This one is completely biased and I am willing to admit that. Heres how it works. [58] It was one of the first supporters groups in England to mobilise fans to focus on specific issues and generate media publicity, actions later emulated by fans of other clubs. [120] Both the World Jewish Congress and the Board of Deputies of British Jews have denounced the use of the "Yid", "Yiddo" and "Yid army" by fans. And these Rock N Roll Stars aren't alone - incredibly famous people follow the Premier League, just like the rest of us. [69][70][71] After the club withdrew from the Super League, club chairman Daniel Levy proposed plans for a Club Advisory Panel of supporters and their representation on the board. Just the 16 times, making him the joint-record holder. Of note are the duo Chas & Dave, whose songs include "Ossie's Dream/Spurs Are on Their Way to Wembley", "Tottenham, Tottenham", "Hot Shot Tottenham! The Bricklayers For away fans: The Elmhurst is a pub that's fairly close to the ground and is away-fan friendly. The 2003 rugby hero Martin Johnson is also Leicester born and bred, meaning Lineker isnt the only famous England World Cup star from the area. [38] In the 201718 season, when Tottenham used the 90,000-capacity Wembley Stadium as its home ground, it had the second highest average attendance in the Premier League at nearly 68,000. Seth Rogan is apparently a Cherry, but is he actually? [24], Tottenham Hotspur were formed by a group of schoolboys, and those who attended their matches in the early days were likely to be friends and families. Like DeVito, he has also been slandered as a. He was introduced to the club by his dad who grew up within a mile of White Hart Lane. Mention the words Leicester City and one man comes to mind. Dont think I watched the film he was promoting and and I hated doing celebrity interviews. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. No credit card needed. It's been a bloody murderous journey. [55] The earliest Spurs supporters' club in the United States was LA Spurs formed in 2005. This is paradise, he said of his time following the club and their promotion under Nuno. During his time as a supporter, hes seen plenty of ups and downs, too, at the old age of 83. He also had a short interview with the clubafter our Champions League qualification in 2010. There was a problem. Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Pat Jennings punches the ball away from the goal and clear of Leeds United player Jack Charlton in 1969 The infamous game in 1935 when the German team gave the Nazi. Comedian Eddie Izzard once claimed, All I really want is for Crystal Palace to win every game from now until the end of time - that's all; two of The Inbetweeners follow Palace too (Simon Bird and James Buckley) and Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid sang Wilfried Zahas He's just too good for you chant on air after he had been called up to the England squad. Arsenal are followed by politicians (Keir Starmer, John Bercow, Jeremy Corbyn), comedians (Dara OBriain, Matt Lucas, Alan Davies) and actors (Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Daisy Ridley) alike. Take your pick. Ricky Tomlinson, famous for 'The Royle Family', is a life-long Reds fan.5 of 42 Dr Dre started following the "cool cats in red" whilst on a tour in London back in 1988 and once referred to. [83] To encourage the team, fans chant "Come on you Spurs!" [88] "McNamara's Band" has been played at Tottenham's grounds for over half a century, now usually when the team emerge at half-time for the second half. But he grew up a Tottenham Hotspur fan, citing Jimmy Greaves and the fantastic white shirts for his fandom. (which commonly appears in written form as COYS). Please refresh the page and try again. [67][68] THST protested and strongly criticised the club over a plan to form a European Super League in 2021. as Antonio Contes side defeated Norwich City 5-0 on the final day of last season. Monaghan was born in Berlin, West Germany, to British parents Maureen, a nurse . Born and raised in Seven Sisters, the 15 time Grammy Awards winner has been spotted many a time holding a Tottenham flag high above her head at our home games. The businessman actually owned a stake in the club up until 2007, when he. The club has one of the best attendance figures in the Premier League for its matches, and it holds the record attendances in the Premier League. The London club Tottenham Hotspur has one of the largest fan bases in England. 