Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Full name	Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Nickname(s)	Spurs, The Lilywhites
Founded	5 September 1882 (1882-09-05), as Hotspur F.C.
Ground	Wembley Stadium
Ground Capacity	90,000
Owner	ENIC International Ltd.
Chairman	Daniel Levy
Manager	Mauricio Pochettino
League	Premier League
2016–17	Premier League, 2nd of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Tottenham (/ˈtɒtnəm, -tən-/)^[1][2] or Spurs, is an English football club located in Tottenham, Haringey, London, that competes in the Premier League. The club's home for the 2017–18 season will be Wembley Stadium, as their former home of White Hart Lane is being dismantled to make way for a completely new rebuilt stadium on the same site. Their newly developed training ground is in Bulls Cross on the northern borders of the London Borough of Enfield.

Founded in 1882, Tottenham won the FA Cup for the first time in 1901, making them the only non-League club to do so since the formation of the Football League in 1888. Tottenham were the first club in the 20th century to achieve the League and FA Cup Double, winning both competitions in the 1960–61 season. After successfully defending the FA Cup in 1962, in 1963 they became the first British club to win a UEFA club competition – the European Cup Winners' Cup.^[3] In 1967, Spurs won the FA Cup for a third time in the 1960s. In the 1970s Tottenham won the League Cup on two occasions and were the inaugural winner of the UEFA Cup in 1972, becoming the first British club to win two different major European trophies. In the 1980s Spurs won several trophies: the FA Cup twice, FA Community Shield and the UEFA Cup in 1984. In the 1990s the club won the FA Cup and the League Cup. When they won the League Cup once more in 2008, it meant that they had won a major trophy in each of the last six decades – an achievement only matched by Manchester United.

The club's Latin motto is Audere est Facere (lit: "To Dare Is to Do"), and its emblem is a cockerel standing upon a football. The club has a long-standing rivalry with nearby neighbours Arsenal, with head-to-head fixtures known as the North London derby.

History

Formation and early years (1882–1908)

The Hotspur Football Club was formed on 5 September 1882 by a group of school boys who were members of the Hotspur Cricket Club so they may continue to play sport during the winter months.^[4] A year later the boys sought help with the club from John Ripsher, the Bible class teacher at All Hallows Church, who became the first president of the club and its treasurer. Ripsher helped and supported the boys, reorganised and found premises for the club.^[5][6][7] In April 1884, due to mail from another club London Hotspur being misdirected to North London, the club was renamed Tottenham Hotspur Football Club to avoid any further confusion.^[8][9]

Initially, the boys played games between themselves and friendly matches against other local clubs.^[10] They team entered their first cup competition in the London Association Cup, and won their first competitive match on 17 October 1885.^[11] The matches of the club began to attract the interest of the local community and attendances at its matches increased. In 1892, they played for first time in a league, which is the short-lived Southern Alliance.^[12]

The club turned professional on 20 December 1895, and in the summer of 1896 they were admitted to the Division One of the Southern League. On 2 March 1898, the club also become a limited company, the Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletic Company. Frank Brettell was appointed the first ever manager of Spurs, and he signed John Cameron who in turn succeeded Brettell as manager who left a year later. Cameron would have a considerable impact on Spurs, winning the club its first trophy, the Southern League title. On 27 April, 1901, Spurs won the FA Cup after beating Sheffield United 3–1 in a replay of the 1901 Cup final, and became the only non-League club to have achieved the feat since the formation of The Football League in 1888.^[13]

Early decades in Football League (1908–1958)

In 1908, the club was elected into the Football League Second Division, and won immediate promotion to the First Division when they finished runners-up in their first year in the league. In 1912, Peter McWilliam became manager; however, his records in the early years were unimpressive, and Tottenham were bottom of the league at the end of the 1914–15 season when football was suspended due to the First World War. Spurs were relegated to Division Two on the resumption of League football after the war, but quickly returned to Division One as Division Two champion of the 1919–20 season.^[14]

On 23 April 1921, McWilliam guided Spurs to their second FA Cup win, beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 in the Cup Final. In 1922, Spurs finished second to Liverpool in the League in 1922, but would finish mid-table in the next five seasons. Spurs was relegated in the 1927–28 season after McWilliam left. For most of the 30s and 40s, Spurs would languished in the Second Division, apart from a brief return to the top flight in the 1933–34 season and 1934–35 season.

