Q 01/05

The schoolboys who formed Hotspur Football Club in 1882 were members of what?

A) A cricket team of the same name

B) A church choir at All Hallows

C) A rowing club on the Lea

D) A grammar school rugby team

Answer · why

A) A cricket team of the same name

The founders were members of the Hotspur Cricket Club, a cricket team of the same name, and wanted a winter sport; the name honours Harry Hotspur of t...

Q 02/05

In which year did Tottenham Hotspur turn professional?

A) 1888

B) 1895

C) 1899

D) 1908

Answer · why

B) 1895

Tottenham turned professional on 20 December 1895, a move that let the club pay players and join the Southern League the following year.

Q 03/05

Which Bible class teacher at All Hallows Church became Spurs' first president and treasurer in 1883?

A) Charles Robert

B) Bobby Buckle

C) John Ripsher

D) Frank Brettell

Answer · why

C) John Ripsher

John Ripsher, the Bible class teacher the founders attended, reorganised the club in 1883, became its first president and treasurer and found it meeti...

Q 04/05

Spurs' first recorded match, in September 1882, was a 2-0 defeat to a local team called what?

A) Brownlow Rovers

B) St Albans

C) The Reds

D) The Radicals

Answer · why

D) The Radicals

The Radicals beat the new club 2-0 on 30 September 1882 in its first recorded match; the first competitive win, 5-2 over St Albans in the London Assoc...

Q 05/05

Before adopting white shirts in 1898-99, Spurs briefly wore stripes in which colours?

A) Chocolate and gold

B) Claret and blue

C) Green and white

D) Black and amber

Answer · why

A) Chocolate and gold

Spurs wore chocolate and gold striped shirts in the mid-1890s, after spells in navy, light blue and red, before settling on white shirts in 1898-99.