3. [56] It later also supported Terry Venables after he was sacked by Alan Sugar. [136] A new word that has gained wide currency among fans as well as the media to become part of football lexicon is "Spursy". Before that, he became known in England for his role in the British television drama Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996). The singer will be hoping to see Contes side set fire to the rain next season, and will no doubt pop in to say hello as her side seeks to achieve hometown glory on all fronts. All rights reserved. Can you name every player ever included in the FIFA Best XI? Arsenal & Spurs top four Premier League taunt explained", "Spursy! [33] They joined the Football League in 1908, and home attendances steadily increased. Tom Holland has been a lifelong fan of the club, and has even tried doing his best recruitment job for the club when he. But we're going for Carl Froch. It also organised social outings and published a magazine The Lilywhite. Given that he was born in Trinidad and Tobago, his Spurs support is something of a surprise. Bath "Bill eventually became Mr Tottenham Hotspur, and produced such a dazzling team at White Hart Lane that they won the double and played the game in a way that was an object lesson to everybody" - Brian Clough "Bill Nick always wanted us to win with style and entertain the fans. The song has also been adapted for use by other clubs such as Manchester United and Leeds United since.[86]. It arguably doesnt get cooler than Tom Holland or Spider-Man in a way, himself, does it? The most famous, though? Trying to compile this list was tough, we have a lot of very famous fans from all over the globe, however, I have tried to get the list down to only twelve. He was recently seen waking up ex-Spurs striker Peter Crouch at midnight for the Midnight Gameshow, which must have been a thrill for the Tottenham supporter. Where to watch Sheffield United vs Tottenham TV channel: In the UK, the match will be televised live on BBC One. The fanbase of Tottenham was initially drawn primarily from North London and the nearby Home counties, but the fanbase has expanded worldwide and there is now a great number of fans around the world. [41][42][43], The club moved to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019, and attendance averaged between 59 and 60,000 in the first two seasons at the new stadium. Spurs were away at Newcastle United when in the 40th minute, fans started calling for help amid a medical emergency in the crowd. Manchester United have the most supporters in the world. Staggering squad market values gallery - Burnley, Sheffield United vs QPR, Millwall & Championship rivals Sport. Arsenal fan e-mails. Jamie Theakston and Michael Fish complete a whos who of yesteryear faces who also follow the Albion. There are certainly big shouts for the most famous. Plus tips on how to play better and interviews with the biggest names. Its good to know that even celebrities can get this angry at the club we all loveor hate depending on what type of performance the team puts out. Jason Biggs Estimated Net Worth: 16 million Photo Sales 3. Owner of the K-Bar and Kabaret Bryan Adams Musician Matt Aitken Record producer of Stock, Aitken and Waterman fame HRH Sheikh Nader Bin Salman Al Khalifa King of Bahrain's nephew Brian Alexander Journalist / Broadcaster Peter Allen Presenter - Radio Five Live Anthony Andrews Actor Osvaldo Ardiles Former Spurs Player / Manager "I used to come home from sport in the afternoon, me and my brother, and watch Match of the Day," Maximus Decimus Meridius himself once claimed. A special mention should also go to Lord Sugar, who was chairman of the club at one point, but remains a loyal fan to this day (even if he did admire Arsene Wenger). Pick almost any famous face from the city and you'll fine they might be blue rather than red: Ian Curtis, Johnny Marr, Rick Wakeman, Alan Carr, Timothy Dalton and Alan Rickman are or were all reported followers. 10. Join the official membership, One Hotspur, see the supporters clubs and get involved with Spurs. [35][36] However, average attendances fell below 21,000 in the 198586 season. [130] The North London Derby is regarded as the fiercest rivalry between London clubs. The most famous Spurs fan though has to go to Adele. [126] and the Metropolitan Police no longer regards the chanting of "Yid" by Tottenham fans an arrestable offence. [111][112] The "yid" word has become so commonly associated with Tottenham that in January 2020 the Oxford English Dictionary extended the definition of "yid" to "a supporter of or player for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club". The baddie music from the Star Wars prequels is played when Darth Maul kills Qui-Gon Jinn, and also when a mascot gets to hold hands with Son Heung-min. The