Tottenham

Club Information

Club History

Tottenham Hotspur were founded in 1882 by a group of schoolboys and named after Harry Hotspur, the medieval knight. Spurs became the first club in the 20th century to achieve the league and FA Cup Double in 1961 under Bill Nicholson, and won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1963 — the first British club to win a European trophy. The club's modern era has seen them move to their spectacular new 62,850-capacity stadium in 2019. Under various managers, Tottenham have consistently competed for Champions League places but their last major trophy remains the 2008 League Cup.

Trophy Cabinet

• League Titles: 2
• FA Cups: 8
• League Cups: 4
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1 (1963)
• UEFA Cup: 2

Did You Know?

• Tottenham were the first British club to win a European trophy when they lifted the Cup Winners' Cup in 1963
• The new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has a retractable pitch that reveals an artificial surface for NFL games underneath
• Jimmy Greaves scored 266 goals for Spurs and remains their all-time top scorer
• The 1961 Double-winning side is considered one of the greatest teams in English football history
• Spurs' stadium cost £1.2 billion to build making it one of the most expensive stadiums ever constructed
• The club's cockerel and ball emblem dates back to Harry Hotspur's spurs — fighting cockerels historically had spurs attached to their legs
• Tottenham reached the 2019 Champions League final in a dramatic run that included a last-minute winner against Ajax