On this day 04 December

• Third ever game between Arsenal and Tottenham is played 1909
  After two controversial friendly fixtures between the two sides more than a decade earlier (one which ended in a cancellation due to poor light and one that ended 6-2 to Arsenal because Tottenham could only field nine players) they finally meet in a competitive fixture for the first time. Woolwich Arsenal wins the game 1-0 to prove early on that North London is indeed red.