The Bricklayers For away fans: The Elmhurst is a pub that's fairly close to the ground and is away-fan friendly. Honours: FA Cup (1927) Wales' biggest club (sorry Swansea, we already knew it was true but now it's in list form too) have had a reputation for . [24] The decision in 1935 to hold a friendly match between Nazi Germany and England at White Hart Lane therefore led to protests from the Jewish communities. Paul McGann was born on November 14, 1959 in Kensington, Liverpool, England. [11] Tottenham has seen a sharp rise in ticket prices in the Premier League era, and it had the most expensive season tickets in the Premier League in the 20182020 seasons. Unfortunately, Chas passed away in 2018 but he will always be remembered. 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. Is he the most famous fan though? [44][45] The highest attendance so far is 62,027 recorded for the North London derby against Arsenal on 12 May 2022. Michael McIntyre - McIntyre has been pictured watching Tottenham matches and hanging out with players. Most famous fan: Hugh Jackman Sheffield United Jessica Ennis-Hill once had a stand named after her at Bramall Lane. He was introduced to the club by his dad who grew up within a mile of White Hart Lane. The 7 best chants the Chelsea fans sing at Stamford Bridge and the 2 that take aim at Tottenham A song that reverberates around a football ground can whip up an atmosphere in no time. 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. [46] The attendance number recorded in this stadium is the actual number of fans going through the gates rather than the number of tickets issued as in the case with many other grounds where the attendance figures may include season ticket holders who did not turn up for matches and unused free tickets. He is an actor and director, known for The Three Musketeers (1993), Withnail & I (1987) and Alien (1992). 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. So whos your clubs biggest fan? [15], Estimates of the size of the club's fanbase vary, the club claims to have three million fans in the UK,[16] and over 180 million around the world who follow the team's progress. [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. As it stands, though, he is one of the most recognisable voices in British television, and hes a Spurs fan. John Cena supports Tottenham Hotspurs in . Hes undoubtedly one of the most famous fans of the club out there, as he remains instantly recognisable for film lovers. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Plant has been a fan of the club since he was 5. Arsenal set for shock Raheem Sterling move: report, 25 high profile strikers who flopped miserably in the Premier League. Indisputably our most famous fan is Adele. Who does the Queen support? While thats pretty cool, were going to give the most famous Red to Daniel Craig. 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 The author of the Harry Potter and one of the most famous writers to ever live is a Tottenham fan. Sean Bean gets the nod, though. Cloake and Fisher are life-long fans of Tottenham Hotspur and season ticket holders. [115][116] A later survey released in December 2019 showed close to half of its respondents (45%) either preferred to use it less (23%), or not use it altogether (22%), but 74% of the fans did use the word regularly or occasionally, with younger fans most likely to use the term (only 6% of those in the 1824 age group did not chant the word compared to 73% of those over 75). Just the 16 times, making him the joint-record holder. The match will take place at Bramall Lane. 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. He was one of the greatest TV presenters to grace, he was a Spurs fan all his life. He once saw Tyrone Mings at a petrol station in Bournemouth but felt far too short to ask for a photo. Mark White has been a staff writer on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, writing pieces for both online and the magazine. [33] They joined the Football League in 1908, and home attendances steadily increased. Here's a list of famous soccer fans who are diehard supporters of their clubs, including Lana Del Rey, . Mention the words Leicester City and one man comes to mind. [149] Spurs fans again rioted in Rotterdam during the 198384 UEFA Cup match against Feyenoord, and then before the final against Anderlecht in Brussels, and a Spurs fan was shot dead. [136] A new word that has gained wide currency among fans as well as the media to become part of football lexicon is "Spursy". Drummer Will Champion, however, has a season ticket at Southampton. The TV host and Tony Award-winner has made no secret of his love for West Ham, and his character Smithy Gavin and Stacey from is naturally also a Hammer. The great shame is that they wont be.The way they are repeatedly able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory is astonishing.Thank you @rafabenitezwebMike Ashley - get out of OUR club https://t.co/O0khI17op1June 24, 2019. OK, Mark Hammill was asked to support them by a fan group and later admitted, I only became an accidental fan when someone asked if I liked the wolves and I said yes because I thought they meant the animal.. Drake has claimed to support United but famously flip-flops between clubs, cursing them as he goes. Russell Crowe. Yep, thats right, the A-list actor, Mark Wahlberg is actually a Spurs fan. Examples of songs created in the 201819 season are a song based on "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" to mock Arsenal's failure to qualify for the UEFA Champions League,[104] and a song "Allez Allez Allez" (based on an Italian song "L'Estate Sta Finendo") celebrating a dramatic win over Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-final.[105]. 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. Its unsurprising then that the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Megan Fox, Justin Timberlake, Steve Coogan and Thom Yorke are all Red Devils. as the North London club bowed out of the historic stadium. If hed had his Spidey mask on, it might have been different. [12][13][14] The average age of Tottenham season ticket holders was estimated to be 43 in 2016 and rising. FourFourTwo is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. [30] Their matches soon attracted the attention of the locals in the growing suburbs of Tottenham, and the first competitive game by Tottenham in 1885 recorded a figure of 400 spectators. Fulham have a surprisingly famous fanbase. Much larger is the No.8 Tottenham (previously known as the Bell & Hare) which is equally close to the ground but can be relied upon for easier access to the pints. There was a problem. 