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Here is Declan Mulcahy's "Last Five"
THE LAST FIVE SEASONS:
NEWCASTLE UNITED (AWAY)
P W D L F A
5 0 1 4 3 13
Played in all five games, Tottenham: Campbell, Newcastle: None
Spurs record at St James Park over the past five year is not good. They
have lost four times including a 7-1 humiliation five seasons ago and this
does not take into account the 6-1 thrashing in the FA Cup replay.
Following are the details of the last five games.
Saturday 26 August 2000
Newcastle United (1) 2
Speed 9, Cordone 66
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0
Newcastle United (4-4-2):
S Given; W Barton, A Hughes, A Goma, D Domi; N Solano, K Dyer, G Speed, S
Glass (A Griffin 74); A Shearer (capt), D Cordone (J Coppinger 80).
Substitutes not used: S Harper, D Gavilan, L Charvet.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2):
N Sullivan; S Carr, C Perry, S Campbell (capt), B Thatcher (M Taricco 73);
D Anderton, T Sherwood, S Freund, O Leonhardsen (L Young 73); S Iversen (L
Ferdinand 40), S Rebrov.
Substitutes not used: I Walker, S Clemence.
Attendance: 51,573
Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill).
Managers: George Graham (Tottenham), Booby Robson (Newcastle)
Spurs did not play very well and deserved to lose this game. It was Spurs
first defeat coming in the third league game of the season. Les Ferdinand
received a warm reception from the Newcastle supporters.
Thatcher had a poor game for Spurs and Perry was not much better.
Iversen had an early header for Spurs which went wide. Spurs fell behind
after nine minutes. Hughes played a long ball to Speed who appeared offside
however the referee took no action. Speed chipped the ball over Sullivan
into the net.
Soon afterwards Speed had an opportunity to add to Newcastle's lead. Barton
sent a long ball down the Newcastle right wing to Cordone who crossed. It
found Speed unmarked but he shot wide. Then Anderton took a speculative
long shot. It fooled Given the Newcastle goalkeeper and hit the post.
After thirty minutes the Spurs defence got into a tangle which allowed
Shearer to chip the ball over Sullivan. Campbell reacted swiftly and headed
the ball off the goal line. Carr came forward and passed to Leonhardsen who
was by the far post but he could not make the opportunity count.
Spurs had two chances one after another in the second half when both
Leonhardsen and Freund had shots cleared off the Newcastle goal line. Play
immediately switched to the other end where Cordone had an opportunity from
a tight angle but shot wide.
Shearer who was seeking his 200th league goal was not to achieve the
milestone on the day. However he came close from a free kick after Perry
had fouled Cordone. After 66 minutes Solano made a good run before passing
to Cordone who scored from close range.
Spurs had a few chances in the final third of the game. Freund had another
shot which went wide. Carr crossed for Ferdinand whose header hit the
ground and then bounced over. Campbell had a shot from twenty yards which
went just over. In the end it was all to no avail and Newcastle won by two
goals.
Sunday 28 November, 1999
Newcastle United (1) 2
Glass 5, Dabizas 58.
Tottenham Hotspur (1) 1
Armstrong 44.
Newcastle United (4-4-2):
S Harper; L Charvet, Helder, N Dabizas, A Hughes; S Glass, Fumaca (J McClen
81), R Lee, N Solano (S Maric 86); T Ketsbaia (D Ferguson 75), A Shearer
(capt).
Substitutes not used: S Given, D Beharrall.
Booked: N Solano.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2):
I Walker; M Taricco, C Perry, S Campbell (capt), J Edinburgh; O
Leonhardsen, S Freund (S Clemence 84), T Sherwood, D Ginola; S Iversen, C
Armstrong (J Dominguez 68).
Substitutes not used: E Baardsen, R Vega, L Young.
Booked: T Sherwood, D Ginola, J Edinburgh, C Armstrong, M Taricco, C Perry.
Vega replaced Fox on the bench, after the latter was injured during the warm-up
Attendance: 36,460
Referee: P Alcock (Halstead)
Managers: George Graham (Tottenham), Bobby Robson (Newcastle)
Newcastle took the lead after just five minutes. Shearer passed to Solano
whose cross from the right wing was met by a powerful header by Glass.
Walker reached the ball but it trickled over the line. Ketsbaia followed up
to put it in the back of the net to make sure there was no dispute about
it.
Spurs had a long range effort from Leonhardsen before a header from Dabizas
following a corner was cleared off the line by Freund. Leonhardssen had
another chance but shot wide.
