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Tottenham Hotspur
1907–08 season
ManagerFred Kirkham
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Southern League7th
Western League2nd
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerVivian Woodward (10)
Biggest win10–0 v Bristol Rovers
9 September 1907
Western League
Biggest defeat3–0 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

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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 Gordon Manning
— GK England ENG John Whitbourne
— DF England ENG Walter Bull
— DF England ENG Oliver Burton
— DF England ENG Arthur Dixon
— DF Scotland SCO Jack Chaplin
— DF England ENG Ernie Coquet
— DF England ENG Jabez Darnell
— DF Scotland SCO Danny Steel
— DF Scotland SCO Sandy Tait
— DF Scotland SCO John Watson
— MF England ENG Tom Morris
— MF England ENG Alfred Whyman
— MF England ENG James Gray
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Bert Middlemiss
— MF Wales WAL Ted Hughes
— MF Germany GER Max Seeburg
— MF England ENG Robert Walker
— FW England ENG Harold Stansfield
— FW England ENG George Payne
— FW England ENG Arthur Pickett
— FW United Kingdom GBR Jimmy Pass
— FW England ENG Joe Walton
— FW Scotland SCO William McNair
— FW England ENG Billy Minter
— FW England ENG Charlie Woodruff
— FW Scotland SCO James Reid
— FW England ENG Vivian Woodward

Transfers

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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

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
May 1907 GK England Gordon Manning Preston North End Unknown [1]
May 1907 DF England Arthur Dixon Burnley Unknown [3]
May 1907 MF England James Gray Rangers Free [4]
May 1907 FW Scotland William McNair Falkirk Unknown [5]
May 1907 FW United Kingdom Jimmy Pass Stockport County Unknown [6]
May 1907 MF Germany Max Seeburg Chelsea Unknown [7]
November 1907 MF England Bert Middlemiss Stockport County Unknown [2]
March 1908 DF England Ernie Coquet Reading Unknown [8]
March 1908 FW England Billy Minter Reading Unknown [9]
March 1908 FW England Charlie Woodruff Grantham Avenue Unknown [10]

Out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
March 1908 FW United Kingdom Jimmy Pass New Brompton Unknown [6]

Competitions

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Southern League

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Main article: 1907–08 Southern Football League

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Promotion
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
Source: [11]
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

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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
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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
28 March 1908 32 Leyton 2–5 Tottenham Hotspur Leyton, London
Stadium: Leyton Stadium
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

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Main article: 1907–08 Western Football League

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Result
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
Source: [12]

Results

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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

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Main article: 1907–08 FA Cup

Results

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11 January 1908 First round Everton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Walton, Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 21,000

Notes

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  • The results are compiled from Phil Soar's Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b Goodwin 1992, p. 251.
  2. ^ a b Goodwin 1992, pp. 259–260.
  3. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 112.
  4. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 156.
  5. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 244.
  6. ^ a b Goodwin 1992, p. 288.
  7. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 326.
  8. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 93.
  9. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 263.
  10. ^ Goodwin 1992, p. 388.
  11. ^ "England - Southern League Final Tables". RSSSF.
  12. ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
  13. ^ Soar 1995, p. 283.

Works cited

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  • 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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