeeper began as he discussed the FA
be achieved this season in a competition synonymous Cup. “To be at a club like this, obviously the FA Cup is
with our club, the FA Cup. very important. At different clubs, the FA Cup probably
means different things but, at a club of this stature,
The world’s oldest cup competition and one we have you want to go as far as you can, you want to try to get
won eight times to date, our journey in this year’s tourna- silverware and that’s how we will be approaching this
ment begins this lunchtime with the visit of Portsmouth game. It’s a real opportunity to go and win something.
and our squad is going into it with a great desire to go all We want to do that.

THFC “Having played in Scotland, you’re expected to win
cups, leagues and whatever. So, this is important, and
we want to do well.

“Of course, the Scottish Premiership and Premier
League are different but, being at Celtic, the standard
is that you have to win every game because you have
so much competition in the form of Rangers – you
can’t drop points, you can’t draw, so it doesn’t
matter who you are playing, you’re expected to win every
game.

“That’s the mentality and mindset you need at a
big club. You can’t be dropping points here, there and
everywhere otherwise you get punished along the line.
That’s the mentality you need at a club like Celtic and
one that you need here.”

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P ortsmouth sit in mid-table 10-YEAR RECORD (2022/23 L1 STATS)
and seven points off the
play-off positions in League SEASON PTS POS W D L GF GA INSTIEMROIMNMBAANSASGEYER:
One following a mixed start 2012-13 32 24 10 12 24 51 69
to the season which has seen 2013-14 59 13 14 17 15 56 66 Just before this matchday programme
several impressive victories as well 2014-15 57 16 14 15 17 52 54 went to print, Portsmouth announced
as disappointing setbacks. Midway 2015-16 78 6 21 15 10 75 44 they had parted company with manager
through the club’s sixth successive 2016-17 87 1 26 9 11 79 40 Danny Cowley, who had been in charge
season in the third tier of English 2017-18 66 8 20 6 20 57 56 since 2021. Simon Bassey was named as
football, promotion hopes remain, 2018-19 88 4 25 13 8 83 51 interim manager ahead of the club’s trip
while the FA Cup could provide 2019-20 60 5 17 9 9 53 36 to N17, having previously been part of the
a welcome change of scenery. 2020-21 72 8 21 9 16 65 51 coaching staff at Fratton Park.
Pompey overcame MK Dons 3-2 in an 2021-22 73 10 20 13 13 68 51
impressive victory in the last round of
the competition.

LEAGUE 1 LEAGUE 2

FORM GUIDE

W L D D L

PORTSMOUTH 3 PORTSMOUTH 0 EXETER 0 PORTSMOUTH 2 PORTSMOUTH 1
STEVENAGE 0 MK DONS 2 PORTSMOUTH 0 IPSWICH 2 CHARLTON 3

FL TROPHY LEAGUE ONE LEAGUE ONE LEAGUE ONE LEAGUE ONE
13.12.22 17.12.22 26.12.22 29.12.22 01.01.23

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GK 1 DF

JOSHUA ZAK CLARK
GRIFFITHS SWANSON ROBERTSON

D.O.B: 05.09.01 D.O.B: 28.09.00 D.O.B: 05.09.93
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: SCOTTISH

DF 17 DF 20 DF 28

JOE SEAN MICHAEL
RAFFERTY RAGGETT MORRISON

D.O.B: 06.10.93 D.O.B: 17.04.93 D.O.B: 03.03.88
NATIONALITY: IRISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

MF 15 MF 8 MF 11

OWEN RYAN RONAN
DALE TUNNICLIFFE CURTIS

D.O.B: 01.11.98 D.O.B: 30.12.92 D.O.B: 29.03.96
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: IRISH

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(2022/23 L1 STATS)

0*
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GOALS PASS % GOALS

BOOKINGS ASSISTS ASSISTS

COOGNILNVOIER MOJROREELL BCIOSLHBOYP

D.O.B: 14.02.96 D.O.B: 03.01.97 D.O.B: 04.11.96
POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: WELSH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

Former England youth international Fresh from representing Wales at the The Nottingham-born striker has
Connor is back in familiar surroundings World Cup in Qatar, the midfielder been in free-scoring form this season,
today, having come through the ranks has returned to domestic action at hitting 10 goals in 22 appearances to
of our Academy before leaving for the heart of the Portsmouth midfield. date. The 26-year-old joined the club
Stevenage in 2019. Joined Portsmouth Formerly of Bristol City and Luton last summer after a stint at Accrington
in 2021 and has been a regular since. Town, and joined Pompey in 2021. Stanley.

