Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
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Template:Football club infobox Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. Their home ground is White Hart Lane in Tottenham. Their motto is Audere Est Facere (To Dare Is To Do).
The club was formed in 1882 by boys from Hotspur cricket club and from the local grammar school. Originally the club was known as Hotspur FC. In 1884 the club was renamed Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletic Club.
The club has a long standing rivalry with its North London neighbours Arsenal (formerly Woolwich Arsenal - originally from South East London).
In the 1960-61 season, Spurs became the first team to achieve the league and FA Cup double in the 20th century.
They are one of only three teams to win the FA Cup in consecutive years since the end of the 19th century, the others being Arsenal and Newcastle United and the only team to have done so on two occasions. Tottenham Hotspur were the first and so far only team to win the FA Cup as a non-league club; this was in 1901 when Spurs were in the Southern League. Tottenham were the first British club to win a European trophy - the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1963.
Tottenham Hotspur have traditionally been one of the biggest clubs in England.
Daniel Levy became chairman of the club in February 2001. Frank Arnesen was appointed Sports Director in May 2004, and in June it was announced that French national team coach Jacques Santini would join Tottenham Hotspur as head coach following Euro 2004, with Martin Jol taking up a post as his assistant. On November 5th 2004 however, Santini resigned for 'personal reasons'. Jol was confirmed as his successor on November 8.
At the conclusion of the 2004/5 season Frank Arnesen was placed on "gardening leave" following a statement released by the club that Chelsea had illegally approached Arnesen about becoming head of talent scouting.
History
The Bill Nicholson Era: Glory Days
The most successful manager in Tottenham's history is Bill Nicholson, who guided the club to major trophy success three seasons in a row during the early 1960's - the League Championship/F.A Cup double in 1961, F.A Cup in 1962 and European Cup Winners Cup in 1963. Key players in the early 1960's Tottenham side included Danny Blanchflower, John White, David Mackay and Jimmy Greaves. Blanchflower, the club captain, later had a spell as Chelsea team manager and was later a football writer until his death in 1993 at the age of 67. Greaves also turned out for AC Milan and Chelsea and is the third highest goalscorer of all time for the England team with 44 goals. White died at the age of 27 after being hit by lightning on a golf course. Mackay later enjoyed success in management when he guided Derby County to the League Championship in 1975.
The Keith Burkinshaw Era: More Success
Tottenham slipped out of the First Division at the end of the 1976-77 season, and the club's directors hired Keith Burkinshaw as manager in a bid to revitalise Tottenham's fortunes. They won promotion back to the top flight at the first time of asking, and lifted the F.A Cup in 1981 after beating Manchester City in a replay. Spurs retained the trophy the following year. Key players in this successful Tottenham side included Garth Crooks, Glenn Hoddle, Ricardo Villa and Osvaldo Ardiles. This impressive set of players inspired Tottenham to UEFA Cup glory in 1984, but Burkinshaw walked out on the club within days to be succeeded by Peter Shreeves.
The Shreeves and Pleat Era: Nearly Men
Peter Shreeves remained in charge of Tottenham for two seasons, achieving a third-place finish in his first season but losing his job after a slump in 1985-86. Luton Town manager David Pleat was appointed as his successor, and 1986-87 looked to be a successful season for Spurs. They were in the hunt for the title almost until the end of the season, finishing third, and reached the F.A Cup final where they took on Coventry City. Spurs had won in each of their seven previous F.A Cup finals, whereas Coventry had never reached an F.A Cup final before. Spurs were the favourites but suffered a shock 3-2 defeat at the hands of John Sillett's team. Pleat quit the following October after rumours circulated in the national press that he was involved in a vice ring.
The Terry Venables Era: Hitting the Headlines
Terry Venables was named as Pleat's successor and began an eventful six-year reign at the club which rarely saw Tottenham out of the headlines. After two disappointing seasons in the First Division, Venables guided the club to a third-place finish in 1989-90 and the following year they won the F.A Cup. The impressive new-look Tottenham team included two players who contributed to England's run to the semi finals of the Template:Wc – Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker.
Shortly after the F.A Cup success of 1991, Terry Venables joined forces with businessman Alan Sugar to take over Tottenham Hotspur and pay off their £20million debts - part of which involved the lucrative sale of Gascoigne. Venables took on the role of chief executive, with Peter Shreeves taking charge of first-team duties. His second spell as team manager lasted just one season, before he was dismissed in favour of joint coaches Ray Clemence and Doug Livermore. Tottenham's first Premier League season ended with an unremarkable mid-table finish and Venables was soon removed from the club's board after a bitter dispute with Sugar.
