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Tottenham’s time at White Hart Lane – in numbers




As White Hart Lane prepares to close its doors after Sunday’s fixture against Manchester United, we take a look back at the ground’s records and Tottenham’s history there.

White Hart Lane facts and figures

Year opened: 1899
First goalscorer: Tom Smith, v QPR, Southern League, September 9, 1899
Years in operation: 118
Record attendance: 75,038 v Sunderland, FA Cup quarter-final, March 5, 1938
Current capacity: 36,284
Record win: 13-2 v Crewe, FA Cup fourth round replay, February 3, 1960
Record defeat: 0-6 v Sunderland, Division One, December 19, 1914; 0-6 v Arsenal, Division One, March 6, 1935
Longest winning run (league): 14 – January 24 to October 3, 1987
Longest unbeaten run (league): 33 – January 2, 1932 to September 16, 1933
Longest losing run (league): 5 – December 27, 1993 to February 12, 1994

Tottenham’s record at White Hart Lane

Mauricio Pochettino has helped Spurs challenge for the league title
Mauricio Pochettino has helped Spurs challenge for the league title (Nick Potts/PA)
(League fixtures only)
Won 1,101
Drawn 462
Lost 429
Scored 3,981
Conceded 2,325

Rivalries

Christian Eriksen gets away from Aaron Ramsey
Christian Eriksen gets away from Aaron Ramsey (Adam Davy/PA)
Spurs’ White Hart Lane record against their main rivals:
v Arsenal: Won 38, drawn 25, lost 30, scored 153, conceded 136
v Chelsea: Won 28, drawn 22, lost 27, scored 130, conceded 121
v Liverpool: Won 39, drawn 19, lost 24, scored 118, conceded 100
v Manchester United: Won 32, drawn 32, lost 25, scored 145, conceded 112
Fierce rivals Chelsea and Arsenal’s records are the best among visiting teams.
Outside of those two, Leicester have been the nearest thing to a White Hart Lane ‘bogey team’ – winning 16 of their 53 games at the venue, or just over 30 per cent. They enjoyed a four-game unbeaten run there between 1996 and 1999 and three successive wins in the early 1960s, including inflicting Spurs’ first home defeat of the 1960-61 double-winning season.

And finally

White Hart Lane memorabilia outside the stadium (David Davies/PA)
White Hart Lane memorabilia outside the stadium (David Davies/PA)
Home league defeats this season: 0

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