BY NUMBERS

2010 3-2 54
Year of our last meeting with Portsmouth Scoreline in Pompey’s last game in this Percentage of possession for Pompey
– a 2-0 FA Cup semi-final win for them. competition – a victory over MK Dons. in the league this season.

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MICHAEL JADE JAY TOM
JACOBS MINGI LOWERY

D.O.B: 04.11.91 D.O.B: 22.10.00 D.O.B: 21.12.97
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: WELSH

5 1.3 2.2BY NUMBERS
Average number of aerial duels won per Average number of key passes per Average number of blocks per game by
game by Sean Raggett. game by Clark Robertson. Zak Swanson.

FW 10 FW 18 FW 27

JOE REECO JOSH
PIGOTT HACKETT KOROMA

D.O.B: 24.11.93 D.O.B: 09.01.98 D.O.B: 09.11.98
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

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FA CUP FIXTURES

EMIRATES FA CUP THIRD ROUND

FRIDAY 6 JANUARY Chesterfield v West Bromwich Albion Liverpool v Wolverhampton
(3pm) Wanderers (8pm)
Manchester United v Everton
Fleetwood Town v Queens Park SUNDAY 8 JANUARY
SATURDAY 7 JANUARY Rangers (3pm)

Crystal Palace v Southampton Hull City v Fulham (3pm) Bristol City v Swansea City (12.30pm)
(12.30pm)
Forest Green Rovers v Birmingham Ipswich Town v Rotherham United Derby County v Barnsley (12.30pm)
City (12.30pm) (3pm) Cardiff City v Leeds United (2pm)
Gillingham v Leicester City (12.30pm) Middlesbrough v Brighton & Hove Hartlepool United v Stoke City (2pm)
Preston North End v Huddersfield Albion (3pm)
Town (12.30pm)
Reading v Watford (12.30pm) Millwall v Sheffield United (3pm) Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers (2pm)
Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth
(12.30pm) Shrewsbury Town v Sunderland (3pm) Stockport County v Walsall (2pm)
Blackpool v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
Boreham Wood v Accrington Stanley Brentford v West Ham United (5.30pm) Aston Villa v Stevenage (4.30pm)
(3pm)
Bournemouth v Burnley (3pm) Coventry City v Wrexham (5.30pm) Manchester City v Chelsea (4.30pm)

Grimsby Town v Burton Albion MONDAY 9 JANUARY
(5.30pm)

Luton Town v Wigan Athletic (5.30pm) Oxford United v Arsenal (8pm)

Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle
United (6pm)

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WE’VE MET BEFORE…PAST ENCOUNTERS

Looking back at our four previous FA Cup clashes with Portsmouth, two of
which came during seasons when we lifted the famous trophy.

PETER CROUCH GOES CLOSE AGAINST
FORMER CLUB POMPEY AT WEMBLEY

A2P01R21 I0L FA Cup Semi-Final and Michael Brown in their starting line-up.
Wembley Stadium We had the better of the 90 minutes but couldn’t

Spurs 0 find a way past David James, who made a number
Portsmouth 2 of fine saves including one with his legs in the final
seconds to deny Crouch. But it was Avram Grant’s
Our last competitive fixture against Portsmouth side who broke the deadlock in the ninth minute of
actually came in the FA Cup, when we met in a extra time, when Michael Dawson lost his footing
Wembley semi-final back in April 2010, but we when going to make a clearance and Frederic
were denied a first FA Cup Final appearance in 19 Piquionne pounced to beat Heurelho Gomes from
years as Pompey won 2-0. eight yards.

