1898–99 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur 1898–99 football season

Tottenham Hotspur
1898–99 season
Manager	Frank Brettell
Stadium	Northumberland Park
Southern League	7th
United League	4th
Thames & Medway League	4th
FA Cup	3rd round
Top goalscorer	John Cameron (11)
← 1897–98 1899–1900 →

The 1898–99 season was Tottenham's third season as a fully professional club and the 16th year in existence. They competed in three leagues this season along with a long run in the FA Cup. In the Southern League Tottenham finished in 7th place. This was the clubs final appearance in the United League where they finished in fourth place. This was also the only season that Tottenham played in the Thames & Medway League.

In the FA Cup Tottenham played Luton Town three times finally managing to beat them 2–0 at Tufnell Park. Making it through the first round with two games played against Newton Heath (Who later became Manchester United). The second round saw a home tie against Sunderland which Tottenham over come to progress to the third round to face Stoke only to loose 4–1.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Charles Ambler
—	GK	SCO	Joseph Cullen
—	GK	RSA	Wilf Waller
—	DF	SCO	Edwin Downie
—	DF	SCO	Alex Hall
—	DF	SCO	Harry Erentz
—	DF	SCO	Robert Cain
—	DF	ENG	Jimmy Melia
—	MF	ENG	Tom Smith
—	MF	WAL	Jack Jones
—	MF	ENG	Ernest Payne


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Robert Stormont
—	MF	SCO	James McNaught
—	FW	SCO	Kenny McKay
—	FW	ENG	Harry Bradshaw
—	FW	ENG	Thomas Meade
—	FW	ENG	Tommy Atherton
—	FW	SCO	Bill Joyce
—	FW	SCO	Jimmy Hartley
—	FW	SCO	John Cameron
—	FW	ENG	Arthur Rule

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Name	Fee
May 1898	Forward	John Cameron	Unknown
May 1898	Forward	Tommy Atherton	Unknown
May 1898	Forward	Robert Cain	Unknown

Out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
December 1898	Forward		James Davidson	Brighton United	Released
1898	Full back		Joe Knowles	Sunderland	Released

Competitions

Southern League

Main article: 1898–99 Southern Football League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
5	Reading	24	9	8	7	31	24	1.292	26
6	New Brompton	24	10	5	9	38	30	1.267	25
7	Tottenham Hotspur	24	10	4	10	40	36	1.111	24
8	Bedminster	24	10	4	10	35	39	0.897	24
9	Swindon Town	24	9	5	10	43	49	0.878	23

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 Bedminster

10 September 1898 1	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Bedminster	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Sheppey United

17 September 1898 2	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Sheppey United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Warmley

24 September 1898 3	Tottenham Hotspur	7–1 Game was void after Warmley resigned from the league.	Warmley	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Chatham

8 October 1898 4	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Chatham	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Millwall Athletic v Tottenham Hotspur

22 October 1898 5	Millwall Athletic	4–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Dogs, London
				Stadium: The Athletic Grounds

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

5 November 1898 6	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Reading	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Royal Artillery Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur

26 November 1898 7	Royal Artillery Portsmouth	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Portsmouth
				Stadium: United Services Recreation Ground

Bristol City v Tottenham Hotspur

3 December 1898 8	Bristol City	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Bristol, Gloucestershire
				Stadium: St John's Lane

Sheppey United v Tottenham Hotspur

17 December 1898 9	Sheppey United	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Sheppey, Kent
				Stadium: Botany Road

Warmley v Tottenham Hotspur

24 December 1898 10

Warmley

1–5
Game was void after Warmley resigned from the league.