A minute before half time Armstrong scored the equaliser for Spurs.
Leonhardsen passed to Ginola on the right wing. He sent over a fine cross
and Armstrong had an easy shot at the far post. Ginola received a rough
reception during the game having made some critical comments about Shearer
in the week prior to the game.
After 58 minutes Newcastle regained the lead. Solano took a corner for
Newcastle. The Spurs defence allowed Dabizas too much room and he scored
with a low header. Both sides had some opportunities thereafter but the
score remained 2-1 to Newcastle.
Ginola and Sherwood were reputedly reported to the FA for making
provocative gestures, but nothing ever came of it. A month later Spurs
would be humiliated 6-1 by Newcastle in an FA Cup replay at St James Park.
Monday 5th April, 1999
Newcastle United (0) 1
Ketsbaia 78.
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1
Anderton 50 (pen).
Newcastle United (4-4-2):
S Given; A Hughes, L Charvet, N Dabizas, A Griffin (W Barton 46); N Solano,
J McClen (G Georgiadis 56), G Speed, D Domi; T Ketsbaia, Maric (L Saha 56).
Subs not used: S Harper, G Brady.
Booked: G Speed.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2):
I Walker; S Carr, S Campbell (capt), R Nilsen, M Taricco; D Anderton, T
Sherwood, S Freund, A Sinton; S Iversen, C Armstrong.
Subs not used: E Baardsen, A Nielsen, R Fox, J Dominguez, L Young.
Booked: R Nilsen.
Attendance: 36,655
Referee: M Riley (Leeds)
Managers: George Graham (Tottenham), Ruud Gullit (Newcastle)
This game which took place on Easter Monday occurred six days before the
two teams would meet again at Old Trafford in the FA Cup semi final. Both
teams played cautiously in the league game with the honours being shared,
saving their best for the next weekend.
Both teams rested a number of key players for the semi final including
Ferdinand and Ginola of Spurs and Shearer for Newcastle. Spurs made six
changes from the team which had lost at home to Leicester two days earlier.
Roger Nilsen on loan from Sheffield United made his debut with McClen of
Newcastle experiencing the same honour. Nilsen had a fine game.
Spurs created lots of opportunities during the first half but failed to
score. Iversen put in an early cross that beat the goalkeeper but there was
no one to take advantage of the opportunity. After 17 minutes Campbell
fouled Maric and Solano's bending free kick went just over. Spurs had
another opportunity when a poor clearance by Given fell to Iversen. He fed
Sinton on the left who crossed to Armstrong. He shot but Given managed to
save the ball with his legs.
After 26 minutes Carr had a fine run before crossing to the back post. The
ball found Iversen who had time to compose himself but shot straight at
Given. Then Sherwood chipped the ball into the Newcastle area for Armstrong
to run at. He was tackled by Hughes and went down but the referee dismissed
penalty appeals.
After five minutes of the second half, Nilsen advanced forward with the
ball before passing to Anderton on the right. He fed Carr who was in the
penalty area. Barton fouled him and this time the referee gave the penalty.
Anderton made no mistake from the spot.
Soon afterwards Newcastle came close when Walker had to tip a Charvet
header over the bar. Armstrong put the ball in the net following a Carr
cross but it was disallowed because Armstrong had fouled a defender while
winning the ball.
Newcastle equalised after 78 minutes. Domi crossed from the left to
Ketsbaia who was about 28 yards out. He unleashed a long range shot which
Walker reached but could not prevent entering the net. That was really the
end of the action and the game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Saturday 4 October 1997
Newcastle United (0) 1
Barton 89.
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 0
Newcastle United (4-4-2):
S Given; S Watson, D Peacock, S Howey, J Beresford; W Barton, D Batty, J
Barnes, T Ketsbaia; J D Tomasson, I Rush.
Subs Not Used: P Srnicek, K Gillespie, D Hamilton, B Pinas, F Albert.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-1-2):
I Walker; S Campbell (capt), G Mabbutt, R Vega, S Carr; R Fox, C
Calderwood, S Clemence (A Sinton, 87); D Ginola (J Dominguez 64); C
Armstrong, L Ferdinand.
Subs Not Used: E Baardse
n, A Nielsen.
Booked: C Calderwood.
Attendance: 36,709
Referee: M J Bodenham (East Looe).
