1 ARTHUR GRIMSDELL
We met West Ham in league and cup in 1919/20 with our legendary captain Arthur Grimsdell scoring in two of the games.
The versatile Grimsdell joined us in 1912 and soon settled into a halfback role that saw him blossom into one of the best players of his time. He also skippered England and led us to our 1921 FA Cup success.
It was the season that saw the domestic game return to its national format following the First World War and we would top that season’s Division Two table.
Grimsdell scored at the Lane in our 3-0 FA Cup win in January. Next a penalty when we lost 2-1 at Upton Park in March. We won the Lane return 2-0.
2 JOHN LAYBOURNE
John Laybourne was playing for the Oxbridge side Pegasus and had just helped them win the 1953 Amateur Cup, when their coach and former Spurs player Vic Buckingham recommended him to Tottenham boss Arthur Rowe.
A free-scoring centre-forward, John was playing for Cambridge University and made his debut for us on trial in a friendly at West Ham in April 1953. It was the first match to be played under floodlights at Upton Park.
He subsequently signed on as an amateur at White Hart Lane in the following June but did not play for us again.
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OBITUARY – JOHNNIE HILLS
We were saddened to hear of the passing of John ‘Johnnie’ Hills, a defender who spent 11 years at the Club as an amateur and professional between 1950-61. He passed away at home in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, 26 November, aged 87.
PAPER CHASE
Club historian John Fennelly looks back at what supporters were reading on their way, at half-time and heading home afterwards when NORWICH CITY visited in March 1938.
RIDE FOR UGO
Laurence Gant, Head of Academy Sports Medicine and Science, is set to take part in a five-day charity cycle in memory of his friend, and our former Under-23s coach Ugo Ehiogu.
DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
BIG WIN OVER EVERTON
SPURS WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL ROUND
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Sky this week published a case study revealing that Game Zero, our Premier League match against Chelsea here in September, achieved net zero carbon emissions.
LIVING IN THE MOMENT
Exclusive interview with our young midfielder OLIVER SKIPP, now an established member of our first team and also a familiar face to today’s opponents, who is enjoying every moment in the Premier League spotlight.
MEET OUR FIRST-YEAR UNDER-18S PLAYERS
TOUGH DAY AGAINST COTTAGERS
TREBLE TOP
Looking back at Spurs hat-tricks scored against tonight’s opposition.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
A creative midfielder who was full of heart and desire, LEWIS HOLTBY made his Spurs debut against this afternoon’s opposition back in January 2013 and went on to make 42 appearances in our colours, scoring three goals. We caught up with the Germany international to discuss his time at the Club and find out what he is up to now…