It was a painful defeat to take. Portsmouth, who Our fate was sealed three minutes from time,
were fighting relegation from the Premier League Wilson Palacios bringing down Aruna Dindane inside
all season, had their demotion to the Championship the area and Boateng made no mistake from the
confirmed 24 hours before we met in the cup but resulting penalty. Portsmouth were back at Wembley
produced a spirited display at the national stadium a few weeks later for the final, but lost 1-0 to Chelsea.
to consign us to defeat with two goals in extra time. Spurs: Gomes, Corluka, Bassong, Dawson, Bale,
Bentley (Kranjcar), Huddlestone (Gudjohnsen),
There were plenty of threads linking the Palacios, Modric, Crouch, Defoe (Pavlyuchenko).
two teams going into the game, with Jermain Pompey: James, Rocha, Finnan, Mokoena, Mullins
Defoe, Peter Crouch, Niko Kranjcar and (Hughes), Brown, Boateng, Yebda (Utaka), Wilson,
manager Harry Redknapp all having previously Piquionne (Diop), Dindane.
served Portsmouth, while Pompey fielded
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GAZZA CELEBRATES AFTER
SCORING OUR FIRST AT
FRATTON PARK IN 1991

FA Cup Fifth Round and his contribution in those early rounds cannot be
under-estimated.
16 Fratton Park Pompey:  Gosney, Neill, Beresford, Aspinall (Murray),
FEBRUARY Portsmouth 1 Hogg, Russell, Wigley, Kuhl, Clarke, Whittingham,
Chamberlain (Anderton).
1991 Spurs 2 Spurs:  Thorstvedt, Edinburgh, Van den Hauwe,
Sedgley, Nayim, Mabbutt, Samways (Gray),
Paul Gascoigne is widely acknowledged as the key Gascoigne, Thomas, Lineker, Allen.
driving force behind our run to FA Cup success in
1991, not least his two-goal performance in our JA1N93U60A7RY FA Cup Fourth Round
fifth-round win at Fratton Park. White Hart Lane

The mercurial midfielder had already netted a Spurs 3
double in round four, when we beat Oxford United 4-2 Portsmouth 1
on home soil and repeated the feat against Second
Division Portsmouth, as we came from a goal down We played Portsmouth in the FA Cup at White
on the south coast to book a place in the last eight. Hart Lane for the first time in January 1967 – but
that wasn’t Pompey’s first FA Cup tie in N17. Four
Frank Burrows’ side took the lead shortly before years earlier, we hosted their fourth round, second
half-time when winger Mark Chamberlain latched replay against Coventry City, which they lost 2-1
onto the ball inside the box and curled right-footed despite going ahead through Ron Saunders.
past Erik Thorstvedt but after the break, Gazza took
control. He started the move for our equaliser before When we met it was also in the fourth round, with
getting on the end of Paul Allen’s cross to score with both teams having required replays to get through
a rare header past Andy Gosney with an hour gone round three. We beat Millwall 1-0 after a goalless
and then showed some typical Gazza magic to draw at The Den while Pompey needed two replays
score the winner. He collected Pat Van den Hauwe’s to get past Hull City.
long ball forward, twisted and turned defender Lee
Russell and then slotted into the bottom corner with But there was just the one match to separate
just five minutes remaining, sparking wild celebra- ourselves and Pompey as we ran out convincing 3-1
tions in the away end behind the goal. winners against our Second Division opponents.
After Vince Radcliffe had cleared off the line from
Gascoigne went on to score in our sixth-round Jimmy Greaves in the third minute, we had to work
defeat of Notts County and, of course, that free-
kick against Arsenal in the Wembley semi-final, as THFC
we beat the Gunners 3-1 to reach the Final against
Nottingham Forest. While Gazza’s final ended in
disaster as he was stretchered off with a nasty knee
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hard to penetrate the Portsmouth backline and it PAST ENCOUNTERS
wasn’t until seven minutes after the interval that we
took the lead courtesy of a flying header from Alan With Jack Tresadern in charge as manager,
Gilzean, who then doubled our advantage shortly we went into the third round tie in mid-table in
after. Greaves scored a typically brilliant solo goal the Second Division, with Portsmouth seventh in
on 66 minutes to make it 3-0 before Pompey’s Division One and having lost just two of their 13 home
consolation from Ron Tindall. league games up to that point. They were top of the
table just two months before our clash.
Once again, FA Cup glory followed after beating
Portsmouth. We knocked out Bristol City, Birming- But what we did at Fratton Park that day was
ham City and Nottingham Forest – in a Hillsbrough incredible. Portsmouth just couldn’t cope with our
semi-final – and lifted the trophy for the fifth time football and we stormed into a 3-0 half-time lead
thanks to a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Wembley. thanks to a hat-trick from centre-forward Johnny
Morrison. After the break, the anticipated fightback
Spurs: Jennings, Beal, Knowles, Mullery, England, from the home side never materialised and we added
Mackay, Robertson, Greaves, Gilzean, Venables, a quick-fire double through Andy Duncan and Les
Jones. Miller to round off a stunning victory.

