Stay updated for the latest information on our Tottenham Hotspur hospitality tickets for the upcoming 2020/21 campaign. From the mid-1930s onwards, Umbro was the supplier for forty years until a deal was signed with Admiral in 1977 to supply the team their kits. 0 2. [14] The team entered their first cup competition in the London Association Cup, and won 5–2 in their first competitive match on 17 October 1885 against a company's works team called St Albans. Has anyone else also learnt how much we don't need football during the COVID-19 crisis? Winning the League Cup Trophy for Tottenham Spurs meant that they would qualify for EUFA Cup qualification (now the Europa League) – a trophy they have won 2 times previously. [65], Starting in the early 1980s, the stadium underwent another major phase of redevelopment. BRIGHTON VS MAN UTD - Who thinks we will produce a shock win? Relevance. rivalry, London and South East Women's Regional Football League, FA Women's Premier League Southern Division, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. [54] In the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Tottenham beat Manchester City and Ajax to advance to their first ever UEFA Champions League final, becoming the third club in London to reach a UEFA Champions League Final. At the same time, the Second Division was renamed the First Division, and the Third Division was renamed the Second Division. [8][9][10] In April 1884 the club was renamed "Tottenham Hotspur Football Club" to avoid confusion with another London club named Hotspur, whose post had been mistakenly delivered to North London. [144] The share issue was successful with 3.8 million shares quickly sold. Isn't it like this every season? [121] In October 2018, Nike agreed a 15-year deal reportedly worth £30 million a year with the club to supply their kits until 2033. In total, Nicholson won eight major trophies in his 16 years at the club as manager. Five times between 1950 and 1962, Tottenham had the highest average attendance in England. [104], The first Tottenham kit recorded in 1883 included a navy blue shirt with a letter H on a scarlet shield on the left breast, and white breeches. Tottenham's tough tackling prompted the Polish press to describe them as "they were no angels". Tottenham were also the runners-up in the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League. [192] The club however argued that the project, when completed, would support 3,500 jobs and inject an estimated £293 million into the local economy annually,[193] and that it would serve as the catalyst for a wider 20-year regeneration programme for the Tottenham area. Anonymous. The West Stand was replaced by an expensive new structure in 1982, and the East Stand was renovated in 1988. He took the team back to the First Division after finishing top of the Second Division in the 1949–50 season. [68][69] Eventually the club settled on the Northumberland Development Project, whereby a new stadium would be built on a larger piece of land that incorporated the existing site. The West Stand was added in 1909, the East Stand was also covered this year and extended further two years later. [165] The club no longer has a greater Jewish contingent among its fans than other major London clubs (Jewish supporters are estimated to form at most 5% of its fanbase), it is nevertheless still identified as a Jewish club by rival fans. However, the stand was blown down a few weeks later and had to be repaired. in 1976 despite it being banned by the FA. edit; which dopey **** gave me the thumbs down, it's the right answer. Originally named Hotspur Football Club, the club was formed on 5 September 1882 by a group of schoolboys led by Bobby Buckle. These comments incensed a group of three fans and for the return match at White Hart Lane they dressed as angels wearing white sheets fashioned into togas, sandals, false beards and carrying placards bearing biblical-type slogans.