Managers: Gerry Francis (Tottenham), Kenny Dalglish (Newcastle)
Notes: John Scales sustained a calf injury during the warm up immediately
before the match. Spurs advised the referee that a late change was needed
with Gary Mabbutt moving up from the substitute bench to start the game in
place of Scales who was originally listed on the team sheet. The assistant
referee indicated a substitution prior to play commencing. The match
officials and match observer on the day ruled that, as the change was so
late, they deemed it to be a substitution. For this reason, only two
further substitutes were allowed to be used, namely Dominguez and Sinton.
The club maintained then that another player should have been allowed to be
added on the bench. Following this incident, the rule has now been
clarified and another name can be added to the team sheet at any time prior
to the kick off.
In Mabbutt's absence Sol Campbell was designated as captain. When Mabbutt
made his late appearance shortly before kick off, Campbell offered him the
captain's armband. However Mabbutt told Sol he should retain it and thus
Campbell was the captain on the day.
Although this was a one-sided game with Newcastle dominating, Spurs
appeared to have earned a draw when they frustratingly conceded the only
goal of the game two minutes before the end of the game. Spurs had only
scored one goal in their five previous Premiership games.
The Spurs team had some weaknesses. Francis played Sol Campbell at right
back and Stephen Carr at left back. Central midfield consisted of the
uninspiring Calderwood and the young Clemence.
Walker made a number of outstanding saves which kept the score down. Early
on he had to tip a Rush header over the bar. Then he held a long range shot
from Beresford
Newcastle were unlucky not to get a penalty when Mabbutt brought down
Ketsbaia. Walker drooped a shot from Ketsbaia but luckily there was no
Newcastle player following up. Howey almost conceded an own goal when under
no pressure. Spurs had one more opportunity in the first half but Ginola
shot straight at Given from the edge of the penalty area.
There was a bizarre beginning to the second half when Fox and Ferdinand
initially failed to appear having been locked in the toilets. Dominguez
came on as a substitute for Ginola after 64 minutes. He was fouled in the
penalty area by Howey but again the referee did not give a penalty. Barton
hit the bar with a long range shot before Walker made a fine save from
Howey.
A minute from the end Newcastle won a corner. It came to Batty on the edge
of the box. He shot. Walker saved but could not hold the ball and Barton
put the rebound into the net. Spurs could not really complain.
Saturday 28 December 1996
Newcastle United (2) 7
Shearer 20, 82,
Ferdinand 22, 59,
Lee 61, 88,
Albert 79
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1
Nielsen 89
Newcastle United (4-4-2):
S Hislop; S Watson, D Peacock, P Albert, J Beresford; K Gillespie (L Clark
44), R Lee, D Batty, P Beardsley; L Ferdinand, A Shearer.
Subs not used: P Srnicek, J Crawford, R Elliott, P Kitson.
Booked: R Lee
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2):
I Walker; S Carr, S Campbell, C Calderwood, C Wilson; R Fox, D Howells, A
Nielsen, A Sinton (J Dozzell 46 (R Rosenthal 58)); S Iversen, E Sheringham
(capt).
Subs not used: D Austin, E Baardsen, S Nethercott.
Booked: A Nielsen, D Howells.
Attendance: 36,308
Referee: G Ashby (Worcester).
Managers: Gerry Francis (Tottenham), Kevin Keegan (Newcastle)
Spurs were absolutely humiliated losing 7-1 to a Newcastle side which had
not won any of their last seven Premiership games.
Spurs had a couple of opportunities early on. Newcastle took the lead after
20 minutes. Ferdinand flicked on Hislop's kick to Shearer who forced his
way between Carr and Calderwood before shooting past Walker into the top of
the net. Two minutes later Newcastle were two up. Gillespie crossed from
the right for Ferdinand to shoot. The ball rebounded to Beardsley. He had a
low shot which Ferdinand diverted past Walker.
Spurs were now hanging on and Walker saved in succession from Ferdinand
twice and Beardsley. Towards the end of the first half Beardsley and Lee
had further opportunities without scoring.
Ferdinand scored Newcastle's third after 59 minutes. Beresford hit a low
cross which Ferdinand volleyed past Walker. Number four followed two
minutes later. With the Spurs defence retreating Lee forced his way into
the penalty area and hit a low shot which Walker could not reach.
In the 79th minute Albert, unmarked in the penalty area, hit a low shot
under Walker to increase the score to 5-0. After 82 minutes Shearer scored
with a volley following Batty's cross. Lee made it 7-0 after 88 minutes.
Nielsen scored for Spurs with a minute to go but it hardly reduced the
humiliation.
Ironically Keegan resigned as Newcastle's manager eleven days later.
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