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Tottenham Hotspur
1920–21 season
The Spurs side that won the FA Cup
ManagerPeter McWilliam
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Football League6th
FA CupWinners
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerBert Bliss (17)
Biggest win6–2 v Bristol Rovers
8 January 1921
FA Cup

The 1920–21 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 13th season since joining the Football League and having won the Second Division in the previous season played in the First Division where they finished in 6th place.

In the FA Cup Tottenham had a clean run with no replays all the way to the final where they were drawn against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The game finished 1–0 with the only goal of the game coming from James Dimmock crowning Spurs for the second time. As a result of winning the FA Cup, Tottenham went on to play Burnley the winners of the league in a FA Charity Shield match which Spurs won 2–0. This was also the first time winners of the FA Cup and League faced off against each other and carried on this format to this day.[1]

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Scotland SCO Alex Hunter
DF England ENG Thomas Clay
DF Scotland SCO Robert McDonald
DF England ENG Charlie Walters
MF England ENG Bertram Smith
MF England ENG Frederick Walden
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG James Dimmock
MF England ENG Arthur Grimsdell
FW England ENG Bert Bliss
FW England ENG James Cantrell
FW England ENG James Seed
FW England ENG James Banks

Competitions

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First Division

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
4 Liverpool 42 18 15 9 63 35 1.800 51
5 Newcastle United 42 20 10 12 66 45 1.467 50
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 9 14 70 48 1.458 47
7 Everton 42 17 13 12 66 55 1.200 47
8 Middlesbrough 42 17 12 13 53 53 1.000 46
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

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28 August 1920 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
30 August 1920 2 Derby County 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Derby, Derbyshire
Stadium: Baseball Ground
4 September 1920 3 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Blackburn, Lancashire
Stadium: Ewood Park
6 September 1920 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Derby County Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
11 September 1920 5 Aston Villa 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur Aston, Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
18 September 1920 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Aston Villa Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
25 September 1920 7 Manchester United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Trafford, Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
2 October 1920 8 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Manchester United Tottenham, London
Spence Stadium: White Hart Lane
9 October 1920 9 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Chelsea Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
16 October 1920 10 Chelsea 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
23 October 1920 11 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Burnley Tottenham, London
Anderson Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 45,000
30 October 1920 12 Burnley 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Burnley, Lancashire
Kelly
Cross
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 35,830
6 November 1920 13 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Oldham Athletic Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
13 November 1920 14 Oldham Athletic 2–5 Tottenham Hotspur Oldham, Greater Manchester
Stadium: Boundary Park
20 November 1920 15 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Preston North End Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
27 November 1920 16 Preston North End 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur Preston, Lancashire
Stadium: Deepdale
4 December 1920 17 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Sheffield United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
11 December 1920 18 Sheffield United 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Stadium: Bramall Lane
18 December 1920 19 Tottenham Hotspur 5–2 Bolton Wanderers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
25 December 1920 20 Newcastle United 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
27 December 1920 21 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Newcastle United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
1 January 1921 22 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Bolton, Greater Manchester
Stadium: Burnden Park
15 January 1921 23 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Arsenal Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
22 January 1921 24 Arsenal 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Highbury, London
Stadium: Highbury
3 February 1921 25 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Bradford Park Avenue Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
5 February 1921 26 Bradford Park Avenue 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Bradford, West Yorkshire
Stadium: Park Avenue
12 February 1921 27 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Manchester City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
23 February 1921 28 West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich, West Midlands
Stadium: The Hawthorns
26 February 1921 29 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
9 March 1921 30 Manchester City 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur West Gorton, Manchester
Browell
Barnes
Stadium: Hyde Road
12 March 1921 31 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Everton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
25 March 1921 32 Liverpool 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Anfield, Liverpool
Stadium: Anfield
26 March 1921 33 Sunderland 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Roker, Sunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
28 March 1921 34 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Liverpool Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
2 April 1921 35 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Sunderland Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
9 April 1921 36 Bristol City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Ashton Gate, Bristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate
16 April 1921 37 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Bristol City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
25 April 1921 38 Huddersfield Town 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Swann Stadium: Leeds Road
27 April 1921 39 Everton 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Walton, Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
30 April 1921 40 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Huddersfield Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
2 May 1921 41 Middlesbrough 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Ayresome, Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
7 May 1921 42 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Middlesbrough Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane

FA Cup

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Results

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8 January 1921 First round Tottenham Hotspur 6–2 Bristol Rovers Tottenham, London
Seed
Clay pen'
Walden
Cantrell
Bliss
Smith
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,175
29 January 1921 Second round Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Bradford City Tottenham, London
Seed
Banks
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 39,048
19 February 1921 Third round Southend United 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Cantrell
Bliss
Banks
Seed
Stadium: Kursaal (amusement park)
Attendance: 11,600
5 March 1921 Forth round Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Aston Villa Tottenham, London
Banks Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 51,991
19 March 1921 Semi final Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Preston North End Owlerton, Sheffield
Bliss Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 44,668
24 April 1921 Final Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Chelsea, London
Dimmock 53' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 72,805
Referee: J. Davies (Rainhill)

Charity Shield

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After winning the FA Cup Tottenham went on the play the league winners Burnley on 16 May 1921.

Result

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16 May 1921 Final Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Burnley Tottenham, London
Cantrell
Bliss
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 18,000

References

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  1. ^ Pavasovic, Mike. "The history of the FA Community Shield". You Are The Ref. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

Bibliography

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  • Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.


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