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Tottenham Hotspur

1908–09 season
Manager	Arthur Turner
Stadium	White Hart Lane
Division Two	2nd

Post season

Argentina playing Tottenham on 13 June 1909

In June after the season finished Tottenham and Everton went on tour to Argentina and Uruguay in South America. The first game played was a display match between Everton and Tottenham which finished in a 2–2 draw. Tottenham then played against a combination of players formed from clubs in the Uruguayan league. The result was a resounding 8–0 to Tottenham. Three days later Tottenham played against what is recorded as the Argentina squad to a 1–0 win. Then three days after that they played against the Argentinian leagues best eleven to a 4–1 win.

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
—	DF	ENG	Walter Bull
—	DF	ENG	Oliver Burton
—	DF	ENG	Ernie Coquet
—	DF	ENG	Jabez Darnell
—	DF	SCO	Danny Steel
—	DF	SCO	John Watson
—	MF	ENG	Tom Morris
—	MF	ENG	Bert Middlemiss
—	MF	GER	Max Seeburg
—	FW	ENG	Billy Minter
—	FW	ENG	Charlie Woodruff
—	FW	ENG	Vivian Woodward

Competitions

Second Division

Main article: 1908–09 Football League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bolton Wanderers	38	14	3	2	37	8	10	1	8	22	20	2.107	52	Division Champions
2	Tottenham Hotspur	38	12	5	2	42	12	8	6	5	25	20	2.094	51	Promoted
3	West Bromwich Albion	38	13	5	1	35	9	6	8	5	21	18	2.074	51
4	Hull City	38	14	2	3	44	15	5	4	10	19	24	1.615	44
5	Derby County	38	13	5	1	38	11	3	6	10	17	30	1.341	43

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Results

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 September 1908 1	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Leeds City v Tottenham Hotspur

5 September 1908 2	Leeds City	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds, Yorkshire
				Stadium: Elland Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Barnsley

12 September 1908 3	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Barnsley	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Tottenham Hotspur v Bolton Wanderers

19 September 1908 4	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Hull City v Tottenham Hotspur

26 September 1908 5	Hull City	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire
				Stadium: Anlaby Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Derby County

3 October 1908 6	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Derby County	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Blackpool v Tottenham Hotspur

10 October 1908 7	Blackpool	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Blackpool, Lancashire
				Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Chesterfield

17 October 1908 8	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Chesterfield	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Glossop North End v Tottenham Hotspur

24 October 1908 9	Glossop North End	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Glossop, Derbyshire
				Stadium: North Road

Tottenham Hotspur v Stockport County

31 October 1908 10	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Stockport County	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

West Bromwich Albion v Tottenham Hotspur

7 November 1908 11	West Bromwich Albion	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	West Bromwich, Staffordshire
				Stadium: The Hawthorns

Tottenham Hotspur v Birmingham City

14 November 1908 12	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Birmingham City	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

Works cited

• 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.

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