season 1920-1921
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English Division One
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| REVIEW Tottenham had won the Second Division in 1919-1920 and went into the First Division with the same squad of players.
In the early games, the side struggled with just one victory in six matches, but a 1-0 win at Manchester United changed all that, with the team beating United 4-1 in the return fixture at the Lane and then beating Chelsea 5-0 and 4-0. Burnley brought the run to a halt with home and away victories over Spurs (with most games being played on consecutive weekends against the same opponents), before Tottenham did the double over Oldham Athletic.
Losing twice to Preston North End in November was no disgrace, with Spurs taking the rest of the games in 1920 in an unbeaten run that only came to an end at Bolton on New Year's Day. In the rest of the season, the club only lost five games and finished in sixth position. The finish might have been better, as form dropped off after the FA Cup win, with the team ending up 12 points behind champions Burnley and seven behind runners-up Manchester City.
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FA CUP.
Tottenham opened their FA Cup campaign in Round 1 with a home tie against Third Division Bristol Rovers and saw them off 6-2 before being drawn at home in the next round to Bradford City. Jimmy Seed notched two in two minutes, as Spurs recorded a 4-0 win and they hit four in the Third Round, away at Southend United. The Shrimpers had gone a goal ahead in the 15th minute, but Jimmy Cantrell soon pulled Tottenham level and when United's Fairclough missed the target from the penalty spot, Spurs went on to win convincingly from there on in with goals from Jimmy Banks, Bert Bliss and Jimmy Seed. Banks' goal was a relief for the winger, who had earlier missed a penalty. A club record crowd of nearly 52,000 gathered to see Tottenham take on Aston Villa at White Hart Lane. They only saw one goal, but most will have been happy it went to Spurs. Jimmy Dimmock's pass towards Jimmy Seed was allowed to run on to Jimmy Banks, who side-footed a shot into the net from a narrow angle at the far post to put the team into the semi-final.
At Hillsborough, Tottenham took on Preston North End, who had beaten them twice in the League that season, but Spurs dominated the first half, seeing Jimmy Dimmock hit the bar and having two goals disallowed. The pressure told early in the second half, when Bert Bliss grabbed a brace within five minutes and left Preston chasing the game. The situation got nervy when a Preston shot flew in off Tommy Clay's leg, but Spurs hung on to reach the final, where they would meet Second Division Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Torrential rain made Stamford Bridge a mud-heap, which helped neither side play any football, but Tottenham came out on top with Dimmock being the match winner with a second half goal that took the Cup to White Hart Lane (For a full report on the final, click here).
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| RECORDS. Spurs achieved their highest league placing so far in their history with their sixth place finish. .
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| RESERVES. .
Premier Reserve South League
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| FIRST TEAM | |
| Manager | Peter McWILLIAM |
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| First Team Coach | - |
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