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Spurs versus Southampton 1969 - 1970 THE DATE: January 31, 1970 THE PLACE: White Hart Lane THE EVENT: Tottenham Hotspur 0 Southampton 1 THE STORY: Without a point, or a goal, so far in 2001-02 — and given the identity of the opposing manager — Southampton fans would give an awful lot to repeat this scoreline of 31 years ago at White Hart Lane tomorrow. Then, as now, both sides were in need of the points. Spurs lay fourteenth in the first division but had been knocked out of the FA Cup by Crystal Palace in a midweek fourth-round replay and the response of Bill Nicholson, the manager, was to drop Jimmy Greaves, Alan Gilzean, Joe Kinnear, Cyril Knowles and Steve Perryman. Southampton were nineteenth with just three wins all season and were two points away from the relegation places. 1. KEN JONES (Southampton full back): Signed by Bradford City from Monckton Colliery, he had earned the reputation as the best full back in the fourth division when he moved to The Dell in June 1965. Injuries hampered his career with Saints — and later when he joined Cardiff City — and he made 92 appearances in five years. Now aged 57, he still lives in the Southampton area. 2. JIMMY GABRIEL (Southampton wing half): A championship-winner during a seven-year stay at Goodison Park, he arrived on the South Coast in the summer of 1967. Tough and combative, his defensive qualities played a big part in the club establishing itself in the first division in the late Sixties. Made 224 appearances before moving along the coast to Bournemouth. He is 61 next month and is a coach at Washington State University in the United States. 3. HUGH FISHER (Southampton wing half): Glasgow-born, he arrived from Blackpool for £35,000 in March 1967 and stayed until 1977, making 354 appearances. On the bench when the club won the FA Cup in 1976, he nevertheless played a key part in the triumph with a last-minute equaliser against Aston Villa in the third round. Later the manager of Southport when the club lost its Football League status. Now 57, he lives in Hampshire and is a brewery rep. 4. ERIC MARTIN (Southampton goalkeeper): A former dust sampler in a Scottish colliery, his career north of the border included spells at St Johnstone, Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline Athletic. Known as Harpo in tribute to his hairstyle, he was enormously popular at The Dell and made 288 appearances before leaving for the United States, where he still lives. Works for a junk mail company. Aged 55. 5. MARTIN CHIVERS (Spurs striker): of White Hart Lane’s favourite sons, he had joined the club from Southampton for a club record £125,000 in January 1968. He scored 107 goals in 189 games for Saints, 174 in 367 for Spurs and an impressive 13 in 24 for England. Winner of the recent footballers’ Weakest Link quiz, he is 56 and a sales manager for a Hertfordshire firm. 6. TONY WANT (Spurs full back): One of five players drafted in by Nicholson to replace the axed big names, he was a product of the club’s youth system. Made 56 appearances between 1968 and 1972 before joining Birmingham City in June 1972. Now 52, he is a warehouse manager for a Birmingham frozen food company. 7. TERRY PAINE (Southampton winger): Before the efforts of Michael Owen last weekend, he was the last England player to score a winning goal in an international in Germany. Hampshire born and bred, he spent 18 years with Southampton, making a remarkable 808 appearances — scoring 185 goals — before joining Hereford United. His career of 824 league games puts him fifth on the all-time list and he also won 19 caps. He has lived in South Africa for a number of years and works for the Super Sports club as well as being a TV pundit. Aged 62. 8. RON DAVIES (Southampton centre forward): Once described by Matt Busby as the best centre forward in Europe and by Mick Channon as the best header of a ball he had seen, the Wales No 9 is a legendary figure in Saints history. Arrived at the club for £55,000 in August 1966 after spells with Chester City, Luton Town and Norwich City and scored 153 goals in 281 games. Among those goals was the winner in this game, scored after 63 minutes. In a golden period between 1966 and 1969 he scored 85 times in 199 league games and was the first division’s leading scorer twice. Aged 59, he lives in Florida. THANKS: Gary Chalk, Andy Porter From The Times - Photographic Memory Return to Richard
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