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White Hart Lane
"The Lane" | |
 White Hart Lane in 2011 | |
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| Full name | White Hart Lane Stadium[1] |
|---|---|
| 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)[2] |
| 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
statswas 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.
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