What do the elements of the Spurs crest mean ?
Tottenham’s ball and cockerel crest is related to Harry Hotspur’s riding spurs since fighting cocks were once fitted out with miniature spurs. The seven trees on the club crest are the Seven Sisters, which were elm trees that stood in Tottenham at Page Green. They were originally planted by the seven sisters of a local family and were recorded in the Dorset Survey of 1619. They were replanted in 1852, 1886, 1955 and 1996. The castle that appears is Bruce Castle, which is off Bruce Grove, a couple of miles from the ground, which now houses the local Council’s museum. The two lions holding the THFC shield are from the Northumberland family crest.
