1896–97 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Tottenham Hotspur 1896–97 Northumberland Park Southern League 4th United League 8th FA Cup Fifth Qualifying Round Robert Clements (10) 1897–98 The 1897–98 English football season was Tottenham Hotspur's first season in professional football. Having turned professional, and they competed in two leagues during the season. The Southern League and the United League. In the FA Cup, Tottenham played three qualifying games and in the third, they went away to Luton, where they lost 3–0. There were also a total of 26 recorded friendly games played that season. Tottenham turned professional in order to join the Football League but were rejected after coming bottom of a poll with just two votes. Instead, the club were then elected to the Southern League.Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882-1995 Phil Soar Hamlyn 20 Squad yes yes GK ENG Charles Ambler yes GK ENG Thomas Hatfield yes DF Jimmy Allen yes DF SCO James Mair yes DF ENG William Almond yes DF ENG Stanley Briggs yes DF ENG Lycurgus Burrows yes DF James Devlin yes DF ENG E Markham yes - James Collins yes MF ENG William Crump yes yes MF ENG Charles Lanham yes FW ENG Ralph McElhaney yes FW James Milliken yes DF SCO Jack Montgomary yes FW ENG Willie Newbigging yes - Ernie Payne yes FW SCO Robertson yes FW Frank Wilson yes FW SCO Billy Fleming yes FW ENG Robert Clements Competitions United League United League (football) Table 1896–1897 table TOT Results 19 September 1896 1 Millwall Athletic 6–5 Tottenham Hotspur L 2 November 1896 2 Rushden Town 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur L 9 November 1896 3 Woolwich Arsenal 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur L 20 January 1897 4 Wellingborough 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur D 25 February 1897 5 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Woolwich Arsenal D 27 February 1897 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Loughborough L 4 March 1897 7 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Rushden Town W 13 March 1897 8 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Luton Town L 15 March 1897 9 Kettering Town 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur D 3 April 1897 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Millwall Athletic L 10 April 1897 11 Luton Town 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur L 17 April 1897 12 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Kettering Town D 19 April 1897 13 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Wellingborough D 24 April 1897 14 Loughborough 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur L Southern League 1896–97 Southern Football League League table Division One TOT Results 5 September 1896 1 Sheppey United 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur Botany Road Isle of Sheppey, Kent D 12 September 1896 2 Wolverton 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverton W 3 October 1896 3 Gravesend United 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Overcliffe Ground Gravesend, Kent W 10 October 1896 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Chatham Northumberland Park, London L 17 October 1896 5 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Gravesend United Northumberland Park, London W 17 October 1896 6 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Game was void after Royal Ordnance resigned from the league. Royal Ordnance Northumberland Park, London grey 31 October 1896 7 Chatham 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Kent W 7 November 1896 8 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Sheppey United Northumberland Park, London W 14 November 1896 9 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Swindon Town Northumberland Park, London W 28 November 1896 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Millwall Athletic Northumberland Park, London L 5 December 1896 11 Reading 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire L 25 December 1896 12 Millwall Athletic 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur The Athletic Grounds Isle of Dogs, London L 9 January 1897 13 Swindon Town 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Swindon L 13 February 1897 14 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Northfleet United Northumberland Park, London W 20 February 1897 15 New Brompton 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Priestfield Road Gillingham, Kent L 6 March 1897 16 Northfleet United 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Stonebridge Road Northfleet, Kent L 20 March 1897 17 Tottenham Hotspur 4–4 Reading Northumberland Park, London D 27 March 1897 18 Tottenham Hotspur 6–0 New Brompton Northumberland Park, London W 29 March 1897 19 Southampton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Southampton D 1 April 1897 20 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Wolverton Northumberland Park, London W 8 April 1897 21 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Southampton Northumberland Park, London D FA Cup 12 December 1896 3Q Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Old St. Stephens Clements Payne Northumberland Park, London 2,000 W 6 January 1897 4Q Tottenham Hotspur 6–0 Maidenhead McElhaney Newbigging Payne Crump Northumberland Park, London 2,000 W 16 January 1897 5Q Luton Town 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Luton 5,000 L References Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons Tottenham