COLIN ALLAN RECALLS WHEN SPURS LED THE WAY FOR BRITISH CLUBS IN EUROPE...

HIBERNIAN had been the first British club to enter the European Cup, reaching the semi-finals in 1956. But no club from these shores had lifted the trophy or the European Cup Winners Cup up to the 1962-63 campaign.
By 1962-63, the Cup Winners’ Cup was in its third season. For clubs, the competition then was held in high regard, second only to the European Cup.
In the days when the FA Cup was the pinnacle of English club football, it gave an extra incentive - if any were needed - to the teams that had reached the...