List of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players

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Contents 1 List of players 1.1 Key 1.2 Notes 2 References

[edit] List of players

Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for Tottenham Hotspur since its foundation as Hotspur F.C. in 1882.

The list comprises those who have: -

• made 100 or more first-team appearances for the club including substitutions, and/or
• debuted for the first-team and represented their country at full International level while on the club's books, and/or
• achieved notability through making a major contribution to the club as a player.

Records for some players vary from one data source to another and where possible these have been verified with reference to more than one such source. Corrections and updates should include a reference to source in the edit summary or on the Talk Page..

Statistics were last updated as at 02 June 2008.

[edit] Key

Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. An asterisk (*) next to a name denotes that the player had more than one spell at the club.

First team appearances include, Football League, Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and UEFA Cup. Substitute appearances are included. Wartime matches are excluded.

International appearances are those at Full International level, including substitutions while on the club's books. Figures in brackets are for career total International appearances.

Positions

GK	Goalkeeper	DF	Defender	RB	Right back	MF	Midfielder	RW	Right winger
CB	Central back	FB	Fullback	LB	Left back	FW	Forward	LW	Left winger

     Tottenham Hotspur Hall of Fame.      Tottenham Hotspur Legends.      Players who have achieved notability through a major contribution to the club.      Club captains who have won a major senior competition.      Club record holder.

