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

Event	Football World Championship
Tottenham Hotspur Heart of Midlothian 1 3
on aggregate
First leg
Tottenham Hotspur Heart of Midlothian 0 0
Date	2 September 1901
Venue	White Hart Lane, London
Second leg
Heart of Midlothian Tottenham Hotspur 3 1
Date	2 January 1902
Venue	Tynecastle 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 contest was won by Heart of Midlothian, 3–1 on aggregate.[3] This was the final time the match was played and the only time it was held over 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.

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.[4]