Name/TitlePhotoprint of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club 1925-26
About this objectA large photograph of the Tottenham Hotspur Football Club for the 1925-26 football season. The players wear Tottenham's iconic white shirt and blue shorts.
The club's management team also feature on the photo including team manager Peter "the Great" McWilliam. In all McWilliam had two stints as Tottenham Manager both during a world war. His first spell as manager ran between 1912 and 1927. His second ran between 1938 and 1942 whereupon he retired beleiving himself too old to continue. A highlight of his first reign was winning the FA Cup of 1921.
Tottenham's board of directors sit on the front row. Among the directors is George Wagstaffe Simmons, a leading figure in football in the early 1900s. Wagstaffe Simmons was variously a footballer, match official, football journalist and more. He was a huge influence within football in Hertfordshire, leading the Hertfordshire Football Association and also founding St Albans City football team.
