exhibition
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football
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match that took place at High Road Ground (the erstwhile name of
White Hart Lane
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) on 2 September 1901Tottenham Hotspur Club... Evening Post, 31 August 1901, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club Edinburgh Evening News, 3 September 1901, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club Western Daily Press, 3 September 1901, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club and
Tynecastle Park
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on 2 January 1902Football. Heart of Mid-Lothian v. Tottenham Hotspur. The Scotsman, 3 January 1902, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club The Glasgow Herald, 3 January 1902, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club Edinburgh Evening News, 3 January 1902, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club between the winners of the English Football Association Challenge Cup,
Tottenham Hotspur
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, and the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Heart of Midlothian.
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.
The contest was won by Heart of Midlothian, 3–1 on aggregate.
The fact that the first leg was played by all 11 of Tottenham's cup-winning team, and nine of Hearts', indicates that it was taken seriously by both clubs.Europa League - Hearts (Scotland) v Tottenham (England) Tottenham Spurs In History 16 August 2011