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ANTONIO CONTE

1 6OurHeadCoachissuesarousingrallyingcall
as we prepare to kick off the new season

IVAN PERISIC

2 9Exclusive interview with our new Croatian signing
who’s looking to hit the ground running

OPPOSITION

Everything you need to know about
Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Southampton

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NEW SIGNINGS TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FOOTBALL AND
ATHLETIC CO. LTD, REG. OFFICE: LILYWHITE
5 9Introducingahostofnewrecruitswhohave HOUSE, 782 HIGH ROAD, LONDON, N17 0BX
joined the club over the summer Chairman: Daniel Levy
Operations and Finance Director:
SPURS ON FILM Matthew Collecott
Executive Director: Donna-Maria Cullen
7 8Whenfootballmeetsthebigscreen... Director of Football Administration and
Governance: Rebecca Caplehorn
starting with Those Glory Glory Days Chief Commercial Officer: Todd Kline
Managing Director, Football: Fabio Paratici
ERIC DIER Non-Executive Director: Jonathan Turner
Performance Director: Grètar Steinsson
The England international takes part Head Coach: Antonio Conte
in our World Cup countdown Assistant Head Coach: Cristian Stellini
First Team Coach: Ryan Mason
THFC Technical and Analytics Coach: Gianluca Conte
First Team Goalkeeper Coach: Marco Savorani
Fitness Coaches: Costantino Coratti, Gian Piero
Ventrone, Stefano Bruno
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Geoff Scott
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HEAD COACH

ACNOTONNTEIO

G ood afternoon and welcome to they were all equally important in
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium terms of helping the players get to
for our opening game of the where we want them to be in their
2022/23 Premier League physical and tactical preparation for
season, against Southampton. the new season.
It feels like only yesterday
we were winning at Norwich and I should like to welcome
qualifying for the Champions League in Ralph Hasenhuttl, his staff, players
the process, yet a lot has happened in and everyone associated with
that short space of time. Southampton.

We have bought new players into We had two very tough games
the Club and I should like to officially against Southampton last season –
welcome Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster, drawing away from home and losing
Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, Clement narrowly here – so we know to prepare
Lenglet and Djed Spence. We identified for strong opponents.
our targets and I was pleased that we
were able to bring them into the squad Ralph’s teams have a real identity,
so early in the summer. They give they make life very difficult for you
us impressive strength in depth as and he has been able to strengthen his
we prepare to compete in four squad with a number of new signings.
competitions.
I want to also welcome you all back.
Over the past month we have spent We are all excited about the season
time in Korea, Scotland and Israel, ahead and this is a good time for the
playing four fixtures in the process, and Club.
we loved meeting and playing in front
of our supporters across the world. The support and atmosphere
you are capable of creating here is
While each trip was very different, immense and fundamental to the team.

Welcome back. Enjoy the game.

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AROUND THE CLUB

NEWS DESK TERRY NEILL

AIA X SPURS – 10 We were saddened to hear of the
SEASONS IN PARTNERSHIP passing of our former manager,
Terry Neill, who died on 28 July at
The 2022/23 season marks a remark- football coaching programme; this has the age of 80.
able 10th season in partnership impacted the lives of nearly 100,000
with AIA – the largest life insurer in children and grassroots participants Born in Belfast in May 1942,
Asia and the Club’s Global Principal since 2017. he started his career with Bangor
Partner. This unique milestone will be before moving to Arsenal in
marked with a special shirt presenta- During this outstanding partnership, December 1959, becoming their
tion ahead of today’s match and will some seminal moments have been youngest-ever captain aged
be celebrated throughout this season celebrated for both organisations, 20, a record which still stands
with a range of activity. including the opening of Tottenham today. He featured 275 times for
Hotspur Stadium and AIA’s Centennial. Arsenal before joining Hull City as a
The Club and AIA have enjoyed a The latter saw the Club’s first-team player-manager in June 1970 and took
hugely successful relationship since visit Shanghai in 2019, which is one of on a similar role with Northern Ireland
2013, when AIA became our Official six AIA markets visited on a pre or post in October 1971. In total, he won 59
Cup Shirt Partner, which was quickly season tour – the most recent being the caps before retiring from playing to
followed by AIA becoming Official iconic visit to South Korea earlier this concentrate on management.
Shirt Partner in 2014. In 2017, during summer.
a memorable first-team tour to AIA’s Terry took over as our manager in
home market, Hong Kong, AIA was AIA and the Club have also demon- September 1974 following the resig-
announced as Global Principal Partner strated their commitment to commu- nation of Bill Nicholson and, after a
and the partnership was extended nity and charity across Asia-Pacific. difficult first season in charge, the
again in 2019, making it one of the most Nearly £500k has been raised by using 1975/76 campaign showed signs of
established and long-standing in the a Premier League match shirt each promise. Terry’s policy of introducing
Premier League season to drive awareness of several fresh young talent started to pay off
worthwhile causes; this has seen funds with a ninth place finish in Division
Over the course of the last 10 put towards education, providing One together with a run to the
seasons, all 18 of AIA’s regional offices sporting opportunities and supporting League Cup semi-final.
have activated around the partnership cancer patients in Mainland China,
as both parties remain committed to Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia. In May 1976, he did in fact pull
promoting the importance of sport in on the Spurs shirt as a player when
the Asia-Pacific region as the key to We are immensely proud of he came on as a substitute against
living Healthier, Longer, Better Lives. everything we have achieved together Northern New South Wales in
Spurs and AIA have become synon- with AIA over the last 10 seasons, and Australia during a post-season tour
ymous with each other across Asia we look forward to many more years but, within a matter of weeks, he
as they continue to deliver a unique of success to come in this unique resigned as our manager.
partnership.
Terry was appointed Arsenal
boss almost immediately and
over the course of the next seven
years, led them to three successive
FA Cup Finals between 1978 and
1980 – winning it in 1979 – and the
European Cup Winners’ Cup Final of
1980, which they lost on penalties. He
retired from football aged 41 in 1983.

We extend our condolences to
Terry’s family and friends at this sad
time.

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MATCH REWIND

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SEOUL WORLD KANE 54, 75, SON 69 (PEN), 85
CUP STADIUM
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ATTENDANCE:
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ATTENDANCE:
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FIVES
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1 …GOAL FESTS AGAINST SOUTHAMPTON

old Second Division in October, 1977, this performance
came somewhat out of the blue towards the end of the
1999/2000 campaign. We’d scored just six goals in our
previous nine games, including a run of four blanks in five,
leading up to this match. However, having trailed twice to
goals from Jo Tessem and Tahar El Khalej in the first half,
Sol Campbell on target for us, we struck ‘goal-d’. Darren
Anderton, Chris Armstrong and Steffen Iversen put us
4-2 up by the break with Armstrong’s lovely dinked finish
making it five at the start of the second half. It was then
left to Iversen to complete his hat-trick, his second and
our sixth from Mauricio Taricco’s cross and our seventh a
control and cool finish after David Ginola’s shot looped to
his direction. We went on to finish 10th that season.

