other activities undertaken by spurs players
| August 1911 Spurs played Chelsea at cricket. The match was held at Walthamstow. |
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13.04.1955 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Harringay) . |
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04.04.1956 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Harringay) . |
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03.04.1957 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Harringay) . |
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06.05.1958 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Harringay) . |
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05.05.1959 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
| November 1963
Dave Mackay, Bill Brown, John White and Dave Mackay take part in the Daily Record Footballers' Golf Competition at Gow Wood golf course, Glasgow. |
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19.09.1965
Ex-Spurs All Stars played v Maccabi Association,
London at the Maccabi Stadium, Hall Way, Hendon on Sunday 19th
September (kick off 15:00) with entry by programme
costing 5 shillings (25p). Playing for the John White Memorial
Trophy. |
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08.10.1965 Dave Mackay was honoured by the Anglo-American Sporting Club at the Hilton Hotel on Monday 8th October 1965 being given the award of Sportsman of the Year, the first footballer to receive such a merit. |
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February
1966 Jimmy Greaves presented with silver salver for services to football on 21.02.1966 at Anglo-American Sporting Club by Rear Admiral Sir Anthony Miers. |
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10.05.1967 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) Spurs beat Brentford 4-1 in the First Round, with Derek Possee scoring twice and Parkinson and Neil Johnson getting one each. They met Arsenal in the Second Round and lost out 0-2. |
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08.05.1968 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
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04.11.1970 Daily Express National 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
| 12.09.1971
Ex-Spurs All
Stars XI will play the London Fire Brigade XI for the Brigade's
charitable fund at Barking FC on Sunday 12th September 1971. Kick
off at 15:00. |
| 24.10.1971 Ex-Spurs All Star XI played Tic Tacs XI at the Henry Barrass stadium, Edmonton at 15:30 to raise money for Old Age Pensioners in the Borough of Edmonton. |
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03.11.1971 Daily Express National 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) Tottenham lost in the First Round 0-1 to Glasgow Celtic. |
| 07.11.1971
The Ex-Spurs
All Star XI were playing Redbridge Jewish Youth Centre to raise
funds for the Centre. Kick off 14:30 at Woodford Town's ground in
Snakes Lane, Woodford Green. |
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15.11.1972 Daily Express National 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) In the Second Round of the tournament, John Pratt scored just before the end of the match against Manchester City. Spurs beat Derby County in the semi-final and went on to beat Ipswich Town in the final on penalties. The Spurs squad consisted of Barry Daines, Terry Naylor, John Pratt, Jimmy Pearce, Phil Holder and Jimmy Neighbour. |
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02.05.1973 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
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November 1974 Daily Express National 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) Spurs knocked out Glasgow Celtic in the Second Round 1-0 and reached the Final of the competition, but lost out 0-2 to Orient. |
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03.11.1976 Daily Express National 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) Round 1 : Queens Park Rangers Won 2-0 (Naylor, Taylor) Round 2 : Fulham Won 3-0 (Perryman, Taylor, Pratt) Semi-final : Stoke City Lost 0-1 Squad : - Daines, Pratt, Hoddle, Taylor, Perryman, Naylor |
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17.04.1977 Sportsman Club London Professional Footballers' Golf Championship in Sudbury. The Spurs squad came from Pat Jennings, Glenn Hoddle, John Pratt, Peter Taylor, Neil McNab and Jimmy Holmes. |
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24.05.1977 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
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25.04.1979 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
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28.11.1974 Daily Express National 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
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30.04.1980 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
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25.11.1981 Daily Express National 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
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13.04.1983 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
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13.03.1985 Evening Standard London 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) . |
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26.11.1986 Daily Express National 5-a-side Tournament (Wembley) Spurs were knocked out in the First Round of the tournament, losing on penalties to Coventry City after the match ended 0-0. |
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09.12.1987 Guinness Soccer 6 Championships (G-Mex, Manchester) Spurs took part in Group F of the tournament. |