The Oral History of Tottenham Hotspur. Series 1 Ep 6: ‘1939-1950’

The Spurs Show

Playback Media Ltd.

Sports, Soccer

4.4 • 815 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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After 7 years, football resumed in 1946. Join us in this part as we take you through Tottenham's mid-century history up to 1950. Another Spurs Show screening and it's the Super Cup Final v PSG. Spurs fans only, private bar, big screen and food available! Another great chance to hang out with fellow Spurs fans and hopefully celebrate the lifting of another trophy! Get tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/27h8sv7k Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.betterhelp.com/SPURS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get 10% off your first month – as heard on the podcast. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠spursshow.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @spursshow Support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠season.spursshow.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by Paul Myers and Mike Leigh A Playback Media Production- contact us here too for show sponsorship ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠playbackmedia.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Copyright 2025 Playback Media Ltd - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home.
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0:29.6	An oral history of Tottenham Hotspur, 1939 to 1950. Glory, glory Tottenham Osworth.
0:40.3	Glory, glory Tottenham Osper
0:43.3	Glory, Glory, Toddna, Mosper!
0:46.3	And the Spurs go marching on.
0:50.3	Tottenham are the greatest thing the world has ever seen. Tottenham are the greatest thing the world has ever seen.
0:55.6	Football resumed again on the 31st of August, 1946, after seven years due to conflict.
1:06.4	Almost double the time lost to the Great War.
1:09.6	No first team player was killed in action,
1:12.4	but as fans began to return to watch their beloved spurs,
1:17.6	there was one gentleman who was notable by his absence.
1:21.4	Since 1898, Charles David Roberts had been chairman
1:25.3	and had led the club through so many of the milestones previously mentioned.
1:31.2	Becoming a limited company, two FA Cup successes, and had worked tirelessly alongside Arthur Turner
1:38.5	through two world wars. Sadly, in June 1943, he died
1:44.3	aged 79, while
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