1905–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur 1905–06 football season

Tottenham Hotspur
1905–06 season
Stadium	White Hart Lane
Southern League	5th
Western League	4th
FA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Herbert Chapman (11) All: Peter Kyle (18)
← 1904–05 1906–07 →

The 1905–06 season was Tottenham's tenth season as a fully professional club and the 23rd 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 finished in fifth place with a notable 6-0 win against New Brompton. The Western League saw a couple of 5–0 wins, but Spurs finished the season only in 4th place.

In the FA Cup Tottenham made it to the third round where they lost to Birmingham 2–0 in a reply.

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	Jack Eggett
—	GK	ENG	John Whitbourne
—	DF	ENG	Jimmy Freeborough
—	DF	ENG	John George
—	DF	SCO	John Watson
—	DF	ENG	Walter Bull
—	DF	ENG	Jabez Darnell
—	DF	ENG	Oliver Burton
—	DF	ENG	Allan Leach-Lewis
—	DF	SCO	Jack Chaplin
—	DF	SCO	Sandy Tait
—	MF	SCO	Alex Glen
—	MF	IRL	Charles O'Hagan
—	MF	WAL	Ted Hughes


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	William Murray
—	MF		John Shackleton
—	MF	ENG	Alfred Whyman
—	MF	ENG	Tom Morris
—	FW	ENG	George Page
—	FW	ENG	Christopher Carrick
—	FW	ENG	John Brearley
—	FW	ENG	Harold Stansfield
—	FW	ENG	Herbert Chapman
—	FW	ENG	Joe Walton
—	FW	ENG	William Berry
—	FW	ENG	Vivian Woodward
—	FW	SCO	Peter Kyle

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1905	DF	Jabez Darnell	Northampton Town	Unknown	^[1]
1905	FW	Peter Kyle		Unknown	^[2]
April 1905	FW	Christopher Carrick	West Ham United	Unknown	^[3]
May 1905	DF	Jack Chaplin	Dundee	Unknown	^[4]
May 1905	GK	John Whitbourne	Sunderland	Unknown	^[5]
April 1906	FW	George Page	Cheshunt	Trial	^[6]^[a]

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1905	DF		John Burton	Preston North End	Unknown	^[7]

Competitions

Southern League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
3	Portsmouth	34	17	9	8	61	35	1.743	43
4	Luton Town	34	17	7	10	64	40	1.600	41
5	Tottenham Hotspur	34	16	7	11	46	29	1.586	39
6	Plymouth Argyle	34	16	7	11	52	33	1.576	39
7	Norwich City	34	13	10	11	46	38	1.211	36

Source: ^[8]
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

Reading v Tottenham Hotspur

2 September 1905 1	Reading	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading, Berkshire
			Kyle	Stadium: Elm Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Watford

9 September 1905 2	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Watford	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

16 September 1905 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Hove, East Sussex
				Stadium: Goldstone Ground

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

23 September 1905 4	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	West Ham United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur

30 September 1905 5	Fulham	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham, London
				Stadium: Craven Cottage

Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers

7 October 1905 6	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Bristol Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur

14 October 1905 7	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Eastville, Bristol
				Stadium: Eastville Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur v New Brompton

21 October 1905 8	Tottenham Hotspur	6–0	New Brompton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Swindon Town

4 November 1905 9	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Swindon Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Millwall v Tottenham Hotspur

11 November 1905 10	Millwall	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Dogs, London
				Stadium: North Greenwich

Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town

18 November 1905 11	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Luton Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Northampton Town

25 November 1905 12	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Northampton Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur

2 December 1905 13	Brentford	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Brentford, London
				Stadium: Griffin Park

Plymouth Argyle v Tottenham Hotspur

16 December 1905 14	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Plymouth, Devon
				Stadium: Home Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth

25 December 1905 15	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Portsmouth	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur

26 December 1905 16	Southampton	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton, Hampshire
				Stadium: The Dell

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

30 December 1905 17	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Reading	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Watford v Tottenham Hotspur

6 January 1906 18	Watford	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Watford, Hertfordshire
				Stadium: Cassio Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion

20 January 1906 19	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

27 January 1906 20	West Ham United	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Upton Park, London
				Stadium: Boleyn Ground

Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur

10 February 1906 21	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Park Royal, London
				Stadium: Royal Agricultural Society showgrounds

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham

12 February 1906 22	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Fulham	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol Rovers

