4th May, 1963Spurs 4 Sheffield United 2 (1st Division)
Another Jimmy Greaves goal scoring record.
In this season Spurs were looking to Europe for success but Greaves continued his phenomenal goal scoring feats by setting a new record for the number of League goals scored in a season.
The record of 36 had been set in 1930-31 by Ted Harper when Spurs were in the Second Division and equalled in 1957-58 by Bobby Smith.
Greaves created a new record of 37 when scoring Spurs third against United. The other goals came from Frank Saul, Cliff Jones and Terry Dyson.
Although three games remained, he failed to add to his total for the season.
The following year he scored 35 League goals and since then only Clive Allen has come near to his record, scoring 33 in 1986-87.
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