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8/4/2014

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                                 CHAMPIONS.

On the 28th April 1951 we beat Sheffield Wednesday at White Hart Lane 1-0, to become the League Champions.
On the 17th April 1961 we beat Sheffield Wednesday at White Hart Lane 2-1, to become the League Champions !
There are a couple of other Red Letter days this month so pens and calendars at the ready.

The 20th April marks our first FA Cup Final appearance at Crystal Palace V Sheffield United in 1901.
The Replay coming a week later at Bolton on the 27th.

Champions - Tottenham moved to the top of the league table on 30th December 1950 for the first time in 17 years. They went into March with 12 games to go, seven of them in that month. We then went on a run of six wins and two draws before losing at home to Huddersfield Town followed by a draw at Middlesborugh. Then we beat Sheffield Wednesday at the Lane to win the League. Finishing four points clear of Manchester United with Blackpool in third.

That win at home to Wednesday came via a Len Duquemin goal. The team that day was : Ditchburn; Ramsey, Willis; Nicholson, Clarke, Burgess (Captain); Walters, Murphy, Duquemiin, Baily and Medley. The gate was 46,645. Strangely enough we also found the time to slip in several friendlies during the season Including Standard Liege away in February and Hibernian away just five days before the deciding game with Sheffield Wednesday.



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Tottenham 1950/51.
Our record for 1950/51 - Ply 42,  W42  D10  L7,   F 82  A 44   GD +38   60 Points.

Moving forward to the 1960/61 season. We met Sheffield Wednesday who lay in second place on a Monday evening at White Hart Lane. Wednesday took the lead after 30 minutes from a free kick. Then in the 42nd we pulled level with a Bobby Smith goal who flipped the ball over England center-half Peter Swan and hit the ball on the half-volley. Then only a minute later Blanchflower’s free kick was headed across the box by Norman and Les Allen met the ball to thunder home.

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Tottenham 1960/61
The second half was a tough fought full bloodied game. At one point Smith charged Springett in the Wednesday goal who was carried off before returning. Then at the whistle the crowd invaded the pitch and gathered in front of the West Stand. They chanted “We want Danny” until Danny Blanchflower and his team appeared. There was 61,205 inside the Lane that night.
Top image - waiting to receive the trophy.

The team was Brown, Baker, Henry, Blanchflower, Norman, Mackay, Jones, White, Smith Allen and Dyson. Tottenham were champions with three games to spare. Wednesday finished as runners up eight points behind with Wolves in third.

Our Record for 1960/61 - Ply 42,  W 31  D 4  L 7,   F 115  A,  55  GD + 60   66 Points.

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