Article from our First Football Brief series looking at different football matches and league fixtures throughout the history of football, highlighting key players, managers and football facts. This piece provides 10 top facts from Tottenham Hotspur's matches against AFC Sunderland

2. OVERVIEW
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
This presentation - written on 15th September, 2016 - features 10 key facts
from matches played in this English football fixture throughout history.
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3. 1
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur first faced AFC Sunderland in a second-round FA Cup tie
on 11th February, 1899 at their Northumberland Park ground, which they won
2.1.
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4. 2
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
The first league meeting between the two sides came on 1st September,
1909 at Sunderland’s previous ground – Roker Park – in a First Division clash
which Sunderland won 3.1.
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5. 3
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
Tottenham first faced Sunderland at home at White Hart Lane in the on 25th
March, 1910. It proved to be their first league win over Sunderland as the
match finished 5.1 to Tottenham.
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6. 4
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
Tottenham first beat Sunderland in the league away (at Roker Park) on 26th
March, 1921 with Jimmy Seed scoring the only goal in a 1.0 win
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7. 5
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
Tottenham have put five goals past Sunderland on five further occasions.
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8. 6
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
On 16th November, 1968 Tottenham again won 5.1 at White Hart Lane with
legendary striker Jimmy Greaves scoring four of Tottenham’s goals that day
and Welsh international Mike England the other
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9. 7
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
On 28th January, 1950 Tottenham won a fourth-round tie at White Hart Lane
5.1 (again) with striker Les Bennett and winger Sonny Walters getting two
goals apiece.
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10. 8
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
Sunderland have scored six goals against Tottenham on two occasions, each
time in 6.0 First Division wins: in 1914 and 1934
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11. 9
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
The highest-scoring draw between the sides to date was a 3.3 result at White
Hart Lane on 8th December, 1990 with Gary Lineker scoring the first of
Tottenham’s goals..
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12. 10
Tottenham Hotspur Versus AFC
Sunderland
One of the most thrilling matches between the sides came on 31st October,
1953 at Roker Park in a First Division match. Sunderland went behind twice
before scoring three goals in the first seven minutes of the second-half.
Sonny Walters again scored for Spurs in the 56th minute but there were no
further goals and the match ended 4.3 to Sunderland.
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