# 1904–05 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1904–05 season was Tottenham's ninth season as a fully professional club and the 22nd 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 had an inconsistent season but did enough to finish the season in fifth place. There were two standout games that occurred in December, beating first Swindon Town 6–3 and then thumping Wellingborough 8–1.
In the Western League campaign Tottenham won their first three games but after that their form dropped and they only managed two more wins in the season. As seasons end they were in eighth place.
In the FA Cup Tottenham were drawn away against Middlesbrough in the first round. The first match was a 1–1 draw and required a reply at White Hart Lane which Spurs won 1–0. In the next round Tottenham were drawn in a home tie against Newcastle United. This also finished in a 1–1 draw and in the reply at Newcastle they lost 4–0.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Charlie Williams |
| — | GK | ENG | Jack Eggett |
| — | DF | ENG | Jimmy Freeborough |
| — | DF | ENG | John George |
| — | DF | SCO | William McCurdy |
| — | DF | SCO | John Watson |
| — | DF | ENG | John Burton |
| — | DF | ENG | Walter Bull |
| — | DF | SCO | Sandy Tait |
| — | MF | SCO | Alex Glen |
| — | MF | IRL | Charles O'Hagan |
| — | MF | WAL | Ted Hughes |
| — | MF | NIR | Jack Kirwan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | James McNaught |
| — | MF | SCO | William Murray |
| — | MF | ENG | Tom Morris |
| — | MF | ENG | Alf Warner |
| — | FW | ENG | John Brearley |
| — | FW | ENG | Harold Stansfield |
| — | FW | ENG | Herbert Chapman |
| — | FW | SCO | Andrew Swann |
| — | FW | ENG | Joe Walton |
| — | FW | ENG | William Berry |
| — | FW | SCO | David Copeland |
| — | FW | ENG | Vivian Woodward |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1904 | DF | Jimmy Freeborough | Stockport County | Unknown |
| 1904 | FW | Harold Stansfield | Stockport County | Unknown |
| April 1904 | DF | John George | Kettering Town | Unknown |
| May 1904 | MF | Alex Glen | Notts County | Unknown |
| May 1904 | MF | Charles O'Hagan | Everton | Unknown |
| May 1904 | DF | Walter Bull | Notts County | Unknown |
| May 1904 | GK | Jack Eggett | West Ham United | Unknown |
| May 1904 | DF | William McCurdy | New Brompton | Unknown |
| May 1904 | FW | Andrew Swann | Mexborough | Unknown |
| March 1905 | FW | Herbert Chapman | Notts County | £70 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 3 | Southampton | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 54 | 40 | 1.350 | 43 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 39 | 1.462 | 41 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 34 | 1.559 | 38 |
| 6 | Fulham | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 46 | 34 | 1.353 | 38 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 46 | 1.109 | 36 |

#### Results
### Western League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 2.889 | 30 |
| 2 | Brentford | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 1.364 | 28 |
| 3 | Southampton | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 22 | 2.045 | 24 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 0.967 | 23 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 42 | 0.881 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 0.906 | 17 |
| 7 | Millwall | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 40 | 0.800 | 17 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 0.714 | 16 |
| 9 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 0.730 | 15 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 0.727 | 15 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 0.600 | 15 |