This summer, Tottenham Hotspur’s long-time home, White Hart Lane, will be demolished to allow for completion of Spurs’ new stadium, which sits half-finished next door. On Sunday, Tottenham won their final game in the stadium, defeating Manchester United, 2-1.
Tottenham fans rush White Hart Lane pitch after final game before its demolition
Spurs beat Manchester United, and their supporters wanted a chance to touch the pitch before it goes away.
Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images
Fans celebrated the win in their last game at the ground how you might expect: they rushed the field.
Spurs anticipated this, but their request to stay off the field fell on deaf ears.
Pitch invasions are annoying for a lot of people. There are safety concerns and it causes delays for a lot of people who are just trying to do their jobs. But they’re almost always harmless, and in this case, not the least bit malicious. Spurs fans just wanted to touch the field and celebrate a place that means a lot to them before it goes away. After Sunday, Tottenham supporters won’t see the inside of White Hart Lane ever again, and as Cartilage Free Captain readers and contributors have been writing all week, it’s much more than just a building and a grass pitch to them.
White Hart Lane opened in north London in 1899 and has been Tottenham Hotspur’s home for all 17 of their major trophy wins. Spurs will play at Wembley Stadium next season, then move into their new home on the former site of the Lane the following campaign.
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