Few football clubs can boast a story quite as dramatic, rich and romantic as Spurs. Even the name is unique - there really is only one Tottenham Hotspur. That reputation for being a club that stands out from the crowd has been forged over 130 tumultuous years - a heritage that features a pageant of sporting endeavour, famous matches, memorable events, all starring a colourful cast of characters, among them some of the finest players ever to lace a football boot. The highlights and notable episodes within that extraordinary tale are told in Tottenham Hotspur - Those Were The Games. Drawing on the encyclopedic archives of the Daily Mirror, the cup triumphs, the peerless Double season, the thrilling league campaigns, and the unforgettable European encounters that in large part shaped the club's identity, are all brought tovivid life through authentic match reports and atmospheric photographs to create a unique treasury of the Lilywhites achievements. There is also fascinating and poignant reflection on the tragedies and heroic failures that have befallen the club, along with the unexpected outcomes and assorted events threaded through the richly-woven tapestry of the Tottenham story.
It's all here in a cornucopia of football action. If you love Tottenham Hotspur, and you want to relive your most precious memories, or discover fresh insight, you simply can't be without Those Were The Games - Tottenham Hotspur.
- ISBN10 0857331957
- ISBN13 9780857331953
- Publish Date 7 March 2015
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Haynes Publishing Group
- Imprint J H Haynes & Co Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English