song is usually sung with raised outstretched arms and moving fingers, typically starting slower for a couple of verses before getting faster and with hand-clapping. Amongst the Spurs chants is the famous Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur/ Glory Glory Hallelujah, Spurs were the first English team to use this song and it was synonymous with the Tottenham teams of the 1960's. Those in the North Stand sing "We're the Paxton". Tottenham have earmarked Montpellier forward Elye Wahi as a potential summer signing amid the ongoing speculation over Harry Kane's long-term future at the club, according to reports. Chelsea fan e-mails . Here's a few of the most passionate: Mathew Horne 'I'm a. There's only one team in Manchester, so the old joke goes. . BA1 1UA. Fisher runs the popular and excellent Spurs blog Tottenham On My Mind. Well, two, depending on whether you call him Norman Cook or Fatboy Slim. Big Mike even helped unveil Paul Pogba. SW1882 Ltd - Suite 8 Homes House, 253 Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 5TD
They often leave you wondering why, how, and when did they start supporting a certain club. [93] Another song written by a fan Harold Spiro titled "Nice One Cyril", originally written about a Spurs player Cyril Knowles, is sometimes still used as a chant, most recently for the Korean player Son Heung-min. Within a few years the home matches of the club drew crowds of up to 4,000, although these were non-paying spectators as they played on public ground at that time. [24][108][109] In response to the abusive chants, Tottenham supporters, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, began to chant back the insults and adopt the Yid identity starting from around the late 1970s. See also - Famous Basketball Fans Famous American Football Fans Famous Hockey Fans Famous Baseball Fans Famous NCAA Fans Famous Tottenham Hotspur Fans A list of all the well Bill Nighy has to be the most famous, though. Alex James from Blur said he was a fan on Soccer AM once, so we'll give it him partly because the only other big shout is for Matt Tong, the drummer from Bloc Party, who used to be on the AFCB fan forum. The London based comedian is another avid Tottenham fan and has been known to attend a lot of the teams games. Yet, strangely enough, it is Spurs who have one of the impressive A-list of celebrity fans, as we found out below. Their paths crossed with Tottenham in the early 80s and songs such as Ossies Dream can still be heard echoing around the ground to this very day. Amex is a nice stadium, mind. How many world championships has he won? 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A north London-based club, Tottenham is known for having a large number of Jewish supporters and Spurs fans, both Jewish and non-Jewish, have adopted the words "Yid," "Yiddo" and "Yid Army" as. Their first opponents were Grnik Zabrze, the Polish champions, and after a hard-fought match Spurs suffered a 42 reverse. It's simple! Its unsurprising then that the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Megan Fox, Justin Timberlake, Steve Coogan and Thom Yorke are all Red Devils. Theyve even got infamous supporters who disgrace the rest of the bunch see Osama Bin Laden and Piers Morgan. Michael Caine has followed the west Londoners through the thin as well as the thick, famously telling a reporter once that he was off to watch the Blues on his big high def telly. Adele, arguably the most famous celebrity on this list, has made no secret of her love for Tottenham Hotspur over the years, with the 33-year-old record-breaking artist being born in the Tottenham area and a fan since childhood. Former Celebrity Masterchef champion Jayne Middlemiss is reportedly a fan, too it's doubtful just how big, though, considering she's not from the area. A special mention must go to rapper Dave, who openly references the club in his music and was even been pictured trying to tap up Jadon Sancho for a move while the winger was at Dortmund. [20][21] The growth of fans worldwide is driven to some extent by the ubiquity of Premier League matches broadcast around the world, but some overseas fans also travel to London to attend Tottenham matches, with 40,000 having visited White Hart Lane in 2014. On average, fans who attended the club's matches lived 4550 miles from the club in surveys. Chelsea - Gordon Ramsay 6). [100] Many songs have been used over many decades as chants; for example "Guantanamera" which has been used for numerous players including Paul Gascoigne ("There's only one Paul Gascoigne") and Gary Stevens ("There's only two Gary Stevens" since there were two players of the same name active at the same time), and "Land of Hope and Glory" (most recently used for Eric Dier). Why Tottenham may struggle to fill 62,062 capacity at 1bn new home", "When is a capacity not a capacity Ask Spurs or Arsenal! He is always interacting with fans on Twitter and his love for the club cannot be questioned. 