History Of THFC the history of tottenham hotspur HOW IT ALL STARTED The history of Tottenham Hotspur began under a street lamp just across the road from what is now the Spurs Store on High Street Tottenham, London N17. Some players from the local cricket club and the local grammar school - St. John's Presbyterian - were at a loss as to what to get up to during the winter and so they decided to start playing football. This was back in 1882. Unsure about what to call themselves, they named themselves after the youngest son of the Duke of Northumberland, Percy, who went by the nickname of "Harry Hotspur". It was the valiant nature of his derring-do heroics, that they thought it was an appropriate title to adopt, so Hotspur FC was born. Under the chairmanship of the Reverend John Ripsher, the club was reorganised in 1883, took to wearing all navy blue and played their games at Tottenham Marshes. The following year saw the club renamed "Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletic club" and in 1885, Spurs played their first competitive match against St.

Albans in the London Association Cup, winning the game 5-2. By this time, the kit had transformed into light blue and white halved shirts and a credit balance of nine shillings was recorded !! In 1887, Spurs had their first match against the "old enemy" (then called Royal) Arsenal and they were denied a 2-1 win as the game was abandoned because of darkness 15 minutes from the end of the match. It was the year after this that Tottenham Hotspur moved their ground location to Northumberland Park and they charged the princely sum of 3d (1p) to get in !! In 1890, a further kit change saw the shirts change to red in an act which was tantamount to heresy. They did stick with the navy blue shorts though. 16th December 1895 was an important date in Spurs' history because they adopted professionalism and the following year also contained some milestones. A friendly against Aston Villa attracted 6,000 to the ground, the club were elected to the Southern League Division One and the colours were changed to chocolate and gold stripes.

Indeed, the next year saw Tottenham reach their first (of many) Cup Finals, losing out to Wellingborough 0-2 in the local Charity cup competition. 1898 was another landmark year in the history of the club as it became a limited company and the attendance record swelled to 14,000 for a match against Woolwich Arsenal. Perhaps the most significant move of this year was the adoption of the colours of the "Invincibles" of Preston North End, who had done "the Double" and so Spurs first became associated with the white shirts and navy blue shorts for which they are now world famous. HOME AT LAST AND A TROPHY TOO In the final year of the century, Tottenham made a move to the current location -White Hart Lane - the world famous home of Tottenham Hotspur. The 35,000 capacity stadium was almost called "Gilpin Park", but gradually became known as White Hart Lane. The first game there was a match against Notts. County and the receipts totalled ï¿½115.

The move heralded success for the club and in 1900, Tottenham won the Southern League and the big success came in 1901, when Tottenham Hotspur became the first non-league team ever to win the FA Cup. They beat Sheffield United 3-1 at Bolton after holding them to a 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace in front of a then record crowd of 110,000. Breaking the Northern domination of the competition, Spurs also established a new tradition - that of tying coloured ribbons in favour of the the winners onto the trophy. The FA Cup victory helped Spurs get elected to the Second Division of the Football League in 1908, but it wasn't straightforward, but what is with Spurs !! Stoke dropped out of the league after suffering financial problems and although Spurs had finished behind Grimsby Town, Bradford Park Avenue, Chesterfield and Lincoln City for the place of the relegated club, the voting was much tighter after that and following two tied votes, an eight man panel of the FA Management Committee voted Spurs in ahead of Lincoln by five to three.

Tottenham showed that the decision was fully justified as they won promotion to the First Division at their first attempt in 1909. Spurs were also excelling in other activities, as they won the Baseball Championships in this country in 1906 and 1908 in the three years Tottenham took part. BETWEEN THE WARS The club remained in that division for six years before relegation struck, but promotion again was swift after the break for the Great War of 1914-1919. A record points tally of 70 (with two points for a win) saw Spurs back in the top flight. The next year, 1921, found Tottenham winning the FA Cup for a second time, beating Wolverhampton Wanderers by a single goal at Stamford Bridge. Relegation came seven years later and it was then five seasons before promotion as runners-up was achieved. In 1934 the building of the East Stand was completed, just in time for the club to be relegated again in 1935.

However, 75,038 fans crammed into the ground to see a FA Cup Sixth Round tie against Sunderland in 1938 to set an attendance record at White Hart Lane, which will never be broken. POST WAR SUCCESS A period of wartime and doldrums for Spurs meant that they had to wait until 1950 to regain their place in the First Division and the bulk of that team went on to win the League Championship trophy for the first time in the club's history in 1951 under the management of Arthur Rowe. When Rowe retired and Jimmy Anderson took over as manager, he could not handle the pressure and a player stepped up to take over the club and lead it into an unforgettable new era. That man was Bill Nicholson and he made Tottenham what they are today. It was October 1958 and Spurs were facing a home match against Everton. Not much was expected that day, but Tottenham emerged victors by 10 goals to 4. It was the start of a reign that would see Tottenham Hotspur scale peaks that other teams could not hope to reach.

THE DOUBLE AND ALL THAT His team building took a while, but by 1960 all the pieces were in place and his most famous achievement was about to begin. His assault on the League started in amazing fashion and the side remained unbeaten for 16 matches, winning their first 11 of the season; they won the most games (31) and the most away games (16); they reached 50 points in 29 games - quicker than anyone else; the 115 goals for that season is still a club record; they equalled the record of 66 points for a season; they equalled the number of away pints gained in one season (33), they completed the double over eleven clubs equalling the record in one season. They ended up winning the title by eight points from Sheffield Wednesday, but the figures do not tell the whole story. It was the manner in which the team played that won the matches and friends along the way. The fluid, open, attacking game which made the team of Brown, Baker, Henry, Blanchflower, Norman, Mackay, Jones, White, Smith, Allen, Dyson so renowned across the globe.

