The 1973/74 season was something of a mixed bag for Bill Nicholson’s Spurs. In the old First Division, a perfectly symmetrical record of 14 wins, 14 draws and 14 defeats saw us finish 11th in the table while we suffered early exits from both domestic cup competitions, with 1-0 defeats to Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup and Queens Park Rangers in round two of the League Cup.
It’s fair to say the class of 1973/74 kept their best form for the UEFA Cup that campaign as we beat the likes of Grasshoppers, Aberdeen, Dinamo Tbilisi, and FC Cologne to set up a semi-final meeting with Lokomotive Leipzig of the former East Germany.
“We had a good run in the UEFA Cup that season… we didn’t lose any matches home or away en route to that semi-final and we beat some very good sides along the way too,” says Martin Chivers, who scored five goals in seven UEFA Cup appearances that season prior to the semi-final. “I can remember assistant manager Eddie Baily telling us just how good Cologne were but we managed to beat them 5-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.
“Prior to that, the Dinamo Tbilisi away game (third round, second leg) was quite an experience. It was the only time in my career I wore gloves so I didn’t take the skin off my knuckles as the pitch was rock hard! My old friend Ralphy (Ralph Coates) scored in that game as we drew 1-1 there, then won 5-1 at home in second leg.”
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OBITUARY – JOHNNIE HILLS
We were saddened to hear of the passing of John ‘Johnnie’ Hills, a defender who spent 11 years at the Club as an amateur and professional between 1950-61. He passed away at home in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, 26 November, aged 87.
PAPER CHASE
Club historian John Fennelly looks back at what supporters were reading on their way, at half-time and heading home afterwards when NORWICH CITY visited in March 1938.
RIDE FOR UGO
Laurence Gant, Head of Academy Sports Medicine and Science, is set to take part in a five-day charity cycle in memory of his friend, and our former Under-23s coach Ugo Ehiogu.
DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
BIG WIN OVER EVERTON
SPURS WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL ROUND
GAME ZERO ACHIEVES NET ZERO CARBON STATUS
Sky this week published a case study revealing that Game Zero, our Premier League match against Chelsea here in September, achieved net zero carbon emissions.
LIVING IN THE MOMENT
Exclusive interview with our young midfielder OLIVER SKIPP, now an established member of our first team and also a familiar face to today’s opponents, who is enjoying every moment in the Premier League spotlight.
MEET OUR FIRST-YEAR UNDER-18S PLAYERS
TOUGH DAY AGAINST COTTAGERS
TREBLE TOP
Looking back at Spurs hat-tricks scored against tonight’s opposition.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
A creative midfielder who was full of heart and desire, LEWIS HOLTBY made his Spurs debut against this afternoon’s opposition back in January 2013 and went on to make 42 appearances in our colours, scoring three goals. We caught up with the Germany international to discuss his time at the Club and find out what he is up to now…
