Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City 1972/73 First Division

[@synthdude]

Thanks for posting! I had zero recollection that Geoff Hurst played for Stoke 😐

[@UweBuehn-d6r]

Ich habe dieses Spiel 1972 als deutscher Schüler damals an der White Hart Lane live gesehen. Seit dem bin ich Spurs Fan. Auch Gordon Banks und Geoff Hurst waren Weltklasse ! Danke für das Video !!!

[@uladzimirkananovich3394]

Excellent reportage! Mental time travel back in my childhood.

[@mohdazmi10]

Gordon Banks last matches as a football pro player. 😥

[@seltaeb9691]

Seeing Ralph Coates now it's hard to equate him as a top player back then. Think he previously was with Burnley who had brought on many players & then sold them to the big clubs. Great down the wings with his comb-over billowing out, as was Bobby. Nice to see they gave it the chop.

[@alunjones685]

I seem to remember reading in The Glory Days that Bill Nicholson's wife 'Darkie' thought the softly-spoken Ralph Coates was really nice and somehow persuaded Bill to buy him, something I doubt knowing the man... Bill always defended his signing of RC as being a good call while the general impression was that he was just short of being a really top player. Great to watch when on good form though and hit a beauty to beat Norwich in an otherwise drab '73 LC final.

[@seltaeb9691]

@@alunjones685 I liked him. Went to my first ever match at Everton v Spurs opening season 1971 aged 18, when they came out the smell of lineament hit your nostrils. I was behind the goal on that semi circle bit, they had a corner, Ralph wacked it beautifully & it felt like slow motion as Alan Gilzean crouching headed it in, he headed so many goals for Spurs. It felt odd having no TV replay as I was used to in my TV football world up till then. I so wanted to see my favourite team Leeds but being in the Army it didn't happen bar one attempt at Birmingham but was called off due to snow.

[@mohdazmi10]

It is sad to see RC not being a regular for England. He is a classy player though.

[@garyrandall8217]

Great Upload...if anyone has Wrexham v Spurs FAC Replay Feb 1979....

[@mohdazmi10]

Geoff Hurst was beginning life after West Ham ....the next season Bobby Moore followed suit.

[@alanprior7650]

Today I'm sure Stoke City would have worn some kind of weird away kit. Like purple etc.