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'''White Hart Lane''' is the home of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] It is situated in [[Tottenham]], [[North London]] and has a capacity of 36,240.Supporters often refer to the ground as |
'''White Hart Lane''' is the home of [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.]] It is situated in [[Tottenham]], [[North London]] and has a capacity of 36,240. Supporters often refer to the ground as '''The Lane'''. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 00:38, 28 December 2005
- For the railway station of the same name, see White Hart Lane railway station
White Hart Lane is the home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. It is situated in Tottenham, North London and has a capacity of 36,240. Supporters often refer to the ground as The Lane.
History
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. moved to White Hart Lane in 1899, and the first game was played in the September of that year resulting in a 4-1 home win against Notts County. 5,000 were there to witness the victory. Between 1908 and 1972, White Hart Lane was one of very few British football grounds that featured no advertising hoardings at all.
By 1923 the ground was enlarged to host 50,000 covered spectators overlooked by a copper fighting cock (the club mascot) that still keeps an eye on proceedings from the roof of the East Stand. In the 1930s football was a tremendously popular pastime, and despite Tottenham's relative mediocrity, 75,038 souls (and bodies) 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 then renovated again in the 1970's).
The West stand was built in the early 1980s and the project was so poorly managed that it was completed late and 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.
The East Stand (on Worcester Avenue)is a three tier structure built by noted stadium architect Archibald Leitch in the 1930s. Its middle tier was until the eighties 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 the end of the 1980's both East Stand was upgraded to its current condition, but roof supports lacking from modern stand constructions betray its true age.
The 1990's 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 1996 leaving the ground in its present state.
Details
Stands
- West Stand - Total: 6,890
- North Stand - Total: 10,086
- East Stand - Total: 10, 691
- South Stand - Total: 8,573
Pitch
- Length: 110 metres
- Width: 73 metres
Records
Record Attendance: 75,038 (Tottenham-Sunderland, 5 March 1938)
Address
- Bill Nicholson Way
- 748 High Road
- Tottenham
- London
- N17 0AP