Arthur Rowe, a former player for the club, became Spurs manager in 1949. Rowe developed a style of play, known as "push and run", that would proved successful in his early years as manager. He took the team back to the the First Division finishing top of the 1949–50 season.^[15] In his second season in charge, the team won Tottenham's first ever League title when they became champion in the First Division of 1950–51 season. However, the stress of managing would cost Rowe his health and he resigned in April 1955 due to illness. Nevertheless, before he left, he signed one of Spurs' most celebrated players, Danny Blanchflower, who would win the FWA Footballer of the Year twice while at Tottenham.

Bill Nicholson and the Glory Years (1958–1974)

Bill Nicholson took over as manager in October 1958. Nicholson would become the club's most successful manager, guiding the team to major trophy success three seasons in a row in the early 1960s: the double in 1961, the FA Cup in 1962 and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1963. Nicholson made three important signings – Dave Mackay and John White in 1959, two influential players of the Double-winning team, and Jimmy Greaves in 1961, the most prolific goalscorer in the top tier of the Football League.^[16]

The 1960–61 season started with a run of 11 wins, at that time the best ever start by any club in the First Division. The title was won on 17 April 1961 when they beat the eventual runner-up Sheffield Wednesday at home 2–1, with three more games still to play. The Double was achieved when Spurs won 2–0 against Leicester in the final of the 1960–61 FA Cup. This is the first Double of the 20th century, and the first since Aston Villa achieved the feat in 1897.^[17] The next year Spurs won their consecutive FA Cup after beating Burnley in the 1962 FA Cup Final.^[18]

On 15 May 1963 Tottenham would also become the first British team to win a European trophy by winning the 1962–63 European Cup Winners' Cup when they beat Atlético Madrid 5–1 in the Cup Winners' Cup Final.^[19] Spurs added another European trophy when they won the 1971–72 UEFA Cup. They also won the FA Cup in 1967,^[20] and two League Cups (in 1971 and 1973). In total Nicholson won eight major trophies in his 16 years at the club.

Burkinshaw to Venables (1974–1992)

Spurs went into a period of decline after the successes of the early 70s, and Nicholson decided to resigned after a poor poor start to the 1974–75 season. The team was then relegated at the end of the 1976–77 season with Burkinshaw as manager. Burkinshaw however quickly returned the club to the top flight, and signed two Argentinian World Cup winning stars Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa, the kind of transfer very uncommon in British football as foreign players in British football were rare at that time.^[21] Burkinshaw rebuilt a team that included Glenn Hoddle and would win the FA Cup in 1981 and 1982,^[22] and the UEFA Cup in 1984.

The 1980s was a period of change that began with a new phase of redevelopment at White Hart Lane as well as a change of directors that took the club in a more commercial direction. Irving Scholar who took over in November 1982 floated Tottenham Hotspur plc on the London Stock Exchange in 1983, the first sports club to do so.^[23] Scholar, together with Martin Edwards of Manchester United and David Dein of Arsenal, would transform English football clubs into business ventures that apply commercial principles to the running of the clubs, which would eventually led to the formation of the Premier League.^[24]

Debt at the club, however, would again lead to a change in the boardroom, and Terry Venables teamed up with businessman Alan Sugar in June 1991 to take control of Tottenham Hotspur PLC.^[25][26][27] Venables, who became manager in 1987, signed players such as Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker. In 1991, Spurs again won the 1990–91 FA Cup, making them the first club to win eight FA Cups.^[28]

Premier League football (1992–present)

Spurs became one of the founders of the new Premier League, created by The Football Association as replacement for the Football League First Division as the highest division of English football. Despite a succession of managers, for long period in the Premier League, Spurs finished mid-table most seasons with few trophies won. They won the League Cup in in 1999 under George Graham, and in 2008 under Juande Ramos.

