What does the badge mean?
White shield with a cockerel standing on a ball, "Spurs" text. The cockerel is one of football's great badge symbols, dating to the early 1900s when a player commissioned a bronze cockerel to sit atop the old White Hart Lane stand. The cockerel references Harry Hotspur — the club's namesake, a medieval knight from the Percy family known for his fighting spirit and speed. A cockerel's spurs (the sharp claw on its leg) gave rise to the nickname "Spurs." The ball under the cockerel's foot signifies dominance.
Badge history
1882 — Club founded 1900s — Cockerel adopted as symbol 1956 — Bronze cockerel moved to new stand; becomes iconic 1983 — Modern badge formalised 2006 — Significant redesign 2017 — Current version introduced ahead of new stadium build
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