This book is a factual account of the history of the worlds greatest football club tottenham hotspur. The dark history of tottenham hotspur the history of arsenal. Drawing on social history, contemporary press reports and firsthand interviews with the fans themselves, authors martin cloake and alan fisher trace the clubs development from being the team of the suburbs and the rising south, through the glory years and the arrival of mass, popular culture, and into the modern era of. Tottenham hotspur is coming soon to amazon prime video and we have everything you need to know. Tottenham hotspur was formed in 1882, and early matches of the club were played on public land at tottenham marshes. Tottenham hotspur football club is an english football club. This book is just fantastic and extremely well written. Johns presbyterian local grammar school, who used to meet under a street lamp on tottenham high street close to the site of the current ground. Make offer spurs a history of tottenham hotspur by julian holland sportspages book 1957. We have created a sport and leisure destination for london with a multiuse stadium capable of staging major sporting and nonsporting events, including nfl, rugby and concerts, as well as tottenham hotspur matches. Spurs destination tottenham book official spurs shop. This is a list of notable footballers who have played for tottenham hotspur since its foundation as hotspur f. Personalised tottenham hotspur football book gift details personalised tottenham hotspur book. Tottenham hotspur football club handbook 198485 by tottenham hotspur football club and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Julie welch is a top author and has been a top sports writer for many years. The book goes through all the tottenham teams from the first team in 1882 through to the current team of 2012. The personalised tottenham football book will be a clear winner with your starkraving mad spurs fan the book is chockfull of all their favourite teams rich history, told through newspaper coverage from the last 100 years. Tottenham hotspur football book a history in pictures. This personalised tottenham hotspur football book documents every unforgettable and historically significant achievement of the one and only spurs. Offering a glimpse into the history of tottenham hotspur from 1906 onwards, a football picture book uses photos to demonstrate spurs incredible rise to the top. Take a year by year look in photos at the former teams that represented tottenham hotspur, with images dating back from 1901. The sports archives tottenham hotspur club history posted on february 23, 2015 by thesportsarchives the tottenham hotspur football club also know as tottenham hotspur f. We begin with the clubs location, home ground, and founding story. As their matches became more popular with the public and the number of spectators increased, the club decided to move to an enclosed ground allowing it to charge an entrance fee and control the crowd. His father henry had already been endowed with the earldom of northumberland and his grand mother mary plantagenet was the grand daughter of the ruthless king edward the iii. Legends have graced the turf throughout its history since spurs moved there in 1899, from the goal scoring genius of jimmy greaves to the enigmatic paul gascoigne and right up to the modern day heroes of spurs best team in decades.
All these books have been published, but some are obviously now only available through specialist outlets or. Lord henry percy was born on the 20 th of may 66 at alnwick castle. Revisit white hart lane and explore some of its most famous locations, alongside rooms previously offlimits. This is an oldfashioned blog by an oldfashioned supporter who has stood and then sat on the shelf for 50 years. Important events, famous birthdays and historical deaths from our searchable today in history archives.
Great books about current and former spurs players and spurs managers and the history of tottenham hotspur football club. For results from all of tottenham hotspur s seasons, see list of tottenham hotspur f. A peoples history of tottenham hotspur is the story of how fans helped create the identity of a worldfamous club and tells a story from a perspective rarely acknowledged. Tottenham hotspur football picture book historic newspapers. It has a capacity of 62,303, making it one of the largest stadiums in the premier league and the largest club stadium in london.
The edition offers an incredible glimpse into the teams past since they were founded in 1882. The captain of tottenham hotspur is hugo lloris and vicecaptain is harry kane. Personalised tottenham hotspur football book i just love it. New book reveals mauricio pochettino to be an idiosyncratic. This history in pictures book is exclusive to i just love it, handbound in a special cover tailored to the team full of iconic images from the 20th century, this fantastic spurs picture book will make the perfect keepsake. We discuss some of tottenham hotspur football clubs history in this video. Their current stadium is the tottenham hotspur stadium in north london.
Becoming a one hotspur member is the best way to ensure you have the opportunity to purchase home tickets for premier league and cup matches. This book looks at how spurs fans played an important part in creating an identity of our worldrenowned club. The extraordinary history of tottenham hotspurs home for 118 years. Coming fourth in the 200910 and 201112 seasons put the club into the uefa champions league qualifying stages for the 201011 season only. Relive those glorious moments of your favourite team captured in newsprint. The complete history books is a beautifully produced, collectors edition box set which represents the most extensive historical record of tottenham hotspur football club ever produced. Buy a peoples history of tottenham hotspur football club first by martin cloake, alan fisher isbn. The sports archives tottenham hotspur club history the.