The anti-climax came in the FA Cup final when they failed to live up to the football they had been playing and ended up winning 2-0 against a Leicester City side reduced to ten fit players (these being the days before substitutes). However, "the Double" had been achieved for the first time this century and when no team was believed able to do so. The side took much of the credit, but the manager was the driving force behind them. His lack of recognition compared to people like Ferguson and Busby is a disgrace. If anything, he set the standard that they had to live up to and is therefore, more important than any book will tell you. EUROPE CALLING The following season Tottenham believed they could repeat the feat and had the involvement of the European Cup to look forward to. Their first leg of the Preliminary round tie they travelled to Poland and were taken aback by the conditions they found. They lost the leg 2-4, but in the return at White Hart Lane, they took the Polish side, Gornik Zabrze, apart running out 8-2 winners.

The season ended up falling between two stools, as they lost out to Benfica in the semi-finals of the European Cup and came in third in the League behind newly promoted Ipswich Town (managed to the Championship by ex-Spurs Alf Ramsey) and Burnley. Spurs did extract some revenge by beating Burnley 3-1 in the FA Cup Final to retain the trophy. This gained entry to the 1963 European Cup Winners Cup and they reached the Final, beating Atletico Madrid (the holders) 5-1 in Rotterdam, with new signing Jimmy Greaves among the goals. Tottenham became the first British side to win a European trophy ... and how !! 60's AND 70's The side gradually broke up through age and transfers, but Nicholson rebuilt and in 1967, the FA Cup returned to Tottenham after a 2-1 win over Chelsea in the first all-London final. The process of change was continual and Bill Nick created another era of success for the club, starting with the League Cup triumph in 1971, winning at Wembley 2-0 over Third Division Aston Villa. Again this meant entry to European competition and this time it was the UEFA Cup.

Spurs battled through to meet Wolverhampton Wanderers in the two legged final and won 2-1 at Molineux, with a 1-1 draw at the Lane giving Tottenham the Cup on aggregate. Thus Spurs became the first English club to win two European trophies. Another record was established in 1973, when Spurs became the first club to win the League Cup twice, overcoming Norwich City 1-0 in a poor final. As holders they reached the semi-final of the UEFA Cup and the League Cup win ensured that Spurs would be back in the competition again. The 1974 campaign was however one of the darker periods of Tottenham's history, with the two legged final (Spurs being the first English club to play in three major European finals) against Feyenoord being lost 2-4 (Tottenham's first final defeat) and Spurs fans rioted in the Dutch stadium leaving a reputation on the continent that has never been forgotten. The night upset Nicholson greatly; his pleading to the Spurs fans to behave themselves went unheeded and Spurs got a ban from Europe, which was a bit unnecessary, because they were not to qualify for another 10 years.

THE END OF AN ERA The heart had gone out of it for Bill Nick. The hooliganism at home and abroad, the big name players, the way transfers were now conducted. It all added up and conspired to his resignation in 1976. Taking over was ex-Arsenal manager Terry Neill, who presided over one escape from relegation and then another season that ended with him leaving the club, which could not be saved from the drop into Division Two by Keith Burkinshaw. 1977 saw Spurs start in the Second Division and at the first attempt, Spurs got promotion by taking third position in the league by goal difference. What happened next stunned the football world. The World Cup in Argentina had just finished and suddenly, Spurs were announcing that they had signed Osvaldo Ardiles and Ricardo Villa of the World Cup winning squad !! A NEW START TO THE 80's While their impact was slow at first, while they acclimatised to English football, within three years they had experienced the thrill of winning the FA Cup. A new West Stand at White Hart Lane looked down on the side as they progressed to their place in the Centenary FA Cup Final against Manchester City in 1981.

A poor game on the Saturday saw Spurs go behind, but a deflected Glenn Hoddle free-kick earned Spurs another crack. The replay was an altogether different kettle of fish. Ricky Villa, along with his comrade from South America, had so been looking forward to playing at Wembley in an FA Cup Final, but had been substituted and trudged off around the running track, head hung low in disappointment in the first game. Within a few minutes of the start of the replay he had scored to put Tottenham on the road to a famous victory. Manchester City scored twice to take the lead, but a goal by Garth Crooks tied it at 2-2. Then Ricky took over. Receiving the ball from Tony Galvin wide on the left, his mazy run, beating at least five Manchester City players and the keeper was one of the greatest goals the old stadium ever saw. A goal fit to win any FA Cup, but the 100th certainly.

The next season, the European Cup Winner's Cup campaign failed at the semi-final stage to the brutal Spaniards of Barcelona, but Tottenham did repeat their feat of twenty years previously and retained the trophy with a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers in the replay, after the first game was drawn 1-1. They became the first team since the 1961/62 side to do the achievement. And all this in the Club's Centenary year. Following this proved a hard task and Spurs finished fourth in the League - qualifying for the UEFA Cup, but went cup-less in 1982/83. Off the pitch the club became the first to float their shares on the Stock Market, a move which would be a millstone in years to come. 1984 saw the club win the UEFA Cup once again, beating Anderlecht on penalties after two 1-1 draws, with young keeper Tony Parks being the hero, by saving two penalties in the shoot-out. The home match of the final marked the departure of Keith Burkinshaw as manager.

Disillusioned by the money men at the club he left with a comment that "there used to be a football club over there." The 1984/85 season found Spurs playing their matches in an all white kit (previously reserved for European games) and in the next season, another Spurs great departed the club, when Steve Perryman left to join Oxford United after making 655 league appearances for Tottenham. David Pleat came in as manager and in 1987 took Spurs to their eighth FA Cup Final, where they lost for the first time to Coventry City by 3-2 after extra time. Two good things did come out of that season though - Clive Allen played as a lone striker and notched 49 goals in all competitions and the club strip returned to white shirts and navy blue shorts. RECORD BUYS AND ANOTHER CUP In 1988, Tottenham splashed out on Paul Stewart as their first million pound player - ï¿½1.5 million from Manchester City, but then went even further when they bought Paul Gascoigne from Newcastle United for ï¿½2.2 million.

The side trudged on and Chris Waddle left for Marseille costing ï¿½5 million, Tottenham were not setting anyone's pulses racing, but with Gazza's trickery and the added goalscoring ability of Gary Lineker, the side were on the brink of good things. 1989 saw the completion of the East Stand's refurbishment and just when things looked bleak for the club on the financial front - a minor miracle happened. As funds drained out of the club because of poor investments and the failure of the club to win trophies, a FA Cup run was driven by Paul Gascoigne (despite suffering from a hernia problem) and Terry Venables. The Geordie scored in almost every round and when he was just coming back from an operation on his groin, he scored a fantastic free-kick from 30 yards past David Seaman to give Tottenham a perfect start against rivals Arsenal in the first ever meeting at the semi-final stage between the two clubs.

