Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a North London football club. They are also known as Spurs, The Spurs and Tottenham, while their own fans also call them the Lilywhites because of their traditional white shirts. Tottenham's home ground is White Hart Lane in Tottenham. The club motto is Audere est Facere (lit: "To dare is to do").

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North London - Football - White Hart Lane - Tottenham

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Tottenham Hotspur has traditionally been one of the biggest, most entertaining and best supported clubs in England. In the 1960-61 season, Spurs became the first team in the 20th century to achieve the league and FA Cup double. Tottenham also set a topflight record of 11 straight victories at the start of a season, which is still held to this day. The double winning side of 1960-61 is widely regarded as one of the greatest teams to have graced a football pitch anywhere in the world and set new standards that every team since has tried to emulate. The side had it's eyes on European Cup Glory the following season 1961-62 but fell to eventual winners, Eusebio's SL Benfica in the semi final.

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England - 20th century - FA Cup - Double - European Cup - Eusebio - SL Benfica

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Also in the 20th century Spurs are one of only three teams to have won the FA Cup in consecutive years and the only team to have done so on two occasions. Since the Football League was established in 1888, Tottenham Hotspur are the only non-league team to have won the FA Cup, (in 1901). Spurs were also the first British club to win a European trophy - the Cup Winners' Cup in 1963.

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1888 - 1901 - Cup Winners' Cup - 1963

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The club enjoys an intense, long-standing rivalry with near neighbours Arsenal dating back to World War I, the club they play in the North London derby. The home crowd is famed for its unbiased appreciation of stylish football and notorious for having a laconic contempt for underachieving performance both off and on the field.

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Arsenal - World War I - North London derby

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Daniel Levy became chairman of the club in February 2001. Martin Jol was appointed head coach on November 8, 2004.

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Daniel Levy - 2001 - Martin Jol - November 8 - 2004

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