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[BobtheBluenose]

Spurs winning 8-1, 5 goals for Defoe.

[BobtheBluenose]

Make that 9

[devonblue]

And 9 of the 10 goals scored in the second half.

Surely a record, aint it Sid?

[s a smith]

It would appear so ? ,Sunderland did score 8 inside half hour v Newcastle (old 1st division) but that was 100 odd years ago ,I remember Spurs beat Crewe 13.2 around 1960 but it was a F.A.Cup tie,think most of them came in the one half,but for a top level game would think it has to be a record.
K.R.O.

[Shamrock]

Sid I heard on the radio this evening that the last Tottingham player to score 5 in a match wasa certain Alfie Stokes esq in 1957, their opponents on that occaasion were.......... Birmingham City m'lud. Can you confirm ?

[s a smith]

Sid I heard on the radio this evening that the last Tottingham player to score 5 in a match wasa certain Alfie Stokes esq in 1957, their opponents on that occaasion were.......... Birmingham City m'lud. Can you confirm ?

Yes we got beat 7.1..!
K.R.O.

[JohnBaker]

I remember Spurs beat Crewe 13.2 around 100 odd years ago
K.R.O.

[Shamrock]

Sid I heard on the radio this evening that the last Tottingham player to score 5 in a match wasa certain Alfie Stokes esq in 1957, their opponents on that occaasion were.......... Birmingham City m'lud. Can you confirm ?

Yes we got beat 7.1..!
K.R.O.

In the interests of balance the most goals ever sccored by a player in a top flight game was the seven from Arsenal's Ted Drake against..... Aston Villa, sometime before WW11, you know back when Villa were a good side.

[MicK]

Bollox! I left Defoe on my Dreamteam bench and put Cuchoo in instead.

[s a smith]

Sid I heard on the radio this evening that the last Tottingham player to score 5 in a match wasa certain Alfie Stokes esq in 1957, their opponents on that occaasion were.......... Birmingham City m'lud. Can you confirm ?

Yes we got beat 7.1..!
K.R.O.

In the interests of balance the most goals ever sccored by a player in a top flight game was the seven from Arsenal's Ted Drake against..... Aston Villa, sometime before WW11, you know back when Villa were a good side.

Ah.. yes twas at vile park December 14th 1935,however the vile wasn't all that good that season:....
P42..W13...D9...L20..F81..A110....they were....relegated... Blues P42..W15..D11..L16..F61..A63..we finished 12th...the highest placed local team..Wolves 15th..WBA 18TH..
K.R.O..

[Bluepeter15]

I was there when Bobby Tambling scored 5 against the Vile in a 6-2 shellacking; in fairness even the Vile fans gave him a standing ovation at the end of the game (or were they all secret Bluenoses like myself?)

[jassyblue80]

Bollox! I left Defoe on my Dreamteam bench and put Cuchoo in instead.

I left him out too... my mate had him as captain....

[s a smith]

Sid I heard on the radio this evening that the last Tottingham player to score 5 in a match wasa certain Alfie Stokes esq in 1957, their opponents on that occaasion were.......... Birmingham City m'lud. Can you confirm ?

Yes we got beat 7.1..!
K.R.O.

After further research I would have to dispute that 'statement made on the radio'..!...Alfie Stokes scored 5 against us 18th September 1957,however in the same season Bobby Smith scored 5 goals on 29th March 1958, I'm 99% certain that was the last time any team had two players score 5 goals twice in a season in the top flight...oh and very nearly forgot the opposition when Bobby Smith scored his 5......the vile..!!
K.R.O.

[tired_and_weary]

Apparently the Wigan players have offered to pay the supporters who had to witness their abysmal performance their money back.

I hope Gordon Brown and his lot follow suit.