Spurs went on to win 3-1 and although the Final against Nottingham Forest was a bit of an anti-climax in comparison (despite the loss of Gazza through injury, being a goal down and missing a penalty), the FA Cup had helped to save Spurs as a football club. Alan Sugar (electronics entrepreneur) came in to join forces with Venables to secure the future of THFC. Beating off the rival bid by media tycoon, Robert Maxwell, Sugar laid his faith in Venables, but his financial dealings were of concern and this lead to his dismissal followed by Court cases about who said what and about whom. POWER STRUGGLE AND CHANGE Coming at a time, when in 1992 the Premier League was founded in place of the old First Division, the club was in turmoil. Gascoigne left for Lazio for a record ï¿½5.5 million. It was a time for reconciliation and Ossie Ardiles was brought in as manager to assuage the upheaval felt by the fans of Venables removal. In 1994, he made a swoop on the players who had lit up the World Cup in the USA.

Gica Popescu and Ilie Dumitrescu were brought in from the revelations of the tournament, Romania and in an audacious deal, Alan Sugar persuaded Jurgen Klinsmann to join the White Hart Lane revolution. Suffering from a FA investigation into the mishandling of financial matters at the club, Spurs were docked League points and banned from that season's FA Cup. Unfortunately for Ardiles, his attacking philosophy with the Famous Five (Barmby, Klinsmann, Sheringham, Anderton and Dumitrescu) up front was doomed once the side started leaking goals and the burden of the docked points meant he was replaced by Queens Park Rangers manager, Gerry Francis. Sugar was determined to get justice over the sanctions taken and arguing that these misdemeanours took place before he was in charge at the club and also that he had brought these problems out into the open, he took the FA to court and won the points and the place in the FA Cup back in place of a large fine. Francis got Spurs to an FA Cup semi-final, when they should not have even been in the competition, but the side lost 1-4 to Everton.

The year also saw the "Shelf" on the East Stand turned into a seated area and the next year a new South Stand was built. But it wasn't all off the pitch activity - Chris Armstrong was brought in to replace Klinsmann for ï¿½4.5 million - a club record signing. Again a lean time was had by all concerned with the club, until the sale of Teddy Sheringham to Manchester United lead to a record buy of ï¿½6 million for Les Ferdinand of Newcastle United and he was joined by his team-mate, David Ginola. The ground was finally completed when the North Stand was rebuilt in 1998, leaving the stadium as one of the best in the country, but totally unrecognisable from that of only ten years before. Another change in manager after Gerry Francis bit the bullet and then less than a year after (and having saved the club from relegation with the help of the returning Klinsmann) Christian Gross also left.

The appointment of George Graham - a stalwart former Arsenal player and manager - caused disquiet among Spurs fans, but he organised the side quickly and in his first season, the team beat Leicester City at Wembley 1-0 to win the Worthington (League) Cup with ten men after Justin Edinburgh had been dismissed. In 2000, there were more changes behind the scenes as Sir Alan Sugar sold his majority shareholding to ENIC, an investment company, who became the biggest party on the board. A couple of months into their reign, they dismissed George Graham as manager and shortly after installed Glenn Hoddle as the new boss on the eve of an FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, which the club lost. With new owners and an old Tottenham player back in charge, fans foresaw that as a dream ticket for years to come, but the worries about the lack of financing given to the strengthening of the team in the summer of 2001 has cast some doubts over the future.

After shuffling many managers over the early 2000s, Spurs were fifth two years running under Martin Jol, but his replacement following a secret visit to Spain to recruit Seville boss Juande Ramos ended in temporary success with a League Cup win in 2008, but the team slipped in the league and a poor start in 2008-09 saw Ramos sacked and Harry Redknapp brought in as Spurs returned to a traditional "manager" role with no Director of Football. A League Cup final loss on penalties to Manchester United was the turning point of the season, as Redknapp guided Tottenham away from the bottom of the table to ensure Premier League football for another season and the team just missed out on European football by two points at the end of the campaign. Today, the club has again slipped behind the top three or four clubs in the Premiership, but need to re-establish themselves at the very top of the English game before trying to make inroads into Europe and World football. Investment in players must be made to do this, but the figures involved in these days is astronomical compared to those of the humble beginnings of the club over 100 years before.

The heritage of the Double winners have always left a shadow over subsequent teams, managers and players, but having gone 48 years without a League championship, we can only hope that things work out and we see one in our lifetime.

TOPSPURS - the world famous unofficial home of Tottenham Hotspur on the Internet THFC-Timeline TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - COMPLETE RECORDS Record Home Attendance (White Hart Lane): 75,038 v Sunderland, FA Cup, 5 March 1938 Record Home Attendance (Wembley): 85,112 v Bayer Leverkusen, Champions League, 2 Nov2016 Record Victory:13 - 2 v Crewe Alex, FA Cup 4th Rnd Replay, 3 February 1960 Record Defeat:0 - 7 v Liverpool, Division 1, 2 September 1978 Most League Points:(2 for a win) 70, Division 2, 1919-20 Most League Points:(3 for a win) 77, Division 1, 1984-85 Most League Points:(Premier League) 72, Premier League, 2012-13 Most League Goals:115, Division 1, 1960-61 Most League Goals in Total: Jimmy Greaves, 220, 1

961-70 Most League Appearances: Steve Perryman, 655, 1969-1986 League Record1908 elected to Division 2; 1909-15 Division 1; 1919-20 Division 2; 1920-28 Division 1; 1928-33 Division 2; 1933-35 Division 1; 1935-50 Division 2; 1950-77 Division 1; 1977-78 Division 2; 1978-92 Division 1; 1992 - FA Premier League FA Cup Final 1900-01 : Crystal Palace (Att:- 114,815) Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Sheffield United Team: 1.George Clawley, 2.Harry Erentz, 3.Sandy Tait, 4.Tom Morris, 5.Ted Hughes, 6.Jack L Jones, 7.Tom Smith, 8.John Cameron, 9.Sandy Brown

