# 1898–99 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1898–99 season was Tottenham's third season as a fully professional club and the 16th year in existence. They competed in three leagues this season along with a long run in the FA Cup. In the Southern League Tottenham finished in 7th place. This was the clubs final appearance in the United League where they finished in fourth place. This was also the only season that Tottenham played in the Thames & Medway League.
In the FA Cup Tottenham played Luton Town three times finally managing to beat them 2–0 at Tufnell Park. Making it through the first round with two games played against Newton Heath (Who later became Manchester United). The second round saw a home tie against Sunderland which Tottenham over come to progress to the third round to face Stoke only to lose 4–1.

## 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 | Charles Ambler |
| — | GK | SCO | Joseph Cullen |
| — | GK | RSA | Wilf Waller |
| — | DF | SCO | Edwin Downie |
| — | DF | SCO | Alex Hall |
| — | DF | SCO | Harry Erentz |
| — | DF | SCO | Robert Cain |
| — | DF | ENG | Jimmy Melia |
| — | MF | ENG | Tom Smith |
| — | MF | WAL | Jack Jones |
| — | MF | ENG | Ernest Payne |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Robert Stormont |
| — | MF | SCO | James McNaught |
| — | FW | SCO | Kenny McKay |
| — | FW | ENG | Harry Bradshaw |
| — | FW | ENG | Thomas Meade |
| — | FW | ENG | Tommy Atherton |
| — | FW | SCO | Bill Joyce |
| — | FW | SCO | Jimmy Hartley |
| — | FW | SCO | John Cameron |
| — | FW | ENG | Arthur Rule |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | Fee |
| May 1898 | Forward | John Cameron | Unknown |
| May 1898 | Forward | Tommy Atherton | Unknown |
| May 1898 | Forward | Robert Cain | Unknown |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| December 1898 | Forward | | James Davidson | Brighton United | Released | |
| 1898 | Full back | | Joe Knowles | Sunderland | Released | |

## Competitions
### Southern League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 5 | Reading | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 1.292 | 26 |
| 6 | New Brompton | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 1.267 | 25 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 1.111 | 24 |
| 8 | Bedminster | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 0.897 | 24 |
| 9 | Swindon Town | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 0.878 | 23 |

#### Results
### United League
#### Table

| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Millwall Athletic | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 31 |
| 2 | Southampton | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 25 |
| 3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 24 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 24 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 22 |
| 6 | Reading | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 21 |
| 7 | Brighton United | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 41 | 42 | 21 |
| 8 | Wellingborough | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 40 | 15 |
| 9 | Kettering Town | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 15 |
| 10 | Rushden | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 13 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 71 | 7 |

#### Results
### Thames & Medway

1898–99 season was the only season that Tottenham played in this league. The table is recorded in Phil Sour's Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995.

#### Table

| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | New Brompton | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 47 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Gravesend United | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 21 | 25 |
| 3 | Chatham | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 22 |
| 5 | Thames Ironworks | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 16 |
| 6 | Sheppey United | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 15 |
| 7 | RETB | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 49 | 6 |
| 8 | Grays United | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 6 |
| 9 | Dartford | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 64 | 4 |