FREE SPURS ON THIS DAY: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HISTORY, FACTS & FIGURES FROM EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR PDF

David Clayton | 184 pages | 01 Nov 2011 | Pitch Publishing Ltd | 9781905411863 | English | Hove, United Kingdom On This Day Personalised Tottenham Book | In The Book

Real Madrid -- who were impressed with Reguilon's progress on loan at Sevilla FC last season -- have insisted on the inclusion of a buy-back option. The year-old would prefer a move to but United have yet to agree to Real's demands for the buy-back clause, something Spurs have accepted as part of negotiations with the Spanish giants. Sources added that United have not yet agreed a fee for Reguilon and were hopeful they could drive down the price based on the player's desire to join them, but Spurs' concrete interest has complicated their pursuit. Shaka Hislop points out Tottenham's lack of play making in their loss to Everton in the . Tottenham's interest in Reguilon, 23, is long-standing. The player was on the verge of signing for Chelsea last month, but was already being tracked by Spurs as well as Manchester United and a number of other top European clubs. Sources close to Reguilon told ESPN that Spurs' long-term project had convinced the player, as well as the personal interest Jose Mourinho had taken in securing his signature. The well-established relationship between Daniel Levy and Florentino Perez also helped seal the deal. Madrid did not want to let go of Reguilon entirely. Senior figures at the club requested the buy-back clause after watching him earn a place in the Spain national team, making his debut against Ukraine this month. There is no place for Reguilon in Real Madrid's squad at present, with Marcelo and Ferland Mendy both ahead of him in coach 's planning, but there is a reluctance at the Bernabeu to rule out his return at some stage, given his potential. Reguilon was one of Sevilla's best players last year in a season which saw them win the Europa League and finish fourth in La Liga. Skip to navigation. Real Madrid stunned in UCL opener. Zidane: 'Bad game, bad night' for Real Madrid. Liverpool hold on to win without Van Dijk. Rampant Coman Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year as Bayern thrash Atletico. Ozil blasts Arsenal's lack of loyalty after Prem axe. Rashford reacts after MPs reject meals campaign. Sources: Coutinho, Griezmann in pay-cut talks. How a could happen. Nick Hengelman is Ajax's last hope of a return on Cape Town investment. Ruben Dias could fix Man City's defensive woes despite being young for a central defender. European kit power rankings: Real Madrid in pink, Juve's 'bold' orange'. Why Dortmund Spurs On This Day: Tottenham Hotspur History. Schalke is Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year Bundesliga's biggest derby by far. Genk's Onuachu must adapt to Nigerian style to replicate club form. Africans Abroad: Osimhen makes a stand. Saka's meteoric rise down to rare mixture of talent and temperament. Sep 15, ESPN. Hislop: Spurs body language says how they feel about Mourinho Shaka Hislop points out Tottenham's lack of play making in their loss to Everton in the Premier League. Tottenham Hotspur Posts Record Operating Profit Thanks To Champions League Run

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Formed in as "Hotspur Football Club" by a group of schoolboys, it was renamed to "Tottenham Hotspur Football Club" inand is commonly referred to as "Tottenham" or "Spurs". Initially amateurthe club turned professional in Spurs won the FA Cup inbecoming the Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year, and so far only non-League club to do so since the formation of the Football League. In —61Tottenham became the first team to complete The Double in the 20th century. Tottenham played in the Southern League from untilwhen they were elected to the Football League Second Division. They won Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year to the First Division the following year, and stayed there until the late s. The club played mostly in the Second Division until the s, when it enjoyed Spurs On This Day: Tottenham Hotspur History revival, reaching a peak in the s. Fortunes dipped after the early s, but resurged in the s. Tottenham was a founding member of the Premier League in ; they finished in mid-table most seasons, but now rank as one of the top six clubs. Of the club's thirty-two managers, John Cameron was the first to win a major trophy, the FA Cup. developed the " " style of play in the s and led the club to its first league title. Bill Nicholson oversaw the Double winning side as well as the most successful period of the club's history, in the s and early s. Spurs played their early games on public land at Tottenham Marshesbut by they were playing on rented ground at Northumberland Park. Inthe club moved to White Hart Lanewhere a stadium was gradually developed. Spurs remained there until Its replacement, Tottenham Hotspur Stadiumwas completed in on the same site; during its construction, home matches were played at . Mostly aged 13 to 14, the boys were members of the Hotspur Cricket Club formed two years earlier. As with Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year cricket club, it was chosen in honour of Sir Henry Percy better known as Harry Hotspur, the rebel of Shakespeare 's Henry IV, part 1whose Northumberland family once owned land in the area, including Northumberland Park in Tottenham where the club is located. The boys initially held their meetings under lampposts in Northumberland Park or in half-built houses on the adjoining Willoughby Lane in Tottenham. Ripsher, who continued as president untilsupported the boys through the club's formative years, reorganising it and establishing the club's ethos. It was later bought by the club in and became its official