| 1920–21 season | ||
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 The Spurs side that won the FA Cup | ||
| Manager | Peter McWilliam | |
| Stadium | White Hart Lane | |
| Football League | 6th | |
| FA Cup | Winners | |
| FA Charity Shield | Winners | |
| Top goalscorer | Bert Bliss (17) | |
| Biggest win | 6–2 v Bristol Rovers 8 January 1921 FA Cup | |
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The 1920–21 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 13th season since joining the Football League and having won the Second Division in the previous season played in the First Division where they finished in 6th place.
In the FA Cup Tottenham had a clean run with no replays all the way to the final where they were drawn against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The game finished 1–0 with the only goal of the game coming from James Dimmock crowning Spurs for the second time. As a result of winning the FA Cup, Tottenham went on to play Burnley the winners of the league in a FA Charity Shield match which Spurs won 2–0. This was also the first time winners of the FA Cup and League faced off against each other and carried on this format to this day.[1]
Squad edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Competitions edit
First Division edit
Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 63 | 35 | 1.800 | 51 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 50 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 48 | 1.458 | 47 |
| 7 | Everton | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 55 | 1.200 | 47 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 1.000 | 46 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results edit
| 28 August 1920 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 30 August 1920 2 | Derby County | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Derby, Derbyshire |
| Stadium: Baseball Ground |
| 4 September 1920 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn, Lancashire |
| Stadium: Ewood Park |
| 6 September 1920 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Derby County | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 11 September 1920 5 | Aston Villa | 4–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Aston, Birmingham |
| Stadium: Villa Park |
| 18 September 1920 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Aston Villa | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 25 September 1920 7 | Manchester United | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Trafford, Manchester |
| Stadium: Old Trafford |
| 2 October 1920 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Manchester United | Tottenham, London |
 Spence |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 9 October 1920 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Chelsea | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 16 October 1920 10 | Chelsea | 0–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham, London |
| Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
| 23 October 1920 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Burnley | Tottenham, London |
| Anderson |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 45,000 |
| 30 October 1920 12 | Burnley | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Burnley, Lancashire |
| Kelly Cross |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 35,830 |
| 6 November 1920 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Oldham Athletic | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 13 November 1920 14 | Oldham Athletic | 2–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | Oldham, Greater Manchester |
| Stadium: Boundary Park |
| 20 November 1920 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Preston North End | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 27 November 1920 16 | Preston North End | 4–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Preston, Lancashire |
| Stadium: Deepdale |
| 4 December 1920 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Sheffield United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 11 December 1920 18 | Sheffield United | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield, South Yorkshire |
| Stadium: Bramall Lane |
| 18 December 1920 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 25 December 1920 20 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Stadium: St James' Park |
| 27 December 1920 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 1 January 1921 22 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bolton, Greater Manchester |
| Stadium: Burnden Park |
| 15 January 1921 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Arsenal | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 3 February 1921 25 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Bradford Park Avenue | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 5 February 1921 26 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bradford, West Yorkshire |
| Stadium: Park Avenue |
| 12 February 1921 27 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Manchester City | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 23 February 1921 28 | West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bromwich, West Midlands |
| Stadium: The Hawthorns |
| 26 February 1921 29 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 9 March 1921 30 | Manchester City | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | West Gorton, Manchester |
| Browell Barnes |
Stadium: Hyde Road |
| 12 March 1921 31 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Everton | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 26 March 1921 33 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Roker, Sunderland |
| Stadium: Roker Park |
| 28 March 1921 34 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Liverpool | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 2 April 1921 35 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Sunderland | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 9 April 1921 36 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
| Stadium: Ashton Gate |
| 16 April 1921 37 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Bristol City | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 25 April 1921 38 | Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire |
| Swann |
Stadium: Leeds Road |
| 27 April 1921 39 | Everton | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Walton, Liverpool |
| Stadium: Goodison Park |
| 30 April 1921 40 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 2 May 1921 41 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Ayresome, Middlesbrough |
| Stadium: Ayresome Park |
| 7 May 1921 42 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
FA Cup edit
Results edit
| 8 January 1921 First round | Tottenham Hotspur | 6–2 | Bristol Rovers | Tottenham, London |
| Seed Clay pen' Walden Cantrell Bliss Smith |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,175 |
| 29 January 1921 Second round | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Bradford City | Tottenham, London |
| Seed Banks |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 39,048 |
| 19 February 1921 Third round | Southend United | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southend-on-Sea, Essex |
| Cantrell Bliss Banks Seed |
Stadium: Kursaal (amusement park) Attendance: 11,600 |
| 5 March 1921 Forth round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Aston Villa | Tottenham, London |
| Banks |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 51,991 |
| 19 March 1921 Semi final | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Preston North End | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| Bliss |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 44,668 |
| 24 April 1921 Final | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Chelsea, London |
| Dimmock 53' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 72,805 Referee: J. Davies (Rainhill) |
Charity Shield edit
After winning the FA Cup Tottenham went on the play the league winners Burnley on 16 May 1921.
Result edit
References edit
- ^ Pavasovic, Mike. "The history of the FA Community Shield". You Are The Ref. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
Bibliography edit
- Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
- Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
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