7/2/1993 - Spurs 4-2 Southampton 3
Trailing to Iain Dowie’s first half strike, Teddy Sheringham
buried a header to level matters with 54 minutes on the
clock. Four minutes and 48 seconds later, we were 4-1 up!
In a goal rush, Nick Barmby turned home Teddy’s miscued
volley for 2-1 (56 minutes), Darren Anderton fired home
from close range for 3-1 (57) and Teddy was there again
to strike superbly into the corner from the edge of the
box (59). Jason Dodd made it five goals in 12 minutes as it
ended 4-2. Teddy won the Golden Boot with 22 goals, we
went on to finish eighth.

2 18/12/2004 - Spurs 5-1 Southampton
It’s not often an assist will be remembered as much as a
11/3/2000 - Spurs 7-2 Southampton hat-trick, but that’s certainly the case on this occasion
The first time we’d scored seven goals in a league in the 2004/05 season. Martin Jol had just taken charge
game since the 9-0 drubbing of Bristol Rovers in the and our young team, including the likes of Jermain Defoe,
Ledley King, Michael Dawson, Michael Carrick and
THFC Robbie Keane, only 24 at the time, had started to click.
Indeed, we’d come off the back of six straight losses in
the Premier League to win five on the trot, including this
fine performance against the Saints at the Lane. JD led
the way with a treble, his first two from Fredi Kanoute
assists, his third following in a shot from Michael Brown.
Kanoute also scored, but Defoe saved his best until last,
a moment of magic to lift the ball over Southampton’s
defenders into the path of Keane to score the fifth. The
team continued to progress under Jol, finished eighth that
season and then just missed out on Champions League
qualification in 2005/06.

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26/12/2017 - Spurs 5-2 Southampton then dinked home our fifth on the day from Dele’s pass.
That took the new record to 39 Premier League goals in
This was all about Harry Kane. Needing a goal to break a calendar year. It was also Harry’s eighth hat-trick of a
Alan Shearer’s record of 36 Premier League goals in staggering 12 months for the Academy graduate. Dele was
a calendar year, set in 1995, it took the striker just 22 also on target and then set up Sonny for a clinical finish.
minutes to head home Christian Eriksen’s free-kick for Southampton replied to make it 4-1 and 5-2. We went on
goal number 37 in 2017. The goals kept flowing as he to finish third on 77 points.
tapped home from Heung-Min Son’s cross for 2-0 and
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20/9/2020 - Southampton 2-5 Spurs
Never has the seemingly telepathic understanding
between Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son been seen to
such devastating effect as this sunny September at St
Mary’s. Harry delivered four assists, all clinically finished
by Sonny. The first and, arguably, most important came
from Harry’s pass from the left touchline into Sonny,
running through centrally, to drill home the equaliser
in first half injury time. We took over from there. Harry
threaded a pass between defenders for Sonny to finish
one-on-one on 47 minutes, and then an almost blind clip
over the top into Sonny’s path for his hat-trick and 3-1
on 64. The pick of the bunch came next as Harry, running
towards the touchline, hooked a pass back over his shoul-
der into Sonny’s path, again, which he finished in style for
4-1 on 73 minutes. Harry tapped home from close range
for 5-1 before Danny Ings scored his second in added time,
a consolation at 5-2.

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THE BIG INTERVIEW

PERIŠIVANPERIŠIĆ

IVAN PERIŠIĆ
IVAN PERIŠIĆ
IVAN PERIŠIĆ

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“OUR TIMETHE BIG INTERVIEW

ŠIĆHASCOME”
A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE VICTOR, A SERIAL TITLE WINNER AND
A WORLD CUP FINALIST, SUMMER ARRIVAL IVAN PERISIC
MIGHT HAVE HAD QUITE THE CAREER TO DATE, BUT HE
DOESN’T WANT TO STOP THERE. NOW BEGINNING HIS NEW
LIFE IN LILYWHITE, IVAN IS SEEKING EVEN MORE SUCCESS
AND HAS HIGH HOPES AHEAD OF THE NEW CAMPAIGN.

BY LIAM CARSON

I van Perisic admits he feels so at home already in the first day. I’m really enjoying it.”
north London, it’s as if he’s been here much, much However, while it is quite obvious just how well Ivan has
longer than just five weeks.
The first of a number of new arrivals at Hotspur settled into his new home, the winger admits there was
Way this summer, Ivan joined us from Internazion- frustration to begin with as he initially arrived at the Club
ale on the first day of July and it seems it hasn’t carrying an injury.
taken him long at all to get settled into his new
surroundings. Having rounded off his seven-year stint at
“It has been amazing. Everything has been really Internazionale by scoring the opening goal in a 3-0 final
positive,” the Croatia international smiled as he reflected day win over Sampdoria in Serie A, he unfortunately had
on his first few weeks in N17. “Really, I’ve found myself to be substituted midway through the second half as he
in the dressing room like I’ve been here for five years picked up a calf injury.
already. The group is amazing. A lot of nice guys
and quality players. They’ve helped me a lot from Now, while Ivan is no stranger to injury setbacks having
THFC previously broken a few bones in his career, he had not
suffered a muscular problem like the one he sustained
in May.

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Yet, despite the annoyance of that setback, the THE BIG INTERVIEW
33-year-old worked hard over the summer to recover despite being in the twilight years of it, he shows no sign
and rehabilitate so he could return to the level of of relenting, slowing down or taking a step back. His
performance which he prides himself on – something focus remains, his intensity continues to heighten, and
we got a chance to witness as he returned to action as his drive only grows.
a second-half substitute in our pre-season victory over
Rangers before completing 70 minutes against AS Roma His debut in the Premier League could come this
last weekend in our final friendly of the summer. afternoon – something that would tick off a long-term
ambition for Ivan – but, interestingly, this won’t be his
“In my first few days here, I was injured from my debut at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as, despite having
last game at Internazionale, and it took me seven or never played for another English club, he has twice
eight weeks (to recover),” he explained. “Muscle injuries played at our stunning north London home.
are frustrating. I’ve broken a few things before like my
shoulder and ankle but with a muscle injury, you have to “I have already played in this stadium,” Ivan recalled as
be sure that you rehabilitate well because, if you come he looked ahead to today’s game. “I think the first was in
back early, it can become worse later down the line. one of its earliest games – a pre-season match against
Internazionale – and then I played in one game for Bayern
“It was my first injury of this kind, but I had a good against Tottenham, and it was an amazing feeling, a really
rehabilitation period in the summer. I was very focussed nice stadium.
on it as I just wanted to come back to the level I was
before and to be strong again. “WTMIH’AYMEIBTGFEITOESOILTNDS.GITACTEGAOPANDOI’NTON
TTAOONTFDTIGESHNTTHAAFROMTR”
“And in the last two weeks, I’ve been training as normal
with the team. Then to play against Rangers after two
months out, it was amazing. That half an hour helped me
a lot, mentally more than physically. I think we did a great
job with my guys in the summer, now everything is great,
and I can’t wait to play again.”

