Anyone fancy watching Spurs v Burnley 1960/61 with huge writing obscuring the picture and our last 3 goals missing?

[Stan Tastic]

Ended 4-4 after being 4-0 down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaVE3sHcP2Q

[ClaretTony]

This report doesn't stop at 4-1

https://www.uptheclarets.com/white-hart ... w-on-earth

[mdd2]

And Connelly I think hit the post at 4-4

[Hipper]

There was some comment recently about how yesterday's footballers weren't as good/fit as todays counterparts. It would be interesting to see if today's lot could play on such a muddy surface, with that old ball that soaked up water so could weigh a ton, for 90 minutes (no subs) and with the quality that some of those players had.

They'd also have a dilemma - everytime they are tackled do they go down and roll about in agony, getting muddy. Maybe that's why we have more diving etc.; the pitches are too clean.

[claretblue]

everytime they are tackled do they go down

if they feel a touch surely they're 'entitled' too!

[Leisure]

When we were Kings - Cliff Jones on Spurs v Burnley, 1960s

Any meeting of Spurs and Burnley is bound to spark memories for our older generation of fans.

Back in the early 1960s, this was the hottest ticket in town.

Over four seasons - 1959/60 through to 1962/63 - both teams won the old First Division title and went head-to-head in the latter stages of the FA Cup. Indeed, in that time, neither team finished outside the top four.

We beat Burnley in the semi-finals of the FA Cup at Villa Park on our way to clinching the historic double of league and FA Cup in 1961. We then beat Burnley again in the 1962 FA Cup Final as we defended the trophy at Wembley but Burnley gained revenge by beating the holders in the third round at the Lane the next season, January 1963.

Our success was delivered by the great Bill Nicholson, who added the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1963 as we became the first British team to win a European trophy. Bill would later add another FA Cup (1967), two League Cups (1971, 1973) and the UEFA Cup (1972).

Meanwhile, Burnley were led by Harry Potts, who in 12 years as manager at Turf Moor lifted the title in 1960, reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup in 1961 and was then runner-up in both the league and FA Cup in 1962 and third in the First Division in 1963.

“It was the glory years for Tottenham, but also for Burnley,” reflected our legendary former winger Cliff Jones, who played throughout the rivalry during his career at Spurs, 1958-1968.

BURNLEY AND TOTTENHAM WAS THE MATCH PEOPLE WANTED TO SEE. THEY WERE ALWAYS FANTASTIC OCCASIONS.

“We were two teams similar in style, we both played good, attacking football. We put bums on seats, both teams. We were the teams to come and watch.

“We had Danny Blanchflower and they had Jimmy Adamson, very similar characters, intelligent, good footballers, leaders. They had Jim McIlroy, one of the greats of that time, striker Ray Pointer and John Connelly, a winger who was always a threat.

“We were big rivals, both winning matches and doing well domestically. It was like that for three or four seasons where we were always competing against each other for the top spots.

[Silkyskills1]

BURNLEY AND TOTTENHAM WAS THE MATCH PEOPLE.WANTED TO SEE.
And I was a schoolboy privileged enough to witness some of those encounters. Tremendous games at Turf Moor where the average attendance literally doubled for the game with very few away fans. My favourite was probably a 2-1 win. Spurs led at half time through a sublime piece of skill from Jimmy Greaves who hooked the ball over Jimmy Adamson, controlled it as it fell and then just.glided.it past.Adam Blacklaw.
The 2nd half was as I recall, one way traffic. We attacked the old Cricket.Field End, the crowd was noisy and literally on their feet. Can't remember the goalscorers(I know I should) but after equalising the winner came courtesy of a pass with the ball being slid into the net(Jimmy Robson?).. Absolute pandemonium because to beat that Spurs side especially after being behind was definetly something to celebrate and savour.

[cricketfield73]

Bloody hell, I've played on better pitches than that on The Prairie in January!

[Leisure]

Bloody hell, I've played on better pitches than that on The Prairie in January!

And the leather ball weighed a ton when it got wet!

[Royboyclaret]

This report doesn't stop at 4-1

https://www.uptheclarets.com/white-hart ... w-on-earth

Great pity the film comes to an abrupt stop at half-time with Tottenham leading 4-1. Considering we'd played a European Cup match in Paris just three days earlier, the second half comeback to draw 4-4 was nothing short of sensational, especially on a pitch deep in mud.

Is it possible someone can unearth film of that incredible second half performance ??

By the way CT your Burnley team in the report includes Jimmy Adamson at centre half whereas I think he'd been injured in France and his place taken by Tommy Cummings for the Spurs game.

[tim_noone]

Awful viewing!!!

[mdd2]

Joyce would have replaced Adamson surely, with TC at number 5 and Joyce number 4 in place of Jimmy Adamson

[Royboyclaret]

Joyce would have replaced Adamson surely, with TC at number 5 and Joyce number 4 in place of Jimmy Adamson

The half-back line against Reims was Joyce, Adamson & Miller. Three days later at Tottenham it was Joyce, Cummings & Miller.

[Top Claret]

My Dad took my Mum to the 4-4 draw back in the 60s, they use to often talk about it