1899–1900 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1899–1900 season
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Southern LeagueChampions
Southern District Combination2nd
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerTom Pratt (19)

The 1899–1900 season was Tottenham's fourth season as a fully professional club and the 17th year in existence. After overcrowding at Northumberland Park, Tottenham moved into their new stadium of White Hart Lane. Their first record game at the ground was a friendly in which they hosted Notts County with 5,000 spectators in a 4–1 spectacle.[1]

Tottenham had a successful campaign in the Southern League winning the competition. They also played in the Southern District Combination league were they came second.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG George Clawley
— GK South Africa RSA Wilf Waller
— GK Scotland SCO David Haddow
— DF Scotland SCO Harry Erentz
— DF England ENG Jimmy Melia
— DF Scotland SCO Sandy Tait
— MF England ENG Tom Smith
— MF Wales WAL Jack Jones
— MF England ENG Len Hyde
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Wales WAL Ted Hughes
— MF England ENG Tom Morris
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Jack Kirwan
— MF Scotland SCO Robert Stormont
— MF Scotland SCO James McNaught
— FW England ENG Tom Pratt
— FW Scotland SCO David Copeland
— FW Scotland SCO John Cameron
— FW England ENG Arthur Rule

Transfers

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1899 GK England George Clawley Stoke Unknown [2]
1899 DF England Tom Morris Unknown [3]
March 1899 FW England Arthur Rule Sheppey United Unknown [4]
May 1899 FW Scotland David Copeland Bedminster Unknown [5]
May 1899 DF Scotland Sandy Tait Preston North End Unknown [6]
May 1899 MF England Len Hyde Wellingborough Town Unknown [7]
April 1899 FW England Tom Pratt Preston North End Unknown [8]
July 1899 DF Wales Ted Hughes Everton Unknown [9]
July 1899 MF Northern Ireland Jack Kirwan Everton Unknown [10]
November 1899 GK Scotland David Haddow Unknown [11]

Competitions

Southern League

Main article: 1899–1900 Southern Football League

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tottenham Hotspur 28 20 4 4 67 26 2.577 44
2 Portsmouth 28 20 1 7 59 29 2.034 41 Directly elected into Division One[a]
3 Southampton 28 17 1 10 70 33 2.121 35
4 Reading 28 15 2 11 41 28 1.464 32
5 Swindon Town 28 15 2 11 50 42 1.190 32
Source: rsssf.com[12]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976–77 season (note: source does not refer to goal average).[citation needed] The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Notes:
  1. ^ Portsmouth founded 5 April 1898, before Royal Artillery Portsmouth disbanded in 1899.

Results

2 September 1899 1 Millwall 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Dogs, London
Stadium: The Athletic Grounds
9 September 1899 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
16 September 1899 3 Chatham 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Chatham, Kent
Stadium: Maidstone Road
23 September 1899 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Reading Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
2 October 1899 5 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Gravesend United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
7 October 1899 6 Tottenham Hotspur 6–1[a] Brighton United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
14 October 1899 7 Bedminster 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Ashton Gate, Bristol
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
21 October 1899 8 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0[b] Bristol Rovers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
4 November 1899 9 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Thames Ironworks Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
2 December 1899 10 Swindon Town 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Swindon, Wiltshire
Stadium: County Ground
9 December 1899 11 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Bristol City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
16 December 1899 12 Cowes 1–6[c] Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Wight
25 December 1899 13 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 December 1899 14 Southampton 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
30 December 1899 15 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Millwall Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
6 January 1900 16 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Green, London
Stadium: Kensal Rise Athletic Ground
13 January 1900 17 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Chatham Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
20 January 1900 18 Reading 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reading, Berkshire
Stadium: Elm Park
3 February 1900 19 Sheppey United 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Sheppey, Kent
Stadium: Botany Road
10 February 1900 20 Brighton United 0–3[a] Tottenham Hotspur Brighton, Sussex
17 February 1900 21 Tottenham Hotspur 5–2 Bedminster Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
24 February 1900 23 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Bath, Somerset
Stadium: Twerton Park
3 March 1900 24 Portsmouth 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stadium: Fratton Park
10 March 1900 25 Thames Ironworks 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur West Ham, London
Stadium: Memorial Grounds
19 March 1900 26 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Bristol Rovers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
24 March 1900 27 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 New Brompton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
31 March 1900 28 Gravesend United 2–6 Tottenham Hotspur Gravesend, Kent
Stadium: Overcliffe Ground
7 April 1900 29 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Swindon Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
13 April 1900 30 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
14 April 1900 31 Bristol City 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol, Gloucestershire
Stadium: St John's Lane
16 April 1900 32 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Sheppey United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
  1. ^ a b Game void after Brighton United resigned from the Southern League on 10 March 1900.[13]
  2. ^ Tottenham against Bristol Rovers: Game was abandoned after 55 minutes.[13]
  3. ^ Cowes Football Club resigned from the Southern League on 18 December 1899 due to financial reasons.[13]

Southern District Combination League

Table

Pos Club P W D L F A Pts
1 Millwall 16 12 2 2 30 10 26
2 Tottenham Hotspur 15 10 3 2 40 16 23
3 Portsmouth 16 9 2 5 30 16 20
4 Woolwich Arsenal 15 7 1 7 25 21 15
5 Bristol City 16 5 3 8 25 32 13
6 Southampton 16 5 2 9 23 30 12
7 Reading 16 4 4 8 16 28 12
8 Chatham 16 5 2 9 12 35 12
9 Queens Park Rangers 16 4 1 11 19 28 9

Note: The match between Woolwich Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur played on 24 April 1900 was abandoned after 55 minutes due to crowd trouble. Arsenal were ahead 2–1.

Results

18 September 1899 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
11 October 1899 2 Reading 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reading, Berkshire
Stadium: Elm Park
16 October 1899 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Millwall Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
23 October 1899 4 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Green, London
Stadium: Kensal Rise Athletic Ground
30 October 1899 5 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Reading Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
6 November 1899 6 Tottenham Hotspur 8–0 Chatham Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
15 November 1899 7 Bristol City 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol, Gloucestershire
Stadium: St John's Lane
20 November 1899 8 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
4 December 1899 9 Chatham 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Chatham, Kent
8 January 1900 10 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
17 January 1900 11 Portsmouth 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stadium: Fratton Park
12 March 1900 12 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Bristol City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
17 April 1900 13 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Woolwich Arsenal Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
24 April 1900 14 Woolwich Arsenal 2–1[a] Tottenham Hotspur Plumstead, London
Stadium: Manor Ground
26 April 1900 15 Millwall 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Dogs, London
Stadium: The Athletic Grounds
30 April 1900 16 Southampton 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
  1. ^ The Woolwich Arsenal game played on 24 April 1900 was abandoned after 55 minutes and never replayed.

FA Cup

Main article: 1899–1900 FA Cup

Results

27 January 1900 First round Preston North End 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Preston, Lancashire
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7,000


References

  1. ^ Liew, Jonathan (12 May 2017). "Glory nights and Gazza's gun – Spurs prepare to bid a fond farewell to White Hart Lane". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.(subscription required)
  2. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 79.
  3. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 269.
  4. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 318.
  5. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 92.
  6. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 351.
  7. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 200.
  8. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 300.
  9. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 194.
  10. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 220.
  11. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 164.
  12. ^ "Final Tables Division One". England - Southern League Final Tables. RSSSF. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  13. ^ a b c Soar 1995, p. 234.

Bibliography

  • Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.