Tottenham Hotspur First Game of the League Season
My Football Facts ⇒ English Football ⇒ Tottenham Hotspur
Full details & statistics of every opening Tottenham Hotspur game of the Football League Season from 1908-09 to 2023-24.
#
Season
Lge
Opponents
X
V
R
F
A
1
1908-09
FLD2
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
1
H
W
3
0
2
1909-10
FLD1
SUNDERLAND
1
A
L
1
3
3
1910-11
FLD1
EVERTON
1
A
L
0
2
4
1911-12
FLD1
EVERTON
2
A
D
2
2
5
1912-13
FLD1
EVERTON
3
H
L
0
2
6
1913-14
FLD1
SHEFFIELD UNITED
1
A
W
4
1
7
1914-15
FLD1
EVERTON
4
H
L
1
3
8
1919-20
FLD2
COVENTRY CITY
1
A
W
5
0
9
1920-21
FLD1
BLACKBURN ROVERS
1
H
L
1
2
10
1921-22
FLD1
CARDIFF CITY
1
A
W
1
0
11
1922-23
FLD1
CARDIFF CITY
2
H
D
1
1
12
1923-24
FLD1
PRESTON NORTH END
1
H
W
2
0
13
1924-25
FLD1
BOLTON WANDERERS
1
H
W
3
0
14
1925-26
FLD1
ARSENAL
1
A
W
1
0
15
1926-27
FLD1
EVERTON
5
H
W
2
1
16
1927-28
FLD1
BIRMINGHAM CITY
1
H
W
1
0
17
1928-29
FLD2
OLDHAM ATHLETIC
1
H
W
4
1
18
1929-30
FLD2
BRADFORD PARK AVENUE
1
A
L
1
2
19
1930-31
FLD2
READING
1
H
W
7
1
20
1931-32
FLD2
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
2
A
L
0
4
21
1932-33
FLD2
CHARLTON ATHLETIC
1
H
W
4
1
22
1933-34
FLD1
SHEFFIELD UNITED
2
A
D
0
0
23
1934-35
FLD1
EVERTON
6
H
D
1
1
24
1935-36
FLD2
BRADFORD CITY
1
A
W
1
0
25
1936-37
FLD2
WEST HAM UNITED
1
A
L
1
2
26
1937-38
FLD2
COVENTRY CITY
2
H
D
0
0
27
1938-39
FLD2
SOUTHAMPTON
1
A
W
2
1
28
1939-40
FLD2
BIRMINGHAM CITY
2
H
D
1
1
29
1946-47
FLD2
BIRMINGHAM CITY
3
H
L
1
2
30
1947-48
FLD2
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
1
A
L
0
1
31
1948-49
FLD2
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
1
H
W
3
2
32
1949-50
FLD2
BRENTFORD
1
A
W
4
1
33
1950-51
FLD1
BLACKPOOL
1
H
L
1
4
34
1951-52
FLD1
MIDDLESBROUGH
1
A
L
1
2
35
1952-53
FLD1
WEST BROMWICH ALBION
2
H
L
3
4
36
1953-54
FLD1
ASTON VILLA
1
H
W
1
0
37
1954-55
FLD1
ASTON VILLA
2
A
W
4
2
38
1955-56
FLD1
BURNLEY
1
H
L
0
1
39
1956-57
FLD1
PRESTON NORTH END
2
A
W
4
1
40
1957-58
FLD1
CHELSEA
1
H
D
1
1
41
1958-59
FLD1
BLACKPOOL
2
H
L
2
3
42
1959-60
FLD1
NEWCASTLE UNITED
1
A
W
5
1
43
1960-61
FLD1
EVERTON
7
H
W
2
0
44
1961-62
FLD1
BLACKPOOL
3
A
W
2
1
45
1962-63
FLD1
BIRMINGHAM CITY
4
H
W
3
0
46
1963-64
FLD1
STOKE CITY
1
A
L
1
2
47
1964-65
FLD1
SHEFFIELD UNITED
3
H
W
2
0
48
1965-66
FLD1
LEICESTER CITY
1
H
W
4
2
49
1966-67
FLD1
LEEDS UNITED
1
H
W
3
1
50
1967-68
FLD1
LEICESTER CITY
2
A
W
3
2
51
1968-69
FLD1
ARSENAL
2
H
L
1
2
52
1969-70
FLD1
LEEDS UNITED
2
A
L
1
3
53
1970-71
FLD1
WEST HAM UNITED
2
H
D
2
2
54
1971-72
FLD1
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
3
A
D
2
2
55
1972-73
FLD1
COVENTRY CITY
3
H
W
2
1
56
1973-74
FLD1
COVENTRY CITY
4
A
L
0
1
57
1974-75
FLD1
IPSWICH TOWN
1
H
L
0
1
58
1975-76
FLD1
MIDDLESBROUGH
2
H
W
1
0
59
1976-77
FLD1
IPSWICH TOWN
2
A
L
1
3
60
1977-78
FLD2
SHEFFIELD UNITED
4
H
W
4
2
61
1978-79
FLD1
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
1
A
D
1
1
62
1979-80
FLD1
MIDDLESBROUGH
3
H
L
1
3
63
1980-81
FLD1
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
2
H
W
2
0
64
1981-82
FLD1
MIDDLESBROUGH
4
A
W
3
1
65
1982-83
FLD1
LUTON TOWN
1
H
D
2
2
66
1983-84
FLD1
IPSWICH TOWN
3
A
L
1
3
67
1984-85
FLD1
EVERTON
8
A
W
4
1
68
1985-86
FLD1
WATFORD
1
H
W
4
0
69
1986-87
FLD1
ASTON VILLA
3
A
W
3
0
70
1987-88
FLD1
COVENTRY CITY
5
A
L
1
2
71
1988-89
FLD1
NEWCASTLE UNITED
2
A
D
2
2
72
1989-90
FLD1
LUTON TOWN
2
H
W
2
1
73
1990-91
FLD1
MANCHESTER CITY
1
H
W
3
1
74
1991-92
FLD1
SOUTHAMPTON
2
A
W
3
2
75
1992-93
PREM
SOUTHAMPTON
3
A
D
0
0
76
1993-94
PREM
NEWCASTLE UNITED
3
A
W
1
0
77
1994-95
PREM
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