For Ivan, that opportunity to get back out onto
the pitch once more could come today as we take on
Southampton in our Premier League opener – and it is
clear the Croatian is relishing the chance to test himself
in England’s top flight.

A player who has continually played at the highest
level of the game, a Champions League victor, a title
winner in multiple nations and a World Cup finalist, he
has had the career that many players dream of. However,

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“WTIWLTNIIOHTKIETET’WEESDHLRAIOEADANAARPWCTNGKROODUEAINAVELWGI”CLIOALOHA.EINTNGE

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“Now I can’t wait to play in the Premier League. I GT“KPAGGIONAAMWROTOSLOETOAWOTSUETDTNACPIHTNNOHHIOHSDTAFEWEH”MDIE
was close to coming to England a few times before, but
something always happened. Now, finally, I’m here and I’m – and really good new additions to the group,” he smiled.
going to do my best. I can’t wait to step on the field again “It’s a privilege to work again with a coach like Antonio.
and start to fight for Tottenham.”
We did well at Inter and won the league after 10 or 11 years
As previously mentioned, our new number 14 has had (without doing so) – it was a perfect year. I’m really happy
quite the career in the game already. He is a born winner to see him again. I think we’re going to do some good
and has gone on to make remarkable impacts on the things here in England.
squads in which he has been involved.
“We have to be focussed now. We have to concentrate
That includes being a part of the last Borussia on each training session, each tactical session because
Dortmund side to win the Bundesliga back in 2012, helping every day we can improve and be stronger. And this year,
Bayern Munich to their sixth Champions League crown in I think we can win something.”
2020 and being a crucial part of the significant rebuild
at Internazionale over the last seven years which helped 21
the Nerazzurri return to the top of the tree in Italy in 2021.
Meanwhile, on the international stage, Ivan helped Croatia
to an historic first World Cup Final in 2018, scoring in both
the semi-finals and final, while ex-Spur and Ivan’s former
team-mate Niko Kranjcar has described him as ‘probably
the biggest reason’ for the Balkan nation’s success over
the past decade.

Now, as the wing-back looks to make his mark in north
London, his desire for silverware remains as strong
as ever and, having kept his eye on our progress under
Antonio Conte ahead of his move, he believes that can
come this season. While he is a man who, of course, is
well-versed in Antonio’s tactical system having won Serie
A under the Italian’s guidance in 2020/21, Ivan also used
his time prior to joining the Club to get an early under-
standing of his new team-mates, having watched some of
our previous games. Now here and raring to get started,
he feels we are in a great position to taste success.

“I watched a lot of Tottenham games in the past and
I know how good the group is, but I felt they always just
missed something. Now, finally, our time has come, with
Antonio Conte – a coach who has won so much previously
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MAKING THEIR DEBUTS
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MDAEKBINGUTTHSEIR MAKING THEIR DEBUTS

A new series for the new season as we
examine the debuts of Spurs players
whose first senior appearance in our
famous shirt came against today’s
opponents.

SID TICKRIDGE

09.09.1946 Full-back Sid Tickridge joined our at White Hart Lane three games into
groundstaff at the age of just 15 in the 1946/47 campaign after we’d lost
SECOND DIVISION June 1937 but, due to the Second our opening two matches. We won
World War, had to wait until he was the game 2-1 with goals from Charlie
SPURS 23 before making his first team debut Rundle – scoring four minutes into his
for Spurs. own debut – and Les Bennett, and one
line in a newspaper report of the game
An east London lad, he played for said that Tickridge ‘gave a promising
Tottenham Juniors and our Northfleet display’, although they did call him
United nursery team before the war ‘Sam’!
but then, like many others, missed
out on years of regular competitive For a couple of years, Sid was an
football following the outbreak of almost regular in manager Joe Hulme’s
hostilities. During the war, he guested side, until losing his place to Alf
occasionally for the likes of Aldershot, Ramsey. He left us to join Chelsea in
Crystal Palace, Dartford, Fulham and March 1951 before spending 18 months
Millwall and served in the Royal Navy. with Brentford until injury ended his
career. He then took up training and,
It wasn’t until his return to Spurs in after three years with Millwall, he spent
1946 that Tickridge was able to sign another 17 years at Spurs in a variety of
professional forms and was finally coaching roles. Sid passed away in Kent
able to make his senior debut in our in January 1997.
colours, starting against Southampton

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DID YOU KNOW? 23

…who the last player to make
their Spurs debut against
Southampton was? He came
off the bench in our 3-2 win at St
Mary’s in December 2013 and it
was, of course Nabil Bentaleb.

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DARREN ANDERTON

15.08.1992 There was an element of inevitability off,” said Darren. “There were 19,654
about Darren Anderton’s Spurs debut in attendance at The Dell and, while
PREMIER LEAGUE coming against Southampton – the taking throw-ins, I was being abused by
city of his birth – and perhaps even these people. I was thinking ‘I used to
SAINTS more so after we’d signed him from sit there with you, now this’. It did make
SPURS Portsmouth! me laugh.”

DID YOU KNOW? The attacking midfielder was a Unfortunately, Anderton wasn’t able
self-confessed Saints fan and a season to have the last laugh though as we
The Saints were our opponents ticket holder at The Dell, who ended up played out a goalless draw against the
on the day we made our own joining south coast rivals Portsmouth Saints, the only 0-0 on that opening day
Premier League debut. The as a teenager. In fact, on his first of the Premier League. Southampton
opening day of the inaugural training session as a 14-year-old put us under plenty of pressure but our
competition saw us play out a at Pompey, he turned up wearing a defence stood up to the task well with
goalless draw with Southampton Southampton kit and was promptly Ian Walker making a number of fine
at The Dell, with Darren Ander- taken to the club shop and bought a saves. We had our own chances too, the
ton and Andy Turner making their Portsmouth kit to wear instead. best falling to Gordon Durie who was
Spurs debuts that day. denied by Tim Flowers in the Saints
Darren had only been playing first goal early in the second half.
team football at Fratton Park for about
18 months – helping the club to the FA As well as Anderton, 17-year-old
Cup semi-finals in April 1992, where Andy Turner also made his debut in this
they lost on penalties to Liverpool – game. But while the young striker didn’t
when Terry Venables made the move to push on from that and only featured on
bring him to north London and, over the 27 occasions for us, it was a different
course of the next 12 years, he became story for Darren. Despite a few injuries
a real fans’ favourite. which held him back at times, he
became an integral part of our team
He arrived at White Hart Lane just and went on to make 358 appearances,
as the Premier League was about to scoring 48 times. His Spurs record of
kick-off and so made his Spurs debut 299 Premier League appearances was
amid all the fanfare and razzmatazz only bettered last season when Hugo
of the opening day of the new compe- Lloris surpassed him.
tition. Ironically, his senior debut for us
happened to be back in his home town, He left us in August 2004 and had
at the ground where he had stood as a spells with Birmingham City, Wolves
fan not too many years earlier. and Bournemouth before calling it
a day in December 2008, scoring a
“My Spurs debut was actually spectacular winner for the Cherries
away at Southampton on the opening against Chester City in his last-ever
day of the 1992/93 campaign, as the professional game of football.
newly-created Premier League kicked

