An early Christmas present (on December 23rd 1978) for Arsenal, who recorded a 5-0 First Division victory over Tottenham at White Hart Lane. A 42,073 crowd witnessed Alan Sunderland score three goals, the first Arsenal player to score a hat-trick against Spurs since Ted Drake (left) in 1934. The next time they met, on March 6th 1935, The Gunners won 0-6 at White Hart Lane.
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/10-4-not-highway-patrol.html Bill Nicholson's first as Spurs' manager!
Overall record to date: Spurs won 68 Drawn 58 Everton 57.
On December 23rd 1978, Arsenal were the big scorers, winning 5-0 at White Hart Lane, as the Spurs could not find anything to match Alan Sunderland's hat trick. 42,000 watched this First Division match and Sunderland became the first Gunner to score a hat trick against Spurs since Ted Drake (above) who scored 3 on October 20th 1934. A crowd of 70,000+ witnessed this 5-1 hammering. Later that season, on March 6th 1935, Arsenal repeated the beating with a 6-0 win at White Hart Lane. Drake managed a brace then. Thank goodness they didn't play each again until 1949 in the FA Cup-the Gunners won that too.
On 23 December 1978 Arsenal recorded a winning 0-5 at White Hart Lane. Later in the season on April 10th 1979, Arsenal won the return league match 1-0.....dull.
The first meeting between the clubs was on November 9th 1896 in the United League when Woolwich Arsenal (below) beat Tottenham 2-1 at the Manor Ground, Plumstead. Crowd unknown!
Overall record between the North London clubs: Tottenham won 66 Arsenal won 84 Drawn 54
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