What You Don’t Know About… Tamworth F.C.

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·10 January 2025

What You Don’t Know About… Tamworth F.C.

It’s the FA Cup classic minnow vs. giant match up on Jan. 12 when the National League’s Tamworth (5th tier) host the Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur in a third round tie. We did some digging to learn more about this club from Staffordshire, England.

The club was founded in 1933 after the town’s previous club, Tamworth Castle S.C., dissolved.
Their nickname is the Lambs.
Tamworth won back-to-back promotions in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons to climb from the Southern Football League (7th tier) into their current spot in the National League (5th tier).
They won the FA Vase in 1989 over two games against Sudbury Town. The initial match, a 1-1 draw, was played in Wembley Stadium before 28,000 spectators.
Tamworth reached the FA Cup Third Round in 2011-12, losing to Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park.
Jasbir Singh, Tamworth’s goalkeeper, works as a building surveyor.
Chris Wreh, their back-up striker, was born in New York City.
Tamworth defeated League One side Huddersfield Town at home to start their FA Cup run. Tom Tonks assisted the winning goal when his long throw-in deflected off keeper Chris Maxwell’s hand. Tom Tonks. Best. Name. Ever.
The FA Cup second round tie against League One Burton Albion went to a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. Jasbir Singh saved two PKs. Hadyn Hollis struck the winning shot as the Lambs advanced 4-3.
The Lamb Ground, Tamworth’s stadium, was named after a pub that once stood adjacent to the pitch. Teams used to change in the pub prior to the construction of dressing rooms. The pitch is a G3 artificial surface, which means the Spurs won’t get their kit muddy.
The visitor’s dressing room is warmed by a plug-in electric heater.
96 places sit between Tottenham and Tamworth, the largest gap in the Third Round.
Manager Andy Peaks on how they’ll approach Spurs: “We have to be horrible, we have to be nasty, we have to make it as awkward as possible [for them]… for ninety minutes and see what it brings us.”