In February 2001, Sugar sold 27% of share holding in Spurs to ENIC Sports PLC, run by Joe Lewis and Daniel Levy, and stepped down as chairman. The rest of his shares were sold in 2007,^[29] and Lewis and Levy would eventually own 85% of the club, with Levy responsible for the running of the club.^[30][31] The current manager is Mauricio Pochettino who was appointed in May 2014.^[32]

Stadium

Early grounds

Tottenham played their first matches at the Park Lane end of Tottenham Marshes on the available public pitches and remained there for six years. It was at this ground that Spurs first played archrivals Arsenal (then known as Royal Arsenal), leading 2–1 until the match got called off due to poor light after the away team arrived late.^[33] There were occasions on which fights would break out on the marshes in dispute of the teams that were allowed to use the best pitches. Crowd sizes were regularly increasing and a new site was becoming needed to accommodate these supporters.

In 1888 the club moved from the marshes to Northumberland Park and charged an admission fee of 3d (£0.0125). In April 1898, 14,000 fans turned up to watch Spurs play Woolwich Arsenal. The ground was no longer able to cope with the larger crowds and Spurs were forced to move to a new larger site 100 yards down the road, to the current ground in 1899.

White Hart Lane

The White Hart Lane ground was originally a disused nursery owned by the brewery Charringtons and located behind a public house on Tottenham High Road (the actual White Hart Lane road lies a few hundred yards north of the main entrance). The landlord spotted the increased income he could enjoy if Tottenham played their matches behind his pub and in 1899 the club moved in. They brought with them the stand they used at Northumberland Park which gave shelter to 2,500 fans. Notts County were the first visitors to 'the Lane' in a friendly watched by 5,000 people and provided in £115 in receipts; Spurs won 4–1. QPR became the first competitive visitors to the ground and 11,000 people saw them lose 1–0 to Tottenham.

In 1905 Tottenham raised enough money to buy the freehold to the land and became permanent owners of the ground. As the club grew new stands were added. A new main stand was added in 1909, the East stand was also covered this year and extended further two years later. The profits from the 1921 FA Cup win were used to build a covered terrace at the Paxton Road end and the Park Lane end was built at a cost of over £3,000 some two years later. This increased the ground's capacity to around 58,000 with room for 40,000 under cover. The East Stand (Worcester Avenue) stand was finished in 1934 and this increased capacity to around 80,000 spectators but cost £60,000.

The pitch was thoroughly renovated in 1952. This uncovered a number of items from the old nursery on the site and one year later the first floodlights were introduced. The floodlights were upgraded in 1957 which required the cockerel to be moved from the West Stand to the East and then in 1961 floodlight pylons were installed.

The West Stand was replaced by an expensive (and way behind schedule) new structure. Various developments and upgrades were implemented over the years. In 1992, following the Taylor Report's recommendation that Premier League clubs eliminate standing areas, the lower terraces of the south and east stand were converted to seating, with the north stand becoming all-seater the following season. The south stand redevelopment was completed in March 1995 and included the first giant Sony Jumbotron TV screen for live game coverage and away match screenings. With this, the capacity of the stadium increased to just over 33,000. In 1997/98 season the Paxton Road stand had a new upper tier added which included the second Jumbotron screen and increased capacity to 36,240 and was funded by a rights issue in 1996.^[34]

Minor amendments to the seating configuration were made in 2006 bringing the current capacity of the stadium to 36,310.

