Tottenham Hotspur

[midagetrolop]

Why are they called Tottenham Hotspur?

[Nibble]

Excerpt from

http://www.tottenhamh...ub/year-by-year.page?

Club formed by boys from Hotspur cricket club and from the local grammar school, Tottenham Grammer School for Boys

[factor-fiction]

Why are Sheffield Wednesday called Wednesday?

[EDDIE51]

F30 I was told there were 2 Sheffield teams sharing the same pitch, so one played Saturdays and one played .

[factor-fiction]

I heard that too. Okay, what about Leyton Orient? Crewe Alexandre?

[MarkRae]

http://en.wikipedia.o...C.#Formation_and_name
http://en.wikipedia.o.../Crewe_Alexandra_F.C.

[factor-fiction]

Thanks MarkRae- and thanks for not correcting my spelling of Alexandra

[midagetrolop]

Why do they call the cricket club Hotspur? Being from Sheffield, I always believed that Sheffield Wednesday were called that because the boys who played were all shop boys and could only play on Wednesday afternoon when the shops were closed for half day closing as it was then and still is in some parts.