Spurs On This Day

Overview

Learning something new about your favorite club every day of the year

Spurs On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's glorious past, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of the club's history - with an entry for every day of the year. From their Victorian roots as Hotspur FC up to the Premier League era, Spurs fans have witnessed a unique FA Cup victory as a non-League side, League and Cup triumphs, hard-fought derbies and unforgettable European nights - all featured here. Timeless greats such as Glenn Hoddle and Danny Blanchflower, Dave Mackay, Jurgen Klinsmann and Bill Nicholson all loom larger than life. Revisit January 22, 2008 when Spurs beat Arsenal 5-1 in the Carling Cup semi-final. May 6, 1961 when Spurs became the 20th century's first Double winners. And July 13 2001, when Steffen Freund scored against Stevenage, his first and only Tottenham goal!

Author Biography

David Clayton has written over 50 sports books including several collaborations such as Ollie: The Autobiography of Ian Holloway and Feed the Goat: The Shaun Goater Story. He also penned an acclaimed biography of actor Richard Beckinsale, but has more recently added works on Liverpool and Notts County to his lengthy list of English clubs.