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From humble origins to glittering success at home and abroad, Tottenham Hotspur is a name synonymous with the glamour, prestige, and romance of football's heyday. Ever since a group of schoolboys gathered beneath a street light to form a team soon dubbed 'the Flower of the South', the club pioneered an adventurous style that made the Spurs name famous around the world. This lovingly compiled book is a photographic celebration of North London's greatest club, drawing on the thousands of outstanding pictures contained within the Daily Mirror's huge archive. It portrays a golden age not just for Tottenham but for football as a whole, before the modern era of GBP150,000-a-week players and WAGs, when Spurs carried all before them in cup and league, blazed a trail for British clubs in Europe and, most famously, secured the first domestic double of the 20th century with a team still rated by many as the best British football has ever produced. All the club's legendary figures, from Nicholson to Perryman, Dimmock to Hoddle, are of course featured, but this is much more than a visual record of famous names and great games. It provides a unique, behind- the-scenes insight into the day-to-day atmosphere of a major club down the years, the nooks and crannies of the White Hart Lane stadium, the players, the fans, the characters and the offbeat quirks and curiosities that helped make Spurs so special. Wonderfully nostalgic and hugely evocative, here are the people, places and events that made this renowned club what it is today.
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Adam Powley is a journalist and writer behind a number of books on Tottenham Hotspur. With Martin Cloake he co-authored We Are Tottenham, the bestselling Spurs Miscellany and the critically acclaimed The Boys From White Hart Lane. He was also a major contributor to The Spurs Opus, When Saturday Comes: The half-decent football book, and Football: The Ultimate Guide. A Spurs supporter for over 30 years, he has also reported and written for the Sunday Mirror, The Guardian, and Time Out.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Brilliant. I picked up a copy the other week and if, like me, you loved football in the `good old days' then this is right up your street. It's full of great photographs, stories and info about proper players and games, and there's plenty on the fans down the years as well as well as stuff behind the scenes. There are some fantastic shots of the European games, the Double side and the 1980s - my favourite era when Spurs were one of the most successful sides in the country, not just the top club in London. I still enjoy football now but it's not a patch on what it used to be and this book is a superb reminder of the glory days for Spurs and football in general.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Great Spurs book. Packed full of great photos and good commentary from Adam Powley. I spotted the odd mistake, like referring to Les Medley as an inside-left, when he always played at outside-left and saying the club's 1967 FA Cup post-match reception was at the Hilton, when it was at the Savoy (Morris Keston's was at the Hilton), but apart from that top notch!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is just astonishingly good.
A real pager turner with plenty of surprises and lots of new images and will surely be up there with the classic Spurs books in time
A real pager turner with plenty of surprises and lots of new images and will surely be up there with the classic Spurs books in time
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When Football Was Football: Spurs: A Nostalgic Look at a Century of...
Brought this for my Grandson, a big Spurs fan, for Christmas and he really enjoyed it. I also found it a nice walk down memory lane remembering all the players that have graced the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Les Allen
he loved it
bought this last month for father in laws birthday best present iv bought him as a big spurs fan wanted to get him something different well he loves it and had even got the wife... Read more
Published 7 months ago by lcherry
Great present
I brought this for my dad's 60th Birthday which is in March so he hasn't had it yet. I really hope he enjoys reading it.
Published 15 months ago by Ms. E. E. Jones
Calling All Spurs Fans
Being a member of the older generation of Spurs fans (almost 50 years), I think you can never have enough history of the Club you love. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. C. Bravey
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I bought this for an older neighbour who is a Spurs fan - he was thoroughly pleased with it. Good book with lots of quality photos.
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