1899–1900 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season Tottenham Hotspur 1899–1900 White Hart Lane Southern League Champions Southern District Combination 2nd FA Cup First round Tom Pratt (19) 1898–99 1900–01 The 1899–1900 season was Tottenham's fourth season as a fully professional club and the 17th year in existence. After overcrowding at Northumberland Park, Tottenham moved into their new stadium of White Hart Lane. Their first record game at the ground was a friendly in which they hosted Notts County with 5,000 spectators in a 4–1 spectacle.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/12/glory-nights-gazzas-gun-spurs-prepare-bid-fond-farewell-white/ https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/05/12/glory-nights-gazzas-gun-spurs-prepare-bid-fond-farewell-white/ 12 January 2022 subscription live Glory nights and Gazza's gun – Spurs prepare to bid a fond farewell to White Hart Lane Jonathan Liew 12 May 2017 The Telegraph Tottenham had a successful campaign in the Southern League winning the competition. They also played in the Southern District Combination league were they came second. Squad y y GK ENG George Clawley y GK SAF Wilf Waller y GK SCO David Haddow y DF SCO Harry Erentz y DF ENG Jimmy Melia y DF SCO Sandy Tait y MF ENG Tom Smith y MF WAL Jack Jones y MF ENG Len Hyde y y MF WAL Ted Hughes y MF ENG Tom Morris y MF NIR Jack Kirwan y MF SCO Robert Stormont y MF SCO James McNaught y FW ENG Tom Pratt y FW SCO David Copeland y FW SCO John Cameron y FW ENG Arthur Rule Transfers In Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.1899GKENGGeorge ClawleyStoke UnknownGoodwin 1992 791899DFENGTom Morris UnknownGoodwin 1992 269March 1899FWENGArthur RuleSheppey United UnknownGoodwin 1992 318May 1899FWSCODavid CopelandBedminster UnknownGoodwin 1992 92May 1899DFSCOSandy TaitPreston North End UnknownGoodwin 1992 351May 1899MFENGLen HydeWellingborough Town UnknownGoodwin 1992 200April 1899FWENGTom PrattPreston North End UnknownGoodwin 1992 300July 1899DFWALTed HughesEverton UnknownGoodwin 1992 194July 1899MFNIRJack KirwanEverton UnknownGoodwin 1992 220November 1899GKSCODavid Haddow UnknownGoodwin 1992 164 Competitions Southern League 1899–1900 Southern Football League Table Division One TOT Results 2 September 1899 1 1–3 Millwall Tottenham Hotspur The Athletic Grounds Isle of Dogs, London W 9 September 1899 2 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Queens Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 16 September 1899 3 2–3 Chatham Tottenham Hotspur Maidstone Road Chatham, Kent W 23 September 1899 4 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reading White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 2 October 1899 5 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Gravesend United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 7 October 1899 6 6–1SL brighton Game void after Brighton United resigned from the Southern League on 10 March 1900.Soar 1995 234 Tottenham Hotspur Brighton United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 14 October 1899 7 2–1 Bedminster Tottenham Hotspur Ashton Gate Stadium Ashton Gate, Bristol L 21 October 1899 8 1–0SL Rovers Tottenham against Bristol Rovers: Game was abandoned after 55 minutes.Soar 1995 234 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol Rovers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 4 November 1899 9 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Thames Ironworks White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 2 December 1899 10 0–2 Swindon Town Tottenham Hotspur County Ground Swindon, Wiltshire W 9 December 1899 11 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol City White Hart Lane Tottenham, London D 16 December 1899 12 1–6SL Cowes Cowes Football Club resigned from the Southern League on 18 December 1899 due to financial reasons.Soar 1995 234 Cowes Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Wight 25 December 1899 13 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 26 December 1899 14 3–1 Southampton Tottenham Hotspur The Dell Southampton, Hampshire L 30 December 1899 15 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Millwall White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 6 January 1900 16 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Rise Athletic Ground Kensal Green, London D 13 January 1900 17 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Chatham White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 20 January 1900 18 0–1 Reading Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire W 3 February 1900 19 1–4 Sheppey United Tottenham Hotspur Botany Road Isle of Sheppey, Kent W 10 February 1900 20 0–3SL brighton Brighton United Tottenham Hotspur Brighton, Sussex 17 February 1900 21 5–2 Tottenham Hotspur Bedminster White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 24 February 1900 23 2–2 Bristol Rovers Tottenham Hotspur Twerton Park Bath, Somerset D 3 March 1900 24 1–0 Portsmouth Tottenham Hotspur Fratton Park Portsmouth, Hampshire L 10 March 1900 25 0–0 Thames Ironworks Tottenham Hotspur Memorial Grounds West Ham, London D 19 March 1900 26 5–1 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol Rovers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 24 March 1900 27 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur New Brompton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 31 March 1900 28 2–6 Gravesend United Tottenham Hotspur Overcliffe Ground Gravesend, Kent W 7 April 1900 29 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Swindon Town White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 13 April 1900 30 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 14 April 1900 31 3–0 Bristol City Tottenham Hotspur St John's Lane Bristol, Gloucestershire L 16 April 1900 32 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Sheppey United White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W SL Southern District Combination League Table PosClubPWDLFAPts1Millwall 16 12 2 2 30 10 262Tottenham Hotspur 15 10 3 2 40 16 233Portsmouth 16 9 2 5 30 16 204Woolwich Arsenal 15 7 1 7 25 21 155Bristol City 16 5 3 8 25 32 136Southampton 16 5 2 9 23 30 127Reading 16 4 4 8 16 28 128Chatham 16 5 2 9 12 35 129Queens Park Rangers 16 4 1 11 19 28 9 Note: The match between Woolwich Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur played on 24 April 1900 was abandoned after 55 minutes due to crowd trouble. Arsenal were ahead 2–1. Results 18 September 1899 1 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 11 October 1899 2 2–1 Reading Tottenham Hotspur Elm Park Reading, Berkshire L 16 October 1899 3 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Millwall White Hart Lane Tottenham, London L 23 October 1899 4 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Rise Athletic Ground Kensal Green, London W 30 October 1899 5 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Reading White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 6 November 1899 6 8–0 Tottenham Hotspur Chatham White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 15 November 1899 7 3–3 Bristol City Tottenham Hotspur St John's Lane Bristol, Gloucestershire D 20 November 1899 8 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Queens Park Rangers White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 4 December 1899 9 0–1 Chatham Tottenham Hotspur Chatham, Kent W 8 January 1900 10 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 17 January 1900 11 2–2 Portsmouth Tottenham Hotspur Fratton Park Portsmouth, Hampshire D 12 March 1900 12 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Bristol City White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 17 April 1900 13 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur Woolwich Arsenal White Hart Lane Tottenham, London W 24 April 1900 14 2–1SDC The Woolwich Arsenal game played on 24 April 1900 was abandoned after 55 minutes and never replayed. Woolwich Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur Manor Ground Plumstead, London 26 April 1900 15 0–0 Millwall Tottenham Hotspur The Athletic Grounds Isle of Dogs, London D 30 April 1900 16 1–4 Southampton Tottenham Hotspur The Dell Southampton, Hampshire W SDC FA Cup 1899–1900 FA Cup Results 27 January 1900 First round 1–0 Preston North End Tottenham Hotspur Deepdale Preston, Lancashire 7,000 L 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