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Managing Director, Football: Fabio Paratici
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Head Coach: Antonio Conte
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In This Issue

FANTASTIC CELEBRATIONS AT OUR RECENT HOME GAME AGAINST
LEICESTER CITY, AFTER HARRY KANE HAD HEADED US IN
FRONT AND PAVED THE WAY FOR OUR 3-1 SUCCESS.

T E RAW EMOTION ETCHED ON THE FACES OF SERGIO REGUILON AND
PIERRE-EMILE HOJBJERG AFTER THE SPANIARD SCORES WHAT PROVED

TO BE THE WINNER HERE AGAINST LEEDS UNITED RECENTLY

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DANIEL LEVY TREBLE TOP OPPOSITION
The Chairman reflects on a season Alan Gilzean was the hero in a Mike Jackson brings his Clarets
of two halves and how we're in a thrilling FA Cup fourth round tie side to N17 today for our final
strong position moving forward against Burnley in 1966. home game of the season

08 16 66

ANTONIO CONTE CRISTIAN ROMERO WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
The Head Coach looks back on Exclusive interview with the Catching up with our former
the past six-and-a-half months defender, who reflects on an midfielder and Academy
since he arrived in north London impressive debut campaign product Dean Marney

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Chairman’s Message

Dear Supporter incredible work of our new coaching staff and the
It has certainly been a season of two halves. application and determination of our players.

After a difficult and frustrating summer last year “THE DESIRE AND
we started the season struggling to produce the DETERMINATION TO SEE
performances we all wanted to see and, whilst it is SUCCESS ON THE PITCH
never ideal to change coaches during the season, IS FELT BY EVERYONE AT
we moved swiftly to bring in Antonio Conte.
THE CLUB.”
COVID and fixture scheduling then conspired
to rob us of the chance of continuing to compete We were delighted to see our Women’s team
in the Europa Conference League and we saw finish fifth in the Women’s Super League. Rehanne
our disappointing form continue. We had faith, and her staff have continued to take the team
however, in our squad and we knew Antonio and forward and their progress has been impressive.
his coaching staff would need time to instil their We have delivered new training facilities for our
methods and increase fitness levels. Women’s team at Hotspur Way alongside the
First Team, to further support their progress.
Their impact, along with the new players who Their last match of the season at the stadium
joined, delivered a second half of the season on Sunday saw an amazing atmosphere and will
in remarkable contrast to the first - producing have undoubtedly inspired so many young girls to
performances that put us in contention for a top follow in their footsteps.
four finish.
When we reported our June 2021 year-end
I write these notes before we play Arsenal and financial results we set out our vision for the
therefore without knowing what our final place Club and underlined that, whilst we had invested
will be in the league. We do know, however, that
regardless of the next two fixtures, we shall be THFC
in Europe again – for the 16th time in 17 years. I’m
not sure, earlier in the season, any of us thought
we would be in this position. It is testament to the
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Chairman’s Message

significantly in the squad, we needed to improve We shall continue to work with energy and vigour
our recruitment and the January transfer window to make all of our fans around the world proud to
showed how important this can be. We shall support Tottenham Hotspur.
continue to support investment in both our First
and Women’s teams and our Academy. It’s hard to believe that today’s game is the
final fixture of only the first full season with fans
“WE SHALL CONTINUE TO in our new stadium. So, I think we can still call
WORK WITH ENERGY AND it ‘new’. It’s been such a long, challenging period
since we first opened it in April 2019. The fact
VIGOUR TO MAKE ALL that we are filled to the rafters is testament to
OF OUR FANS AROUND the unwavering support of you all.
THE WORLD PROUD TO
SUPPORT TOTTENHAM Our players will take to the pitch to thank you
and I thank you too.
HOTSPUR.”
I wish you and your families a wonderful
Regardless of the results of our last three summer. COYS!
games of this season, I firmly believe we are well Yours,
positioned to go forward into next season. The
desire and determination to see success on the 07
pitch is felt by everyone at the Club.

I should like to take this opportunity to thank
all of our staff for their commitment, time and
effort that goes into making this Club what it is.

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Head Coach

ANTONIO

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Head Coach

“I BELIEVE WE
HAVE MADE GREAT
PROGRESS IN THAT
TIME AND CAN BE
PROUD OF THE STEPS
WE HAVE TAKEN.”

G ood afternoon and welcome to ment every single day. The proof of that has
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for been the results on the pitch, the mentality we
today’s Premier League fixture have shown and the performances we have put in.
against Burnley.
I should like to welcome Mike Finally, I cannot thank you enough for your
Jackson, his staff, players and everyone associ- welcome at the beginning and your amazing
ated with Burnley. Since taking over at Turf Moor support every week, whether we are here or away
last month, Mike has done an excellent job and he from home.
will be focussed on ensuring their final position
reflects the hard work. So we know we will be Never underestimate the difference you make
facing a determined team and we will have to be to this team, cheering us on from the first minute
at our best. until the last.

Due to print deadlines, I am writing these Your passion and dedication to this Club is
notes ahead of our midweek match against incredible. Thank you.
Arsenal, so I am unable to reflect on that or what COYS
our end to the season might be.
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Instead then, on our final home game of the
season, I want to reflect on the past six-and-a-
half months since arriving at this incredible Club.

When I walked through the door of the Train-
ing Centre at the start of last November, I knew
I was coming into a special place with the best
facilities in the country.

It was then about raising the team to a similar
level and I believe we have made great progress
in that time and can be proud of the steps we
have taken.

I have worked with a squad of players and a
group of staff who have shown great commit-

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MARK FALCO IN ACTION KERYS SIGNS UP!
FOR OUR LEGENDS TEAM
We are delighted to announce
LEGENDS TO OPEN that Kerys Harrop has signed
NEW PITCH AT MARINE a new contract with the Club
that runs until 2023, with the
Marine AFC, our opponents in Justin Edinburgh – and the Children’s option to extend for a further
the third round of the FA Cup last Heart Surgery Fund. The Legends year.
season, will host a charity match side will be managed on the day by
between the Spurs Legends team their former captain John Lacy, the The 31-year-old defender
and the Yorkshire Spurs Supporters’ only player to have represented both has made 43 appearances in all
Club during the summer to officially Spurs and Marine during his career. competitions after joining from
open their new 3G pitch. Birmingham City in July 2020,
Paul Pavlou, chairman of the including 36 starts.
The event will take place on Yorkshire Spurs Supporters’ Club,
Sunday 31 July, kick-off 2pm, and will said: “It’s an absolute honour to be One of the league’s most
allow fans of both clubs to finally involved in the opening of the new experienced players with over
attend the Marine Travel Arena, some pitch at Marine AFC and it shows the 168 WSL appearances to her
18 months after they’d initially hoped strong links between both clubs. This name, Kerys has played a major
to do so. charity match will give both sets of role in our success this season.
fans a chance to see some ex-Spurs
Our cup tie against the non-league players roll back the years, while also The former Blues captain,
side in January 2021, had to be providing a chance for Spurs fans to who spent 20 years with
played behind closed doors due to find their names on the Virtual Wall, the West Midlands side, has
the pandemic, but more than 32,000 which was installed at Marine’s ground become a key figure in our back-
‘virtual tickets’ were sold, helping the in the wake of the 2021 FA Cup tie. line since her arrival and shown
Northern Premier League outfit to her versatility operating at both
raise funds for a new playing surface, “We at Yorkshire Spurs would like centre-half and full-back.
which is due to be installed over the to congratulate everyone at Marine on
coming weeks. their recent promotion, and we look Kerys said: “I’m excited.
forward to seeing everyone on 31 July.” There’s a fantastic group of girls
Now, members of Yorkshire Spurs here - we’ve got a really good
have invited the Spurs Legends team, Tickets are £5 for adults and £2 team spirit and culture. The Club
led by former striker Mark Falco, for children and can be purchased at is going in the right direction and
to take part in a friendly match to marinefc.ktckts.com/ it’s a direction that matches my
officially open the new pitch at the own values.
Crosby-based outfit. There will also be mascot places
and dugout spaces up for grabs, in “You can see how much the
Funds raised from the game will go addition to a half-time penalty shoot- Club as a whole is investing in
towards the JE3 Foundation – set up out. For more information, please the women’s team, it’s fantastic
in memory of former Spurs defender email [email protected] really.