1 of 10. Perhaps Mikel Artetas found a long-term replacement for Alex Lacazette. 18 seasons in the NBA to his name, in which was an All-Star on eight occasions. Whether you're coming to find out team news, chat with friends for a while, or want to read the latest ITK (we cover all ITK relating to Spurs in one handy place), SC welcomes you. [131], They also have rivalries with fellow London clubs Chelsea and West Ham United, albeit on a less intense level. Chris Moyles was the biggest radio DJ in Britain at one point, Ed Miliband almost became PM and actually didn't share his liking of football much as he feared it would count against him at the polls while Gareth Gates, Jeremy Paxman and Jon Bon Jovi have all been counted in the Elland Road faithful in the past. Former footballer - QPR, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea; Former manager - Crystal Palace, Barcelona, Spurs, England, Middlesbrough, Leeds United; Football Analyst for ITV. We found that the wealthiest clubs in the worldare also the most famous because they have the money to sign big-name players thus bringing in more fans. [131] The rivalry with West Ham is largely a one-sided affair on the part of West Ham West Ham's traditional rivalry is with Millwall F.C., but with Millwall often in a different league, West Ham fans have directed their attention at their neighbour when in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur. is a lifelong Tottenham fan, and counts Steve Perryman as a good friend after the pair worked together at Exeter City. TISA was disbanded after the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters' Trust (THST) was formed in 2001, an organisation which is officially recognised by the club as representatives for Spurs supporters. For example, fans in the 1960s sang "Jennings is better than Yashin, Greaves is better than Eusbio", but as players moved to other clubs and the context no longer relevant to fans in later eras, it stopped being sung. Interviewed Bill Nighy in a New York hotel junket. When hes not producing top 40s, he can often be seen. Chances are, the businessman would end up with an Attitude Adjustment, given his heel character traits. Away from Hollywood, Wahlberg has previously been pictured wearing a Spurs shirt as he pledged his allegiance for the North London club, whilst also taking aim at bitter rivals Arsenal, in the process. Opinion: Comparing Spurs to the traditional big six Where do we currently stand? Cardiff City. Get the best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. Truth is, it never went away", "The Byline: Simon Raymonde On A Love Affair With Spurs", Ossie's Dream (Spurs Are on Their Way to Wembley), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C._supporters&oldid=1134736650, English football supporters' associations, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, A number of fictional characters are written as Spurs supporters, some written by fans of the club. If anyone could rival AJ Tracey for biggest Spurs fan on this list, it is Sir Alan Sugar. To the shores of Sicily, We will fight, fight, fight for United. [103] Older songs get discarded, while new songs are constantly being created for players or to reflect current events, many of which are directed against their rival Arsenal and other clubs. Use section headers above different song parts like [Verse], [Chorus], etc. Ricky Tomlinson We sang it in France, When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to the official Tottenham Hotspur fan area. League and Freddy Adu's fall. Fans were inspired by the success of When Saturday Comes to publish their own fanzines dedicated to their own club. Ray Winstone, Kriss Akabusi, Keira Knightly, John Cleese, Len Goodman and Triple H is quite a line-up. Big fan for many years, Video: Spurs players arrive at stadium ahead of Sheffield United tie, How Tottenhams Kane, Son, and Lloris voted in the FIFA Football Awards 2022, Harry Kane explains what Spurs teammates have spoken about a lot recently, Report: Bryan Gil could be marked by former Spurs teammate this weekend, Opinion: Analysis as Tottenham dominate Chelsea in a comfortable 2-0 win, Opinion: Spurs vs Chelsea: Three key areas where the game will be won or lost. Have something to tell us about this article? Everywhere we go, On this page we have listed some popular Tottenham chants and Tottenham player songs below. Since no ones likely to confirm Her Majestys support for West Ham any time soon, we have to fall back on the famous faces we know support them. With that said, from professional wrestlers to rappers, and Spider-Man, himself, weve taken a look at which celebrities support Tottenham Hotspur, via Spurs Web. spurs' famous fans Here is a list of just some of the people who have or claim to have followed Spurs at some time in their life (even if they don't admit to it now !!) 