2
A
W
4
3
78
1995-96
PREM
MANCHESTER CITY
2
A
D
1
1
79
1996-97
PREM
BLACKBURN ROVERS
2
A
W
2
0
80
1997-98
PREM
MANCHESTER UNITED
1
H
L
0
2
81
1998-99
PREM
WIMBLEDON
1
A
L
1
3
82
1999-00
PREM
WEST HAM UNITED
3
A
L
0
1
83
2000-01
PREM
IPSWICH TOWN
4
H
W
3
1
84
2001-02
PREM
ASTON VILLA
4
H
D
0
0
85
2002-03
PREM
EVERTON
9
A
D
2
2
86
2003-04
PREM
BIRMINGHAM CITY
5
A
L
0
1
87
2004-05
PREM
LIVERPOOL
1
H
D
1
1
88
2005-06
PREM
PORTSMOUTH
1
A
W
2
0
89
2006-07
PREM
BOLTON WANDERERS
1
A
L
0
2
90
2007-08
PREM
SUNDERLAND
2
A
L
0
1
91
2008-09
PREM
MIDDLESBROUGH
5
A
L
1
2
92
2009-10
PREM
LIVERPOOL
2
H
W
2
1
93
2010-11
PREM
MANCHESTER CITY
3
H
D
0
0
94
2011-12*
PREM
MANCHESTER UNITED*
2
A
L
0
3
95
2012-13
PREM
NEWCASTLE UNITED
4
A
L
1
2
96
2013-14
PREM
CRYSTAL PALACE
1
A
W
1
0
97
2014-15
PREM
WEST HAM UNITED
4
A
W
1
0
98
2015-16
PREM
MANCHESTER UNITED
3
A
L
0
1
99
2016-17
PREM
EVERTON
10
A
D
1
1
100
2017-18
PREM
NEWCASTLE UNITED
5
A
W
2
0
101
2018-19
PREM
NEWCASTLE UNITED
6
A
W
2
1
102
2019-20
PREM
ASTON VILLA
5
H
W
3
1
103
2020-21
PREM
EVERTON
11
H
L
0
1
104
2021-22
PREM
MANCHESTER CITY
4
H
W
1
0
105
2022-23
PREM
SOUTHAMPTON
4
H
W
4
1
106
2023-24
PREM
BRENTFORD
2
A
D
2
2
| # | Season | Lge | Opponents | X | V | R | F | A | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1908-09 | FLD2 |
|
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS |
1 | H | W | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 1909-10 | FLD1 |
|
SUNDERLAND | 1 | A | L | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1910-11 | FLD1 |
|
EVERTON | 1 | A | L | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1911-12 | FLD1 |
|
EVERTON | 2 | A | D | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 1912-13 | FLD1 |
|
EVERTON | 3 | H | L | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 1913-14 | FLD1 |
|
SHEFFIELD UNITED | 1 | A | W | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 1914-15 | FLD1 |
|
EVERTON | 4 | H | L | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 1919-20 | FLD2 |
|
COVENTRY CITY | 1 | A | W | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | 1920-21 | FLD1 |
|
BLACKBURN ROVERS | 1 | H | L | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 1921-22 | FLD1 |
|
CARDIFF CITY | 1 | A | W | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 1922-23 | FLD1 |
|
CARDIFF CITY | 2 | H | D | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 1923-24 | FLD1 |
|
PRESTON NORTH END | 1 | H | W | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | 1924-25 | FLD1 |
|
BOLTON WANDERERS | 1 | H | W | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | 1925-26 | FLD1 |
|
ARSENAL | 1 | A | W | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 1926-27 | FLD1 |
|
EVERTON | 5 | H | W | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | 1927-28 | FLD1 |
|
BIRMINGHAM CITY | 1 | H | W | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 1928-29 | FLD2 |
|
OLDHAM ATHLETIC | 1 | H | W | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | 1929-30 | FLD2 |
|
BRADFORD PARK AVENUE |
1 | A | L | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | 1930-31 | FLD2 |
|
READING | 1 | H | W | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | 1931-32 | FLD2 |
|
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS |
2 | A | L | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | 1932-33 | FLD2 |
|
CHARLTON ATHLETIC | 1 | H | W | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | 1933-34 | FLD1 |
|
SHEFFIELD UNITED | 2 | A | D | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1934-35 | FLD1 |
