Football club founded under the name of Hotspur F.C. and usually referred to as 'Spurs'. Its home ground is White Hart Lane and it has won the F.A. cup eight times.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Football club founded under the name of Hotspur F.C. and usually referred to as 'Spurs'. Its home ground is White Hart Lane and it has won the F.A. cup eight times.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Person, Benefactor, Commerce, Gardens / Agriculture, Liveries & Guilds
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