THE ROAD TO GLORY

Now that we’re in a year ending in ‘One’ and celebrating a number of anniversaries of our previous trophy triumphs, in each matchday programme this season we’ll reflect on one game that we played along the road to glory in one of those successes.

THE TROPHY: 1961 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

THE MATCH: SPURS 6 ASTON VILLA 2

THE DATE: 24 SEPTEMBER 1960

Records and landmarks tumbled on a fairly regular basis throughout our league title winning season of 1960/61 – and the first was set following this victory against Aston Villa in late September.

Excitement was in full swing around White Hart Lane and among Spurs supporters as Bill Nicholson’s side had exploded out of the blocks, notching up an impressive nine straight league wins from the start of the season. So when Villa arrived in N17, we stood on the brink of history as no team had ever won 10 successive matches from the opening day. The record was held by Hull City who, in 1948/49, recorded nine straight victories in the Third Division North and we had equalled that feat the previous weekend when we beat Leicester City 2-1 at Filbert Street.