spurs v cardiff city match reports
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| 01.01.2019 | Premier League. For a match report, click here. |
| 17.01.2006 | FA Cup Round 3 replay. For a match report, click here. |
| 07.01.2006 | FA Cup Round 3. For a match report, click here. |
| 01.10.2002 | League Cup Round 2. For a match report, click here. |
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| 21.01.1978 | A
double from John Duncan gave Spurs a 2-1 win with Cardiff's goal, coming
through central defender Paul Went.
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| 03.09.1977 |
A goal-less draw at Ninian Park was the result of this Second Division match. Teams : |
| 08.01.1977 | This Third
Round tie caused a FA Cup upset as Cardiff City turned over First
Division Spurs at Ninian Park. The Second Division side took a seventh minute lead when Peter Sayer scored the only goal of the game to knock Tottenham out. Teams : |
| 11.08.1973 | Pre-season
friendly. For a match
report, click
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| 13.01.1962 |
King's penalty cancelled out Dave Mackay's goal in this 1-1 First
Division draw.
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| 02.09.1961 | Spurs
ran out 3-2 winners as Cliff Jones, Bobby Smith and Danny Blanchflower's
penalty out-scored the Bluebirds' King and Ward.
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| 11.03.1961 | Spurs
lost this First Division encounter in Wales, with Hogg, Walsh and
Tapscott hitting the goals for Cardiff City that saw off the effort from
Tottenham that brought goals from Les Allen and Terry Dyson.
Unusually, the match was moved to a 19:00 kick of on a Saturday night, not for live television coverage, but to accommodate the rugby international in the city kicking off that afternoon. Teams : |
| 02.11.1960 |
Donnelly's brace for the visiting Bluebirds could not stop Tottenham
going on to a 3-2 home win with Terry Dyson, Terry Medwin and a Danny
Blanchflower penalty just edging the match for Spurs.
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| 20.04.1957 |
Tottenham completed the season's double over Cardiff in Ninian Park with
a 3-0 win thanks to Johnny Brooks, Dave Dunmore and Terry Dyson all
hitting the net.
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| 13.10.1956 | A 5-0
win for Spurs was secured by goals from a George Robb hat-trick and a
double from Alfie Stokes.
Spurs were not at their best
despite the final score-line against a Cardiff side who were seven
places off the bottom of the table. Robb put Tottenham ahead after 16 minutes, from a free-kick in what was the only goal of the first half. Spurs almost conceded at the start of the second half, but the Bluebird's "goal" was ruled out for a foul , then Tottenham doubled their lead when Blanchflower set up Alfie Stokes, who took on one man and slid home the second goal. Stokes soon made it 3-0 and although Cardiff struck the crossbar, Robb struck twice more to complete his hat-trick and wrap up a comfortable win. Teams : |
| 23.04.1956 | A 0-0
draw saw the pints shared in this First Division match at Ninian Park.
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| 05.11.1955 |
Johnny Brooks' penalty cancelled out Walsh's goal for Cardiff as the
team played out a 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane.
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| 26.03.1955 | Spurs
came out on top in this game at Ninian Park as Len Duquemin and George
RObb netted for Tottenham while Ford scored for the Bluebirds.
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| 06.11.1954 |
Stockin's two goals earned Cardiff a 2-0 win away in the First Division.
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| 06.03.1954 |
Cardiff won this home match with Tottenham 1-0 as Tiddy got the only
goal of the game.
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| 17.10.1953 | A
Grant penalty was the deciding factor in this First Division game at
Ninian Park.
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| 17.01.1953 | The
two sides played out a 0-0 draw at Ninian Park, as
Cardiff City hosted Tottenham in a match that competed with a
Wales-England rugby union international at Cardiff Arms Park. The match brought out a big crowd to see a goal-less draw with Tottenham's best effort coming from a 40 yard volley by defender Charlie Withers. At the other end, Ted Ditchburn had to be on his toes to keep out Cardiff in the second half. Teams : |
| 06.09.1952 | Newly promoted to the Second
Division, Cardiff City visited White Hart Lane and they were beaten 2-1
by Spurs in front of a large crowd. The game was played at a fast tempo and there was a quick start by Spurs, who went ahead in the seventh minute through a fine Sid McClellan goal. However, the lead only lasted for three minutes, with Cardiff pulling level when Ken Chisholm fired a drive into Ted Ditchburn's net. In the 55th minute, Les Bennett played in Len Duquemin, who made a move to his left before hitting a shot across the keeper to give Spurs the lead, which they tried to add to by attacking the Welsh goal for the remainder of the match, but could not breach the City defence again. Teams : |
| 31.12.1949 | Eddie Baily
put Spurs no the road to a 2-0 win over the Bluebirds at White Hart
Lane, which was completed by recent signing from Cardiff - Billy Rees.
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| 03.09.1949 | Spurs
won this game at Ninian Park in the Second Division with a Les Medley
goal being the only difference between the sides.
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| 05.03.1949 | A single
Hollyman
goal earned Cardiff a 1-0 win at the Lane in the Second Division meeting
with Spurs.
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| 09.10.1948 | Jones
scored the only goal of the game to see Spurs beat
Cardiff City at the Lane.
