Spurs in History - 16th April

16th April, 1900

Spurs 3 Sheppey United 0

In their non-League days, Spurs played in the Southern League for twelve seasons. Season 1899 – 1900 was the only time that they finished as Champions. On two occasions they were runners-up and on two further years they finished third. The victory over Sheppey in the penultimate game of the season, ensured they had won the League. The goals were scored by Hyde, Pratt and Kirwan and the team contained six of the players who were to be part of the Cup winning team in the following season.

Spurs in History - 8th April

8th April, 1901

Spurs 4 West Bromwich Albion 0 F.A.Cup Semi-Final at Villa Park

The Spurs hero was Sandy Brown who scored all four goals as Spurs comprehensively defeated their League opponents. Brown had scored in every round of the Cup and now had a total of 12 Cup goals. All of the Spurs players deserve credit for this performance.

The game was scoreless at half-time but from the time that Brown headed the first goal just after the restart from a centre by John Kirwan, there was no doubting the result. The second came from a corner, the third was a shot from thirty yards and the fourth came after a passing movement took Spurs the length of the pitch. Spurs, as a non-League side, had reached the FA Cup Final for the first time where they would meet Sheffield United at Crystal Palace.