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

They wanted a sport for the winter months; the name honours Harry Hotspur of the Northumberland family.

Q 02/05

Why was 'Tottenham' added to the name in April 1884?

A) To honour the parish that gave them a pitch

B) Another London side called Hotspur was getting their post

C) A rival had registered the Hotspur name first

D) The London FA insisted on a place name

Answer · why

B) Another London side called Hotspur was getting their post

The other Hotspur's post had been mistakenly delivered to North London.

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

He reorganised the club and found it premises through its formative years.

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 first competitive win, 5-2, came in the London Association Cup in 1885 against a works team called St Albans.

Q 05/05

In 1890 the team wore red shirts and blue shorts and were known for a time as what?

A) The Tottenham Reds

B) The Hotspur Reds

C) The Marsh Men

D) The Northumberland Reds

Answer · why

A) The Tottenham Reds

A chocolate and gold striped kit followed in 1895 before white and navy arrived in 1898-99.