, 10.David Copeland, 11.John Kirwan Scorer: Sandy Brown (2) FA Cup Final Replay 1900-01: Burnden Park, Bolton (Att:- 20,470) Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Sheffield United Team: 1.George Clawley, 2.Harry Erentz, 3.Sandy Tait, 4.Tom Morris, 5.Ted Hughes, 6.Jack L Jones, 7.Tom Smith, 8.John Cameron, 9.Sandy Brown, 10.David Copeland, 11.John Kirwan Scorers: John Cameron, Tom Smith, Sandy Brown Player/Manager: John Cameron FA Cup Final 1920-21 : At Stamford Bridge (Att:- 72,805) Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Team: 1.Alex Hunter, 2.Tommy Clay, 3.Bob McDonald, 4.Bert Smith, 5.Charlie Walters, 6.Arthur Grimsdell, 7.Jimmy Banks, 8.Jimmy Seed, 9.Jim

my Cantrell, 10.Bert Bliss, 11.Jimmy Dimmock Scorer: Jinking Jimmy Dimmock FA Cup Final 1960-61 : At Wembley (Att:- 100,000) Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Leicester City Team: 1.Bill Brown, 2.Peter Baker, 3.Ron Henry, 4.Danny Blanchflower, 5.Maurice Norman, 6.Dave Mackay, 7.Cliff Jones, 8.John White, 9.Bobby Smith, 10.Les Allen, 11.Terry Dyson Scorers: Bobby Smith, Terry Dyson Manager: Bill Nicholson FA Cup Final 1961-62 : At Wembley (Att:- 100,000) Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Burnley Team: 1.Bill Brown, 2.Peter Baker, 3.Ron Henry, 4.Danny Blanchflower, 5.Maurice Norman, 6.Dave Mackay, 7.Terry Medwin, 8.John White, 9.Bobby Smith, 10.Jimmy Gre

aves, 11.Cliff Jones Scorers: Danny Blanchflower (pen), Bobby Smith, Jimmy Greaves Manager: Bill Nicholson European Cup Winners' Cup Final 1962-63 : Rotterdam (Att:- 40,000) Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Atletico Madrid Team: 1.Bill Brown, 2.Peter Baker, 3.Ron Henry, 4.Danny Blanchflower, 5.Maurice Norman, 6.Tony Marchi, 7.Cliff Jones, 8.John White, 9.Bobby Smith, 10.Jimmy Greaves, 11.Terry Dyson Scorers: Jimmy Greaves (2), Terry Dyson (2), John White Manager: Bill Nicholson FA Cup Final 1966-67 : At Wembley (Att:- 100,000) Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea Team: 1.Pat Jennings, 2.Joe Kinnear, 3.Cyril Knowles, 4.Alan Mullery, 5.Mike England, 6.Dave Mackay, 7.Jimmy Robertson, 8.Jimmy Gre

aves, 9.Alan Gilzean, 10.Terry Venables, 11.Frank Saul.

Sub (not used): Cliff Jones Scorers: Jimmy Robertson, Frank Saul Manager: Bill Nicholson Football League Cup Final 1970-71 : At Wembley (Att:- 100,000) Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Aston Villa Team: 1.Pat Jennings, 2.Joe Kinnear, 3.Cyril Knowles, 4.Alan Mullery, 5.Peter Collins, 6.Phil Beal, 7.Alan Gilzean, 8.Steve Perryman, 9.Martin Chivers, 10.Martin Peters, 11.Jimmy Neighbour, Sub (not used): Jimmy Pearce Scorer: Martin Chivers (2) UEFA Cup Final 1971-72 : First leg at Molinuex, Wolverhampton (Att:- 38,362) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur Team: 1.Pat Jennings, 2.Joe Kinnear, 3.Cyril Knowles, 4.Alan Mullery, 5.Mike England, 6.Phil Beal, 7.Alan Gilzean, 

8.Steve Perryman, 9.Martin Chivers, 10.Martin Peters, 11.Ralph Coates (12.John Pratt 73) Scorer: Martin Chivers (2) UEFA Cup Final 1971-72 : Second leg at White Hart Lane (Att:- 54,303) Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Team: 1.Pat Jennings, 2.Joe Kinnear, 3.Cyril Knowles, 4.Alan Mullery, 5.Mike England, 6.Phil Beal, 7.Alan Gilzean, 8.Steve Perryman, 9.Martin Chivers, 10.Martin Peters, 11.Ralph Coates.

Subs (not used): 14. Terry Naylor, 15. John Pratt, 16.

Jimmy Pearce, 17.Barry Daines Scorer: Alan Mullery Football League Cup Final 1972-73 : At Wembley (Att:- 100,000) Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 , 2.Joe Kinnear, 3.Cyril Knowles, 4.John Pratt (12.Ralph Coates 25), 5.Mike England , 6.Phil Beal, 7.Alan Gilzean, 8.Steve Perryman, 9.Martin Chivers, 10.Martin Peters, 11.Jimmy Pearce Scorer: Ralph Coates UEFA Cup Final 1973-74 : First leg at White Hart Lane (Att:- 46,281) Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Feyenoord Team: 1.Pat Jennings, 2.Ray Evans, 3.Terry Naylor, 4.John Pratt, 5.Mike England, 6.Phil Beal (12.Mike Dillon 81), 7.Chris McGrath, 8.Steve Perryman, 9.Martin Chivers, 10.M

artin Peters, 11.Ralph Coates Scorers: Mike England, van Daele (o.g) Manager: Bill Nicholson UEFA Cup Final 1973-74 :Second leg at Rotterdam (Att:- 68,000) Feyenoord 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur Team: 1.Pat Jennings, 2.Ray Evans, 3.Terry Naylor, 4.John Pratt (12.Phil Holder 75), 5.Mike England, 6.Phil Beal, 7.Chris McGrath, 8.Steve Perryman, 9.Martin Chivers, 10.Martin Peters, 11.Ralph Coates Manager: Bill Nicholson FA Cup Final 1980-81 : At Wembley (Att:- 100,000) Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Manchester City after extra time (90 minute score 1-1) Team: 1.Milia Aleksic, 2.Chris Hughton, 3.Paul Miller, 4.Graham Roberts, 5.Steve Perryman, 6.Ricky Villa (12.Gary Brooke 6

8).