^†currently on loan elsewhere *stats combined from two periods at the club

Name	Nationality	Position	Tottenham Hotspur career	Club Apps	Goals	Inter'l Apps (at club)	Inter'l Apps (all)	Notes
Buckle, BobbyBobby Buckle	England	MF	1882 - 1895	53	25			[1]
Jull, JackJack Jull	England	FB	1882 - 1894	159	24			[2]
Ambler, CharlesCharles Ambler	England	GK	1896 - 1900	133	0
Jones, Jack LJack L Jones	Wales	MF	1897 - 1904	226	13	15	17	[3]
Cameron, JohnJohn Cameron	Scotland	FW	1898 - 1907	293	139	0	1
Kirwan, JackJack Kirwan	Ireland	LW	1899 - 1905	347	97	12	1
Morris, TomTom Morris	England	MF	1899 - 1912	523	3
Hughes, TedTed Hughes	Wales	DF	1901 - 1905	?	?	6	8
Brearley, JohnJohn Brearley	England	FW	1903 - 1907	133	24
O'Hagan, CharlieCharlie O'Hagan	Ireland	FW	1903 - 1907	36	7	5	11
Woodward, VivianVivian Woodward	England	FW	1908 - 1909	31	18	21	23
Steel, DannyDanny Steel	England	CB	1908 - 1912	141	4
Steel, BobbyBobby Steel	England	FW	1908 - 1915	245	45
Darnell, JabezJabez Darnell	England	CB	1908 - 1919	263	101
Middlemiss, BertBert Middlemiss	England	LW	1908 - 1920	261	56
Minter, BillyBilly Minter	England	FW	1908 - 1920	334	101
Collins, TomTom Collins	England	FB	1910 - 1915	215	112
Rance, CharlieCharlie Rance	England	CB	1910 - 1921	110	1
Weir, FindlayFindlay Weir	England	MF	1912 - 1917	101	2
Bliss, BertBert Bliss	England	FW	1912 - 1922	215	106	1	1
Cantrell, JimmyJimmy Cantrell	England	FW	1912 - 1923	176	84
Grimsdell, ArthurArthur Grimsdell	England	MF	1912 - 1927	360	27	6	6	[4]
Walden, FannyFanny Walden	England	RW	1913 - 1924	237	24	2	2
Jaques, BillBill Jaques	England	GK	1914 - 1922	138	0
Clay, ThomasThomas Clay	England	FB	1914 - 1929	215	106	4	4
Walters, CharlieCharlie Walters	England	MF	1919 - 1925	117	0
Dimmock, JimmyJimmy Dimmock	England	LW	1919 - 1931	438	112	3	3
McDonald, BobBob McDonald	England	CB	1920 - 1923	125	0
Seed, JimmyJimmy Seed	England	FW	1920 - 1927	254	77	5	5
Handley, CharlieCharlie Handley	England	FW	1921 - 1928	141	29
Forster, MattMatt Forster	England	FB	1921 - 1930	244	0
Thompson, AndyAndy Thompson	England	MF	1921 - 1930	166	22
Smith, BertBert Smith	England	MF	1921 - 1931	319	10	2	2
Elkes, JackJack Elkes	England	MF	1923 - 1929	200	50
Poynton, CecilCecil Poynton	England	FB	1923 - 1933	158	3
Osborne, FrankFrank Osborne	England	FW	1924 - 1931	220	82	2	4
Skitt, HarryHarry Skitt	England	MF	1924 - 1931	229	0
Spiers, CyrilCyril Spiers	England	GK	1927 - 1932	169	0
O'Callaghan, TaffyTaffy O'Callaghan	Wales	FW	1927 - 1935	263	99	11	11
Nicholls, JoeJoe Nicholls	England	GK	1927 - 1936	129	0
Rowley, DickDick Rowley	Northern Ireland	FW	1929 - 1931	24	10	2	6
Meads, TomTom Meads	England	MF	1929 - 1935	189	6
Evans, TomTom Evans	England	MF	1929 - 1936	101	4
Davies, WillieWillie Davies	England	RW	1930 - 1933	115	19
Alsford, WalterWalter Alsford	England	LW	1930 - 1936	90	0	1	1
Hunt, GeorgeGeorge Hunt	England	FW	1930 - 1937	198	138	3	3
Howe, LesLes Howe	England	MF	1930 - 1939	182	28
Evans, WillieWillie Evans	Wales	FW	1931 - 1936	195	86	6	6
Rowe, ArthurArthur Rowe	England	MF	1931 - 1938	201	0	1	1
Hall, WillieWillie Hall	England	FW	1932 - 1939	222	29	10	10
Whatley, BillBill Whatley	Wales	FB	1932 - 1939	254	2	3	3
Morrison, JohnnyJohnny Morrison	England	CF	1932 - 1946	154	101
