who scored the first ever goal at white hart lane
Tommy McCairns
title: White Hart Lane text: entrance beside the White Hart pub later officially named Bill Nicholson Way. The first game at the Lane to mark its opening was a friendly against Notts County on 4 September 1899, with around 5,000 supporters attending, generating a gate receipt of £115. The first goal at the Lane came from Tommy McCairns of Notts County, followed by an equaliser from Tom Pratt and a hat-trick from David Copeland, ending in a 4–1 home win. The first competitive game on the ground was held five days later in front of a 11,000 crowd against Queens Park Rangers, which Spurs won title: White Hart Lane text: same year, matching that at the Park Lane end, and bringing capacity up to 40,000. Spurs were admitted to the Second Division of the Football League in 1908, and played their first league game on 1 September 1908 against Wolverhampton Wanderers at White Hart Lane. Spurs won 3–0, and the first Football League goal on the ground was scored by Vivian Woodward. White Hart Lane underwent redevelopment in the early 20th century with stadium developer, Archibald Leitch, who designed the stands that were built over a period of two and a half decades. The first to be designed, the main title: White Hart Lane text: looking for a new ground. In 1899, the club moved a short distance to a piece of land behind the White Hart pub. The new location was the east of Tottenham High Road. The site was formerly used as a nursery owned by the brewery company Charringtons. A groundsman at a local cricket club, John Over, was tasked with demolishing the greenhouses and preparing a playing surface for football. The stands from the previous ground at Northumberland Park were moved to the new ground. The new ground was never officially named, although names such as Gilpin Park and Percy Park title: White Hart Lane text: from the borough of Haringey. The new stadium has been designed by Populous, which also designed derby rival Arsenal's home, the Emirates Stadium. Initial designs were created by KSS Design Group back in 2008, but long delays allowed for major changes to the scheme by a different company. When the club was first formed in 1882, the club played its matches on public land at the Park Lane end of Tottenham Marshes. As the ground was on public land, the club could not charge admission fees for spectators, and while the number of spectators grew to a few thousands within title: White Hart Lane text: 1–0 with the only goal scored by Tom Smith. In 1904, a large earth bank was built at the Park Lane end. The ground now had an overall capacity of 32,000, with a main stand that provided seating for 500, and covered accommodation for 12,000. However, the club's ability to develop the site were restricted by the terms of the ground lease with Charringtons and, following a share issue, the club bought the freehold for £8,900 in 1905. An additional £2,600 was used to purchase the land at the northern (Paxton Road) end, where another large bank was built the