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FA Cup   Round   Venue   Result  Scorer(s)
1908-09    2       H      1-0    R. Steel
1983-84    3       A      0-0
          3R       H      2-0    Archibald, Roberts
1997-98    3       H      3-1    Clemence, Calderwood + o.g
2006-07    5       A      4-0    Keane(2), Berbatov(2)
 
FL Cup
1981-82    4       H      1-0    Hazard
1999-2000  4       A      1-3    Iversen
2001-2002  4       A      2-1    Rebrov, Davies

Spurs first met Fulham in a major cup competition in our first season as a Football League side, when both teams were in Division Two. Spurs would be promoted as runners-up at the end of that season, whilst Fulham finished mid-table. I have seen conflicting records of the result of this game, but the best I can offer is a solitary goal win by Spurs, with our scorer being Robert Steel. There was also a Daniel Steel in our side then. A little team called Woolwich Arsenal were beaten in the same round by Millwall. Spurs had beaten Manchestser City in the preceding round, but we were knocked out by Burnley in the Third Round, after a replay.

My good friend Declan Mulcahy adds the following information regarding the above match:-

"1-0 is indeed the correct result for that match.

The brothers Danny and Bobby Steel were regulars in the Spurs team during the early days in the football league.

On January 29, 1910 the middle brother Alex Steel played his only game for Spurs against Bradford City at White Hart Lane which ended 0-0. This is the only time that Spurs have fielded three brothers in a game."

It was to take 75 years before we next played Fulham in the FA Cup. In January, 1984, after a 0-0 draw at Craven Cottage, Spurs finished the job with a 2-0 win, with goals from Steve Archibald, and Graham Roberts. It was to be a magical year for Spurs in the UEFA Cup, but Norwich knocked us out in the next round of that year's FA Cup. That little team I mentioned above had knocked us out of the Milk Cup in the preceding November. Fulham were a Division Two side in the 83-84 season. Malcolm MacDonald (who had once played for that little team) was the Fulham manager.

In January 1998, Spurs were fighting relegation and Jurgen Klinsmann had not arrived for his second spell as a Tottenham player. Fulham were gradually working their way back up the league after flaunting with demotion to non-league status earlier in the nineties. Klinsmann played, but didn't score, as Spurs ran out 3-1 winners with Clemence and Calderwood scoring for Spurs, along with a Maik Taylor own goal. Neil Smith briefly got Fulham back in the game to make it 2-1, but it was minutes later when the score was made 3-1 thanks to the "Cottagers'" goalkeeper. Spurs were to be rather ignominiously knocked out in the next round by Barnsley. Although Ginola scored in a 3-1 defeat, it was a year later that he scored a wonderful goal at Barnsley in an FA Cup quarter-final victory.

After a bad start, February 2007 heralded an upturn in Spurs' fortunes and indeed skills. They had started the month in mid-table but worked their way up to a last day fifth place and European qualification through their league placing for the second year running. We had seen off Cardiff and Southend in the earlier rounds, before producing four classy goals and a truly great win in the fifth round at Craven Cottage. Robbie Keane and Dimitar Berbatov both scored two. This was match 41 in a 59 game season for Spurs, and whilst we nearly produced a miracle result in Match 46 at Stamford Bridge, we were undone in the replay at The Lane. In that first game we had been 3-1 up at half-time, despite playing little more than 36 hours earlier in Portugal against Braga.

Former Spur Simon Davies, who now plays for Fulham, was one of our scorers when we beat Fulham at Craven Cottage in November 2001. Sergei Rebrov scored the other Spurs goal in a game where I had the privilege to sit close to Ricky Villa.

Fulham sit comfortably in 9th position in the Premier League and have made great progress to the last 16 of the Europa Leaue where they will play the once mighty Juventus. Fulham are currently unbeaten in 8 games since they lost 2-0 in successive games to Spurs, then Aston Villa. We are Fulham's first Premier League opponents in the FA Cup this year. They have beaten Swindon, Accrington Stanley and Notts County to reach this year's quarter-final. They will be aiming for further progress in the competition they have never won. The best they achieved was to lose to West Ham in the 1975 final. Fulham included former Spurs Captain Alan Mullery and former England and West Ham captain Bobby Moore in their side.

Bobby Zamora made quite a recovery from an injury scare after Fulham's last game in Europe, and played most of last week's draw at Sunderland. He has had an excellent season and is a thorn in any side, even if he does not score, as he shields and holds the ball so well. Fulham will certainly be missing Andy Johnson, who has only played in 8 league games anyway this season, and Clint Dempsey is also missing for at least another three weeks.

Spurs have more than their usual problems, and the team might almost pick itself. Gareth Bale went off with a knee injury on Wednesday night, but is said to be okay, but Tom Huddlestone is definitely out after his ankle injury sustained last week. Jermaine Jenas is having an operation on his groin, and Harry Redknapp has little in the way of experienced midfielders. If fit, Bale might play in front of Ekotto on the left, with Modric moving inside and Kranjcar playing on the right of midfield. Peter Crouch increased his goal-scoring record for England this week, but whether that will be enough for him to win back a starting position is another question. Crouch has now scored 20 goals in 37 England games.

Both teams would no doubt prefer to finish this tie at the first attempt, fearing fixture congestion and the risk of more injuries if they draw. However, I think that a draw is the most likely result this Saturday tea-time, and will predict a 1-1.

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