McCormick, JimmyJimmy McCormick	England	RW	1932 - 1946	150	28
Day, AlfAlf Day	Wales	DF	1933 - 1935	14	0	1	1
Channell, FredFred Channell	England	FB	1933 - 1936	109	1
Duncan, AndyAndy Duncan	England	FW	1934 - 1943	103	26
Hooper, PercyPercy Hooper	England	GK	1934 - 1945	108	0
Sargent, FredFred Sargent	England	RW	1934 - 1946	109	31
Buckingham, VicVic Buckingham	England	FB	1935 - 1949	230	1
Ward, RalphRalph Ward	England	FB	1936 - 1946	132	11
Sproston, BertBert Sproston	England	FB	1938 - 1938	9	0	2	11
Cox, FreddieFreddie Cox	England	RW	1938 - 1949	105	18
Nicholson, BillBill Nicholson	England	MF	1938 - 1954	341	6	1	1
Medley, LesLes Medley	England	LW	1939 - 1953	164	46	6	6
Burgess, RonRon Burgess	Wales	MF	1939 - 1954	324	16	32	32	[5]
Tickridge, SidSid Tickridge	England	FB	1946 - 1951	101	0
Bennett, LesLes Bennett	England	FW	1946 - 1954	294	117
Willis, ArthurArthur Willis	England	FB	1946 - 1954	160	1	1	1
Ditchburn, TedTed Ditchburn	England	GK	1946 - 1958	452	0	6	6
Jones , ErnieErnie Jones	Wales	FW	1947 - 1949	57	14	?	4
Baily, EddieEddie Baily	England	FW	1947 - 1955	325	69	9	9
Duquemin, LenLen Duquemin	Guernsey	FW	1947 - 1957	307	134
Walters, SonnySonny Walters	England	MF	1947 - 1957	234	71
Withers, CharlieCharlie Withers	England	FB	1948 - 1956	164	2
Rees, BillyBilly Rees	Wales	CF	1949 - 1950	13	3	3	4
Ramsey, AlfAlf Ramsey	England	FB	1949 - 1955	250	25	31	32
Clarke, HarryHarry Clarke	England	CB	1949 - 1956	322	4	1	1
Marchi, TonyTony Marchi*	England	MF	1950 - 1965	260	7
Harmer, TommyTommy Harmer	England	FW	1951 - 1960	222	51
Robb, GeorgeGeorge Robb	England	LW	1952 - 1958	200	58	1	1
Hopkins, MelMel Hopkins	Wales	LB	1952 - 1964	240	0	34	34
Brooks, JohnnyJohnny Brooks	England	FW	1953 - 1959	179	51	3	3
White, JohnJohn White	Scotland	FW	1953 - 1964	179	51	22	22
Baker, PeterPeter Baker	England	RB	1953 - 1965	342	3
Gavin, JohnnyJohnny Gavin	Ireland	RW	1954 - 1955	34	16	6	7
Blanchflower, DannyDanny Blanchflower	Northern Ireland	MF	1954 - 1963	382	21	41	56	[6][7][8][9]
Smith, BobbyBobby Smith	England	FW	1955 - 1964	317	208	15	15
Dyson, TerryTerry Dyson	England	FW	1955 - 1965	209	55
Henry, RonRon Henry	England	LB	1955 - 1965	287	1	1	1
Norman, MauriceMaurice Norman	England	MF	1955 - 1965	411	19	23	23
Medwin, TerryTerry Medwin	Wales	FW	1956 - 1963	215	72	?	30
Jones, CliffCliff Jones	Wales	RW	1958 - 1968	578	159	?	58
Allen, LesLes Allen	England	FW	1959 - 1965	137	61
Brown, BillBill Brown	Scotland	GK	1959 - 1966	262	0	29	29
Mackay, DaveDave Mackay	Scotland	MF	1959 - 1968	318	51	22	22	[10]
Saul, FrankFrank Saul	England	FW	1960 - 1967	129	44
Greaves, JimmyJimmy Greaves	England	FW	1961 - 1970	379	266[11]	42	57
Beal, PhilPhil Beal	England	DF	1963 - 1975	420	1
Robertson, JimmyJimmy Robertson	Scotland	RW	1964 - 1968	181	31	1	1
Mullery, AlanAlan Mullery	England	MF	1964 - 1972	374	30	35	35	[12][13]
Gilzean, AlanAlan Gilzean	Scotland	FW	1964 - 1974	439	133	17	22
Knowles, CyrilCyril Knowles	England	LB	1964 - 1975	506	17	4	4
Jennings, PatPat Jennings	Northern Ireland	GK	1964 - 1977	590	1	71	119
Venables, TerryTerry Venables	England	MF	1966 - 1969	141	9	0	2
England, MikeMike England	Wales	CB	1966 - 1975	397	19	?	44
Kinnear, JoeJoe Kinnear	Ireland	RB	1966 - 1975	258	2	26	26