7.Ossie Ardiles, 8.Steve Archibald, 9.Tony Galvin, 10.Glenn Hoddle, 11.Garth Crooks Scorer: FA Cup Final Replay 1980-81 at Wembley (Att:- 96,000) Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 Manchester City Team: 1.Milia Aleksic, 2.Chris Hughton, 3.Paul Miller, 4.Graham Roberts, 5.Ricky Villa, 6.Steve Perryman, 7.Ossie Ardiles, 8.Steve Archibald, 9.Tony Galvin, 10.Glenn Hoddle, 11.Garth Crooks.

Sub (not used): Gary Brooke Scorers: Ricky Villa (2), Garth Crooks Manager: Keith Burkinshaw Football League Cup Final 1981-82 : At Wembley (Att:- 100,000) Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Liverpool after extra time (90 minute score 1-1) Team: 1.Ray Clemence, 2.Chris Hughton, 3.Paul Miller, 4.Paul Price, 5.Micky Hazard (12.Ricky Villa 65), 6.Steve Perryman, 7.Ossie Ardiles, 8.Steve Archibald, 9.Tony Galvin, 10.Glenn Hoddle, 11.Garth Crooks Scorer: Steve Archibald FA Cup Final 1981-82 : At Wembley (Att:- 100,000) Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Queens Park Rangers after extra time (90 minute score 0-0) Team: 1.Ray Clemence, 2.Chris Hughton, 3.Paul Miller, 4.Paul Price

, 5.Micky Hazard (12.Gary Brooke 104), 6.Steve Perryman, 7.Graham Roberts, 8.Steve Archibald, 9.Tony Galvin, 10.Glenn Hoddle, 11.Garth Crooks Scorer: Glenn Hoddle FA Cup Final Replay 1981-82 at Wembley (Att:- 92,000) Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Queens Park Rangers Team: 1.Ray Clemence, 2.Chris Hughton, 3.Paul Miller, 4.Paul Price, 5.Micky Hazard (12.Gary Brooke 67), 6.Steve Perryman, 7.Graham Roberts, 8.Steve Archibald, 9.Tony Galvin, 10.Glenn Hoddle, 11.Garth Crooks Scorer: Glenn Hoddle (pen) UEFA Cup Final 1983-84 : First leg in Brussels (Att:- 38,000) Anderlecht 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur Team: 1.Tony Parks, 2

.Danny Thomas, 3.Chris Hughton, 4.Graham Roberts, 5.Paul Miller, 6.Steve Perryman, 7.Micky Hazard, 8.Steve Archibald, 9.Mark Falco, 10.Gary Stevens (12.Gary Mabbutt 81), 11.Tony Galvin Scorer: Paul Miller UEFA Cup Final 1983-84 : Second leg at White Hart Lane (Att:- 46,258) Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Andertecht after extra time (90 minute score 1-1, 2-2 on aggregate) Tottenham Hotspur won 4-3 on penalties Team: 1.Tony Parks, 2.Danny Thomas, 3.Chris Hughton, 4.Graham Roberts, 5.Paul Miller (12.Ossie Ardiles 77), 6.Gary Mabbutt (16.

Ally Dick 73), 7.Micky Hazard, 8.Steve Archibald, 9.Mark Falco, 10.Gary Stevens, 11.Tony Galvin.

Subs (not used): 14.Garth Crooks, 15.Mark Bowen, 17 Ray Clemence Scorer: Graham Roberts Penalty scorers: Graham Roberts, Mark Falco, Gary Stevens, Steve Archibald (Danny Thomas - saved) Manager: Keith Burkinshaw FA Cup Final 1986-87 : At Wembley (Att:- 98,000) Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 Coventry City after extra time (90 minute score 2-2) Team: 1.Ray Clemence, 2.Chris Hughton (12.Nico Claesen 97), 3.Mitchell Thomas, 4.Steve Hodge, 5.Richard Gough, 6.Gary Mabbutt, 7.Clive Allen, 8.Paul AlIen, 9.Chris Waddle, 10.Glenn Hoddle, 11.Ossie Ardiles (13.Gary Stevens 90) Scorers: Clive Allen, Gary Mabbutt.

Manager: David Pleat FA Cup Final 1990-91 : At Wembley (Att:- 80,000) Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Nottingham Forest after extra time (90 minute score 1-1) Team: 1.Erik Thorstvedt, 2.Justin Edinburgh, 3.Pat Van den Hauwe, 4.Steve Sedgley, 5.David Howells, 6.Gary Mabbutt, 7.Paul Stewart, 8.Paul Gascoigne (12.Nayim 17), 9.Vinny Samways (13.Paul Walsh 81), 10.Gary Lineker, 11.Paul Allen Scorers: Paul Stewart, Des Walker (o.g.) Manager: Terry Venables Football League Cup Final 1998-99 : At Wembley (Att:- 77,892) Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Leicester City Team: 1.Ian Walker, 2.Steve Carr, 12.Justin Edinburgh, 15.Ramon Vega, 23.rSol Campbell, 4.Steffen Freund,

 6.Allan Nielsen, 9.Darren Anderton, 14.David Ginola (sub 22.Andy Sinton), 18.Steffen Iversen, 10.Les Ferdinand.

Subs (not used): 13.Espen Baardsen, 32.Luke Young, 20.Jose Dominguez, 11.Chris Armstrong Scorer: Allan Nielsen Football League Cup Final 2001-02 : Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Att:- 72,500) Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Blackburn Rovers Team: 1.Neil Sullivan, 3.Mauricio Taricco (Sub 29.Simon Davies, 79min), 26.Ledley King, 6.Chris Perry, 18.Ben Thatcher, 23.Christian Ziege, 8.Tim Sherwood, 7.Darren Anderton, 14.Gus Poyet (Sub 16.Steffen Iversen, 83min), 10.Teddy Sheringham, 9.Les Ferdinand.

