1901–02 World Championship (football)

The 1901–02 World Championship was an exhibition football match that took place at High Road Ground (the erstwhile name of White Hart Lane) on 2 September 1901 and Tynecastle Park on 2 January 1902 between the winners of the English Football Association Challenge Cup, Tottenham Hotspur, and the Scottish Cup, Heart of Midlothian.

1901–02 World Championship
EventFootball World Championship
Tottenham Hotspur Heart of Midlothian
1 3
on aggregate
First leg
Tottenham Hotspur Heart of Midlothian
0 0
Date2 September 1901
VenueWhite Hart Lane, London
Second leg
Heart of Midlothian Tottenham Hotspur
3 1
Date2 January 1902
VenueTynecastle Park, Edinburgh

The game was not the first "World Championship" game between English and Scottish sides; indeed, it was the second time Hearts had played this game.[1][2] The match was won by Heart of Midlothian who won on aggregate.[3]

This was the final time the match was played and the only time it was held in a two-leg format. Only four months later the British League Cup was set up to have the winners and runners-up of the Leagues meet, but it would no longer be billed as a World Championship.

Participant teams
Team Qualification
Tottenham Hotspur 1900–01 FA Cup winners
Heart of Midlothian 1900–01 Scottish Cup winners

Match details
Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Heart of Midlothian
Overview Report
Heart of Midlothian 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur
Overview Report
Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

References
  1. "Sat 27 April 1895 Hearts 3 Sunderland 5". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. "World Champions!". roker-roar.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. "1894-1904, Hearts History". heartsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 18 Aug 2014.
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