1902–03 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1902–03 season
Player-Manager	John Cameron
Stadium	White Hart Lane
Southern League	4th
Western League	4th
London League	1st
FA Cup	Third round
	← 1901–02 1903–04 →

The 1902–03 season was Tottenham's seventh season as a fully professional club and the 20th year in existence. They competed in three leagues, the main being the Southern Football League along with the Western League and London League, along with the FA Cup.

Tottenham's only success was in the London League where they went on to win the trophy.^[1] All seasons after this one only the Tottenham reserves competed in the London League.^[1] In the FA Cup they made it to the third round and were drawn at home to Aston Villa but were knocked out after the match finished 3–2 in Villa's favour.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	George Clawley
—	GK	ENG	Charlie Williams
—	DF	SCO	Charles Brown
—	DF	ENG	John Burton
—	DF	SCO	Harry Erentz
—	DF	SCO	Sandy Tait
—	DF	SCO	John Watson
—	MF	SCO	Willie Dryburgh
—	MF	SCO	Patrick Gilhooley
—	MF	ENG	Tom Morris
—	MF	NIR	Jack Kirwan
—	MF	SCO	James Chalmers


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	James McNaught
—	MF	ENG	Alf Warner
—	MF	ENG	George Fredericks
—	MF	WAL	Ted Hughes
—	MF	WAL	John Leonard Jones
—	MF	ENG	John Thomas Jones
—	MF	ENG	Alan Haig-Brown
—	FW	ENG	Vivian Woodward
—	FW	SCO	Bob Houston
—	FW	SCO	David Copeland
—	FW	ENG	John Barlow
—	FW	SCO	John Cameron

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1902	MF	John Thomas Jones	Bristol Rovers	Unknown	^[2]
April 1902	MF	George Fredericks	Chelmsford	Unknown	^[3]^[a]
May 1902	FW	Bob Houston	Heart of Midlothian	Unknown	^[4]
May 1902	MF	Alf Warner	Notts County	Unknown	^[5]
May 1902	DF	John Watson	Everton	Unknown	^[6]
May 1902	MF	James Chalmers	Watford	Unknown	^[7]
May 1902	GK	Charlie Williams	Free agent	Unknown	^[8]
December 1902	MF	Willie Dryburgh	Cowdenbeath	Unknown	^[9]

Competitions

Southern League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
2	Reading	30	19	7	4	72	30	2.400	45
3	Portsmouth	30	17	7	6	69	32	2.156	41
4	Tottenham Hotspur	30	14	7	9	47	31	1.516	35
5	Bristol Rovers	30	13	8	9	46	34	1.353	34
6	New Brompton	30	11	11	8	37	35	1.057	33

Source: rsssf.com
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

6 September 1902 1	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

20 September 1902 2	Tottenham Hotspur	6–1	Wellingborough	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

27 September 1902 3	Bristol Rovers	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Eastville, Bristol
				Stadium: Eastville Stadium

4 October 1902 4	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Northampton Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

11 October 1902 5	Watford	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Watford, Hertfordshire
				Stadium: Cassio Road

18 October 1902 6	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Brentford	Tottenham, London
			pen' Regan	Stadium: White Hart Lane

25 October 1902 7	Millwall	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Dogs, London
				Stadium: North Greenwich

1 November 1902 8	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	West Ham United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

22 November 1902 9	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Swindon Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

6 December 1902 10	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Luton Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

20 December 1902 11	Queens Park Rangers	0–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Kensal Green, London
				Stadium: Kensal Rise Athletic Ground

25 December 1902 12	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Portsmouth	Tottenham, London
	Dryburgh			Stadium: White Hart Lane

26 December 1902 13	Southampton	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton, Hampshire
				Stadium: The Dell

3 January 1903 14	Wellingborough	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
				Stadium: Dog & Duck Ground

5 January 1903 15	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	New Brompton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

10 January 1903 16	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

17 January 1903 17	Northampton Town	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Northampton, Northamptonshire
				Stadium: County Cricket Ground

24 January 1903 18	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Watford	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

31 January 1903 19	Brentford	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	, London
	Warren			Stadium: York Road

14 February 1903 20	West Ham United	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Canning Town, London
				Stadium: Memorial Grounds

14 March 1903 21	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Kettering Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

21 March 1903 22	Luton Town	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton, Bedfordshire
				Stadium: Dunstable Road

28 March 1903 23	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Reading	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

4 April 1903 24	Reading	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading, Berkshire
				Stadium: Elm Park

10 April 1903 25	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Southampton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

11 April 1903 26	New Brompton	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Gillingham, Kent
				Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

13 April 1903 27	Portsmouth	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Portsmouth, Hampshire
				Stadium: Fratton Park

