1904–05 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season Tottenham Hotspur 1904–05 White Hart Lane Southern League 5th Western League 8th FA Cup Second round Alex Glen (11) 1903–04 1905–06 The 1904–05 season was Tottenham's ninth season as a fully professional club and the 22nd year in existence. They competed in two leagues, the main being the Southern Football League with a midweek game in the Western League along with competing in the FA Cup. In the Southern League Tottenham had an inconsistent season but did enough to finish the season in fifth place. There were two standout games that occurred in December, beating first Swindon Town 6–3 and then thumping Wellingborough 8–1. In the Western League campaign Tottenham won their first three games but after that their form dropped and they only managed two more wins in the season. As seasons end they were in eighth place. In the FA Cup Tottenham were drawn away against Middlesbrough in the first round. The first match was a 1–1 draw and required a reply at White Hart Lane which Spurs won 1–0. In the next round Tottenham were drawn in a home tie against Newcastle United. This also finished in a 1–1 draw and in the reply at Newcastle they lost 4–0. Squad y y GK ENG Charlie Williams y GK ENG Jack Eggett y DF ENG Jimmy Freeborough y DF ENG John George y DF SCO William McCurdy y DF SCO John Watson y DF ENG John Burton y DF ENG Walter Bull y DF SCO Sandy Tait y MF SCO Alex Glen y MF IRL Charles O'Hagan y MF WAL Ted Hughes y MF NIR Jack Kirwan y y MF SCO James McNaught y MF SCO William Murray y MF ENG Tom Morris y MF ENG Alf Warner y FW ENG John Brearley y FW ENG Harold Stansfield y FW ENG Herbert Chapman y FW SCO Andrew Swann y FW ENG Joe Walton y FW ENG William Berry y FW SCO David Copeland y FW ENG Vivian Woodward Transfers In Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1904 DF ENG Jimmy Freeborough Stockport County Unknown Goodwin 1992 139 1904 FW ENG Harold Stansfield Stockport County Unknown Goodwin 1992 341-342 April 1904 DF ENG John George Kettering Town Unknown Goodwin 1992 146John Spencer George was with Tottenham for one season making a total of 16 appearances and scoring one goal. May 1904 MF SCO Alex Glen Notts County Unknown Goodwin 1992 151-152 May 1904 MF IRL Charles O'Hagan Everton Unknown Goodwin 1992 281 May 1904 DF ENG Walter Bull Notts County Unknown Goodwin 1992 60-61 May 1904 GK ENG Jack Eggett West Ham United Unknown Goodwin 1992 123 May 1904 DF SCO William McCurdy New Brompton Unknown Goodwin 1992 240 May 1904 FW SCO Andrew Swann Mexborough Unknown Goodwin 1992 350 March 1905 FW ENG Herbert Chapman Notts County £70 Goodwin 1992 73-74 Competitions Southern League 1904–05 Southern Football League Table Division One TOT Results 3 September 1904 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Fulham White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 10 September 1904 2 Watford 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Cassio Road Watford, Hertfordshire W 17 September 1904 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Plymouth Argyle White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 24 September 1904 4 West Ham United 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London D 1 October 1904 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Reading White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 8 October 1904 6 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville Stadium Eastville, Bristol L 15 October 1904 7 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Northampton Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 29 October 1904 8 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Brentford Shanks White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 5 November 1904 9 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Royal Agricultural Society showgrounds Park Royal, London W 12 November 1904 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Millwall Athletic White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 19 November 1904 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Goldstone Ground Hove, East Sussex D 26 November 1904 12 Luton Town 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Dunstable Road Luton, Bedfordshire L 3 December 1904 13 Tottenham Hotspur 6–3 Swindon Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 10 December 1904 14 New Brompton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Priestfield Stadium Gillingham, Kent D 17 December 1904 15 Tottenham Hotspur 8–1 Wellingborough White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 26 December 1904 16 Southampton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur The Dell Southampton, Hampshire D 27 December 1904 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Portsmouth White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 31 December 1904 18 Fulham 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Craven Cottage Fulham, London L 7 January 1905 19 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Watford White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 21 January 1905 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Ham United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 28 January 1905 21 Reading 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire L 11 February 1905 22 Northampton Town 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur County Cricket Ground Northampton, Northamptonshire W 25 February 1905 23 Brentford 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Griffin Park Brentford, London D 4 March 1905 24 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Queens Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 11 March 1905 25 Millwall Athletic 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur North Greenwich Isle of Dogs, London W 18 March 1905 26 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 25 March 1905 27 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Luton Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 1 April 1905 28 Swindon Town 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Swindon, Wiltshire L 5 April 1905 29 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Home Park Plymouth, Devon L 8 April 1905 30 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 New Brompton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 15 April 1905 31 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Wellingborough White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 21 April 1905 32 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Southampton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 24 April 1905 33 Portsmouth 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Fratton Park Portsmouth, Hampshire L 29 April 1905 34 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Bristol Rovers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W Western League 1904–05 Western Football League Table Division One TOT Results 7 September 1904 1 Reading 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire W 19 September 1904 2 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Queens Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 26 September 1904 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Bristol Rovers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 3 October 1904 4 Millwall Athletic 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur North Greenwich Isle of Dogs, London L 19 October 1904 5 Plymouth Argyle 5–0 Tottenham Hotspur Home Park Plymouth, Devon L 22 October 1904 6 Portsmouth 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fratton Park Portsmouth, Hampshire L 22 October 1904 7 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 West Ham United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 7 November 1904 8 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Reading White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 12 November 1904 9 Fulham 0–0Two games were played on 12 November 1904, the first team played in the Southern League against Millwall, while the reverses played Fulham in the Western League.Soar 1995 237 Tottenham Hotspur Craven Cottage Fulham, London D 21 November 1904 10 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Plymouth Argyle White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 2 January 1905 11 Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 Fulham White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 27 February 1905 12 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Millwall Athletic White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 6 March 1905 13 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville Stadium Eastville, Bristol L 20 March 1905 14 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Royal Agricultural Society showgrounds Park Royal, London D 27 March 1905 15 West Ham United 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London D 29 March 1905 16 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Southampton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 3 April 1905 17 Brentford 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Griffin Park Brentford, London L 11 April 1905 18 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Brentford White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 17 April 1905 19 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Portsmouth White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 22 April 1905 20 Southampton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur The Dell Southampton, Hampshire L FA Cup 1904–05 FA Cup Results 4 February 1905 First round Middlesbrough 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Glen Ayresome Park Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire 25,000 D 9 February 1905 First round reply Tottenham Hotspur O'Hagan 1–0 Middlesbrough White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 18,000 W 18 February 1905 Second round Tottenham Hotspur Walton 1–1 Newcastle United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 19,013 D 22 February 1905 Second round reply Newcastle United 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 26,755 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