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. Ant and Dec are the Toons most famous export/s, appear on the odds list to manage the club every time the manager's job is vacant. Now forging a path in Hollywood, Cena is one of the most famous Spurs fans youre going to find. . See Sting, Cheryl Cole, Brian Blessed, Gabby Logan, James Bay, Sam Fender and even Tony Blair, whose prized possession is a No.9 shirt signed by Alan Shearer. Arsenal can rightfully be called a giant in English football after collecting 13 First Division titles and 13 FA Cups. He is a legend at clubs like Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and has managed other top teams like Manchester United and the Netherlands national team. The club werent in the best state when Sugar left as chairman, mind, but he is still often seen on British television, fronting our version of The Apprentice. 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. Famous Tottenham Fans Lord Alan Sugar - The former Tottenham chairman posts regularly after his beloved club and, while he cannot compete with Adele, he is worthy of a place on any celebrity Spurs fans list. "Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur" is still frequently sung by fans, and it is played at home games, especially after a win. Russell Brand even interrupted Sam Allardyces post-match interview to kiss him. Is Adele a Tottenham Hotspur fan? They were then ejected from the train before it reached London, whereupon they created a major disturbance in the town of Flitwick. about his beloved club, or speaking elsewhere about them. Charlie Whelan (Former righthandman to the useless Gordon Brown) - Has strong Spurs credentials and earned his place at the top table by citing Pratt's 30 yarder at Notts County in 1978 as his favourite Spurs goal in a recent programme Celebrity SPURS FANS Ted Riley (top young Actor) Lush (early 1990's band) LOTS inspired further fans' activism, and the following Tottenham Independent Supporters Association (TISA) was formed at a time when Tottenham was facing a financial crisis. ", and "When the Year Ends in One", some of which are still sung by fans. It's the Tottenham boys, [128], Tottenham supporters have rivalries with several clubs, mainly within the London area, the most significant of which is with their north London rivals Arsenal. The actress, who recently split with rapper Machine Gun Kelly, is known for her roles in Transformers and New Girl. And, we must admit, wed love nothing more than to see a dinner party with them all invited. Before that, he became known in England for his role in the British television drama Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996). Tottenham Hotspur Football Club says it has a "zero-tolerance position" regarding antisemitism but has previously insisted that fans' use of that word has never been "intended to cause. Meanwhile, Adele and AJ Tracey could become the partnership we never expected, but never knew we needed in the music industry. There's only one team in Manchester, so the old joke goes. Cardiff City. The most famous, though? [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. Get the best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. [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. [110] Some fans view adopting "Yid" as a way of reclaiming the word as a badge of honour and pride, helping defuse its power as an insult. She's headlined Glastonbury, won Grammy and Brit awards but hasn't received quite the same accolades for her rendition of "Glory Glory Tottenham Hotspur", unfortunately. In the 1930s, even though the club was in Division Two most years, they had attendances of over 30,000 for many matches. His famous Youre fired catchphrase would have come in handy with the recent sacking of Nuno. 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. The Sexiest Fan: Gerri Halliwell Oh, don't judge. The London club Tottenham Hotspur has one of the largest fan bases in England. In the meantime, why not put your Tottenham knowledge to the test? So its Corden. The former basketball player knows all about reaching impressive heights, and will hope that Conte and co can match his success eventually. Well, two, depending on whether you call him Norman Cook or Fatboy Slim. 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. They also engage with the club and had at times exerted their influence over the club on various issues in its history. Cash's side suffered a 4-0 defeat to. Chances are, the businessman would end up with an Attitude Adjustment, given his heel character traits. One day he will hope to read the news, once again, of a major Spurs trophy. Hes not the only surprising Spurs fan. On average, fans who attended the club's matches lived 4550 miles from the club in surveys. Crowd troubles at football grounds however had been reported much earlier. Paul Whitehouse Star of the Fast Show, Harry Enfield and Chums and now Bellamy's People, Paul Whitehouse can be seen wearing the 1993-95 Tottenham home shirt in a few early Harry Enfield Many residents actually support Southampton, so picking a most famous fan is a tough ask. Sign up free 0:00 0:00 Company About Jobs For the Record Communities [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. 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. , current Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash is, in fact, a Spurs fan when it comes to football. Fans with Korean flags in a section of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium crowd waved happily after watching Son score in the 2-0 win, while a quick-thinking cameraman caught one holding his phone. [7] The club is located in one of the most ethnically diverse and poorest parts of London, Northumberland Park in Haringey,[8] but only 89% of people of non-White ethnic background attended their matches according to the 2007 and 2008 surveys, although that is higher than the national average of 6%. 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 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. 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