The Ossie Ardiles Era: Failing to Deliver
Ossie Ardiles, a former Tottenham player who had helped the club win two F.A Cups and a UEFA Cup, was named as the club's new manager for the 1993-94 season having just won the Division Two playoffs with West Bromwich Albion. By now, the likes of Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker were gone and replaced by newer players like Teddy Sheringham and Gordon Durie. The club's league form was dogged by bad feeling over the Sugar-Venables dispute and they finished in a disappointing 15th place - having an outside chance of relegation right up to the penultimate game of the season. To make matters worse, the club was linked with financial irregularities which involved illegal payments being made to players during the 1980's.
During the summer of 1994, Tottenham was found guilty of making illegal payments to players and handed out the most severe punishment in English football: 12 league points deducted for the 1994-95 Premier League season, 1-year ban from F.A Cup and £600,000 fine. Alan Sugar protested against the punishment, saying that the people involved with the wrong-doings were no longer at the club. The F.A Cup ban and points deduction were both eventually quashed.
Meanwhile, Ardiles went on a spending spree and captured three expensive foreign players - German striker Jürgen Klinsmann and Romanian midfielders Gheorghe Popescu and Ilie Dumitrescu. These expensive signings made little difference to Tottenham's unremarkable Premiership form and he was sacked in September 1994.
The Gerry Francis Era: Much promise but little success
Ardiles was replaced by former QPR manager Gerry Francis, who turned around the club's fortunes dramatically - at least for the remainder of the 1994-95 season. They took advantage of their reinstatement to the F.A Cup and reached the semi finals, only a 4-1 defeat against eventual winners Everton prevented them from reaching the final. Tottenham climbed to seventh place in the final Premiership table and narrowly missed out on a UEFA Cup place. At the end of the season, three key players were sold - Nick Barmby (to Middlesbrough), Jürgen Klinsmann (to Bayern Munich) and Gheorghe Popescu (to Barcelona). Ilie Dumitrescu moved to West Ham soon after the season began, having never claimed a regular first-team place.
New to the Tottenham squad for 1995-96 were winger Ruel Fox and striker Chris Armstrong. They kept Spurs in the hunt for a UEFA Cup place right up to the very end of the season, when they had to settle for eighth place in the final table.
1996-97 saw Tottenham finish tenth in the Premiership and Francis was under ever-increasing pressure. Teddy Sheringham was sold to Manchester United and replaced by Newcastle's Les Ferdinand – PFA Player of the Year in 1996. But Ferdinand's arrival made little difference to Tottenham's fading Premiership fortunes, and Francis was sacked in November with Spurs second from bottom in the Premiership and in real danger of losing their top flight tenancy.
The Christian Gross Era: On the Brink
Christian Gross, the head coach of Swiss league champions Grasshoppers, was appointed as Francis's replacement. He re-signed legendary striker Jurgen Klinsmann, whose second spell lasted just six months before he retired from playing. Klinsmann's goals were a key factor in securing Tottenham's Premiership safety, and they finished 14th. But Gross was sacked soon after the start to the 1998-99 season after another bad start, and in came George Graham to replace him.
The George Graham Era: Some Silverware At Last
George Graham, the former manager of Tottenham's neighbours Arsenal, did well in his first season as Tottenham manager. He guided them to a secure mid-table finish and most impressively delivered some silverware for the first time since 1991 - in the shape of the League Cup, which was the prize for beating Leicester City at Wembley. Another mediocre season followed in 1999-2000, with Tottenham's UEFA Cup campaign being short-lived and their league form not being good enough for another European place. Graham was dismissed in March 2001 to be replaced by Glenn Hoddle.
The Glenn Hoddle Era: A dream that failed to deliver
Glenn Hoddle is rated by many as one of the best players ever to pull on a Tottenham shirt, but there is surely nobody who rates him as one of the club's best managers. He was full of ambition for the 2001-02 season, intent on re-establishing Tottenham as a top club. A run to the League Cup final gave them some hope of silverware, but it was ended when they lost to Blackburn Rovers. A ninth place finish in the Premiership was hardly impressive. Tottenham won their first three fixtures of the 2002-03 Premiership campaign but while few expected them to stay there, it was still disappointing when they faded away to finish a disappointing tenth in the final table. Hoddle was finally dismissed in September 2003 after a slow start to the 2003-04 season. Director of Football David Pleat was put in charge of the first team until the end of the season, and guiding them to 14th in the Premiership before quitting the club for good.
Jacques Santini: Come and gone in 5 months
Tottenham named Dutchman Frank Arnesen as their Sporting Director in May 2004, with French national coach Jacques Santini becoming head coach a few weeks later. Many observers doubted Santini's suitability for the job at Tottenham, and they were proved correct at the beginning of November in 2004 when he walked out on the club after just five months in charge.
Martin Jol: On the comeback trail
Santini's assistant, Martin Jol, was put in charge of the first team and many observers doubted whether the Dutchman was competent enough for Premiership football. But he soon silenced the critics as Tottenham climbed into the top half of the table at Christmas and Jol was named Premiership Manager of the Month for December 2004.
