White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane stood in Tottenham, North London, behind the White Hart pub on land once used as a nursery. The stadium opened in 1899 after Spurs moved from Northumberland Park, where overcrowding had led to a collapsed refreshment stand. The name came from the street beside the pub, though no one is sure how it became the official title. The ground hosted 2,533 competitive matches and England internationals, reaching a record crowd of 75,038 in 1938. Its capacity grew from 32,000 in 1904 to nearly 80,000 before seating reduced it to 36,284. The final game in 2017 ended with a 2–1 win over Manchester United. Visitors found a pitch overlooked by a bronze fighting cock, the club’s emblem, first placed in 1909. The West Stand, opened in 1909, held 5,300 seated and 6,000 standing under a mock-Tudor roof. The East Stand later expanded, and by the First World War the stadium held over 50,000.