1906–07 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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Tottenham Hotspur
1906–07 season
ManagerJohn Cameron
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Southern League6th
Western League4th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerJames Reid (16)

The 1906–07 season was Tottenham's eleventh season as a fully professional club and the 24th 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.

Unlike the previous season the Western League was split into two groups and Tottenham played in the "B" league consisting of sixth teams and finished in fourth place.

In the Southern League Tottenham did enough to finish in the top half of the table with a notable 6–0 win against Northampton Town. On 12 December they played Plymouth Argyle in both the Southern and Western League on the same day. The first team went away to Plymouth and drew the game 2–2. While the reserves played at White Hart Lane in a game that finished 4–2 in Tottenham's favour.[1]

In the FA Cup it took three games to get past Hull City and the same again to get past Blackburn Rovers. Then in the third round Tottenham were drawn away to Notts County, in Nottingham Spurs lost 4–0 ending their cup run.

Squad[edit]

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 Jack Eggett
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Matthew Reilly
— GK England ENG John Whitbourne
— DF England ENG Walter Bull
— DF England ENG Oliver Burton
— DF England ENG Jabez Darnell
— DF Scotland SCO Danny Steel
— DF England ENG John Wilkinson
— DF Scotland SCO Sandy Tait
— DF Scotland SCO Frank McDiarmid
— DF Scotland SCO John Watson
— DF Scotland SCO Jack Chaplin
— MF England ENG William Jones
— MF Wales WAL Ted Hughes
— MF England ENG Alfred Whyman
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   William Dow
— MF Scotland SCO George Badenoch
— MF England ENG Tom Morris
— MF England ENG Robert Walker
— FW England ENG Arthur Pickett
— FW England ENG Harold Stansfield
— FW England ENG John Brearley
— FW England ENG William Berry
— FW England ENG Herbert Chapman
— FW England ENG Charlie Hewitt
— FW England ENG Walter Eames
— FW Scotland SCO James Reid
— FW England ENG Joe Walton
— FW England ENG Vivian Woodward

Transfers[edit]

May 1906 saw the arrival of multiple players to Tottenham, three from Watford, two from Middlesbrough and William Jones who had spent nine years at Bristol City with an England call-up during that time in March 1901 where he played against Ireland. His final season with Bristol was when they had won the Second Division, however they released him from his services at seasons end.[2] In October Tottenham gave a trail to Irish international goalkeeper Matthew Reilly and were impressed and signed him for a year.[3]

In[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1906 DF Scotland Frank McDiarmid Dundee Unknown [4]
May 1906 FW Scotland James Reid Watford Unknown [5]
May 1906 MF Scotland George Badenoch Watford Unknown [6][a]
May 1906 MF William Dow Bury Unknown [7]
May 1906 FW England Robert Walker Middlesbrough Unknown [8]
May 1906 FW England Walter Eames Watford Unknown [9]
May 1906 FW England Charlie Hewitt Middlesbrough Unknown [10]
May 1906 DF England William Jones Bristol City Free [2]
May 1906 FW England Arthur Pickett Workington Unknown [11]
May 1906 DF Scotland Danny Steel Rangers Unknown [12]
May 1906 DF England John Wilkinson Notts County Unknown [13][b]
October 1906 GK Republic of Ireland Matthew Reilly Free [3]

Competitions[edit]

Southern League[edit]