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GARY O’REILLY

26.12.1980 A Spurs fan as a youngster who before joining us as an apprentice in
joined us as a teenage apprentice, June 1977 and turning professional just
FIRST DIVISION Gary O’Reilly fulfilled his dream when over two years later. Needless to say,
pulling on our shirt for the first team the opportunity to play for his boyhood
SPURS during our Boxing Day clash with club was a dream come true.
Southampton in 1980.
“Being around the squad at that
Then aged 19, the versatile defender time would have been enough for most
was selected by manager Keith players but for someone who had been
Burkinshaw as our 12th man for the very a Spurs fan since the age of six, it held
first time for the visit of the Saints. And a bit more of an extra buzz,” said Gary.
it proved to be big day for O’Reilly as he
stepped off the bench at half-time to “We were blessed with not just some
replace the injured Chris Hughton with of the most talented players in English
the game nicely poised at 2-2. football at that time, but some very
strong characters and leaders. Later in
Another teenager, Garry Brooke – on my career I found that characters like
his full Spurs debut – had put us 2-0 that would be the major foundation of
ahead after Steve Archibald’s opener a successful team, no matter who or
before the visitors hit back through where they were.
Graham Baker and Charlie George. With
O’Reilly now in our defence, we regained “The fact that my time at Tottenham
our two-goal lead thanks to another coincided with one of the golden ages
from Brooke and a goal from Garth in the club’s history made it an even
Crooks. But back came Southampton greater experience and I can only say
to force a draw, Steve Moran netting I was extremely lucky to have been
twice including a last-minute equaliser around at that particular time.”
to make it 4-4.
Over the next few years, Gary was in
Gary then made his full debut the and around the first team squad with-
following day as we travelled to face out really making a solid breakthrough,
Norwich City and shared the points although he did feature three times
again after a 2-2 draw. during our run to UEFA Cup glory in
1984. In total, he made 55 appearances
Born in Isleworth, O’Reilly had played for us before moving to Brighton &
for England Schools and Grays Athletic Hove Albion in August 1984.

SAINTS

DID YOU KNOW?

Four players have made
their Spurs debuts against
Southampton on Boxing Day
– Tom Evans (1929), Les Howe
(1930), Gary O’Reilly (1980) and
Brian Statham (1987).

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ANTONIO CONTE

Y WORD

TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT

“ Would a non-racist, normal person
approach a Jewish person and call them
a Y** and, if they did, would the Jewish
person be offended?
I think the answer is yes, he or she
would be offended.
Spurs fan | Non-Jewish | 65 - 74
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– UPDATTEHFEOWR THHYEWNOERWDSEASON

With passions running high around the return of with us towards the end of last season to get your
football and an exciting season ahead, we should like to thoughts on the WhY Word campaign and what more we
continue to remind fans of our position that we believe could do as a Club to support those who are offended by
it is time to move on from associating the Y-word with the use of the term.
our Club – this is based on feedback we received from
consultation with fans that showed 94 per cent out The overwhelming and varied response we have
of 23,000 respondents acknowledge that it can be received once again demonstrates how highly nuanced
considered a racist term against a Jewish person. the topic remains. We value the continued dialogue we
maintain with our supporters around this issue and will
The team’s performance in the latter stages of last continue to keep supporters informed on next steps.
season and a number of new faces we have welcomed
to N17 in recent months have presented an opportunity Our dedicated email address,
for new chants that better reflect what our support is all [email protected], remains active
about – we look forward to seeing this continue during the so that any fans who have taken offence to the term’s use
coming campaign. at any of our matches can engage directly with the Club in
a confidential manner.
We also recognise that there is still work to be done
and, for this reason, we invited fans to share their views We thank our fans once again for your continued
consideration on this matter.
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SOUTHAMPTON DRAWN

9 LOST

13

16

(2021/22
PL STATS)

S outhampton arrive in North 10-YEAR RECORD HASREANLHPUHTTL
London this afternoon with that
familiar feeling of optimism SEASON PTS POS W D L GF GA D.O.B: 09.08.67
that comes with the first day 2012-13 41 14 9 14 15 49 60 CLUB POSITION: HEAD COACH
of the new footballing season. 2013-14 56 8 16 11 12 54 46 NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN
They finished 15th last term – a 2014-15 60 7 18 6 14 54 33
campaign that started strongly ended 2015-16 63 6 18 9 11 59 41 Took charge of the Saints in December
with a post-Christmas dip in form, 2016-17 46 8 12 10 16 41 48 2018, steering the club out of the
with the club only recording one win 2017-18 36 17 7 15 16 37 56 relegation zone to finish 16th in May
in the final 12 games, losing eight. An 2018-19 39 16 9 12 17 45 65 2019, followed by an 11th place finish in
away victory this afternoon would be 2019-20 52 11 15 7 16 51 60 2019/20. The former RB Leipzig man is
the perfect starting point to another 2020-21 43 15 12 7 19 47 68 renowned for his pressing style of play.
season in the top flight… 2021-22 40 15 9 13 16 43 67

PREM CHAMP LEAGUE 1

FORM GUIDE

DL L L L

BRIGHTON 2 SOUTHAMPTON 1 BRENTFORD 3 SOUTHAMPTON 1 LEICESTER 4
SOUTHAMPTON 2 CRYSTAL PALACE 2 SOUTHAMPTON 0 LIVERPOOL 2 SOUTHAMPTON 1

PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE
24.04.22 30.04.22 07.05.22 17.05.22 22.05.22

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GK 1 DF

ALEX KYLE JACK
MCCARTHY WALKER-PETERS STEPHENS

D.O.B: 03.12.89 D.O.B: 13.04.97 D.O.B: 27.01.94
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

DF 15 DF 21 DF 22

ROMAIN VALENTINO MOHAMMED
PERRAUD LIVRAMENTO SALISU

D.O.B: 22.09.97 D.O.B: 12.11.02 D.O.B: 17.04.99
NATIONALITY: DANISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: GHANAIAN

DF 35 MF 6 MF 11

JAN ORIEL NATHAN
BEDNAREK ROMEU REDMOND

D.O.B: 12.04.96 D.O.B: 24.09.91 D.O.B: 06.03.94
NATIONALITY: POLISH NATIONALITY: SPANISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

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0 36 APPS (2021/22
10 PL STATS)

0 141 GOALS

TACKLES

4 8 015APPS APPS 30
3 7
18 *BLOCKS GOALS 3

TACKLES ASSISTS

LYANCO WARJDA-PMREOSWSE ADCAHME S

D.O.B: 01.02.97 D.O.B: 01.11.94 D.O.B: 13.07.96
POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: BRAZILIAN NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: SCOTTISH

The centre-back is beginning his second Southampton’s skipper led by example Adams began his career in England
season with the Saints; having signed in last season, making the squad’s most at non-league level, representing
August 2021 he made 18 appearances appearances (36) in the league, scoring Oadby Town and Ilkeston before his
last season. Started out in Brazil with the most goals (10) and recording the journey continued to Sheffield United
Botafogo and Sao Paulo, before joining joint highest number of assists (five). A and Birmingham City. Joined the Saints
Serie A side Torino in 2017. senior England international. in 2019.

