Spurs' nickname traces back to an English knight, 'Hotspur Harry' Percy, due to his military feats and the nickname given by ...

After Jack Pitt-Brooke revealed Tottenham had emailed Premier League broadcasters asking not to be referred to as Tottenham, but rather “Tottenham Hotspur” or “Spurs” for short ...

Instead, a very minor detail has been removed from the crest. Since 2006, the club name 'Tottenham Hotspur' has been present below the logo, but that will no longer be the case going forward.

History lesson With a cockerel standing proudly above the Latin motto “audere est facere”, meaning “to dare is to do”, Tottenham Hotspur’s traditional crest reflects the attitude of the ...