TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS

Established: 1882Address: 748, High Road London N17 0AP EnglandPhone: (0181) 365 55 000Fax: 0844 499 5000Electronic Mail: customer.care @ tottenhamhotspur.comOfficial Page: http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/Chairman: Daniel LevyDirector: Matthew Collecott & Sir Keith MillsStadium: White Hart Lane
Hotspur Football Club, the precursor to Tottenham Hotspur, was founded by a group of students to All Hallows Church in 1882. Name Hotspur allegedly given according to the name of Sir Henry Percy, also called Harry Hotspur in the works of William Shakespeare, Henry IV part first. Sir Henry owned land in the area of ​​the establishment of the club, thus affecting the selection of the name of the club by students from the grammar school. In 1884, the club was renamed Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and Atheltic Club in order to prevent the similarity of names with another club, London Hotspur. The club turned professional in 1895 the status of finished and then follow the Southern League.
Tottenham achievement never before ultimately uplifting for the first time successfully won the 1950/51 Division One season. The Spurs players at that time, among others, Alf Ramsey, Ronnie Burgess, Ted Ditchburn, Lee Duquemin, Sonny Walters and Bill Nicholson. Style "push-and-run" which was introduced to make Tottenham manager Arthur Rowe respected opponents and make the team calculated during the decade. However, the league title two new Spurs won just ten seasons later. One of the factors supporting success, reportedly because the White Hart Lane ground conditions are bad, even for a moment.
In 1958, Bill Nicholson as manager and start one of the golden period of the club. Over 16 years of work in a team technical bench, Nicholson won eight major titles. When Nicholson's retirement, the Spurs lost the nail in the Premier League. Spurs relegated in the 1976/77 season after 27 years of competing in the top tier. This ugly fact was followed by sales of mainstay goalkeeper Pat Jennings to their eternal rivals, Arsenal, which of course strongly opposed the fans. In the 1980s until the 2000s, the power of the Spurs still be calculated in the Premier League scene. But, their new limited became a surprise club that has not really able to dominate the competition as a team with a winning mentality.
Achievements:
UEFA Cup champion (1971/72, 1983/84)
Cup Winners Cup winner (1962/63)
the old First Division champions (1950/51, 1960/61)
the old Second Division champion (1919/20, 1949/50)
FA Cup champion (1900/01, 1920/21, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1966/67, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1990/91)
League Cup winner (1970/71, 1972/73, 1998/99, 2007/08)
Charity Shield winner (1921, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1991).