Tottenham Hotspur 1901–02 football season
Tottenham Hotspur1901–02 season |
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Player-Manager | John Cameron |
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Stadium | White Hart Lane |
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Southern League | 2nd |
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Western League | 2nd |
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London League | 2nd |
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FA Cup | First round |
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Top goalscorer | Alex Brown (18) |
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Biggest win | 8–1 v Watford 26 October 1901 Southern League |
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The 1901–02 season was Tottenham's sixth season as a fully professional club and their 19th year in existence. They competed in three leagues and the FA Cup. The primary focus was the Southern League with a midweek feature in the Western League. The club also competed in the London League for the first time with their reserve players.
In the Southern League over the course of the first 11 games they had only lost to Northampton Town and drawn one. One of the most impressive wins was at home against Watford in which Tottenham had scored eight goals. Their form faulted in December but picked up again after that. Towards the end of the season their form faulted yet again and with it their chance to win the competition. In fact the winners of the league Portsmouth beat them in both home and away matches. In the end Tottenham finished in second place.
The Western League became a similar story to the Southern League. Tottenham had a seven game unbeaten run and came up against Portsmouth yet again only to lose. A big loss to Southampton and a draw away at Reading hampered their chance to win the Western League. They narrowly missed out here with Portsmouth accumulating more points winning yet another title, leaving Tottenham sitting in second place.
In the London League Tottenham reserve players managed enough to finish in second place.
In the FA Cup Tottenham were drawn against Southampton and it took three games to settle the score. A draw home and away and to settle the matter both clubs had to go to Elm Park in Reading. Southampton settled the matter by winning 2–1. They then went on a run to reach the FA Cup final against Sheffield United. Which had to be replayed after the first match was a draw, but lost the second match.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
March 1902 | GK | | Fred Griffiths | Preston North End | Unknown | |
Competitions
Southern League
Table
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
Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall 7 September 1901 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v New Brompton 12 October 1901 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | New Brompton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Watford 26 October 1901 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8–1 | Watford | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth 25 December 1901 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Reading 4 January 1902 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–2 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Swindon Town 8 March 1902 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7–1 | Swindon Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town 12 April 1902 29 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford 26 April 1902 30 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Brentford | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Western League
Table
Results
Tottenham Hotspur v Reading 9 September 1901 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 28 September 1901 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall 7 October 1901 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Swindon Town 11 November 1901 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6–0 | Swindon Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth 17 March 1902 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
London League
Table
Results
Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall 24 March 1902 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
FA Cup
Results
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 25 January 1902 Round one | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| Copeland | | Bowman | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 25,000 |
Notes
- ^ Thomas Soulsby was signed from Liverpool who had played in the reserves. He only made two appearances for Tottenham, one London League match and one friendly.
- ^ Thomas Fitichie who was an amateur was free to play for any club. He chose to play for Tottenham Hotspur in April 1902 playing in one Southern League game against Luton Town. This game occurred on 12 April 1902 which ended in a 0–0 draw. He played in one other friendly game for Tottenham against Sheffield United, which occurred on 1 April 1902 which finished 3–2 in Spurs favour, with Fitichie scoring one of the goals.
References
- ^ Phil Soar. Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882-1995. Hamlyn. p. 235. 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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