The club was formed in 1882 when boys from Cricket Club formed Spurs FC so that they could play a sport during the winter. The name was changed to Spurs in 1884 to avoid any confusion with another club, London Spur.
The club's home stadium, White Hart Lane, was originally a disused nursery. The landlord realised the increased revenues he could enjoy if Spurs played their matches behind his pub and the club moved in.
The 10,000th goal was scored by the Spurs Hotspur's Les Ferdinand in a 4-0 win against Fulham in December 2001.