Subs (not used): 13.Kasey Keller, 30.Antony Gardner, 11.Sergei Rebrov Scorer: Christian Ziege 31 Football League Cup Final 2007-08: The New Wembley Stadium (Att:- 87,660) Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea after extra time (90 minute score 1-1) Team: 1.Paul Robinson, 28.Alan Hutton, 39.Jonathan Woodgate, 26. Ledley King, 2. Pascal Chimbonda (Sub 22.Tom Huddlestone, 60min), 25.Aaron Lennon, 8.Jermaine Jenas, 4.Didier Zokora, 15.Steed Malbranque (Sub 6.Teemu Tainio, 74min), 9.Dimitar Berbatov, 10.Robbie Keane (Sub Younes Kaboul, 101min). Subs (not used): 12. Radek Cerny, 23.Darren Bent.

Scorers: Berbatov (pen) 70, Woodgate 94 Manager: Juande Ramos Football League Cup Final 2008-09: The New Wembley Stadium (Att:88,217) Tottenham Hotspur 0ï¿½0 Manchester United after extra time (90 minute score 0-0) Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-4 on penalties Team: 1.Heurelho Gomes, 22.Vedran Corluka, 32.Benoit Assou-Ekotto, 20.Michael Dawson, 26.Ledley King, 7.Aaron Lennon (Sub 5.David Bentley, 102min), 8.Jermaine Jenas (sub 3.Gareth Bale, 98min), 4.Didier Zokora, 14.Luka Modric, 10.Darren Bent, 9.Roman Pavlyuckeno (Sub 24.Jamie Oï¿½Hara, 65min).

Subs (not used): 27.Ben Alnwick, 6.Tom Huddlestone, 16.Chris Gunter, 19.Adel Taarabt Scorers: - Penalties: Oï¿½Hara (saved), Corluka (scored), Bentley (missed, wide) Manager: Harry Redknapp Football League Cup Final 2014-15: The New Wembley Stadium (Att: 89,294) Tottenham Hotspur 0ï¿½2 Chelsea 1 Hugo Lloris, 2 Kyle Walker, 15 Eric Dier, 5 Jan Vertonghen, 3 Danny Rose; 42 Nabil Bentaleb, 38 Ryan Mason (Sub 11 Erik Lamela, 71); 22 Nacer Chadli (Sub 9 Roberto Soldado, 80), 23 Christian Eriksen, 17 Andros Townsend (Sub 19 Moussa Dembï¿½lï¿½, 62); 18 Harry Kane Subs (not used): 13 Michel Vorm, 33 Ben Davies, 21

 Federico Fazio, 25 Benji Stambouli Scorers: - Charity Cup Winners 1953-54, 1954-55.

YOUTH TEAM F.A. Youth Cup Winners 1969-70, 1973-74, 1989-90. South East Counties Senior League/Division One Champions 1969-70, 1970-71, 1972-73, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1994-95. South East Counties Senior League/League Cup Winners 1984-85, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1990-91 (joint), 1991-92, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97.

Southern Junior Floodlit Cup Winners 1964-65 (joint), 1969-70, 1989-90, 1991-92. London F.A. Youth Challenge Cup Winners 1946-47, 1948-49, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1976-77. International Youth Tournaments; 1959 Rotterdam, 1960 Berrenrath, 1965 The Hague, 1966 Bremen, 1971 Rotterdam, 1972 Rotterdam, 1974 Rotterdam, 1975 Geneva, 1976 Brussels, 1987 Dusseldorf, 1991 Bellinzona, 1994 Ostrach, 1999 Berne.

JUNIOR TEAM South East Counties Junior League Champions 1964-65, 1965-66, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1974-75. South East Counties Junior League Cup Winners 1965-66, 1968-69, 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1980-81. London F.A. Winchester Cup Winners 1950-51, 1951-52, 1954-55, 1955-56, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1962-63, 1964-65. John Ullman Cup Winners 1987-88,1989-90.

International Youth Tournaments; 1990 Northern Ireland Milk Cup, 1991 Wettingen, 1992 Wettingen, 1996 Northern Ireland Milk Cup. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - COMPLETE HISTORY 1882 - What was to become Tottenham Hotspur Football Club was formed by boys from Hotspur cricket club and from St. John's Presbyterian local grammar school, who used to meet under a street lamp on Tottenham High street close to the site of the current ground. The first name used was 'Hotspur FC' , named after the Duke of Northumberland's son Percy, who went by the nickname "Harry Hotspur" and who's fearless heroics would come to symbolise the character of the club. The first match was against the Radicals and saw the team lose by two goals on 30th August 1882, the only other match that season saw Spurs score their first goal, but lost 8-1 to Latymer. The scorer was not recorded. 1883 - The club was run by John Ripsher. The team played on the Tottenham Marshes and wore Navy Blue.

Spurs recorded their first win on the 6th October 1883 with a 9-0 thrashing of Brownlow Rovers, and later that month Buckle was the first reported Spurs scorer in a 3-1 defeat by Grange 1884 - The club was renamed "Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletic club". 1885 - Spurs played their first ever competitive match - against St Albans in the London Association Cup on 17th October 1885, and ran out 5-2 winners (scorers unrecorded) . A good start to what was to become a famous cup tradition. The kit had changed to light blue and white halves. 1887 - November 19th 1887 to be precise was the first meeting with Arsenal. The scum going under their original name of Royal Arsenal we being hammered 2-1 when they whinged to the officials and the game was abandonded 15 minutes from time, thus establishing their place in history as cheats, and second best to Tottenham.

1888 - Spurs moved to play home matches at Northumberland Park and charged an attendance fee for the first time, 3d! 1890 - A moment of madness, or the first gooner infiltrator!, as the kit changes colour once again -this time to Red shirts and Navy shorts! 1895 - Spurs became a professional club 1896 - Spurs were elected to the Southern League, thankfully changing our colours from Red, this time to Chocolate and Gold stripes. 1897 - The first of many cup finals - although unlike many of the subsequent ones, Spurs lost 2-0 to Wellingborough in a Local charity Cup 1898 - The club changed its colours for the last time to the lilywhite shirts used by the team of the day Preston North End, but retained the Navy blue shorts. The club also became a limited company and a record attendance of 15,000 saw the match against Woolwich Arsenal. Typically enough, boring Arsenal spoilt the day by grinding out a 0-0 on 8th April 1898.