Pompey: Milkins, Pack, Wilson, Tindall, Radcliffe, Our subsequent match programme was full of
Harris, Hiron, Edwards, Pointer, Kellard, Jennings. praise for the team’s performance on the south coast
and described our win as ‘the finest achievement in
ALAN GILZEAN (NO 9) the competition for many years.’ It then continued…
CELEBRATES HIS FIRST
GOAL WITH CLIFF JONES ‘It was staggering. It was unexpected. How unex-
pected may be gauged by the fact that the 25 leading
newspapers that predict football results were all of
one mind – that Tottenham could not win.

‘It is scarcely necessary to emphasise that our 5-0
triumph was the sensation of the Round. When the
result came over the wire many would not believe it.
They thought there was a mistake in transmission.
Indeed, when the evening newspapers were on sale
in the streets and the result was shown as 5-0 for the
Spurs, our telephone was kept busy by inquirers who
desired official confirmation that it was true.’

We went on to defeat Plymouth Argyle and
Everton, after a replay, in the cup that season before
losing 3-1 at home to Preston North End in the sixth
round.
Pompey: Strong, Rochford, Smith W, Smith A,
Salmond, Symon, Beaumont, Groves, Weddle,
Easson, Parker
Spurs: Hall, Ward, Buckingham, Whatley, Meek,
Rowe, Grice, Miller, McCormick, Morrison, Duncan.

JA1N91U63A7RY FA Cup Third Round
Fratton Park

Portsmouth 0
Spurs 5

Our first-ever FA Cup meeting against Pompey JOHNNY MORRISON...A FINE
came back in January 1937 and it wouldn’t be an HAT-TRICK AT FRATTON PARK
exaggeration to say our 5-0 win at Fratton Park
is one of the finest results in our entire FA Cup 31
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HOTSPUR HISTORY

HOTSPUR HISTORY

Each issue, we’ll be delving into our club archives to look at just some
of the objects and items which helped shape our history off the pitch
and pick out a couple of past programmes against today’s opponents…

FROM
THE
VAULT

A New Year, a new object from our When we look at this object, it South America alongside Everton in
archive. is important to think about what it 1909, we played against them in Buenos
means. The Western world has often Aires.
This week, we are looking back to misappropriated the meanings of
the early 1950s and across the Atlantic indigenous cultural objects, the totem Going back to our tour of Canada,
Ocean. On this page, there are pictures pole is a prime example of this. It was we left the UK on 12 May, returning
of a gift we received from The British generally assumed that the totem pole on 27 June, playing 10 games over
Columbia Football Association in represented social hierarchy, but they the course of the tour. In the second
Vancouver on 31 May, 1952, during an actually represent a particular nation’s friendly we beat the Saskatchewan
end of season tour of Canada and then or person’s beliefs. This specific carving FA 18-1, according to the handbook we
the USA. has an anthropomorphic figure at were 14-0 up by half time and decided
the bottom and a Thunderbird at the to switch goalkeepers. Later in the
The object pictured here is a small top. The Thunderbird is a legendary tour we played Manchester United
totem pole, carved by the famous creature and an important part of the twice over two days, once in Toronto,
artist Ellen Neel, or Kakaso’las. Both history and culture of the Indigenous Canada, where we beat them 5-0, and
these names have been signed on the Peoples of the Pacific Northwest then a second time in New York City,
carving. Ellen Neel was born in 1916 in Coast, including British Columbia and where we won 7-1, although they did
Alberta, Canada and was a member of is said to create thunder by flapping score first. Beating United twice in
the Kwakwaka’wakw. Neel is believed to its wings and lightning by flashing its quick succession on this tour was a
have been the first woman to become eyes. It was likely a commission by the big deal, as they were over in North
a professional woodcarver and was the British Columbian Football Association, America as Champions of England and
inspiration for later First Nation woman as the tourist totem poles also made by so these wins brought great attention
artists. her and her family had family stamps to our Club at the time.
across the back, rather than an artist
signature.