Main article: 1906–07 Southern Football League

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
4 Luton Town 38 18 9 11 52 52 1.000 45
5 West Ham United 38 15 14 9 60 41 1.463 44
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 9 12 63 45 1.400 43
7 Millwall 38 18 6 14 71 50 1.420 42
8 Norwich City 38 15 12 11 57 48 1.188 42
Source: [15]
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 1906 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 West Ham United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
5 September 1906 2 Watford 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Watford, Hertfordshire
Stadium: Cassio Road
8 September 1906 3 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur Eastville, Bristol
Stadium: Eastville Stadium
15 September 1906 4 Swindon Town 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Swindon, Wiltshire
Stadium: County Ground
22 September 1906 5 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Norwich City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
24 September 1906 6 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Fulham Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
29 September 1906 7 Luton Town 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Luton, Bedfordshire
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
6 October 1906 8 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Crystal Palace Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
13 October 1906 9 Brentford 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Brentford, London
Greaves
Underwood 		Stadium: Griffin Park
27 October 1906 10 Leyton 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leyton, London
Stadium: Brisbane Road
29 October 1906 11 Fulham 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham, London
Stadium: Craven Cottage
3 November 1906 12 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
10 November 1906 13 New Brompton 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Gillingham, Kent
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
24 November 1906 14 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Hove, East Sussex
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
1 December 1906 15 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Reading Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
12 December 1906 16 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Plymouth Argyle Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
15 December 1906 17 Tottenham Hotspur 6–0 Northampton Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
22 December 1906 18 Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Park Royal, London
Stadium: Royal Agricultural Society show grounds
25 December 1906 19 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Millwall Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 December 1906 20 Southampton 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
29 December 1906 21 West Ham United 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur Upton Park, London
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
5 January 1907 22 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Bristol Rovers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
19 January 1907 23 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Swindon Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
26 January 1907 24 Norwich City 5–0 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich, Norfolk
Stadium: Newmarket Road
9 February 1907 25 Crystal Palace 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Crystal Palace, London
Stadium: Crystal Palace Stadium
16 February 1907 26 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Brentford Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
2 March 1907 27 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Leyton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
9 March 1907 28 Portsmouth 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stadium: Fratton Park
16 March 1907 29 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 New Brompton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
23 March 1907 30 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Plymouth, Devon
Stadium: Home Park
25 March 1907 31 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Luton Town Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
29 March 1907 32 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
30 March 1907 33 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
1 April 1907 34 Millwall 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Dogs, London
Stadium: North Greenwich
6 April 1907 35 Reading 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Reading, Berkshire
Stadium: Elm Park
13 April 1907 36 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Watford Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
20 April 1907 37 Northampton Town 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Northampton, Northamptonshire
Stadium: County Cricket Ground
27 April 1907 38 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane

Western League[edit]

Main article: 1906–07 Western Football League

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 West Ham United 10 7 1 2 25 14 1.786 15
2 Plymouth Argyle 10 5 3 2 16 10 1.600 13
3 Portsmouth 10 4 2 4 16 19 0.842 10
4 Tottenham Hotspur 10 3 3 4 13 15 0.867 9
5 Southampton 10 4 0 6 14 16 0.875 8
6 Millwall 10 1 3 6 5 15 0.333 5
Source: [16]

Results[edit]

3 September 1906 1 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
10 September 1906 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Southampton Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
3 October 1906 3 Southampton 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton, Hampshire
Stadium: The Dell
8 October 1906 4 West Ham United 5–0 Tottenham Hotspur Upton Park, London
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
20 October 1906 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Millwall Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
7 November 1906 6 Portsmouth 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth, Hampshire
Stadium: Fratton Park
26 November 1906 7 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Portsmouth Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
12 December 1906 8 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Plymouth, Devon
Stadium: Home Park
8 April 1907 9 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 West Ham United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
22 April 1907 10 Millwall 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Isle of Dogs, London
Stadium: North Greenwich

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1906–07 FA Cup

Results[edit]

12 January 1907 First round Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Hull City Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 27,033
17 January 1907 First round reply Hull City 0–0
Match was abandoned 10 minutes into extra time.[17]		 Tottenham Hotspur Hull, Yorkshire
Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 20,000
21 January 1907 First round second reply Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Hull City Tottenham, London
Chapman Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 20,000
2 February 1907 Second round Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Blackburn, Lancashire
Walton Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,963
7 February 1907 Second round replay Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Tottenham, London
Reid Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 29,900
11 February 1907 Second round second replay Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Aston, Birmingham
Reid
Walton 		Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 18,000
23 February 1907 Third round Notts County 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,000

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ George Badenoch only made three appearances for Spurs. His debut was against his previous club Watford, one Western League game and one recorded other. He was then released at the end of the season.
  2. ^ John Wilkinson came to Tottenham on a recommendation but only played two competitive games. His debut against Luton Town in the Southern League which Tottenham lost at home 2–1[14] and one other game.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Soar 1995, p. 238.
  2. ^ a b Goodwin 1992, p. 210.
  3. ^ a b Goodwin 1992, p. 307.
  4. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 240.
  5. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 306.
  6. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 14.
  7. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 113.
  8. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 370.
  9. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 121.
  10. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 179.
  11. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 295.
  12. ^ Goodwin 1992, pp. 343–344.
  13. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 384.
  14. ^ Soar 1995, p. 283.
  15. ^ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
  16. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
  17. ^ Tottenham Hotspur Official Handbook 2018–2019. p. 93.

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.
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