The 1898–99 season was Tottenham's third season as a fully professional club and the 16th year in existence. They competed in three leagues this season along with a long run in the FA Cup. In the Southern League Tottenham finished in 7th place. This was the clubs final appearance in the United League where they finished in fourth place. This was also the only season that Tottenham played in the Thames & Medway League.
| 1898–99 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Frank Brettell |
| Stadium | Northumberland Park |
| Southern League | 7th |
| United League | 4th |
| Thames & Medway League | 4th |
| FA Cup | 3rd round |
| Top goalscorer | John Cameron (11) |
In the FA Cup Tottenham played Luton Town three times finally managing to beat them 2–0 at Tufnell Park. Making it through the first round with two games played against Newton Heath (Who later became Manchester United). The second round saw a home tie against Sunderland which Tottenham over come to progress to the third round to face Stoke only to loose 4–1.
Squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1898 | Forward | 
|
John Cameron | Unknown | [1] | |
| May 1898 | Forward | 
|
Tommy Atherton | Unknown | [2] | |
| May 1898 | Forward |
|
Robert Cain | Unknown | [3] |
Out
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1898 | Forward |
|
James Davidson | Brighton United | Released | [4] |
| 1898 | Full back |
|
Joe Knowles | Sunderland | Released | [5] |
Competitions
editSouthern League
editTable
edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Reading | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 1.292 | 26 |
| 6 | New Brompton | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 1.267 | 25 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 1.111 | 24 |
| 8 | Bedminster | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 0.897 | 24 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 0.878 | 23 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Results
edit| 10 September 1898 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Bedminster | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 17 September 1898 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Sheppey United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 24 September 1898 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–1 Game was void after Warmley resigned from the league. | Warmley | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 8 October 1898 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Chatham | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 22 October 1898 5 | Millwall Athletic | 4–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Dogs, London |
| Stadium: The Athletic Grounds |
| 5 November 1898 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 26 November 1898 7 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth |
| Stadium: United Services Recreation Ground |
| 3 December 1898 8 | Bristol City | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bristol, Gloucestershire |
| Stadium: St John's Lane |
| 17 December 1898 9 | Sheppey United | 3–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
| Stadium: Botany Road |
| 24 December 1898 10 | Warmley | 1–5 Game was void after Warmley resigned from the league. | Tottenham Hotspur | Warmley |
| 26 December 1898 11 | Southampton | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton |
Wood  |
Stadium: County Ground |
| 31 December 1898 12 | Swindon Town | 4–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Stadium: County Ground |
| 7 January 1899 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Royal Artillery Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 14 January 1899 14 | Gravesend United | 4–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Gravesend, Kent |
| Stadium: Overcliffe Ground |
| 21 January 1899 15 | Brighton United | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Brighton, Sussex |
| 4 February 1899 16 | Reading | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reading, Berkshire |
| Stadium: Elm Park |
| 18 February 1899 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Bristol City | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 13 March 1899 18 | New Brompton | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Gillingham, Kent |
| Stadium: Priestfield Stadium |
| 18 March 1899 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | New Brompton | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 25 March 1899 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Brighton United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 31 March 1899 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| Wood |
Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 1 April 1899 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Gravesend United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 3 April 1899 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Swindon Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 8 April 1899 24 | Chatham | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Chatham, Kent |
| 15 April 1899 25 | Bedminster | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
| Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium |
| 22 April 1899 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
United League
editTable
edit| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall Athletic | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 31 |
| 2 | Southampton | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 25 |
| 3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 24 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 24 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| 6 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 21 |
| 7 | Brighton United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 21 |
| 8 | Wellingborough | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 15 |
| 9 | Kettering Town | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 15[a] |
| 10 | Rushden | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 13 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 71 | 7 |
Results
edit| 5 September 1898 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 19 September 1898 2 | Luton Town | 3–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Luton, Bedfordshire |
| Stadium: Dunstable Road |
| 5 October 1898 3 | Brighton United | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Brighton, Sussex |
| 10 October 1898 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 15 October 1898 5 | Bristol City | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bristol, Gloucestershire |
| Stadium: St John's Lane |
| 9 November 1898 6 | Reading | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reading, Berkshire |
| Stadium: Elm Park |
