1907–08 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1907–08 season was Tottenham's twelfth season as a fully professional club and the 25th 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.

This was Tottenham's final season in these two leagues as they would be elected to the Football League for the 1908–09 season.

Tottenham appointed a referee Fred Kirkham as team manager right at the end of the previous season with two matches left to play in April 1907. Kirkham went to serve the club in this capacity for the 1907–08 season.

Tottenham had an uneventful campaign in the Southern League and finished in seventh place. The reserves fared much better in the Western League B table. The start of the campaign Tottenham beat Bristol Rovers in a whopping 10–0 affair and by the end of the season had finished in second place.

In the FA Cup Tottenham went away to Everton in the first round and lost 1–0.

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 Gordon Manning — GK  ENG John Whitbourne — DF  ENG Walter Bull — DF  ENG Oliver Burton — DF  ENG Arthur Dixon — DF  SCO Jack Chaplin — DF  ENG Ernie Coquet — DF  ENG Jabez Darnell — DF  SCO Danny Steel — DF  SCO Sandy Tait — DF  SCO John Watson — MF  ENG Tom Morris — MF  ENG Alfred Whyman — MF  ENG James Gray

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Bert Middlemiss — MF  WAL Ted Hughes — MF  GER Max Seeburg — MF  ENG Robert Walker — FW  ENG Harold Stansfield — FW  ENG George Payne — FW  ENG Arthur Pickett — FW  GBR Jimmy Pass — FW  ENG Joe Walton — FW  SCO William McNair — FW  ENG Billy Minter — FW  ENG Charlie Woodruff — FW  SCO James Reid — FW  ENG Vivian Woodward

Gordon Manning was Kirkham's first signing in May 1907 and went on to play a total of 49 appearances for the club. He was then released at the end of the season.^[1] Bert Middlemiss was signed from Stalybridge Rovers however he had a signed professional contract with Stockport County and Tottenham had to pay an unknown fee to them.^[2]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
May 1907	GK		Gordon Manning	Preston North End	Unknown	[1]
May 1907	DF		Arthur Dixon	Burnley	Unknown	[3]
May 1907	MF		James Gray	Rangers	Free	[4]
May 1907	FW		William McNair	Falkirk	Unknown	[5]
May 1907	FW		Jimmy Pass	Stockport County	Unknown	[6]
May 1907	MF		Max Seeburg	Chelsea	Unknown	[7]
November 1907	MF		Bert Middlemiss	Stockport County	Unknown	[2]
March 1908	DF		Ernie Coquet	Reading	Unknown	[8]
March 1908	FW		Billy Minter	Reading	Unknown	[9]
March 1908	FW		Charlie Woodruff	Grantham Avenue	Unknown	[10]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
March 1908	FW		Jimmy Pass	New Brompton	Unknown	[6]

Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur

1 September 1907 1	Queens Park Rangers	3–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Park Royal, London
			McNair	Stadium: Park Royal Ground

Tottenham Hotspur v Crystal Palace

5 October 1907 6	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Crystal Palace	Tottenham, London
			Innerd Needham	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 17,000

New Brompton v Tottenham Hotspur

18 January 1908 22	New Brompton	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Gillingham, Kent
	Smith			Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,000

Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur

14 March 1908 30	Brentford	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Brentford, London
	Bowman			Stadium: Griffin Park

• The results are compiled from Phil Soar's Tottenham Hotspur The Official Illustrated History 1882–1995.^[13]

• 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.