Tottenham match the 11-game unbeaten start of the last time they lifted the top-flight crown – their 1960-61 Double season
TOTTENHAM are chasing the ultimate repeat of history – after matching, for the first time ever, the 11-match unbeaten start made by their 1960-61 Double winners.
Spurs have never won the top flight since Bill Nicholson’s pass-and-move team of 55 years ago won the top flight and FA Cup.
Harry Kane celebrates his penalty leveller as spurs extend their record as the only senior team in England still unbeaten this termPA:Press Association
And Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Arsenal means Tottenham keep their status as the only undefeated side in the Premier League.
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Pochettino is now the first Spurs chief to stay unbeaten for five Prem clashes with Arsenal.
Kane, meanwhile, is level with Gareth Bale on five goals as Tottenham‘s highest scorer in these derbies.
Danny Blanchflower and Bobby Smith celebrate after completing the double in 1961 with a 2-0 FA Cup final victory over TottenhamKemsley
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Spurs will certainly hope Kane's return has the same influence as another traditional England centre-forward.
Bustling Bobby Smith, who bagged 13 goals in his 15 internationals, netted 28 times as Spurs' top league scorer in '60-61.
Kane, known as a slow starter, has two in five Prem matches so far this term
Nicholson used 17 players in Tottenham's greatest-ever season - whereas Pochettino has already used 21.
Granit Xhakabattles with two of the most improved Spurs players this year, midfielder Son Heung-Min and left-backDanny RosePA:Press AssociationDouble winner Bill Nicholson is arguably the most famous and successful boss in the history of north London giants TottenhamNews Group Newspapers LtdTottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is aiming to snatch the Prem title from under the noses of the top spenders in the Premier LeaguueEPAKane watches his penalty earn the point that cements fifth place in the Prem - three points adrift of Arsenal in fourthGetty Images
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