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My Seventy Years of Spurs: A Long Walk Down White Hart Memory Lane
My Seventy Years of Spurs is veteran sportswriter Norman Giller's unique story of Tottenham Hotspur over the seven decades he has followed the Lilywhites. Norman saw the legendary 'push and run' side lift the league title in 1950/51, then as a press-box reporter he chronicled Tottenham's historic league and FA Cup double in 1960/61. He has been an eyewitness to all their triumphs and tribulations right up to the surreal 2020/21 season. Join him on a trip down White Hart memory lane in the company of each of the 30 managers who have been in charge during his 70 years as a supporter and reporter - from Arthur Rowe in the 1950s to the current master of the new Lane, Jose Mourinho. The book is introduced by Steve Perryman, captain of back-to-back FA Cup-winning Tottenham teams, who holds the club appearances record. My Seventy Years of Spurs provides an intimate and informative insight into the club from a renowned sportswriter who truly knows his Spurs.
284 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 23, 2021
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October 31, 2025
A delight for Spurs fans
Norman Giller, sports journalist and television writer, has produced a well researched, well documented history of Tottenham Hotspur football club, peppered with personal anecdotes of his connections with players , managers and coaching staff between 1950, when he first saw Spurs playing as a ten-year old until 2020.
Great literature - this is not. Yet for a longtime fan, like I am, who first saw a Tottenham game in 1959, it’s like reminiscing with a knowledgeable insider in the local pub.
When Giller makes an interesting observation, or pithy turn of phrase, expect to find it repeatedly many times throughout the book. He interestingly chose to tell the Spurs story through the medium of the different managers, while still managing to tell the stories of the soccer stars who wore the club shirt over the years.His statistical tables and the photos at the end of the book are a delight for the fans, but anyone who is not a diehard Spurs fan would probably not enjoy this as much as I did.
Ilan Israel
Norman Giller, sports journalist and television writer, has produced a well researched, well documented history of Tottenham Hotspur football club, peppered with personal anecdotes of his connections with players , managers and coaching staff between 1950, when he first saw Spurs playing as a ten-year old until 2020.
Great literature - this is not. Yet for a longtime fan, like I am, who first saw a Tottenham game in 1959, it’s like reminiscing with a knowledgeable insider in the local pub.
When Giller makes an interesting observation, or pithy turn of phrase, expect to find it repeatedly many times throughout the book. He interestingly chose to tell the Spurs story through the medium of the different managers, while still managing to tell the stories of the soccer stars who wore the club shirt over the years.His statistical tables and the photos at the end of the book are a delight for the fans, but anyone who is not a diehard Spurs fan would probably not enjoy this as much as I did.
Ilan Israel
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