A crowd erupted into applause as a tribute to 16-year-old Harry Pitman was shown on screen during a Spurs FA cup match.w

Spurs fan Harry, 16, was stabbed to death on Primrose Hill at around 11.40pm on New Year's Eve as he waited to see the fireworks with friends.

Fans at Tottenham Hotspur stadium were united in applause when the clock struck 16 minutes in tribute to Harry during an Emirates FA Cup game against Burnley on Friday (January 5).

Screens around the stadium showed a photo of the teenager and the message 'Rest in peace, Harry...#endknifecrime'.

 

Pedro Porro, who scored the single goal in the match that propelled the London side into the next round, dedicated the victory to the youngster, writing online: "Dedicating this win and my goal to you, Harry."

About 100 people – including Harry’s mother, brother and sister – gathered at Downhills Park in Haringey on January 2 to pay their respects to the teenager, with many carrying flowers and balloons.

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou also paid tribute to Harry, a Spurs fan, with the father of three boys saying: “You don’t even want to be thinking about the circumstances of the family and again where we are as a society … the fact that these things still happen like this and young lives are lost for absolutely no reason.

“I couldn’t even contemplate the grief and the pain of what the family are going through.

“I’ve always felt that football clubs are more than just the embodiment of what we do. In sport they are an extended community and an extended family for people.

“If it even gives them the smallest crumb of comfort, then it’s the least we can do and our fans can do.

“It’s just tragic and inconceivable that people and families still have to suffer this grief.”

Ham & High: A tribute to 16-year-old Harry Pitman is shown on screen during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match at the Tottenham Hotspur StadiumA tribute to 16-year-old Harry Pitman is shown on screen during the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Image: PA)

A 16-year-old boy appeared at Highbury Magistrates' Court this morning (January 6).

A 17-year-old male who was arrested on Thursday (January 4) has been released on bail, and three other boys originally arrested in connection with the incident will have no further action taken against them.