Tottenham hotspur were founded in 1882 at hotspur fc plating their first matches on the public pitches as tottenham marshes they are also known as the lilywhites and their emblem is a cockerel standing on a footballkids t shirt design reads 1882 the birth of football tottenham marsheswe lovingly print all of our kids t shirts onto 100 cotton soft style loose fitting unisex t shirts for boys and girls