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The 1905–06 season was Tottenham's tenth season as a fully professional club and the 23rd 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 finished in fifth place with a notable 6-0 win against New Brompton. The Western League saw a couple of 5–0 wins, but Spurs finished the season only in 4th place.

In the FA Cup Tottenham made it to the third round where they lost to Birmingham 2–0 in a reply.

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  ENG John Whitbourne — DF  ENG Jimmy Freeborough — DF  ENG John George — DF  SCO John Watson — DF  ENG Walter Bull — DF  ENG Jabez Darnell — DF  ENG Oliver Burton — DF  ENG Allan Leach-Lewis — DF  SCO Jack Chaplin — DF  SCO Sandy Tait — MF  SCO Alex Glen — MF  IRL Charles O'Hagan — MF  WAL Ted Hughes

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO William Murray — MF   John Shackleton — MF  ENG Alfred Whyman — MF  ENG Tom Morris — FW  ENG George Page — FW  ENG Christopher Carrick — FW  ENG John Brearley — FW  ENG Harold Stansfield — FW  ENG Herbert Chapman — FW  ENG Joe Walton — FW  ENG William Berry — FW  ENG Vivian Woodward — FW  SCO Peter Kyle

Transfers

In

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1905	DF		Jabez Darnell	Northampton Town	Unknown
1905	FW		Peter Kyle		Unknown
April 1905	FW		Christopher Carrick	West Ham United	Unknown
May 1905	DF		Jack Chaplin	Dundee	Unknown
May 1905	GK		John Whitbourne	Sunderland	Unknown
April 1906	FW		George Page	Cheshunt	Trial

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1905	DF		John Burton	Preston North End	Unknown

Competitions

Southern League

Table

Results

2 September 1905 1	Reading	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Reading, Berkshire
			Kyle	Stadium: Elm Park

Western League

Table

Results

FA Cup

Results

13 January 1906 First round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Burnley	Tottenham, London
	Woodward Kyle			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 20,000

3 February 1906 Second round	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Reading	Tottenham, London
	Bull Walton Kyle			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 26,000

24 February 1906 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Birmingham	Tottenham, London
	Kyle			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,000

Notes

1. George Page only played two games for Tottenham Hotspur, one Southern League game against Norwich City in 1906 and one Western League fixture. He never signed on to Spurs and left the club to play for Leeds City.

References

1. Goodwin 1992, p. 103.
2. Goodwin 1992, p. 224.
3. Goodwin 1992, pp. 69–70.
4. Goodwin 1992, pp. 72–73.
5. Goodwin 1992, p. 380.
6. Goodwin 1992, p. 286.
7. Goodwin 1992, p. 65.
8. England - Southern League Final Tables RSSSF
9. Robinson, Michael (ed.), Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006, Soccer Books, 2006

Bibliography

• 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.

• Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons
• English football clubs 1905–06 season