Tottenham Hotspur became the first British club to win a European competition on this day in 1963 as they thumped Athletico Madrid 5-1 in Rotterdam to lift the European Cup Winners Cup. Jimmy Greaves opened the scoring after 16 minutes, volleying in a cross from Cliff Jones. John White then added Spurs’ second on 35 […]
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On This Day – 15th May
Tottenham Hotspur became the first British club to win a European competition on this day back in 1963.They beat Athletico Madrid 5-1 at the to win the European Cup Winners Cup. Jimmy Greaves and Terry Dyson both scored twice and John White scored the fifth. The result was all the more impressive considering that Athletico […]