“It’s amazing to see how
far the game has come in the
last 10 years. We want to keep
challenging with the top teams
and hopefully, one day we will
achieve a Champions League
spot.”

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Spurs REACH

CLUB SUPPORTS FORMATION
OF SPURS REACH

Tottenham Hotspur is delighted to reflect this diversity amongst its staff, the English Football League. Anwar
support the formation of Spurs REACH ensuring that inclusivity is at the heart also leads the Fans for Diversity
– a new supporters’ group for fans of everything we do. campaign, which has in turn seen
from diverse and under-represented him lead on the formation of over
ethnic backgrounds and their allies. “Spurs REACH will now provide a 100 new supporters’ groups at
platform for supporters from under-rep- clubs throughout the country
Spurs REACH – which stands for resented ethnic backgrounds to have a • Fahim Rahman – a senior in-house
Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage – stronger, collective voice with which to employment law counsel who
will further promote and encourage the engage directly with the Club and wider previously trained and practiced at
sharing of information and good practice stakeholders on key issues relating to a Magic Circle law firm in the City of
around the inclusion of diverse and diversity and inclusion in our game, as London. Fahim is a lifelong Spurs fan
under-represented ethnic communities well as the continued fight against all with a passion for equality, diversity
within football, working closely with the forms of discrimination.” and inclusion
Club and other supporters’ groups. Sash Patel, Co-Chair, Spurs REACH,
During the early stages of the group’s said: “My family and I are Season Ticket
The group will in turn work to formation, fans will be able to apply to Holders, including my three-year-old
represent and promote the views of its become a member of Spurs REACH via daughter, and we love being part of the
members to the Football Supporters’ the Club’s official website. Spurs family. It’s great walking up the
Association (FSA), Kick It Out (KIO) and High Road on a matchday seeing people
other relevant stakeholders to assist Members will benefit from being of all races, ethnicities and different
and advise on ongoing advocacy work part of a community of like-minded cultural heritages coming together
at a national and international level. Spurs fans from ethnically diverse because of their love for Spurs. I’m
backgrounds, with the opportunity to passionate that the voice of fans from
The formation of Spurs REACH meet around matches and access a diverse and under-represented ethnic
strengthens Tottenham Hotspur’s range of celebratory events throughout backgrounds continues to be heard and
commitment to promoting diversity the football season. can’t wait to work directly with the Club
and inclusion across everything it does, The Club has supported three founding to continue to promote inclusion and
while standing firmly against all forms of members in forming Spurs REACH: tackle all forms of discrimination on
discrimination.  • Sachin (Sash) Patel – a lifelong and off the pitch.”

The Club has previously helped Spurs fan and Season Ticket Holder
form the Proud Lilywhites, its who sits on the Football Supporters’
LGBTQI+ supporters’ association, and Association Board and is an active
SpursAbility, its Disabled Supporters’ member of the Fans for Diversity
Association, with whom Spurs REACH guidance group. Sash is a senior
will work alongside as an ally to combat commercial manager and pharma-
discrimination and support its members cist who leads on his employers’
where intersectionality exists. REACH business resource group
• Anwar Uddin – a former professional
Our Executive Director, Donna- footballer and UEFA A Licence
Maria Cullen, said: “We are extremely coach who became the first British
proud of the rich cultural diversity that Asian player to captain a team in
exists amongst our fanbase and within
our local community.

“The Club has also delivered a huge
amount of work over the years to

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Hat-tricks

TREBLE TOP
Looking back at Spurs hat-tricks scored against today’s opposition.

Gilly challenges Burnley’s Adam
Blacklaw at Turf Moor in September 1966

Alan Gilzean scored three times we were well back in it. The two sides drew 1-1 at Turf Moor
against his fellow Scottish interna- Gilzean equalised with another in the December where Eddie Clayton
tional Adam Blacklaw when Spurs scored for Spurs. Saul was sent off,
beat Burnley 4-3 in a thrilling FA header from a Jimmy Greaves corner our first dismissal in 37 years. Burnley
Cup fourth round tie at White Hart 15 minutes later but then the in-form triumphed 1-0 in the return at the
Lane in February 1966. Irvine immediately restored Burnley’s Lane in April.
advantage on 58 minutes. As play
Northern Ireland striker Willie swung from end to end, Gilly turned Gilzean was playing for Dundee
Irvine also scored a hat-trick for the provider to set up Frank Saul to make when he made an impressive debut at
Clarets that afternoon in a tie that it 3-3 with 20 minutes to go and that the Lane, scoring twice for a Scotland
was only decided by Gilly’s third with looked how it would stay. XI against Spurs in a memorial match
two minutes remaining. for John White in November 1964. A
But, as the match seemed to be month later he was a Spurs player.
Burnley were flying at the time and heading for a replay, Alan won it for
would go on to finish third in Division us when his initial effort was headed Alan Gilzean
One, level on points with runners-up out and he pounced on the loose ball
Leeds. As a result, we were immedi- to crash the winner past Blacklaw.
ately installed as favourites to win
the trophy – but would go down 2-1 at Irvine finished as the division’s top
Second Division Preston in the next goalscorer that season with 29 goals.
round!
Burnley had hammered Division
Still, we would win the FA Cup the Three side Bournemouth 7-0 in a
following year after that all-London third-round replay while we won 4-0
Wembley clash with Chelsea, nick- at home to Middlesbrough who were
named the ‘Cockney Cup Final”. relegated from the Second Division at
the end of the season. Everton beat
Irvine pounced with just 50 Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 in the final.
seconds on the clock to give Burnley
the lead and was back in the fourth The Clarets had the better of our
minute to add a second. league exchanges that season as they
went on to qualify for the Inter-Cities
They continued to dominate but Fairs Cup – where they reached the
when Gilly met a Cliff Jones cross with quarter-finals – and we finished in
a trademark header in the 35th minute eighth place.

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4 Cristian Romero
A
THFC ALPHA
ROMERO

As we approach the end of 2021/22
with today’s final home game
of the season against Burnley,
CRISTIAN ROMERO reflects on an
impressive debut campaign with
us in which he’s defended with
drive and authority.

By Billy Shaw

W e’ve all heard the phrase ‘Rolls-
Royce of a defender’ wheeled out
every once in a while to describe a
highly-rated centre-half, and while the
same could undoubtedly be said of Cristian
Romero, it’s about much more than just grace
and elegance on the pitch for the Argentine
international.

Since his arrival from Italian side Atalanta last
summer, he’s shown the class and poise of that
analogy and added in the rugged durability of a
rally car, plus the bursts of pace and attacking
tendencies associated with a Formula 1 racing
machine.

You might even throw ‘London taxi’ into the
equation, considering he’s been known to give
his captain and near neighbour Hugo Lloris a lift
to the training ground on certain days!

In reality of course, he does business on two
feet rather than four wheels, standing firm even
when it comes to defending against some of the
Premier League’s most threatening attackers.

As he approaches the end of a superb first
season in our colours, the man known as ‘Cuti’
has underlined how much he’s relishing being a
driving force in the heart of our defence.

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“I’M VERY here in London and a wonderful club – a club with
HAPPY TO BE a growing mentality that’s actually helping me to
grow on a personal level. I can say the same about
HERE. THE the league, which is the best in the world.
WAY THE CLUB
IS TREATING “I’m very happy to be here. The way the club is
ME – THE STAFF, treating me – the staff, the fans – is brilliant and
THE FANS – IS for me, that means I’m doing my job well. I hope
BRILLIANT AND things continue in this way and we can finish the
FOR ME, THAT season positively.”