17 February 1906 23	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v New Brompton

5 March 1906 24	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	New Brompton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Swindon Town v Tottenham Hotspur

10 March 1906 25	Swindon Town	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Swindon, Wiltshire
				Stadium: County Ground

Millwall v Tottenham Hotspur

17 March 1906 26	Millwall	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Dogs, London
				Stadium: North Greenwich

Luton Town v Tottenham Hotspur

24 March 1906 27	Luton Town	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton, Bedfordshire
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Northampton Town

31 March 1906 28	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Northampton Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur

7 April 1906 29	Brentford	1–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Brentford, London
				Stadium: Griffin Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

13 April 1906 30	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Southampton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City

14 April 1906 31	Tottenham Hotspur	1–4	Norwich City	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur

16 April 1906 32	Portsmouth	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Portsmouth, Hampshire
				Stadium: Fratton Park

Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur

17 April 1906 33	Norwich City	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Norwich, Norfolk
				Stadium: Newmarket Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Plymouth Argyle

21 April 1906 34	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Western League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Queens Park Rangers	20	11	4	5	33	27	1.222	26
2	Southampton	20	10	5	5	41	35	1.171	25
3	Plymouth Argyle	20	8	8	4	34	23	1.478	24
4	Tottenham Hotspur	20	7	7	6	28	17	1.647	21
5	Bristol Rovers	20	8	3	9	34	34	1.000	19
6	Millwall	20	7	5	8	28	29	0.966	19
7	Portsmouth	20	6	7	7	26	29	0.897	19
8	West Ham United	20	7	5	8	32	35	0.914	19
9	Reading	20	6	6	8	28	35	0.800	18
10	Fulham	20	5	5	10	23	32	0.719	15
11	Brentford	20	6	3	11	25	36	0.694	15

Source: ^[9]

Results

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

4 September 1905 1	Tottenham Hotspur	5–1	Reading	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur

11 September 1905 2	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Park Royal, London
				Stadium: Royal Agricultural Society showgrounds

Tottenham Hotspur v Bristol Rovers

25 September 1905 3	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Plymouth Argyle

2 October 1905 4	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Reading v Tottenham Hotspur

11 October 1905 5	Reading	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading, Berkshire
				Stadium: Elm Park

Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham

16 October 1905 6	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Fulham	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall

23 October 1905 7	Tottenham Hotspur	5–0	Millwall	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur

28 October 1905 8	Portsmouth	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Portsmouth, Hampshire
				Stadium: Fratton Park

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

6 November 1905 9	West Ham United	4–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Upton Park, London
				Stadium: Boleyn Ground

Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford

13 November 1905 10	Tottenham Hotspur	2–3	Brentford	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur

20 November 1905 11	Fulham	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham, London
				Stadium: Craven Cottage

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

23 December 1905 12	Tottenham Hotspur	5–0	Southampton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Queens Park Rangers

29 January 1906 13	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Millwall v Tottenham Hotspur

19 February 1906 14	Millwall	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Dogs, London
				Stadium: North Greenwich

Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford

26 February 1906 15	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Brentford	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth

3 March 1906 16	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Portsmouth	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Bristol Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur

19 March 1906 17	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Eastville, Bristol
		Report		Stadium: Eastville Stadium

Plymouth Argyle v Tottenham Hotspur

21 March 1906 18	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Plymouth, Devon
				Stadium: Home Park

West Ham United v Tottenham Hotspur

26 March 1906 19	West Ham United	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Upton Park, London
				Stadium: Boleyn Ground

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

25 April 1906 20	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Southampton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

FA Cup

Results

Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley

13 January 1906 First round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Burnley	Tottenham, London
	Woodward Kyle			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 20,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Reading

3 February 1906 Second round	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Reading	Tottenham, London
	Bull Walton Kyle			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 26,000

Tottenham Hotspur v Birmingham

24 February 1906 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Birmingham	Tottenham, London
	Kyle			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,000

Birmingham v Tottenham Hotspur

28 February 1906 Third round reply	Birmingham	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Small Heath, Birmingham
				Stadium: Muntz Street Attendance: 34,000

Notes

^ George Page only played two games for Tottenham Hotspur, one Southern League game against Norwich City in 1906 and one Western League fixture. He never signed on to Spurs and left the club to play for Leeds City.

References

^ Goodwin 1992, p. 103.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 224.
^ Goodwin 1992, pp. 69–70.
^ Goodwin 1992, pp. 72–73.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 380.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 286.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 65.
^ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006

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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