Tottenham Hotspur 1900–01 football season
The 1900–01 season Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Southern Football League where they finished in 5th place. They also entered the Western League for the first time where they finished 3rd. This was the season in which Tottenham, classed as a non-league club at the time went on to win the FA Cup and still are the only non-league winners of the competition to date. The club reached the final where they played Sheffield United. The first match was played at Crystal Palace in London which finished in a 2–2 draw. The reply was moved to Bolton and Spurs won the game 3–1.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
Competitions
Table
Source:
[citation needed]Rules for classification: The system of using
goal average to separate two teams tied on points was used up 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 Swindon Town 29 September 1900 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Swindon Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Kettering 1 December 1900 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Kettering | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth 25 December 1900 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Watford 19 January 1901 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–0 | Watford | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v New Brompton 2 March 1901 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | New Brompton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Reading 16 March 1901 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 5 April 1901 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City 6 April 1901 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Bristol City | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town 25 April 1901 25 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Gravesend United 27 April 1901 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Gravesend United | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Note: Tottenham Hotspur Reserves played the game as the first team played in the FA Cup final on the same day.[6] |
Western League
In Tottenham's first outing in the Western League the team went on an unbeaten 11 game run, then on 27 March 1901 they sent their reserve team to play Bristol City in the league as the first team was to play Reading in the FA Cup the following day. A further two losses away against Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers, resulted in Tottenham finishing 3rd in the table.
Table
Source: [citation needed]
Results
Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth 17 November 1900 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8–1 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City 26 November 1900 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–1 | Bristol City | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 22 December 1900 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Reading 18 February 1901 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Swindon Town 27 February 1901 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Swindon Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Reading v Tottenham Hotspur 6 March 1901 9 | Reading | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reading, England |
| | | | Stadium: Elm Park |
FA Cup
Sheffield United where considered the favourites with nine English internationals on their team.[7] In the first game that finished 2–2 Sheffield were considered lucky as their second goal was classed as controversial. The linesman had indicated it should be a corner after George Clawley saved a shot from Walter Bennett however the referee over-ruled him for and pointed to the centre circle indicating it had been a goal.[7] The reply which both teams wanted to be played at Villa Park,[7] was instead played at Bolton where Tottenham won 3–1.
Results
Tottenham Hotspur v Bury 23 February 1901 R2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Bury | Tottenham, London |
Reading v Tottenham Hotspur 23 March 1901 R3 | Reading | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
Tottenham Hotspur v Reading 27 March 1901 R3 - Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
References
- ^ Phil Soar. Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882-1995. Hamlyn. p. 235.
- ^ a b c Butler, Bryon (1996). The Official Illustrated History of the FA Cup. Headline Book Publishing. p. 73. ISBN 0-7472-1781-5.
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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