As an initial consideration Spurs were reported to have considered the possibility of the post-games use of the 2012 London Olympic Stadium. But as this proposal would involve a move out of the immediate Tottenham area and because ongoing users were reportedly required to retain the stadium's running track, Spurs dropped the plan in October 2006.^[35]

But, on 1 October 2010 Tottenham Hotspur's chairman Daniel Levy advised that the club had registered an interest in bidding for the stadium in conjunction with AEG to keep its options open while there remained uncertainties about the success of the Northumberland Development Project.^[36]

On 12 November 2010 the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) announced that the Tottenham Hotspur / AEG consortium had been shortlisted as one of the two preferred bidders to take over the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Olympics.^[37] Then the OPLC announced on 11 February 2011 that West Ham had been selected as the preferred bidder for the Olympic Stadium, subject to final governmental ratification.^[38] In 2016 Tottenham Hotspur played every home Champions League game in Wembley stadium because of breach of champions league stadium regulations while White Hart Lane was under construction.^[36]

Northumberland Development Project

In 2007 the club stated they were considering options to increase stadium capacity by redevelopment of the current site or a move to a new site. Tottenham Hotspur advised in its 2007/8 Interim Financial Statement that the preferred option would be announced in the first half of 2008, but delayed this decision until the autumn.^[39]

In October 2008, the club announced that, if approved, they were planning to build a new stadium just to the north of the existing White Hart Lane stadium, with the southern half of the new stadium's pitch located on the northwest corner of the Lane. The unique design of the build would allow the new stadium to be built adjacent to White Hart Lane as the old facility continued to be used. The plan was that during the summer close season when two-thirds of the new stadium was complete, the northern and western stands would be demolished and a new pitch laid. The rest of the stadium would be built in the years to follow.^[40]

The club submitted a planning application in October 2009. But in May 2010, following adverse reaction, this was withdrawn in favour of a substantially revised planning application. Haringey Council were requested in September 2010 to grant permission for a larger stadium and other associated developments (subject to negotiation of 'section 106' developer contributions). The Mayor of London gave his approval to the plans to redevelop the stadium on 25 November 2010. On 20 September 2011, planning permission was granted.

The opening date for the new stadium has been rescheduled on multiple occasions but is currently being aimed for use for the start of the 2018/19 season.^[41]

On 7 July 2015, Spurs and the National Football League (NFL) of American football jointly announced that the new stadium would host at least two NFL games each season from 2018 through to 2027.^[42]

On 25 February 2016, Boris Johnson continued his support for the Northumberland Development Project by granting Tottenham permission to build a new £400 million stadium.^[43] The Mayor of London showed support for the project and said the new stadium will create new jobs and boost growth of the area.

Crest

Since the 1921 FA Cup final the Tottenham Hotspur crest has featured a cockerel. Harry Hotspur (from whom the club is said to have taken its name) wore riding spurs and his fighting cocks were fitted with spurs which can be seen in the crests. In 1909 a former player named William James Scott made a bronze cast of a cockerel standing on a football to be placed on top of the West Stand and since then the cockerel and ball have been the major part of the club's identity.^[44]

Between 1956 and 2006 Spurs used a faux heraldic shield featuring a number of local landmarks and associations. The lions flanking the shield came from the Northumberland family (of which Harry Hotspur was a member). The castle is Bruce Castle, 400 yards from the ground and the trees are the Seven Sisters. The arms featured the Latin motto Audere Est Facere (to dare is to do).

In 1983, to overcome unauthorised "pirate" merchandising, the club's badge was altered by adding the two red heraldic lions and the motto scroll. This device appeared on most Spurs' playing kits for the next 23 years.