BY NUMBERS

1078 43 11
Total goals scored by Saints in the League goals scored last season by Saints’ position in the all-time Premier
Premier League (1992-present) Southampton League table (1992-present)

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22.05.22 | PREMIER LEAGUE | KING POWER STADIUM

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MF 17 MF

STUART MOUSSA NATHAN
ARMSTRONG DJENEPO TELLA

D.O.B: 30.03.92 D.O.B: 15.06.98 D.O.B: 05.07.99
NATIONALITY: SCOTTISH NATIONALITY: MALIAN NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

14 12 5BY NUMBERS
Direct free-kicks scored by James League appearances for Spurs by Kyle Clean sheets kept by Alex McCarthy in
Ward-Prowse – behind only David Walker-Peters the league last season
Beckham (18) in Premier League history

MF 24 MF 27 FW 9

MOHAMED IBRAHIMA ADAM
ELYOUNOUSSI DIALLO ARMSTRONG

D.O.B: 04.08.94 D.O.B: 08.03.99 D.O.B: 10.02.97
NATIONALITY: NORWEGIAN NATIONALITY: FRENCH POSITION: ENGLISH

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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 past programmes against today’s opponents…

and County FA meetings, which were leave it, with someone still observing
brought back by members of the board him.
who attended them.
‘Use of ground’ also features in our
‘Use of ground’ is a feature which very early minutes books, the Board
appears frequently in the wartime often agreeing to allow local schools and
minutes books, likely because we other organisations to play their own
weren’t getting our regular income in finals at the ground for a small percent-
and so needed to find other ways to age of the gate and we know from other
keep the Club afloat. sources that the Board were happy to
let other clubs use it for the Tottenham
We can see that at the beginning of Charity Cup semi-final and finals.
1939/40 season, the Territorial Army
had requested use of the ground and These minutes books are business
Arsenal Football Club had also been in documents and so, unlike a diary, they do
touch to request a ground share. Often not provide descriptions or go into too
this ‘use of the ground’ was for charity much detail. The information provided
football matches; London Hospitals to us is simple and to the point, but they
were granted permission to hold their do give us an insight into what was being
Final at White Hart Lane, while at the discussed in meetings well over 100
same meeting it was decided that more years ago at this very club.
information was needed for a request
FROM from Spitalfields and Covent Garden
THE for their possible charity match.
VAULT
Between 1939 and 1945 possible
The Tottenham Hotspur Archive is the uses for the ground were discussed
Club’s physical and corporate memory, at almost every meeting. During this
containing tens of thousands of period the Territorial Army, Army FA, a
objects ranging in size and type. Some keep fit club, the Home Guard and the
of these date back as far as 1896, Mayor of Tottenham all held events and
some are as recent as last season. The matches at the ground.
Archive is an ever-expanding collec-
tion because, just as football does not The minutes books, although many
stand still, neither can our collecting. of the notes are brief and to the point,
reveal issues the Club discussed. For
One of the oldest objects in our example, in 1943/44 we appeared to be
collection is a minutes book started in having a problem with a stileman and
1896. The first meeting recorded in this for three minutes in a row the issue was
book was the 14th annual general meet- discussed. Members agreed to have
ing, held at The Eagle Hotel on Sunday 14 the person in question observed and to
July, 1896. There are eight Club minutes contact the police if they gathered any
books in the collection offering us a ‘cast iron’ evidence but then decided to
window into these meetings up until the
mid-1940s. There are also other types
of minutes, such as ones from London

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HOTSPUR HISTORY

TAKING
ISSUE

A quick glance
through a couple of
previous matchday
programmes against

Southampton

1973 Two pages were dedicated to We lost this fixture 2-1, Channon
The Saints were our visitors for a Southampton, with a team photo and scoring two late goals to snatch victory
Football League Division One clash brief player profiles which included after Martin Peters had given us a first-
here in N17 on 7 April 1973, as we the likes of Terry Paine, Mick Channon, half lead.
approached the end of the season Bobby Stokes and Ron Davies, while
with plenty to play for. Just over a further on in the programme, the 2002
month earlier, we’d won the League Portrait Page examined the Spurs Slovenian international Milenko
Cup with victory over Norwich and still career of defender Joe Kinnear. It told Acimovic adorned the front cover of
had a two-legged UEFA Cup semi-final us that the Dublin-born full-back had our 60-page matchday programme for
against Liverpool to come. abandoned a five-year apprenticeship the visit of Southampton on 31 August
as a machine-minder at a printing 2002.
The 16-page programme for the visit works to try his luck in football – and he
of Southampton included an image certainly made the right call! Manager Glenn Hoddle – former
of Pat Jennings celebrating a second boss of Saints of course – and captain
penalty save in a league game at Anfield Teddy Sheringham penned their regular
the week before, which we drew 1-1. And columns, while an interview with Steffen
below that, a rare image of Gary Mabee Freund discussed his comeback after
in reserve team action against Leicester eight months out injured.
City. Mabee, a centre forward, moved to
Northampton Town in 1974 but was sadly A page of Reflections, compiled
forced to retire through injury at the age by our late club historian Andy Porter,
of just 20. revealed that this was the first time
we had staged a home fixture with
Southampton during the month of
August – and today’s encounter is only
the second. The Saints pen pix profiled
players including Wayne Bridge, Rory
Delap, James Beattie and Marian Pahars,
with Gordon Strachan as their manager.

A Boxing Day thriller was featured in
Classic Encounter as we looked back on
a 4-4 draw against Southampton in 1980
in which Garry Brooke scored twice,
while upcoming London derbies against
Fulham and West Ham were featured
towards the back of the book and we
were told to watch out for Hammers
striker Jermain Defoe. Wonder what
happened to him?!

This time we enjoyed a 2-1 victory
against the Saints thanks to a stoppage
time Teddy Sheringham penalty which
sent us to the top of the Barclaycard
Premiership table!

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SPURS scoring four times in the European
competition.

On the international stage, Nikola
made her senior debut for Poland
against Slovakia in June 2019. She has
since added a further 12 caps to her
tally and found the back of the net
seven times.