Looking at these gifts from the
collection over the last few months
we have been on a journey around
the world and there are many other
countries still on the archive list. As
was often the case with these tours
we played both local sides and English
sides who were also on tour in the coun-
try. For instance, when we travelled to

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TAKING
ISSUE

A quick glance
through a couple of
previous matchday
programmes against

Portsmouth

1988 A round up of reserve matches his favourite cartoon character is
The matchday programme for showed the likes of Neil Ruddock, John Foghorn Leghorn, cookies and cream
Portsmouth’s first league visit to N17 Chiedozie, Johnny Metgod and Chris is his favourite ice cream and the
in almost 30 years featured Steve Hughton appearing in our Football congestion charge winds him up more
Hodge in action against his former side Combination side, while defender Terry than anything else!
Nottingham Forest. Fenwick appeared in ‘Spotlight On’ in
which he discussed his England recall With the 2005 January transfer
The 32-page issue for the Barclays since joining us from QPR. window having just closed, Sporting
League Division One game on 2 April, Director Frank Arnesen spoke about
1988, cost 80 pence and the ‘Welcome’ Alan Ball’s Pompey squad were our new signings which included Andy
page recalled Pompey’s last league visit introduced on the ‘Visitors’ spread Reid, Michael Dawson, Mido and
to the Lane – a 4-4 draw in February on pages 24-25, including the likes of Radek Cerny – who were all introduced
1959. It also referenced our last match, Alan Knight, Noel Blake, Vince Hilaire throughout the programme.
a 1-1 draw against high-flying Forest. and Micky Quinn. The Statistics pages
showed us in eighth place in the league Welsh midfielder Simon Davies
Page four was entitled ‘A Night I Will table with Pompey third from bottom. featured in ‘Team Talk’ as he discussed
Never Forget’ and featured a piece on his return from a series of injuries, while
Danny Thomas’ benefit match against 2005 our late Club Historian Andy Porter
Manchester United, which took place We produced a 68-page programme recalled a 3-0 win over Portsmouth on
six days earlier. Having been forced for Portsmouth’s visit in February, this day in his regular ‘Looking Back’
to retire through injury, we staged the 2005, with Anthony Gardner the cover feature.
game for Thomas and a crowd of 20,190 star.
turned out to say farewell to our former Portsmouth manager Velimir Zajec
defender. Photos of Liverpool legends The centre-half also featured in and his squad featured in ‘Pen Pix’
John Barnes and Kenny Dalglish playing our gatefold poster with an interview with Rohan Ricketts picking out Patrik
for Spurs on the night were included in and an A to Z, in which we learnt that Berger, Eyal Berkovic, Ricardo Fuller
the feature. and Yakubu as his ‘four to watch’.

Among the match reports in the
issue was our FA Youth Cup fourth
round victory over Liverpool at
Anfield, which we won on penalties
after a 1-1 draw. Andy Barcham was our
goalscorer.

