Tottenham have recently endured a dry period when it comes to their success, with their last major trophy coming in 2008.
That was until last summer, when the club pulled off a major success in Bilbao, as they won the UEFA Europa League.
The club have enjoyed many different periods of success throughout their history, stories from one generation past to another, which are still told to this day amongst those related to the club.
As one season is close to an end, Read Tottenham looks back at the silverware that has shaped the club, given supporters some of the best games of their lives and is placed in their trophy cabinet.
UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup x3 (1971/71, 1983/83, 2025/26)
Last season’s success under Ange Postecoglou lives in the hearts and minds of almost every Spurs supporter to this day. In a tense second half, they had to hold on to Brennan Johnson’s opener.
A goal-line clearance from Micky Van De Ven was crucial in ensuring the trophy came to London rather than Manchester.
However, this was the third time the Lilywhites had won this competition. Back in 1971, the UEFA Cup was born, and the first final was contested by two English teams – Wolverhampton Wanderers and Spurs.
Two goals from Martin Chivers at Molineux gave them the lead, and a 1-1 draw in North London secured the trophy.
12 years later, they reached their third final, losing to Feyenoord in 1974. They took on Anderlecht, and after a draw in Belgium and at White Hart Lane, it went to penalties.
Luck was on Tottenham’s side that day, as they won the competition for a second time.
League Cup x4 (1970-71, 1972-73, 1998-99, 2007-08)
Prior to last year’s delightful evening in Spain, their last success came on a dark winter’s evening in 2008 when Juande Ramos’ men met Avram Grant’s Chelsea at Wembley.
Didier Drogba gave the Blues a first-half lead before it was equalised from the spot by Dimitar Berbatov. As it headed into extra time, Jonathan Woodgate headed home the winner past Petr Cech.
In the early 70s, they won the competition twice. They won their first in the first year they won the UEFA Cup, with a 2-0 win over Aston Villa, thanks to Chivers once again.
In 1972-73, they met Norwich City, where a second-half strike from substitute Ralph Coates was the difference.
Their only other victory was in 1999 over Leicester with a last-minute winner from Allan Nielsen.
FA Community Shield x7 (1921,1951,1961,1962,1967,1981,1991)
Their last Community Shield success came in 1991, when they took on their fierce rivals Arsenal. Back then, the shield was shared when a game drew, which was what happened when it finished 0-0.
They also shared the shield in 81 and 67.
Their last victory was in 1962, when they hammered Ipswich 5-1, where Jimmy Greaves scored a brace; they also won it the year before against an FA XI.
This time, Les Allen scored a brace in a 3-2 victory. They also lifted the shield in 1951, and their first came thirty years earlier, beating Burnley 2-0.
FA Cup x8 (1900-01, 1920-21, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1966-67, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1990- 91)
The last time the Lilywhites had the taste of Wembley success in May goes all the way back to 1991, when they faced Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest.
Stuart Pearce gave Forest the lead, but Paul Stewart levelled the match. Once again for Spurs, it was extra time the decisive goal was scored when Des Walker put it in his own net.
The club enjoyed successful periods in the early 60s and 80s. Bobby Smith scored in both the finals in 1961 and 1962, where they beat Leicester 2-0 and Burnley 3-1.
Argentinian Ricardo Villa scored the winner over Manchester City in 1981, and a Glenn Hoddle penalty was the difference in a replay with Queens Park Rangers in 1982.
The club’s earliest success in the competition goes all the way back to the beginning of the 20th century in 1901. Another final that was settled in a replay, as three second-half goals were too much for Sheffield United to handle.
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup x1 (1962-63)
A retro competition that no longer exists in European football was one of the most prestigious of its time, and that was the Cup Winners’ Cup.
The Lilywhites took on La Liga giants, Atletico Madrid, in Rotterdam.
The English side blew their Spanish counterparts away in style, as they went on to win 5-1. Braces from Greaves and Terry Dyson, alongside a finish from John White, made the difference on the day.
First Division/Premier League x2 (1950-51/1960-61)
Outside of the UEFA Champions League, a trophy that still eludes them, their longest wait for a major trophy is the league title.
They came close under Mauricio Pochettino during the mid-2010s, though they failed to bring the trophy back to White Hart Lane.
The two times they won it were split by a 10-year wait. Spurs finished eight points clear of second-place Sheffield Wednesday in 1961, as they were crowned champions, with Greaves scoring 41 goals.
Ten years prior, Sonny Walters was their hero as they finished four points clear of Manchester United to win their first-ever top-flight league title.
