Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
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Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North
London Association football team, also known by the nickname
Spurs. Their home ground is
White Hart Lane in
Tottenham.
The club was formed in
1882 by boys from Hotspur cricket club and from the local grammar school. Originally the club was known as
Hotspur FC. In
1884 the club was renamed
Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletic Club.
The club has a long standing rivalry with its North London neighbours
Arsenal (formerly
Woolwich Arsenal - originally from South East London).
In the 1960-61 season, Spurs became the first team to achieve the league and
FA Cup double in the
20th century.
They are one of only three teams to win the FA Cup in consecutive years since the end of the
19th century, the others being Arsenal and
Newcastle Utd. Tottenham Hotspur were the first and so far only team to win the FA Cup as a non-league club; this was in
1901 when Spurs were in the
Southern League.
Tottenham Hotspur have traditionally been one of the biggest clubs in
England.
Daniel Levy became chairman of the club in February
2001. Frank Arnesen was appointed Sports Director in May 2004, and in June it was announced that French national team coach
Jacques Santini would join Tottenham Hotspur as head coach following
Euro 2004, with Martin Jol taking up a post as his assistant.
Honours
- Football League Champions 2
- FA Cup Winners 8
- 1900-01, 1920-21, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1966-67, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1990-91.
- Football League Cup Winners 3
- 1970-71, 1972-73, 1998-99
- European Cup Winners' Cup Winners 1
- UEFA Cup Winners 2
- Football League Division Two Champions 2
- FA Charity Shield Winners 7
- 1920-21, 1951-52, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1967-68 (joint), 1981-82 (joint), 1991-92 (joint).
Famous former players
