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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. Nicknames for the club include "Spurs" and "the Lilywhites".

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Tottenham's last trophy was the 2008 Carling Cup, when they beat Chelsea 2-1 in the final at Wembley. It marked the fourth time that Tottenham were crowned League Cup winners.

The resentment over Arsenal's move to North London has led to Spurs fans continually referring to Arsenal as being from Woolwich to stress that Arsenal were from South London. The North London Derby is regarded as the fiercest rivalry between London clubs.

However, the ground soon became overcrowded, and in 1899 the club moved to a piece of land owned by the brewery company Charringtons to the east of Tottenham High Road behind the White Hart pub. This became the White Hart Lane ground.

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You never know who you could see in the stands. Her father was a Spurs fan and it's a 'family thing' she reckons “I'm not a very passionate supporter and I certainly don't get very depressed if they're not doing very well but if I was to turn up to watch anyone it would be Spurs...”

Sir Hugh Smithson, Duke of Northumberland, had Percy House built in the early 1740s. Smithson was the inheritor of the fortune and lands of the Percy family of Northumberland, whose ancestor, Sir Henry Percy, commonly known as 'Harry Hotspur', inspired Tottenham Hotspur's name and its famous emblem of a fighting co*ck.

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Harry began his professional career at Tottenham Hotspur, joining the academy in July, 2009, and has since gone on to become one of the best strikers in world football.

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In the '60s the normal alternative of navy blue shirts with white shorts was discovered to be difficult to pick out in the floodlighting systems of those days. Spurs then experimented with yellow shirts for a while but found that an all white playing strip was even better except when there was a clash of colours.

In fact, Tottenham has had a number of close calls recently, losing in the EFL Cup final three times since last hoisting the trophy in 2008. Most recently, Spurs fell to Manchester City in the 2021 final, falling 1-0 to a goal by defender Aymeric Laporte. Spurs also lost in the 2015 edition, and in the 2009 final.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a football club based in Tottenham, north London, England. Formed in 1882 as "Hotspur Football Club" by a group of schoolboys, it was renamed to "Tottenham Hotspur Football Club" in 1884, and is commonly referred to as "Tottenham" or "Spurs".

Tottenham's nickname is 'Spurs' and the team plays in white shirts, navy-blue shorts and white socks. Tottenham are sometimes called 'The Lilywhites' due to the colour of their shirts. The current manager is Nuno Espirito Santo, who is managing his second Premier club after a spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The team started out as the Dallas Chaparrals in the American Basketball Association (ABA). The Chaparrals were moderately successful; however, the team was sold to a group of San Antonio businessmen in 1973, relocated, and renamed the Spurs.

The stadium was fully demolished after the end of the 2016–17 season. The stadium hosted 2,533 competitive Spurs games in its 118-year history.