|
EVERTON | 6 | H | D | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 1935-36 | FLD2 |
|
BRADFORD CITY | 1 | A | W | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | 1936-37 | FLD2 |
|
WEST HAM UNITED | 1 | A | L | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | 1937-38 | FLD2 |
|
COVENTRY CITY | 2 | H | D | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1938-39 | FLD2 |
|
SOUTHAMPTON | 1 | A | W | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | 1939-40 | FLD2 |
|
BIRMINGHAM CITY | 2 | H | D | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | 1946-47 | FLD2 |
|
BIRMINGHAM CITY | 3 | H | L | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | 1947-48 | FLD2 |
|
WEST BROMWICH ALBION |
1 | A | L | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | 1948-49 | FLD2 |
|
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | 1 | H | W | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | 1949-50 | FLD2 |
|
BRENTFORD | 1 | A | W | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | 1950-51 | FLD1 |
|
BLACKPOOL | 1 | H | L | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | 1951-52 | FLD1 |
|
MIDDLESBROUGH | 1 | A | L | 1 | 2 |
| 35 | 1952-53 | FLD1 |
|
WEST BROMWICH ALBION |
2 | H | L | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | 1953-54 | FLD1 |
|
ASTON VILLA | 1 | H | W | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | 1954-55 | FLD1 |
|
ASTON VILLA | 2 | A | W | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | 1955-56 | FLD1 |
|
BURNLEY | 1 | H | L | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | 1956-57 | FLD1 |
|
PRESTON NORTH END | 2 | A | W | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | 1957-58 | FLD1 |
|
CHELSEA | 1 | H | D | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | 1958-59 | FLD1 |
|
BLACKPOOL | 2 | H | L | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | 1959-60 | FLD1 |
|
NEWCASTLE UNITED | 1 | A | W | 5 | 1 |
| 43 | 1960-61 | FLD1 |
|
EVERTON | 7 | H | W | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | 1961-62 | FLD1 |
|
BLACKPOOL | 3 | A | W | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | 1962-63 | FLD1 |
|
BIRMINGHAM CITY | 4 | H | W | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | 1963-64 | FLD1 |
|
STOKE CITY | 1 | A | L | 1 | 2 |
| 47 | 1964-65 | FLD1 |
|
SHEFFIELD UNITED | 3 | H | W | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | 1965-66 | FLD1 |
|
LEICESTER CITY | 1 | H | W | 4 | 2 |
| 49 | 1966-67 | FLD1 |
|
LEEDS UNITED | 1 | H | W | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | 1967-68 | FLD1 |
|
LEICESTER CITY | 2 | A | W | 3 | 2 |
| 51 | 1968-69 | FLD1 |
|
ARSENAL | 2 | H | L | 1 | 2 |
| 52 | 1969-70 | FLD1 |
|
LEEDS UNITED | 2 | A | L | 1 | 3 |
| 53 | 1970-71 | FLD1 |
|
WEST HAM UNITED | 2 | H | D | 2 | 2 |
| 54 | 1971-72 | FLD1 |
|
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS |
3 | A | D | 2 | 2 |
| 55 | 1972-73 | FLD1 |
|
COVENTRY CITY | 3 | H | W | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | 1973-74 | FLD1 |
|
COVENTRY CITY | 4 | A | L | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | 1974-75 | FLD1 |
|
IPSWICH TOWN | 1 | H | L | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | 1975-76 | FLD1 |
|
MIDDLESBROUGH | 2 | H | W | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | 1976-77 | FLD1 |
|
IPSWICH TOWN | 2 | A | L | 1 | 3 |
| 60 | 1977-78 | FLD2 |
|
SHEFFIELD UNITED | 4 | H | W | 4 | 2 |
| 61 | 1978-79 | FLD1 |
|
NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 1 | A | D | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | 1979-80 | FLD1 |
