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Here is Declan Mulcahy's "Last Five"
THE LAST FIVE SEASONS:
DERBY COUNTY (HOME)
P W D L F A
5 2 3 0 7 4
Played in all five games, Tottenham:None, Derby: None
Spurs have a fairly undistinguished record at home to Derby over the past
five years. They have won only twice drawing the other three times. All
five games have seen fairly poor performances from Spurs. Monday's game
will take place on October 15. In 1997 on the same date Spurs lost 2-1 at
home to Derby in the Worthington Cup. Following are the details of the last
five Premiership home games.
Saturday 21 October 2000
Tottenham Hotspur (2) 3
Leonhardsen 4, 48, Carr 45
Derby County (1) 1
Riggott 39
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2):
N Sullivan; S Carr, C Perry, R Vega, B Thatcher; D Anderton (S Davies 90),
T Sherwood (capt), S Clemence, O Leonhardsen (J Dominguez 71); L Ferdinand,
S Rebrov (W Korsten 90).
Substitutes not used: I Walker, A Thelwell.
Booked: D Anderton, B Thatcher.
Derby County (3-4-1-2):
M Poom; C Riggott, B O Bragstad, D Higginbotham (S Schnoor 62); R Delap, C
Burley, S Johnson (L Bohinen 84), D Powell (capt); D Sturridge; D Burton, M
Christie (L Morris 62).
Substitutes not used: L Grant, S Elliott.
Booked: S Johnson, C Riggott.
Attendance: 34,483
Referee: M Dean (The Wirral).
Managers: Glenn Hoddle (Tottenham), Jim Smith (Derby)
Spurs won this game without really being impressive against a poor Derby
team. Had they been more effective they could have scored more goals.
Leonhardsen scored two goals and then suffered what turned out to be a long
term injury.
Spurs took the lead after only four minutes. Anderton and Clemence combined
for a short corner before setting up Leonhardsen whose curling shot from
around 22 yards found the top corner of the net. Spurs had the better of
the early exchanges. Poom had to save from Leonhardsen and a quick shot
from Rebrov was just wide.
Derby responded when Delap headed a Burley cross just wide. Spurs had a few
more efforts without making them count. Then Sullivan saved well from a
Johnson free kick. Derby equalised after 39 minutes. Johnson sent in
another free kick and Riggott was not challenged as he headed the ball into
the corner of the net. From another free kick Sullivan and Vega got in a
tangle and could well have conceded another goal.
Just before half time Clemence crossed to Carr who was about twenty five
yards out. He unleashed a shot which travelled along the ground but fooled
Poom and entered the corner of the net. Spurs thus went in at half time 2-1
up.
Three minutes after the interval, Carr was again in the thick of things. He
combined with Anderton, now wearing a head bandage, and the ball was
crossed into the area. Riggott could not clear the ball and it fell to
Clemence whose header set up Leonhardsen whose shot across the goal scored.
Shortly afterwards Leonhardsen could have completed his hat trick but hit
the side netting.
Derby responded and Sullivan had to dive at Burton's feet to save. After 70
minutes Leonhardsen collapsed unchallenged with a hamstring injury and had
to be stretchered off.
Rebrov went close for Spurs. Poom made two saves one from a Vega header and
than a long range effort from Sherwood.
So Spurs won while Derby remained winless after ten Premiership games.
Saturday 29 April 2000
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1
Clemence 90.
Derby County (0) 1
Carbonari 63.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2):
I Walker; S Carr, C Perry, S Campbell (capt), L Young; D Anderton, S
Clemence, W Korsten (S Davies 46), D Ginola (M Etherington 70); C
Armstrong, S Iversen (D McEwen 71).
Substitutes not used: E Baardsen, A Gardner.
Booked: S Campbell, W Korsten, C Perry, D Anderton.
Derby County (3-4-2-1):
M Poom; J Laursen, H Carbonari, S Schnoor; R Delap, C Burley, D Powell
(capt), S Johnson; D Burton (P Boertien 46 (A Murray 79)), G Kinkladze; M
Christie.
Substitutes not used: A Oakes, R Jackson, S Elliott.
Booked: M Poom, H Carbonari, S Schnoor, D Burton, M Christie, C Burley.
Sent off: S Schnoor (39 second bookable offence).
Attendance: 33,044
Referee: N Barry (Scunthorpe).
