1908–09 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season Tottenham Hotspur 1908–09 Arthur Turner White Hart Lane Second Division 2nd (promoted) FA Cup Third round London Challenge Cup 1907–08 1909–10 The 1908–09 season was Tottenham's thirteenth season as a fully professional club and their 26th year in existence. Having been elected to the Football League they competed in the Second Division and in this first season gained promotion by finishing in second place. In the FA Cup Tottenham were drawn away to Manchester City in the first round and overcame a Tom Holford hat-trick to win the game 4–3. In the second round Tottenham were at home to Fulham and won 1–0 with a goal from Robert Steel. The third round, where they were drawn against Burnley, was a different story as this took two games, the first being at home ended in a draw, while at Turf Moor Tottenham lost 3–1 ending their run. Tottenham also competed in the newly created London Challenge Cup with a combination of first and reserve team players. Postseason thumb|right|Argentina playing Tottenham on 13 June 1909 In June, after the season finished, Tottenham and Everton went on tour to Argentina and Uruguay in South America. The first game played was a display match between Everton and Tottenham which finished in a 2–2 draw. Tottenham then played against a combination of players formed from clubs in the Uruguayan league. The result was a resounding 8–0 to Tottenham. Three days later Tottenham played against what is recorded as the Argentina squad to a 1–0 win. Then three days after that they played against the Argentinian league's best eleven in a 4–1 win.Soar 1995 239 Squad y y GK ENG Fred Boreham y GK ENG Robert Hewitson y DF ENG Walter Bull y DF ENG Oliver Burton y DF SCO Thomas Leslie y DF ENG Ernie Coquet y DF ENG Jabez Darnell y DF SCO Danny Steel y DF SCO John Watson y MF ENG Tom Morris y MF ENG Bert Middlemiss y MF ENG Jack Curtis y y MF GER Max Seeburg y MF ENG Charlie Woodruff y FW ENG Frederick Massey y FW ENG Doug MacFarlane y FW ENG Joe Brough y FW SCO James Morton y FW ENG William Minter y FW SCO Robert Steel y FW ENG Percy Humphreys y FW ENG Charlie Woodruff y FW ENG Vivian Woodward Transfers Having already signed Danny Steel the previous season, Spurs snapped up his younger brother Robert who was under contract with Greenock Morton in Scotland.Goodwin 1992 344 In 1909 Vivian Woodward shocked Tottenham by announcing his retirement from football so he could play for Chelmsford City.Goodwin 1992 389-390 In Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. May 1908 GK ENG Fredrick Boreham Leyton Unknown Goodwin 1992 43 May 1908 DF SCO Thomas Leslie Vale of Clyde Unknown Goodwin 1992 229 May 1908 FW SCO Robert Steel Greenock Morton Unknown Goodwin 1992 344 June 1908 FW ENG Doug MacFarlane Burnley Unknown Goodwin 1992 241-242 June 1908 FW SCO James Morton Stoke Unknown Goodwin 1992 270-201 June 1908 GK ENG Robert Hewitson Oldham Athletic Unknown Goodwin 1992 178 July 1908 FW ENG Joe Brough Stoke Unknown Goodwin 1992 53 December 1908 FW ENG Percy Humphreys Chelsea Unknown Goodwin 1992 196 April 1909 MF ENG Jack Curtis Gainsborough Trinity Unknown Goodwin 1992 101-102 Out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1909 FW ENG Vivian Woodward Retired N/A Goodwin 1992 389-390 Competitions Second Division 1908–09 Football League Table Second Division TOT Results 1 September 1908 1 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton Wanderers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 5 September 1908 2 1–0 Leeds City Tottenham Hotspur Elland Road Leeds, Yorkshire L 12 September 1908 3 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Barnsley White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 19 September 1908 4 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 26 September 1908 5 1–0 Hull City Tottenham Hotspur Anlaby Road Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire L 3 October 1908 6 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Derby County White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 10 October 1908 7 1–1 Blackpool Tottenham Hotspur Bloomfield Road Blackpool, Lancashire D 17 October 1908 8 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Chesterfield White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 24 October 1908 9 1–1 Glossop North End Tottenham Hotspur North Road Glossop, Derbyshire D 31 October 1908 10 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Stockport County White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 7 November 1908 11 3–0 West Bromwich Albion Tottenham Hotspur The Hawthorns West Bromwich, Staffordshire L 14 November 1908 12 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham City White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 21 November 1908 13 0–2 Gainsborough Trinity Tottenham Hotspur The Northolme Gainsborough, Lincolnshire W 28 November 1908 14 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Grimsby Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 5 December 1908 15 2–3 Fulham Tottenham Hotspur Craven Cottage Fulham, London W 12 December 1908 16 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur Burnley White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 19 December 1908 17 0–2 Bradford Park Avenue Tottenham Hotspur Park Avenue Bradford, Yorkshire W 25 December 1908 18 1–0 Oldham Athletic Tottenham Hotspur Boundary Park Oldham, Manchester L 26 December 1908 19 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Oldham Athletic White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 28 December 1908 20 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Tottenham Hotspur Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton, Midlands L 2 January 1909 21 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Leeds United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 9 January 1909 22 1–1 Barnsley Tottenham Hotspur Oakwell Barnsley, Yorkshire D 23 January 1909 23 0–1 Bolton Tottenham Hotspur Burnden Park Bolton, Greater Manchester W 30 January 1909 24 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Hull City White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 13 February 1909 25 4–1 Tottenham Hotspur Blackpool White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 27 February 1909 26 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur Glossop North End White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 6 March 1909 27 1–3 Stockport County Tottenham Hotspur Edgeley Park Stockport, Greater Manchester W 8 March 1909 28 1–3 Chesterfield Tottenham Hotspur Saltergate Chesterfield, Derbyshire W 13 March 1909 29 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 20 March 1909 30 3–3 Bermingham City King Mounteney Daykin Tottenham Hotspur St Andrew's Birmingham, Midlands 8,000 D 27 March 1909 31 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Gainsborough Trinity White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 3 April 1909 32 1–2 Grimsby Town Tottenham Hotspur Blundell Park Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire W 9 April 1909 33 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Clapton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 10 April 1909 34 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 12 April 1909 35 0–0 Clapton Tottenham Hotspur The Old Spotted Dog Ground Forest Gate, London D 17 April 1909 36 1–2 Burnley Tottenham Hotspur Turf Moor Burnley, Lancashire W 24 April 1909 37 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Bradford Park Avenue White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 28 April 1909 38 1–1 Derby County Tottenham Hotspur Baseball Ground Derby, Derbyshire D FA Cup 1908–09 FA Cup Results 16 January 1909 First round 3–4 Manchester City Holford Tottenham Hotspur Minter Robert Steel Morris Hyde Road Gorton, Manchester 20,000 W 6 February 1909 Second round 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Robert Steel Fulham White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 33,008 W 20 February 1909 Third round 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Burnley White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 21,838 D 24 February 1909 Third round - replay 3–1 Burnley Tottenham Hotspur Coquet Turf Moor Burnley, Lancashire 30,000 L London Challenge Cup London Challenge Cup Results 5 October 1908 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Queens Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 30 November 1908 0–2 West Ham United Tottenham Hotspur Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London W 22 March 1909 2–0 Millwall Athletic Tottenham Hotspur North Greenwich Isle of Dogs, London L References Works cited 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