14 April 1903 28	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Millwall	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

22 April 1903 29	Swindon Town	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Swindon, Wiltshire
				Stadium: County Ground

25 April 1903 30	Kettering Town	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Kettering, Northamptonshire
				Stadium: Rockingham Road

Western League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Result
1	Portsmouth	16	10	4	2	34	14	2.429	24
2	Bristol Rovers	16	9	2	5	36	22	1.636	20
3	Southampton	16	7	6	3	32	20	1.600	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur	16	6	7	3	20	14	1.429	19
5	Millwall Athletic	16	6	3	7	23	29	0.793	15	Left league at end of season
6	Reading	16	7	0	9	20	21	0.952	14
7	Queens Park Rangers	16	6	2	8	18	31	0.581	14
8	Brentford	16	3	4	9	16	34	0.471	10
9	West Ham United	16	2	4	10	15	29	0.517	8

Source: ^[10]

Results

13 September 1902 1	Southampton	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton, Hampshire
				Stadium: The Dell

15 September 1902 2	Tottenham Hotspur	4–3	Millwall	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

22 September 1902 3	Queens Park Rangers	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Kensal Green, London
				Stadium: Kensal Rise Athletic Ground

29 September 1902 4	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Reading	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

13 October 1902 5	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

29 October 1902 6	Reading	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading, Berkshire
				Stadium: Elm Park

3 November 1902 7	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Queens Park Rangers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

8 November 1902 8	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Portsmouth	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

29 November 1902 9	Portsmouth	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Portsmouth, Hampshire
				Stadium: Fratton Park

27 December 1902 10	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Southampton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

28 January 1903 11	Millwall	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Dogs, London
				Stadium: North Greenwich

16 February 1903 12	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	West Ham United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

23 February 1903 13	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Eastville, Bristol
				Stadium: Eastville Stadium

10 March 1903 14	Brentford	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	London
				Stadium: York Road

19 March 1903 15	West Ham United	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Canning Town, London
				Stadium: Memorial Grounds

26 March 1903 16	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Brentford	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

London League

Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Tottenham Hotspur	10	7	1	2	19	4	15
2	West Ham United	10	5	3	2	15	13	13
3	Woolwich Arsenal	10	6	0	4	14	10	12
4	Millwall	10	3	4	3	18	14	10
5	Queens Park Rangers	10	2	3	5	9	15	7
6	Brentford	10	1	1	8	9	28	3

Results

6 October 1902 1	Brentford	1–5	Tottenham Hotspur	London
				Stadium: York Road

20 October 1902 2	West Ham United	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Canning Town, London
				Stadium: Memorial Grounds

17 November 1902 3	Woolwich Arsenal	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Plumstead, London
				Stadium: Manor Ground

1 December 1902 4	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Woolwich Arsenal	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

15 December 1902 5	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	West Ham United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

12 January 1903 6	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Brentford	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

2 March 1903 7	Millwall	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Dogs, London
				Stadium: North Greenwich

16 March 1903 8	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Kensal Green, London
				Stadium: Kensal Rise Athletic Ground

23 March 1903 9	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Millwall	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

30 March 1903 10	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

FA Cup

Results

7 February 1903 First round	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	West Bromwich Albion	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 25,641

11 February 1903 First round replay	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bromwich, West Midlands
			pen' Dryburgh Woodward	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 35,000

21 February 1903 Second round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Bristol City	Tottenham, London
	Woodward			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 18,750

7 March 1903 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–3	Aston Villa	Tottenham, London
	Woodward Copeland			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 24,500

Notes

^ Fredericks was signed on Vivian Woodward recommendation from their previous club. Fredericks only made two appearances for Spurs. One in the Southern League and one appearance in the Western League. He is recorded as having scored a single goal in the Western League. He was then released at the end of the season.

References

^ ^a ^b Soar 1995, p. 236.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 209.
^ Goodwin 1992, pp. 138–139.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 191.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 375.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 376.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 71.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 385.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 114.
^ 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.

[4] Fredericks was signed on Vivian Woodward recommendation from their previous club. Fredericks only made two appearances for Spurs. One in the Southern League and one appearance in the Western League. He is recorded as having scored a single goal in the Western League. He was then released at the end of the season.

[FOOTNOTESoar1995236-1] Soar 1995, p. 236.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992209-2] Goodwin 1992, p. 209.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992138–139-3] Goodwin 1992, pp. 138–139.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992191-5] Goodwin 1992, p. 191.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992375-6] Goodwin 1992, p. 375.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992376-7] Goodwin 1992, p. 376.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin199271-8] Goodwin 1992, p. 71.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992385-9] Goodwin 1992, p. 385.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992114-10] Goodwin 1992, p. 114.

[Robinson-11] Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006

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