Note the uncovered Paxton endThe Paxton end, almost certainly from the Sunderland match in 19131923 from behind the Shelf Side, looking towards the West Stand 1923 from behind The West Stand, looking towards the old Shelf Side 1923 from behind The West Stand, looking towards the old Shelf Side Early 30's. A bit more familiar, though the shelf side is still in Paxton Road at this time. Welcome to the home of Tottenham Hotspur. Or the Mediterranean “La Barca” both within 2 minutes walk south of Spurs Ground. If you continue browsing, we will assume that you are happy with this. Note the Crush barriers on the Park Lane end.Spurs v Aston Villa 1903, looking towards Park Lane/Shelf Side cornerSpurs v Sunderland, 1913. Spurs moved to White Hart Lane in 1899, having outgrown their ground just down the road. 1950 FA Cup Semi Final between Chelsea and Arsenal.The replay of the same game, looking towards the West Stand/Paxton corner.Spurs v Blackpool, 1950. That's Sir Stanley Matthews about to hang a cross up.1934 demolishing houses in Worcester Avenue (then known as Paxton Road) to build the new Shelf Side1934 Cleaning the West Stand cockerel while Shelf Side is constructed1935, England v Germany. Heading the ball (1) and partially hidden (2).What a place, what memories and what a fantastic club. Try the amazing “Tottenham Star” for the freshest lamb kebabs and open-grilled meat, done right in front of you, with mounds of salad and chips.
The East Stand got extensively renovated in 1989, which was followed by further refurbishments and the conversion of the stadium into an all-seater in the early 1990s.The last change to the stadium was made in 1998 when a second tier was built on the Paxton Road Members Stand.However, White Hart Lane remained a relatively small ground, and Spurs therefore started looking into various options to create a larger home, including expanding White Hart Lane, building a new stadium in its place, and even moving to the The club eventually settled on building a new 62,000-seater stadium in place of White Hart Lane. Note the fully terraced Paxton and the small floodlights!1950's, from in the Paxton looking out towards The ShelfGreat shot of the Paxton/West Stand corner when the Paxton was all terracing.That's Benfica doing a bit of training before the 1962 European Cup Semi Final.George Best in front of the Shelf/Paxton corner in 1966The Paxton during the 1988 FA Cup Semi Final - Wimbledon v LutonThe Shelf, or the Pelmet as it was now known to some. In 1934, the East Stand was further developed and enlarged, resulting in a capacity of 80,000.White Hart Lane welcomed a record crowd in 1938 when a total of 75,038 spectators attended a match between Tottenham and Sunderland.The stadium remained largely unchanged for the next decades. Find high-quality White Hart Lane stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. A sad sight. Rome2rio makes travelling from Old Street Underground Station to White Hart Lane easy. White Hart Lane was for 118 years the home of Tottenham Hotspur until it closed and got demolished in 2017 to make way for a brand new stadium. White Hart Lane was the home of Tottenham Hotspur for 118 years. In the South Atrium there's a commemorative plaque where the centre spot at the old ground used to be. Plans were first presented in 2008, but multiple delays meant that construction of the new arena did not start until 2016. Capacity started to slowly decline from the 1960s when parts of the terraces were converted into seating areas, though extra seats were created by linking up the West Stand with both ends.The old West Stand was finally demolished in 1980 and replaced by a new all-seater stand, which opened in 1982. Great pics, a lovely reminder of the many changes over the years to the club and stadium.Those 2 photos from 1938, that's my Grandfather, Albert Page. The Old White Hart Beeston Leeds LS11 8BZ . Find us. Welcome To The Old White Hart A Great Place to be! This area is rapidly coming up and will be hot property by the time the new stadium is finished!Welcome to stadiumguide.com. Remembering the old White Hart Lane. Pool table & DartsEnjoy the game. Note the uncovering of the original Shelf wall where it joins the Paxton.1894, pre stadium when the area was still a nursery1913. Great Offer on FoodTasty Food. Find all the transport options for your trip from Old Street Underground Station to White Hart Lane right here. The journey starts with three pictures from the very first game hosted at the lane, back in 1899.1903. They rented the new site from a brewery and brought a few mobile stands with them from the old ground. Great shot of the Shelf and Park Lane.Great shot of the West Stand/Park Lane corner from 1953, before the corners were filled in.Covering the pitch in the 50's. Do you know which match this was? They rented the new site from a brewery and brought a few mobile stands with them from the old ground.White Hart Lane officially opened on 4 September 1899 with a match between Spurs and Notts County (4-1).The ground was quickly expanded in the following six years: first with a covered main stand and then with wooden and banked terraces, resulting in a capacity of about 40,000 by 1905.Redevelopments continued in the next decade when first Archibald Leitch was hired to design a new main stand, and a few years later a new covered East Stand was built. Also note that Worcester Avenue is called Paxton Road and doesn't run all the way through to Northumberland Park!1938.
The fashions suggest possibly a couple of years later. 108 PICTURES: Old photo's of White Hart Lane 1899 to 2017 As we bid farewell to White Hart Lane, here are 110 photos of the place we call home that are bound to bring a lump to the throat of any Spurs fan who has attended the Lane regularly over the years. We have created a sport and leisure destination for London with a multi-use stadium capable of staging major sporting and non-sporting events, including NFL, rugby and concerts, as well as Tottenham Hotspur matches. But great photos anyway, well done.As we bid farewell to White Hart Lane, here are 110 photos of the place we call home that are bound to bring a lump to the throat of any Spurs fan who has attended the Lane regularly over the years. Thank you.Are you absolutely certain that the photo with youths on the pitch was from 1972? Note the banking markings at the Park Lane & Paxton ends. Download premium images you can't get anywhere else.