1898–99 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season Tottenham Hotspur 1898–99 Frank Brettell Northumberland Park Southern League 7th United League 4th Thames & Medway League 4th FA Cup 3rd round John Cameron (11) 1897–98 1899–1900 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. 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 lose 4–1. Squad yes yes GK ENG Charles Ambler yes GK SCO Joseph Cullen yes GK SAF Wilf Waller yes DF SCO Edwin Downie yes DF SCO Alex Hall yes DF SCO Harry Erentz yes DF SCO Robert Cain yes DF ENG Jimmy Melia yes MF ENG Tom Smith yes MF WAL Jack Jones yes MF ENG Ernest Payne yes yes MF SCO Robert Stormont yes MF SCO James McNaught yes FW SCO Kenny McKay yes FW ENG Harry Bradshaw yes FW ENG Thomas Meade yes FW ENG Tommy Atherton yes FW SCO Bill Joyce yes FW SCO Jimmy Hartley yes FW SCO John Cameron yes FW ENG Arthur Rule Transfers In Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.May 1898ForwardSCOJohn CameronUnknownGoodwin 1992 68May 1898ForwardENGTommy AthertonUnknownGoodwin 1992 23May 1898ForwardSCORobert CainUnknownGoodwin 1992 67 Out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.December 1898ForwardSCOJames DavidsonBrighton UnitedReleasedGoodwin 1992 1031898Full backENGJoe KnowlesSunderlandReleasedGoodwin 1992 224 Competitions Southern League 1898–99 Southern Football League Table Division One TOT Results 10 September 1898 1 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Bedminster Northumberland Park Tottenham, London D 17 September 1898 2 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Sheppey United Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 24 September 1898 3 7–1 Game was void after Warmley resigned from the league. Tottenham Hotspur Warmley Northumberland Park Tottenham, London grey 8 October 1898 4 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Chatham Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 22 October 1898 5 4–2 Millwall Athletic Tottenham Hotspur The Athletic Grounds Isle of Dogs, London L 5 November 1898 6 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Reading Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 26 November 1898 7 2–3 Royal Artillery Portsmouth Tottenham Hotspur United Services Recreation Ground Portsmouth W 3 December 1898 8 2–1 Bristol City Tottenham Hotspur St John's Lane Bristol, Gloucestershire L 17 December 1898 9 3–2 Sheppey United Tottenham Hotspur Botany Road Isle of Sheppey, Kent L 24 December 1898 10 1–5 Game was void after Warmley resigned from the league. Warmley Tottenham Hotspur Warmley grey 26 December 1898 11 1–1 Southampton Wood Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Southampton D 31 December 1898 12 4–3 Swindon Town Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Swindon, Wiltshire L 7 January 1899 13 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Royal Artillery Portsmouth Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 14 January 1899 14 4–2 Gravesend United Tottenham Hotspur Overcliffe Ground Gravesend, Kent L 21 January 1899 15 0–1 Brighton United Tottenham Hotspur Brighton, Sussex W 4 February 1899 16 2–0 Reading Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire L 18 February 1899 17 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol City Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 13 March 1899 18 1–1 New Brompton Tottenham Hotspur Priestfield Stadium Gillingham, Kent D 18 March 1899 19 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur New Brompton Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 25 March 1899 20 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Brighton United Northumberland Park Tottenham, London L 31 March 1899 21 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton Wood Northumberland Park Tottenham, London L 1 April 1899 22 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Gravesend United Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 3 April 1899 23 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Swindon Town Northumberland Park Tottenham, London D 8 April 1899 24 1–0 Chatham Tottenham Hotspur Chatham, Kent L 15 April 1899 25 1–0 Bedminster Tottenham Hotspur Ashton Gate Stadium Ashton Gate, Bristol L 22 April 1899 26 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Millwall Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W United League United League (football) Table PosClubPWDLFAPts1Millwall Athletic 20 14 3 3 42 19 312Southampton 20 12 1 7 52 32 253Woolwich Arsenal 20 10 4 6 30 30 244Tottenham Hotspur 20 11 2 7 36 25 245Bristol City 20 11 0 9 43 31 226Reading 20 8 5 7 36 25 217Brighton United 20 10 1 9 41 42 218Wellingborough 20 7 1 12 32 40 159Kettering Town 20 8 1 11 25 38 15Kettering Town were deduced two points.10Rushden 20 6 1 13 26 45 1311Luton Town 20 2 3 15 24 71 7 Results 5 September 1898 1 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Luton Town Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 19 September 1898 2 3–4 Luton Town Tottenham Hotspur Dunstable Road Luton, Bedfordshire W 5 October 1898 3 1–2 Brighton United Tottenham Hotspur Brighton, Sussex W 10 October 1898 4 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 15 October 1898 5 0–1 Bristol City Tottenham Hotspur St John's Lane Bristol, Gloucestershire W 9 November 1898 6 0–1 Reading Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire L 12 November 1898 7 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol City Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 5 December 1898 8 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Kettering Town Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 23 January 1899 9 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reading Northumberland Park Tottenham, London D 15 February 1899 10 2–1 Southampton Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Southampton, Hampshire L 20 February 1899 11 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Rushden Northumberland Park Tottenham, London L 27 February 1899 12 0–1 Kettering Town Tottenham Hotspur Rockingham Road Kettering, Northamptonshire W 4 March 1899 13 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Millwall Northumberland Park Tottenham, London L 11 March 1899 14 2–1 Woolwich Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur Manor Ground Plumstead, London L 27 March 1899 15 0–0 Rushden Tottenham Hotspur Hayden Road Rushden, Northamptonshire D 4 April 1899 16 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Brighton United Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 17 April 1899 17 3–1 Wellingborough Tottenham Hotspur Wellingborough, Northamptonshire L 24 April 1899 18 5–2 Tottenham Hotspur Wellingborough Northumberland Tottenham, London W 26 April 1899 19 3–1 Millwall Tottenham Hotspur The Athletic Grounds Isle of Dogs, London L 29 April 1899 20 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Woolwich Arsenal Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W Thames & Medway 1898–99 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.Soar 1995 233 Table PosClubPWDLFAPts1New Brompton 16 13 1 2 47 15 272Gravesend United 16 12 1 3 53 21 253Chatham 16 10 3 3 41 11 234Tottenham Hotspur 16 11 0 5 34 28 225Thames Ironworks 16 7 2 7 23 24 166Sheppey United 16 7 1 8 31 31 157RETB 16 2 2 12 24 49 68Grays United 16 2 2 12 11 42 69Dartford 16 2 0 14 21 64 4 Results 3 September 1898 1 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Thames Ironworks Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 26 September 1898 2 2–3 Sheppey United Tottenham Hotspur Botany Road Isle of Sheppey, Kent W 3 October 1898 3 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Gravesend United Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 17 October 1898 4 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur New Brompton Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 26 October 1898 5 2–3 Dartford Tottenham Hotspur Dartford, Kent W 2 November 1898 6 2–6 Royal Engineers Training Battalion Tottenham Hotspur Chatham, Kent W 2 January 1899 7 0–5 Chatham Tottenham Hotspur Chatham, Kent W 9 January 1899 8 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur Chatham Northumberland Park Tottenham, London L 16 January 1899 9 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Sheppey United Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 6 February 1899 10 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Grays United Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 8 March 1899 11 0–3 Gravesend United Tottenham Hotspur Overcliffe Ground Gravesend, Kent W 16 March 1899 12 2–1 Thames Ironworks Tottenham Hotspur Memorial Grounds London L 20 March 1899 13 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Royal Engineers Training Battalion Northumberland Park Tottenham, London L 22 March 1899 14 1–0 Grays United Tottenham Hotspur New Recreation Ground Grays, Essex L 10 April 1899 15 5–4 New Brompton Tottenham Hotspur Priestfield Stadium Gillingham, Kent L 13 April 1899 16 9–0 Tottenham Hotspur Dartford Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W FA Cup 1898–99 FA Cup Results 29 October 1898 3rd Qualifying 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Bradshaw McKay Cameron Joyce Wolverton Northumberland Park Tottenham, London 3,000 W 19 November 1898 4th Qualifying 1–1 Clapton Tottenham Hotspur Bradshaw The Old Spotted Dog Ground Forest Gate, London 7,000 D 23 November 1898 4th Qualifying reply 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur John Cameron Clapton Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 10 December 1898 5th Qualifying 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Joyce Luton Town Northumberland Park Tottenham, London 12,000 D 10 December 1898 5th Qualifying reply 1–1 Luton Town Tottenham Hotspur Joyce Dunstable Road Luton, Bedfordshire 4,000 D 10 December 1898 5th Qualifying 2nd reply 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Bradshaw Cameron Luton Town Tufnell Park 8,000 W 28 January 1899 First round 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Joyce Newton Heath Cassidy Northumberland Park Tottenham, London 13,721 D 1 February 1899 First round replay 3–5 Newton Heath Bryant Tottenham Hotspur McKay Joyce McNaught Smith Bank Street (football ground) Clayton, Manchester 6,000 W 11 February 1899 Second round 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Bradshaw Cameron Sunderland Northumberland Park Tottenham, London 12,371 W 25 February 1899 Third round 4–1 Stoke Kennedy Molyneux Schofield Johnson Tottenham Hotspur Bradshaw Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 25,000 L Notes References Bibliography Phil Soar Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995 1995 Hamlyn 0-600-58706-1 The Spurs Alphabet Bob Goodwin 0-9514862-8-4 ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd 1992 Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons Tottenham