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ALBERT WITH HIS DAUGHTER
Today’s match brings back plenty KATH AND MARTIN CHIVERS
of memories for Tottenham-born,
lifelong fan ALBERT NICOLAS, back line. I think he could have walked into any other
whose first-ever Spurs game Division One side at that time. So wonderfully loyal.
was an eight-goal thriller against
Portsmouth back on 21 February, Another outstanding 4-4 draw was in the Double
1959. Here’s his account of that season on 3 December 1960 against Bob Lord’s Burnley.
day and his memories of watching It was a match of two halves! Spurs led either 4-0 or 4-1
us down the years… at half-time after an outstanding first-half performance.
Being December, the pitch was very muddy and both
I was born in Tottenham in 1947 so I think it was sides put on a clean kit at the break. There followed
inevitable that I would support my local team.  an amazing fightback by Burnley to level at 4-4. John
In the 1950s our family lived next to Tottenham Connelly was outstanding for them.
Police Station and as children, we used to see the
four horses leave their stables at the back of the Us Spurs fans were nervous wrecks at the final
Police Station for football duty at White Hart Lane on whistle. I remember we hit the crossbar and post twice
Saturdays.  and Burnley also hit our post. Looking back, it’s the finest
attacking football match I have ever seen at Spurs. It
Our neighbours were an elderly man who we called could have finished 7-5 or 8-6. A credit to pure football. 
‘Uncle’ Mick and his sister ‘Aunt’ Minnie, plus a younger
brother ‘Uncle’ Fred. Mick was a World War One hero who I never missed a home match for some time after
fought in the Cavalry. He was gassed and also suffered a that and saw the best of Jimmy Greaves and later Martin
bad shrapnel injury to his leg in the conflict. Chivers, Alan Mullery, Alan Gilzean etc. Also, great visiting
players to White Hart Lane including Stanley Matthews,
Through his love of horses, he befriended the police John Charles, Johnny Haynes, Bryan Douglas of Black-
sergeant in charge of the stables and sometimes us burn, George Best, Bobby Charlton and many others. 
children would help groom the ‘Spurs’ horses especially
when the Inspector wasn’t around!   Years later I was listening to Jimmy Armfield’s football
radio programme, when he interviewed Alex Elder,
On the morning of 21 February 1959, Uncle Fred asked Burnley’s excellent left back. Jimmy asked him who was
me if I wanted to go to Spurs v Portsmouth. “You won’t the best player he ever faced and had to mark. He replied
need any money,” he said, “just ask your parents if you without any doubt it was Cliff Jones. He said he dreaded
can go”. facing Spurs when Cliff was playing as he always had a
‘nightmare’ and couldn’t get near him as he was so quick.
I remember we watched the match from the Park Lane That is how I remember Cliff playing, zig-zagging with
end and what a thrilling game it was. It was end-to-end swerve and pace through the opposition. Wonderful to
flowing football ending honours even at 4-4. Jim Iley watch! 
played at left-half and Mel Hopkins was at left back.
I think Terry Medwin played at right wing and John All my family are ardent Spurs fans who look forward
Hollowbread was in goal.  to all the matches and I often think of that first game
against Portsmouth 63 years ago! 
I started to go fairly regularly after that and when COYS
Uncle Fred worked on Saturday, I used to go with
school and football friends.  I attended every match in 37
the Double year 1960/61 including all the combination
reserve matches and the FA Cup home fixtures. I was
mesmerised and full of admiration with the skills of
the players especially Cliff Jones, John White and Dave
Mackay. 

I thought at the time – and still do now – how good
Tony Marchi was at standing in for any injury in the half

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ARSENAL Tickets issued for the original date the deadline have been successful and
PREMIER LEAGUE remain valid. will be issued a Clear view ticket.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM  
SUNDAY 15 JANUARY General Admission Season Ticket Season Ticket Holders with 431 or
KICK-OFF: 4.30PM Holders with 317 or more ticketing more ticketing points who applied by
points who applied by the deadline have the deadline have been successful and
Ticketing Point: 1 been successful and issued a ticket. will be issued a Restricted view ticket.
   
Tickets for this fixture have sold out. Season Ticket Holders who are All Season Ticket Holders who are
Ticket Exchange is now open. wheelchair users who applied by the wheelchair users who applied by the
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This fixture is a Category A ticket issued a ticket. be issued a ticket.
pricing. All tickets are subject to    
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applied by the deadline have all been with 204 or more ticketing points who
MANCHESTER CITY successful and issued a ticket. applied by the deadline have been
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YOUR through our matchday programme. If you want
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BIRTHDAYS

BEST WISHES TO THE FOLLOWING SPURS FANS:

LES SMITH, who celebrated an incred- BEN NORMAN, who is celebrating his DANIEL O’LOUGHLIN, who has trav-
ible 101st birthday on Christmas Eve 20th birthday today. elled over from Ireland for the game
and is pictured supporting his two with his dad Derek and yesterday
favourite teams at Wisterialodge celebrated his 13th birthday.
Nursing Home in Portsmouth.

