1897–98 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season Tottenham Hotspur 1897–98 John Cameron Northumberland Park Southern League 3rd United League 2nd FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round Bill Joyce (16) 1896–97 1898–99 The 1897–98 English football season was Tottenham Hotspur's second season in professional football. It was the club's and the 15th year since their inception. In the season Tottenham played in two leagues. The main campaign was played in the Southern Football League with midweek games in the United League. They also competed the FA Cup qualifying rounds. The first game was a 7–0 win at home against 2nd Coldstream Guards, the second was a 4–3 loss to Luton Town.Tottenham Hotspur Official Handbook 2018–2019 Tottenham Hotspur In the United League Tottenham also played Luton twice, Luton won the first game 5–0 and in the second game which finished in a draw 2–2 was described as a dirty game by the Weekly Herald. The referee was classed as being poor, penalising the wrong players, not noticing a handball goal and not being able to handle what was called "a dirty game". This led to some Tottenham supporters using foul language and some attacks on Luton players.Hotspur Nuggets Weekly Herald 11 February 1898 Luton complained to the Football Association about the conduct at Northumberland Park, the result was that Tottenham had to play their next home game at Millwall's ground.Soar 1995 233 Squad y y GK ENG Charles Ambler y GK SCO Joseph Cullen y DF SCO Edwin Downie y DF SCO Alex Hall y DF ENG Stanley Briggs y DF ENG Joe Knowles y DF ENG Lycurgus Burrows y DF SCO Jack Montgomary y MF ENG William Crump y y MF WAL Jack Jones y MF SCO Johnny Madden y MF SCO Robert Tannahill y MF SCO Robert Stormont y FW ENG Thomas Meade y FW SCO Jimmy Davidson y FW SCO David Black y FW SCO Bill Joyce y FW SCO Jimmy Hartley Transfers In Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.May 1897ForwardSCOJames DavidsonBurnleyUnknownGoodwin 1992 103May 1897Full backENGJoe KnowlesSunderlandUnknownGoodwin 1992 224 Out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.December 1897Full backENGLycurgus BurrowsSheffield UnitedUnknownGoodwin 1992 64 Competitions Southern League 1897–98 Southern Football League Table TOT Results 4 September 1897 1 1–1 Sheppey United Tottenham Hotspur Botany Road Isle of Sheppey, Kent D 18 September 1897 2 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 25 September 1897 3 7–0 Tottenham Hotspur Millwall Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 2 October 1897 4 1–0 New Brompton Tottenham Hotspur Priestfield Stadium Gillingham, Kent L 9 October 1897 5 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Gravesend United Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 23 October 1897 6 4–1 Southampton Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Southampton L 6 November 1897 7 3–3 Reading Tottenham Hotspur Cricket Ground Reading D 13 November 1897 8 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol City Northumberland Park Tottenham, London D 27 November 1897 9 3–1 Bristol City Tottenham Hotspur St John's Lane Bristol L 18 December 1897 10 1–2 Wolverton Tottenham Hotspur Wolverton W 15 January 1898 11 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Northfleet Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 22 January 1898 12 7–1 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverton Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 29 January 1898 13 4–2 Chatham Tottenham Hotspur Chatham, Kent L 5 February 1898 14 3–0 Swindon Town Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Swindon, Wiltshire L 19 February 1898 15 1–3 Northfleet Tottenham Hotspur Northfleet, Kent W 26 February 1898 16 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reading Millwall, LondonThe 26 February 1898 Southern League game was played at Millwall due to suspension of Northumberland Park after attacks on Luton players. Source:Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995 D 5 March 1898 17 1–2 Gravesend United Tottenham Hotspur Overcliffe Ground Gravesend, Kent W 19 March 1898 18 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Sheppey United Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 2 April 1898 19 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur New Brompton Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 9 April 1898 20 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Chatham Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 11 April 1898 21 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Swindon Town Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 16 April 1898 22 3–1 Millwall Tottenham Hotspur The Athletic Grounds Isle of Dogs, London L United League United League (football) Table PosClubPWDLFAPts1Luton Town 16 13 2 1 49 11 282Tottenham Hotspur 16 8 5 3 40 21 213Woolwich Arsenal 16 8 5 3 35 24 214Kettering 16 8 1 6 28 25 195Rushden Town 16 9 1 8 25 42 156Southampton 16 6 3 7 23 24 127Millwall 16 4 4 8 27 27 128Wellingborough 16 3 3 10 16 42 99Loughborough 16 1 2 13 8 42 4 Results 16 September 1897 1 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Kettering Town Northumberland Park Tottenham, London D 29 September 1897 2 1–2 Loughborough Tottenham Hotspur Athletic Ground Loughborough, Leicestershire W 11 October 1897 3 5–0 Luton Town Tottenham Hotspur Dunstable Road Luton, Bedfordshire L 16 October 1897 4 0–0 Millwall Tottenham Hotspur The Athletic Grounds Isle of Dogs, London D 4 December 1897 5 5–0 Tottenham Hotspur Wellingborough Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 25 December 1897 6 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Woolwich Arsenal Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 1 January 1898 7 5–2 Rushden Town Tottenham Hotspur Hayden Road Rushden, Northamptonshire L 8 January 1898 8 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Rushden Town Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 10 January 1898 9 4–2 Kettering Town Tottenham Hotspur Rockingham Road Kettering, Northamptonshire L 19 January 1898 10 2–2 Southampton Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Southampton, Hampshire D 3 February 1898 11 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Luton Town Northumberland Park Tottenham, London D 12 March 1898 12 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Millwall Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 17 March 1898 13 5–0 Tottenham Hotspur Loughborough Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 24 March 1898 14 7–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton Northumberland Park Tottenham, London W 8 April 1898 15 1–0 Woolwich Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur Manor Ground Plumstead, London L 23 April 1898 16 2–2 Wellingborough Town Tottenham Hotspur Bassett's Close Wellingborough, London D FA Cup Results 30 October 1897 Q3 Tottenham Hotspur 7–0 2nd Coldstream Guards Black Crump Joyce Northumberland Park Tottenham, London 4,000 W 20 November 1897 Q4 Tottenham Hotspur 3–4 Luton Town Black Joyce Northumberland Park Tottenham, London 12,000 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