address Tottenham High Road in The boys played their early matches on public ground at Tottenham Marsheswhere they needed to mark out and prepare their own pitch, and on occasions had to defend against other teams who might try to take it over. Robert Buckle was the team's first captain, [20] and for two years the boys largely played games among themselves, but the number of friendly fixtures against other clubs gradually increased. The first recorded match took place on 30 September against a local team named the Radicals, a game Hotspur lost 2—0. The match was attended by spectators, and Spurs won 5—2. Spurs attracted the interest of the local community soon after their formation, and the number of spectators for their matches grew to 4, within a few years. As their games were played on public land, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year admission fees could be charged for spectators. In Tottenham moved their home fixtures from the Tottenham Marshes to Northumberland Park, where they rented an enclosed ground and were able to charge for admission and control the crowd. The first match there was on 13 Octobera reserve match that yielded gate receipts of 17 shillings. By the early s, a cup tie may have drawn a few thousand paying supporters. Spurs initially played in navy-blue shirts with a letter H on a scarlet shield on the left breast and white breeches. The club became unwittingly involved in a controversy known as the Payne Boots Affair in October A reserve player from FulhamErnie Payne, agreed to play for Spurs but arrived without any kit as it had apparently been stolen at Fulham. As no suitable boots could be found, the club gave him 10 shillings to buy his boots. Fulham then complained to the London Football Association that Tottenham had poached their player, and accused them of professionalism breaching amateur rules. On the latter charge, the London Football Association found Tottenham guilty, as the payment for the boots was judged an "unfair inducement" to attract the player to the club. Press coverage of the incident raised the national profile of what was then a local amateur club, and gained them sympathy for what many thought was unfair treatment. Invitations from other clubs to play games increased, and attendance at their matches rose. With an increasing number of teams to play against, the quality of Spurs' opposition also improved. To compete against better teams, the club committee, led by the second club president John Oliver, agreed that the club should turn professional. Robert Buckle made the proposal at a meeting on 16 Decemberwhich was accepted after a vote, and Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year club gained its professional status on 20 December Spurs made a failed attempt to join the Football Leaguebut they were admitted to Division One of the Southern League in mid Logan, were quickly recruited from Scotland, and in they signed their first international, Jack Jones. On 2 MarchSpurs decided to become a limited company—the Tottenham Hotspur Football and Athletic Company—to raise funds and to limit the personal liability of its members. Soon after the club became a limited company, on 14 MarchFrank Brettell was appointed the first manager of Spurs. Cameron became player-manager Spurs On This Day: Tottenham Hotspur History following February after Bretell Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year to take a better-paid position at Portsmouthand led the club to its first trophies: the Southern League title in — and the FA Cup. The following year Sandy Brown replaced Pratt, who wanted to return to the North despite being the top goalscorer. On Good Friday a match was held against Woolwich Arsenal at Northumberland Park, attended by a record Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year of 14, In the overcrowded ground, fans climbed up onto the roof of the refreshment stand to get a better view. The stand collapsed under their weight causing a few injuries, which prompted the club to start looking for a new ground. In the club moved a short distance to a piece of land behind the White Hart pub. The club initially leased the ground from Charringtons, but development of the ground was restricted by the terms of the lease. The ground was never officially named, but it became popularly known as White Hart Lane, also the name of a local thoroughfare. On 28 Aprilthey finished top of the Southern League, and won the club's first trophy. Tottenham first took part in the FA Cup in the —95 seasonbut never got beyond the third round proper Spurs On This Day: Tottenham Hotspur History six years. The final against Division One Sheffield United was played at Crystal Palace and attended byspectators, at that time the largest crowd ever for a football match. The final was the first to be filmed, and it contained the first referee decision demonstrated by film footage to be incorrect, as it showed that the ball did not cross the line for the Sheffield goal. By winning the FA Cup, Spurs became the only non-League club to have achieved the feat since the formation of the Football League in Following the Cup win, Spurs failed to repeat the success in the next few seasons but they were runners-up in the Southern League twice, and won the London League in the —03 season as well as the Western League in the —04 season. Kirkham was disliked by players and fans alike, and he left on 20 July after a year as manager. Tottenham resigned from the Southern League in and sought to join the Football League. Their initial application was unsuccessful, but after the resignation of Stoke from the league for financial reasons, Tottenham won election to the Second Division of the Football League for the —09 season to replace them. Before the start of the following season, Woodward left football to pursue other interests, although he soon returned to the game and