1903–04 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1903–04 season was Tottenham's eighth season as a fully professional club and the 21st year in existence. They competed in two leagues, the main being the Southern Football League with a midweek game in the Western League along with competing in the FA Cup.

Tottenham Hotspur
1903–04 season
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Southern League2nd
Western LeagueWinners
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerJack Jones (15)
Biggest win7–4 vs Reading
30 January 1904
Southern League

In the Southern League Tottenham began the season poorly and didn't manage a win until 10 October when they came up against Wellingborough. There was a bit of improvement in November, but the form took a drop in December. After the turn of the year Tottenham improved dramatically and were unbeaten in 12 games. This included a remarkable 7–4 home game against Reading. It wasn't till April when Tottenham went away to Portsmouth they lost 1–0. This was Spurs only loss in the second half of the season and they rose up the table to finish in second place.

The campaign in the Western League was a very successful one as Tottenham only lost twice all season. Those two losses were away games to Queens Park Rangers and Southampton. After winning 11 games, and drawing three they were crowned champions.

In the FA Cup they progressed past Everton in the first round winning 2–1. In the second round they were drawn at home to play Aston Villa. During that game with the Villa being 1–0 up, there was crowd trouble that occurred that escalated into a pitch invasion and the match was abandoned after 38 minutes.[1] The FA fined the club £350 and ordered the match to be replayed at Villa Park.[2] Tottenham managed to overcome Villa winning 1–0 with a goal from Jack Jones. The next round was a draw against The Wednesday (now Sheffield Wednesday). The first match was a home tie which finished 1–1 and needed a replay. At Hillsborough Spurs lost 2–0 and were kicked out of the cup.

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 England ENG Charlie Williams
GK England ENG Frederick Mearns
DF Scotland SCO Charles Brown
DF England ENG John Burton
DF Scotland SCO John Watson
DF England ENG Harold Milton
DF England ENG Percy Mapley
DF Scotland SCO Sandy Tait
DF England ENG Oliver Burton
DF Scotland SCO Harry Erentz
MF Scotland SCO Patrick Gilhooley
MF Wales WAL Ted Hughes
MF Northern Ireland NIR Jack Kirwan
MF Scotland SCO James McNaught
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Archie Turner
MF England ENG Alf Warner
MF Scotland SCO John McConnachie
MF Republic of Ireland IRL David Quinn
MF England ENG Tom Morris
MF Scotland SCO James Chalmers
MF Wales WAL Jack Jones
MF England ENG John Jones
FW England ENG Joe Walton
FW England ENG John Brearley
FW England ENG William Berry
FW Scotland SCO David Copeland
FW England ENG Vivian Woodward
England ENG Allan Leach-Lewis

Transfers

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
May 1903 FW England John Brearley Everton Unknown [3]
May 1903 FW England Joe Walton Preston North End Unknown [4]
Jan 1904 MF England Archie Turner Newcastle United Unknown [5]
Feb 1904 DF England Harold Milton New Crusaders Amateur contract [6][7][lower-alpha 1]
Feb 1904 DF England Percy Mapley West Ham United Unknown [8]
March 1904 Unknown England Allan Leach-Lewis Cambridge University Amateur contract [9][lower-alpha 2]

Competitions

Southern League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Southampton 34 22 6 6 75 30 2.500 50
2 Tottenham Hotspur 34 16 11 7 54 37 1.459 43
3 Bristol Rovers 34 17 8 9 64 42 1.524 42
4 Portsmouth 34 17 8 9 41 38 1.079 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 34 15 11 8 53 37 1.432 41
Source: rsssf.com
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