In 2006 to rebrand and modernise the club's image, the club badge and coat of arms were dumped for a professionally designed logo/emblem.^[45] This revamp showed a leaner, fitter cockerel on an old-time football. The club claims that the rebranding kept much of the original meaning of the name, but emphasised its originality.^[46]

In November 2013, Tottenham forced non-league club Fleet Spurs to change their badge because its new design was "too similar" to the Tottenham crest.^[47]

• 
  Early crest
• 
  Crest 1956–1983
• 
  Crest 1983–2005
• 
  Crest 2006 – present

Kit

The first Tottenham kit was in navy blue shirt with a letter H on a scarlet shield with on the left breast. In 1884 the club changed to a "quartered" kit similar in style to that of Blackburn Rovers after watching them win in the 1884 FA Cup Final.^[48] Shortly after moving to Northumberland Road, the kit changed again to red shirt and blue shorts. Five years later, after becoming a professional club, they switched to a chocolate and gold striped kit.

At the end of the 19th century the club switched colours yet again, to the white shirts and blue shorts which they are now well known for wearing, hence the nickname "Lilywhites". This colour choice is thought to be in homage to Preston North End who had recently done The Double. White and navy blue have remained as the club's basic colours ever since. Soon after the First World War, the cockerel badge was added to the shirt. In 1939 numbers first appeared on shirt backs, and in 1983 Holsten became the first commercial sponsor logo to appear on the shirt. The club were the first to wear long-cut shorts, an innovation at a time where football kits all featured shorts cut well above the knee.^[49]

When Thomson was chosen as kit sponsor in 2002 some Tottenham fans were unhappy as the shirt-front logo was red, the colour of their closest rivals, Arsenal.^[50] In 2006, Tottenham then succeeded in securing a record £34 million sponsorship deal with internet casino group Mansion.com.^[51]

In July 2010 Spurs announced a two-year shirt sponsorship contract with software infrastructure company Autonomy. It was said to be worth £20 million.^[52] A month later they unveiled a deal with leading specialist bank and asset management firm Investec as shirt sponsor for the Champions League and domestic cup competitions for the next two years. The deal was worth £5 million.^[53][54]

In March 2011, Under Armour announced a five-year deal to supply Spurs with shirts and other apparel from the start of 2012–13, but other deal terms were undisclosed. The kit was revealed on 12 July in London^[55] and two weeks later the third kit was revealed via the promotion of Electronic Arts' FIFA 13 video game.

1896–98

1890–96

1884–86

1883–84: First kit

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Kit sponsor
1957–77	Umbro	No sponsor
1977–80	Admiral
1980–83	Le Coq Sportif
1983–85		Holsten
1985–91	Hummel
1991–95	Umbro
1995–99	Pony	Hewlett-Packard
1999–2002	Adidas	Holsten
2002–06	Kappa	Thomson Holidays
2006–10	Puma	Mansion.com Casino & Poker
2010–11		Autonomy Corporation1[56]
2011–12		Aurasma12[48]
2012–13	Under Armour
2013–14		Hewlett-Packard3[57]
2014–17		AIA[58]
2017–18	Nike[59]

¹ Only appeared in the Premier League. Investec Bank appeared in the Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League.^[54][60]

² Aurasma is a subsidiary of the Autonomy Corporation.

³ Hewlett-Packard is the parent company of the Autonomy Corporation and only appeared in the Premier League. AIA appeared in the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League.^[61]

Ownership

Between 2001 and 2011 shares in Tottenham Hotspur F.C. were listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM index). The majority shareholder was ENIC International Ltd, an investment company established by the British billionaire Joe Lewis. Daniel Levy, Lewis's partner at ENIC, is Executive Chairman of the club. Shareholding by ENIC was increased over this period through the purchase of the remaining 14.7% holding of former chairman Alan Sugar^[62] and, in 2009, the 9.9% stake belonging to Stelios Haji-Ioannou through Hodram Inc. On 21 August 2009 the club reported that they had issued a further 30 million shares to fund the initial development costs of the new stadium project, and that 27.8 million of these new shares had been purchased by ENIC.^[63] The Annual Report for 2010 indicated that ENIC had acquired 76% of all Ordinary Shares and also held 97% of all convertible redeemable preference shares, equivalent to a holding of 85% of share capital.^[64] Following an announcement at the 2011 AGM, in January 2012 the club confirmed that they had been transferred into the private ownership of ENIC.^[65] In April 2014 the Club reported net profits of £1.5m for the financial year ending June 2013.^[66]