1899 - The Club moved to present site which had a capacity of 35,000. The ground was almost named ' Gilpin ' but, having never been officially names, gradually became known as ' White Hart Lane '. The first match was a friendly vs Notts County , and after taking gross receipts ï¿½115 , Spurs ran out 4-1 winners with an opener from Pratt, followed by a hatrick for Copeland. 1900 - Spurs become Champions of the Southern League. 1901 - After victories against Preston 4-2 after a replay 1-1, Bury 2-1, Reading 3-0 after a replay 1-1 and West Brom 4-0 in the Semi's, Spurs won the FA Challenge Cup by beating Sheffield United 3-1 after a replay at Burnden Park, Bolton to become the only non-League club, ever to achieve this honour. Spurs were unlucky not to have won the first match at Crystal Palace which ended 2-2 as the referee wrongly awarded Sheffield United an equaliser.

Star of the cup run was Sandy Brown, who scored in 7 of the 8 matches, including a hatrick in the away win at Preston, all four in the 4-0 Semi final win against West Brom and in both finals to register 15 goals overall - a record which will surely never be broken. 1902 - Runners up in both the Southern and Western Leagues 1901 - Winners of the Western League and runners up again inthe Southern League 1908 - Despite only finishing 7th in the Southern League, Spurs were elected to the Second Division of the Football League. 1908 - The club had gone on a tour of Argentina . on the ship on the way home one of the amusements was a fancy dress contest, which was eventually won by two of the Tottenham squad dressed as Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday. Suffering from some understandable confusion with the story of Long Kevan Silver, they borrowed the ship's pet parrot. In recognition of their success the bird was presented to the club by the captain.

It survived happily at the club for ten years, dying on the day that Arsenal were given Spurs' place in the first division in 1919. 1909 - Spurs win their first ever league match 3-0 against Wolves and take the division by storm finishing runners up and gaining promotion to First Division at the first attempt. 1909 - The cockerel and ball first appeared in 1909 when a former player W J Scott cast a copper centrepiece to perch on the new west stand. Our world-famous ball-and-cockerel emblem is believed to have its origins in cock-fighting, because combative cocks were fitted with tiny spurs. The origin of the cockerel symbol has never been satisfactorily been explained. Harry Hotspur after whom the club was named wore spurs while leading his troops into battle. The spurs which were attached to the legs of fighting cocks were similar and the club's badge in the nineteenth century was a simple spur. Somewhere along the line a link was made between the fighting cock and the cockspur and the cockerel took over as the symbol.

It became firmly established as the symbol in 1910 when the cockerel and ball were erected on the roof of the main stand. The two lions rampant are taken from the crest of the northumberland family who feature heavily in hte history of the local area. Our motto "Audere est Facere" is Latin inscription, the litreral translation meaning "to dare is to do". In other words unless you try you will never achieve. 1915 - After finishing 15th, 15th, 12th, 17th 17th, Spurs finally are relegation to Second Division after finishing 20th, BUT ONLY BECAUSE ARSENAL BRIBED THE FA. After the First World War, the Football League decided to expand the two divisions from 20 to 22 clubs. Derby County and Preston North End, the top two Second Division clubs, were automatically promoted. Chelsea, who had finished above Spurs in 1914-15, were told that they could remain in Division 1, as a match between Manchester United and Liverpool had been fixed in 1915.

No case was made out for Spurs, and Arsenal (who had finished sixth in Division 2 in 1914-15, behind Barnsley, Wolves and Birmingham ) were promoted at spursï¿½ expense. BASTARDS. 1920 - Shenanighans with Arsenal's first division status cannot over shadow Spurs storming to their first league championship, the second division title, with a record 70 points. 1921 - The year ends in one again and so it brought our second FA Cup triumph, Spurs beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at Stamford Bridge with a Jimmy Dimmock winner on a rain sodden pitch. Spurs had accounted for Bristol Rovers 6-2, Bradford City4-0, Southend United 4-1, Aston Villa 1-0 and Preston 2-1 in the semi all at the first attempt. 1928 - Relegation to Second Division with 38 points. 1933 - Promotion again, this time as Division Two runners-up. 1934 - Building of the East Stand completed. 1935 - Relegation to Second Division.

1938 - The existing crowd record of 75,038 spectators established for the visit of Sunderland in the sixth round of the FA Cup. Spurs spoil the show by losing 1-0. 1950 - Led by Arthur Rowe, Spurs finally gain Promotion to the First Division by winning the second division championship for the second time. 1951 - One of the greatest seasons in Spurs history, as the push and run side claim the Football League Championship for the first time. 1957 - Our club shield is believed to date from 1957 when the club celebrated its 75 anniversary. It was made to decipt the enviroment of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. Bruce Castle which is shown on the top left-hand side is a 16th century building which currently houses the local history and achieve collection of the London Brough of Haringey. On the right are the seven trees planted at Page Green by the seven sisters of Tottenham thus the district known as Seven Sisters.

1961 - The DOUBLE: Football League Champions and winners of the FA Cup, with a 2-0 win over Leicester 1962 - Spurs retain the FA with a 3-1 win against Burnley 1963 - Winners of the European Cup-Winners' Cup. The first British club to win a major European competition. Jimmy Greaves becomes Spurs' highest League scorer in one season with 37 goals. 1967 - FA Cup winners for the fifth time, with a 2-1 win over Chelsea . 1971 - Winners of the Football League Cup for the first time, with two goal from Martin Chivers enough to defeat Aston Villa. 1972 - Spurs won the UEFA cup for the first time with a 3-2 aggregate win over Wolves. Spurs won the first leg at Molyniex 2-1 with a couple from Chivers, before a Mullery goal was enough to get us a 1-1 draw back at White Hart Lane .