5 September 1903 1 Fulham 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Stadium: Craven Cottage
12 September 1903 2 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Millwall Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
14 September 1903 3 Brentford 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
Stadium: York Road
19 September 1903 4 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Green, London
Stadium: Kensal Rise Athletic Ground
26 September 1903 5 Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 Plymouth Argyle Tottenham, London
Anderson
Leech
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 17,000
3 October 1903 6 Reading 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Reading, Berkshire
Stadium: Elm Park
10 October 1903 7 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Wellingborough Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
17 October 1903 8 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville, Bristol
Stadium: Eastville Stadium
24 October 1903 9 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
7 November 1903 10 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Northampton Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
21 November 1903 11 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 West Ham United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
5 December 1903 12 Luton Town 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Luton, Bedfordshire
Stadium: Dunstable Road
19 December 1903 13 Kettering Town 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur Kettering, Northamptonshire
Stadium: Rockingham Road
25 December 1903 14 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 December 1903 15 Southampton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
2 January 1904 16 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Fulham Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
9 January 1904 17 Millwall 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Dogs, London
Stadium: North Greenwich
16 January 1904 18 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
23 January 1904 19 Plymouth Argyle 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Plymouth, Devon
Stadium: Home Park
30 January 1904 20 Tottenham Hotspur 7–4 Reading Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
13 February 1904 21 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Bristol Rovers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
22 February 1904 22 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Swindon Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
12 March 1904 23 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Brentford Tottenham, London
Buchanan Stadium: White Hart Lane
19 March 1904 24 West Ham United 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Canning Town, London
Stadium: Memorial Grounds
26 March 1904 25 Swindon Town 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Swindon, Wiltshire
Stadium: County Ground
1 April 1904 26 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
2 April 1904 27 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Luton Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
4 April 1904 28 Portsmouth 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stadium: Fratton Park
5 April 1904 29 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 New Brompton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
9 April 1904 30 New Brompton 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Gillingham, Kent
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
13 April 1904 31 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Brighton, East Sussex
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
16 April 1904 32 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Kettering Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
25 April 1904 33 Northampton Town 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Northampton, Northamptonshire
Stadium: County Cricket Ground
30 April 1904 34 Wellingborough 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Stadium: London Road

Western League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Tottenham Hotspur 16 11 3 2 32 12 2.667 25
2 Southampton 16 9 3 4 30 18 1.667 21
3 Plymouth Argyle 16 8 4 4 23 19 1.211 20
4 Portsmouth 16 7 2 7 24 22 1.091 16
5 Brentford 16 6 4 6 19 23 0.826 16
6 Queens Park Rangers 16 5 5 6 15 21 0.714 15
7 Reading 16 4 4 8 16 26 0.615 12
8 Bristol Rovers 16 4 3 9 29 29 1.000 11
9 West Ham United 16 2 4 10 13 31 0.419 8
Source: [10]

Results

7 September 1903 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Reading Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
5 October 1903 2 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
14 October 1903 3 Reading 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Reading, Berkshire
Stadium: Elm Park
31 October 1903 4 Portsmouth 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stadium: Fratton Park
2 November 1903 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Brentford Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
9 November 1903 6 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Kensal Green, London
Stadium: Kensal Rise Athletic Ground
30 November 1903 7 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Bristol Rovers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
14 December 1903 8 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 West Ham United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
28 December 1903 9 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
27 February 1904 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
29 February 1904 11 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Plymouth Argyle Tottenham, London
Fitchett Stadium: White Hart Lane
28 March 1904 12 Brentford 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur , London
Stadium: York Road
18 April 1904 13 West Ham United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Canning Town, London
Stadium: Memorial Grounds
20 April 1904 14 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Plymouth, Devon
Stadium: Home Park
23 April 1904 15 Southampton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
27 April 1904 16 Bristol Rovers 2–4 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville, Bristol
Stadium: Eastville Stadium

FA Cup

Results

6 February 1904 First round Everton 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Woodward
og' Balmer
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,000
20 February 1904 Second round Tottenham Hotspur 0–1
Game abandoned after the 38th minute after crowd trouble.
Aston Villa Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,000
25 February 1904 Second round reply Aston Villa 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Aston, Birmingham
Jones Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 30,000
5 March 1904 Third round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 The Wednesday Tottenham, London
Jones Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 15,500
22 March 1904 Third round reply The Wednesday 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield, Yorkshire
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 31,000

Notes

  1. Harold Aubrey Milton signed an amateur contract with Spurs and recored only four games with the club. His debut game was a Western League game against Brentford which Tottenham won 2–1.
  2. Leach-Lewis signed an amateur contract and only played two Southern League games for Tottenham. His debut against Luton Town and one more game against Portsmouth. He had one other recorded friendly appearance before leaving the club.

References

  1. Tottenham Hotspur Official Handbook season 2018–2019. Tottenham Hotspur.
  2. Soar 1995, p. 236.
  3. Goodwin 1992, p. 47.
  4. Goodwin 1992, p. 373.
  5. Goodwin 1992, p. 360.
  6. "H.A. (Harold Aubrey) Milton". Clapton Football Club. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  7. Goodwin 1992, p. 262.
  8. Goodwin 1992, p. 251.
  9. Goodwin 1992, p. 227.
  10. Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006

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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