Pearce, JimmyJimmy Pearce	England	FW	1968 - 1973	193	35
Chivers, MartinMartin Chivers	England	FW	1968 - 1976	367	174[14]	24	24
Evans, RayRay Evans	England	FB	1969 - 1975	181	4
Pratt, JohnJohn Pratt	England	MF	1969 - 1980	415	49
Perryman, SteveSteve Perryman	England	MF	1969 - 1986	854[15]	39	1	1	[16][17][18]
Peters, MartinMartin Peters	England	MF	1970 - 1975	260	76	34	67	[19]
Neighbour, JimmyJimmy Neighbour	England	FW	1970 - 1976	156	11
Naylor, TerryTerry Naylor	England	DF	1970 - 1980	301	4
Coates, RalphRalph Coates	England	MF	1971 - 1977	248	23	4	2
Daines, BarryBarry Daines	England	GK	1971 - 1981	173	0
McGrath, ChrisChris McGrath	Northern Ireland	RW	1973 - 1976	47	10	5	21
Conn, AlfieAlfie Conn	Scotland	MF	1974 - 1977	43	7	2	2
Duncan, JohnJohn Duncan	Scotland	FW	1974 - 1978	120	62
Osgood, KeithKeith Osgood	England	CB	1974 - 1978	127	14
Jones, ChrisChris Jones	Jersey	FW	1974 - 1982	185	42
McAllisher, DonDon McAllisher	England	DF	1975 - 1981	202	107
Hoddle, GlennGlenn Hoddle	England	MF	1975 - 1987	490	110	44	53
Armstrong, GerryGerry Armstrong	Northern Ireland	FW	1976 - 1980	98	16	27	63
Taylor, PeterPeter Taylor	England	LW	1976 - 1980	140	33
Holmes, JimmyJimmy Holmes	Ireland	LB	1977- 1981	92	2	13	30
Villa, RicardoRicardo Villa	Argentina	MF	1978 - 1983	179	25	?	25
Lacy, JohnJohn Lacy	England	CB	1978 - 1983	152	3
Ardiles, OssieOssie Ardiles	Argentina	MF	1978 - 1988	311	25	?	63
Yorath, TerryTerry Yorath	Wales	MF	1979 - 1981	62	1	6	59
Falco, MarkMark Falco	England	FW	1979 - 1986	236	89
Galvin, TonyTony Galvin	Ireland	MF	1979 - 1987	273	31	19	29
Miller, PaulPaul Miller	England	DF	1979 - 1987	285	10
Hughton, ChrisChris Hughton	Ireland	FB	1979 - 1990	398	19	44	53
Archibald, SteveSteve Archibald	Scotland	FW	1980 - 1984	189	77	19	27
Crooks, GarthGarth Crooks	England	FW	1980 - 1985	182	75
Roberts, GrahamGraham Roberts	England	CD	1980 - 1986	287	35	6	6
Hazard, MickyMicky Hazard*	England	MF	1980 - 1995	170	25
Price, PaulPaul Price	Wales	CD	1981 - 1984	62	0	12	25
Clemence, RayRay Clemence	England	GK	1981 - 1987	330	0	5	61
Mabbutt, GaryGary Mabbutt	England	DF	1982 - 1998	611	38	16	16	[20]
Bowen, MarkMark Bowen	Wales	DF	1983 - 1987	20	2	2	41
Stevens, GaryGary Stevens	England	DF	1983 - 1987	200	8	7	7
Thomas, DannyDanny Thomas	England	DF	1983 - 1987	116	1	0	2
Chiedozie, JohnJohn Chiedozie	Nigeria	RW	1984 - 1986	75	14	2	9
Allen, CliveClive Allen	England	FW	1984 - 1988	135	84[21]	5	5
Waddle, ChrisChris Waddle	England	LW	1985 - 1989	173	42	36	62
Allen, PaulPaul Allen	England	MF	1985 - 1993	370	28
Gough, RichardRichard Gough	Scotland	DF	1986 - 1987	65	2	7	61
Claesen, NicoNico Claesen	Belgium	FW	1986 - 1988	63	23	10	36
Hodge, SteveSteve Hodge	England	MF	1986 - 1988	54	9	4	24
Thomas, MitchellMitchell Thomas	England	FB	1986 - 1991	157	6
Samways, VinnyVinny Samways	England	MF	1987 - 1994	247	17
Gascoigne, PaulPaul Gascoigne	England	MF	1988 - 1991	112	33	20	57
Stewart, PaulPaul Stewart	England	FW	1988 - 1992	171	37	3	3
Walsh, PaulPaul Walsh	England	FW	1988 - 1992	156	21	0	5
Fenwick, TerryTerry Fenwick	England	DF	1988 - 1993	118	10	1	20
Bergsson, GuðniGuðni Bergsson	Iceland	DF	1988 - 1994	86	2	34	80
Howells, DavidDavid Howells	England	MF	1988 - 1998	335	27