Tottenham Hotspur

Warmley

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur

26 December 1898 11	Southampton	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton
	Wood			Stadium: County Ground

Swindon Town v Tottenham Hotspur

31 December 1898 12	Swindon Town	4–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Swindon, Wiltshire
				Stadium: County Ground

Tottenham Hotspur v Royal Artillery Portsmouth

7 January 1899 13	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Royal Artillery Portsmouth	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Gravesend United v Tottenham Hotspur

14 January 1899 14	Gravesend United	4–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Gravesend, Kent
				Stadium: Overcliffe Ground

Brighton United v Tottenham Hotspur

21 January 1899 15

Brighton United

0–1

Tottenham Hotspur

Brighton, Sussex

Reading v Tottenham Hotspur

4 February 1899 16	Reading	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading, Berkshire
				Stadium: Elm Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City

18 February 1899 17	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Bristol City	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

New Brompton v Tottenham Hotspur

13 March 1899 18	New Brompton	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Gillingham, Kent
				Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur v New Brompton

18 March 1899 19	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	New Brompton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton United

25 March 1899 20	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Brighton United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

31 March 1899 21	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Southampton	Tottenham, London
			Wood	Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Gravesend United

1 April 1899 22	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Gravesend United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Swindon Town

3 April 1899 23	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Swindon Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Chatham v Tottenham Hotspur

8 April 1899 24

Chatham

1–0

Tottenham Hotspur

Chatham, Kent

Bedminster v Tottenham Hotspur

15 April 1899 25	Bedminster	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Ashton Gate, Bristol
				Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall

22 April 1899 26	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Millwall	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

United League

Main article: United League (football)

Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Millwall Athletic	20	14	3	3	42	19	31
2	Southampton	20	12	1	7	52	32	25
3	Woolwich Arsenal	20	10	4	6	30	30	24
4	Tottenham Hotspur	20	11	2	7	36	25	24
5	Bristol City	20	11	0	9	43	31	22
6	Reading	20	8	5	7	36	25	21
7	Brighton United	20	10	1	9	41	42	21
8	Wellingborough	20	7	1	12	32	40	15
9	Kettering Town	20	8	1	11	25	38	15
10	Rushden	20	6	1	13	26	45	13
11	Luton Town	20	2	3	15	24	71	7

Results

Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town

5 September 1898 1	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Luton Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur

19 September 1898 2	Luton Town	3–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton, Bedfordshire
				Stadium: Dunstable Road

Brighton United v Tottenham Hotspur

5 October 1898 3

Brighton United

1–2

Tottenham Hotspur

Brighton, Sussex

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

10 October 1898 4	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Southampton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Bristol City v Tottenham Hotspur

15 October 1898 5	Bristol City	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Bristol, Gloucestershire
				Stadium: St John's Lane

Reading v Tottenham Hotspur

9 November 1898 6	Reading	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading, Berkshire
				Stadium: Elm Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol City

12 November 1898 7	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Bristol City	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Kettering Town

5 December 1898 8	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Kettering Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

23 January 1899 9	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Reading	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur

15 February 1899 10	Southampton	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton, Hampshire
				Stadium: County Ground

Tottenham Hotspur v Rushden

20 February 1899 11	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Rushden	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Kettering Town v Tottenham Hotspur

27 February 1899 12	Kettering Town	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Kettering, Northamptonshire
				Stadium: Rockingham Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall

4 March 1899 13	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Millwall	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Woolwich Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur

11 March 1899 14	Woolwich Arsenal	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Plumstead, London
				Stadium: Manor Ground

Rushden v Tottenham Hotspur

27 March 1899 15	Rushden	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Rushden, Northamptonshire
				Stadium: Hayden Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton United

4 April 1899 16	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Brighton United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Wellingborough v Tottenham Hotspur

17 April 1899 17

Wellingborough

3–1

Tottenham Hotspur

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Tottenham Hotspur v Wellingborough

24 April 1899 18	Tottenham Hotspur	5–2	Wellingborough	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland

Millwall v Tottenham Hotspur

26 April 1899 19	Millwall	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Dogs, London
				Stadium: The Athletic Grounds

Tottenham Hotspur v Woolwich Arsenal

29 April 1899 20	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Woolwich Arsenal	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Thames & Medway

1898–99 season was the only season that Tottenham played in this league. The table is recorded in Phil Sour's Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995.

Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	New Brompton	16	13	1	2	47	15	27
2	Gravesend United	16	12	1	3	53	21	25
3	Chatham	16	10	3	3	41	11	23
4	Tottenham Hotspur	16	11	0	5	34	28	22
5	Thames Ironworks	16	7	2	7	23	24	16
6	Sheppey United	16	7	1	8	31	31	15
7	RETB	16	2	2	12	24	49	6
8	Grays United	16	2	2	12	11	42	6
9	Dartford	16	2	0	14	21	64	4

Results

Tottenham Hotspur v Thames Ironworks

3 September 1898 1	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Thames Ironworks	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Sheppey United v Tottenham Hotspur

26 September 1898 2	Sheppey United	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Sheppey, Kent
				Stadium: Botany Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Gravesend United

3 October 1898 3	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Gravesend United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v New Brompton

17 October 1898 4	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	New Brompton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Dartford v Tottenham Hotspur

26 October 1898 5

Dartford

2–3

Tottenham Hotspur

Dartford, Kent

Royal Engineers Training Battalion v Tottenham Hotspur

2 November 1898 6

Royal Engineers Training Battalion

2–6

Tottenham Hotspur

Chatham, Kent

Chatham v Tottenham Hotspur

2 January 1899 7

Chatham

0–5

Tottenham Hotspur

Chatham, Kent

Tottenham Hotspur v Chatham

9 January 1899 8	Tottenham Hotspur	0–4	Chatham	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Sheppey United

16 January 1899 9	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Sheppey United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Grays United

6 February 1899 10	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Grays United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Gravesend United v Tottenham Hotspur

8 March 1899 11	Gravesend United	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Gravesend, Kent
				Stadium: Overcliffe Ground

Thames Ironworks v Tottenham Hotspur

16 March 1899 12	Thames Ironworks	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	London
				Stadium: Memorial Grounds

Tottenham Hotspur v Royal Engineers Training Battalion

20 March 1899 13	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Royal Engineers Training Battalion	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

Grays United v Tottenham Hotspur

22 March 1899 14	Grays United	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Grays, Essex
				Stadium: New Recreation Ground

New Brompton v Tottenham Hotspur

10 April 1899 15	New Brompton	5–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Gillingham, Kent
				Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur v Dartford

13 April 1899 16	Tottenham Hotspur	9–0	Dartford	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: Northumberland Park

FA Cup

Main article: 1898–99 FA Cup

Results

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverton

29 October 1898 3rd Qualifying	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Wolverton	Tottenham, London
	Bradshaw McKay Cameron Joyce			Stadium: Northumberland Park Attendance: 3,000

Clapton v Tottenham Hotspur

19 November 1898 4th Qualifying	Clapton	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Forest Gate, London
			Bradshaw	Stadium: The Old Spotted Dog Ground Attendance: 7,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Clapton

23 November 1898 4th Qualifying reply	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Clapton	Tottenham, London
	John Cameron			Stadium: Northumberland Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town

10 December 1898 5th Qualifying	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Luton Town	Tottenham, London
	Joyce			Stadium: Northumberland Park Attendance: 12,000

Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur

10 December 1898 5th Qualifying reply	Luton Town	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton, Bedfordshire
			Joyce	Stadium: Dunstable Road Attendance: 4,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town

10 December 1898 5th Qualifying 2nd reply	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Luton Town	Tufnell Park
	Bradshaw Cameron			Attendance: 8,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Newton Heath

28 January 1899 First round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Newton Heath	Tottenham, London
	Joyce		Cassidy	Stadium: Northumberland Park Attendance: 13,721

Newton Heath v Tottenham Hotspur

1 February 1899 First round replay	Newton Heath	3–5	Tottenham Hotspur	Clayton, Manchester
	Bryant		McKay Joyce McNaught Smith	Stadium: Bank Street (football ground) Attendance: 6,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland

11 February 1899 Second round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Sunderland	Tottenham, London
	Bradshaw Cameron			Stadium: Northumberland Park Attendance: 12,371

Stoke v Tottenham Hotspur

25 February 1899 Third round	Stoke	4–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Stoke-on-Trent
	Kennedy Molyneux Schofield Johnson		Bradshaw	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 25,000

Notes

Kettering Town were deduced two points.

References

Goodwin 1992, p. 68.
Goodwin 1992, p. 23.
Goodwin 1992, p. 67.
Goodwin 1992, p. 103.
Goodwin 1992, p. 224.
Soar 1995, p. 233.

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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