The 1897–98 English football season was Tottenham Hotspur's first season in professional football. Having turned professional, and they competed in two leagues during the season. The Southern League and the United League. In the FA Cup, Tottenham played three qualifying games and in the third, they went away to Luton, where they lost 3–0. There were also a total of 26 recorded friendly games played that season.
Tottenham turned professional in order to join the Football League but were rejected after coming bottom of a poll with just two votes. Instead, the club were then elected to the Southern League.
Squad
Competitions United League
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Results
Southern League
League table
Results
FA Cup
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