1904–05 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1904–05 season was Tottenham's ninth season as a fully professional club and the 22nd 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
1904–05 season
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Southern League5th
Western League8th
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerAlex Glen (11)

In the Southern League Tottenham had an inconsistent season but did enough to finish the season in fifth place. There were two standout games that occurred in December, beating first Swindon Town 6–3 and then thumping Wellingborough 8–1.

In the Western League campaign Tottenham won their first three games but after that their form dropped and they only managed two more wins in the season. As seasons end they were in eighth place.

In the FA Cup Tottenham were drawn away against Middlesbrough in the first round. The first match was a 1–1 draw and required a reply at White Hart Lane which Spurs won 1–0. In the next round Tottenham were drawn in a home tie against Newcastle United. This also finished in a 1–1 draw and in the reply at Newcastle they lost 4–0.

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 Jack Eggett
DF England ENG Jimmy Freeborough
DF England ENG John George
DF Scotland SCO William McCurdy
DF Scotland SCO John Watson
DF England ENG John Burton
DF England ENG Walter Bull
DF Scotland SCO Sandy Tait
MF Scotland SCO Alex Glen
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Charles O'Hagan
MF Wales WAL Ted Hughes
MF Northern Ireland NIR Jack Kirwan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Scotland SCO James McNaught
MF Scotland SCO William Murray
MF England ENG Tom Morris
MF England ENG Alf Warner
FW England ENG John Brearley
FW England ENG Harold Stansfield
FW England ENG Herbert Chapman
FW Scotland SCO Andrew Swann
FW England ENG Joe Walton
FW England ENG William Berry
FW Scotland SCO David Copeland
FW England ENG Vivian Woodward

Transfers

In

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1904 DF England Jimmy Freeborough Stockport County Unknown [1]
1904 FW England Harold Stansfield Stockport County Unknown [2]
April 1904 DF England John George Kettering Town Unknown [3][lower-alpha 1]
May 1904 MF Scotland Alex Glen Notts County Unknown [4]
May 1904 MF Republic of Ireland Charles O'Hagan Everton Unknown [5]
May 1904 DF England Walter Bull Notts County Unknown [6]
May 1904 GK England Jack Eggett West Ham United Unknown [7]
May 1904 DF Scotland William McCurdy New Brompton Unknown [8]
May 1904 FW Scotland Andrew Swann Mexborough Unknown [9]
March 1905 FW England Herbert Chapman Notts County £70 [10]

Competitions

Southern League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
3 Southampton 34 18 7 9 54 40 1.350 43
4 Plymouth Argyle 34 18 5 11 57 39 1.462 41
5 Tottenham Hotspur 34 15 8 11 53 34 1.559 38
6 Fulham 34 14 10 10 46 34 1.353 38
7 Queens Park Rangers 34 14 8 12 51 46 1.109 36
Source: [11]
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

3 September 1904 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Fulham Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
10 September 1904 2 Watford 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Watford, Hertfordshire
Stadium: Cassio Road
17 September 1904 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
24 September 1904 4 West Ham United 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Upton Park, London
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
1 October 1904 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Reading Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
8 October 1904 6 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville, Bristol
Stadium: Eastville Stadium
15 October 1904 7 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Northampton Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
29 October 1904 8 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Brentford Tottenham, London
Shanks Stadium: White Hart Lane
5 November 1904 9 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Park Royal, London
Stadium: Royal Agricultural Society showgrounds
12 November 1904 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Millwall Athletic Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
19 November 1904 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Hove, East Sussex
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
26 November 1904 12 Luton Town 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Luton, Bedfordshire
Stadium: Dunstable Road
3 December 1904 13 Tottenham Hotspur 6–3 Swindon Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
10 December 1904 14 New Brompton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Gillingham, Kent
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
17 December 1904 15 Tottenham Hotspur 8–1 Wellingborough Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 December 1904 16 Southampton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
27 December 1904 17 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
31 December 1904 18 Fulham 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Stadium: Craven Cottage
7 January 1905 19 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Watford Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
21 January 1905 20 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Ham United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
28 January 1905 21 Reading 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Reading, Berkshire
Stadium: Elm Park
11 February 1905 22 Northampton Town 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Northampton, Northamptonshire
Stadium: County Cricket Ground
25 February 1905 23 Brentford 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Brentford, London
Stadium: Griffin Park
4 March 1905 24 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
11 March 1905 25 Millwall Athletic 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Dogs, London
Stadium: North Greenwich
18 March 1905 26 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
25 March 1905 27 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Luton Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
1 April 1905 28 Swindon Town 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Swindon, Wiltshire
Stadium: County Ground
5 April 1905 29 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Plymouth, Devon
Stadium: Home Park
8 April 1905 30 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 New Brompton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
15 April 1905 31 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Wellingborough Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
21 April 1905 32 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
24 April 1905 33 Portsmouth 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stadium: Fratton Park
29 April 1905 34 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Bristol Rovers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane

Western League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Plymouth Argyle 20 13 4 3 52 18 2.889 30
2 Brentford 20 11 6 3 30 22 1.364 28
3 Southampton 20 11 2 7 45 22 2.045 24
4 Portsmouth 20 10 3 7 29 30 0.967 23
5 West Ham United 20 8 4 8 37 42 0.881 20
6 Fulham 20 7 3 10 29 32 0.906 17
7 Millwall 20 7 3 10 32 40 0.800 17
8 Tottenham Hotspur 20 5 6 9 20 28 0.714 16
9 Reading 20 6 3 11 27 37 0.730 15
10 Bristol Rovers 20 7 1 12 32 44 0.727 15
11 Queens Park Rangers 20 6 3 11 27 45 0.600 15
Source: [12]

Results

7 September 1904 1 Reading 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Reading, Berkshire
Stadium: Elm Park
19 September 1904 2 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 September 1904 3 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Bristol Rovers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
3 October 1904 4 Millwall Athletic 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Dogs, London
Stadium: North Greenwich
19 October 1904 5 Plymouth Argyle 5–0 Tottenham Hotspur Plymouth, Devon
Stadium: Home Park
22 October 1904 6 Portsmouth 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stadium: Fratton Park
22 October 1904 7 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 West Ham United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
7 November 1904 8 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Reading Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
12 November 1904 9 Fulham 0–0[lower-alpha 2] Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Stadium: Craven Cottage
21 November 1904 10 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
2 January 1905 11 Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 Fulham Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
27 February 1905 12 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Millwall Athletic Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
6 March 1905 13 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville, Bristol
Stadium: Eastville Stadium
20 March 1905 14 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Park Royal, London
Stadium: Royal Agricultural Society showgrounds
27 March 1905 15 West Ham United 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Upton Park, London
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
29 March 1905 16 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
3 April 1905 17 Brentford 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Brentford, London
Stadium: Griffin Park
11 April 1905 18 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Brentford Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
17 April 1905 19 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
22 April 1905 20 Southampton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell

FA Cup

Results

4 February 1905 First round Middlesbrough 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Glen Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 25,000
9 February 1905 First round reply Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Middlesbrough Tottenham, London
O'Hagan Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 18,000
18 February 1905 Second round Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Newcastle United Tottenham, London
Walton Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 19,013
22 February 1905 Second round reply Newcastle United 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 26,755

Notes

  1. John Spencer George was with Tottenham for one season making a total of 16 appearances and scoring one goal.
  2. Two games were played on 12 November 1904, the first team played in the Southern League against Millwall, while the reverses played Fulham in the Western League.[13]

References

  1. Goodwin 1992, p. 139.
  2. Goodwin 1992, pp. 341–342.
  3. Goodwin 1992, p. 146.
  4. Goodwin 1992, pp. 151–152.
  5. Goodwin 1992, p. 281.
  6. Goodwin 1992, pp. 60–61.
  7. Goodwin 1992, p. 123.
  8. Goodwin 1992, p. 240.
  9. Goodwin 1992, p. 350.
  10. Goodwin 1992, pp. 73–74.
  11. "England - Southern League Final Tables". rsssf.org. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  12. Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
  13. Soar 1995, p. 237.

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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