1904–05 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1904–05 season was Tottenham's ninth season as a fully professional club and the 22nd 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.

In the Southern League Tottenham had an inconsistent season but did enough to finish the season in fifth place. There were two standout games that occurred in December, beating first Swindon Town 6–3 and then thumping Wellingborough 8–1.

In the Western League campaign Tottenham won their first three games but after that their form dropped and they only managed two more wins in the season. As seasons end they were in eighth place.

In the FA Cup Tottenham were drawn away against Middlesbrough in the first round. The first match was a 1–1 draw and required a reply at White Hart Lane which Spurs won 1–0. In the next round Tottenham were drawn in a home tie against Newcastle United. This also finished in a 1–1 draw and in the reply at Newcastle they lost 4–0.

Squad

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  ENG Charlie Williams — GK  ENG Jack Eggett — DF  ENG Jimmy Freeborough — DF  ENG John George — DF  SCO William McCurdy — DF  SCO John Watson — DF  ENG John Burton — DF  ENG Walter Bull — DF  SCO Sandy Tait — MF  SCO Alex Glen — MF  IRL Charles O'Hagan — MF  WAL Ted Hughes — MF  NIR Jack Kirwan

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO James McNaught — MF  SCO William Murray — MF  ENG Tom Morris — MF  ENG Alf Warner — FW  ENG John Brearley — FW  ENG Harold Stansfield — FW  ENG Herbert Chapman — FW  SCO Andrew Swann — FW  ENG Joe Walton — FW  ENG William Berry — FW  SCO David Copeland — FW  ENG Vivian Woodward

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1904	DF		Jimmy Freeborough	Stockport County	Unknown	[1]
1904	FW		Harold Stansfield	Stockport County	Unknown	[2]
April 1904	DF		John George	Kettering Town	Unknown	[3][a]
May 1904	MF		Alex Glen	Notts County	Unknown	[4]
May 1904	MF		Charles O'Hagan	Everton	Unknown	[5]
May 1904	DF		Walter Bull	Notts County	Unknown	[6]
May 1904	GK		Jack Eggett	West Ham United	Unknown	[7]
May 1904	DF		William McCurdy	New Brompton	Unknown	[8]
May 1904	FW		Andrew Swann	Mexborough	Unknown	[9]
March 1905	FW		Herbert Chapman	Notts County	£70	[10]

Competitions

Southern League

Table

Results

Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford

29 October 1904 8	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Brentford	Tottenham, London
			Shanks	Stadium: White Hart Lane

Western League

Table

Results

FA Cup

Results

Middlesbrough v Tottenham Hotspur

4 February 1905 First round	Middlesbrough	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
			Glen	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 25,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Middlesbrough

9 February 1905 First round reply	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Middlesbrough	Tottenham, London
	O'Hagan			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 18,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

18 February 1905 Second round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Newcastle United	Tottenham, London
	Walton			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,013

Notes

References

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.