1902–03 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season Tottenham Hotspur 1902–03 Player-Manager John Cameron White Hart Lane Southern League 4th Western League 4th London League 1st FA Cup Third round 1901–02 1903–04 The 1902–03 season was Tottenham's seventh season as a fully professional club and the 20th year in existence. They competed in three leagues, the main being the Southern Football League along with the Western League and London League, along with the FA Cup. Tottenham's only success was in the London League where they went on to win the trophy.Soar 1995 236 All seasons after this one only the Tottenham reserves competed in the London League.Soar 1995 236 In the FA Cup they made it to the third round and were drawn at home to Aston Villa but were knocked out after the match finished 3–2 in Villa's favour. Squad y y GK ENG George Clawley y GK ENG Charlie Williams y DF SCO Charles Brown y DF ENG John Burton y DF SCO Harry Erentz y DF SCO Sandy Tait y DF SCO John Watson y MF SCO Willie Dryburgh y MF SCO Patrick Gilhooley y MF ENG Tom Morris y MF NIR Jack Kirwan y MF SCO James Chalmers y y MF SCO James McNaught y MF ENG Alf Warner y MF ENG George Fredericks y MF WAL Ted Hughes y MF WAL John Leonard Jones y MF ENG John Thomas Jones y MF ENG Alan Haig-Brown y FW ENG Vivian Woodward y FW SCO Bob Houston y FW SCO David Copeland y FW ENG John Barlow y FW SCO John Cameron Transfers In Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1902 MFENGJohn Thomas JonesBristol RoversUnknownGoodwin 1992 209 April 1902 MF ENG George Fredericks ChelmsfordUnknownGoodwin 1992 138-139Fredericks was signed on Vivian Woodward recommendation from their previous club. Fredericks only made two appearances for Spurs. One in the Southern League and one appearance in the Western League. He is recorded as having scored a single goal in the Western League. He was then released at the end of the season. May 1902 FW SCO Bob HoustonHeart of MidlothianUnknownGoodwin 1992 191 May 1902 MF ENG Alf Warner Notts CountyUnknownGoodwin 1992 375May 1902DFSCOJohn WatsonEvertonUnknownGoodwin 1992 376May 1902MFSCOJames ChalmersWatfordUnknownGoodwin 1992 71May 1902GKENGCharlie WilliamsFree agentUnknownGoodwin 1992 385 December 1902 MFSCOWillie DryburghCowdenbeathUnknownGoodwin 1992 114 Competitions Southern League 1902–03 Southern Football League Table Division One TOT Results 6 September 1902 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Queens Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 20 September 1902 2 Tottenham Hotspur 6–1 Wellingborough White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 27 September 1902 3 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville Stadium Eastville, Bristol L 4 October 1902 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Northampton Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 11 October 1902 5 Watford 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Cassio Road Watford, Hertfordshire W 18 October 1902 6 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Brentford pen Regan White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 25 October 1902 7 Millwall 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur North Greenwich Isle of Dogs, London L 1 November 1902 8 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 West Ham United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 22 November 1902 9 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Swindon Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 6 December 1902 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Luton Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 20 December 1902 11 Queens Park Rangers 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Rise Athletic Ground Kensal Green, London W 25 December 1902 12 Tottenham Hotspur Dryburgh 2–2 Portsmouth White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 26 December 1902 13 Southampton 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur The Dell Southampton, Hampshire W 3 January 1903 14 Wellingborough 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Dog & Duck Ground Wellingborough, Northamptonshire W 5 January 1903 15 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 New Brompton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 10 January 1903 16 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Bristol Rovers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 17 January 1903 17 Northampton Town 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur County Cricket Ground Northampton, Northamptonshire L 24 January 1903 18 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Watford White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 31 January 1903 19 Brentford Warren 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur York Road , London D 14 February 1903 20 West Ham United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Memorial Grounds Canning Town, London L 14 March 1903 21 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Kettering Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 21 March 1903 22 Luton Town 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Dunstable Road Luton, Bedfordshire L 28 March 1903 23 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Reading White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 4 April 1903 24 Reading 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire D 10 April 1903 25 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Southampton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 11 April 1903 26 New Brompton 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Priestfield Stadium Gillingham, Kent L 13 April 1903 27 Portsmouth 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fratton Park Portsmouth, Hampshire L 14 April 1903 28 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Millwall White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 22 April 1903 29 Swindon Town 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Swindon, Wiltshire L 25 April 1903 30 Kettering Town 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Rockingham Road Kettering, Northamptonshire L Western League 1902–03 Western Football League Table Division One TOT Results 13 September 1902 1 Southampton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur The Dell Southampton, Hampshire D 15 September 1902 2 Tottenham Hotspur 4–3 Millwall White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 22 September 1902 3 Queens Park Rangers 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Rise Athletic Ground Kensal Green, London W 29 September 1902 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Reading White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 13 October 1902 5 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Bristol Rovers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 29 October 1902 6 Reading 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire L 3 November 1902 7 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Queens Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 8 November 1902 8 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Portsmouth White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 29 November 1902 9 Portsmouth 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Fratton Park Portsmouth, Hampshire D 27 December 1902 10 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Southampton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 28 January 1903 11 Millwall 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur North Greenwich Isle of Dogs, London D 16 February 1903 12 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Ham United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 23 February 1903 13 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville Stadium Eastville, Bristol L 10 March 1903 14 Brentford 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur York Road London D 19 March 1903 15 West Ham United 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Memorial Grounds Canning Town, London D 26 March 1903 16 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Brentford White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W London League London League (football) Table PosClubPWDLFAPts1Tottenham Hotspur 10 7 1 2 19 4 152West Ham United 10 5 3 2 15 13 133Woolwich Arsenal 10 6 0 4 14 10 124Millwall 10 3 4 3 18 14 105Queens Park Rangers 10 2 3 5 9 15 76Brentford 10 1 1 8 9 28 3 Results 6 October 1902 1 Brentford 1–5 Tottenham Hotspur York Road London W 20 October 1902 2 West Ham United 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Memorial Grounds Canning Town, London D 17 November 1902 3 Woolwich Arsenal 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Manor Ground Plumstead, London L 1 December 1902 4 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Woolwich Arsenal White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 15 December 1902 5 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 West Ham United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 12 January 1903 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Brentford White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 2 March 1903 7 Millwall 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur North Greenwich Isle of Dogs, London W 16 March 1903 8 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Rise Athletic Ground Kensal Green, London L 23 March 1903 9 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Millwall White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 30 March 1903 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Queens Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W FA Cup 1902–03 FA Cup Results 7 February 1903 First round Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 West Bromwich Albion White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 25,641 D 11 February 1903 First round replay West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur pen Dryburgh Woodward The Hawthorns West Bromwich, West Midlands 35,000 W 21 February 1903 Second round Tottenham Hotspur Woodward 1–0 Bristol City White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 18,750 W 7 March 1903 Third round Tottenham Hotspur Woodward Copeland 2–3 Aston Villa White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 24,500 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