1907–08 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
1907–08 season | |
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Manager | Fred Kirkham |
Stadium | White Hart Lane |
Southern League | 7th |
Western League | 2nd |
FA Cup | Third round |
Top goalscorer | Vivian Woodward (10) |
Biggest win | 10–0 v Bristol Rovers 9 September 1907 Western League |
Biggest defeat | 3–0 v Millwall 25 November 1907 Western League 3–0 v Brentford 14 March 1908 Southern League |
The 1907–08 season was Tottenham's twelfth season as a fully professional club and the 25th 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.
This was Tottenham's final season in these two leagues as they would be elected to the Football League for the 1908–09 season.
Tottenham appointed a referee Fred Kirkham as team manager right at the end of the previous season with two matches left to play in April 1907. Kirkham went to serve the club in this capacity for the 1907–08 season.
Tottenham had an uneventful campaign in the Southern League and finished in seventh place. The reserves fared much better in the Western League B table. The start of the campaign Tottenham beat Bristol Rovers in a whopping 10–0 affair and by the end of the season had finished in second place.
In the FA Cup Tottenham went away to Everton in the first round and lost 1–0.
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]Gordon Manning was Kirkham's first signing in May 1907 and went on to play a total of 49 appearances for the club. He was then released at the end of the season.[1] Bert Middlemiss was signed from Stalybridge Rovers however he had a signed professional contract with Stockport County and Tottenham had to pay an unknown fee to them.[2]
In
[edit]Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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May 1907 | GK | Gordon Manning | Preston North End | Unknown | [1] | |
May 1907 | DF | Arthur Dixon | Burnley | Unknown | [3] | |
May 1907 | MF | James Gray | Rangers | Free | [4] | |
May 1907 | FW | William McNair | Falkirk | Unknown | [5] | |
May 1907 | FW | Jimmy Pass | Stockport County | Unknown | [6] | |
May 1907 | MF | Max Seeburg | Chelsea | Unknown | [7] | |
November 1907 | MF | Bert Middlemiss | Stockport County | Unknown | [2] | |
March 1908 | DF | Ernie Coquet | Reading | Unknown | [8] | |
March 1908 | FW | Billy Minter | Reading | Unknown | [9] | |
March 1908 | FW | Charlie Woodruff | Grantham Avenue | Unknown | [10] |
Out
[edit]Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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March 1908 | FW | Jimmy Pass | New Brompton | Unknown | [6] |
Competitions
[edit]Southern League
[edit]Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Promotion |
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5 | Swindon Town | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 40 | 1.375 | 42 | |
6 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 1.054 | 42 | |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 48 | 1.229 | 41 | Elected to the Football League Second Division |
8 | Northampton Town | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 50 | 41 | 1.220 | 41 | |
9 | Portsmouth | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 64 | 52 | 1.231 | 40 |
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
[edit]1 September 1907 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Park Royal, London |
McNair | Stadium: Park Royal Ground |
7 September 1907 2 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park, London |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
14 September 1907 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
21 September 1907 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | New Brompton | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 16,000 |
28 September 1907 5 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Swindon, Wiltshire |
Stadium: County Ground |
5 October 1907 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | Tottenham, London |
Innerd Needham |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 17,000 |
12 October 1907 7 | Luton Town | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Luton, Bedfordshire |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road |
19 October 1907 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
26 October 1907 9 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth, Wiltshire |
Stadium: Fratton Park |
2 November 1907 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Bradford Park Avenue | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
9 November 1907 11 | Millwall | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Dogs, London |
Stadium: North Greenwich |
16 November 1907 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Brentford | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
23 November 1907 13 | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Eastville, Bristol |
Stadium: Eastville Stadium |
30 November 1907 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Leyton | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
7 December 1907 15 | Reading | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reading, Berkshire |
Stadium: Elm Park |
14 December 1907 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Watford | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
21 December 1907 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Norwich City | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
25 December 1907 18 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
26 December 1907 19 | Southampton | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton, Wiltshire |
Stadium: The Dell |
28 December 1907 20 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
Stadium: County Cricket Ground |
4 January 1908 21 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | West Ham United | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
18 January 1908 22 | New Brompton | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Gillingham, Kent |
Smith | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,000 |
20 January 1908 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
25 January 1908 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
8 February 1908 25 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
12 February 1908 26 | Crystal Palace | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Crystal Palace, London |
Stadium: Crystal Palace Stadium Attendance: 8,000 |
15 February 1908 27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Hove, East Sussex |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
29 February 1908 28 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bradford, Yorkshire |
7 March 1908 29 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
14 March 1908 30 | Brentford | 3–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Brentford, London |
Bowman | Stadium: Griffin Park |
21 March 1908 31 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
4 April 1908 33 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
6 April 1908 34 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
11 April 1908 35 | Watford | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Watford, Hertfordshire |
Stadium: Cassio Road |
17 April 1908 36 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
18 April 1908 37 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Norwich, Norfolk |
Stadium: Newmarket Road |
20 April 1908 38 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Plymouth, Devon |
Stadium: Home Park |
Western League
[edit]Table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Result |
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1 | Millwall | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 2.067 | 20 | |
2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 2.000 | 14 | Elected to the Football League Second Division |
3 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 29 | 0.759 | 14 | |
4 | Luton Town | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 0.762 | 12 | |
5 | Reading | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 0.800 | 11 | |
6 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 0.941 | 10 | |
7 | West Ham United | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 0.593 | 3 |
Results
[edit]9 September 1907 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10–0 | Bristol Rovers | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
18 September 1907 2 | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bristol |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium |
23 September 1907 3 | Millwall | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Dogs, London |
Stadium: North Greenwich |
2 October 1907 4 | Reading | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reading, Berkshire |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
7 October 1907 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | West Ham United | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
14 October 1907 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
23 October 1907 7 | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Crystal Palace, London |
Stadium: Crystal Palace Stadium |
4 November 1907 8 | West Ham United | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park, London |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
25 November 1907 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
2 December 1907 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
9 December 1907 11 | Luton Town | 1–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | Luton, Bedfordshire |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road |
16 December 1907 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
Stadium: White Hart Lane |
FA Cup
[edit]Results
[edit]11 January 1908 First round | Everton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Walton, Liverpool |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 21,000 |
Notes
[edit]- The results are compiled from Phil Soar's Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Goodwin 1992, p. 251.
- ^ a b Goodwin 1992, pp. 259–260.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 112.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 156.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 244.
- ^ a b Goodwin 1992, p. 288.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 326.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 93.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 263.
- ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 388.
- ^ "England - Southern League Final Tables". RSSSF.
- ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
- ^ Soar 1995, p. 283.
Works cited
[edit]- 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.