8 famous Tottenham fans in net worth order gallery, including Dave Bautista Sport. The Spur was first published in 1988 and lasted until 1994, others include My Eyes Have Seen the Glory (MEHSTG) which was published in the early 1990s to 2007, and CADD (Cock A Doodle Do) from the mid to late 1990s. Mark White has been a staff writer on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, writing pieces for both online and the magazine. Des Lynam, Jon Snow (from the news, not Game of Thrones) and Simon Cowell are all Seagulls, though Cowell has admitted his is more of a passing interest than a full-blown fanatical devotion. 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Macca says that he has special dispensation from the Pope, but it does weaken his shout for the most famous Toffees fan around, even if he was in the most famous band of all time. In England, you would generally expect Hollywood to find the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United the most attractive; they are clubs made for famous names, both of which are built on incredible history. McIntyre is a regular at the Spurs stadium, and is often seen with his family in the stands. As much as it would annoy them to pick David Hasselhoff over them as Manchester Citys biggest fan, though yes, apparently thats true theres no denying that Noel and Liam Gallagher are the two biggest Citizens going. [94], Fans often use familiar tunes popularly sung at various football grounds as chants, but with lyrics tailored to the club. Facebook Logo . Maurice Norman (1955-66) A loyal servant to the club, he played over 400 times for Spurs. Yep, thats right, the A-list actor, Mark Wahlberg is actually a Spurs fan. That's pretty impressive - though it's reported that the Hollywood A-lister is a Bee thanks to restauranteur Dan Tana, so it's unlikely she'd be able to pick Thomas Frank out of a line-up. 35. Thats not all. One name comes to mind when you think of Brighton fans. Rather like Chelsea, they're situated in west London but still, boasting the likes of Hugh Grant, Barry from Eastenders, Richard Osman, Keith Chegwin and Eminem (apparently) is impressive. Some of them had significant influence on the club's history. The rivalry began in 1913 when Arsenal, then called Woolwich Arsenal, moved from the Manor Ground, Plumstead to Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, an area Tottenham considered to be their territory. Tottenham Hotspur fans are today left wondering just how Kevin Mier is after he was at the centre of an internal row at Spurs.. He's certainly famous enough and displayed his fanatical devotion to the Tricky Trees by wearing their colours in interviews and appearing on Soccer AM. This reportedly is down to the majority of her family supporting the North London based club. Fulham have a surprisingly famous fanbase. Though they're not the most famous people individually, however, we're going to give the title to Hard Fi's Richard Archer and The Bluetones' Adam Devlin as a joint bid, since their devotion is perhaps stronger than anyone else's. Famous Tottenham Hotspurs Celebrity Fans - Spurs 2021 56,475 views Aug 23, 2021 668 Dislike Share Woodwood Productions 1.01K subscribers 48 Famous Tottenham Hotspurs Celebrity Supporters 2021. [44][45] The highest attendance so far is 62,027 recorded for the North London derby against Arsenal on 12 May 2022. The Kiwi-born actor narrated Leeds documentary Take Us Home but he's actually a massive supporter, having followed them for years. Love him or loathe him, its probably James Corden for the most famous. So whos your clubs biggest fan? 1. The late Bruce Forsyth has been credited by Guinness World Records as having the longest career for a male presenter in British television. Well, I suppose better to have him on your side than against it I suppose. [59][60] Other groups formed to campaign on various issues include Tottenham Action Group, and Save Our Spurs formed to pressure Sugar to sell the club. [137][138][139][140][141] The adjective "Spursy", and its derived noun "Spursiness",[142] denotes a certain fragility in the team that consistently