ANGHARAD JAMES

Six new players have joined our Forward Nikola Karczewska joined AMY TURNER
women’s squad ahead of the new us from FC Fleury, who she signed for Amy Turner joins Rehanne’s squad
season to add further quality and in June 2021. Finishing the year as the after a year in the United States with
depth to Head Coach Rehanne club’s top goalscorer with 10 strikes, Orlando Pride, where she made 19
Skinner’s group. her contributions were key to them appearances.
achieving their highest ever finish in
Welsh international Angharad James the Division 1 Féminine. Prior to making the switch to the
arrives from Orlando Pride where she NWSL, the defender spent three
made 11 appearances after signing for NIKOLA KARCZEWSKA seasons at Manchester United, where
the NWSL side in December 2021. Prior to making the move to France, she featured 67 times and helped them
the 22-year-old spent two seasons at to achieve promotion to the WSL in
Born in Haverfordwest, the Gornik Leczna in her home nation of their inaugural campaign.
midfielder began her youth career at Poland, helping her team clinch the
Arsenal before making her profes- Ekstraliga title in 2019/20 and achieve A player with a decade of top-flight
sional debut in the UEFA Women’s qualification to the UEFA Women’s experience under her belt, Amy began
Champions League in October 2011. Champions League. The following her career in the youth academies at
season, she made an instant impact Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield
She joined Bristol City ahead of registering seven appearances and United before making her FA Women’s
the 2012 WSL season and made an Premier League debut at just 16
instant impact, helping her side to years of age for Doncaster Rovers
reach the final of the FA Women’s Belles. In 2009, she left England to
Cup. Spells at Notts County, Yeovil attend Hofstra University and made
Town, Everton and Reading followed 41 appearances at centre-back for
and in February 2021, after a decade the college’s NCAA team, scoring four
in the WSL, she made the switch to goals. Spells at Leeds United and
North Carolina Courage, registering 17 Sheffield United followed before she
appearances. signed for Notts County in the WSL,
where her form was rewarded with
Vastly experienced at international a nomination for the PFA Women’s
level, Angharad made her senior debut Young Player of the Year award in 2015.
for Wales at the age of 17 in October
2011, and is now three appearances Having represented England
away from a century of caps. The at Under-23 level, Amy made her
28-year-old was named Wales Women’s senior debut from the bench against
Player of the Year in 2017 after scoop- Australia in March 2015, and has gone
ing back-to-back Young Player of the on to collect four caps in total.
Year accolades in 2013 and 2014.

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FIXTURES & RESULTS

DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES Experienced midfielder Ramona RAMONA PETZELBERGER
SEPTEMBER Petzelberger has joined us from Aston the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
SAT 10 H MANCHESTER UNITED* 12.30 Villa, where she made 30 WSL appear-
SUN 18 A LEICESTER CITY 2PM ances, scoring six goals, after arriving Brighton’s top scorer in 2018/19,
SUN 25 A ARSENAL 2PM from SGS Essen in July 2020. Ellie went on to make 60 league
OCTOBER appearances for the south coast club in
SUN 16 H LIVERPOOL 2PM Born in Germany, the 29-year-old total while on the international stage,
SUN 23 H MANCHESTER CITY 2PM spent the majority of her career plying she has represented England in five
SUN 30 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2PM her trade in her home country with age groups from Under-17 to Under-23
NOVEMBER spells at SG Wattenschied 09, SC 07 and was part of the squad that finished
SUN 6 H EVERTON 2PM Bad Neuenahr and Bayer Leverkusen. third in the UEFA Women’s Under-17
SUN 20 A CHELSEA 2PM Championship in 2016. Most recently,
DECEMBER In 2017, after departing Leverkusen, she was called into the Lionesses’
SUN 4 A READING 2PM Ramona returned to her hometown Under-23 squad in April.
SUN 11 H WEST HAM UNITED 2PM and joined her local club, SGS Essen.
JANUARY She helped the Bundesliga side to ELLIE BRAZIL
SAT 14 A ASTON VILLA 2PM reach the DFB Cup final in 2019/20
SUN 22 H LEICESTER CITY 2PM before making the switch to the WSL.  
FEBRUARY
SUN 5 H CHELSEA 2PM On the international stage, she has
MARCH represented Germany in three age
SUN 5 A MANCHESTER CITY 2PM groups from Under-17 to Under-20
SUN 12 A LIVERPOOL 2PM and was most recently called up to the
SUN 26 H ARSENAL 2PM senior team for the Arnold Clark Cup
APRIL in February 2022.
SUN 2 A EVERTON 2PM Forward Ellie Brazil arrives at Spurs
SUN 23 H ASTON VILLA 2PM after four years at Brighton & Hove
SUN 30 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2PM Albion.
MAY
SUN 7 A MANCHESTER UNITED 2PM In the early stages of her career,
SUN 21 H READING 2PM the 23-year-old came through the
SUN 28 A WEST HAM UNITED 2PM youth system at Derby County before
moving to Birmingham City. From
HOME FIXTURES PLAYED AT BRISBANE ROAD there, she secured a move to Fioren-
UNLESS STATED tina in 2017/18, where she played 20
* PLAYED AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM times, including three appearances in

WSL

P W D L F A D PTS

ARSENAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

ASTON VILLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

BRIGHTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

CHELSEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

EVERTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

LEICESTER CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

LIVERPOOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

MANCHESTER CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

MANCHESTER UNITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

READING 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

WEST HAM UNITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

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SPURS WOMEN

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SPURS WOMEN

DREW SPENCE Head Coach Rehanne Skinner. “The
Euros has captured the imagination
of people across the country and
inspired a new audience of women’s
football fans this summer. The crowds
have been incredible, the appetite
is there, and I hope the momentum
continues for the WSL. We can’t wait
to play in front of our fans again at
the best stadium in the world.”

Drew Spence is another new arrival, Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 10 HOME GAMES AT
having spent her entire career with September, 12.30pm kick-off. BRISBANE ROAD
fellow WSL side Chelsea, progressing
through the ranks before making her Tickets are available now from our A reminder to fans that the
senior debut in 2009. website, so make sure you grab yours majority of our women’s first team
to cheer on our women as we look home games will be played at
The Jamaica international went to build on our fifth-place finish last Brisbane Road Stadium, home of
on to enjoy a glittering career with season. Leyton Orient FC.
the Blues, making 238 appearances
and scoring 50 goals over 14 years “It’s very special to be starting our Rehanne Skinner and her side step
of service, making her the club’s season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium out at their new home for the first
longest-serving player. During her for the second year in a row,” said time on Sunday 16 October against
time in west London, the 29-year-old newly promoted Liverpool and tick-
helped Emma Hayes’ side win 11 major ets for this are also available on our
trophies. She became a champion of website.
England five times, an FA Cup winner
three times, and has two Continen- The move brings to an end our
tal Cup trophies and one Community three-year tenancy at The Hive
Shield under her belt.   Stadium, which has hosted our
women’s home fixtures since our
Equally prolific on the interna- first season in the WSL, and where
tional stage, the versatile midfielder’s we have enjoyed many memorable
impressive club form was rewarded moments. We should like to thank
with a senior England debut at the the owners and staff at The Hive for
Yongchuan International Tournament their support and wish them well for
in October 2015. the future.

Last year, Spence switched alle- BRISBANE ROAD
giances and earned her first cap for
the Jamaica national team in October.
Her quality and experience was a vital
part of their qualification for the 2023
FIFA Women’s World Cup last month.

WATCH WOMEN START
WSL CAMPAIGN HERE!

