Saturday, April 29, 1978

Southampton FC

Southampton 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Football League Division Two

Southampton is the largest city on the south coast of England. It is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest. The city lies roughly in the centre of the coast, at the northern-most point of Southampton Water where it is joined by the River Test and River Itchen, with the River Hamble joining to the south of the urban area. The city is situated approximately halfway between Bournemouth and Portsmouth. Although Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements are known to have existed in the area, the first permanent settlement was established by the Romans shortly after their invasion of Britain in AD43. Known as Clausentum, it was an important trading port for the large Roman towns of Winchester and Salisbury. The Romans abandoned the settlement circa AD410, and the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons eventually saw the formation of a new settlement circa AD700 across the Itchen centred around what is now the St Mary's area.


An easy train journey from London Waterloo to Southampton meant only a five minute walk to the The Dell where the young Pieman took his place in a crowd of 28,846. The season long battle for promotion had now come down to the last game of the season and it is fair to say that nerves got the better of players and supporters alike. In the end a 0-0 draw was enough to send both clubs back up to Division One. For Tottenham Hotspur the season spent in Division Two had been exciting and rewarding, not least for opposition clubs benefiting from bumper crowds. The young Pieman benefited too. Attending all but five of the fixtures, with many new grounds visited.







Attendance: 28,846
Programme: 15p

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Subsequent visits to The Dell

16 April 1979 - Southampton 3 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - League Division One - Attendance: 22096
15 September 1979 - Southampton 5 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 22573
20 April 1981 - Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 23735
31 October 1981 - Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 24131
03 May 1983 - Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 21602
07 May 1984 - Southampton 5 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 21141
06 October 1984 - Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 21825
02 November 1985 - Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 17440
17 December 1985 - Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Screen Sport Super Cup, Group Stage - Attendance: 4680
02 September 1986 - Southampton 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 17911
26 December 1987 - Southampton 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 18456
29 November 1988 - Southampton 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Cup, 4th Round - Attendance: 17357
25 February 1989 - Southampton 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - League Division One - Attendance: 16702
04 November 1989 - Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - League Division One - Attendance: 19601
29 December 1990 - Southampton 3 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - League Division One - Attendance: 21405
17 August 1991 - Southampton 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - League Division One - Attendance: 18581
15 August 1992 - Southampton 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 19654
06 November 1993 - Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 16017
01 March 1995 - Southampton 2 Tottenham Hotspur 6 (AET ) - FA Cup, 5th Round Replay - Attendance: 15172
02 April 1995 - Southampton 4 Tottenham Hotspur 3 - Premier League - Attendance: 15105
26 December 1995 - Southampton 0 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 15238
14 September 1996 - Southampton 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 15251
25 October 1997 - Southampton 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2 - Premier League - Attendance: 15255
19 September 1998 - Southampton 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 15204
20 November 1999 - Southampton 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Premier League - Attendance: 15248
27 December 2000 - Southampton 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0 - Premier League - Attendance: 15237 

Total visits to this venue = 27 


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