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Up until 1985 Tottenham's annual trip to Anfield was associated with the sinking of the Titanic as Spurs had not won there since before that sad event. This year, 15th April, 2012 marks the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. A month earlier, Spurs had achieved their last win at Anfield on 16th March, 1912.
16th March, 1912 1st Div. Won 2 - 1 Newman, Mason
Ahead of this game Spurs had won only twice since defeating Woolwich Arsenal 5 - 0 at White Hart Lane on Christmas Day. There record included five defeats and four draws from eleven League and Cup games. Spurs goals at Anfield were scored by Ernie Newman and Tom Mason. This was Mason's only goal for Tottenham and neither player had lengthy careers with Spurs but events over the next 73 years finds them with a place in the Tottenham's history books. Spurs had taken a fifth minute lead with a header from Mason. Newman added a second before half-time and although Liverpool scored early in the second half they couldn't get a second. This was Spurs second success in three visits to Anfield, having won by the same score the previous season.
Seventy three years later, on the same date, 16th March, Spurs brought their terrible record at Anfield to an end. During that time they had played 43 matches in League and Cup competitions, achieving 15 draws and 28 defeats.
16th March, 1985 1st Div. Won 1 - 0 Crooks
Tottenham were challenging near the top of the 1st Division title but had lost in midweek at home to Manchester United. It was actually their away record which was keeping them in the title race and they were undefeated in their previous 10 away League games with six victories. They had lost at Anfield in the 4th Round of the FA Cup but on this occasion a garth Crooks goal with twenty minutes remaining earned them the three points. Spurs finished the season in third place, level on points with Liverpool.
Over the next 27 years Tottenham have won at Anfield on another five occasions in League and Cup:
Premier League Record at Anfield
P 19 W 2 D 5 L 12 For 17 Ag 38
Last Season
May, 2011 PL Won 2 - 0 Van der Vaart, Modric (pen)Liverpool and Spurs were both in contention for a place in the Europa League with two matches tpo play at the end of the season. Ledley King made a surprise return to the Tottenham defence having been absent since October and helped keep a clean sheet for the first time in ten games. Rafael van der Vaart gave Spurs an early lead and Luka Modric's second half penalty helped secure the victory and Liverpool's first home defeat since Kenny Dalglish's return as manager. This was only Spurs second Premier League win at Anfield.
Jan. 2010 PL Lost 0 - 2
Dirk Kuyt gave Liverpool an early lead but the determining moment in the game came just after half-time when the referee, Howard Webb, who else, disallowed a Jermain Defoe goal for offside, a controversial decision. A last minute penalty secured victory for the home side.
Oct. 2007 PL Draw 2 - 2 Keane (2)
Liverpool scored early but Robbie Keane equalised right on half-time. He then put Spurs ahead two minutes into the second half and looked to have secured the win until a last minute goal snatched it away.
April, 2005 PL Draw 2 - 2 Edman, Keane
Erik Edman was the scorer of one of the best goals by a Spurs player at Anfield. His early strike from almost forty yards giving the goalkeeper no chance. Spurs held the lead until just before half-time but regained the advantage after ten minutes of the second half through Robbie Keane. Liverpool were level eight minutes later.
Nov. 1998 LC Won 3 - 1 Iversen, Scales, Nielsen
This victory enabled Spurs to continue on their Road to Wembley and success in the Final of the Worthington Cup against Leicester City.
Mar. 1995 FAC Won 2 - 1 Sheringham, Klinsmann
Everyone was beginning to think that this was going to be Tottenham's year for the FA Cup. they had shown great determination to win at Anfield with Jurgen Klinsmann's late goal. Liverpool had taken the lead late in the first half but Teddy Sheringham brought them level just before the interval. A draw was looking the most likely result when with two minutes remaining Sheringham put Klinsmann through to score the winner. Sadly, Everton ended Spurs' Wembley dreams in the semi-final.
Aug. 1993 PL Won 2 - 1 Sheringham (2) (1 pen)
Oct. 1986 1st Div. Won 1 - 0 Allen, C.
Ledley King made his debut for Spurs at Anfield in May, 1999, coming on as a substitute in a 2 - 3 defeat. A Jamie Carragher own goal and a Steffan Iversen gave Spurs the lead at the interval but Liverpool came back in the second half with Jamie Redknapp scoring their first from the penalty spot.
King had come on at half-time in place of Stephen Clemence.
Mar. 1973 1st Div. Draw 1 - 1 GilzeanOne of the most memorable performances by a Spurs player at Anfield was in a 1 -1 draw in 1973 when Pat Jennings saved two penalties to deny Liverpool.
Keegan had seen the first saved, Jennings diving to his right to palm away. Smith put the next one to Jennings's left, with similar results. There is a photograph of Jennings springing up from his second penalty save, punching the air with one hand. The referee looks on, grinning wildly in sheer disbelief. On the turf, down on his knees, is Smith, hammering the ground with both fists in impotent rage.
Alan Gilzean had scored the opener, but Keegan eventually put the ball past Jennings with, of course, a mishit, deflected shot.
Spurs who defeated Liverpool by four goals at White Hart Lane in September will hope to reduce the gap on second placed Manchester United to three points with a win at Anfield and secure a second consecutive win at the ground, something they haven't achieved since those two seasons immediately before the sinking of the Titanic.
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