Spurs Women will begin their
2022/23 Barclays Women’s Super
League (WSL) campaign with a
fascinating clash against Manches-
ter United, right here at Tottenham

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UNDER-21S

WATCH NEWLY-NAMED NEW SIGNINGS TYRELL ASHCROFT AND JOSH KEELEY
UNDER-21S THIS WEEK
ON SPURSPLAY! from St Patrick’s Athletic, where he A BUSY PRE-SEASON
won league titles at Under-15, Under-
As of the start of 2022/23, the 17 and Under-19 levels and stepped up Roshaun Mathurin struck the only
Premier League 2 has become an to make two senior appearances. goal on his return from injury as our
Under-21 competition, having Under-21s beat Colchester United
previously operated with an Under- In addition, we recently announced 1-0 in their first pre-season friendly
23 age limit, to better align with the that fellow stoppers Adam Hayton of the summer at Hotspur Way on
EFL Trophy and international tour- and Aaron Maguire have signed their 9 July.
naments. first professional contracts with the
Club, while Troy Parrott has signed a The attacking midfielder, who
We’ll begin the campaign with a new contract with us until 2025 and missed virtually the whole of the
trip to Leicester City on Monday (8 joined Championship side Preston 2021/22 campaign after suffering a
August, 7pm UK) and you’ll be able to North End on loan for the 2022/23 serious knee injury in training last
watch the game live on SPURSPLAY, season. Fellow striker Dane Scarlett August, netted midway through the
our new home for exclusive live and has joined League One side Ports- second half during the behind-closed-
on-demand video. mouth on loan for the same period. doors contest.

Following that match at the Foxes’ MOVING ON Three days later, a second-half
new training ground, we’ll host Ever- thunderbolt from Nile John set up a
ton at Stevenage’s Lamex Stadium Over the summer, we said farewell close finale, but it wasn’t to be as the
next Friday (12 August, 7pm UK) – to Development Squad players J’Neil lads were edged out 3-2 in the tradi-
again, live on SPURSPLAY. Bennett, Kacper Kurylowicz, Dermi tional pre-season friendly at Enfield
Lusala, Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Josh Town. We recovered from conceding
Visit tottenhamhotspur.com today Oluwayemi, Tobi Omole and Isak an early Sam Youngs opener to level
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JOHN’S TROPHY Sunderland for the permanent trans- ble – before John’s moment of magic
fer of Jack Clarke, who enjoyed a reduced the arrears.
The draw for the group stage of the successful loan spell with the Black
2022/23 Papa John’s Trophy has Cats last season. On 16 July, Leyton Orient reclaimed
seen us placed into Southern Group the JE3 Foundation Trophy with a 3-1
D alongside Peterborough United, We wish the players all the best in victory over our Under-21s at Brisbane
Stevenage and Wycombe the next stage of their careers. Road.
Wanderers.

We’ll face each of them away from
home – dates for the games can be
found in the fixtures panel on these
pages, with ticket information availa-
ble from the host clubs.

The competition, which gives
young players a chance to test them-
selves competitively against senior
EFL sides, is initially split into
northern and southern sections, each
with eight groups. The top two teams
from each group will advance to the
knockout stages.

PLAYER NEWS

Tyrell Ashcroft and Josh Keeley
have joined our Development Squad
ahead of the start of the new season.

Versatile defender Tyrell arrives
from Reading, where he spent the
majority of last season playing in their
Under-23s while also making four
senior appearances in the Champion-
ship, while Republic of Ireland youth
international goalkeeper Josh joins

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UNDER-21S

FIXTURES & RESULTS

DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES

AUGUST

MON 8 A LEICESTER CITY 7PM

FRI 12 H EVERTON 7PM

SUN 21 A MANCHESTER CITY 2PM

FRI 26 H LIVERPOOL 7PM

TUE 30 A WYCOMBE WANDERERS (PJT) 7PM

SEPTEMBER

FRI 2 A CRYSTAL PALACE 7PM

SAT 10 A WEST HAM UNITED 12PM

SAT 17 H BLACKBURN ROVERS* 12PM

TUE 20 A PETERBOROUGH UNITED (PJT) 7.30PM

FRI 30 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 7PM

OCTOBER

SAT 8 H ARSENAL* 12PM

FRI 14 A WOLVES 7PM

TUE 18 A STEVENAGE (PJT) 7PM

SAT 22 H FULHAM* 12PM

SAT 29 H MANCHESTER UNITED 12PM

NOVEMBER

MON 7 A CHELSEA 7PM ROMAINE MUNDLE FIRES HOME
DURING OUR WIN AT BROMLEY
JANUARY

SUN 8 A LIVERPOOL 2PM

FRI 13 H WEST HAM UNITED 7PM

MON 23 H WOLVES 7PM

FRI 27 A ARSENAL 7PM Kion Etete had fired us into an ing one from the penalty spot, saw us
early lead but goals from Ruel overcome Bromley 2-0 at Hayes Lane
FEBRUARY Sotiriou and George Moncur turned while a Yago Santiago brace, as well
the game around, with Adam as goals from Jamie Donley and Max
MON 13 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 7PM Thompson’s deflected volley making Robson, secured a commanding 4-1
sure 13 minutes from the end. win over Billericay Town at New Lodge
FRI 17 A EVERTON 7PM on 23 July. Bradley Stevenson netted
Etete missed a late penalty as for the hosts.
MON 27 H CRYSTAL PALACE 7PM we tried to find a route back into the
game, but the League Two hosts stood Last Sunday, goals from Donley and
MARCH firm, with their skipper Darren Pratley Kallum Cesay gave us a 2-0 win over
collecting the trophy from Charlie Standard Liege as we finished seventh
FRI 3 A FULHAM 7PM and Kerri Edinburgh in a post-match at the annual European Under-21
ceremony as both clubs again came Tournament in Ploufragan, France. In
FRI 17 H LEICESTER CITY 7PM together to honour the memory of the group stage, John and Santiago
our legendary former defender and netted in a 2-2 draw with Monaco, but
APRIL ex-Leyton Orient boss Justin we subsequently lost 3-2 on penalties
Edinburgh. before suffering back-to-back defeats
MON 3 H MANCHESTER CITY 7PM against Paris FC (2-0) and Saint-
The following midweek (20 July), a Etienne (1-0).
FRI 14 A BLACKBURN ROVERS 7PM double from Romaine Mundle, includ-

MON 24 H CHELSEA 7PM

FRI 28 A MANCHESTER UNITED 7PM

HOME FIXTURES PLAYED AT LAMEX STADIUM
UNLESS STATED
* PLAYED AT HOTSPUR WAY

PL2 TABLE

P W D L F A D PTS

ARSENAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

BLACKBURN 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

BRIGHTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

CHELSEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

CRYSTAL PALACE 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

EVERTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

FULHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

LEICESTER CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

LIVERPOOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

MAN CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

MAN UTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

TOTTENHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

WEST HAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

WOLVES 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 YAGO SANTIAGO SHIELDS THE BALL
FROM LEYTON ORIENT’S CRAIG CLAY

