Today sees the birthday of former Spurs midfielder, winger, forward Darren Anderton. He first came to prominence with his dazzling form in Portsmouth’s great FA Cup run in 1992 – including his goal in the Semi Final vs Liverpool. A number of clubs were linked, but he signed for Spurs for £1.75 million in the […]
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Maurice Norman, an integral part of the 1960/61 Double winning side, was born on this day in 1934. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in November 1955 for a ₤28,000 transfer fee, that also included the return transfer of Ireland international striker Johnny Gavin to Norwich. Maurice played his first game for Spurs against Cardiff City, […]
On this day in 1945 a future Spurs legend was born – Martin Chivers. He signed professional terms at 17 with his local club, Southampton. A regular and prolific scorer for the Saints (106 goals in 190 apps), he attracted the attention of Bill Nick who signed him for Spurs for a then club record […]
On this day 1922, Peter Murphy – one of the Class of 51 was born. Peter was with the club for just 18 months. He was brought in by manager Arthur Rowe to bolster his squad as we faced up to life in the top flight having finished on top of the Second Division the […]
One of our greatest ever goalscorers, Robert Alfred “Bobby” Smith was born on this day in 1933. He joined Spurs in December 1955, for a transfer fee of £16,000 Bobby made his Spurs debut against Luton Town three days later but had to wait until January 21 to net his first goal in our colours, at home […]
Today is the 79th birthday of our much loved club legend and greatest ever goalscorer, Jimmy Greaves. James Peter Greaves, was born on 20th February 1940 and would become one of the greatest players England has ever produced, whose scoring feats were second to none. Jimmy scored a staggering 422 goals in 602 club appearances. […]
Often mocked, ridiculed for our transfer deadline day dealings (or complete lack of them!), every Spurs fan knows back in 2010 the club got it right and stuck gold, when it clinched the signing of Rafael van der Vaart from Real Madrid for just £8,000,000. Just 2 hours before the end of transfer deadline day […]
One of the greatest players and captains in our club’s history, Robert Dennis “Danny” Blanchflower, was born on this day in 1926 “The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It’s nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It’s about doing things in style, with a flourish. About […]
One of Spurs’ finest ever players, Cliff Jones was born in Swansea on 7th Feb 1935. The winger started his career with his hometown club aged 17 and during the next few years his talents did not go unnoticed. Just after his 23rd birthday, Spurs signed Cliff, for a then record £35,000 as one of […]
Happy birthday to our wonderfully gifted former midfielder, Micky Hazard. Always loved by the Spurs fans, for his flair, silky skills, important goals and assists plus his enthusiasm for the club, which remains to this day for anyone who follows his Twitter (@1MickyHazard). Micky has been associated with the club since the age of 14. […]
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