MEANS I’M While Cristian was an opponent of Antonio
DOING MY JOB Conte’s Internazionale outfit in Serie A during
the last two seasons, he had to wait longer than
WELL.” expected to properly begin working on the same
side as the Italian Head Coach following the
“I have to say I’m pleased with the decision to latter’s appointment here in November. Only
come to Tottenham,” he said. “It’s a wonderful city two games into Antonio’s reign – a 3-2 Europa
THFC Conference League win over Vitesse, in which he
was sent off, and a drab goalless draw at Everton
– the defender picked up a serious hamstring
injury on international duty which sidelined him
for three months, a significant setback which
came at the worst possible time for both himself
and the team.

His response, though, was first class as he
slotted straight back into our defensive line upon
his return to action in February and has hardly
put a foot wrong since.

“I was very angry about the injury – it kept me
away for three months and it meant I couldn’t pay
back the confidence that the club had shown by
investing in me, so I set the goal to be in my best

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shape when I returned to prove to everyone that
it was the right call,” he said.

“I think now, coming to the end of the season,
I’ve been okay in the main, but I’m aware that the
team and myself need to improve a lot of things.
We’re at a club with amazing players and a great
coach who pushes you to improve and grow, so
that’s my daily goal – to get the best out of the
opportunities I have and to keep improving and
getting better.”

“WE’RE AT A
CLUB WITH
AMAZING
PLAYERS
AND A GREAT
COACH WHO
PUSHES YOU
TO IMPROVE
AND GROW,
SO THAT’S MY
DAILY GOAL”

Having spent the previous three years of his
career plying his trade in Italy, Cristian’s move to
the Premier League last year represented a signif-
icant new challenge, but it was one he embraced
from the outset, quickly endearing himself to our
supporters with his combative, all-action style.

But it wasn’t just on the pitch where he encoun-
tered change. During his spell out injured at the
tail end of 2021, he became a father – a real boost
for him during a trying time.

“My first son was born in London, so this city
and this club will forever be in my heart because
of that,” smiled the 24-year-old. “I’m enjoying
the city a lot with my wife and my family – it’s an
amazing place – and in terms of the football club,
I have a lot of great relationships with people in
the squad as well.

“If we speak about my adaptation when I first
arrived here, the main person who really helped
me to settle in was Gio (Lo Celso) – he was the
one who I spent the most time with. Sadly he left
the club on loan, but we have a great group of
players here and I get on with all my team-mates
nowadays.”
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Hailing from Argentina and having played in

Italy, Cristian speaks Spanish and Italian but is
understandably still learning English.

“I’d say because of the language barrier, I get
on mostly with the Spanish and Italian-speaking
players that we have, people like Rodrigo
(Bentancur), Dejan (Kulusevski), Pierluigi (Gollini),
Hugo (Lloris), Davinson (Sanchez) and Emerson
(Royal),” he added.

“We have a great group here and a really good
relationship in the locker room, which helps us on
and off the pitch.”

For much of the second half of the campaign,
Cuti has manned the barricades along with Eric
Dier and Ben Davies in Antonio’s favoured three-
at-the-back system. The youngest of the three by
some way – he’s four years Eric’s junior and five
years younger than Ben – Cristian’s impressive
displays have seen him build up a solid rapport
with his central defensive comrades, something
that was fully in evidence in the 1-1 draw at Liver-
pool last weekend where the trio combined to
produce 29 clearances and eight blocked shots.

“WE HAVE A
GREAT GROUP
HERE AND A
REALLY GOOD
RELATIONSHIP
IN THE LOCKER
ROOM, WHICH
HELPS US ON
AND OFF THE

PITCH.”

“With Eric, it’s been really good because he
also speaks Spanish and with Ben, I have a great
relationship as well,” he explained. “I guess you
can see this on the pitch – we’ve put in a lot of
effort since Conte’s arrival and we’ve done lots
of tactical work every day.

“Changes are not always easy at the beginning
but after a few games with the boss, we adapted
well to what we needed to do and we have to
continue working like this to achieve good
results. We are happy with the way we are work-
ing, but at the same time we are always looking
to improve.”

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2021/2022 STAT PACK

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR BURNLEY

MATCH FACTS & TOTAL CARDS

Tottenham are unbeaten in 62 64 Burnley are looking to
their last nine home league 1 1 complete their first league
games against Burnley (W8 double over Tottenham since
D1), winning the last three by 1974-75, which was also the
an aggregate score of 10-0. last campaign in which they
beat them away from home.

�� �� �� �� ��60 3253 36.8 40 49 42.6 51.7 13 9

GOALS EXPECTED GOALS GOALS EXPECTED GOALS CLEAN

��435 377 ��51 39.3 ��CONCEDED ��AGAINST ��SHEETS
13.8 8.5 14 11 7 16
SHOTS AVERAGE SHOT CONVERSION POINTS GAINED AFTER POINTS DROPPED
POSSESSION % RATE % TRAILING AFTER LEADING

GOAL TIMES

0-15 SCORED CONCEDED 0-15 SCORED CONCEDED
16-30 10 4 16-30 6 8
31-45 8 5 31-45 3 6
46-60 10 8 46-60 7 11
61-75 11 4 61-75 7 6
76-90 11 6 76-90 4 7
10 13 5 11

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The Football That Actually Came Home!

JIM HARRIS WITH THE BALL FROM
THE UEFA CUP FINAL SECOND LEG

THE FOOTBALL THAT ACTUALLY
CAME HOME!

Imagine being at White Hart Lane and final with the first game at Molineux on 3 ball into the crowd and it landed very
celebrating the final whistle sounding May 1972. We obtained our tickets from close to me. The crowd was cheering
to confirm another major European the ticket office, booked a day off work and going mad and it was then I saw
trophy – when the matchball lands and departed in Peter’s Austin A40. my opportunity. I grabbed the ball and
at your feet and you manage to grab placed it under my coat and made my
a prized souvenir without anyone It was a superb atmosphere standing way towards the exit.
noticing? under the lights at Molineux. It was
an evenly matched game but Martin Many supporters were staying for
Well, believe it or not but that’s Chivers was on fire and scored two the cup presentation so I pushed my
exactly what happened to lifelong Spurs spectacular goals leaving us with a 2-1 way through the crowd and made for
fan Jim Harris at the end of the second advantage. Unfortunately, as annual the exit. After the game all our family
leg of the 1972 UEFA Cup Final, 50 years leave was only 10 days at the time and and relatives used to congregate at
ago on Tuesday! we had to go to work the next day, we Auntie Edna’s for tea and a post-match
left early and missed the last goal! chat. Nobody could believe I had the ball
While the stadium erupted in delight However, I have watched it on the and it was passed around with much
and our supporters celebrated the 3-2 internet on many occasions and wished excitement!
aggregate victory over Wolves, Jim we had stayed.
noticed that the ball which Alan Mullery Fast forward to September 2021
had earlier headed home to give us the Onto the second leg at the Lane, where I found myself for the first time
lead on the night was suddenly right next luckily, we were successful in the ballot at the new stadium with the ball and 50p
to him in the stands. and were all able to obtain a final ticket ticket counterfoil. As we are approach-
for the price of 50p and a programme ing the 50th anniversary of winning the
And, while he managed to sneak it for 5p. UEFA Cup, I agreed with representatives
out of the stadium and kept it as a piece of the Club that this would be an ideal
of memorabilia for the past 50 years, Spurs scored first with a brave time to return the ball.
Jim recently returned it to the club as Alan Mullery headed goal but Wolves
the football literally came home! kept their positive attitude and David Meeting up with Peter, Steve and Jeff
Wagstaffe scored late in the first half. – who I had hardly seen over the years –
We’ll let Jim pick up the story of his With a good display from Pat Jennings was an added bonus and a private tour
experiences at both legs of that UEFA as our last line of defence, Spurs kept of the stadium followed by some liquid
Cup Final, which started with an away their composure and went onto win 3-2 refreshment made it a very special day.
game at Molineux… on aggregate.
The ball is now going to be displayed
“We were a group of lads who always However, the night’s excitement in the Atrium alongside a replica of the
attended Spurs home games standing didn’t end there. At the final whistle, UEFA Cup and I’m very pleased it has
on the halfway line beneath The Shelf. Spurs defender Phil Beal kicked the come home after all these years.”
We were keen to attend the two-legged

