1906–07 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1906–07 season
Manager	John Cameron
Stadium	White Hart Lane
Southern League	6th
Western League	4th
FA Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	James Reid (16)
	← 1905–06 1907–08 →

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.^[1]

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Jack Eggett
—	GK	IRL	Matthew Reilly
—	GK	ENG	John Whitbourne
—	DF	ENG	Walter Bull
—	DF	ENG	Oliver Burton
—	DF	ENG	Jabez Darnell
—	DF	SCO	Danny Steel
—	DF	ENG	John Wilkinson
—	DF	SCO	Sandy Tait
—	DF	SCO	Frank McDiarmid
—	DF	SCO	John Watson
—	DF	SCO	Jack Chaplin
—	MF	ENG	William Jones
—	MF	WAL	Ted Hughes
—	MF	ENG	Alfred Whyman


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF		William Dow
—	MF	SCO	George Badenoch
—	MF	ENG	Tom Morris
—	MF	ENG	Robert Walker
—	FW	ENG	Arthur Pickett
—	FW	ENG	Harold Stansfield
—	FW	ENG	John Brearley
—	FW	ENG	William Berry
—	FW	ENG	Herbert Chapman
—	FW	ENG	Charlie Hewitt
—	FW	ENG	Walter Eames
—	FW	SCO	James Reid
—	FW	ENG	Joe Walton
—	FW	ENG	Vivian Woodward
—	FW	ENG	George Payne

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.^[2] In October Tottenham gave a trail to Irish international goalkeeper Matthew Reilly and were impressed and signed him for a year.^[3]

In

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1906	DF	Frank McDiarmid	Dundee	Unknown	^[4]
May 1906	FW	James Reid	Watford	Unknown	^[5]
May 1906	MF	George Badenoch	Watford	Unknown	^[6]^[a]
May 1906	MF	William Dow	Bury	Unknown	^[7]
May 1906	FW	Robert Walker	Middlesbrough	Unknown	^[8]
May 1906	FW	Walter Eames	Watford	Unknown	^[9]
May 1906	FW	Charlie Hewitt	Middlesbrough	Unknown	^[10]
May 1906	DF	William Jones	Bristol City	Free	^[2]
May 1906	FW	Arthur Pickett	Workington	Unknown	^[11]
May 1906	DF	Danny Steel	Rangers	Unknown	^[12]
May 1906	DF	John Wilkinson	Notts County	Unknown	^[13]^[b]
October 1906	GK	Matthew Reilly		Free	^[3]
November 1906	FW	George Payne	Barnet Alston	Unknown	^[15]

Competitions

Southern League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
4	Luton Town	38	18	9	11	52	52	1.000	45
5	West Ham United	38	15	14	9	60	41	1.463	44
6	Tottenham Hotspur	38	17	9	12	63	45	1.400	43
7	Millwall	38	18	6	14	71	50	1.420	42
8	Norwich City	38	15	12	11	57	48	1.188	42

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

1 September 1906 1	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	West Ham United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

5 September 1906 2	Watford	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Watford, Hertfordshire
				Stadium: Cassio Road

8 September 1906 3	Bristol Rovers	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Eastville, Bristol
				Stadium: Eastville Stadium

15 September 1906 4	Swindon Town	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Swindon, Wiltshire
				Stadium: County Ground

22 September 1906 5	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Norwich City	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

24 September 1906 6	Tottenham Hotspur	5–1	Fulham	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

29 September 1906 7	Luton Town	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton, Bedfordshire
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road

6 October 1906 8	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Crystal Palace	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

13 October 1906 9	Brentford	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Brentford, London
	Greaves Underwood			Stadium: Griffin Park

27 October 1906 10	Leyton	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Leyton, London
				Stadium: Brisbane Road

29 October 1906 11	Fulham	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham, London
				Stadium: Craven Cottage

3 November 1906 12	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Portsmouth	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

10 November 1906 13	New Brompton	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Gillingham, Kent
				Stadium: Priestfield Stadium

24 November 1906 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Hove, East Sussex
				Stadium: Goldstone Ground

1 December 1906 15	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Reading	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

12 December 1906 16	Tottenham Hotspur	4–2	Plymouth Argyle	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

15 December 1906 17	Tottenham Hotspur	6–0	Northampton Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

22 December 1906 18	Queens Park Rangers	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Park Royal, London
				Stadium: Royal Agricultural Society show grounds

25 December 1906 19	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Millwall	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

26 December 1906 20	Southampton	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton, Hampshire
				Stadium: The Dell