Lineker, GaryGary Lineker	England	FW	1989 - 1992	106	67	21	80
Van Den Hauwe, PatPat Van Den Hauwe	Wales	DF	1989 - 1993	145	0	0	13
Nayim, Nayim	Spain	MF	1989 - 1993	144	18
Sedgley, SteveSteve Sedgley	England	CB	1989 - 1994	211	11
Thorstvedt, ErikErik Thorstvedt	Norway	GK	1989 - 1994	218	0	30	97
Edinburgh, JustinJustin Edinburgh	England	FB	1990 - 2000	276	1
Durie, GordonGordon Durie	Scotland	FW	1991 - 1993	78	17	11	43
Walker, IanIan Walker	England	GK	1991 - 2001	313	0	3	4
Barmby, NickyNicky Barmby	England	FW	1992 - 1995	108	27	2	23
Austin, DeanDean Austin	England	FB	1992 - 1997	150	0
Campbell, SolSol Campbell	England	CB	1992 - 2001	315	15	40	73	[22]
Sheringham, TeddyTeddy Sheringham*	England	FW	1992 - 2003	277	124	21	51
Anderton, DarrenDarren Anderton	England	RW	1992 - 2004	358	48	30	30
Calderwood, ColinColin Calderwood	Scotland	DF	1993 - 1999	199	7	32	36
Carr, StephenStephen Carr	Ireland	RB	1993 - 2004	270	8	27	44
Rosenthal, RonnieRonnie Rosenthal	Israel	FW	1993 - 2004	100	11	0	60
Klinsmann, JurgenJurgen Klinsmann*	Germany	FW	1994 - 1998	68	38	10	108
Popescu, GheorgheGheorghe Popescu	Romania	MF	1994 - 1995	28	3	6	115
Dumitrescu, IlieIlie Dumitrescu	Romania	MF	1994 - 1996	20	5	9	63
McMahon, GerardGerard McMahon	Northern Ireland	RW	1995 - 1996	20	0	7	17
Fox, RuelRuel Fox	Montserrat	RW	1995 - 2000	129	15	0	2
Armstrong, ChrisChris Armstrong	England	FW	1995 - 2002	173	62
Sinton, AndyAndy Sinton	England	MF	1996 - 1999	100	7	0	12
McVeigh, PaulPaul McVeigh	Northern Ireland	LW	1996 - 2000	3	1	1	20
Baardsen, EspenEspen Baardsen	Norway	GK	1996 - 2000	29	0	4	4
Nielsen, AllanAllan Nielsen	Denmark	MF	1996 - 2000	115	18	7	44
Iversen, SteffenSteffen Iversen	Norway	FW	1996 - 2003	176	47	34	71
Ginola, DavidDavid Ginola	France	LW	1997 - 2000	127	22	0	17
Clemence, StephenStephen Clemence	England	MF	1997 - 2003	109	3
Ferdinand, LesLes Ferdinand	England	FW	1997 - 2003	149	39	4	17
Saib, MoussaMoussa Saib	Algeria	FW	1998 - 2000	13	1	?	?
Leonhardsen, OyvindOyvind Leonhardsen	Norway	MF	1999 - 2002	72	11	17	86
Freund, SteffenSteffen Freund	Germany	MF	1999 - 2003	131	0	0	21
Perry, ChrisChris Perry	England	DF	1999 - 2003	146	4
Sherwood, TimTim Sherwood	England	MF	1999 - 2003	118	16	3	3
Taricco, MauricioMauricio Taricco	Argentina	DF	1999 - 2004	156	2
King, LedleyLedley King	England	CB	1999 - Present	241	11	19	19	[23]
Sullivan, NeilNeil Sullivan	Scotland	GK	2000 - 2003	81	0	13	28
Doherty, GaryGary Doherty	Ireland	CB	2000 - 2004	77	8	24	34
Rebrov, SergeiSergei Rebrov	Ukraine	FW	2000 - 2004	76	13	21	75
Davies, SimonSimon Davies	Wales	MF	2000 - 2005	146	18	24	49
Kelly, StephenStephen Kelly	Ireland	FB	2000 - 2006	44	2	1	9
Gardner, AnthonyAnthony Gardner †	England	CB	2000 - Present	144	3	1	1
Poyet, GustavoGustavo Poyet	Uruguay	MF	2001 - 2004	98	23	0	26
Ziege, ChristianChristian Ziege	Germany	FB	2001 - 2004	55	10	13	72
Keller, KaseyKasey Keller	United States	GK	2001 - 2005	85	0	14	102
Bunjevčević, GoranGoran Bunjevčević	Yugoslavia	DF	2001 - 2006	58	2	2	7
Acimovic, MilenkoMilenko Acimovic	Slovenia	MF	2002 - 2004	18	0	12	66
Blondel, JonathanJonathan Blondel	Belgium	MF	2002 - 2004	4	0	1	2
Redknapp, JamieJamie Redknapp	England	MF	2002 - 2005	49	4	0	17
