Season 1888/89
This season saw big changes for Tottenham Hotspur. Since they played on common
land they couldn't charge people for watching game, or in fact, have any more
right to play there than anyone else who happened to turn up. This was rectified
in 1888, when they rented a pitch just off Northumber Park for the sum of
£17 per annum. The first match played there was a reserve match against
Stratford St John's in early September 1888. The takings were a heady 17 shillings
(85 pence). The season proved to be a great success for the club and they
made a profit of £6.
Results
22 Sep A Royal Arsenal W 1-0 | 26 Dec H Orion Gym *
13 Oct LnC H Old Etonians L 2-8 | 10 Jan MC H Civ Engineers D 0-0
20 Oct H Clapton L 2-5 | 16 Jan A Windsor Phnx L 1-2
17 Nov H Millwall Rvs D 1-1 | 19 Jan MC A Civ Engineers L 1-4
24 Nov H Plaistow Kent W 4-0 | 1 Mar A Windsor Phnx L 1-2
1 Dec H Old St Marks W 5-1 | 9 Mar H Royal Arsenal L 0-1
8 Dec H Upton Excel D 3-3 | 16 Mar H Edmonton D 1-1
15 Dec A Plaistow W 2-1 | 13 Apr H Orion Gym W 6-1
22 Dec A Bowes Pk W 4-0
* Result not available
LnC London Cup
MC Middlesex Cup
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