White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane
"The Lane"
	White Hart Lane in 2011
Full name	White Hart Lane Stadium
Location	Tottenham; London, N17; England
Coordinates	51°36′12″N 0°03′57″W / 51.60333°N 0.06583°W
Public transit	White Hart Lane
Owner	Tottenham Hotspur
Operator	Tottenham Hotspur (Handed over to Mace on 15 May 2017 for demolition)
Capacity	36,284
Field size	100 × 67 m; (110 × 73 yd)
Surface	Desso GrassMaster
Construction
Built	Between October and December 1898
Opened	4 September 1899
Closed	14 May 2017
Demolished	Between June and August 2017
Construction cost	£100,050 (1934)
Architect	Archibald Leitch (1909)
Tenants
	Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (1899–2017); London Monarchs (1995–1996)

White Hart Lane was a football stadium in Tottenham, North London and the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club from 1899 to 2017. Its capacity varied over the years; when changed to all-seater it had a capacity of 36,284.^[3] The stadium was fully demolished after the end of the 2016–17 season.^[4]

The stadium hosted 2,533 competitive Spurs games in its 118-year history.^[5] It was also used for England national football matches and England under-21 football matches. White Hart Lane once had a capacity of nearly 80,000 with attendances in the early 1950s that reached the 70,000s,^[6] but as seating was introduced, the stadium's capacity decreased to a modest number in comparison to other Premier League clubs. The record attendance at the ground was 75,038, for an FA Cup tie on 5 March 1938 against Sunderland.^[7] Tottenham's final game at White Hart Lane was played on 14 May 2017 with a 2–1 victory against Manchester United.^[8]

Tottenham's new home, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, has a capacity of 62,062 and was designed by Populous.^[9]^[10] It was built in almost the exact same location as White Hart Lane, instead of moving elsewhere within or away from the borough of Haringey.^[11] While the replacement stadium was under construction, all Tottenham home games in the 2017–18 season as well as all but five in 2018–19 were played at Wembley Stadium.^[12] After two successful test events, Tottenham Hotspur officially moved into the new ground on 3 April 2019.^[13]^[14]

^ "White Hart Lane Stadium | London City Hall". 17 December 2019.
^ "WHITE HART LANE IS FORMALLY HANDED OVER". Tottenham Hotspur. 15 May 2017.
^ "Premier League Handbook Season 2013/14" (PDF). Premier League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
^ "London: Farewell yesterday, now demolition begins". StadiumDB.com. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Goodwin, Bob (2007). Tottenham Hotspur: The Complete Record (2 ed.). Derby Books. pp. 268–270. ISBN 978-1-85983-846-4.
^ "Five facts about Spurs' White Hart Lane". soccer.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ "White Hart Lane: Tottenham players past and present say an emotional farewell to stadium". BBC Sport. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
^ Sheringham, Sam (26 October 2009). "Spurs aim for new stadium by 2012". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
^ "New design: Tottenham reveal their vision". StadiumDB.com.
^ Collett, Mike (31 January 2012). "Spurs commit to new stadium in Tottenham". Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ Thomas, Lyall (28 April 2017). "Tottenham confirm move to Wembley for 2017/18 season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
^ Rosser, Jack (3 April 2019). "Tottenham stadium opening ceremony Live: Spurs officially unveil 62,062 capacity venue". Evening Standard. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ Burrows, Ben (17 March 2019). "Tottenham new stadium: Spurs confirm Crystal Palace as first fixture at new home". The Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

[1] "White Hart Lane Stadium | London City Hall". 17 December 2019.

[2] "WHITE HART LANE IS FORMALLY HANDED OVER". Tottenham Hotspur. 15 May 2017.

[premierleague.com-3] "Premier League Handbook Season 2013/14" (PDF). Premier League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

[4] "London: Farewell yesterday, now demolition begins". StadiumDB.com. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

[stats-5] Cite error: The named reference stats was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Goodwin, Bob (2007). Tottenham Hotspur: The Complete Record (2 ed.). Derby Books. pp. 268–270. ISBN 978-1-85983-846-4.

[7] "Five facts about Spurs' White Hart Lane". soccer.com. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

[8] "White Hart Lane: Tottenham players past and present say an emotional farewell to stadium". BBC Sport. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.

[Sheringham-9] Sheringham, Sam (26 October 2009). "Spurs aim for new stadium by 2012". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

[10] "New design: Tottenham reveal their vision". StadiumDB.com.

[collett-11] Collett, Mike (31 January 2012). "Spurs commit to new stadium in Tottenham". Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[12] Thomas, Lyall (28 April 2017). "Tottenham confirm move to Wembley for 2017/18 season". Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

[13] Rosser, Jack (3 April 2019). "Tottenham stadium opening ceremony Live: Spurs officially unveil 62,062 capacity venue". Evening Standard. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[burrows-14] Burrows, Ben (17 March 2019). "Tottenham new stadium: Spurs confirm Crystal Palace as first fixture at new home". The Independent. Retrieved 17 March 2019.

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