Happy birthday to our wonderful former winger, David Ginola.
David signed for the club in July 1997 for £2.5 million, where he was also joined by Newcastle teammate Les Ferdinand.
His flair, skill and attacking play made him an instant hit with the adoring Spurs crowd, starved such skill and excitement during the mediocre years of the early – mid 1990’s
His contribution to the team and his skill and ability was rewarded/recognised in 1999, when he was named PFA Players’ Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year. He was the first player in Premiership history to win the award while at a club who finished the season outside of the top four.
During the 1998–99 season, Ginola scored one of his most notable goals, when Spurs played Barnsley in the FA Cup sixth Round. Ginola weaved in and out of a number of Barnsley players and finished in the left side of the net, the only goal of the game. He also won his only English domestic trophy with Spurs, the 1999 League Cup with a 1–0 victory over Leicester City at Wembley.
Ginola will always be fondly remembered by Spurs fans for his extravagant forward play and personality off the pitch. He played an integral role in their 1999 League Cup win and scoring a long range goal in a 3–1 win against Manchester United in a previous round.
The respect and fondness Tottenham fans have for Ginola was shown when he was given one of the biggest cheers on their 125th anniversary when legends were paraded on the pitch. Ginola was inducted into the Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame on 11 December 2008.
127 appearances for the club, 22 goals