Support

Tottenham have a large fanbase in the United Kingdom, drawn largely from north London and the Home counties. Five times between 1946 and 1969, Tottenham had the highest average attendance in England.^[67][68] There are also Tottenham supporters' clubs located all over the world. Tottenham were 9th in average attendances for the 2008–09 Premier League season, and 11th for all Premier League seasons.^[69] Historical supporters of the club have included such figures as A.J. Ayer.^[70][71] Tottenham supporters have rivalries with several clubs, mainly within the London area. The fiercest of these is with north London rivals Arsenal. They also share notable rivalries with fellow London clubs Chelsea and West Ham United.^[72]

The club, as with many clubs in London, has a large Jewish following and this has led to much antisemitic provocation^[73][74] against Tottenham supporters. Tottenham supporters, Jewish and non-Jewish, united against this and adopted the nickname "Yids", developing chants to support this. Some fans view adopting "Yid" as a badge of pride, helping defuse its power as an insult.^[75] Today it is mainly used to distinguish Tottenham fans from other football supporters. Others, however, disagree with the use of the phrase "Yid Army", and believe - even if intended endearingly - that use of the word "legitimis[es] references to Jews in football when, frankly, religion, ethnicity or colour should have no place in sport".^[76] In April 2011, Jewish comedian, author and Chelsea supporter^[77] David Baddiel produced a short film stating that the anti-semitic chanting is as unacceptable as the abuse still suffered by black footballers, and must be stamped out accordingly.^[78]

After Spurs completed the Double in 1960–61, the club entered the European Cup for the first time. Their first opponents were Górnik Zabrze the Polish champions and after a hard-fought match Spurs suffered a 4–2 reverse. Tottenham's tough-tackling prompted the Polish press to describe them as "they were no angels". These comments incensed a group of three fans and for the return match at White Hart Lane they dressed as angels wearing white sheets fashioned into togas, sandals, false beards and carrying placards bearing biblical-type slogans. The angels were allowed on the perimeter of the pitch and their fervour whipped up the home fans who responded with a rendition of "Glory Glory Hallelujah", which is still sung on terraces at White Hart Lane and other football grounds.^[79] The Lilywhites also responded to the atmosphere to win the tie 8–1. Manager of Spurs, Bill Nicholson, wrote in his autobiography:

A new sound was heard in English football in the 1961–2 season. It was the hymn Glory, Glory Hallelujah being sung by 60,000 fans at White Hart Lane in our European Cup matches. I don't know how it started or who started it, but it took over the ground like a religious feeling.

— Bill Nicholson^[80]

Social responsibility

The club through its Community Programme has, since 2006, been working with Haringey Council and the Metropolitan Housing Trust and the local community on developing sports facilities and social programmes which have also been financially supported by Barclays Spaces for Sport and the Football Foundation.^[81][82] The Tottenham Hotspur Foundation received high-level political support from the prime minister when it was launched at 10 Downing Street in February 2007.^[83]

In March 2007 the Club announced a partnership with the charity SOS Children's Villages UK.^[84] Player fines will go towards this charity's children's village in Rustenburg, South Africa with the funds being used to cover the running costs as well as in support of a variety of community development projects in and around Rustenburg. In the financial year 2006–07, Tottenham topped a league of Premier League charitable donations when viewed both in overall terms^[85] and as a percentage of turnover by giving £4,545,889, including a one-off contribution of £4.5 million over four years, to set up the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.^[86] This compared to donations of £9,763 in 2005–06.^[87]

This commitment is an example of professional sport supporting the communities and people who support and enrich them through their attendance and other participation and support.^[88][89]

