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Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham Match History 1903 to 2011

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Tottenham Hotspur visit Craven Cottage on Saturday 5th November 2011 to meet Fulham in the 11th round of Premier League matches for the 2011-12 season (10th game for Spurs)

This will be the 135th time the two clubs have met and the 21st time in the Premier League.

The first meeting came in the Southern League in September 1903 at Craven Cottage and resulted in a 0-0 draw. The reverse fixture at White Hart Lane in January 1904 was won by Spurs 1-0.

Spurs and Fulham also competed in the London League and both fixtures that season were won by Spurs 2-1 at home and 5-1 away.

The clubs competed against each other for three more seasons in the Southern League with Fulham winning four games, Spurs winning one and the remaining match drawn. Spurs were Southern League Champions in 1899-1900 and Fulham Champions twice in 1905-06 and 1906-07.

There were also two seasons in the Western League in 1904-05 and 1905-06 with Spurs winning twice, Fulham once and one game drawn.

The clubs met on tour in May 1907 in Ostend, Belgium in a match which Spurs won 2-1.

The first Football League meeting between the clubs came in the Second Division in December 1908 at Craven Cottage with Spurs winning 3-2. Tottenham also won the home fixture in April 1909 1-0 with the great Vivian Woodward scoring the winning goal. A few months earlier, Woodward had captained the Great Britain football team to their second of three Olympic Games Gold Medals.

Sandwiched in between those first League encounters was the first FA Cup match in the old second round (today's fourth round) at White Hart Lane, which was won by Spurs 2-0. To date, the clubs have met seven times in the FA Cup with Spurs winning five games and two draws.

As Spurs had won promotion to the First Division after their maiden season, there were no more League meetings with Fulham until after the First World War.

During the War, the clubs met frequently in the various competitions which were created to provide entertainment for the masses and many of Tottenham Hotspur's "home" matches were played at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium as White Hart Lane had been requisitioned by the Army.

When football resumed in 1919, Spurs had lost their First Division status to Arsenal under contraversial circumstances and met Fulham in the Second Division in December at Craven Cottage in a game Spurs won 4-1. The reverse fixture was also won by Spurs 4-0 on their way to the Second Division Championship.

There were no more competitive matches with Fulham until Spurs were relegated to the Second Division in 1932-33 and both fixtures ended in draws.

There were four more seasons of Second Division football before the outbreak of World War Two and honours were even with two wins apiece and four draws in those eight matches.

Spurs and Fulham met 13 times during the War with Tottenham winning nine games, Fulham one and three drawn matches.

The clubs met in the Second Division for the first three seasons after the War with one win each and four games drawn.

Spurs won the First Division Championship in 1950-51 and in the process did the "double" over Fulham 1-0 away and 2-1 at home.

The clubs met for another 10 seasons in the First Division up to 1967-68 with Spurs winning 12 games, Fulham one and 7 games drawn.

The next League meetings came in the Second Division in 1977-78 with Spurs taking four point off Fulham as they regained their Top Flight status.

The first of three Football League Cup meetings came in December 1981 with Spurs winning 1-0 at the Lane with a Micky Hazard goal.

Fulham were promoted to the Premier League for season 2001-02 and they've kept their place in the League ever since. Spurs have won eight of the 20 games played so far with Fulham winning six and six matches have been drawn.

The match at Craven Cottage last season in October 2010 was won by Spurs 2-1 with goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Tom Huddlestone with Diomansy Kamara getting Fulham's goal, while the reverse fixture at White Hart Lane on New Year's Day was won by Spurs with a Gareth Bale goal.

Fulham had a very impressive 4-0 win over Spurs in the fourth round of the 2010-11 FA Cup at Craven Cottage. Danny Murphy put the West Londoners two goals up before Michael Dawson was sent-off for Spurs. Brede Hangeland and Moussa Dembele added further first half goals.

In June 2011, Fulham appointed former Spurs manager (2004-07) Martin Jol on a two year contract to replace Mark Hughes as the Cottager's new manager.

Both Spurs and Fulham are participating in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League and are currently involved in the Group Stages.

Overall, Spurs have won 68 of the 134 matches played, Fulham have won 30 and the remaining 36 games have been drawn.


Steve Archibald
Ernie Bowering
Laurie Brown
Michael Brown
Vic Buckingham (Spurs player, Fulham manager)
Ron Burgess (Spurs player, Fulham coach)
Roger Cross (Fulham player, Spurs asst. manager)
John Curtis
Sean Davis
Simon Davies
Terry Dyson
Bert Elkin
Harry Evans (Fulham player, Spurs asst. manager)
Ray Evans
Willie Evans
Tom Fitchie
Theo Foley (Spurs res. manager, Fulham youth manager)
Matt Forster (Spurs player, Fulham scout)
Phil Gray
Martin Jol (Manager with both clubs)
Cliff Jones
David Gwilan Jones
Stephen Kelly
Paul Konchesky
John Lacy
Harry Lowe
Ken McKay
Tom Meade
Terry Medwin (Spurs player, Fulham coach)
Paul Mahorn
Steed Malbranque
John Margerrison
Alan Mullery
Danny Murphy
Taffy O'Callaghan
Tim O'Shea
Frank Osborne
Tony Parks
Ernie Payne
Tom Pratt
Jimmy Reid
Wayne Routledge
Hans Segers (Spurs player, Fulham coach)
Neil Smith
Paul Stalteri
Bob Stevens
Alf Stokes
Bob Tannahill
Charlie Walters
Bobby Zamora

 

AngerManagement

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Since the PL era we have only beat them 2 more times than they have beaten us with a similar amount of draws too.

That's really not impressive and we need to start putting day light between us and the non top 6 teams.

I mean I am sure if you check Arsenal's record against any team outside the top four since the PL began they will have won double or more the amount of games they have lost against each and every won of them
 

dickyid

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That's kinda why Arsenal have won all them trophies... Our current forms a good start though.
 

SpurSince57

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Since the PL era we have only beat them 2 more times than they have beaten us with a similar amount of draws too.

That's really not impressive and we need to start putting day light between us and the non top 6 teams.

I mean I am sure if you check Arsenal's record against any team outside the top four since the PL began they will have won double or more the amount of games they have lost against each and every won of them

I've got a feeling that in 2005-2006 our record against sides at the bottom end was better than theirs, and that they made up the difference against us and the rest of the Sky Four.

We've struggled at the Cottage in the EPL and I don't think Sunday will be any different, although Jol will probably put out a stronger Europa League team than us, which should be an advantage. He'll be up for it, so will their ex-Spurs, and whilst they haven't had the greatest of starts to the season they're the only side to take a point off City so far.
 

AngerManagement

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I've got a feeling that in 2005-2006 our record against sides at the bottom end was better than theirs, and that they made up the difference against us and the rest of the Sky Four.

We've struggled at the Cottage in the EPL and I don't think Sunday will be any different, although Jol will probably put out a stronger Europa League team than us, which should be an advantage. He'll be up for it, so will their ex-Spurs, and whilst they haven't had the greatest of starts to the season they're the only side to take a point off City so far.

Yes, they're a pretty solid unit and in Dempsey, Zamora they have goals and Murphy (and to a lesser extent Duff) they have creativity.

Won't be an easy game by anymeans, but one we really need to be winning if we have ambitions above and beyond the top four.

Though in truth a draw wouldn't be the worst result in the world and basically every week and every game we go into we're gonna be thinking we have to win this season.

Its a game we CAN win, but will be tough, much like the Newcastle away match and first and foremost I'd like to keep our unbeaten run going.
 
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