A peoples history of tottenham hotspur football club. There are two ways fans can buy tickets for home matches at tottenham hotspur stadium. His latest book is called, a peoples history of tottenham hotspur football club. Shop very rare history of tottenham hotspur 18821946 book.
Sep 02, 2016 this later book also records that the blue and white halved shirts introduced in 1885 had replaced the old blue jerseys with hfc stitched across the front. How spurs fans shaped the identity of one of the world s most famous clubs. Tottenham hotspur are proud to present the lane 360. Tottenham hotspur, book, the history of tottenham hotspur fc. The tottenham hotspur stadium is the home of tottenham hotspur in north london, replacing the clubs previous stadium, white hart lane. What is most fascinating is her own journey with one of the worlds most storied teams tottenham hotspur football club thfc. Explore books by tottenham hotspur with our selection at.
The ultimate book of tottenham trivia plus many more in the tottenham hotspur online bookshop. Tottenham on my mind is a fans blog about tottenham hotspur. White hart lane, home ground for tottenham 18992017. The lane book official spurs shop tottenham hotspur f. The extraordinary history of tottenham hotspurs famous home for 118 years, with forewords from playing legends terry dyson and alan mullery. The lane the official history of the world famous home of the spurs. Cross sports book awards illustrated book of the year white hart lane is, without doubt, one of englands most famous football grounds. The cross sports book awards illustrated book of the year. This tottenham hotspur football picture book is exclusive to historic newspapers, handbound in a special cover tailored to the team. Various tottenham history books conjecture on this, with both 1900 or september 1899 being stated, however, the clubs late historian, andy porter uncovered an article published in the golden penny dated september 1898 which carries a photograph of the.
Drawing on social history, contemporary press reports and firsthand interviews with the fans themselves, authors martin cloake and alan fisher trace the clubs development from being the team of the suburbs and the rising south. A brilliant history lesson on the great tottenham hotspur football club. How spurs fans shaped the identity of one of the world s most famous clubs cloake, martin, fisher, alan on. Thats billed on amazon as a history of white hart lane.
There are numerous books on the early history of tottenham, recent well written ones including brian beltons forward the spurs which only concerns tottenham hotspur from their formation to 1901 and the biography of tottenham hotspur julie welch. Very rare history of tottenham hotspur 18821946 book. Destination tottenham tells the full story of how our iconic new home was created from the very beginning, over 336 beautifully illustrated pages. Destination tottenham is a beautifully illustrated book designed to tell the complete story of tottenham hotspur stadium and celebrate the monumental milestone that it represents for our club. There is no photographic evidence of these first shirts that were likely to have been made of flannel or cotton as was typical of the time. Our one hotspur members are first in line to purchase matchday tickets with member ticket priority windows. Topspurs the world famous unofficial home of tottenham. All these books have been published, but some are obviously now only available through.
Tottenham hotspur players, titles, managers, opponents and much more. Find out why the history of tottenham fc book is the no. Watch as the rooms come to life in 360 degree video, with footage from our final matches and memories from. Mar 21, 2018 too many to mention, really, although i did in my book glory, glory lane. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. My memories of spurs managers from bill nicholson to jose mourinho. Nov 01, 2017 sport football premier league new book reveals mauricio pochettino to be an idiosyncratic obsessive eager to lead tottenham to success. From the early 20th century to the recent past, each book affords a unique perspective on your team or sports colourful history. Going back to the start of the millenium, it details how the vision of our chairman, daniel levy came about, the journey through the full process with unforeseen challenges, the design and build itself. I decided to read this book because my neighbour got it for me for christmas and because i am obsessed with tottenham hotspur. Tottenham hotspur fc was founded in 1882, by a group of grammarschool boys from all hallows church. Tottenham hotspur books september 10, 2017 martin cloake and alan fisher will be discussing a peoples history of tottenham hotspur with robert elms on his radio london show next saturday, 16 september, at 11am. A history of tottenham hotspur fc from 1882 to 1997. Having followed spurs since 1970 at home and away, martin cloake knows the history and traditions of this great club.
Sep 07, 2015 new edition of this successful, detailed and colourful history of tottenham hotspur that gets to the heart and soul of the famous north london football club. Fresh deals this way find what youre looking for, for even less. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Here is a list of books associated with tottenham hotspur in one way or another. This beautiful coffee table book celebrates the history of white hart lane the world famous home of the spurs since 1899 as an exciting new future looms in n17. Tottenham hotspur football books, dvds and merchandise. The spurs shirt book is a stunning coffee table book tells the history of the lilywhite and blue jersey through an extraordinary collection of spurs shirts, match worn by club legends from danny blanchflower and jimmy greaves to glenn hoddle, ricky villa, gareth bale and harry kane.
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