1973 - A late goal from Sub Ralph Coates is enough to win the Football League Cup for the second time against Norwich City 1974 - Defeat and disgrace as Spurs lose 4-2 on aggregate to old rivals Feyernoord, as supporters go on the rampage in the stadium. Spurs are handed a life ban from Europe , overturned in 1980. Bill Nicholson resigned in the autumn of the next season, and a young 4 year old watches his first match, as Spurs go down 3-2 at home to Burnley , with John Pratt scoring his first Spurs goal. 1977 - Relegation to Second Division. 1978 - Promotion again secured at first attempt, despite a jittery last week which saw us lose at home to Sunderland 3-2, beat Hull 1-0 at home with a late handballed goal from Perryman and a 0-0 draw at already promoted Southampton . 1980 - Old West Stand demolished to make way for new modern structure. 1981 - FA Cup winners for the sixth time. Steve Perryman sets a new Club record of League appearances by passing Pat Jennings' previous record total of 472.

1982 - New West Stand opened. FA Cup winners for the seventh time in the Club's Centenary year. 1983 - By finishing fourth in the League, qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time since season 1973/74. First football club to float shares on the London Stock Exchange. 1983 - The current badge depicting the two lions plus cockerel and ball, incorporating our initials was introduced in 1983 and updated in 1992, the latter version - excluding the lions - appears on the club kit. The colours of our shield were further amended to ensure consistency with a darker blue background to match the badge. The castle and ball switched from yellow to brown, the trees were given greater definition with the club initials now black on a white backdrop as opposed to light blue. 1984 - Winners of the UEFA Cup for the second time, after a penalty shoot out with Anderlecht . 1985 - Playing strip changed to white shirts and white shorts. 1986 - Steve Perryman transferred to Oxford United after making a record 655 League appearances for Spurs. 1987 - Spurs reach eighth FA Cup Final.

Clive Allen sets a new Club record with 49 goals in a single season. Kit returns to white shirts and navy shorts. 1988 - First million plus signing Paul Stewart from Manchester City for ï¿½1.5 million. 1989 - The shelf is removed to make way for executive boxes on the East Stand. Somebody forgot to remove the two massive pillars which blight the stand to this day. 1991 - Batter Arsenal 3-1 on 14th April 1991 in the unofficial North London Cup with Gazza's free kick and a couple from Lineker. FA Cup winners a month later for the eighth time with a 2-1 extra time win over Forest . Gazza, who had been instrumental in getting us to the final was injured early on and Lineker missed a penalty as well as having a goal disallowed before we evenually won. Alan Sugar becomes Chairman and steers club away from impending bankruptcy. 1992 - Founder members of the new FA Premier League. Paul Gascoigne joins Lazio for ï¿½5.5 million - a record. 1994 - 'The Shelf' becomes an all-seater enclosure.

1995 - New South Stand completed. Record signing of Chris Armstrong from Crystal Palace for ï¿½4.5 million. 1996 - New Rights Issue raises ï¿½10.9 million to redevelop North Stand, complete hospitality areas in South Stand and reconstruct pitch. 1997 - Record signing, ï¿½6million for Les Ferdinand from Newcastle United. 1998 - New North Stand completed. Increased capacity to 36,257. 1999 - Winners of the League Cup for the third time with a last minute winner from Allan Nielsen against Leicester . 2000 - New record signing, ï¿½11million for Sergei Rebrov from Dynamo Kiev 2001 - Gooner Graham sacked and the dark clouds rise from the Lane. Heavenly choirs accompany his replacement Glenn Hoddle as Spurs embark on a new era ................. 2002 - Spurs reach the League Cup final with a fantastic 5-1 semi final win over Chelsea but a below par performance and a host of missed chances saw Spurs beaten 2-1 by Blackburn Rovers with Christian Ziege scoring Spurs goal.

Later that season, Ziege was to become the first serving Spurs player to appear in a World Cup final when coming on as sub for Germany . 2003 - Hoddle sacked and Spurs left to drift under crass mismanagement of Levy and Pleat 2004/5 - After 9 months of waiting, Santini appointed as manager but then "walked out" a few months later.

New director of Football Frank Arnesen sees his man Martin Jol replace him as manager, and Frank Arnesen himself leaves for Chelsea in the summer 2006 - Spurs suffer final day heartache (or should that be gutache) as a poisoned squad loses 2-1 to West Ham and with in the 4th position held since Nov that season but a 5th place guarantees the highest premier league finish and a return to the UEFA cup next season 2007 ï¿½ Campaigning on four fronts for most of the season, Spurs suffered springtime knock outs of the league cup (semi against Arsenal), FA Cup against Chelsea and in the UEFA against Sevilla both in the QF stage and both against the eventual winners, but a late rally in the league lifts Spurs to another 5th place and UEFA qualification.

2007 ï¿½ Martin Jol sacked and replaced by Juande Ramos 2008 ï¿½ Spurs beat Arsenal 5-1 in the semi final of the League Cup, the first win over the Gunners since 1999 to set up another all London clash in the final against Chelsea 2008 - Winners of the Football League Cup for the fourth time, coming from a goal down to beat Chelsea 2-1 after extra time with goals from Berbatov (pen) and Woodgate, his first for the club 2008 ï¿½ Juande Ramos sacked and replaced by Harry Redknapp 2009 ï¿½ Spurs reach the League Cup final but fail to retain the cup by losing out 4-1 on penalties to Manchester United after a goalless 120 minutes 2010 ï¿½ A 1-0 away at Manchester City guarantees Spurs a top four finish in the Premier League for the first time and Champions League Football, capping a remarkable turnaround in the clubs fortunes by Harry Redknapp 2011 ï¿½ A memorable first Champions League campaign sees Spurs progress to the last 8 in Europe

, falling to Real Madrid having already beaten AC Milan and current holders Inter along the way.

The European run took their toll towards what had been a strong league campaign but Spurs still managed to finish 5th and guarantee another year of European football & it is a measure of Spurs progress that a finish which earned Jol the plaudits in 2006 was perceived by some to be disappointing in 2011

Question: Which team did Tottenham Hotspur beat to win the 1973 League Cup?
Answer: Norwich City