Tottenham Hotspur 1897–98 football season
Tottenham Hotspur1897–98 season |
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Manager | John Cameron |
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Stadium | Northumberland Park |
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Southern League | 3rd |
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United League | 2nd |
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FA Cup | 4th Qualifying Round |
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Top goalscorer | Bill Joyce (16) |
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The 1897–98 season was Tottenham's second season as a fully professional club and the 15th year since their inception. In the season Tottenham played in two leagues. The main campaign was played in the Southern Football League with midweek games in the United League. They also competed the FA Cup qualifying rounds. The first game was a 7–0 win at home against 2nd Coldstream Guards, the second was a 4–3 loss to Luton Town.[1]
In the United League Tottenham also played Luton twice, Luton won the first game 5–0 and in the second game which finished in a draw 2–2 was described as a dirty game by the Weekly Herald. The referee was classed as being poor, penalising the wrong players, not noticing a handball goal and not being able to handle what was called "a dirty game". This led to some Tottenham supporters using foul language and some attacks on Luton players.[2] Luton complained to the Football Association about the conduct at Northumberland Park, the result was that Tottenham had to play their next home game at Millwall's ground.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | — | GK | ENG | Charles Ambler | — | GK | SCO | Joseph Cullen | — | DF | SCO | Edwin Downie | — | DF | SCO | Alex Hall | — | DF | ENG | Stanley Briggs | — | DF | ENG | Joe Knowles | — | DF | ENG | Lycurgus Burrows | — | DF | SCO | Jack Montgomary | — | MF | ENG | William Crump | | |
Transfers
In
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
May 1897 | Forward | | James Davidson | Burnley | Unknown | |
May 1897 | Full back | | Joe Knowles | Sunderland | Unknown | |
Out
Competitions
Southern League
Table
Source:
[7]Rules for classification: The system of using
goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
Results
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 18 September 1897 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall 25 September 1897 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–0 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Reading v Tottenham Hotspur 6 November 1897 7 | Reading | 3–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reading |
| | | | Stadium: Cricket Ground |
Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City 13 November 1897 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Bristol City | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Tottenham Hotspur v Northfleet 15 January 1898 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Northfleet | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverton 22 January 1898 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–1 | Wolverton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Tottenham Hotspur v New Brompton 2 April 1898 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | New Brompton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Tottenham Hotspur v Chatham 9 April 1898 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Chatham | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Tottenham Hotspur v Swindon Town 11 April 1898 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
United League
Table
Results
Tottenham Hotspur v Rushden Town 8 January 1898 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Rushden Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town 3 February 1898 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall 12 March 1898 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Tottenham Hotspur v Loughborough 17 March 1898 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Loughborough | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 24 March 1898 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park |
FA Cup
Results
Tottenham Hotspur v 2nd Coldstream Guards 30 October 1897 Q3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–0 | 2nd Coldstream Guards | Tottenham, London |
| Black Crump Joyce | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park Attendance: 4,000 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town 20 November 1897 Q4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–4 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
| Black Joyce | | | Stadium: Northumberland Park Attendance: 12,000 |
Notes
- ^ The 26 February 1898 Southern League game was played at Millwall due to suspension of Northumberland Park after attacks on Luton players. Source:Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995
References
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur Official Handbook 2018–2019. Tottenham Hotspur.
- ^ "Hotspur Nuggets". Weekly Herald. 11 February 1898.
- ^ Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. p. 233. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
Bibliography
- Soar, Phil (1995). Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995. Hamlyn. ISBN 0-600-58706-1.
- Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
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