fail to live up to expectations and crumble within sight of victory. James Dean Bradfield of the Manic Street Preachers, cricketer Stuart Broad and politician Ken Clarke are all apparently supporters. Tottenham Hotspur FC Fan Playlist - playlist by Sport Playlists | Spotify Home Search Your Library Create Playlist Privacy Center Cookies Preview of Spotify Sign up to get unlimited songs and podcasts with occasional ads. Greg Dyke is a fan of Brentford (though it's claimed he also follows Man United), Dean Gaffney from Eastenders supports the club too, while Phil Collins used to watch the Bees before getting a season ticket at QPR. Tom Holland has been a lifelong fan of the club, and has even tried doing his best recruitment job for the club when he revealed that he asked Kylian Mbappe about joining Spurs at the 2021 Ballon Dor ceremony. If you are from America on the other hand I would be extremely surprised if you had not. Even the Avengers member couldnt convince the Frenchman, however. [90][91], The club has a tradition of releasing songs since 1961 when they released "Tip Top Tottenham Hotspur" in celebration of winning the Double. Manchester City's fan data shows they have become much more popular since they started winning premiership titles in the 2011-2012 season. Russell Brand even interrupted Sam Allardyces post-match interview to kiss him. He is an actor and director, known for The Three Musketeers (1993), Withnail & I (1987) and Alien (1992). Crowd troubles at football grounds however had been reported much earlier. After the First World War, the club had 20 years of high attendances. [72][73], In the 201112 season, The Fighting Cock set up an informal grouping, the 1882 Movement, to support the team and improve the atmosphere in the stadium. And the stories never disappoint, with random allegiances to the team the likely reason, whilst some celebrities have, in fact, been lifelong fans. And we mean fan someone who actually attends games and screams at the telly, not just an A-list actor who was presented with a shirt once. [4], Although football is traditionally considered a working class sport, around three-quarters of Tottenham supporters are broadly defined as middle class. The fact is, Spurs have such a variation of celebrity supporters that is never fails to astound us every time we look into it. Eamon Holmes got into United because of George Best and even read a eulogy at his funeral. Grown Men in Tears' Charity Single "Welcome Home, King Jota" in aid of @ProstateUK is available for download now https://t.co/853yMuUnSn pic.twitter.com/wu7bSeGLD5April 21, 2017. A song most commonly sung by fans before, during and after matches is "When the Spurs Go Marching In". 1 60.6K Famous Tottenham Hotspur Fans Lyrics Abou Diaby Adam Carruthers Adam Richman Adam Smith of Soccer AM Adele Aidan Coleman A. J. Ayer Alan Sugar Andrew Luck Annie Mac Antony Costa Arni. It's the Tottenham boys, The Kaiser Chiefs are named after Leeds legend Lucas Radebe's former club, while Nasser Hussain, Nick Faldo and Ken Hom all follow the Whites. What is John Cena's favorite team? In terms of the most famous fan, Will Ferrell is up there: hes appeared at Soccer Aid and now owns Los Angeles FC, so its genuine support, rather than wanting to look cool and fit in with other celebrities. This shows his knowledge that Bale started off at left-back, however, I think the disrespect to Rose here is uncalled for. Ex-Sky Sports presenter Natalie Sawyer and Yes keyboard Rick Wakeman are both fans, too: we like to imagine them sat together. [63][64] In 2010, "We are N17" was formed to oppose a plan to relocate Tottenham's home stadium to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford. Is Adele a Tottenham Hotspur fan? The businessman actually owned a stake in the club up until 2007, when he sold his percentage for 25 million and he will go down in Spurs history as the man who signed Jurgen Klinsmann when he was the clubs owner. His dad owned a market stall in the town centre and on uni open days at Leicester University, students are shown where Linekers parents live en route to the accommodation. Groups of fans on different stands may sing according to where they sit, those in the South Stand may sing "We're the Park Lane, We're the Park Lane, We're the Park Lane Tottenham", and those on the East Stand may then respond with "We're the Shelf side" 'the Shelf' was a raised terrace on the East Stand of White Hart Lane favoured by fans, which was removed in the late 1980s but is still associated with the East Stand. Indisputably our most famous fan is Adele. 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