The football club is one of the highest profile participants in the 10:10 project which encourages individuals, businesses and organisations to take action on environmental issues. They joined in 2009 in a commitment to reducing their carbon footprint. To do this they upgraded their lights to more efficient models, they turned down their heating dials and took less short-haul flights among a host of other things.^[90] After working with 10:10 for one year, they reported that they had reduced their carbon emissions by an impressive 14%.^[90]

In contrast, they have successfully sought the reduction of section 106 planning obligations connected to the redevelopment of the stadium. Initially the development would incorporate 50% affordable housing (100 out of 200), but this was reduced to 0 out of 285^[91] when Spurs suggested that the development was not financially viable with this obligation. In addition, a payment of £16m for community infrastructure was reduced to £0.5m. This is controversial in an area which has suffered high levels of deprivation as well as long-term planning blight as Spurs bought up property for the development, leaving it empty.

Tottenham Hotspur ladies

Tottenham's ladies' team was founded in 1985 as Broxbourne Ladies. They started using the Tottenham Hotspur name for the 1991–92 season and played in the London and South East Women's Regional Football League (then fourth tier of the game). They won promotion after topping the league in 2007–08, and currently play in the FA Women's Premier League Southern Division (the third tier of the game).

Honours

To view the source for these honours please visit Tottenhamhotspur.com

Major honours

Domestic

League competitions

• First Division/Premier League:^[92][93][94]
  • Winners (2): 1950–51, 1960–61
• Second Division/Championship:^[93]
  • Winners (2): 1919–20, 1949–50

Cup competitions

• FA Cup:^[95][96]
  • Winners (8): 1900–01, 1920–21, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1990–91
• League Cup:^[97]
  • Winners (4): 1970–71, 1972–73, 1998–99, 2007–08
• FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield:^[98]
  • Winners (7): 1921, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1967*, 1981*, 1991* (*shared)

European

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:^[99]
  • Winners (1): 1962–63
• UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League:^[100]
  • Winners (2): 1971–72, 1983–84

Other honours/friendlies

Historical competitions

• Southern League:^[92]
  • Winners (1): 1899–1900
• Western League:^[92]
  • Winners (1): 1903–04
• London League Premier Division Champions:
  • Winners (1): 1902–03
• Football League South 'C' Division Champions:
  • Winners (1): 1939–40
• Southern District Charity Cup:
  • Winners (3): 1901–02, 1904–05, 1906–07
• Sheriff of London Charity Shield:
  • Winners (2): 1901–02, 1933–34
• London Challenge Cup:
  • Winners (8): 1910–11, 1928–29, 1936–37, 1947–48, 1958–59, 1963–64, 1970–71, 1973–74

Friendly tournaments

• Anglo-Italian League Cup:^[101]
  • Winners (1): 1971
• Costa Del Sol Tournament:
  • Winners (2): 1965, 1966
• Nolia Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1977
• Kirin Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1979
• Sun International Challenge Trophy:
  • Winners (1): 1983
• Peace Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2005
• Vodacom Challenge:
  • Winners (2): 2007, 2011
• Feyenoord Jubileum Tournament:
  • Winners (1): 2008
• Barclays Asia Trophy:
  • Winners (1): 2009
• AIA Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2015

Statistics and records

Steve Perryman holds the appearance record for Spurs, having played 854 games for the club between 1969 and 1986, of which 655 were league matches.^[102][103] Jimmy Greaves holds the club goal scoring record with 266 goals in 380 league, cup and European appearances.^[104]

Tottenham's record league win is 9–0 against Bristol Rovers in the Second Division on 22 October 1977.^[105][106] The club's record cup victory came on 3 February 1960 with a 13–2 win over Crewe Alexandra in the FA Cup.^[107] Spurs' biggest top-flight victory came against Wigan Athletic on 22 November 2009, when they won 9–1 with Jermain Defoe scoring five goals.^[106][108] The club's record defeat is an 8–0 loss to 1. FC Köln in the Intertoto Cup on 22 July 1995.^[109]

