Article: Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion Match History 1901-2011 | Football, Tottenham Hotspur

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West Bromwich Albion host Tottenham Hotspur at the Hawthorns on Saturday 26th November 2011 in the 13th round of Premier League matches of the 2011-12 season (12th match for Spurs).

The Baggies are currently in 10th place in the table on 14 points, while Spurs will be looking to consolidate their 3rd place and the 25 points amassed so far is a club record after 11 Premier League games.

This will be the 138th meeting between the two clubs.

Albion were one of the 12 original members of the Football League in 1888 and the first meeting with Spurs, who were then in the Southern League, came in the 1900-01 FA Cup Semi-Final at Villa Park which Spurs won 4-0 on their way to becoming FA Cup Winners that season.

The teams were drawn together again two seasons later in the first round (today's third round) of the FA Cup and played a 0-0 draw at White Hart Lane before Spurs won the replay at the Hawthorns 2-0.

Tottenham Hotspur joined the Football League in 1908 and lost both Second Division matches to Albion that season 0-3 away and 1-3 at home. Despite those two defeats, Spurs won promotion to the First Division and Albion joined them for the 1911-12 season. Spurs won the first Top Flight match in September 1-0 at the Lane but the reverse fixture in January was abandoned due to fog. Albion won the re-arranged fixture in March 1912 2-0.

Sandwiched inbetween those League meetings, Albion won a 1st Round FA Cup tie 3-0 in January 1912.

Both clubs continued to meet in Division One for the next three seasons until World War One.

The 1920 Charity Shield was contested between Spurs and Albion at White Hart Lane and the Baggies won 2-0.

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From 1921 to 1927, the clubs met regularly in the First Division . They then met for three seasons in Division Two from 1928 to 1931 before regaining their Top Flight status from 1933 to 1935.

The clubs were in the Second Division for the 1938-39 season and Spurs won 4-3 at White Hart Lane in the last match before the outbreak of World War Two in September 1939. The season was abandoned with most clubs having played three matches.

Spurs and Albion met twice during the War in the Football League South resulting in a win apiece.

When League Football resumed after WW2, both clubs were in the Second Division and Spurs won the League in 1949-50 with Albion finishing Runners-Up.

The 1950-51 season saw both clubs back in Division One and Spurs did the "double" over Albion, winning 2-1 at the Hawthorns and 5-0 at the Lane, on the way to Tottenham Hotspur's first Top Flight League Championship.

Every League meeting between the two clubs since 1950-51 has taken place in the Top Flight.

The first Football League Cup meeting came in October 1970 with Spurs winning 5-0 with a hat-trick from Martin Peters and a brace from Alan Gilzean. There have been four meetings in the competition to date with Spurs winning three games and one match drawn.

Tottenham Hotspur were founder members of the Premier League in 1992-93 and are one of seven ever-present clubs in the competition. West Bromwich Albion were promoted to the Premier League for the 2002-03 season and this is their sixth season.

Spurs won both matches in 2002-03 with goals from Christian Ziege, Robbie Keane and Gus Poyet securing a 3-1 win at the Lane while a brace from Keane and a Teddy Sheringham goal saw Spurs win 3-2 at the Hawthorns.

Both matches in the 2004-05 season ended in 1-1 draws, Jermain Defoe scoring away and Keane scoring at home. The clubs also met in the FA Cup fourth round that season with a 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns followed by a 3-1 win at White Hart Lane.

Honours were even in 2005-06 with Albion winning 2-0 at the Hawthorns and Spurs winning 2-1 at the Lane.

The 2008-09 season saw similar results with Albion winning 2-0 at the Hawthornes and Spurs winning 1-0 at the Lane.

Last season's game at the Hawthorns in September 2010 resulted in a 1-1 draw. Luka Modric scored Spurs' goal only for Chris Brunt to equalise in the 41st minute.

The reverse fixture at the Lane in April 2011 resulted in a 2-2 draw. Peter Odemwingie put West Brom ahead after 5 minutes but goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe put Spurs ahead. Simon Cox scored the late equaliser.

Overall, matches played between the two clubs are exactly level with both teams winning 54 games and the remaining 31 of the 137 matches played so far ending in draws.