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FIFTY 50

BURNLEY

PREMIER LEAGUE OPPONENT NUMBER: 42

HEAD TO HEAD 15 07.12.19 glory in 2008 and Champions League
Played Spurs 5 Burnley 0 qualification in 2010. After 30 goals
Won 9 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 364 appearances, he joined
Drawn 3 Our first Premier League meeting Everton and then Burnley three
Lost 3 with Burnley was also our biggest years later, returning to Turf Moor
Goals For 30 victory over the Clarets, a scoreline in August 2021 after a year in Turkey
Goals Against 11 we matched a couple of seasons ago with Kayserispor.
Points 30 here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. GLORIOUS GOAL
This time the goals were shared We’ve scored some excellent long-
FIRST MEETING out a little more as we raced into a range goals against Burnley in the
26.09.09 two-goal lead inside nine minutes Premier League. Jermaine Jenas
Spurs 5 Burnley 0 thanks to strikes from Harry Kane hit a neat 22-yard half volley at the
White Hart Lane and Lucas Moura. A stunning solo Lane in September 2009 and Erik
Burnley hadn’t been in the top flight goal from Heung-Min Son made it Lamela’s superb left-foot curler – his
since 1975/76 when they won promo- 3-0 – more on that goal later – before first-ever Premier League goal – at
tion into the Premier League for the Kane and Moussa Sissoko struck in the same venue in December 2014
2009/10 campaign. They became our the second half to complete the rout. was from a similar distance. Harry
42nd PL opponents when we met at Kane was even further out when he
White Hart Lane, Owen Coyle’s side PLAYED FOR BOTH smashed home the opener in our
having already beaten Manchester Aaron Lennon 5-0 win here in December 2019. But
United, Everton and Sunderland at Flying winger who became the there’s no question which is our best
Turf Moor in the division. But they youngest player to appear in the against the Clarets – I mean, it won
hadn’t won on the road and that Premier League when he came off the FIFA Puskas award for the best
continued in N17 as Robbie Keane the bench for Leeds United against goal of the year! It was, of course,
had a field day, scoring four times us at White Hart Lane aged 16 years, Heung-Min Son’s 70-yard solo run
as we romped to a 5-0 victory, with 129 days in August 2003. Two years straight through the heart of the
Jermaine Jenas also on target. later he joined us and became a Burnley team before finishing in style
stalwart of the side over the next in that 5-0 win. What a goal!
BIGGEST VICTORY 10 years, helping us to League Cup

ACTION STATION
Midfielder Ryan Mason slides
in to halt the progress of
Burnley’s George Boyd during
our goalless draw at Turf Moor
in April 2015.

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Fifty50

Following their promotion last season, Brentford became the 50th
club to play in the Premier League so we’ll profile our record against
two or more teams in each programme this season.

QUEENS PARK RANGERS
PREMIER LEAGUE OPPONENT NUMBER: 10

HEAD TO HEAD for us at Loftus Road, despite Teddy
Played 14 Sheringham giving us a first-half lead.
Won 7 Goals from Ian Holloway, Ray Wilkins
Drawn 3 and Gary Penrice (2) after the break
Lost 4 turned the game on its head.
Goals For 23
Goals Against 18 BIGGEST VICTORY
Points 24 24.08.14
Spurs 4 QPR 0
FIRST MEETING White Hart Lane ACTION STATION
03.10.92 Mauricio Pochettino’s first home game Teddy Sheringham heads home
QPR 4 Spurs 1 in charge of us turned out to be our one of his two goals in our 3-2
Loftus Road biggest-ever victory over QPR in the win against QPR in February
QPR were one of the founder Premier League. After away wins at 1993. Darren Anderton was also
members of the Premier League as West Ham and AEL Limassol to kick on target, with Ray Wilkins and
they took their place in the division for off the 2014-15 season, we returned to Danny Maddix replying for the
its inaugural campaign. And they had N17 to face Rangers and raced into a visitors to White Hart Lane.
lost just once in their first 11 PL games 3-0 half-time lead through goals from
prior to our visit to west London, when Nacer Chadli (2) and Eric Dier. Another
they became our 10th opponents in after the break from Emmanuel
the competition. It wasn’t a great day Adebayor rounded off the scoring.

CHARLTON ATHLETIC
PREMIER LEAGUE OPPONENT NUMBER: 30

HEAD TO HEAD 10 years after they were last in the of 12 games in all competitions.
Played 16 top flight of English football. Andy Conversely, the Addicks were just
Won 7 Hunt gave Alan Curbishley’s side one spot off the bottom of the
Drawn 3 the lead, but two goals in seven table, with Les Reed having recently
Lost 6 second-half minutes from Allan taken over as manager following
Goals For 29 Nielsen and Chris Armstrong put us Iain Dowie’s sacking. We continued
Goals Against 22 ahead. Hunt struck again 15 minutes our run with a fine 5-1 thumping of
Points 24 from time to earn the Addicks a Charlton, two goals in two minutes
point. from Dimitar Berbatov and Teemu
FIRST MEETING Tainio setting us on our way, although
02.11.98 BIGGEST VICTORY a Michael Dawson own goal made it
Spurs 2 Charlton 2 09.12.06 2-1 at the break. Another flurry of
White Hart Lane Spurs 5 Charlton 1 goals in the second half settled the
George Graham was only two White Hart Lane outcome, with Steed Malbranque,
months into the job as our manager We were in decent form under Martin Jermain Defoe and Berbatov scoring
when Charlton Athletic became our Jol when Charlton last visited N17 in an 11-minute spell. Charlton were
30th Premier League opponents, for league points, having won eight relegated, while we finished fifth.

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Opposition - Burnley

MIKE
JACKSON

D.O.B: 04.12.73
ROLE: CARETAKER MANAGER
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

Jackson replaced Sean Dyche in
mid-April with Burnley appearing
deep in relegation trouble, but
three wins and a draw in his
first four games in charge have
improved their situation near the
foot of the table. However, defeat
to Aston Villa means the48-year-
old has it all to do to protect the
Clarets’ top-flight status.

BURNLEY

7 13 15 SEASON PTS POS W D L GF GA
2011-12 62 13 17 11 18 61 58
WON DRAWN LOST 2012-13 61 11 16 13 17 62 60
2013-14 93 2 26 15 5 72 37
39% 32 0.9 2014-15 33 19 7 12 19 28 53
2015-16 93 1 26 15 5 72 35
AVERAGE GOALS GOALS 2016-17 40 16 11 7 20 39 55
POSS. SCORED PER GAME 2017-18 54 7 14 12 12 36 39
2018-19 40 15 11 7 20 45 68
2019-20 54 10 15 9 14 43 50
2020-21 39 17 10 9 19 33 55

TEAM STATS 10-YEAR RECORD
ALL STATS FROM 2021/22 PL
PREM CHAMP LEAGUE 1

FORM GUIDE

LDWWL

NORWICH 2 WEST HAM 1 BURNLEY 2 WATFORD 1 BURNLEY 1
BURNLEY 0 BURNLEY 1 SOUTHAMPTON 0 BURNLEY 2 ASTON VILLA 3

PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE
10.04.22 17.04.22 21.04.22 30.04.22 07.05.22

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Opposition - Burnley

WAYNE 13 MATTHEW 2 CHARLIE 3
HENNESSEY LOWTON TAYLOR
D.O.B: 24.01.87
D.O.B: 09.06.89 D.O.B: 18.09.93
POSITION: GOALKEEPER POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH
NATIONALITY: WELSH