Managers: George Graham (Tottenham), Jim Smith (Derby
This was an end of season game with little to play for although in theory
Derby could still have been relegated. It looked like Spurs were going to
lose until Stephen Clemence scored his first ever Premiership goal in the
last minute to salvage a draw. Given that Spurs had played against ten men
for the entire second half it was a disappointing result. With Spurs
manager George Graham ill, Stewart Houston managed the team on the day.
Both sides had opportunities early on. Delap forced Walker to tip the ball
round the post after only four minutes. Then a shot from Carr hit the
underside of the bar before bouncing away.
Midway through the first half an Anderton chip beat the Derby defence. It
set up Iversen whose volley went just over the bar. Then Delap was
one-on-one with Walker but the goalkeeper dived at his feet to save.
Schnoor had been booked earlier in the first half. After 39 minutes he made
a late tackle on Armstrong and was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Early in the second half Ginola had a number of runs but none of them
produced anything.
Around the hour mark Derby had a sustained period of pressure. Anderton had
to clear from Burley after Walker committed himself. Then a shot from
Carbonari was scrambled off the line by Clemence. Then after 63 minutes
Delap set up Carbonari volleyed under Walker to score.
Carr had an opportunity but shot over. Dave McEwan, who had come on as a
substiute to make his debut had a couple of chances. A header flashed
across the goal and then he shot wide from a good position.
With time running out Anderton took a corner which was headed goalwards. It
fell to Clemence who was close to the goal line. He trapped the header and
back-heeled it into the net to earn Spurs a draw which they barely
deserved.
Saturday 27 February 1999
Tottenham Hotspur (0) 1
Sherwood 69.
Derby County (0) 1
Burton 46.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2):
I Walker; M Taricco, R Vega, S Campbell (capt), J Edinburgh; D Anderton, S
Freund, T Sherwood, D Ginola; S Iversen, C Armstrong (J Dominguez 66).
Subs not used: E Baardsen, A Nielsen, A Sinton, L Young.
Booked: J Edinburgh, S Freund.
Sent off: J Edinburgh (90, Second Bookable Offence).
Derby County (5-3-2):
R Hoult; J Laursen, H Carbonari, S Schnoor, A Dorigo (K Harper 73), S
Eranio (S Prior 40); L Carsley, L Bohinen, F Baiano (J Hunt 73); D Burton,
P Wanchope.
Subs not used: R Knight, D Sturridge.
Booked: L Carsley, P Wanchope, D Burton.
Attendance: 35,392
Referee: J Winter (Stockton-on-Tees)
Managers: George Graham (Tottenham), Jim Smith (Derby)
This was the weekend before the Worthington Cup final though Spurs still
had a mid week fixture at home to Southampton before they took on
Leicester. Spurs fell behind before gaining a draw. However this was a game
they should have won had they capitalised on their opportunities.
Spurs started well though it was clear that Derby had come to play for a
draw. Ginola put over a cross that everybody missed. Then Armstrong had a
shot which went wide. Spurs had a couple of more opportunities which came
to nothing. Then from a Derby attack, Campbell blocked a shot from Bohinen.
There were appeals for a handball which fell on deaf ears.
Midway through the first half Spurs had a good opportunity when Iversen set
up Armstrong who unleashed a powerful shot but it was straight at Hoult,
the Derby keeper. Then a loose ball into the Spurs half was allowed to run
by Vega who was pressured and gave the ball to Wanchope. He shot but the
ball went wide.
Eranio was injured following a tackle by Edinburgh. After a lengthy
stoppage he was stretchered off. Just before half time Anderton took a fine
free kick which Hoult could only punch out. It fell to Freund whose shot in
the crowded penalty area was blocked.
Derby took the lead immediately after the restart. Vega conceded a free
kick near the half way line. The Spurs defence was not properly organized.
Dorigo took the free kick and found Wanchope who headed it down to Burton.
He beat Walker with his shot to give Derby a 1-0 lead.
From then on Spurs pressed for the equaliser. After 52 minutes Ginola sent
over a cross which could have lead to an own goal. Spurs had a number of
other efforts which went close without scoring.
After 69 minutes, Dominguez who had replaced Armstrong a few minutes
earlier beat several defenders before crossing to Sherwood on the edge of
the box. He unleashed a powerful diagonal shot into the net. This was
Sherwood's first Premiership goal since joining from Blackburn.
Shortly afterwards Edinburgh put in a fine cross which the Spurs forwards
could not reach. After 78 minutes Anderton had a shot which the Derby
goalkeeper had to tip over the bar.
Towards the end the game became more physical. Edinburgh made a late tackle
on Harper and was sent off for a second bookable offence. Wanchope too
could well have been sent off for a second bookable offence after he lunged
at Taricco.
