1901–02 World Championship (football)

The 1901–02 World Championship was an exhibition football match that took place at High Road Ground (the erstwhile name of White Hart Lane) on 2 September 1901 and Tynecastle Park on 2 January 1902 between the winners of the English Football Association Challenge Cup, Tottenham Hotspur, and the Scottish Cup, Heart of Midlothian.

1901–02 World Championship

Event	Football World Championship
Tottenham Hotspur Heart of Midlothian 1 3
on aggregate
First leg
Tottenham Hotspur Heart of Midlothian 0 0
Date	2 September 1901
Venue	White Hart Lane, London
Second leg
Heart of Midlothian Tottenham Hotspur 3 1
Date	2 January 1902
Venue	Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

The game was not the first "World Championship" game between English and Scottish sides; indeed, it was the second time Hearts had played this game.[1][2]

The contest was won by Heart of Midlothian, 3–1 on aggregate.[3] This was the final time the match was played and the only time it was held over a two-leg format. Only four months later, the British League Cup was set up to have the winners and runners-up of the Leagues meet, but it would no longer be billed as a World Championship.

The fact that the first leg was played by all 11 of Tottenham's cup-winning team, and nine of Hearts', indicates that it was taken seriously by both clubs.[4]

Participant teams

Team	Qualification
Tottenham Hotspur	1900–01 FA Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian	1900–01 Scottish Cup winners

Match details

First leg

2 September 1901

Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Heart of Midlothian
	Overview Report

White Hart Lane, London

George Clawley Harry Erentz Sandy Tait Tom Morris Ted Hughes Jack L. Jones Tom Smith John Cameron Sandy Brown David Copeland Jack Kirwan

GK George McWattie RB Harry Allan LB Davie Baird RH George Key CH Albert Buick LH George Hogg OR Bill Porteous IR Bobby Walker CF Tom Lorn IL Bob Houston OL Mark Bell

Second leg

2 January 1902

Heart of Midlothian	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur
	Overview Report

Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

GK George McWattie RB John Hogg LB Davie Baird RH Andrew McLean CH Albert Buick LH George Hogg OR Tom Lorn IR Bobby Walker CF Charlie Thomson IL Bob Houston OL Mark Bell

Fred Griffiths Harry Erentz Sandy Tait Tom Morris James McNaught Jack L Jones Tom Smith Patrick Gilhooley Sandy Brown David Copeland Jack Kirwan

References

1. "Sat 27 April 1895 Hearts 3 Sunderland 5". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
2. "World Champions!". roker-roar.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
3. "1894-1904, Hearts History". heartsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 18 Aug 2014.
4. Europa League - Hearts (Scotland) v Tottenham (England), Tottenham Spurs In History 16 August 2011