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Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, (commonly referred to as simply Tottenham / ˈ t ɒ t ən ə m /, TOT-ən-əm, / t ɒ t n ə m /, tot-nəm or Spurs), is a professional football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.
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Club formed by boys from Hotspur cricket club and from the local grammar school. The name of 'Hotspur FC' was adopted.
Club reorganised under the presidency of Mr John Ripsher. Club colours - navy blue. Matches played on Tottenham marshes.
First competitive match versus St. Albans in the London Association Cup. Spurs winning 5-2. Colours changed to light blue and white halves. First credit balance nine shillings.
First meeting with Arsenal - then Royal Arsenal. Match abandoned 15 minutes from time 'owing to darkness' with Spurs leading 2-1.
Spurs move to private ground in Northumberland Park, where the first admission charge of 3d was made.
A record crowd of 6,000 spectators watch the friendly match with Aston Villa. Spurs elected to the Southern League Division One. Club colours changed to chocolate and gold.
We reach our first Cup Final, losing 0-2 to hosts Wellingborough in the local Charity Cup competition.
The Club becomes a limited company and a match against Woolwich Arsenal attracts a record crowd of 14,000 spectators. Change of colours to white shirts and blue shorts.
The Club moves to a new site, originally a market garden. Accommodation for 35,000. Ground almost named 'Gilpin Park' but instead gradually became known as 'White Hart Lane'. First match staged was a friendly versus Notts County - gross receipts £115.
Spurs win the FA Cup to become the only non-League club, following the formation of the Football League in 1888, ever to achieve this honour.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a football club based in Tottenham, north London, England. Formed in 1882 as "Hotspur Football Club" by a group of schoolboys, it was renamed to "Tottenham Hotspur Football Club" in 1884, and is commonly referred to as "Tottenham" or "Spurs".
Tottenham Hotspur FC was founded in 1882, by a group of grammar-school boys from All Hallows Church. At first, the club was simply named Hotspur; in order to avoid confusion with an older club named Hotspur FC, the name was soon changed to Tottenham Hotspur.
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We’re so proud of our rich history. From humble beginnings in North London, we became the first and, to date, only non-league side to win the FA Cup in 1901 – the first of eight triumphs in the age-old, world-renowned competition thus far.
The early years of Tottenham Hotspur can be traced back to 1882 when a group of schoolboys from the Hotspur Cricket Club decided to form a football team. Led by a local grammar school teacher named Bobby Buckle, they named the team Hotspur Football Club, after the famous Shakespearean character, Sir Henry Percy.
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Squad size: 30. Average age: 25.5. Foreigners: 22 73.3 %. National team players: 21. Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 62.850 Seats. Current transfer record: €-151.40m. +.