BEN 6
MEE

D.O.B: 21.09.89
POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

PNIOCPKE 1

D.O.B: 19.04.92 The England international stopper

POSITION: GOALKEEPER started out at hometown club

NATIONALITY: ENGLISH Ipswich Town before joining Bury PHIL
BARDSLEY
Town and then Charlton Athletic. 26
9 A series of loan spells followed
33 103 ahead of a permanent move to D.O.B: 28.06.85

Burnley in 2016. He’s played over POSITION: DEFENDER

APPS SAVES CLEAN SHEETS a century of games for the Clarets. NATIONALITY: SCOTTISH

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Opposition - Burnley

ERIK 23
PIETERS

D.O.B: 07.08.88
POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: DUTCH

JTAARMEKSOWSKI 5

NATHAN D.O.B: 19.11.92 Tarkowski started out in League
COLLINS POSITION: DEFENDER One with Oldham Athletic, making
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH 89 appearances before joining
D.O.B: 30.04.01 Brentford in 2014, where he won
POSITION: DEFENDER 22 promotion to the Championship.
NATIONALITY: IRISH With Burnley since 2016, he’s
33 1 61 passed the 200-appearance mark
and has been capped by England.
APPS GOALS TACKLES

CONNOR 14 JACK 4 JOHANN 7
ROBERTS CORK GUDMUNDSSON
D.O.B: 27.10.90
D.O.B: 23.09.95 D.O.B: 25.06.89
POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY: WELSH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH
NATIONALITY: ICELANDIC

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Opposition - Burnley

JOSH 8
BROWNHILL

D.O.B: 19.12.95
POSITION: MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

DMWCINEGIHLT 11

D.O.B: 22.11.99 The Rochdale-born winger spent DALE 16
POSITION: MIDFIELDER time at Manchester United’s STEPHENS
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH Academy as a youngster before D.O.B: 12.06.89
joining Burnley’s youth set-up. He
35 186 1 made his first-team debut in May POSITION: MIDFIELDER
2018 and scored his first Premier
APPS CROSSES ASSISTS League goal later that year, and is NATIONALITY: ENGLISH
now established in the side.

LAST MEETING

23.02.22
TURF MOOR
PREMIER LEAGUE

10

Mee (71)

Pope, Pieters, Mee, Tarkowski, Roberts, Lloris, Emerson (Lucas), Romero, Dier, Davies,
Brownhill, Cork, Lennon, McNeil, Rodriguez, Sessegnon (Bergwijn), Hojbjerg, Bentancur
(Winks), Kulusevski, Son, Kane
Weghorst (Barnes)

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LENNON CORNET BARNES
D.O.B: 16.04.87 D.O.B: 27.09.96 D.O.B: 30.10.89

POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD

NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: IVORIAN NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

JAY 19
RODRIGUEZ
D.O.B: 29.07.89

POSITION: FORWARD

NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

WWEOUGHTORST 9

MATEJ D.O.B: 07.08.92 Standing at 6ft 6in, Dutch
VYDRA POSITION: FORWARD international Weghorst was a
NATIONALITY: DUTCH January arrival from Wolfsburg to
D.O.B: 01.05.92 replace the departing Chris Wood.
POSITION: FORWARD 27 He has also played for Heracles
NATIONALITY: CZECH and AZ Alkmaar in his homeland,
17 2 3 and represented Holland at last
summer’s Euro 2020 finals.
APPS GOALS ASSISTS

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Paper Chase

PAPER CHASE

Club historian John Fennelly looks back at what supporters were read-
ing on their way in, at half-time and in the newspapers afterwards when
BURNLEY visited In October 1946.

IN THE NEWS PROGRAMME Spurs 1947
from the penalty spot in the
The year 1946 saw Britain’s post-war The programme for the game 69th minute.
economic crisis worsen with queues was our standard four-pager
for coal and many basic foodstuffs of blue type on white paper. He also represented Great
still rationed. Up to 20 new towns It cost two pence. Britain in the 1948 Olympics
were planned to provide more homes in London when White Hart
and revitalise industry – Harlow was With stats on the back Lane was one of the venues
named as one possible site. plus teams and fixtures on used. Our single game in the
page three, it featured two tournament saw eventual
There was tragedy at Bolton’s solid pages of editorial. The winners Sweden beat Austria
Burden Park when 33 fans were killed crowds were flooding back 3-0 in the first round.
after steel barriers collapsed as in what was the first proper
thousands of locked-out supporters season after the war years The programme high-
stormed the ground before an FA Cup had seen a more regionalised lighted Burnley as one of
tie with Stoke City. Further casualties league and 44,351 would the founder members of the
were avoided when police pulled down watch the Burnley game league, but our editor was
fencing around the pitch to let people following the crowd in excess clearly not impressed by their
escape. of 55,000 that had witnessed early days! He wrote: “Burnley
the previous week’s 0-0 draw were not in those days a
There was a cinema boom with with Manchester City. team that, to use a colloquial
British films continuing to rival Amer- expression, ‘set the Thames
ican imports in popularity. Test flights The line-ups only featured on fire.’
start at Heathrow with plans to make surnames of all the players
it a new civilian airport and the Bank apart from one in the visiting But it was conceded that
of England is nationalised. Bananas group – F.P.Kippax. He was an times had changed: “This
are available for the first time since amateur, hence the difference, season…their away record is
the war and plans are announced for and would score Burnley’s goal that which most interests us.
free school dinners and milk. Student It is imposing.”
grants are introduced.
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Joe Hulme Les Medley

CLASSIFIED DOUBLE TOP by reoccurring injury problems
from then on.
The Division Two game ended 1-1 Tom Roberts enjoyed the
while the return at Turf Moor was best years of his career with Tom Roberts
goalless. But the two points gained Preston where the Birming-
were just about enough to see the ham-born centre-forward HONOURS
Clarets promoted as runners-up to gained England and Football
Manchester City. Indeed, manager League representative Liverpool were Champions, ahead
Cliff Britton’s men were three points honours. of Manchester United. Brentford
better off than third placed Birming- and Leeds were relegated, with
ham City. Roberts had joined Preston Manchester City and Burnley
from Leicester Fosse after promoted to Division One.
It was Joe Hulme’s first full season the end of the First World War
as Spurs boss and he would give 19 without playing a senior game Burnley also reached the FA
players their league debuts including and he scored regularly for the Cup Final but lost by a single goal in
our goalscorer that day, Les Medley. Deepdale club. A powerful, extra time to Charlton, the previous
England amateur international winger energetic front runner, he netted season’s losing finalists and now first-
Leon Joseph would play his one and in each of his England outings time winners. Charlton were managed
only Spurs game at Burnley. and then made the switch to by former Spurs player Jimmy Seed.
Burnley in October 1924.
Joseph was offered the chance to We went out in a third-round
turn professional by Hulme, but he Unfortunately for both replay at Stoke.
turned it down as he was making more Roberts and the Clarets he
money from his men’s outfitters’ busi- suffered a broken pelvis and 39
ness in Leytonstone! returned to North End in 1926.
He transferred to Spurs two
That October also saw Jimmy years later and scored twice on
Anderson appointed assistant his debut at home to Oldham,
manager and chief scout at White but his progress would be upset
Hart Lane. He would take charge in
1959 and lay the foundations of our
‘Double’ side.

