{"id":19576,"date":"2024-09-08T09:46:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T09:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/?page_id=19576"},"modified":"2024-09-08T09:46:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T09:46:31","slug":"comp_rec","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/comp_rec\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur &#8211; A Complete Record    Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Oswald; font-size: x-large;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-19565\" src=\"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comprec_1882_1988.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comprec_1882_1988.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comprec_1882_1988-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><span style=\"color: #18255e;\">Tottenham Hotspur &#8211; A Complete Record<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #18255e;\">by Bob Goodwin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #18255e;\">Published by Breedon Books<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #18255e;\">1882-1988\u00a0 \u00a0ISBN 0-907969-42-9\u00a0 \u00a0(464 Pages)<br \/>\n1882-2007\u00a0 \u00a0ISBN\u00a0 978-1-85983-567-8\u00a0 (638 pages)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Oswald; font-size: 12pt; color: #02117d;\">Originally produced to cover the years 1882 to 1988, subsequent editions of Bob Goodwin&#8217;s massive piece of work have been published covering later years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Oswald; font-size: 12pt; color: #02117d;\">The research that has gone into such publications is stupendous, but the author has <\/span><span style=\"color: #02117d; font-family: Oswald; font-size: 12pt;\">turned it into a labour of love that make these books essential reference points for the enquiring mind of a Spurs fan or to settle an argument about who played when or where.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Oswald; font-size: 12pt; color: #02117d;\">Bob Goodwin&#8217;s masterworks will be well known to Tottenham supporters.\u00a0 The thoroughness of his books make them essential additions to the collections and the 2007 updated version of his two previous efforts to catalogue the line-ups, results and scorers of all the Spurs games ever came out to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the formation of the club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-19566\" style=\"font-family: Oswald; font-size: x-large;\" src=\"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comprec_1882_2007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"359\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comprec_1882_2007.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mehstg.co.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comprec_1882_2007-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Oswald; font-size: 12pt; color: #02117d;\">As well as having an in depth breakdown of all the matches Tottenham have played, Bob has added some additional parts to the book with sections on the managers, history of the club, the grounds, famous matches and his choice of the 100 top players of all time who played for Spurs.\u00a0 Each season also has a &#8220;Did You Know ?&#8221; interesting fact throw in to add to the pages already bursting with information.\u00a0 Later versions also include records of players who made their debuts in each season, players individual stats while with the club and records of all the international players who played for their countries during their stay at Spurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Oswald; font-size: 12pt; color: #02117d;\">As always, the book is a mine of information for checking those long forgotten matches against Middlesbrough that you were sure whether you went to but can&#8217;t quite recall the attendance of.\u00a0 A vital resource for any Spurs fanatic and a timely update for a new edition of the much sought after classic book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><span style=\"color: #02117d; font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: Oswald;\">Marco van Hip<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur &#8211; A Complete Record by Bob Goodwin Published by Breedon Books 1882-1988\u00a0 \u00a0ISBN 0-907969-42-9\u00a0 \u00a0(464 Pages) 1882-2007\u00a0 \u00a0ISBN\u00a0 978-1-85983-567-8\u00a0 (638 pages) &nbsp; &nbsp; Originally produced to cover the years 1882 to 1988, subsequent editions of Bob Goodwin&#8217;s massive piece of work have been published covering later years. 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