29 December 1906 21	West Ham United	4–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Upton Park, London
				Stadium: Boleyn Ground

5 January 1907 22	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Bristol Rovers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

19 January 1907 23	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Swindon Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

26 January 1907 24	Norwich City	5–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Norwich, Norfolk
				Stadium: Newmarket Road

9 February 1907 25	Crystal Palace	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Crystal Palace, London
				Stadium: Crystal Palace Stadium

16 February 1907 26	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Brentford	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

2 March 1907 27	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Leyton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

9 March 1907 28	Portsmouth	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Portsmouth, Hampshire
				Stadium: Fratton Park

16 March 1907 29	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	New Brompton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

23 March 1907 30	Plymouth Argyle	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Plymouth, Devon
				Stadium: Home Park

25 March 1907 31	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Luton Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

29 March 1907 32	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Southampton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

30 March 1907 33	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

1 April 1907 34	Millwall	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Dogs, London
				Stadium: North Greenwich

6 April 1907 35	Reading	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading, Berkshire
				Stadium: Elm Park

13 April 1907 36	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Watford	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

20 April 1907 37	Northampton Town	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Northampton, Northamptonshire
				Stadium: County Cricket Ground

27 April 1907 38	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Western League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	West Ham United	10	7	1	2	25	14	1.786	15
2	Plymouth Argyle	10	5	3	2	16	10	1.600	13
3	Portsmouth	10	4	2	4	16	19	0.842	10
4	Tottenham Hotspur	10	3	3	4	13	15	0.867	9
5	Southampton	10	4	0	6	14	16	0.875	8
6	Millwall	10	1	3	6	5	15	0.333	5

Source: ^[17]

Results

3 September 1906 1	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

10 September 1906 2	Tottenham Hotspur	2–3	Southampton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

3 October 1906 3	Southampton	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton, Hampshire
				Stadium: The Dell

8 October 1906 4	West Ham United	5–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Upton Park, London
				Stadium: Boleyn Ground

20 October 1906 5	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Millwall	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

7 November 1906 6	Portsmouth	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Portsmouth, Hampshire
				Stadium: Fratton Park

26 November 1906 7	Tottenham Hotspur	4–2	Portsmouth	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

12 December 1906 8	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Plymouth, Devon
				Stadium: Home Park

8 April 1907 9	Tottenham Hotspur	4–2	West Ham United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

22 April 1907 10	Millwall	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Isle of Dogs, London
				Stadium: North Greenwich

FA Cup

Results

12 January 1907 First round	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Hull City	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,033

17 January 1907 First round reply	Hull City	0–0 Match was abandoned 10 minutes into extra time.^[18]	Tottenham Hotspur	Hull, Yorkshire
				Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 20,000

21 January 1907 First round second reply	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Hull City	Tottenham, London
	Chapman			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 20,000

2 February 1907 Second round	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Blackburn, Lancashire
			Walton	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 24,963

7 February 1907 Second round replay	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Tottenham, London
	Reid			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,900

11 February 1907 Second round second replay	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Aston, Birmingham
	Reid Walton			Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 18,000

23 February 1907 Third round	Notts County	4–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
				Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 25,000

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^[14] and one other game.

References

^ Soar 1995, p. 238.
^ ^a ^b Goodwin 1992, p. 210.
^ ^a ^b Goodwin 1992, p. 307.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 240.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 306.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 14.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 113.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 370.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 121.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 179.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 295.
^ Goodwin 1992, pp. 343–344.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 384.
^ Soar 1995, p. 283.
^ Goodwin 1992, p. 289.
^ 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.

[7] 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.

[16] 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^[14] and one other game.

[FOOTNOTESoar1995238-1] Soar 1995, p. 238.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992210-2] Goodwin 1992, p. 210.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992307-3] Goodwin 1992, p. 307.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992240-4] Goodwin 1992, p. 240.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992306-5] Goodwin 1992, p. 306.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin199214-6] Goodwin 1992, p. 14.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992113-8] Goodwin 1992, p. 113.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992370-9] Goodwin 1992, p. 370.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992121-10] Goodwin 1992, p. 121.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992179-11] Goodwin 1992, p. 179.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992295-12] Goodwin 1992, p. 295.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992343–344-13] Goodwin 1992, pp. 343–344.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992384-14] Goodwin 1992, p. 384.

[FOOTNOTESoar1995283-15] Soar 1995, p. 283.

[FOOTNOTEGoodwin1992289-17] Goodwin 1992, p. 289.

[18] England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF

[Robinson-19] Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006

[20] Tottenham Hotspur Official Handbook 2018–2019. p. 93.

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