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Full History of Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion Matches 1901-2011

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They Played for Spurs & West Brom....​

Ossie Ardiles (Spurs player, manager at both clubs)
Gerry Armstrong
Vic Buckingham (Spurs player, WBA manager)
Keith Burkinshaw (Manager at both clubs)
Jesse Carver (Spurs coach, WBA manager)
Freddie Cox (also WBA assistant manager & coach)
Garth Crooks
Wilf Dixon (Spurs asst manager, WBA trainer)
Tom Evans
Ruel Fox
Márton Fülöp
John Gorman (Spurs player & asst manager at both clubs)
Charlie Hewitt
Martin Jol (WBA player, Spurs manager)
Colin Lyman
Tony Parks (Spurs player & goalkeeper coach with both clubs)
Graham Roberts
Arthur Rowe (Spurs player & manager, WBA chief scout)
Danny Thomas (Spurs player, WBA physio)
Steve Walford

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Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2011-12

West Bromwich Albion Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 2002-03 to 2011-12

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Jol has changed a bit.

 

Thanks as ever 6061

So another reason to win is to take the lead v WBA in the head to head stakes over the years.

 

Hair today, gone tomorrow.

 

This is why I said that they would be tricky,we are neck and neck. We have always to be on good form to beat them so as we are on good form I'm going for a one goal win to Spurs. If we win this then it will be plain sailing after.

 

Did anyone else try to remove that dirt on the cigarette card from their screens?

 

Excellent work as usual 6061.
Didn't know the records were so close, so we will have to maybe win ugly this week.

 

There's always one!

 

I've been worried about this game. Out of all the lower teams to play away, I'm least confident about West Brom, even moreso than Stoke and Newcastle don't really count as a lower team anymore.

I'd be pleased with a draw.

 

I'd be pleased with a draw.
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...on one of those old ciggy's?

 

I wish they still had collectable cards in cigarettes. These days you can't have anything remotely fun with them, I'm surprised they even get away with the camera/engine/watch on Benson Silvers.

 

WEST BROM TEAM NEWS:

West Brom quartet Shane Long, Peter Odemwingie, Paul Scharner and Graham Dorrans face a battle to be fit for Saturday's game against Tottenham.

Albion manager Roy Hodgson confirmed the Republic of Ireland international sustained a leg injury during training on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old made a scoring return to action against Bolton Wanderers at the weekend following his recent knee injury.

"Shane took a knock yesterday morning so we're waiting to hear," said Hodgson.

"When you've been out for a month, played 90 minutes and then you train then quite often something else happens.

"We need him to play two or three games on the bounce or we will get this situation."

Hodgson is also sweating on Odemwingie, Scharner and Dorrans ahead of the game.

Dorrans turned his ankle towards the end of Saturday's game and has yet to train this week, while fellow midfielder Scharner missed the last two games with a grade one tear to the medial ligament in his left knee.

Odemwingie is continuing his recovery from the training-ground knee injury he suffered in the build-up to the Arsenal trip more than three weeks ago.

Hodgson said on West Brom's official website: "Scharner is making good progress.

"He hasn't trained with the first-team yet but he tells me he will train tomorrow, the doctors tell me he will train tomorrow, and knowing Scharner and the type of player he is, I think that's how it will be.

"Peter is difficult to work out but there is some optimism from the medical staff he might train tomorrow so we'll see what happens."

 

Cheers once again THFC6061.

WBA is going to be tricky, we haven't had the best of times there over recent seasons but our form at the moment just gives me the confidence to say we'll win.

Apparantly Odemwingie and Long are both carrying knocks but should be fit for the game but that gives me the impression they're not going to be 100% so in fairness we should be able to deal with them (though we should anyway, even if they were at 100%), just need be careful of Brunt and his lethal left foot, can cause any team a problem when he's on form.

Rafa and I think perhaps a 1st goal for Scotty Parker as the scorers.

 

Looks like 6061 beat me to it re: Odemwingie and Long

 

Garth Crooks in his younger days!

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...Amsterdam?

 

Apparently Defoe and VDV both sat out training today and are doubts for West Brom

 

Is that from the BBC Schteffen?

1235 FOOTBALL: Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp reports that both forward Rafa van der Vaart and striker Jermain Defoe are doubts for the trip to the Hawthorns to face West Brom on Saturday. "Rafa's hamstring was sore yesterday and he's struggling. Jermain has been so sharp, I just hope he's fit." Redknapp added.

It's a strange piece coz where does it say that Defoe is injured? Also Defoe has just scored 5.

 

If both are out, would you have Pav? Niko (if fit)? Pienaar?, GDS?