Keane, RobbieRobbie Keane	Ireland	FW	2002 - Present	254	107	40	81
Postiga, HélderHélder Postiga	Portugal	FW	2003 - 2004	24	2	6	31
Kanouté, FrédéricFrédéric Kanouté	Mali	FW	2003 - 2005	73	21	5	18
Mabizela, MbuleloMbulelo Mabizela	South Africa	DF	2003 - 2005	8	1	4	10
Atouba, ThimotheeThimothee Atouba	Cameroon	MF	2004 - 2005	34	1	2	5
Edman, ErikErik Edman	Sweden	LB	2004 - 2005	24	1	6	53
Carrick, MichaelMichael Carrick	England	MF	2004 - 2006	75	2	5	13	[24]
Naybet, NoureddineNoureddine Naybet	Morocco	CB	2004 - 2006	35	1	11	115
Ziegler, RetoReto Ziegler	Switzerland	MF	2004 - 2007	35	1	3	5
Defoe, JermainJermain Defoe	England	FW	2004 - 2008	174	64	26	28
Robinson, PaulPaul Robinson	England	GK	2004 - Present	175	1	37	41
Davids, EdgarEdgar Davids	Netherlands	MF	2005 - 2006	44	1	1	47
Rasiak, GrzegorzGrzegorz Rasiak	Poland	FW	2005 - 2006	9	0	4	37
Reid, AndyAndy Reid	Ireland	MF	2005 - 2006	27	1	7	28
Mido, Mido	Egypt	FW	2005 - 2007	48	14	1	44
Dawson, MichaelMichael Dawson	England	CB	2005 - Present	136	3
Jenas, JermaineJermaine Jenas	England	MF	2005 - Present	111	21	6	18
Lennon, AaronAaron Lennon	England	RW	2005 - Present	119	10	10	10
Stalteri, PaulPaul Stalteri †	Canada	DF	2005 - Present	56	2	12	50
Tainio, TeemuTeemu Tainio	Finland	MF	2005 - Present	83	3	11	28
Lee, Young-PyoYoung-Pyo Lee	South Korea	LB	2005 - Present	93	0	3	82
Berbatov, DimitarDimitar Berbatov	Bulgaria	FW	2006 - Present	101	46	3	62
Ghaly, HossamHossam Ghaly †	Egypt	MF	2006 - Present	34	3	2	21
Zokora, DidierDidier Zokora	Côte d'Ivoire	MF	2006 - Present	90	0	6	41
Bale, GarethGareth Bale	Wales	LB	2007 - Present	12	3	4	11
Bent, DarrenDarren Bent	England	FW	2007 - Present	35	8	1	3	[25]
Gunter, ChrisChris Gunter	Wales	DF	2008 - Present	4	0	1	3
Hutton, AlanAlan Hutton	Scotland	DF	2008 - Present	15	0	1	6
Woodgate, JonathanJonathan Woodgate	England	CB	2008 - Present	17	2	1	7

This is a list of notable players for Tottenham Hotspur. Please do not add the names and details of the current squad unless it meets the notability criteria above.

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[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Records and history of players on Tottenham Hotspur F.C. official site
• Every player ever to play for Spurs in a competitive match on www.topspurs.com
• Details of Honours, pen pictures of key players throughout the history of the club on www.mehstg.com
• Appearances, caps transfers etc on Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database on www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/spurs/spurs.htm
• Statistics on players appearances for Club and National Team on Soccerbase.com
• National Team stats etc run by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• Records of Pre WW2 Welsh International Players on Welsh Football Data Archive
• Records of all Scottish International Players on Scottish Football Association Archive
• Record and Pen portraits for Northern Ireland International Players on Northern Ireland Football Greats
• Record of all the English International Players on Englandstats.com
• Record of Icelandic International Players on Iceland National Football site

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