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Spurs Women

SPURS WOMEN

ASHLEIGH NEVILLE HEADS HOME
THE WINNER HERE LAST WEEKEND

GREAT END TO A GREAT SEASON! over the bar from the left angle in a Leicester City: Lambourne, De Graaf,
Spurs Women ended an historic rare chance for her side. Howard, McManus (c), Plumptre,
season the way it started – with Pike (Barker 85), Tierney, Goodwin
a 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur Rosella Ayane had a penalty (Flint 63), Purfield (Bott 63), Gregory
Stadium. appeal waved away and Kerys (Baker 70), O'Brien (Bailey-Gayle
Harrop smacked a 35-yard strike off 85). Substitutes (not used): Harris,
With a chance to cement fifth the post before the breakthrough Brougham, Devlin, Boddy.
place and a best-ever finish in the finally arrived in the 49th minute.
Barclays FA Women's Super League, Jess Naz sent a perfectly-weighted REHANNE AND ASH UP FOR
we didn't disappoint, Ashleigh cross into the box from the right and TOP AWARDS
Neville bagging the decisive goal Neville was there to nod it home. Rehanne Skinner and Ashleigh
against Leicester City last weekend Neville have earned the Club’s first-
four minutes into the second half in Leicester began to push forward ever nominations for the Barclays
front of a bumper crowd at our N17 more in the closing stages and we FA Women’s Super League Manager
home. It all amounted to a fine end to needed good blocks in the box from of the Season and Player of the
the season for Rehanne Skinner and Molly Bartrip and substitute Josie Season awards.
the players, who have made terrific Green to deny Ava Baker and Nata-
progress since beating Birmingham sha Flint in quick succession, with the It comes as deserved recogni-
City on the opening day by the same lively Baker shooting across the face tion for both Rehanne and Ashleigh
scoreline at the same venue. of goal and wide from the left angle after an incredible season in which
moments later. The visitors won a the team wrote themselves into the
Amid a fantastic atmosphere in series of free-kicks during the last 10 history books and achieved our best-
the north London sunshine, we put minutes but we always got the first ever league finish.
the pressure on from the outset header on any aerial deliveries to
and forced Leicester back, our keep everything under control, with Rehanne has overseen a remark-
best chance falling to the superb Neville going close for us one more
Neville, who surged through one-on- time in the 88th minute, only for her
one against goalkeeper Demi low shot to go straight at Lambourne
Lambourne, only to be denied by a after a dazzling solo run to the edge
fine block from the advancing stop- of the area.
per. Lambourne was kept busy for Spurs: Spencer, Bartrip, Harrop,
much of the opening half-hour as the Zadorsky (c), Neville, Clemaron
likes of Rachel Williams and Neville (Green 63), Summanen, Ale, Naz,
slid some excellent passes in behind Williams, Ayane (Addison 75). Substi-
the visitors' high defensive line, but tutes (not used): Korpela, Lane, Cho,
we were unable to capitalise and at Tang.
the other end, Missy Goodwin fired

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Spurs Women

FIXTURES able transformation since arriving in our colours, claiming both the
& RESULTS in north London in December, 2020 Player of the Season and Juniors’
and this season made great strides Player of the Season accolades, as
DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES to close the gap on the established voted for by our supporters.
top three of the WSL, guiding us
SEPTEMBER to a fifth-place finish in what was Fans also selected forward
only our second full campaign in the Rachel Williams’ stunning curled
SAT 4 H* BIRMINGHAM CITY 1-0 top-flight. effort against Arsenal at Meadow
Park in September as our Goal of the
SUN 12 A MANCHESTER CITY 2-1 Full-back Ashleigh is in the frame Season.
for the Player of the Season award
SUN 26 H READING 1-0 after making notable contribu- Centre-half Molly Bartrip
tions at both ends of the pitch. The scooped the PFA Community Cham-
WED 29 A ARSENAL (WFA CUP QF) 1-5 29-year-old rounded off an incred- pion award after her work away
ible season by heading home the from the pitch to raise awareness
OCTOBER winner against Leicester City on the around the importance of mental
final day of the season to help her health. The 25-year-old centre half
SUN 3 A LEICESTER CITY 2-0 team to secure fifth place and joining showed her strength off the pitch
the 100 club after making a century in February when she bravely spoke
SUN 10 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1-2 of appearances. out about how she overcame battles
with anorexia and depression as a
WED 13 H CHARLTON ATH (CLC) 1-0 Rehanne is shortlisted alongside younger player.
Jonas Eidevall (Arsenal) and Emma
NOVEMBER Hayes (Chelsea) for the Manager of Appreciation was also shown to
the Season award. two of our longest-serving players,
SUN 7 H MANCHESTER UNITED 1-1 Josie Green and Ashleigh for reach-
Ash, meanwhile, faces compe- ing over a century of appearances in
SUN 14 H ARSENAL 1-1 tition from Alex Greenwood our colours (pictured opposite).
(Manchester City), Lauren Hemp
WED 17 A WATFORD (CLC) 11-0 (Manchester City), Beth Mead (Arse- Central midfielder Josie, who
nal), Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal) and joined the Club in 2016, has played a
SUN 21 A WEST HAM UNITED 0-1 Ella Toone (Manchester United). key role in our journey and wore the
captain’s armband after the retire-
DECEMBER DESERVED RECOGNITION ment of former long-serving captain
FOR QUARTET Jenna Schillaci in June 2020. The
SUN 12 A ASTON VILLA 2-1 Ashleigh Neville, Rachel Williams, 29-year-old was part of the squads
and Molly Bartrip have taken home that won the quadruple during the
WED 15 A COVENTRY CITY (CLC) 3-2 the honours in the 2021/22 Spurs 2016/17 season and achieved promo-
Women end-of-season awards tions to the Championship and WSL.
SUN 19 H EVERTON 1-0 (pictured).
Congratulations to Ashleigh,
JANUARY Full-back Ashleigh has been Rachel, Molly and Josie and thank
rewarded for an eye-catching season you to all our supporters who cast
SUN 16 H WEST HAM UNITED 1-1 their votes.

WED 19 H LIVERPOOL (CLC QF) 1-0

SUN 23 A MANCHESTER UNITED 0-3

SUN 30 H LEICESTER CITY (WRA R4) 1-3^

FEBRUARY

THU 3 A MANCHESTER CITY (CLC SF) 0-3

SUN 6 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 4-0

SUN 13 A BIRMINGHAM CITY 2-0

MARCH

SUN 6 A READING 0-0

SUN 13 H MANCHESTER CITY 0-1

APRIL

SUN 3 H ASTON VILLA 0-1

SUN 24 H CHELSEA 1-3

THU 28 A CHELSEA 1-2

MAY

SUN 1 A EVERTON 2-2

WED 4 A ARSENAL 0-3

SUN 8 H* LEICESTER CITY 1-0

* AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM
CLC = CONTINENTAL LEAGUE CUP
^AFTER EXTRA TIME

WSL
TABLE

P W D L F A D PTS

CHELSEA 22 18 2 2 62 11 +51 56

ARSENAL 22 17 4 1 65 10 +55 55

MANCHESTER CITY 22 15 2 5 60 22 +38 47

MANCHESTER UNITED 22 12 6 4 45 22 +23 42

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 22 9 5 8 24 23 +1 32

WEST HAM UNITED 22 7 6 9 23 33 -10 27

BRIGHTON 22 8 2 12 24 38 -14 26

READING 22 7 4 11 21 40 -19 25

ASTON VILLA 22 6 3 13 13 40 -27 21

EVERTON 22 5 5 12 18 41 -23 20

LEICESTER CITY 22 4 1 17 14 53 -39 13

BIRMINGHAM CITY 22 3 2 17 15 51 -36 11

UP TO AND INCLUDING 09.05.22

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Development Squad

DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

HARVEY WHITE CELEBRATES HIS
GOAL IN OUR EXCELLENT 3-1 WIN
AT MANCHESTER CITY IN OCTOBER

2021/22 SEASON RECAP – UNDER-23S

With the Premier League 2 campaign having wrapped up last weekend,
Billy Shaw looks back on another eventful season for our Under-23s.

