| 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) |
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.
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Transfers
In
| Date from | Position | Nationality | 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] |
| April 1906 | FW | |
George Page | Cheshunt | Trial | [5][lower-alpha 1] |
Out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | DF | |
John Burton | Preston North End | Unknown | [6] |
Competitions
Southern League
Table
| Pos | Team | 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: [7]
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.
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
| 2 September 1905 1 | Reading | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reading, Berkshire |
 Kyle |
Stadium: Elm Park |
| 9 September 1905 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Watford | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 16 September 1905 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Hove, East Sussex |
| Stadium: Goldstone Ground |
| 23 September 1905 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | West Ham United | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 30 September 1905 5 | Fulham | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham, London |
| Stadium: Craven Cottage |
| 7 October 1905 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 14 October 1905 7 | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Eastville, Bristol |
| Stadium: Eastville Stadium |
| 21 October 1905 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6–0 | New Brompton | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 4 November 1905 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Swindon Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 11 November 1905 10 | Millwall | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Dogs, London |
| Stadium: North Greenwich |
| 18 November 1905 11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Luton Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 25 November 1905 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 2 December 1905 13 | Brentford | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Brentford, London |
| Stadium: Griffin Park |
| 16 December 1905 14 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Plymouth, Devon |
| Stadium: Home Park |
| 25 December 1905 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 26 December 1905 16 | Southampton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Stadium: The Dell |
| 30 December 1905 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 6 January 1906 18 | Watford | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Watford, Hertfordshire |
| Stadium: Cassio Road |
| 20 January 1906 19 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 27 January 1906 20 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park, London |
| Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
| 10 February 1906 21 | Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Park Royal, London |
| Stadium: Royal Agricultural Society showgrounds |
| 12 February 1906 22 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Fulham | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 17 February 1906 23 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Bristol Rovers | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 5 March 1906 24 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | New Brompton | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 10 March 1906 25 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Stadium: County Ground |
| 17 March 1906 26 | Millwall | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Dogs, London |
| Stadium: North Greenwich |
| 24 March 1906 27 | Luton Town | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Luton, Bedfordshire |
| Stadium: Kenilworth Road |
| 31 March 1906 28 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Northampton Town | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 7 April 1906 29 | Brentford | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Brentford, London |
| Stadium: Griffin Park |
| 13 April 1906 30 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 14 April 1906 31 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–4 | Norwich City | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 16 April 1906 32 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Stadium: Fratton Park |
| 17 April 1906 33 | Norwich City | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Stadium: Newmarket Road |
| 21 April 1906 34 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
Western League
Table
| Pos | Team | 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: [8]
Results
| 4 September 1905 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 11 September 1905 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Park Royal, London |
| Stadium: Royal Agricultural Society showgrounds |
| 25 September 1905 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 2 October 1905 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 11 October 1905 5 | Reading | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reading, Berkshire |
| Stadium: Elm Park |
| 16 October 1905 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Fulham | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 23 October 1905 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Millwall | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 28 October 1905 8 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Stadium: Fratton Park |
| 6 November 1905 9 | West Ham United | 4–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park, London |
| Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
| 13 November 1905 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Brentford | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 20 November 1905 11 | Fulham | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham, London |
| Stadium: Craven Cottage |
| 23 December 1905 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5–0 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 29 January 1906 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 19 February 1906 14 | Millwall | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Isle of Dogs, London |
| Stadium: North Greenwich |
| 26 February 1906 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Brentford | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 3 March 1906 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Portsmouth | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
| 19 March 1906 17 | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Eastville, Bristol |
| Report | Stadium: Eastville Stadium |
| 21 March 1906 18 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Plymouth, Devon |
| Stadium: Home Park |
| 26 March 1906 19 | West Ham United | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park, London |
| Stadium: Boleyn Ground |
| 25 April 1906 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–1 | Southampton | Tottenham, London |
| Stadium: White Hart Lane |
FA Cup
Results
| 13 January 1906 First round | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Burnley | Tottenham, London |
| Woodward Kyle |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 20,000 |
| 3 February 1906 Second round | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Reading | Tottenham, London |
| Bull Walton Kyle |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 26,000 |
| 24 February 1906 Third round | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Birmingham | Tottenham, London |
| Kyle |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,000 |
| 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. 286.
- ↑ Goodwin 1992, p. 65.
- ↑ England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
- ↑ Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006
Bibliography
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