White Hart Lane
"The Lane" | |
White Hart Lane in 2011 | |
| Full name | White Hart Lane Stadium |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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. The stadium was fully demolished after the end of the 2016–17 season.
The stadium hosted 2,533 competitive Spurs games in its 118-year history. 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, 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. Tottenham's final game at White Hart Lane was played on 14 May 2017 with a 2–1 victory against Manchester United.
Tottenham's new home, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, has a capacity of 62,062 and was designed by Populous. It was built in almost the same location as White Hart Lane, instead of moving elsewhere within or away from the borough of Haringey. 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. After two successful test events, Tottenham Hotspur officially moved into the new ground on 3 April 2019.