This was Spurs sixth consecutive draw in the Premiership though they had
been winning both FA Cup and Worthington Cup games. They failed to win due
to a combination of poor finishing and good goalkeeping by Hoult in the
Derby goal.
Saturday, August 23rd, 1997
Tottenham Hotspur (1) 1
Calderwood 45.
Derby County (0) 0
Tottenham Hotspur (3-5-2):
I Walker; J Scales, C Calderwood, J Edinburgh; S Carr, S Clemence, D
Howells (capt), D Ginola (J Dominguez 33), A Sinton (A Nielsen 76); L
Ferdinand, S Iversen.
Substitutes Not Used: E Baardsen, G Mabbutt, R Fox
Booked : J Edinburgh, A Nielsen.
Derby County (3-5-2):
M Poom; J Laursen, I Stimac, C Dailly; C Powell, S Eranio, R van der Laan
(M Solis, 72), J Hunt (D Powell, 72), L Carsley; D Burton (D Sturridge,
60), A Ward.
Substitutes Not Used: R Hoult, G Rowett
Booked : S Eranio, J Laursen, L Carsley, I Stimac.
Referee : M J Bodenham (East Looe).
Attendance : 25,886.
Managers: Gerry Francis (Tottenham), Jim Smith (Derby)
This was Spurs third game of the season having lost the first two. While
they recorded their first victory of the season it was a fairly
undistinguished game. Spurs had a number of injuries and fielded Iversen
with a heavily bandaged knee.
The first thirty minutes or so was particularly poor with neither team
showing a lot of skill. Ginola was substituted after 33 minutes following
some crude tackles by Stimac. Dominguez came on to replace him making his
debut for Spurs.
Dominguez immediately looked lively taking on and beating defenders. He won
a free kick just before half time. Sinton crossed the ball into the Derby
penalty area from the left wing and Calderwood scored with a flying header.
The standard improved in the second half. The goal had clearly increased
Spurs confidence. Dominguez in particular looked impressive and Clemence
was having a good game.
However Spurs could not make their superiority count. During injury time in
the second half they were awarded a penalty after Dominguez was tripped in
the penalty area by Stimac. Howells, the captain, elected to take it
himself but ballooned the ball over the bar.
So Spurs won their first game of the season. Although Dominguez made an
outstanding debut he was not able to maintain this standard subsequently.
Wednesday 21 August 1996
Tottenham Hotspur (1) 1
Sheringham 34
Derby County (0) 1.
Dailly 90
Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-1-1):
I Walker; C Wilson, S Campbell, C Calderwood, J Edinburgh; R Fox (J Dozzell
90), D Howells, D Anderton (R Rosenthal 90), A Sinton; E Sheringham (capt);
C Armstrong.
Substitutes not used : E Baardsen, S Nethercott, S Carr.
Booked : D Howells
Derby County (4-1-3-2):
R Hoult; J Laursen, G Rowett, I Stimac, C Powell; P Parker (S Flynn 86); C
Dailly, D Powell, A Asanovic; M Gabbiadini (R Willems 70), D Sturridge (P
Simpson 71).
Substitutes not used : R van der Laan, M Taylor.
Booked : D Sturridge
Attendance : 28,219
Referee : K Burge (Mid Glamorgan)
Managers: Gerry Francis (Tottenham), Jim Smith (Derby)
This was Spurs second game of the season having beaten Blackburn away in
the opening game. Despite taking the lead in the first half they were
unable to hold it conceding the equaliser during injury time at the end of
the game after a couple of inept substitutions by Francis.
Derby started better than Spurs. At the other end Armstrong was frequently
being caught offside.
Spurs took the lead after 34 minutes. They were awarded a free kick. When
it was taken the referee awarded a second kick after a Derby player came
out of the wall with studs up and hit Sheringham. The second time
Sheringham directed the ball over the Derby wall and into the net.
Thereafter Spurs tended to play a holding game rather than trying to
increase their lead to the frustration of the crowd. They frequently played
the ball back to Walker. Fox had one speculative shot which hit the
underside of the bar and bounced away.
Towards the end Spurs were trying to play down the clock. Derby came close
twice in the last five minutes. Then Francis made two substitutions right
at the end replacing Anderton and Fox with Rosenthal and Dozzell as Derby
were awarded a throw in six yards from the corner flag. Chris Powell took
the throw in. Stimac headed on for Dailly to head the equaliser. The
substitutions undoubtedly affected the concentration of the Spurs defence.
Sheringham tried a long kick to no avail before the final whistle blew.
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