For the railway station of the same name, see White Hart Lane railway station.

White Hart Lane is the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. It is situated in Tottenham, North London. In 2006 minor alterations to the seating configuration increased capacity to 36,310. ( Supporters often refer to the ground as The Lane). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1337x833, 816 KB) Summary Photo by Paddy Briggs Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club, which plays in the Premier League. ... White Hart Lane Station in Tottenham was originally a station on the Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway it opened on 22 July 1872 . ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a London football club. ... Tottenham is a urban area of north London in the London Borough of Haringey, situated 6. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ...

Tottenham Hotspur moved to White Hart Lane in 1899. Their first game there resulted in a 4-1 home win against Notts County. 5,000 supporters witnessed the victory. Between 1908 and 1972, White Hart Lane was one of very few British football grounds that featured no advertising hoardings at all. Notts County Football Club are a football club based in Nottingham, England and is the oldest professional football team in the world. ...

By 1923 the ground was enlarged to accommodate 50,000 covered spectators. The pitch was overlooked by a copper fighting cock (the club mascot) that still keeps an eye on proceedings from the roof of the West Stand. In the 1930s watching football was a tremendously popular pastime, and despite Tottenham's relative mediocrity, 75,038 spectators squeezed into White Hart Lane in March 1938 to see Spurs lose to Sunderland in the FA Cup. 1953 saw the introduction of floodlights, which were renovated again in the 1970s and steadily upgraded with new technology since. A gamecock is a strong, colorful, and territorial type of chicken, or fowl, bred for maximum aggression. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Pre match at the "Lane"

The West Stand was built in the early 1980s and the project was so poorly managed that it was completed late and the cost overruns had severe financial implications for the club. This side of the ground is parallel with Tottenham High Road and is connected to it by Bill Nicholson Way. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1337x833, 816 KB) Summary Photo by Paddy Briggs Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1337x833, 816 KB) Summary Photo by Paddy Briggs Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Playing in his only international Bill Nicholson OBE (26 January 1919 - 23 October 2004) was an English football player, coach, manager and scout who devoted his life to Tottenham Hotspur in North London. ...

The East Stand (on Worcester Avenue) is a three tier structure designed by noted stadium architect Archibald Leitch in the 1930s. Until the 1980s the middle tier was a standing terrace offering very good views of the playing pitch at reasonable admission prices. The banter among home supporters was marked and the entire terrace was nicknamed The Shelf. By 1990 the East Stand had been upgraded to its current condition, but two view-obstructing roof supports betray its true age. Archibald Leitch (April 27, 1865 – 1939) was a Scottish architect, most famous for his work designing football stadiums throughout the United Kingdom. ...

The 1990s saw the completion of the South Stand (on Park Lane) and the introduction of the first Jumbotron video screen, of which there are now two, one above each penalty area. The renovation of the Members' (North) Stand which is reached via Paxton Road was completed in 1998 leaving the ground in its present state. Talks at board level continue over the future of their home, with an increase in capacity essential as home matches continue to sell out. Talk of moving to the future stadiums for the 2012 Olympic Games have been ruled out by the club, but a move to Wembley Stadium is still being considered.^[1][2] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England. ...

Details

Stands

• West Stand - Total: 6,890
• North Stand - Total: 10,086
• East Stand - Total: 10, 691
• South Stand - Total: 8,573
• Total Capacity: 36,310 (total amended as of 2006, minor alterations to the seating configutation increased capacity slightly)

Facts

First match: Tottenham Hotspur 4 Notts County 1

Press seats: 82

Record attendance: 75,038; Tottenham Hotspur v Sunderland, FA Cup tie, 5 March 1938

References

External links

• Tottenham Hotspur - official site
• Stadium History

Coordinates: 51°36′11.74″N, 0°3′56.65″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...