South Stand season ticket holder JENSON SCARLEY, who is celebrating BROOKLYN BARKER, who will be 11 on
DANIELTRAINOR, who celebrated his his 12th birthday. Tuesday and is celebrating at today’s
21st birthday yesterday. game.

Lifelong fan RICH COELLO, who ROBERTJACOB, who will be 50 on 13 One Hotspur Junior ARCHIEWILDE,
celebrated his 46th birthday on January, and his dad MICK JACOB, who who celebrated his 14th birthday on
Christmas Eve. celebrated his 80th on 2 December, 30 September.
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AUDREY CAREY, who is celebrating TEDDYSMITH, who celebrates his 11th LEONARDO NUGARA, who is
her 11th birthday and is attending her birthday on 20 January. celebrating his sixth birthday today
first men’s match today, along with and is at the game this afternoon.
her brother Benjamin.

Super-striker ARCHIE HARDWICK, a DAVID WHEELHOUSE, a season ETHAN REES, a One Hotspur Junior
One Hotspur Junior, who celebrated ticket holder who celebrated his 51st who yesterday celebrated his
his seventh birthday yesterday. birthday on 30 December. seventh birthday.

LEWISTAGG, who is celebrating
his 40th birthday at the game this
afternoon.

PERCYWILLIAMS, a One Hotspur Season ticket holder MAX SHERIDAN, RAYFORD, a lifelong fan who has
member who celebrates his 14th who celebrates his 21st birthday rarely missed a game home or away
birthday today and is here at the tomorrow. in the last 15 years, is celebrating his
game with his brother Fred, making birthday today and is here with wife
his first visit for a Spurs match. Jeannette.

WELCOME

A WARM WELCOME TO THE FOLLOWING SPURS FANS:

HARRY DORRICOTT, who is attending HARRISON and SONNYMORRIS, who DAVE CAREY, making his first visit to
his first-ever game today with his are attending their first live Spurs the UK for five years from Canberra,
dad Steven and granddad Jim, in the match with mum and dad, Ben and Australia and is at today’s game.
North Stand. Vicky.

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Six-year-old CHESTER STYLES-
EDWARDS, goalkeeper for Riverview
FC Under-7s in Kent, who is here
today as a Christmas present for his
first Spurs match.

DYLAN and HARRYPOULTER, two Six-year-old REGGIE MACE, who is
very excited boys who are here this attending his first match today and is
afternoon as a Christmas treat! very excited to be here!

Brothers MAX and HARRYTAYLOR,
who are attending their first Spurs
game together today.

WILSON KENNEDY, who is visiting Six-year-old RUBYWICKS, who is
the stadium for the first time this making her first visit to Spurs today
afternoon. and can’t wait to show off her new
shirt she received for Christmas!

Ten-year-old ISAAC CHANDRANATH, MYLA and THOMAS, who are at the TOM SADLER (six) and his sister AVA
a big Spurs fan who is attending his game today in the South Stand with (four), who are attending today’s
first-ever game here this afternoon. their mum and dad, hoping for a Spurs game with their mum and dad, KEVIN
win. and CAROLYN.

SEB PETTENGELL, aged nine, who is THE SHARKEYFAMILY–TINA, ARABELLA, ELIZA AND POPPY – who are visiting
excited to be at his first Spurs game the stadium together today for the first time.
today with his dad CRAIG.

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GALLERY BABY SPURS FANZONE

GET WELL SOON

Spurs fan DOUG BAGLEY is pictured Congratulations to MARTIN and Get well soon to JACKWHYMAN, who
proudly wearing his colours during HOLLY on the birth of their baby RUDI plays for Chars Youth FC. Everyone at
a Brazil match at the recent World CHARLES SWASH.  the Club wishes him well.
Cup. A season ticket holder for
over 40 years, he spread the word
of Spurs at 11 matches involving
our players featuring for England,
Argentina, Brazil, France, South
Korea and Uruguay. He even got to
see Richarlison’s spectacular strike
against Serbia!

