1901–02 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season Tottenham Hotspur 1901–02 Player-Manager John Cameron White Hart Lane Southern League 2nd Western League 2nd London League 2nd FA Cup First round Alex Brown (18) 8–1 v Watford, 26 October 1901, Southern League 1900–01 1902–03 _whitetop FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000088 000088 The 1901–02 season was Tottenham's sixth season as a fully professional club and their 19th year in existence. They competed in three leagues and the FA Cup. The primary focus was the Southern League with a midweek feature in the Western League. The club also competed in the London League for the first time with their reserve players. In the Southern League over the course of the first 11 games they had only lost to Northampton Town and drawn one. One of the most impressive wins was at home against Watford in which Tottenham had scored eight goals. Their form faulted in December but picked up again after that. Towards the end of the season their form faulted yet again and with it their chance to win the competition. In fact the winners of the league Portsmouth beat them in both home and away matches. In the end Tottenham finished in second place. The Western League became a similar story to the Southern League. Tottenham had a seven-game unbeaten run and came up against Portsmouth yet again only to lose. A big loss to Southampton and a draw away at Reading hampered their chance to win the Western League. They narrowly missed out here with Portsmouth accumulating more points winning yet another title, leaving Tottenham sitting in second place. In the London League Tottenham reserve players managed enough to finish in second place. In the FA Cup Tottenham were drawn against Southampton and it took three games to settle the score. A draw home and away and to settle the matter both clubs had to go to Elm Park in Reading. Southampton settled the matter by winning 2–1. They then went on a run to reach the FA Cup final against Sheffield United. Which had to be replayed after the first match was a draw, but lost the second match. Squad y y GK ENG George Clawley y GK WAL Fred Griffiths y DF ENG John Burton y DF SCO Harry Erentz y DF SCO Sandy Tait y DF ENG John Stephenson y MF WAL Ted Hughes y MF ENG Tom Morris y MF NIR Jack Kirwan y MF SCO Patrick Gilhooley y MF ENG Len Hyde y MF WAL Jack Jones y y MF SCO James McNaught y MF ENG James Moles y MF ENG Thomas Soulsby y MF ENG Tom Smith y MF ENG Alan Haig-Brown y FW ENG John Barlow y FW ENG Vivian Woodward y FW SCO Thomas Fitchie y FW SCO David Copeland y FW SCO Sandy Brown y FW SCO John Cameron Transfers In Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1901 MFENGThomas SoulsbyLiverpoolUnknownGoodwin 1992 338Thomas Soulsby was signed from Liverpool who had played in the reserves. He only made two appearances for Tottenham, one London League match and one friendly.September 1901MFSCOPatrick GilhooleySheffield UnitedUnknownGoodwin 1992 149April 1902FWSCOThomas FitchieGuest appearanceGoodwin 1992 135Thomas Fitichie who was an amateur was free to play for any club. He chose to play for Tottenham Hotspur in April 1902 playing in one Southern League game against Luton Town. This game occurred on 12 April 1902 which ended in a 0–0 draw. He played in one other friendly game for Tottenham against Sheffield United, which occurred on 1 April 1902 which finished 3–2 in Spurs favour, with Fitichie scoring one of the goals. Out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.March 1902GKWALFred GriffithsPreston North EndUnknownGoodwin 1992 160-161 Competitions Southern League 1901–02 Southern Football League Table Division One TOT Results 7 September 1901 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Millwall White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 14 September 1901 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Queen Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 21 September 1901 3 Reading 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire D 5 October 1901 4 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville Stadium Eastville, Bristol W 12 October 1901 5 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 New Brompton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 19 October 1901 6 Northampton Town 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur County Cricket Ground Northampton L 26 October 1901 7 Tottenham Hotspur 8–1 Watford White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 2 November 1901 8 West Ham United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Memorial Grounds West Ham, London W 9 November 1901 9 Wellingborough 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Wellingborough, Northamptonshire W 23 November 1901 10 Swindon Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Swindon, Wiltshire W 7 December 1901 11 Kettering Town 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Rockingham Road Kettering, Northamptonshire W 21 December 1901 12 Millwall 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur North Greenwich Isle of Dogs, London D 25 December 1901 13 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Portsmouth White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 26 December 1901 14 Southampton Wood 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur The Dell Southampton, Hampshire L 28 December 1901 15 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Latimer Road North Kensington, London W 4 January 1902 16 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Reading White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 18 January 1902 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Bristol Rovers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 1 February 1902 18 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Northampton Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 8 February 1902 19 Watford 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Cassio Road Watford, Hertfordshire W 15 February 1902 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 West Ham United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 22 February 1902 21 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Wellingborough White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 8 March 1902 22 Tottenham Hotspur 7–1 Swindon Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 15 March 1902 23 Brentford Logan Shanks 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur York Road , London L 22 March 1902 24 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Kettering Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 28 March 1902 25 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Southampton A. 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Turner White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 29 March 1902 26 Luton Town 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Dunstable Road Luton, Hertfordshire D 31 March 1902 27 Portsmouth 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fratton Park Portsmouth, Hampshire L 5 April 1902 28 New Brompton 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Priestfield Stadium Gillingham, Kent D 12 April 1902 29 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Luton Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 26 April 1902 30 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Brentford White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W Western League 1901–02 Western Football League Table Division One TOT Results 9 September 1901 1 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Reading White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 28 September 1901 2 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Southampton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 30 September 1901 3 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Latimer Road North Kensington, London W 7 October 1901 4 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Millwall White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 14 October 1901 5 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 West Ham United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 21 October 1901 6 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Bristol Rovers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 11 November 1901 7 Tottenham Hotspur 6–0 Swindon Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 16 November 1901 8 Portsmouth 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Fratton Park Portsmouth, Hampshire L 18 November 1901 9 Bristol Rovers 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville Stadium Eastville, Bristol W 9 December 1901 10 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Queens Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 11 January 1902 11 Southampton 5–1 Tottenham Hotspur The Dell Southampton, Hampshire L 15 January 1902 12 Reading 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire D 17 February 1902 13 Millwall 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur North Greenwich Isle of Dogs, London W 10 March 1902 14 West Ham United 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Memorial Grounds West Ham, London W 17 March 1902 15 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Portsmouth White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 9 April 1902 16 Swindon Town 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Swindon, Wiltshire W London League London League (football) Table PosClubPWDLFAPts1West Ham United 8 5 1 2 18 9 112Tottenham Hotspur 8 3 3 2 15 13 93Millwall 8 2 4 2 9 13 84Queens Park Rangers 8 2 2 4 11 14 65Woolwich Arsenal 8 2 2 4 9 13 6 Results 16 September 1901 1 Woolwich Arsenal 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Manor Ground Plumstead, London W 4 November 1901 2 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Woolwich Arsenal White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 16 December 1901 3 West Ham United 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Memorial Grounds Canning Town, London L 6 January 1902 4 Millwall 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur North Greenwich Isle of Dogs, London D 10 February 1902 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1–5 Queens Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 24 March 1902 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Millwall White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 14 April 1902 7 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Latimer Road North Kensington, London W 21 April 1902 8 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 West Ham United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D FA Cup Results 25 January 1902 Round one Tottenham Hotspur Copeland 1–1 Southampton Bowman White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 25,000 D 29 January 1902 Round one replay Southampton Chadwick J. Turner 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Hughes The Dell Southampton, Hampshire 10,000 D 3 February 1902 Round one replay Southampton A. Turner Brown 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Kirwan Elm Park Reading, Berkshire 10,000 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