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 West Bromwich Albion's home league fixtures against Tottenham Hotspur

2. OVERVIEW
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
This presentation - written on 1st December, 2015 - features 10 key facts from
matches played in this English football fixture throughout history at The
Hawthorns, West Bromwich, West Midlands.
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3. 1
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
The first league meeting between West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham
Hotspur took place at The Hawthorns on 7th November, 1908, in front of
27,224 football fans.
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4. 2
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
West Brom won this Second Division match 3.0 to go top of the table, ahead
of local rivals Birmingham City.
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5. 3
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
The result marked West Brom's first ever win over Spurs, having lost two
previous FA Cup ties.
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6. 4
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
This was Tottenham's first season in the Football League and they were
promoted to the First Division at the end of it, pipping Albion on goal average
by just 0.02 goals.
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7. 5
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
West Bromwich Albion's highest home league win against Tottenham Hotspur
came on 12th February, 1927, with a 5.0 victory.
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8. 6
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham's highest league win at The Hawthorns came on 31st January,
2015 with a 3.0 victory. Eriksen and Kane (2) scored for Spurs that day.
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9. 7
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
The highest aggregate score in league games between these clubs at The
Hawthorns was in a First Division match on Boxing Day, 1963 in a 4.4. draw,
watched by 37,189 football supporters.
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10. 8
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
The Baggies have beaten The Lilywhites at home 4.3 on no less than five
occasions, including on Easter Monday, 1969 when goalscorers included
Tony 'Bomber' Brown, Jeff Astle and Jimmy Greaves.
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11. 9
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
Bobby Smith for Spurs is the leading scorer in matches with WBA, with 17
goals. Tony Brown has the most for Albion with 12, including two December
hat-tricks - in 1966 and 1970.
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12. 10
West Bromwich Albion Versus
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur have won their league games at The Hawthorns in each
season when they have gone on to win the league championship (1951 and
1961).
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13. Article
First Football Briefs
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