Tottenham Hotspur fans have now been named English football’s most long‑suffering supporters after a bittersweet couple of years.
Being a Tottenham Hotspur supporter in the last decade has been a bittersweet experience, with Spurs enjoying some good spells while also enduring difficult times in that period.
2025 was perhaps the peak for most Spurs fans, who witnessed their side lift a major piece of silverware when they won the Europa League for the first time since their last trophy in 2008.
But amidst the Europa League triumph, Tottenham still had their struggles domestically, finishing in 17th place in the Premier League – one of their worst ever league finishes.
Tottenham fans named English football’s most long-suffering after decade of turmoil
While Spurs supporters expected a vast improvement the following season, the misery continued even further, with Tottenham somehow managing to endure an even worse domestic campaign.
The Lilywhites were embroiled in a full-on relegation scrap and needed a final-day win against Everton to secure their league status, finishing just two points above the drop.
With all the misery endured in the last couple of seasons, Spurs fans have now been named English football’s most long-suffering according to a survey conducted by Midnite.
The gap between Tottenham and the side in second is not even close, with their 19.7% vote being three times as many as Sheffield Wednesday in second place on 6.7%, with Manchester United third on 6.2%.
Everton then follow on 5.3%, before West Ham rounded out the top five with 3.2%.
That means almost one in five of every fan questioned gave Tottenham as their top answer. And what better way to prove them right than with another gutting defeat to Newcastle.
Survey shows Spurs pain felt across Premier League and beyond
The verdict is not limited to just Premier League fans, although 28.4% of supporters in the top flight believe Spurs fans are English football’s most long-suffering.
Championship supporters also think the same, with 13.2% naming Spurs as the most long-suffering support in English football. Arsenal supporters were also among those to cast a vote, with 45.5% giving the same verdict.
This season, however, the hope will be for less misery as Spurs look to make a marked improvement on their last two campaigns.
Yet the league opener against Brentford, where Tottenham lost 3-0, shows that the pain is not going to fade quickly, with high expectations already being lowered despite a huge financial outlay this summer.
It is sure to be a long run, and Spurs fans are once again strapped in.