Tottenham finished the 2004-05 season in ninth place and had a slim chance of a UEFA Cup place until the very last day of the season. Jol's target for 2005-06 will be to achieve European qualifcation and possibly land some silverware.
Honours
- Football League Champions 2
- 1950-51, 1960-61.
- FA Cup Winners 8
- 1900-01, 1920-21, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1966-67, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1990-91.
- Football League Cup Winners 3
- 1970-71, 1972-73, 1998-99
- European Cup Winners' Cup Winners 1
- 1962-63.
- UEFA Cup Winners 2
- 1971-72, 1983-84.
- Football League Division Two Champions 2
- 1919-20, 1949-50.
- FA Charity Shield Winners 7
- 1920-21, 1951-52, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1967-68 (joint), 1981-82 (joint), 1991-92 (joint)
Past players
The "Double" Winners
- Bill Brown - Peter Baker - Ron Henry - Danny Blanchflower - Maurice Norman - Dave Mackay - Cliff Jones - John White - Bobby Smith - Les Allen - Terry Dyson - Bill Nicholson
Others
- Clive Allen - Paul Allen - Darren Anderton - Steve Archibald - Osvaldo Ardiles - Gerry Armstrong - Sol Campbell - Martin Chivers - Ray Clemence - Garth Crooks - Len Duquemin - Mike England - Paul Gascoigne - Alan Gilzean - David Ginola - Richard Gough - Jimmy Greaves - Glenn Hoddle - Pat Jennings - Kasey Keller - Joe Kinnear - Jürgen Klinsmann - Cyril Knowles - Gary Lineker - Gary Mabbutt - Les Medley - Steve Perryman - Martin Peters - Alf Ramsey - Graham Roberts - Ronny Rosenthal - Frank Saul - Teddy Sheringham - Peter Taylor - Terry Venables - Ricardo Villa - Chris Waddle - Paul Walsh - Christian Ziege
Current Squad
The official lists can be found at the club's official site: first team (http://www.spurs.co.uk/squad.asp) and reserves (http://www.spurs.co.uk/article.asp?hlid=235118).
Goalkeepers
| 1. | Paul Robinson | 
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| 25. | Marton Fülöp | 
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| 37. | Rádek Cerny | 
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Defenders
| 2. | Noureddine Naybet | Missing image Morocco_flag_large.png Moroccan |
| 5. | Goran Bunjevcević | 
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| 14. | Erik Edman | 
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| 17. | Noe Pamarot | 
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| 20. | Michael Dawson |
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| 21. | Rodrigo Defendi | 
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| 26. | Ledley King (captain) |
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| 29. | Philip Ifil |
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| 30. | Anthony Gardner |
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| 34. | Stephen Kelly | 
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| Calum Davenport |
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| Paul Stalteri | 
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Midfielders
| 4. | Sean Davis |
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| 8. | Pedro Mendes | Missing image Portugal_flag_large.png Portuguese |
| 11. | Michael Brown |
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| 16. | Reto Ziegler | Missing image Switzerland_flag_large.png Swiss |
| 19. | Andy Reid |
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| 23. | Michael Carrick |
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| 24. | Thimothee Atouba | Missing image Cameroon_flag_large.png Cameroonian |
| 31. | Dean Marney |
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| 32. | Johnnie Jackson |
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| 36. | Emil Hallfredsson | 
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Strikers
| 9. | Frédéric Kanouté | 
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| 10. | Robbie Keane |
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| 12. | Mounir El Hamdaoui | Missing image Morocco_flag_large.png Moroccan |
| 15. | Mido (Ahmed Hossam) |  (on loan from AS Roma)
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| 18. | Jermain Defoe |
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| 22. | Lee Barnard |
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| 28. | Mark Yeates |
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| Edson Silva | Missing image Portugal_flag_large.png Portuguese |
External links
- Official site (http://www.spurs.co.uk/)
- Suporters Trust site (http://www.tottenhamtrust.com/)
- Latest Tottenham Hotspurs News Feeds (http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Tottenham+Hotspur)
- Topspurs unofficial supporter site (http://www.topspurs.com/)
- Glory, Glory - A History Of Tottenham Hotspur (http://www.gloryglorytottenhamhotspur.com)
- Spurs Australia - OzSpurs (http://www.ozspurs.com)
- Spurs Store (http://www.SpursStore.com)
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1994-95 |
1995-96 |
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| FA Premier League | FA Cup | |
| The Football League (Champ, 1, 2) | England (men) | League Cup |
| Football Conference (Nat, N, S) | FA Community Shield | |
| Northern Premier League (Prem, 1) | (women) | Football League Trophy |
| Southern League (Prem, 1W, 1E) | List of clubs | FA Trophy |
| Isthmian League (Prem, 1, 2) | FA Vase | |
| English football league system | Records | FA NLS Cup |
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