Tottenham were drawn at home in the second round to the FA Cup holders Bury, who had outplayed Tottenham's Southern League rivals Southampton in the 1900 final, winning 4–0. Bury were doing well in the First Division and eventually finished fifth. The match was played on Saturday, 23 February, and Tottenham won 2–1 with two more goals by Brown. Bury's goal was scored by Jasper McLuckie. "The Times" report says that Tottenham played well and merited their victory, especially as they had to recover from being a goal down, but "they were lucky in finding the Bury eleven quite out of form".