Tottenham Hotspur F.C. was the first English club to win a UEFA club competition.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club [ ˈtɒtnəm , _ - tənəm ] , commonly referred to as Spurs , is an English football club located in Tottenham , Haringey , London , that competes in the Premier League . After successfully defending the FA Cup in 1962 , in 1963 they became the first British club to win a UEFA club competition -- the European Cup Winners ' Cup . In the 1970s Tottenham won the League Cup on two occasions and were the inaugural winner of the UEFA Cup in 1972 , becoming the first British club to win two different major European trophies .