Wednesday 3 February 2016

CREW CUT

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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