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Tottenham Hotspur's quest to break into the top 4

the war (16 during Ferguson's reign at United) its stability that they need. The Bill Nicholson days are long gone. It's also a new ground they need, no surprise that the two teams with 60,000 plus capacities sit atop both the English and Scottish Premierships. Spurs have a paltry 36.000.

-Managers-

1898 Frank Brettell
1899 John Cameron
1907 Fred Kirkham
1912 Peter McWilliam


1927 Billy Minter
1930 Percy Smith
1935 Wally Hardinge (caretaker)
1935 Jack Tresadern
1938 Peter McWilliam
1942 Arthur Turner
1946 Joe Hulme
1949 Arthur Rowe
1955 Jimmy Anderson
1958 Bill Nicholson
1974 Terry Neill
1976 Keith Burkinshaw
1984 Peter Shreeves
1986 David Pleat
1987 Trevor Hartley and Doug Livermore (caretakers)
1987 Terry Venables
1991 Peter Shreeves
1992 Doug Livermore and Ray Clemence (first team coaches)
1993 Osvaldo Ardiles
1994 Steve Perryman (caretaker)
1994 Gerry Francis
1997 Chris Houghton (caretaker)
1997 Christian Gross
1998 David Pleat (caretaker)
1998 George Graham
2001 David Pleat (caretaker)
2001 Glenn Hoddle
2003 David Pleat (caretaker)
2004 Jacques Santini
2004 Martin Jol
2007 Clive Allen (caretaker)
2007 Juande Ramos

Just as Arsenal has attracted the rarity that is the black football fan (shirts sponsors in 02 earning serious business off the back of that connection) Tottenham seem to get the pseudo celebrity fans on board, especially from the influential North London Jewish community. Simon Mayo on Radio Five is an example of how irritating that can get as the presenters have clearly received a memo at the BBC to talk up their love of football-usually Spurs-to the point of irritation, trying to boost their pseudo working class cred. There's nothing worse than the great ad the good trying to have some blue-collar cred!

= = = Honors = = =

Domestic Leagues

Football League First Division / Premier League 2

Winners: 1950-51, 1960-61

Runners-Up (4): 1921-22, 1951-52, 1956-57, 1962-63

Football League Second Division 2

Winners: 1919-20, 1949-50

Runners-Up (2): 1908-09, 1932-33

Southern League 1
1899-1900
Western League 1
1903-04
Football League North and South 2
1943-44, 1944-45

-Domestic Cups-

FA Cup 8

1901, 1921, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1991
Runners-Up (1): 1986/87

Football League Cup 4

1970-71, 1972-73, 1998-99 2007-08
Runners-Up (2): 1981/82, 2001/02

FA Community Shield 7
Winners: 1920-21, 1951-52, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1967-68*, 1981-82*, 1991-92* (*shared)

-European Cups-

UEFA Cup 2

1972 First ever Winners, 1984
Runners-Up (1): 1973-74

European Cup Winners' Cup 1
1963

Anglo-Italian League Cup 1
1971

= = = The Squad = = =

Spurs


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