please log in to view this image Tottenham Hotspur host Liverpool at White Hart Lane on Sunday 18th September 2011 in the 5th round of the 2011-12 Premier League season (4th match for Spurs, as the season's opener against Everton was postponed). This will be the 160th time the two teams have met. The first meeting came on Boxing Day in 1894 when Liverpool, who had been established just two years earlier after a dispute with Everton, played a friendly at Tottenham Marshes in a game won 3-0 by Spurs. A further visit from Liverpool was even less successful in Easter 1895 with Spurs winning 6-0. The first Football League meeting between the two clubs took place at White Hart Lane in November 1909 with Spurs winning 1-0 thanks to a Bert Middlemiss goal. He became the first Spurs player to score against both Merseyside clubs. The reverse fixture that season was won by Liverpool at Anfield 2-0. Anfield had previously been the home of Everton before their move to Goodison Park. All 134 League meetings played to date between Spurs & Liverpool have taken place in the Top Flight of English football. Tottenham's 2-1 First Division win at Anfield in March 1912 would be their last at the ground for 73 years with the jinx finally being broken by a Garth Crooks goal in 1-0 win in March 1985. The first FA Cup meeting came in the 5th Round in March 1968 and resulted in a 1-1 draw at the Lane. Liverpool won the replay 2-1. To date, the clubs have met 7 times in the competition with Tottenham's only win coming at Anfield in the 6th Round in March 1995 when goals from Teddy Sheringham and Jurgen Klinsmann earned a 2-1 victory. The teams first met in the Football League Cup in 1972 and have played 7 times in the competition with Spurs winning four games with two draws. Liverpool's only win came in the 1982 Final at Wembley which was won 3-1 after extra time. Steve Archibald put Spurs ahead but Ronnie Whelan's brace and a goal from Ian Rush ensured that the Reds lifted the silverware. The teams contested the Charity Shield in August that year with League Champions Liverpool beating FA Cup Winners Spurs 1-0. Liverpool are one of three English clubs Spurs have played in European Competitions to date - the other being Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Spurs beat Liverpool in the 1973 UEFA Cup Semi-Final 2-1 with a brace of goals from Martin Peters but a 1-0 win to Liverpool in the second leg at Anfield meant that the Reds progressed to the Final on the away goals rule. Two matches were played in Swaziland in June 1984 reulting in a 5-2 win for Liverpool and a 1-1 draw. In December 1985 and January 1986 the clubs met in the Screen Sport Super Cup - a competition played due to English club's being barred from European competition - with Liverpool winning both matches 2-0. Both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur were founder-members of the Premier League in season 1992-93 and are two of the seven clubs who have been ever-present in the competition for the past 20 seasons (Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton and Manchester United are the other five). The home fixture at White Hart Lane last season in November resulted in a 2-1 win for Spurs. Liverpool went ahead just before halftime with a goal from Martin Skrtel but Spurs came back in the second half with an own goal from Skrtel after 65 minutes and an injury-time winner from Aaron Lennon. The reverse fixture at Anfield in May proved to be the UEFA Europa League decider with Spurs winning 2-0 with goals from Rafael van der Vaart and a Luka Modric penalty. During the summer, Spurs added former Liverpool goalkeeper (1997-2000) Brad Friedel to their playing staff. Liverpool have won 17 of the 38 Premier League matches played so far with Spurs on 11 wins and 10 draws. Overall, Liverpool have the upper hand over Spurs with 73 wins to 47 with 39 of the 159 matches played so far drawn. please log in to view this image Full History of Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool Matches 1894-2011 please log in to view this image They Played for Spurs & Liverpool.... Nick Barmby Keith Burkinshaw (Liverpool player, Spurs manager) Harry Bradshaw Joe Brough Ray Clemence Peter Crouch Brad Friedel Charlie Hewitt Robbie Keane Oyvind Leonhardsen Doug Livermore (Liverpool player, Spurs official) Danny Murphy Jamie Redknapp Ronnie "The Rocket" Rosenthal Neil "Razor" Ruddock John Scales Tom Soulsby Graeme Souness (also Liverpool manager) John Stephenson Paul Stewart Paul Walsh Christian Ziege Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2011-12 Liverpool Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2011-12
I like this bit... "Anfield had previously been the home of Everton before their move to Goodison Park." ...does this mean they're squatters?
Top notch stuff, as we've come to expect. Don't you know Liverpool's, erm... interesting history, Notso? Anfield was owned by a Tory councillor, who increased Everton's rent up by about 150% and tried to scam even more out of them. As they sought a move away from the ground, he tried to hijack the club, forming Everton F.C. and Athletic Grounds Ltd and trying to nick their fixtures and league position. The then equivalent of the FA rejected this move, so he was forced to start a new side: Liverpool FC. With no players in this side, they were forced to draft in 13 Scottish mercenaries. In short, Liverpool were originally called Everton Athletic, played in blue, had an entirely foreign first team and were owned by a dubious landlord. For a team that highlights their history, they keep that all quiet, don't they?
Did you wiki all that?,Everton's first kit was red/black and white,Liverpool's first kit was sky blue/navy blue and white. Whats the relevance to Houlding being a Tory?,at the time of Everton departing Anfield there were only two major parties in England the Whigs and the Tories(no Labour or Lib-Dem etc),your correct in the "merceneries" part because the english players union of the day refused permission for their players to join the newly founded club. "For a team that highlights their history,they keep that all quiet,dont they?" Er,No. The fact that you posted about it means the information is freely available. Our club started from scratch and within 9 years had our first league title. Did'nt it take a club formed 10yrs before Liverpool(Spurs)almost 60yrs to win their first title?
If you have a problem with those that were responsible for making football decisions way back then you could always air your disgust in a letter and send it to the football authorities and see if you can get us relegated to the Blue Square League.Maybe they will quench your thirst for justice on the subject.
Great work THFC6061 as always One piece that really surprised me: The first FA Cup meeting came in the 5th Round in March 1968 and resulted in a 1-1 draw at the Lane. Liverpool won the replay 2-1. I didn't realise that we had never met Liverpool in the FA Cup until 1968.
And strangely enough, Tottenham's first League Cup meeting with Everton only came in October 2009. Go figure!
Sadly I have to work today from 1 to 4, good timing huh! So I will not be on any thread for the match, but hope to see you all later with smiles all round. COYS
Only listening on radio (unless any1 knows of a steam that works on an iPod touch?) but we seems to be playing well. At least we know Luka is back playing for us COYS
Nice to see that sack of ****e Charlie Adam finally get what he deserves. He should have been done last year for his appalling challenge on Bale.
Sorry. Did I just see "Liverpool" and "title challenge" pu in same sentence?? Nah! I must have misread it..
Absolute dominance. I'm actually a little disappointed that it's only 1-0, especially as we seemed to take our foot off the gas after Adam's dismissal.
Not a great deal wrong from Spurs during that first half, except to score the second goal. Very good all-round performance from the lads.
