Tottenham Hotspur 1906–07 football season
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.
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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
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. In October Tottenham gave a trail to Irish international goalkeeper Matthew Reilly and were impressed and signed him for a year.
In
Competitions
Southern League
Table
Source:
[16]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 Norwich City 22 September 1906 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Norwich City | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham 24 September 1906 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Fulham | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth 3 November 1906 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Reading 1 December 1906 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall 25 December 1906 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Swindon Town 19 January 1907 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | Swindon Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford 16 February 1907 26 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Brentford | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Leyton 2 March 1907 27 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Leyton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v New Brompton 16 March 1907 29 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | New Brompton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town 25 March 1907 31 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 29 March 1907 32 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Watford 13 April 1907 36 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Watford | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Western League
Table
Source: [17]
Results
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton 10 September 1906 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall 20 October 1906 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Tottenham Hotspur v Portsmouth 26 November 1906 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–2 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
FA Cup
Results
Tottenham Hotspur v Hull City 12 January 1907 First round | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Hull City | Tottenham, London |
| | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,033 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Hull City 21 January 1907 First round second reply | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Hull City | Tottenham, London |
| Chapman ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/13px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png) | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 20,000 |
Tottenham Hotspur v Blackburn Rovers 7 February 1907 Second round replay | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham, London |
| Reid ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Soccerball_shade.svg/13px-Soccerball_shade.svg.png) | | | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,900 |
Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 and one other game.
References
- ^ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
- ^ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
- ^ Tottenham Hotspur Official Handbook 2018–2019. p. 93.
Works cited
- 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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