• Tottenham Hotspur 2-7 Bayern Munich (October 1, 2019): Tottenham suffered their worst home defeat in the club's history as Bayern Munich put seven past them in a Champions League group game. Bayern winger Serge Gnabry grabbed four goals. Getty Images
    Tottenham Hotspur 2-7 Bayern Munich (October 1, 2019): Tottenham suffered their worst home defeat in the club's history as Bayern Munich put seven past them in a Champions League group game. Bayern winger Serge Gnabry grabbed four goals. Getty Images
  • Manchester City 6-0 Tottenham (November 24, 2013). The writing was on the wall after only 14 seconds as Jesus Navas capitalised on an error by Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. A Sandro own goal and a strike either side of half time had Spurs 4-0 down before Alvaro Negredo and Navas sealed this Premier League rout at the Etihad. Getty Images
    Manchester City 6-0 Tottenham (November 24, 2013). The writing was on the wall after only 14 seconds as Jesus Navas capitalised on an error by Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. A Sandro own goal and a strike either side of half time had Spurs 4-0 down before Alvaro Negredo and Navas sealed this Premier League rout at the Etihad. Getty Images
  • Sheffield United 6-0 Tottenham (March 2, 1993). Brian Dean, pictured, was one of five goalscorers as the Blades sliced through a porous Spurs defence in this match at Bramall Lane in the inaugural season of the Premier League. Getty Images
    Sheffield United 6-0 Tottenham (March 2, 1993). Brian Dean, pictured, was one of five goalscorers as the Blades sliced through a porous Spurs defence in this match at Bramall Lane in the inaugural season of the Premier League. Getty Images
  • Newcastle United 7-1 Tottenham (December 28, 1996). A brace apiece for Alan Shearer, centre, Les Ferdinand and Rob Lee set Newcastle on their way to a huge Premier League win at St James Park. Getty Images
    Newcastle United 7-1 Tottenham (December 28, 1996). A brace apiece for Alan Shearer, centre, Les Ferdinand and Rob Lee set Newcastle on their way to a huge Premier League win at St James Park. Getty Images
  • Liverpool 7-0 Tottenham. (September 2, 1978). Terry McDermott's headed goal to seal the seven-goal rout was described by his Liverpool manager Bob Paisley as the greatest goal ever scored at Anfield. The other goalscorers that day were Kenny Dalglish (2), Ray Kennedy, David Johnson (2) and Phil Neal as promoted Spurs were given a rude awakening to life back in the old First Division. Getty Images
    Liverpool 7-0 Tottenham. (September 2, 1978). Terry McDermott's headed goal to seal the seven-goal rout was described by his Liverpool manager Bob Paisley as the greatest goal ever scored at Anfield. The other goalscorers that day were Kenny Dalglish (2), Ray Kennedy, David Johnson (2) and Phil Neal as promoted Spurs were given a rude awakening to life back in the old First Division. Getty Images

Newcastle, Cologne, Bayern and the other teams to have battered Tottenham - in pictures


Steve Luckings
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Tottenham Hotspur suffered their worst home defeat in the club's history on Tuesday as Bayern Munich punished individual errors to triumph 7-2 in a Champions League group match.

To rub salt into the wounds, Serge Gnabry, formerly on the books of Spurs' bitter rivals Arsenal, scored four of the goals.

While we are loath to kick a team when they are down, the battering at the hands of Bayern is by no means the first time Spurs have been on the receiving end of a shellacking.

Indeed Tottenham are the first English side to concede seven goals in any European competition since Spurs themselves lost 8-0 away to German club Cologne during the short-lived Intertoto Cup days back in July 1995.

A Derby County side managed by Dave MacKay, one of Tottenham's greatest ever players and part of the first English team of the 20th century to win the league-and-cup double in 1961, hammered Spurs 8-2 at County's old Baseball Ground in a Division One match in October 1976.

In the Premier League era, Alan Shearer and Les Ferdinand were on target as Newcastle United put seven past a hapless Spurs in December 1996 while Manchester City (2013) and Sheffield United (1993) hit the North London club for six.

Above is a photo gallery of some of Tottenham's heaviest defeats in all competitions.

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