Sat, 30th Apr, 5.30pm Chelsea v Spurs.

[THFC6061]

Tottenham Hotspur visit Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 30th April the 34th round of the 2010-11 Premier League season.

This will be the 185th time the two teams have met.

Chelsea are one of the few major English football teams who never played Spurs during the Victorian Era, as they were only founded in 1905 and were admitted into the Second Division of the Football League without ever having played a match before.

This was due to the rivalry that existed at the time between the Football League and the Southern League with the former desperate to make in-roads into the lucrative markets which London and the South-East provided.

The first meeting between Spurs and Chelsea was a friendly played at Stamford Bridge in February 1908 and ended in a 2-2 draw.

The same venue saw the first Football League Division One encounter in December 1909 and Chelsea won that match 2-1.

The return fixture at White Hart Lane was won by Spurs 2-1 and in between those two matches the clubs met in the old second round (today's fourth round) of the FA Cup in a match which Spurs won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Spurs and Chelsea would meet for another three seasons in the First Division before the outbreak of World War One with honours even at two wins for Spurs, two wins for Chelsea and two drawn matches.

14 games were played during the First World War and these featured many players who 'guested' for both clubs. Five of Tottenham's "home" games were played at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium.

Spurs and Chelsea had finished in the bottom two places in the last season of the First Division when war broke out and when football resumed in 1919, the Division was expanded from 20 to 22 teams.

Arsenal engineered a 'promotion' to the First Division at Spurs' expense but Tottenham easilly won the Division Two Championship and the next season had two emphatic wins over Chelsea 5-0 at home and 4-0 at the Bridge.

The teams would meet for another five seasons in the First Division and two seasons in the Second Division during the inter-war period - season 1929-30 was the last time Spurs & Chelsea played League games outside the Top Flight of English Football.

Spurs only lost two of those 14 League matches.

During World War Two, 16 games were played between Spurs and Chelsea

Spurs returned to the First Division in season 1950-51 and did the 'double' over Chelsea winning 2-0 away and 2-1 at home on their way to the first Football League Championship.

Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea contested the first all-London FA Cup Final in 1967 at Wembley with Spurs winning 2-1 thanks to goals scored by Jimmy Robertson and Frank Saul.

The first meeting in the Football League Cup came in the 1971-72 Semi-Finals with Chelsea winning the first leg at Stamford Bridge 3-2 and Spurs only managing a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane.

Both clubs were founder members of the Premier League in 1992-93 and both have been ever-present for the 19 seasons of the competition, along with Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United.

Chelsea have very much had the upper hand during the Premier League Era with 21 wins to Tottenham's 3 with the remaining 13 matches drawn.

A second domestic Cup Final was contested in 2008 when Spurs beat Chelsea in the Football League (Carling) Cup Final 2-1 after extra time at Wembley. A Dimitar Berbatov penalty and a Jonathan Woodgate header ensured the silverware would once again reside in North London.

Chelsea's dominance over Tottenham Hotspur has abated in the past few seasons, with Spurs winning three, drawing three and only losing one of the past seven meetings in all competitions between the two clubs.

The reverse fixture earlier this season in December at White Hart Lane resulted in a 1-1 draw with Roman Pavlyuchenko scoring for Spurs after 15 minutes and Didier Drogba getting Chelsea's equaliser after 70 minutes. Drogba's injury time penalty was saved by Heurelho Gomes.

Overall, Spurs have won 68, Chelsea have won 71 and 45 of the 184 matches between the two clubs have been drawn.

Full History of Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Matches 1908-2011
http://www.myfootballfacts.com/SpursvChelsea.html

They Played for Spurs & Chelsea....

Clive Allen
Les Allen
Jimmy Armstrong
Frank Arnesen (Director of Football both clubs)
Eddie Baily
Ted Birnie
Danny Blanchflower (Spurs player, Chelsea manager)
Derek Brazil
Johnny Brooks
Bill Cartwright
Sid Castle
David Copeland
Carlo Cudicini
Jason Cundy
Kerry Dixon
Gordon Durie
Mark Falco
William Gallas
Lee Gardner
George Graham (Chelsea player, Spurs manager)
Jimmy Greaves
Frode Grodas
Eidur Gudjohnsen
Tommy Harmer (Spurs player, Chelsea coach)
Alan Harris (Chelsea player, Spurs asst. manager)
Micky Hazard
Glenn Hoddle (Spurs & Chelsea player & manager)
Stewart Houston (Chelsea player, Spurs asst. manager)
Percy Humphries
Steve Kelly
John Kirwan
Colin Lee
Gustavo Poyet
Graham Roberts
Max Seeburg
Buchanan Sharp
Bobby Smith
Neil Sullivan
Andy Thompson (Spurs player, Chelsea coach)
Sid Tickridge
Jimmy Townley
Terry Venables (also Spurs manager)
Keith Weller
Ernie Walley (Spurs player, Chelsea asst. manager)
Harry Wilding
Clive Wilson
Vivian Woodward

Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2010-11
http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Tottenham_Hotspur_Squad_Numbers.html

Chelsea Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2010-11
http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Chelsea_Squad_Numbers.html

 

[Mancio]

Tottenham Hotspur visit Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday 30th April the 34th round of the 2010-11 Premier League season.

This will be the 185th time the two teams have met.

Chelsea are one of the few major English football teams who never played Spurs during the Victorian Era, as they were only founded in 1905 and were admitted into the Second Division of the Football League without ever having played a match before.

This was due to the rivalry that existed at the time between the Football League and the Southern League with the former desperate to make in-roads into the lucrative markets which London and the South-East provided.

The first meeting between Spurs and Chelsea was a friendly played at Stamford Bridge in February 1908 and ended in a 2-2 draw.

The same venue saw the first Football League Division One encounter in December 1909 and Chelsea won that match 2-1.

The return fixture at White Hart Lane was won by Spurs 2-1 and in between those two matches the clubs met in the old second round (today's fourth round) of the FA Cup in a match which Spurs won 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Spurs and Chelsea would meet for another three seasons in the First Division before the outbreak of World War One with honours even at two wins for Spurs, two wins for Chelsea and two drawn matches.

14 games were played during the First World War and these featured many players who 'guested' for both clubs. Five of Tottenham's "home" games were played at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium.

Spurs and Chelsea had finished in the bottom two places in the last season of the First Division when war broke out and when football resumed in 1919, the Division was expanded from 20 to 22 teams.

Arsenal engineered a 'promotion' to the First Division at Spurs' expense but Tottenham easilly won the Division Two Championship and the next season had two emphatic wins over Chelsea 5-0 at home and 4-0 at the Bridge.

The teams would meet for another five seasons in the First Division and two seasons in the Second Division during the inter-war period - season 1929-30 was the last time Spurs & Chelsea played League games outside the Top Flight of English Football.

Spurs only lost two of those 14 League matches.

During World War Two, 16 games were played between Spurs and Chelsea

Spurs returned to the First Division in season 1950-51 and did the 'double' over Chelsea winning 2-0 away and 2-1 at home on their way to the first Football League Championship.

Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea contested the first all-London FA Cup Final in 1967 at Wembley with Spurs winning 2-1 thanks to goals scored by Jimmy Robertson and Frank Saul.

The first meeting in the Football League Cup came in the 1971-72 Semi-Finals with Chelsea winning the first leg at Stamford Bridge 3-2 and Spurs only managing a 2-2 draw at White Hart Lane.

Both clubs were founder members of the Premier League in 1992-93 and both have been ever-present for the 19 seasons of the competition, along with Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester United.

Chelsea have very much had the upper hand during the Premier League Era with 21 wins to Tottenham's 3 with the remaining 13 matches drawn.

A second domestic Cup Final was contested in 2008 when Spurs beat Chelsea in the Football League (Carling) Cup Final 2-1 after extra time at Wembley. A Dimitar Berbatov penalty and a Jonathan Woodgate header ensured the silverware would once again reside in North London.

Chelsea's dominance over Tottenham Hotspur has abated in the past few seasons, with Spurs winning three, drawing three and only losing one of the past seven meetings in all competitions between the two clubs.

The reverse fixture earlier this season in December at White Hart Lane resulted in a 1-1 draw with Roman Pavlyuchenko scoring for Spurs after 15 minutes and Didier Drogba getting Chelsea's equaliser after 70 minutes. Drogba's injury time penalty was saved by Heurelho Gomes.

Overall, Spurs have won 68, Chelsea have won 71 and 45 of the 184 matches between the two clubs have been drawn.

Full History of Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea Matches 1908-2011
http://www.myfootballfacts.com/SpursvChelsea.html

They Played for Spurs & Chelsea....

