Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City 1974/75

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1 CITY 2

League Division 1

28th August 1974

attendance 20,079

scorers City Bell(52), Booth(89) Spurs Peters(57)

City MacRae, Barrett, Donachie, Doyle, Booth, Oakes, Summerbee, Bell, Marsh, Hartford, Tueart - sub Henson(unused) Spurs Jennings, Evans, Naylor, Coates, Osgood, Beal, McGrath, Perryman, Chivers, Peters, Neighbour City beat bottom of the table Spurs at White Hart Lane with a display that could have seen the winning margin much higher. The Blues first goal came seven minutes after the break, and man of the match, Colin Bell was the scorer, a strong run from 'Nijinsky' ended with him curling a great shot past Spurs' custodian Jennings. Peters equalised in the 57th minute and City were put under pressure as Tottenham went for the winner, however, with a minute to go Tommy Booth scored with a great header from a Mike Summerbee corner to take all the points for City.