History of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

The History of Tottenham Hotspur F.C., an English football club based in Tottenham, London, began in 1882. The club in was formed as Hotspur F.C. by a group of schoolboys, and it was renamed Tottenham Hotspur F.C. in 1884. The club became a professional football club in 1895, and won the FA Cup in 1901 before they joined the Football League, becoming the only non-League club to achieve the feat since the formation of the Football League. Since then, Tottenham have won the FA Cup a further seven times, the Football League twice, the Football League Cup four times, the UEFA Cup twice and also the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The Cup Winners' Cup victory in 1963 made Tottenham the first English team to win a UEFA competition. In 1960–61, they were the first team to complete The Double in the 20th century.

Tottenham played in the Southern League in 1896 until 1908, when they were elected into the Football League Second Division. The club won promotion into First Division the following year, where they stayed most seasons apart from the lean years of the 1930s and 40s when they languished mostly in the Second Division. The club revived in the 1950s and reached a peak in their most successful period in the 1960s, known by their fans as the Glory Years. The club's fortune dipped after the early 1970s but enjoyed a resurgence in the 1980s. Tottenham have stayed in the Premier League since its formation in 1992 where they finished mid-table most seasons, but have performed well in the 2010s.

John Cameron was the first manager to have a significant impact on the club, winning them their first major trophy and their first FA Cup in the early 1900s. Peter McWilliam would add a second FA cup win for the club in 1921. The most important managers however came later; first with Arthur Rowe who developed the "push and run" style of play in the 1950s and won for the first time the league title for Spurs, followed by Bill Nicholson who oversaw the Double winning side as well as the most successful period of the club's history. Later prominent managers include Keith Burkinshaw, the second most successful Spurs manager in terms of major trophies won, and Terry Venables. Notable footballers who played for Spurs include Alf Ramsey, Danny Blanchflower, Dave Mackay, Jimmy Greaves, Alan Mullery, Pat Jennings, Steve Perryman, Osvaldo Ardiles, Glenn Hoddle, Gary Lineker, Paul Gascoigne, David Ginola, and Gareth Bale.

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