1900–01 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1900–01 season Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Southern Football League where they finished in 5th place. They also entered the Western League for the first time where they finished 3rd. This was the season in which Tottenham, classed as a non-league club at the time went on to win the FA Cup and still are the only non-league winners of the competition to date. The club reached the final where they played Sheffield United. The first match was played at Crystal Palace in London which finished in a 2–2 draw. The reply was moved to Bolton and Spurs won the game 3–1.

Tottenham Hotspur
1900–01 season
Sandy Brown scored for Tottenham in the FA Cup replay
ManagerJohn Cameron
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Southern League5th
Western Football League3rd
FA CupWinner

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG George Clawley
GK   SCO David Haddow
DF   SCO Harry Erentz
DF   SCO Sandy Tait
DF   ENG Jimmy Melia
DF   ENG John Stephenson
DF   ENG John Burton
MF   ENG Tom Morris
MF   WAL Ted Hughes
MF   WAL Jack Jones
MF   SCO Robert Stormont
MF   ENG Tom Pangborn
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Len Hyde
MF   ENG James Moles
MF   SCO James McNaught
MF   ENG Tom Smith
MF   NIR Jack Kirwan
FW   ENG Alfred Hawley
FW   SCO Joe Moffatt
FW   ENG Arthur Jones
FW   SCO Sandy Brown
FW   SCO John Cameron
FW   SCO David Copeland
FW   ENG Vivian Woodward

Transfers

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1900 FW   Joe Moffatt Walsall Unknown [1]
March 1901 FW   Vivian Woodward Chelmsford City Unknown [2]
April 1901 DF   John Wallance Stephenson Swindon Town Unknown [3]
April 1901 GK   Fred Griffiths Millwall Unknown [4]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
January 1901 FW   Tom Pangborn Reading Unknown [5]

Competitions

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Southern Football League

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
3 Portsmouth 28 17 4 7 56 32 1.750 38
4 Millwall Athletic 28 17 2 9 55 32 1.719 36
5 Tottenham Hotspur 28 16 4 8 55 33 1.667 36
6 West Ham United 28 14 5 9 40 28 1.429 33
7 Bristol Rovers 28 14 4 10 46 35 1.314 32
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: The system of using goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.

Results

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1 September 1900 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Millwall Athletic Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
22 September 1900 2 Bristol City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol, England
Stadium: St John's Lane
29 September 1900 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Swindon Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
6 October 1900 4 Watford 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Watford, Hertfordshire
20 October 1900 5 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Rise, London
Stadium: Kensal Rise Athletic Ground
27 October 1900 6 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 West Ham United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
10 November 1900 7 New Brompton 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Gillingham, Kent
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
24 November 1900 8 Reading 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reading, Berkshire
Stadium: Elm Park (stadium)
1 December 1900 9 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Kettering Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
15 December 1900 10 Millwall Athletic 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Dogs, London
Stadium: The Athletic Grounds
25 December 1900 11 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 December 1900 12 Southampton 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, England
Stadium: The Dell
12 January 1901 13 Swindon Town 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Swindon, England
Stadium: County Ground
19 January 1901 14 Tottenham Hotspur 7–0 Watford Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 January 1901 15 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Bristol Rovers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
16 February 1901 16 West Ham United 1–4 Tottenham Hotspur West Ham, London
Stadium: Memorial Grounds
2 March 1901 17 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 New Brompton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
9 March 1901 18 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol, England
Stadium: Eastville Stadium
16 March 1901 19 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Reading Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
30 March 1901 20 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
3 April 1901 21 Gravesend United 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Kent, England
Stadium: Overcliffe Ground
5 April 1901 22 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
6 April 1901 23 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Bristol City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
24 April 1901 24 Portsmouth 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, England
Stadium: Fratton Park
25 April 1901 25 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Luton Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
27 April 1901 26 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Gravesend United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Note: Tottenham Hotspur Reserves played the game as the first team played in the FA Cup final on the same day.[6]
29 April 1901 27 Luton Town 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur Luton, England
Stadium: Dunstable Road
30 April 1901 28 Kettering Town 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur

Western League

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In Tottenham's first outing in the Western League the team went on an unbeaten 11 game run, then on 27 March 1901 they sent their reserve team to play Bristol City in the league as the first team was to play Reading in the FA Cup the following day. A further two losses away against Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers, resulted in Tottenham finishing 3rd in the table.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Result
1 Portsmouth 16 11 2 3 36 23 1.565 24
2 Millwall Athletic 16 9 5 2 33 14 2.357 23
3 Tottenham Hotspur 16 8 5 3 37 19 1.947 21
4 Queens Park Rangers 16 7 4 5 39 24 1.625 18
5 Bristol City 16 6 4 6 27 24 1.125 16 Elected to the Football League Second Division
6 Reading 16 5 5 6 23 31 0.742 15
7 Southampton 16 5 2 9 19 29 0.655 12
8 Bristol Rovers 16 4 1 11 18 42 0.429 9
9 Swindon Town 16 2 2 12 9 35 0.257 6
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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17 November 1900 1 Tottenham Hotspur 8–1 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 November 1900 2 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Bristol City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
5 December 1900 3 Swindon Town 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Swindon, England
Stadium: County Ground
8 December 1900 4 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Millwall Athletic Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
10 December 1900 5 Tottenham Hotspur 6–0 Bristol Rovers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
22 December 1900 6 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
18 February 1901 7 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Reading Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
27 February 1901 8 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Swindon Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
6 March 1901 9 Reading 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reading, England
Stadium: Elm Park
11 March 1901 10 Southampton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, England
Stadium: The Dell
18 March 1901 11 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Rise Athletic Ground
27 March 1901 12 Bristol City 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol, England
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Note: Reserves played this fixture as first team played in the FA Cup.
13 April 1901 13 Millwall Athletic 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Dogs, London
Stadium: The Athletic Grounds
15 April 1901 14 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
17 April 1901 15 Portsmouth 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, England
Stadium: Fratton Park
22 April 1901 16 Bristol Rovers 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol, England
Stadium: Eastville Stadium

FA Cup

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Sheffield United where considered the favourites with nine English internationals on their team.[7] In the first game that finished 2–2 Sheffield were considered lucky as their second goal was classed as controversial. The linesman had indicated it should be a corner after George Clawley saved a shot from Walter Bennett however the referee over-ruled him for and pointed to the centre circle indicating it had been a goal.[7] The reply which both teams wanted to be played at Villa Park,[7] was instead played at Bolton where Tottenham won 3–1.

Results

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9 February 1901 R1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Preston North End Tottenham, London
13 February 1901 R1 - Replay Preston North End 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur
23 February 1901 R2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Bury Tottenham, London
23 March 1901 R3 Reading 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur
27 March 1901 R3 - Replay Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Reading Tottenham, London
8 April 1901 SF Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 West Bromwich Albion Birmingham
15:00 Stadium: Villa Park
20 April 1901 Final Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Sheffield United Crystal Palace, London
15:30 Brown   23', 51' Priest   10'
Bennett   52'
Stadium: Old Crystal Palace ground
Attendance: 114,815
Referee: A. Kingscott
27 April 1901 Final - Replay Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Sheffield United Bolton
15:00 Cameron   52'
Smith   76'
Brown   87'
Priest   40' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 20,470
Referee: A. Kingscott

References

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  1. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 264.
  2. ^ Goodwin 1992, pp. 389–390.
  3. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 345.
  4. ^ Goodwin 1992, pp. 160–161.
  5. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 287.
  6. ^ Phil Soar. Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882-1995. Hamlyn. p. 235.
  7. ^ a b c Butler, Bryon (1996). The Official Illustrated History of the FA Cup. Headline Book Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 0-7472-1781-5.

Bibliography

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  • 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.