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 August 2017^[110][111]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Hugo Lloris (captain) 2 DF Kieran Trippier 3 DF Danny Rose 4 DF Toby Alderweireld 5 DF Jan Vertonghen (third captain) 7 FW Son Heung-min 9 FW Vincent Janssen 10 FW Harry Kane (vice-captain) 11 MF Érik Lamela 12 MF Victor Wanyama 13 GK Michel Vorm

No. Position Player 14 MF Georges-Kévin N'Koudou 15 MF Eric Dier 17 MF Moussa Sissoko 19 MF Mousa Dembélé 20 MF Dele Alli 23 MF Christian Eriksen 27 DF Kevin Wimmer 29 MF Harry Winks 33 DF Ben Davies 37 DF Kyle Walker-Peters 38 DF Cameron Carter-Vickers

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 25 MF Josh Onomah (at Aston Villa for the 2017–18 season)[112]

Reserves and academy

Club management and support staff

Role	Name
Manager	Mauricio Pochettino
Assistant head coach	Jesús Pérez
First team coach	Miguel D'Agostino
First team goalkeeping coach	Toni Jiménez
Head of sports science, fitness and conditioning	Nathan Gardiner
International technical coordinator	Steffen Freund
Head of recruitment and analysis	Paul Mitchell
Head of player identification	Rob Mackenzie

Club directors

Role	Name[113][114]
Executive chairman	Daniel Levy
Finance director	Matthew Collecott
Director	Donna-Maria Cullen
Director	Darren Eales
non-executive director	Sir Keith Mills
non-executive director	Kevan Watts
non-executive director	Ron Robson

Managers and players

Managers and head coaches in club's history

• Listed according to when they became managers for Tottenham Hotspur:

• (C) – Caretaker
• (FTC) – First team coach

1898 Frank Brettell 1899 John Cameron 1907 Fred Kirkham 1912 Peter McWilliam 1927 Billy Minter 1930 Percy Smith 1935 Wally Hardinge (C) 1935 Jack Tresadern 1938 Peter McWilliam 1942 Arthur Turner 1946 Joe Hulme 1949 Arthur Rowe 1955 Jimmy Anderson 1958 Bill Nicholson 1974 Terry Neill 1976 Keith Burkinshaw 1984 Peter Shreeves 1986 David Pleat 1987 Doug Livermore and Trevor Hartley (C) 1987 Terry Venables 1991 Peter Shreeves 1992 Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence (FTC)

1993 Osvaldo Ardiles 1994 Steve Perryman (C) 1994 Gerry Francis 1997 Chris Hughton (C) 1997 Christian Gross 1998 David Pleat (C) 1998 George Graham 2001 David Pleat (C) 2001 Glenn Hoddle 2003 David Pleat (C) 2004 Jacques Santini 2004 Martin Jol 2007 Clive Allen (C) 2007 Juande Ramos 2008 Harry Redknapp 2012 André Villas-Boas 2013 Tim Sherwood 2014 Mauricio Pochettino

Club hall of fame

The following players are noted as "greats" for their contributions to the club:^[115] The most recent addition to the club's hall of fame is Graham Roberts and Paul Miller on 15 October 2015.^[116]

Player of the Year

As voted by members and season ticket holders. (Calendar year until 2005–06 season)

Affiliated clubs

• SC Internacional^[117]
• San Jose Earthquakes^[118]
• South China AA^[119]
• Supersport United^[120]

References

Further reading

External links

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• Official website
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• Tottenham Hotspur F.C. – FutbolYou
• Tottenham Hotspur News – Sky Sports
• Tottenham Hotspur Ladies Official ladies club website
• Supporters' Trust
• Spurs Canada
• Tottenham Hotspur Brasil
• Tottenham Hotspur Switzerland
• Spurs history 1882–1921
• Timesonline archive
• Full list of honours

News sites

• Tottenham Hotspur F.C. on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results – Upcoming fixtures
• AIM: TTNM
• Tottenham Hotspur Stats
• British Pathe newsreels