Tottenham

North London club

Tottenham is a district in north London, England, most widely known for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club—often called Spurs—whose supporters and the club itself are frequently referred to simply as Tottenham: Tottenham are playing Arsenal this weekend.

The area gained notoriety during the 2011 London riots, which began there following a police shooting.

football

Premier League

England's highest football division

Champions League · UEFA Cup · FA Cup · Wembley · Enfield · academy

district

North London

Upper capital district

regeneration · gentrification · borough · suburban · community · residential · urban · shopping · markets · transport links

history

Shakespeare

Elizabethan dramatist and poet

hamlet · Middlesex · Tudor · parish · ancient · Norman · Domesday · Saxon · historic · heritage

riots

2011

Calendar designation, twenty-tens

  • unrestState of public disturbance
  • policeCivil law enforcement
  • protestPublic expression of disapproval

looting · civil disorder · social · Metropolitan Police · youth · aftermath · inquiry · August · violence · buildings

Categories
Opposites
North London football rivalry

TottenhamArsenal

North London football club

Highbury

London football rivalry (broader)

TottenhamChelsea

London neighborhood or club

West Ham · Crystal Palace

trophy success vs ambition

TottenhamManchester United

English football powerhouse

Liverpool · Manchester City · Real Madrid · winners

Phrases
Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G