Clive Allen
Les Allen
Jimmy Armstrong
Frank Arnesen (Director of Football both clubs)
Eddie Baily
Ted Birnie
Danny Blanchflower (Spurs player, Chelsea manager)
Derek Brazil
Johnny Brooks
Bill Cartwright
Sid Castle
David Copeland
Carlo Cudicini
Jason Cundy
Kerry Dixon
Gordon Durie
Mark Falco
William Gallas
Lee Gardner
George Graham (Chelsea player, Spurs manager)
Jimmy Greaves
Frode Grodas
Eidur Gudjohnsen
Tommy Harmer (Spurs player, Chelsea coach)
Alan Harris (Chelsea player, Spurs asst. manager)
Micky Hazard
Glenn Hoddle (Spurs & Chelsea player & manager)
Stewart Houston (Chelsea player, Spurs asst. manager)
Percy Humphries
Steve Kelly
John Kirwan
Colin Lee
Gustavo Poyet
Graham Roberts
Max Seeburg
Buchanan Sharp
Bobby Smith
Neil Sullivan
Andy Thompson (Spurs player, Chelsea coach)
Sid Tickridge
Jimmy Townley
Terry Venables (also Spurs manager)
Keith Weller
Ernie Walley (Spurs player, Chelsea asst. manager)
Harry Wilding
Clive Wilson
Vivian Woodward

Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2010-11
http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Tottenham_Hotspur_Squad_Numbers.html

Chelsea Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2010-11
http://www.myfootballfacts.com/Chelsea_Squad_Numbers.html

you're sick

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

What do you reckon to the game THFC6061?

 

[THFC6061]

What do you reckon to the game THFC6061?

Spurs have got a pretty good record against Chlesea recently (just the one defeat in the last seven meetings) but we haven't won at Stamford Bridge since February 1990 when Gary Lineker scored the winning goal.

Chelsea are hitting some great form at the moment, so it's going to be very tough indeed for Spurs to get a win on Saturday night.

Anything less than a win and City will grab fourth place for sure, I feel.

 

[Le Pop]

I'm pretty confident we'll trash them, we've found incredible form since the CL knock out. Drogba has been immense and Torres looked like he did at his best during the West Ham game resulting in his goal and assist - which hopefully continues. Though I agree he shouldn't start over Drogba considering how incredible he's been over the last few games we've had.

There is also the issue of them stealing a draw from us at WHL earlier in the season after we commanded practically the entire game.

West Ham sort of had help with the pitch conditions with the ball and players slipping around very randomly which resulted in a lot of defensive issues, albeit on both sides. You should beat them at home.

Ramires and Alex will be back for this but Essien sustained a minor injury and probably will not feature. Unless Tottenham have suddenly learned how to defend they're in danger of taking a real pounding with Drogba and potentially Torres firing on all cylinders.

Agree with this.

I predict 2-0 to us with Drogba and Lampard getting the goals. I'm hoping city beat west ham so it slims down the chances of the yids getting 4th spot.

 

[THFC6061]

There is also the issue of them stealing a draw from us at WHL earlier in the season after we commanded practically the entire game.


I'd hardly call Chelsea's performance at WHL in December "commanding".

They just edged the goalscoring chances by 13 to 10.

From the BBC report:

Such was Spurs' dominance early on that Chelsea appeared likely to suffer a fourth Premier League defeat in seven matches.

 

[Castiel]

There is also the issue of them stealing a draw from us at WHL earlier in the season after we commanded practically the entire game.


I'd hardly call Chelsea's performance at WHL in December "commanding".

They just edged the goalscoring chances by 13 to 10.

From the BBC report:

Such was Spurs' dominance early on that Chelsea appeared likely to suffer a fourth Premier League defeat in seven matches.

Of course, who am I to question the BBC's analysis of the media darlings?

I'm not one to hold grudges, the CL knockout for instance I feel United deserved to go through despite the penalty claim. But in this instance, I feel we owe you some payback for December. ;)

 

[c4lv3rt]

C'mon Chelsea, Torres to get his first hatrick against spudz then hopefully we beat West Ham. Its gonna be tough though whatever happens! CTID

 

[jimharri]

Of course, who am I to question the BBC's analysis of the media darlings?
;)

Oh so painfully true. The media love Spuds and old twitchknapp. Always going on about how they play entertaining football an' all. Despite the fact that we've scored more goals, conceded fewer, won more games and are higher in the league. But hey; never let the truth spoil a good bit of spin!

 

[Spurs fan in peace]

There is also the issue of them stealing a draw from us at WHL earlier in the season after we commanded practically the entire game.

WHAT!!! that's absolute horseshit! I'm not saying Spurs are better than Chelsea but the goal you scored in that game was practically your first chance of the match and was a massive blunder from Gomes! not even a good chance!

behave!