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2022/23 Finish - 8th Place
Spurs have had a run of qualifying for 14 straight European competitions, with the best result coming in 2019 when Spurs fell in the Finals of the Champions League. The have also had 2 runner up finishes in the Europa League, but no cups. Last year Spurs broke that run with a disappointing 8th place finish in the PL and no Europe this year. Harry Kane has been the clubs leading scorer since 2015. The question is, will he be in the squad this season as a new manager and a lot of turnover are expected.
The Club
Located in North London (Stratford)
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 63,000 capacity
Rough estimates
$520M Annual Revenue (4th PL)
$140M Player Payroll
History on the Pitch
2 Titles, last in 1961
8 FA Cups, last one in 1991
3 Europe Cups, last Europa 1984
Ownership
Tottenham started as a Limited Company. In 1982 a fan bought 25% of the club for $700k and created Hotspur PLC that went to the London Stock Exchange, and became the first European sports club to be listed on a stock market. Fast forward to the sale of the club to ENIC Intl Ltd in 2001, a British investment company run by Joe Lewis. Daniel Levy, Lewis’ partner at EINC is the Executive Chairman. In 2012 the club delisted from the stock market. The club is now valued close to $2B.
Sponsorship
Home
Biggest Rival - Arsenal (4 miles apart)
North London Derby
While other London rivalries exist, most notably with Chelsea and West Ham, to goal every year is to finish ahead of Arsenal.
193 Matches with Tottenham’s record v Arsenal of 61W 81L 51D
Only 7 have ever moved from Arsenal to Tottenham, and 8 from the Spurs to the Gunners.
The Culture
COYS - Come On You Spurs
Tottenham started out as a very traditional North London club. It was claimed in the 1920s that all Jews who attended soccer matches were Spurs fans, with approximately 35% of those attending a Spurs match Jewish. Fast forward to 2013 when survey’s showed Tottenham to be the most popular club in 11 London boroughs and 60 post codes compared to rival arsenal, 3 boroughs and 25 post codes. Today, Spurs fans are spread across England, and the world. Only 27% of the fans attending a home match are “local”, 73% travel at least 50 miles to attend a match. It is estimated Spurs fans earn more than 2x the average supporter across the PL, however the club is located in one of the most ethnically diverse and poorest parts of London. Spurs have really expanded internationally, in particular East Asia. Also of note, Spurs have the most TikTok followers in 2023, 24M.
Hotspurs & Cockerel’s
Sir Henry Percy, nicknamed Hotspur, or Harry Hotspur, was an English Knight in the last 1300’s who fought several campaigns against the Scots and the French in the 100 year war. The Scots game him the nickname Hotspur as a tribute to his speed in advance to attack when it is said he wore riding “spurs”.
Why is the logo a Cockerel? Harry was a fan of cockfighting, a blood sport involving roosters “cocks”, a Gamecock. The Cockerel was adopted in the Spurs logo in 1921 in honor of Harry.
Supporters You May Recognize
Steve Nash
Mark Wahlberg
Spiderman (Tom Holland)
Adele
John Cena
Song
Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur sung to The Hymn of the Republic with the chorus “Glory, Glory Hallelujah”
Found at the top of Hotspur Stadium
Motto
Audere est Facere - “To dare is to do”
Game Day Pub Guide
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium also hosts NFL games and No 8 is a GREAT place to stop!
Tottenham No 8
Fan Sites
Official Twitter
@SpursOfficial
High Follows on Twitter
@TottenhamLatest (45k)
@THFC_Spurs (60k)
@HKane (3.8M)
Global Supporters
The Team
The Gaffer
Hired June, 2023
Angelos “Ange” Postecoglou (Greek/Australian), 57yo
Manager across Australia, then Japan and most recently Celtic in Glasgow, Scotland
In Australian Soccer Hall of Fame
ODDS
To Win League +4,000
To Be Relegated +10,000
To Finish Top 4 +300
To Finish Top 10 -500
Roster Notes
Full Roster click link
Projected to finish 7th
No Americans on the roster
Will Harry Kane stay? As of this writing he is 50/50
Big pick ups with James Maddison (England), Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden), Pedro Porro (Spain), and others for total acquisition value of over $300M+