Our Development Squad’s 2021/22 significant turnover in personnel at 4-3 win over Stevenage, defeats
campaign started and ended with that time of year played a part, with to Cambridge United and Oxford
matches against Chelsea, but it a number of regular starters from United meant we couldn’t make it
was during the winter months the first half of the season either out of the group stage.
where the story of the season moving up to the first team – the
really played out. ultimate target – or leaving the club There were numerous success
on loan or permanently in search of stories in terms of player devel-
From mid-October, Wayne senior football. opment over the course of the
Burnett’s side took off on an eight- campaign, with Maksim Paskotsi,
match unbeaten run in the Premier We got back on track with a J’Neil Bennett and Dilan Markanday
League 2 that lasted until January. 3-1 home victory over Leicester – who has since joined Blackburn
City in March and after a goalless – making their first team debuts
Beginning with a statement win draw with Brighton preserved our in the UEFA Europa Conference
at Manchester City on 23 October, Academy’s unbeaten record here League during the first half of the
which ended the hosts’ year-long, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium season and the likes of Tobi Omole,
27-match unbeaten streak in the earlier this month, we rounded off Jamie Bowden, Marcel Lavinier
division, we enjoyed high-scoring the campaign last weekend with and Matthew Craig being named in
victories over the likes of Leices- a narrow 2-1 defeat at Chelsea in Premier League matchday squads
ter City and Everton in November a match postponed from Febru- for the first time. Others like Kion
before completing the double over ary due to the storms that swept Etete, Troy Parrott and Jack Clarke
City in December with a 3-0 triumph across the country. The Blues them- bagged goals and assists in abun-
at Hotspur Way – a result that selves still had dark clouds looming dance on loan, while Kallum Cesay
elevated us into second place, just a overhead – they would have been earned his senior international
point off leaders West Ham. relegated with any result other than debut for Sierra Leone in March.
victory and needed two goals in the We also had players shortlisted
However, back-to-back 1-1 last eight minutes to get them out for the Premier League 2 Player of
draws in January against Manches- of jail. the Month award in five different
ter United and Blackburn Rovers months – Harvey White, Alfie Devine
saw our momentum waver and a We finished seventh in the end (twice) and Dilan Markanday (twice),
1-0 defeat away to Everton a few with 37 points from our 26 games with the latter winning the accolade
days later brought a temporary while in the Papa John’s Trophy, in October.
end to our good form. As always at although we started well with a
Development Squad level though, a

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Development Squad

FIXTURES 12 goals during the first half of the
& RESULTS campaign, including a hat-trick in a
4-2 win at Leeds United in August,
before joining Blackburn in January.

DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES Most appearances of the season:
AUGUST Yago Santiago (27). The 19-year-
MON 16 H CHELSEA 2-2 old Spanish attacking midfielder
MON 23 A LEEDS UNITED 4-2 featured in all but two of our Premier
FRI 27 H# ARSENAL 1-2 League 2 matches during 2021/22
TUE 31 A STEVENAGE (PJT) 4-3 while also playing three times in the
SEPTEMBER Papa John’s Trophy.
SAT 11 H LIVERPOOL 2-1
FRI 19 A BLACKBURN ROVERS 3-3 Goal of the Season: Nile John v
TUE 21 A CAMBRIDGE UNITED (PJT) 0-1 Manchester City (4 December,
MON 27 H DERBY COUNTY 3-1 2021). The midfielder’s second strike
OCTOBER and our third in a superb 3-0 home
FRI 1 A CRYSTAL PALACE 3-4 victory over City, he collected a loose
MON 18 H WEST HAM UNITED 3-4 ball at the edge of the box with his
SAT 23 A MANCHESTER CITY 3-1 back to goal before turning and send-
TUE 26 A OXFORD UNITED (PJT) 2-3 ing an incredible looping shot in the
SAT 30 H MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0 far top corner.
NOVEMBER
FRI 5 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1-1 Most minutes played: Kallum Cesay IN SUMMARY
MON 22 A LEICESTER CITY 4-1 (2,366). After featuring for the first Under-23s Coach Wayne Burnett
FRI 26 H EVERTON 4-0 team in pre-season, the 19-year-old reflected: “Our objective is always
DECEMBER was a regular starter in all compe- to try to develop players and get
SAT 4 H# MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 titions for the Development Squad, them into a position where they
JANUARY apart from a three-game suspension have opportunities to play first team
MON 10 A MANCHESTER UNITED 1-1 after his red card against Blackburn football, and for some individuals
MON 17 H* BLACKBURN ROVERS 1-1 in January. it’s been a success in terms of them
MON 24 A EVERTON 0-1 Top scorer: Dilan Markanday (12). having a chance to be in and around
FEBRUARY The attacking midfielder bagged that, both here and elsewhere. For
MON 7 H# CRYSTAL PALACE 1-4 certain individuals at certain times,
MON 28 H* LEEDS UNITED 1-1 a loan spell can help to accelerate
MARCH their development. In terms of the
FRI 4 A ARSENAL 1-2 league, we were in a really strong
SAT 12 A LIVERPOOL 1-7 position just before Christmas and
FRI 18 H LEICESTER CITY 3-1 then we fell away a little bit, which
APRIL was obviously disappointing, but
MON 4 A WEST HAM UNITED 1-3 over the course of the season, you
MON 25 A DERBY COUNTY 1-0 watch players develop, grow and
MAY mature, and that for me is the high-
MON 2 H* BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 0-0 light every year. We’ve had some
SUN 8 A CHELSEA 1-2 positive performances from individ-
uals and as a team, and at times it’s
HOME FIXTURES PLAYED AT THE LAMEX STADIUM been a pleasure to watch some of
# PLAYED AT HOTSPUR WAY our play. As long as we can learn from
* PLAYED AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM the situations and scenarios we’ve
PJT – PAPA JOHN’S TROPHY experienced throughout the season,
that holds us in good stead going
FINAL PL2 TABLE forward.”

P W D L F A D PTS

MAN CITY 26 16 6 4 65 32 +33 54

WEST HAM 26 15 3 8 59 39 +20 48

ARSENAL 26 10 11 5 56 48 +8 41

LIVERPOOL 26 11 7 8 47 37 +10 40

CRYSTAL PALACE 26 12 3 11 54 50 +4 39

MAN UNITED 26 11 6 9 46 43 +3 39

SPURS 26 10 7 9 49 45 +4 37

LEICESTER CITY 26 10 7 9 38 53 -15 37

BLACKBURN 26 9 8 9 50 56 -6 35

BRIGHTON 26 9 7 10 41 41 +0 34

EVERTON 26 8 5 13 33 54 -21 29

CHELSEA 26 7 7 12 39 47 -8 28

LEEDS UNITED 26 7 6 13 44 49 -5 27

DERBY COUNTY 26 4 3 19 31 58 -27 15

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Academy

ACADEMY

THE PLAYERS CELEBRATE DURING
OUR BIG WIN OVER WEST BROM
IN THE FA YOUTH CUP

2021/22 SEASON RECAP – UNDER-18S

Billy Shaw reflects on an Under-18 campaign of overcoming the
odds and building for the future.

It was all change for our Under-18s acter saw us find our footing, and game winning run, which included
at the start of 2021/22. our dramatic stoppage-time win at a memorable 5-3 win at West Ham,
home to Reading in September – our where we roared back from 2-0 down
Former Academy graduate Stuart first victory of the season – gave us to inflict the Hammers’ first league
Lewis was promoted from his previ- a platform on which to build. Forward defeat since we beat them 3-0 in the
ous role as Under-16s Coach to take Jamie Donley got the winning goal reverse fixture in September.
charge and while many rival clubs that day – he went through a spell
fielded more experienced, second of scoring in every game he’d played In defence, the arrival of Charlie
year-heavy line-ups, we had one of in from the start of the season Sayers from Southend United at the
our youngest active squads at this until mid-October – and with fellow tail end of 2021 gave Alfie Dorrington
level for some time with the team striker Jaden Williams also chipping a regular central defensive partner,
primarily comprised of first-year in with a healthy haul of his own while all three stoppers in the squad
scholars and Under-16s players, who during that period, we were starting – Aaron Maguire, Adam Hayton and
were all new to the Under-18 Premier to win games on a more consistent Luca Gunter – all received their fair
League. basis. share of playing time over the course
of the campaign. Several players
Indeed, with Dane Scarlett and A wrist injury ruled the influential also stepped up to feature in match-
Alfie Devine – still technically eligible Donley out for two months between day squads for our Under-23s, with
to represent the Under-18s – oper- November and January but the team some earning their first professional
ating at first team and Under-23 still thrived in the FA Youth Cup, contracts as well.
levels from the outset and another trouncing Ipswich and West Brom 5-1
experienced youth team campaigner, and 6-1 at home either side of Christ- We ended up ninth in the league
Roshaun Mathurin, suffering a mas before unfortunately being and although we were knocked out
season-ending knee injury in August knocked out by Wolves at Molineux in the group stage of the Under-18
after only two games, it was down to in February. An incredible 7-0 home Premier League Cup, we made it all
the squad’s newer, younger talent to league win over Birmingham City in the way to the final of the Under-
step up. March, in which Williams bagged five 17 version of the tournament with
goals and two assists, was followed the same group of players – further
After a challenging start with a couple of weeks later by a three- underlining how comparatively young
defeats in our opening three games, we were at Under-18 level this term.
a combination of hard work and char-