| 12 November 1898 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Bristol City | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 5 December 1898 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Kettering Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 23 January 1899 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 15 February 1899 10 | Southampton | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Stadium: County Ground |
| 20 February 1899 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Rushden | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 27 February 1899 12 | Kettering Town | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Kettering, Northamptonshire |
| Stadium: Rockingham Road |
| 4 March 1899 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 11 March 1899 14 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Plumstead, London |
| Stadium: Manor Ground |
| 27 March 1899 15 | Rushden | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Rushden, Northamptonshire |
| Stadium: Hayden Road |
| 4 April 1899 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Brighton United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 17 April 1899 17 | Wellingborough | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wellingborough, Northamptonshire |
| 24 April 1899 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–2 | Wellingborough | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland |
| 26 April 1899 19 | Millwall | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Dogs, London |
| Stadium: The Athletic Grounds |
| 29 April 1899 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Woolwich Arsenal | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Thames & Medway
edit1898–99 season was the only season that Tottenham played in this league. The table is recorded in Phil Sour's Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995.[6]
Table
edit| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Brompton | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Gravesend United | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 25 |
| 3 | Chatham | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 22 |
| 5 | Thames Ironworks | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 16 |
| 6 | Sheppey United | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 15 |
| 7 | RETB | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 49 | 6 |
| 8 | Grays United | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 6 |
| 9 | Dartford | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 64 | 4 |
Results
edit| 3 September 1898 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Thames Ironworks | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 26 September 1898 2 | Sheppey United | 2–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Sheppey, Kent |
| Stadium: Botany Road |
| 3 October 1898 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Gravesend United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 17 October 1898 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | New Brompton | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 2 November 1898 6 | Royal Engineers Training Battalion | 2–6 | Tottenham Hotspur | Chatham, Kent |
| 2 January 1899 7 | Chatham | 0–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | Chatham, Kent |
| 9 January 1899 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–4 | Chatham | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 16 January 1899 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Sheppey United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 6 February 1899 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Grays United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 8 March 1899 11 | Gravesend United | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Gravesend, Kent |
| Stadium: Overcliffe Ground |
| 16 March 1899 12 | Thames Ironworks | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
| Stadium: Memorial Grounds |
| 20 March 1899 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Royal Engineers Training Battalion | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 22 March 1899 14 | Grays United | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Grays, Essex |
| Stadium: New Recreation Ground |
| 10 April 1899 15 | New Brompton | 5–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Gillingham, Kent |
| Stadium: Priestfield Stadium |
| 13 April 1899 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9–0 | Dartford | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: Northumberland Park |
FA Cup
editResults
edit| 29 October 1898 3rd Qualifying | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Wolverton | Tottenham, London |
| Bradshaw McKay Cameron Joyce |
Stadium: Northumberland Park Attendance: 3,000 |
| 19 November 1898 4th Qualifying | Clapton | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Forest Gate, London |
| Bradshaw |
Stadium: The Old Spotted Dog Ground Attendance: 7,000 |
| 23 November 1898 4th Qualifying reply | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Clapton | Tottenham, London |
| John Cameron |
Stadium: Northumberland Park |
| 10 December 1898 5th Qualifying | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
| Joyce |
Stadium: Northumberland Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 10 December 1898 5th Qualifying reply | Luton Town | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Luton, Bedfordshire |
| Joyce |
Stadium: Dunstable Road Attendance: 4,000 |
| 10 December 1898 5th Qualifying 2nd reply | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Luton Town | Tufnell Park |
| Bradshaw Cameron |
Attendance: 8,000 |
| 28 January 1899 First round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Newton Heath | Tottenham, London |
| Joyce |
Cassidy |
Stadium: Northumberland Park Attendance: 13,721 |
| 1 February 1899 First round replay | Newton Heath | 3–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | Clayton, Manchester |
| Bryant |
McKay Joyce McNaught Smith |
Stadium: Bank Street (football ground) Attendance: 6,000 |
| 11 February 1899 Second round | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Sunderland | Tottenham, London |
| Bradshaw Cameron |
Stadium: Northumberland Park Attendance: 12,371 |
| 25 February 1899 Third round | Stoke | 4–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Kennedy Molyneux Schofield Johnson |
Bradshaw |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 25,000 |
Notes
edit- ^ Kettering Town were deduced two points.
References
edit- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 68.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 23.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 67.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 103.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 224.
- ^ Soar 1995, p. 233.
Bibliography
edit- 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.