It's seems incredible, but we first faced Bayern Munich just months before the start of the First World War, all the way back in 1914.
We embarked on a nine-game post-season tour of Germany, Italy and Switzerland after finishing 17th in the old Division One in 1913/14. Our final match of that league campaign was against Sheffield Wednesday on 25 April - the first match of the tour was against Hanover FC, a 6-3 win on 3 May.
We faced Bayern Munich for the first time six days later - 9 May, 1914 - and won 6-0 thanks to a hat-trick from Harry Sparrow. two goals from Jimmy Banks and a penalty from Tiny Joyce - our goalkeeper!
A little over two months later, the world changed and Europe was at war - the Great War lasted from July 1914-November 1918. This 1914 tour was our last for 11 years, when we travelled to Switzerland after the 1924/25 season.
We played Bayern Munich in back-to-back seasons in European competition in the early 1980s.
First up, the Munich giants got the better of us over two legs in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1982/83 - a 1-1 draw in the second round, first leg followed by a 4-1 loss in Germany.
We met again a year later, this time in the third round of the UEFA Cup. This time, a narrow 1-0 loss away was turned over in dramatic style back at the Lane as Steve Archibald levelled the tie on aggregate before Mark Falco was picked out by Glenn Hoddle and fired into the bottom corner for a late, late winner.
Of course, we went on to lift the trophy later that season with another dramatic tie, this time the final against Anderlecht over two legs and the trophy clinched on a penalty shoot-out at the Lane.
### Results vs Bayern Munich
09.05.1914 - Bayern Munich 0-6 Spurs (Tour, Munich)17.06.1966 - Bayern Munich 0-3 Spurs (Tour, Detroit)19.06.1966 - Bayern Munich 1-1 Spurs (Tour, Chicago)03.12.1973 - Spurs 2-2 Bayern Munich (Phil Beal Testimonial)20.10.1982 - Spurs 1-1 Bayern Munich (ECWC)03.11.1982 - Bayern Munich 4-1 Spurs (ECWC, agg 2-5)23.11.1982 - Bayern Munich 1-0 Spurs (UEFA Cup)07.12.1983 - Spurs 2-0 Bayern Munich (UEFA Cup, agg 2-1)31.07.2019 - Bayern Munich 2-2 Spurs (Audi Cup, Spurs win 6-5 on pens)01.10.2019 - Spurs 2-7 Bayern Munich (UCL)11.12.2019 - Bayern Munich 3-1 Spurs (UCL)03.08.2024 - Bayern Munich 2-1 Spurs (Coupang Play Series, Seoul)
10.08.2024 - Spurs 2-3 Bayern Munich (Visit Malta Cup)
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