The1903–04 season was Tottenham's eighth season as a fully professional club and the 21st year in existence. They competed in two leagues, the main being theSouthern Football League with a midweek game in theWestern League along with competing in theFA Cup.
In the Southern League Tottenham began the season poorly and didn't manage a win until 10 October when they came up againstWellingborough. There was a bit of improvement in November, but the form took a drop in December. After the turn of the year Tottenham improved dramatically and were unbeaten in 12 games. This included a remarkable 7–4 home game againstReading. It wasn't till April when Tottenham went away toPortsmouth they lost 1–0. This was Spurs only loss in the second half of the season and they rose up the table to finish in second place.
The campaign in the Western League was a very successful one as Tottenham only lost twice all season. Those two losses were away games to Queens Park Rangers and Southampton. After winning 11 games, and drawing three they were crowned champions.
In the FA Cup they progressed pastEverton in the first round winning 2–1. In the second round they were drawn at home to playAston Villa. During that game with the Villa being 1–0 up, there was crowd trouble that occurred that escalated into a pitch invasion and the match was abandoned after 38 minutes.[1] The FA fined the club £350 and ordered the match to be replayed atVilla Park.[2] Tottenham managed to overcome Villa winning 1–0 with a goal fromJack Jones. The next round was a draw against The Wednesday (nowSheffield Wednesday). The first match was a home tie which finished 1–1 and needed a replay. AtHillsborough Spurs lost 2–0 and were kicked out of the cup.
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Source:rsssf.com Rules for classification: The system of usinggoal average to separate two teams tied on points was used until the 1976-77 season. The points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for losing.
^Harold Aubrey Milton signed an amateur contract with Spurs and recorded only four games with the club. His debut game was a Western League game against Brentford which Tottenham won 2–1.
^Leach-Lewis signed an amateur contract and only played two Southern League games for Tottenham. His debut against Luton Town and one more game against Portsmouth. He had one other recorded friendly appearance before leaving the club.
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