Following on from an embarrassing draw with Crewe Alexandra in the 4th Round of the FA Cup, the previous Saturday, on the 3rd February 1960, Tottenham Hotspur scored a 13-2 victory over their Fourth Division upstarts. Lying 16th in the division, 83 places below Spurs, Alexandra produced a momentous effort in the first game, holding the First Division leaders 2-2. It was a bit of a whipping in the replay with Les Allen, an inside left, scoring 5, Bobby Smith, the bustling centre forward 4, Cliff Jones 3 and Tommy Harmer 1. After 30 minutes the score was 6-1, 10-1 by half time and well, you know the rest. Over 64,000 came to White Hart Lane.
By the way, Crewe beat Burscough 3-1 away in the 1st Rd proper, then Stockport County 2-0 at home after a replay, and Workington Town (then in the league) at home 2-0 in Round 3.
Spurs lost to eventual Cup Finalists, Blackburn Rovers, in the next round, 1-3 and coincidentally, they met Crewe Alexandra again in the following season's 4th Round cup tie, winning 5-1.
Crewe had disposed of Rochdale 1-2 away after a replay, then Halifax Town 3-0 at home after a draw and then Chelsea at Stamford Bridge 1-2 in the 3rd Rd.
They went on to do the Double that year, beating Leicester City 2-0 at Wembley, as I keep reminding you.
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