The 1896–97 season was the 26th season of competitive football in England.
Thomas H. Morris was a professional footballer who played during the 1890s and 1900s, initially for Grantham Rovers and Gainsborough Trinity before making a name for himself as at half-back for Tottenham Hotspur.
The 1896–97 season was the third in the history of the Southern League. Southampton St.Mary's won the Division One championship. Millwall Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur applied for election to Football League. However, they were not elected so were allowed to play in the Southern League.
The 1897–98 season was the fourth in the history of the Southern League. Southampton won the Division One championship for the second successive season. Bristol City applied for election to Division Two of the Football League. However, they were not elected.
David Gibson Black was a Scottish international footballer who scored in the 1896 FA Cup Final for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He also played for both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
Edward Hughes was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Clyde, and represented Wales on 14 occasions.
Tom Smith was a professional footballer who played for Preston North End, Tottenham Hotspur and Carlisle United.
David Copeland was a professional footballer who played for Ayr Parkhouse, Walsall Town Swifts, Bedminster, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Glossop North End.
The 1960–61 season was Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's 43rd of competitive football and 11th consecutive year in the English top flight. It was also the club's most successful year ever up to that point, as they won the Football League First Division for the second time and the FA Cup for the third time, thus becoming the third English club to achieve the league and FA Cup Double.
The 1901–02 season was the 10th in the history of the Western Football League.
In the 1973–74 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Football League First Division finishing in 11 place. Tottenham were eliminated in the early rounds of the League and FA Cups but reached the final of the UEFA Cup, to which they lost to Feyenoord.
The 1896–97 season was the first season that Tottenham Hotspur turned professional, where they competed in two leagues during the season. The Southern League and the United League. In the FA Cup Tottenham played three qualifying game and in the third went away to Luton where they lost 3–0. There were also a total of 26 recorded friendly games played that season.
The 1971–72 season saw Tottenham Hotspur compete in the First Division where they finished 6th in the table. It was also the season where they won the UEFA Cup for the first time beating Wolverhampton Wanderers in an all English final over two legs. In the FA Cup they reach the sixth round where they went away to Leeds United at Elland Road to lose 2–1. In the League Cup they reached the Semi–final where they were knocked out by Chelsea.
The United League was an association football league that existed in England from 1896 to 1902 and again from 1905 to 1909.
Joseph Moffatt (1875–unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester City and Walsall.
Stanley Briggs was an English footballer who played as a centre half for Folkestone, Tottenham Hotspur and Woolwich Arsenal.
The 1900–01 season Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Southern Football League where they finished in 5th place. They also entered the Western League for the first time where they finished 3rd. This was the season in which Tottenham, classed as a non-league club at the time went on to win the FA Cup and still are the only non-league winners of the competition to date. The club reached the final where they played Sheffield United. The first match was played at Crystal Palace in London which finished in a 2–2 draw. The reply was moved to Bolton and Spurs won the game 3–1.
John Henry Burton was an English footballer who played for Derby County, Tottenham Hotspur, Preston North End and West Ham United.
The 1897–98 season was Tottenham's second season as a fully professional club and the 15th year since their inception. In the season Tottenham played in two leagues. The main campaign was played in the Southern Football League with midweek games in the United League. They also competed the FA Cup qualifying rounds. The first game was a 7–0 win at home against 2nd Coldstream Guards, the second was a 4–3 loss to Luton Town.
The 1899–1900 season was Tottenham's forth 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.
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