The Fiver What used to pass for Spursy, when the sun shone on a more regular basis
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Had the legendary John White, then a young man doing his national service, made it from his barracks to Burnley in time for a First Division match towards the business end of the 1959-60 season, Tottenham Hotspur may not have lost 2-0, and may well have won the league instead of the Clarets. In 1961-62, they lost home and away to newly promoted Ipswich Town; had the results been reversed, that would have been their title too. In 1962-63 they rattled in 111 goals, but still somehow managed to finish second. And in 1963-64 they were top at the beginning of March; by the end of the season they were fourth, having just been whacked 7-2 by Burnley. Ah 7-2. We’ll come back to that scoreline in a minute. Continue reading...