ON THIS DAY

Tottenham drew Rangers in the First Round of the European Cup Winners Cup in 1962/63. The first leg of the ‘Battle of Britain’ saw Spurs win 5-2 in front of White Hart Lane crowd of nearly 60,000. The second leg was scheduled for December 5th but was postponed due to fog but on December 11th 1962 an 80,000 Ibrox crowd saw the English cup holders dominant, comfortably winning 3-2 on the night and 8-4 on aggregate. Spurs went on to win the ECWC that season to become the first English side to win a European competition.