please log in to view this image Stoke City host Tottenham Hotspur at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday 12th May 2013 (KO 13:30) in the 37th round of 2012-13 Premier League matches. Stoke come into the match in 11th place in the Premier League on 41 points with Spurs in 5th place on 66 points. This will be the 85th time the two teams have met. The first ever meeting came at the Victoria Ground when Stoke City were playing as Stoke FC in the old first round of the FA Cup in February 1896 in a match Stoke won 5-0. Stoke had become one of the 12 founding members of the Football League in 1888 and the clubs were drawn together in the third round of the FA Cup in February 1899 at the Victoria Ground with Stoke winning 4-1. The first match at White Hart Lane between the clubs was a friendly played in March 1900 with Spurs, then Champions of the Southern League, beating Stoke 6-0. Spurs joined the Football League for the 1908-09 season, replacing Stoke who had resigned at the end of the previous season for financial reasons. The clubs didn't meet in a League match until April 1920 in the Second Division with Tottenham winning 2-0 at the Lane and 3-1 at the Victoria Ground. The first meeting in Division One came in March 1923 at Stoke which resulted in a 0-0 draw. Spurs won the reverse fixture at the Lane a week later 3-1. The clubs met for five seasons in the Second Division between 1928 to 1933 and for two seasons in Division One from 1934 to 1935. After the Second World War, the clubs met in the modern FA Cup third round in January 1947 at White Hart Lane which resulted in a 2-2 draw with Stoke winning the replay 1-0 thanks to a Stanley Matthews goal. Three years later, Spurs beat Stoke 1-0 away in the third round. Spurs were Football League Champions in 1950-51 and beat Stoke 6-1 at home but could only draw 0-0 away during that season. Every League game played between Spurs and Stoke since WW2 has taken place in the Top Flight, except for season 1977-78 when Spurs spent a single season in Division Two, beating Stoke 3-1 in both matches. The clubs met in the FA Cup in January 1976 with a 1-1 draw at the Lane followed by a 2-1 win for Stoke in the replay. Tottenham Hotspur were founder members of the Premier League in 1992-93 but Stoke City's first season in the competition only came in 2008-09 with Stoke winning 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium and Spurs winning 3-1 at the Lane. During 2009-10, Stoke won 1-0 at White Hart Lane with Spurs winning 2-1 at the Britannia. In 2010-11, Spurs did the "double" over Stoke, winning the away fixture 2-1 with a brace of goals from Gareth Bale and the home fixture 3-2 in April with a double from Peter Crouch and a Luka Modric goal. The teams met for the first time in the Football League (Carling) Cup 3rd round in September 2011 at Stoke and the match finished in a goalless draw after extra time. Stoke went on to win the penalty shoot-out 7-6. Spurs youngster Massimo Luongo penalty was saved by Thomas Sorensen. The 2011-12 Premier League game at the Britannia Stadium in December was won 2-1 by Stoke with a Matthew Etherington brace putting the Potters 2-0 up at half-time. Tottenham's Emmanuel Adebayor pulled a goal back from the penalty spot after 62 minutes but defender Younes Kaboul was sent-off after collecting two yellow cards. The match at White Hart Lane in March 2012 resulted in a 1-1 draw. After a goalless first half, Cameron Jerome put the visitors ahead after 75 minutes but a Rafael van der Vaart header in the dying moments of the game ensured that honours were even. The match at White Hart Lane in December 2012 finished in a goalless draw. The match had few clear-cut chances for either team. Overall, Stoke have won 23 games, Spurs have won 41 games and the remaining 20 matches of the 83 played have been drawn. please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Full Record of Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City Matches 1896-2013 They Played for Stoke & Spurs... Paul Allen Garry Brooke Joe Brough George Clawley Garth Crooks Peter Crouch Matthew Etherington Ray Evans Márton Fülöp Eiður Guðjohnsen Ken Hancock Archie Heggarty Stephen Kelly Fred Latham Billy Leech Gerry Mahon Ian Moores James Morton Wilson Palacios Tony Parks Jimmy Robertson Hans Segers Paul Stewart Charlie Wilson Jonathan Woodgate please log in to view this image Stoke City Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 2008-09 to 2012-13 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2012-13 please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
No mention of the 2-2 drae at WHL in 1966. Roy Vernon scored both goals for us. I was there!! I was only 6 months old though
Apparently , I was married in 1966 , to the present Mrs Koskik. I don't remember much about it because I was in a high state of euphoria brought on by that big Russian linesman "getting even" with the Germans by insisting that Hurst's shot had crossed the line to set us up to win the world cup.
30 years for me and Mrs Potts this September... And I remember me and me dad broke me Nan's sofa when Hurst scored the final goal 66 final. We went mental. Mrs Saint Nickerless
66 was obviously a vintage year for Stokies Our big day was 8/10/66at Blurton church Reception at the Plume of Feathers Barlaston Honeymoon at Blackpool in seafront hotel run by? ??? ( cant remember his name now ) half decent left half who played for Blackpool Happy Days Totally off topic Summer now here with a vengance 6.20 am and already 26degrees indoors Must be time for first Bucks Fizz Best Wishes for Sunday guys SiS
Bonas Dias S.I.Spain.. I was watching a game of bowls at "The Plume" yesterday. It's really not changed that much. Of course you will know that Neil Franklin once managed the said establishment. Even played in a team against him at Bowls of course... Sadly he was ill for some time and he's no longer with us. Great player and a pleasure to meet one of me late father's heros. P.S. you jammy begger SIS it's hissing down here and on the cool side to boot. Here's a cold one just for you mate. Pott's
Jeez This is after all a match thread! So, a tough game it always is. So, seeing that bar a massive swing in GD we are of course safe now. I EXPECT whoever plays to give it their all and just go for it! Stop Bale and we have a chance in fact, more than a chance IMHO. BUT, just how do you stop him? I'm not sure we can man mark him so just play a high line and scrap for every ball. Oh and play Jerome and A N other up front. If Pulis plays this too negative, we could could come unstuck. Tricky game but I'm looking forward to it.
Too right Potts Franklin was the Bobby Moore of his generation Skillful elegant player and a gentleman to boot CANT KEEP GOING BACK BUT WE HAD SOME TRUE FOOTBALLERS in the old days but £ to a pinch of sh*t if CLulis had been the manager he would have ruined them Hope you enjoy Sunday mate SiS
SPURS TEAM NEWS FOR STOKE: Andre Villas-Boas is positive that Mousa Dembele will be ready to face Stoke on Sunday. The midfielder missed Wednesday night's clash at Chelsea after injury forced him out of the action after 36 minutes against Southampton at the Lane last Saturday. "Mousa will train tomorrow with the team and we expect him to come back fully fit and be ready for selection," said Andre after training on Friday. William Gallas, Younes Kaboul and Sandro remain sidelined.
Last home game of the season and 2 shots on target, 2 corners and 40% possession - look how far we have come.
I didn't think Spurs we're that great either Smither's but... they did enough. WE on the other hand? WHY didn't Jerome start for Christ's sake? Last three games he has and? that's = 7pts from 9 PULIS it was so, so negatitve after taking the lead WHY?.. OH yes, we shall not LOSE but we feckin did, went down with a whimper against an average Spurs side on todays showing. Unlucky? nah Pulis just didn't tell the player's to "Go for it" did you Clueliss. Had we lost by four or five what difference did it make? NONE you idiot. JUST GO! ASAP