|
MIDDLESBROUGH | 3 | H | L | 1 | 3 |
| 63 | 1980-81 | FLD1 |
|
NOTTINGHAM FOREST | 2 | H | W | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | 1981-82 | FLD1 |
|
MIDDLESBROUGH | 4 | A | W | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | 1982-83 | FLD1 |
|
LUTON TOWN | 1 | H | D | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | 1983-84 | FLD1 |
|
IPSWICH TOWN | 3 | A | L | 1 | 3 |
| 67 | 1984-85 | FLD1 |
|
EVERTON | 8 | A | W | 4 | 1 |
| 68 | 1985-86 | FLD1 |
|
WATFORD | 1 | H | W | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | 1986-87 | FLD1 |
|
ASTON VILLA | 3 | A | W | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | 1987-88 | FLD1 |
|
COVENTRY CITY | 5 | A | L | 1 | 2 |
| 71 | 1988-89 | FLD1 |
|
NEWCASTLE UNITED | 2 | A | D | 2 | 2 |
| 72 | 1989-90 | FLD1 |
|
LUTON TOWN | 2 | H | W | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | 1990-91 | FLD1 |
|
MANCHESTER CITY | 1 | H | W | 3 | 1 |
| 74 | 1991-92 | FLD1 |
|
SOUTHAMPTON | 2 | A | W | 3 | 2 |
| 75 | 1992-93 | PREM |
|
SOUTHAMPTON | 3 | A | D | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | 1993-94 | PREM |
|
NEWCASTLE UNITED | 3 | A | W | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | 1994-95 | PREM |
|
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY | 2 | A | W | 4 | 3 |
| 78 | 1995-96 | PREM |
|
MANCHESTER CITY | 2 | A | D | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | 1996-97 | PREM |
|
BLACKBURN ROVERS | 2 | A | W | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | 1997-98 | PREM |
|
MANCHESTER UNITED | 1 | H | L | 0 | 2 |
| 81 | 1998-99 | PREM |
|
WIMBLEDON | 1 | A | L | 1 | 3 |
| 82 | 1999-00 | PREM |
|
WEST HAM UNITED | 3 | A | L | 0 | 1 |
| 83 | 2000-01 | PREM |
|
IPSWICH TOWN | 4 | H | W | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | 2001-02 | PREM |
|
ASTON VILLA | 4 | H | D | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | 2002-03 | PREM |
|
EVERTON | 9 | A | D | 2 | 2 |
| 86 | 2003-04 | PREM |
|
BIRMINGHAM CITY | 5 | A | L | 0 | 1 |
| 87 | 2004-05 | PREM |
|
LIVERPOOL | 1 | H | D | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | 2005-06 | PREM |
|
PORTSMOUTH | 1 | A | W | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | 2006-07 | PREM |
|
BOLTON WANDERERS | 1 | A | L | 0 | 2 |
| 90 | 2007-08 | PREM |
|
SUNDERLAND | 2 | A | L | 0 | 1 |
| 91 | 2008-09 | PREM |
|
MIDDLESBROUGH | 5 | A | L | 1 | 2 |
| 92 | 2009-10 | PREM |
|
LIVERPOOL | 2 | H | W | 2 | 1 |
| 93 | 2010-11 | PREM |
|
MANCHESTER CITY | 3 | H | D | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | 2011-12* | PREM |
|
MANCHESTER UNITED* | 2 | A | L | 0 | 3 |
| 95 | 2012-13 | PREM |
|
NEWCASTLE UNITED | 4 | A | L | 1 | 2 |
| 96 | 2013-14 | PREM |
|
CRYSTAL PALACE | 1 | A | W | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | 2014-15 | PREM |
|
WEST HAM UNITED | 4 | A | W | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | 2015-16 | PREM |
|
MANCHESTER UNITED | 3 | A | L | 0 | 1 |
| 99 | 2016-17 | PREM |
|
EVERTON | 10 | A | D | 1 | 1 |
| 100 | 2017-18 | PREM |
|
NEWCASTLE UNITED | 5 | A | W | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | 2018-19 | PREM |
|
NEWCASTLE UNITED | 6 | A | W | 2 | 1 |
| 102 | 2019-20 | PREM |
|
ASTON VILLA | 5 | H | W | 3 | 1 |
| 103 | 2020-21 | PREM |
|
EVERTON | 11 | H | L | 0 | 1 |
| 104 | 2021-22 | PREM |
|
MANCHESTER CITY | 4 | H | W | 1 | 0 |
| 105 | 2022-23 | PREM |
|
SOUTHAMPTON | 4 | H | W | 4 | 1 |
| 106 | 2023-24 | PREM |
|
BRENTFORD | 2 | A | D | 2 | 2 |
*2011-12 home match with Everton postponed