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| 17.01.1948 |
Tottenham took both points in this Second Division meeting with goals
from Johnny Jordan and Freddie Cox's penalty, although Rees pulled a goal
back for the visitors.
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| 06.09.1947 | Spurs
eased to a 3-0 away win in their first meeting with Cardiff after World
War II. Goals
scored by Len Duquemin 2 and Les Bennett earned both points for Tottenham. Teams : |
| 27.03.1941 | A week later the next instalment of
the
War Cup saw Tottenham win 3-2 thanks to George Ludford, Ivan
Broadis and Jack Gibbons all being on the mark to see off Cardiff who
scored through James and Parker.
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| 22.03.1941 | An Ivan Broadis hat-trick earned
Tottenham a point in this Football League War Cup tie at the Lane, with
Cardiff's three goals coming from
Moore (2) and Burns.
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| 06.04.1931 | A 0-0
draw was played out in front of a 6,666 crowd at Ninian Park.
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| 03.04.1931 | Jimmy
Cook and George Hunt were on the score-sheet as their goals were evened
out by Cardiff City's two coming from McCambridge.
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| 15.03.1930 |
Jones' goal earned Cardiff a double over Spurs in this Second Division
season.
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| 09.11.1929 | A home defeat for Tottenham was
brought on by Miles and Robinson's goals for Cardiff,
which were too much for a Meads goal for Spurs in this Second Division
game.
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| 05.03.1928 | A
single Jimmy Dimmock goal was enough to win the First Division match
between the two sides at White Hart Lane.
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| 08.10.1927 |
Townley's goal for Tottenham was not enough to stop Len Davies and
Ferguson scoring to condemn Tottenham to a 2-1 defeat in Wales.
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| 02.04.1927 | Handley
and O'Callaghan were the scorers as Spurs ran out 2-1 winners and even
scored the Cardiff goal, when Harry Skitt put through his own goal.
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| 13.11.1926 |
Curtis scored for the Bluebirds, but Spurs ran out 4-1 winners thanks to
two goals from Osborne and one apiece from Jimmy Dimmock and Handley.
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| 21.09.1925 |
Jimmy Dimmock scored the
only goal of the game to give Spurs the win at Cardiff in this First
Division meeting. Teams : |
| 14.09.1925 | Jack Elkes'
goal could not stop Spurs falling to a home defeat as the Bluebirds
scored through W. Davies and Lawson to take two points with the 2-1
score-line. Teams : |
| 18.03.1925 | An away win
came via two Jimmy Seed goals at Ninian Park.
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| 27.09.1924 | Jack Elkes'
goal was cancelled out by one for Cardiff from McIlvenny to tie the
scores at 1-1.
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| 07.04.1924 | Tottenham's
first defeat at the hands of the Bluebirds was brought about by goals
from Jones and Clennell that outdone the one from Alec Lindsay.
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| 16.02.1924 | Goals from
Smith and Hagan earned each team a point in this drawn First Division
encounter at the Lane.
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| 24.02.1923 | A
rousing first half performance saw Tottenham through this FA Cup Third
round tie.
3-0 up at the break, Spurs managed to hold off a determined
fight-back by Cardiff to go through 3-2 at the final whistle. First half goals from Alec Lindsay, Jimmy Seed and Charlie Handley's 42nd minute effort put Tottenham in control, but after the hour, a Jack Evens penalty brought the Bluebirds back into the match and a frantic finish was ensured when Jimmy Gill grabbed a second. Teams : |
| 02.09.1922 | Len Davies'
two goals were not enough to stop Spurs leaving Wales with both points
as Bert Bliss, Jimmy Seed and Smith hit the net to secure a 3-2 win.
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| 26.08.1922 | The spoils
were shared when goals from Jimmy Cantrell and Jimmy Gill produced a 1-1
draw in the First Division at White Hart Lane.
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| 09.03.1922 | The Fourth
Round replay in the FA Cup took place on a Thursday afternoon as Spurs
progressed with a 2-1 win.
This time it was Cardiff City who went ahead, with Jimmy Gill taking the chance to give the Welsh side a 1-0 advantage in the 42nd minute. It took until halfway through the second half for Jimmy Dimmock to pull Tottenham level and with just six minutes left, Charlie Wilson took Spurs into the Fifth Round with the decisive goal. Teams : |
| 04.03.1922 |
A late late equaliser
grabbed a Fourth Round FA Cup replay for the Bluebirds, after Spurs had
taken the lead through a 23rd minute Jimmy Seed goal. It was nearly 1-1 after 53 minutes when goalkeeper Bill Jacques caught a ball, but was charged by Len Davies into the goal. The ball was adjudged to have stayed in front of the line, while the majority of the keeper's body was over the line. Even though there were many protests from the crowd, who claimed the ball had clearly crossed the line, only a corner was awarded. However, Davies had the last laugh with a last minute leveller to take the game to White Hart Lane for a replay. Teams : |
| 03.09.1921 | A 4-1 win
for Spurs came through goals from Thompson 2, Jimmy Dimmock and at Tom
Clay penalty, while the Cardiff goal came from West.
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| 27.08.1921 | A goal from
Banks gave Spurs the 1-0 win on this DIvision One meeting at Ninian Park
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