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UNDER-18S D E R -18S

UN MAESON KING AND KIERAN MORGAN ARE
AMONG OUR NEW INTAKE OF SCHOLARS

WELCOMING OUR NEW players, their parents, guardians and A reminder that our Under-18s’
INTAKE families for the amazing support and home league matches will be shown
commitment they have shown to the live on SPURSPLAY – sign up today
We’re pleased to introduce the Club over several years – we wish them at tottenhamhotspur.com to begin
14 young players who joined our every success in their ongoing journeys enjoying the exclusive video content
Under-18s as full-time, first-year with us and we’re excited to see the that’s available.
scholars over the summer. next stage of the players’ careers
unfold.” RIO KYEREMATEN SIGNS
At the back, goalkeepers Carey HIS FIRST PRO CONTRACT
Bloedorn and Elliot Krasniqi are joined Also during the summer, Jez Davies,
by defenders Pele Arganese-McDer- Jordan Hackett, Khalon Haysman, RIO GOES PRO
mott, Archie Chaplin, Maeson King, Renaldo Torraj and Oliver Turner
James Rowswell and Zach Simons. departed the Club following the Rio Kyerematen recently signed his
conclusion of their scholarships. We first professional contract with the
In midfield, we welcome Leo Black, wish them all the best for the future. Club.
Tyrese Hall, Kieran Morgan and Han
Willhoft-King, with Damola Ajayi, Yusuf NEW SEASON BEGINS
Akhamrich and Oliver Irow serving as NEXT WEEKEND
the forwards in this year’s intake.
We’ve been handed a trip to Leicester
Academy Manager Dean Rastrick City in our opening game of the
said: “We’re really pleased to welcome 2022/23 Under-18 Premier League
these talented young players into campaign.
the building as full-time footballers,
many of whom have been with us in That match will take place at
the Academy for a number of years the Foxes’ new training ground next
already. We look forward to working Saturday (13 August), before we host
with them on and off the pitch to West Bromwich Albion at Hotspur
further enhance their development Way seven days later. Check out the
and to help them understand what it fixture panel on these pages for the
takes to play at the top level. I’d like full provisional schedule.
to take this opportunity to thank the

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FIXTURES & RESULTS

DATE H/A OPPOSITION

AUGUST

SAT 13 A LEICESTER CITY 11.30AM

SAT 20 H WEST BROMWICH ALBION 12PM

SAT 27 A ARSENAL 11AM

SEPTEMBER

SAT 17 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 11.3OAM

OCTOBER

SAT 1 A ASTON VILLA 12PM

SAT 22 A FULHAM 11AM

SAT 29 H NORWICH CITY 11.30AM

NOVEMBER

SAT 19 H CHELSEA 11AM

SAT 26 A CRYSTAL PALACE 11AM

DECEMBER

SAT 3 A WEST HAM UNITED 11AM

SAT 17 H SOUTHAMPTON 11.30AM

JANUARY

SAT 7 H ASTON VILLA 12PM

SAT 14 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 11.30AM

SAT 28 A CHELSEA 11AM

FEBRUARY

SAT 11 H CRYSTAL PALACE 11AM JADEN WILLIAMS...HAT-TRICK
AGAINST KERALA BLASTERS
SAT 18 A SOUTHAMPTON 11.30AM
Hotspur Way through Jahziah Linton
SAT 25 H WEST HAM UNITED 11AM and Williams, then weathered a spell
of Blasters pressure after half-time
MARCH before going on to win comfortably,
striker Williams completing his treble
SAT 18 H ARSENAL 11AM The midfielder, who turned 17 during with two late goals, including one from
the summer, has been with us since the the penalty spot. Max McKnight, Tom
APRIL age of eight and is about to begin his Bloxham and George Abbott were also
second season as a full-time player. on target.
SAT 1 A NORWICH CITY 11.30AM
An England Under-17 international, Unfortunately, all that good work
SAT 15 H FULHAM 11AM Rio made 27 appearances in all was undone last Saturday (30 July) as
competitions for our Under-18s last we slumped to an 8-0 defeat to West
SAT 22 A WEST BROMWICH ALBION 12PM term, scoring seven goals, while also Ham in the final of the competition.
stepping up to feature once for our
SAT 29 H LEICESTER CITY 11.30AM Development Squad in the Premier TESTING TIME AT
League 2. TERBORG
HOME FIXTURES PLAYED AT HOTSPUR WAY
PRE-SEASON ACTION Just prior to the summer break,
U18S PL TABLE our youngsters returned to the
Our Under-18s’ pre-season campaign Netherlands to take part in the
P W D L F A D PTS got off to a flying start on 16 July Under-19 Terborg Tournament.
with a 4-0 victory over Leyton Orient
ARSENAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Having begun the competition with
Hotspur Way. an encouraging 1-1 draw against the
ASTON VILLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 highly-rated KRC Genk, Williams on
Just hours before the Under-21s target, we were unable to build on that
BRIGHTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 took on Orient’s senior side at and suffered back-to-back losses to
Brisbane Road, Stuart Lewis’ charges Fluminense (1-0) and De Graafschap
CHELSEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 got the ball rolling with an excellent (2-0) during the following 24 hours,
performance on home soil, with Yusuf leaving us with just a solitary point
CRYSTAL PALACE 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 Akhamrich, Tyrese Hall and Damola from our three group games.
Ajayi (2) on target.
FULHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 We then suffered a 1-0 defeat to
That good form continued on Borussia Monchengladbach in our
LEICESTER 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 27 July as Jaden Williams bagged a last game despite creating a host
hat-trick in a 7-0 victory over Indian of chances, Romaine Mundle going
NORWICH CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 side Kerala Blasters in the semi-finals closest when he hit the crossbar.
of the Premier League’s Under-19 Next
SOUTHAMPTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 Generation Cup.

TOTTENHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 As one of two host clubs for the
eight-team pre-season tournament,
WEST BROMWICH 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 we scored twice in the first half at

WEST HAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

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JUNIORS
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PREPARE FOR MATCHDAY! ALL HE CAN THINK ABOUT IS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE LAST
WHAT NUMBER HE GETS IF HE SEASON. ANTONIO CONTE HAS
1. HEUNG-MIN SON HAS ADDS TOGETHER THE SQUAD TOLD HIM THE ANSWER IS 3 X 23.
TRAVELLED TO TOTTENHAM NUMBERS OF RICHARLISON AND SO HOW MANY GOALS DID WE
HOTSPUR STADIUM READY TO IVAN PERISIC. CAN YOU HELP HIM SCORE?
PLAY, BUT CAN YOU REMIND HIM
HOW MANY PLAYERS WILL BE

ANSWERS: 1. 22; 2. 23; 3. 69

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TODAY'S MASCOTS

RÍAN ALFIE MATTHEW
AGE: 9 AGE: 8 AGE: 7
MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: MY FAVOURITE PLAYER:
SON, KANE & RICHARLISON SON, KANE & LLORIS HEUNG-MIN SON
I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET:
HEUNG-MIN SON CRISTIANO RONALDO HEUNG-MIN SON
SCORE PREDICTION: SCORE PREDICTION: SCORE PREDICTION:
SPURS 3 SAINTS 2 SPURS 3 SAINTS 0 SPURS 2 SAINTS 0

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