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FIXTURES & RESULTS

DATE H/A OPPOSITION

AUGUST

Sat 14 A FULHAM 2-4

Sat 21 H CHELSEA 2-7

Sat 28 A BIRMINGHAM CITY 2-3

SEPTEMBER

Sat 11 H READING 3-2

Sat 18 A LEEDS UNITED (PLC) 1-3

Sat 25 H WEST HAM UNITED 3-0

OCTOBER

Sat 2 A WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3-4

Sat 16 H STOKE CITY (PLC) 0-0

Sat 30 A ASTON VILLA 3-1

NOVEMBER

Sat 6 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2-1

Sat 20 H SOUTHAMPTON 0-3

Sat 27 A FULHAM (PLC) 0-4

DECEMBER Goal of the Season: Jamie Donley v
West Bromwich Albion (2 October,
Sat 4 A CRYSTAL PALACE 0-3 Most appearances of the season: 2021). We went down 4-3 in the rain
Max McKnight (31). The 17-year- at West Brom, but Donley’s scorpion
Sat 11 H LEICESTER CITY 0-3 old started and ended the campaign kick from Dante Cassanova’s corner
playing at right-back, but featured lit up the game and was later named
Thu 16 H IPSWICH (FAYC) 5-1 primarily as a right-sided attacking the Club’s overall Goal of the Month
midfielder during the middle of the for October.
JANUARY campaign.

Sat 8 A ARSENAL 2-3

Sat 15 A SOUTHAMPTON 2-1

Fri 21 H WEST BROM (FAYC4) 6-1

FEBRUARY

Sat 5 H CRYSTAL PALACE 2-4 IN SUMMARY
Under-18s Coach Stuart Lewis said:
Sat 12 A WOLVES (FAYC5) 0-3 “There’s been some tough results
along the way, but ultimately play-
Sat 19 A LEICESTER CITY 1-4 ers have improved and that’s really
important. Some have earned pro
MARCH contracts, we’ve had players who
have gone out to play for the likes of
Sat 5 H FULHAM 0-1 England, Ireland and Wales at inter-
national level and to see the boys
Sat 19 H BIRMINGHAM CITY 7-0 achieve these milestones… they’re
proud moments for me and the staff
Sat 26 H ASTON VILLA 0-2 who have worked with them for many
years now. We had some good perfor-
APRIL mances in the Youth Cup, it was
disappointing to go out at Wolves but
Sat 2 A READING 2-1 on the whole it’s been a pretty young
group and that’s probably shown with
Sat 9 A WEST HAM UNITED 5-3 the difference in physicality in some
games. Normally you might have six
Fri 15 H NORWICH CITY 2-1 or seven second-years who have been
through a season at this level already
Tue 19 A CHELSEA 2-3 but predominantly our first XI were
finding their way. That’s not making
Sat 23 H WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2-1 excuses because these are scholars
at Tottenham Hotspur and we expect
Sat 30 A NORWICH CITY 2-3 and demand high standards, but the
boys have grown up quickly. Winning
MAY is part of development – we wanted
to achieve a higher position in the
Tue 3 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 3-3 league, but it’s ultimately about the
individuals and at times we’ve seen
Sat 7 H ARSENAL 0-5 some excellent progress from the
group.”
FINAL U18S PL TABLE

P W D L F A D PTS

SOUTHAMPTON 26 20 2 4 80 34 +46 62 Most minutes played: Alfie
Dorrington (2,767). A lynchpin of our
WEST HAM 26 18 4 4 70 25 +45 58 defensive line throughout the season,
Alfie only missed a couple of games
CRYSTAL PALACE 25 15 5 5 60 31 +29 50 and signed his first professional
contract around the time of his 17th
ARSENAL 26 14 6 6 58 43 +15 48 birthday in April.
Top scorer: Jamie Donley (17). Made
LEICESTER CITY 26 14 5 7 47 31 +16 47 captain during the latter months of
the campaign, the confident forward
FULHAM 25 14 4 7 53 29 +24 46 added several more goals to his tally
for the season, rounded off with a
CHELSEA 26 14 4 8 66 49 +17 46 brace in our penultimate game, a 3-3
draw at Brighton.
BRIGHTON 26 10 3 13 57 58 -1 33

SPURS 26 10 1 15 52 66 -14 31

WEST BROM 26 9 2 15 42 63 -21 29

READING 26 7 3 16 36 62 -26 24

ASTON VILLA 26 5 5 16 44 69 -25 20

BIRMINGHAM 26 3 5 18 29 76 -47 14

NORWICH CITY 26 3 1 22 20 78 -58 10

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Programmes are for all players with different interests them to strive for continuous improvement at every
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My First Game

t hAupr5rsidlay 1962 Boyd Wright

MY FIRST GAME
Spurs 2 Benfica 1

In every matchday programme this season, we’re inviting our fans to
reminisce about their first-ever Spurs game to refresh the memories
of those momentous occasions! If you’d like to appear in this feature,
drop us an email to [email protected] with a few
details of the first time you saw the mighty Spurs play!

BOYD WRIGHT Austin Cambridge and got nearer to way home I recall was quite blue
Tottenham I remember the animation with the referee and linesmen being
THE FAN in the car and the debate on whether cursed roundly. The papers the next
“My abiding memory – we were Eusebio or Greaves were the best day agreed, we were robbed of a
robbed! and if we would get back the two goal European Cup Final.
deficit from the first match.
My godfather, Alex had a pub near In those days I think they showed
Canterbury in Kent and was a huge I don’t know where we parked, the second half on television, so my
Spurs and football fan. He promised somewhere west of the ground but parents had seen some of the match.
that if we ever moved to London, he we seemed to walk for miles. We They both came from Northern
would take me to a Spurs match. After queued for what seemed like hours Ireland so Danny Blanchflower
my father left the Royal Navy and we to get in and I got a bag of chips and was their hero but the whole team
moved to Sutton in south London, he a programme that I still have and contained legendary names. We
was good to his word and took me a rosette (remember them?) that I would have played Real Madrid in the
along with two of his friends (although don’t! final.
I later found out I took the place of
one of his friends who couldn’t make I found myself on the Shelf – the That April was busy for Spurs. We
it!) place I always stood in later years had beaten Manchester United 3-1 at
and pretty much almost exactly below home on the preceding Saturday, and
I was 11 years old. We left Sutton where my seat on the East Stand just two days after facing Benfica
after lunch that Thursday and as we is these days. To be honest I don’t on the Thursday, we beat Sheffield
threaded through London in his blue remember much about the match Wednesday 4-0.
apart from being stunned by the
noise, the lights and Spurs all in white Then on the Monday, we played
as I struggled to stay in the same Sheffield United at home, drawing
place as the crowd moved me around. 3-3. Four matches in a week and on
pitches that didn’t have much grass.
There were over 64,000 there! We finished third in the league that
It got quiet earlier on as Spurs fell year and beat Burnley in the FA Cup
behind but in the second half as they Final.
went for it, the noise got louder and
louder. The fans seemed to have more My godfather was a football fan
songs then and ‘Glory Glory Hallelujah’ as well and although his first love was
certainly boomed out. Spurs, he also took me to see Sutton
Utd, my local team in the Athenian
The language in the car on the league and my first visit to Wembley

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