Our definitive list of the top ten Spurs players ever.
10. Gareth Bale 2007-2013
Although he never won anything whilst at White Heart Lane, his huge transfer fee as a teenager was more than justified when Spurs picked up a world record fee from Real Madrid for his services.
His electric form in helping the club get to the Champions League, and then helping them get so far warrants his place in the list and his torment of Inter Milan was nothing short of legendary. A classy player and a gentleman off the pitch, it’s hard to begrudge him his move to Madrid.
9. Paul Gascoigne 1988-1992
Sadly, Gazza’s time with Spurs is mostly remembered for his rash challenge on Nottingham Forrest defender Gary Charles in the 1991 FA Cup final, but Newcastle’s finest enjoyed a four year spell that saw him wrack up over 100 appearances.
Probably the best dribbler of his day, had only someone been able to tame him and help him build on the form he showed for the club upon his return from the 1990 World Cup he perhaps wouldn’t have spent the final year of his time with the club in the treatment room. Sold to Lazio in 1992, he now continues to battle alcohol addiction.
8. Ricky Villa 1978-1983
Famously had troubles with the language barrier whilst living in England, but that didn’t stop him from lighting up on the pitch and earning himself hero status amongst Spurs fans over a five-year spell.
Scorer of THAT goal against Manchester City in the 1981 FA Cup final, he would leave for the United States before finishing his career at home. Criminally under-capped for the Argentine national side with just 25, but still has a World Cup winners medal to show for it.
7. Pat Jennings 1964-77, 1985-86
Quite possibly the best goalkeeper Spurs have ever had. Spending 13 years between the sticks and amassing over 500 appearances for the club during that time.
Having won the FA Cup, UEFA Cup and the League Cup twice, not even a prolonged spell with Arsenal could taint his memory with the fans and he even returned for a season at the age of 40 in the mid ’80s. 
6. Teddy Sheringham 1992-97, 2001-03
Sherringham may not have had the pace of Robbie Keane, or the world class ability of Klinsmann, but he has enough of a goalscorers head on his shoulders to become the club’s highest scorer of the Premier League era.
Scoring so many at a time when Spurs were frequently left languishing in the middle of, or at the bottom of the table, he was plucked by Sir Alex Ferguson at the ripe old age of 31 as a replacement for Eric Cantona. He spent two successful years at Old Trafford before coming back at proving that he still knew how to find the net on a regular basis.
5. Ossie Ardiles 1978-1988
At a time when very few foreigners were making their way over to England, the graceful Argentine arrived alongside his compatriot Ricky Villa after the World Cup in 1978 and then proceeded to spend the next ten years lighting the club up with his mesmeric runs.
A playmaker all new Spurs signings should look up to. He even returned to manage the club for a season in the early ’90s. And, of course, provided football with one of its most memorable songs; Ossie’s Dream.
4. Glenn Hoddle 1975-1987
Hoddle was perhaps one of the most skilful and technically gifted players that the club have ever had the privilege of having. He spent the bulk of his career with the club when he could have quite easily moved to any big side in the world.
Eventually, he left fro France, by which time he was 30 years old, but age didn’t stop him for being a hit with Monaco either.
3. Dave Mackay 1959-1968
The fiery Scot was one of the toughest tacklers in the business and marshalled the Spurs midfield through one of their most successful periods in history.
During a nine year spell he won the league twice, the FA Cup thrice, and the Cup Winners Cup once, collecting 22 Scotland cpas all the while. He was famously persuaded by Brain Clough and Peter Taylor to sign for Derby County at the age of 34 and continued his career until his 40s. Described by George Best as the hardest player he’d ever faced.
2. Jimmy Greaves 1961-1970
Where Greaves began with Chelsea, he carried on with Spurs after a short spell in Italy with Milan failed to work out. Signed for a knock down fee of £99,999, he went on to bag 266 goals in 379 games, and even managed to pick up a World Cup winners medal in that time too.
Greaves finished as top League goalscorer in 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1969. His record of finishing top goalscorer for six seasons has never been matched and he is still a welcome figure around the club to this day.
1. Danny Blanchflower 1954-1964
Blanchflower had already established himself as a top First Division player with Aston Villa, but upon joining Spurs he became the man to captain the side through the league and cup double of 1961, and then went to to be a part of the first English side to ever win a European trophy.
“Football is about glory,’ the late Danny once said. ‘It is about doing things in style and with a flourish.
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