OBITUARIES

WE WERE SORRY TO HEAR OF THE PASSING OF THE FOLLOWING SPURS SUPPORTERS:

PRITPAUL SINGH RANA, who passed became good friends. He will be sadly DARREN CROW, who passed away on
away on 12 November, aged 43, a missed by his family and friends. 8 December, aged 57. A dedicated fan
lifelong fan and season ticket holder, JOHN BATES, who passed away on who attended as many matches as he
gone too soon.  Will always be missed 11 November, aged 78. An avid fan possibly could, home and away.  He
and always remembered. who was born a stone’s throw from leaves behind a loving wife Debbie,
MICHAEL JOHN TAYLOR, who passed White Hart Lane, he made every game two beautiful children, Michelle and
away on 22 November, at the age of during the 1960/61 Double-winning Matthew, and three grandchildren
51. A Spurs supporter since he was a season but sadly never got to see that he absolutely adored, Ivy, Maeve
child, he was an amazing husband and the new ground. He leaves behind and Jack. He will be truly missed by all
father and loved by all who met him. loving wife Sandra, two daughters, but will live on forever in our hearts.
He will be deeply missed by his family seven grandchildren and two great VIOLET AUSTIN, who passed away
and friends. grandchildren.  on 2 December, aged 86. A lifelong
KENNY ROBINSON, who passed ALAN CRAWFORD, who passed away fan and season ticket holder, her
away in November, aged 67. From a on 6 October last year, aged 55. A first match was against Blackpool in
young age, he would travel all over lifelong Spurs fan who was loved August 1950 and her last match was
the country from his home in Hull and cherished by all that knew him. the final game at White Hart Lane in
to watch our games, meeting many Forever loved, sorely missed. Rest in 2017. She will be deeply missed by all
like-minded Spurs fans who all perfect peace. her family and friends.

WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES
TO THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AT THIS SAD TIME.

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CUP WINNERS BOOK

WHEN STEVE, WENT UP,
TO LIFT THE FA CUP…

Exactly 42 years ago today – on 7th January by Spurs fans of how much that 1981
1981 – Tottenham Hotspur faced QPR in a triumph meant to them. I hope this book
Third Round FA Cup replay at White Hart brings back many joyful memories and also
Lane. A 3-1 victory launched the famous cup opens a window to an iconic era to new or
run which would end at Wembley in May with younger Tottenham fans who were not there
Ricky Villa dribbling past half the Man City at the time.
team to score his sensational winning goal
and skipper Steve Perryman leading his team “When I eventually lifted the cup, I
up the steps to lift the trophy. remember one Spurs supporter jumped from
about six rows above me to give me a hug. He
To celebrate this iconic triumph, the Club could have broken his leg but he wouldn’t have
has produced 81: The Year That Changed Our felt it. That’s how much it meant and to deliver
Lives, a beautiful coffee table book written that joy was an incredible feeling.”
by Steve Perryman in partnership with
accomplished writer and Spurs fan Julie Welch The book’s co-author, Julie Welch,
and published by the team behind adds: “As a massive Spurs fan, the 1981
61: The Spurs Double, The Lane and The victory has always been a huge landmark in
Spurs Shirt. my life. That team, that kit, and that incredible
Wembley night… Ossie and Ricky, the magic
Packed with evocative photography and of Glenn Hoddle, the grit and determination
original memorabilia, over the course of its of Roberts and Miller and the swashbuckling
224 pages Steve tells the story of the 1981 cup brilliance of Tony Galvin.
run, from the building of Keith Burkinshaw’s
legendary team – Hoddle, Ardiles, Crooks, “But Steve was the glue that held the
Archibald and all – to the dramatic FA Cup whole club together, so to work on this project
Final replay at Wembley when Spurs brilliantly was a dream come true. As you would expect,
came from behind to win 3-2 in front of tens of he put all his passion and energy into it and it
thousands of their delirious supporters. was a delight to re-live that time again in his
company over an intensive few months in
“It’s now more than 40 years since I lifted the summer.
the cup at Wembley,” says Steve, “but not a
day goes by when I am not reminded “1981 was a special year and this book
brings that magical time back to life.”

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CUP WINNERS BOOK

81: The Year That Changed
Our Lives by Steve Perryman
with Julie Welch (price £40) is
available from the Spurs Shop,
both online and in-store.

A special Collectors’ Edition
of the book – which comes
in a presentation box with a
photographic print personally
signed by Ricky Villa – is also
available (price £75).

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