# 1899–1900 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1899–1900 season was Tottenham's fourth season as a fully professional club and the 17th year in existence. After overcrowding at Northumberland Park, Tottenham moved into their new stadium of White Hart Lane. Their first record game at the ground was a friendly in which they hosted Notts County with 5,000 spectators in a 4–1 spectacle.
Tottenham had a successful campaign in the Southern League winning the competition. They also played in the Southern District Combination league were they came second.

## 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 | George Clawley |
| — | GK | RSA | Wilf Waller |
| — | GK | SCO | David Haddow |
| — | DF | SCO | Harry Erentz |
| — | DF | ENG | Jimmy Melia |
| — | DF | SCO | Sandy Tait |
| — | MF | ENG | Tom Smith |
| — | MF | WAL | Jack Jones |
| — | MF | ENG | Len Hyde |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | WAL | Ted Hughes |
| — | MF | ENG | Tom Morris |
| — | MF | NIR | Jack Kirwan |
| — | MF | SCO | Robert Stormont |
| — | MF | SCO | James McNaught |
| — | FW | ENG | Tom Pratt |
| — | FW | SCO | David Copeland |
| — | FW | SCO | John Cameron |
| — | FW | ENG | Arthur Rule |

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1899 | GK | George Clawley | Stoke | Unknown |
| 1899 | DF | Tom Morris | | Unknown |
| March 1899 | FW | Arthur Rule | Sheppey United | Unknown |
| May 1899 | FW | David Copeland | Bedminster | Unknown |
| May 1899 | DF | Sandy Tait | Preston North End | Unknown |
| May 1899 | MF | Len Hyde | Wellingborough Town | Unknown |
| April 1899 | FW | Tom Pratt | Preston North End | Unknown |
| July 1899 | DF | Ted Hughes | Everton | Unknown |
| July 1899 | MF | Jack Kirwan | Everton | Unknown |
| November 1899 | GK | David Haddow | | Unknown |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 26 | 2.577 | 44 | |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 29 | 2.034 | 41 | Directly elected into Division One |
| 3 | Southampton | 28 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 70 | 33 | 2.121 | 35 | |
| 4 | Reading | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 28 | 1.464 | 32 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 1.190 | 32 | |
* ↑ Portsmouth founded 5 April 1898, before Royal Artillery Portsmouth disbanded in 1899.

#### Results

* 1 2 Game void after Brighton United resigned from the Southern League on 10 March 1900.
* ↑ Tottenham against Bristol Rovers: Game was abandoned after 55 minutes.
* ↑ Cowes Football Club resigned from the Southern League on 18 December 1899 due to financial reasons.

### Southern District Combination League
#### Table

| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Millwall | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 26 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 23 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 20 |
| 4 | Woolwich Arsenal | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 15 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 32 | 13 |
| 6 | Southampton | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 12 |
| 7 | Reading | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 12 |
| 8 | Chatham | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 12 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 9 |
Note: The match between Woolwich Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur played on 24 April 1900 was abandoned after 55 minutes due to crowd trouble. Arsenal were ahead 2–1.

#### Results

* ↑ The Woolwich Arsenal game played on 24 April 1900 was abandoned after 55 minutes and never replayed.