joined Chelsea. Spurs struggled in their first year in the First Division, but avoided relegation by beating Chelsea in the last game of the season with goals from Billy Minter and a former Chelsea player Percy Humphreyssending their opponents down instead. The club started an ambitious plan to redevelop White Hart Lane inbeginning with the construction of the West Stand designed by Archibald Leitch. The North and South stands were then built in the early s, with the East Stand completed inbringing the capacity of the finished stadium to almost 80, The cockerel was adopted as an emblem because Harry Hotspur, after whom the club was named, was believed to have gained the nickname wearing fighting spurs in battles, and spurs were also worn by fighting cock. He became a significant and popular figure at the club, managing the team in two separate periods, both interrupted by world wars. During the war years, Spurs On This Day: Tottenham Hotspur History Hart Lane was taken over by the government and turned into a factory for making gas masks, gunnery and protection equipment. When football resumed inthe First Division was expanded from 20 to 22 teams. The Football League offered one of the additional places to 19th- placed Chelsea, who would otherwise have been relegated with Spurs for the —16 seasonand the other, controversially, to Arsenal, who had finished only sixth in Division Two the previous season. In the first season after the war McWilliam took Tottenham straight back to Division One when they became Division Two Champions of the —20 season. They won with what was then a league record of 70 points, losing only 4 games all season with goals scored. On 23 Aprilin a game dominated by Walters, Spurs beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1—0 in the final at Stamford Bridgewith year-old Dimmock scoring the winning goal. Following their FA Cup victory inSpurs players started to wear the cockerel emblem on their shirts. At McWilliam's instigation a nursery club was established at Northfleet in aboutan arrangement that was formalised in and lasted until the Second World War. In the —22 seasonSpurs finished second to Liverpool in the league, their first serious challenge for the title. After the success of the two post-war seasons, Spurs only managed to finish mid-table in the next five. The team had begun to deteriorate, and new signings Jack Elkes and Frank Osborne could not overcome weaknesses Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year other positions. In the —28 seasonhis first full season in charge, Spurs were unexpectedly relegated despite finishing with 38 points, only 6 points behind 4th-placed Derby County. One factor in their relegation may have been the sale of Jimmy Seed to Sheffield Wednesday —Wednesday had looked certain to be relegated, but Seed helped Spurs On This Day: Tottenham Hotspur History escape, beating Tottenham twice along the way, and they went on to win the League Championship title in each of the next two seasons. Minter struggled to return Spurs to the top flight despite signing Ted Harper in February Harper was a prolific goalscorer in the few years he was at the club; his 36 league goals scored in a season in —31 remained a record until when it was broken by . The team, aided by the goal-scoring exploits of Hunt, were nicknamed the "Greyhounds" in the —33 season as they raced up the Second Division from near the bottom of the table, and won promotion after finishing second to Stoke City. Smith then resigned, claiming that the club's directors had interfered with his team selection. Jack Tresadern took over from Wally Hardinge in Julybut failed to lift the club out of the Second Division in the three years of his tenure. He promoted centre-forward Johnny Morrison in place of fans' favourite George Hunt, and decided to sell Hunt to rival Arsenal ina decision that made him unpopular. He left in Spurs On This Day: Tottenham Hotspur History for Plymouth Argyle when it became apparent that he would likely be sacked at the end of the season. Despite Tottenham's lack of success in this period, 75, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year still squeezed into White Hart Lane in March for a cup tie against —the club's largest gate until it was surpassed in when more than 85, attended the —17 UEFA Champions League home match against Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year held at Wembley Stadium. On 3 September Neville Chamberlain declared war, and league football was abandoned with only three games played. Nevertheless, matches continued to be arranged and played during the Second World War. After a reorganisation inthey also competed in the Football League South. Owing to the difficult wartime conditions, Spurs along with other London clubs refused to travel long distances for the matches drawn up by the Football League and decided to run their own competitions: London War League and London War Cup. After the war ended, McWilliam decided that he was too old to return to the club, and a former Arsenal player was given the job of managing Tottenham. Hulme failed to win promotion for the club, although Spurs managed to stay in the top half of the Second Division for the three seasons he was manager, [99] and they reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in Football was popular in the post-war era, and although in the three post-war seasons during which Spurs languished in the Second Division, some games still drew large crowds, particularly for cup ties. He inherited the squad assembled by Hulme except for the one crucial signing he made when he took over, . Rowe started his tenure as manager with a 4—1 victory at Brentfordthe beginning of an unbeaten run of 23 League and Cup games between 27 August and 14 January With a free-scoring attack force, the team won the Second Division convincingly with six games yet to play.