THFC CITY IN THE CUP 5 1 After a sixth round defeat against City at Maine Road on 1 March 1969 – Francis Lee with the only goal of the game – our next meetings were the most significant of our 14 clashes to date, coming in the 100th FA Cup Final of 1981. In front of a sold out crowd of 100,000 at Wembley Stadium on 5 May 1981, we played out a fairly drab 1-1 draw in which Tommy Hutchinson – the oldest player on the pitch at 33 – put City ahead after half an hour only to then deflect a Glenn Hoddle free-kick into his own net with 11 minutes left. One of the most poignant moments of the game was seeing Ricky Villa trudge around the pitch after being subbed off in the 68th minute following a disappointing performance from our Argentine midfielder. Redemption was to come around quickly for Villa though. In the replay back at Wembley four days later, he slalomed his way through the Manchester City defence to score one of the finest FA Cup Final goals of all time and one voted Wembley Stadium’s ‘Goal of the Century’. Not only that, but it won us the trophy for the seventh time in our history. Villa had put us ahead early on after great work from compatriot Ossie Ardiles before City levelled soon after thanks to a truly wonderful volley from Steve Mackenzie. They then took the lead five minutes into the second half when Chris Hughton and Paul Miller combined to bring down Dave Bennett and Kevin Reeves converted the penalty past Milija Aleksic. We’d never lost an FA Cup Final at this stage and ensured that run continued with two goals in six minutes to turn the game in our favour. First, Garth Crooks made it 2-2 in the 70th minute before Villa took centre stage, weaving his way past three City defenders and rolling the ball into the net beneath Joe Corrigan, sparking wild scenes of celebration among Spurs players and fans alike. We held on for the win and captain Steve Perryman climbed the famous Wembley steps to lift the trophy aloft. Twelve years later, we headed to Maine Road for a sixth round fixture and enjoyed a 4-2 win in another thriller. Star of the show was attacking midfielder Nayim, who scored a hat-trick as we booked our place in the semi-finals. Mike Sheron put the home side ahead in the 10th minute, but we took total control after that with four goals as Nayim levelled, Steve Sedgley put us ahead just before half-time and Nayim netted twice more in the 48th and 85th minutes. City scored a late consolation through Terry Phelan. Our most recent FA Cup encounter came at the same fourth round stage 20 years ago. After a 1-1 draw at the Etihad Stadium, in which Nicolas Anelka scored for City and Gary Doherty equalised, the dramatic replay at White Hart Lane saw us go 3-0 ahead only to lose 4-3. This game is explored in more detail on pages 43-45 of tonight’s programme. GLENN HODDLE SHIELDS THE BALL DURING THE 1981 FINAL AT WEMBLEY
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THFC THE SPURS SHIRT 5 7 FA CUP FINAL REPLAY 1981 A new edition of The Spurs Shirt book, which chronicles the history of the iconic Tottenham Hotspur jersey, is now on sale in the Spurs Shop. This highly-acclaimed official publication tells the club’s story through an incredible collection of historic match worn jerseys and this new, fully revised and updated edition, includes arguably the greatest Spurs shirt of them all. Worn by Ricky Villa as he went on his famous mazy run through the Manchester City defence during the 1981 FA Cup final replay before slotting the ball under keeper Joe Corrigan to score the greatest-ever Wembley cup final goal, this shirt is perhaps the most famous Tottenham Hotspur jersey of them all. Villa had been extremely disappointed with his performance in the first game, miserably trudging round the Wembley pitch in his unfamiliar No 6 shirt after being substituted in the second half. Traditionally, and throughout that season, Steve Perryman had worn No 6, but for the 1981 occasion he led the team out in an unfamiliar No 5 jersey. “It was all because of a mistake in the programme,” explains Perryman. “When we got to Wembley, kit man Johnny Wallis pointed out that I was listed as No 5, which was usually Ricky Villa’s number, with Ricky at No 6, which was mine. I had a quick chat with Ricky and as captain, I made the decision that we’d go with what was in the programme. “After things didn’t go right in the first game, especially for Ricky, I decided that for the replay we’d go back to our usual numbers even though the programme still had me listed at 5 and him at 6.” However, the actual shirts they wore for the dramatic 3-2 victory – one of the most famous Spurs nights of them all – were not the same ones they’d worn in the first match. Those had been gathered up by Wallis after the game and sent straight back to White Hart Lane to be washed and prepared for the replay, scheduled for five days later. But when laundry lady Sylvie Webb removed them from the wash the following day she noticed straight away there was a problem – the new-style ‘shadow block’ Le Coq Sportif numbers, which had been introduced for the final, had spoiled. “They were damaged – cracked and badly faded in places,” she remembered. “There’s no way a Spurs team could have run out at Wembley in them.” Webb alerted Keith Burkinshaw to the issue and the Spurs manager immediately phoned Le Coq Sportif head Robbie Brightwell, who was preparing to go on holiday. Brightwell arranged for two new sets of FA Cup final shirts to be produced before the Thursday replay – this time with the cloth stich-applied numbers that had been worn all season up to the final. And the rest, as they say, is history… THE STORY OF THE SHIRT The Spurs Shirt: The Official History of the Tottenham Hotspur Jersey is available now from The Spurs Shop, price £40.
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THFC WATC H YO U R L A N G UAG E 5 9 In a new series in this season’s matchday programme, we speak to a Spurs player either past or present to find out about the languages they speak and how that translates onto the pitch. In focus tonight, left-back RYAN SESSEGNON… NAME: RYAN SESSEGNON AGE: 23 BORN: ROEHAMPTON, ENGLAND LANGUAGES SPOKEN: FRENCH, ENGLISH How and why did you learn your languages? “Obviously I was born in this country but French is my first language. My mum and dad come from Ivory Coast where they had a French-speaking background, so naturally it comes from them. “I learned English from an early age at school – I think I’d have been in the reception class when I started learning, so maybe four or five years old, but from when I was born until the time I started to learn English in school, my parents only spoke to me in French. “It’s a language that has always been quite familiar to me – I’m fortunate to be able to speak both French and English. It’s not something that I use very much now in football – it’s just mainly English – but it can be very useful.” Which other language do you wish you could speak? “I’d probably say Spanish. I didn’t really manage to get much of a grasp on German when I played for Hoffenheim as I wasn’t there for too long, but if I had to pick Watch your language LEFT-BACK: ARRIERE GAUCHE DEFENDER: DEFENSEUR WINGER: AILIER SUBSTITUTE: REMPLACANT STADIUM: STADE HOME KIT: KIT A DOMICILE REFEREE: ARBITRE TACKLE: TACLER FOOTBALL PHRASES IN FRENCH another language now, I’d say Spanish.” How does French differ from English when you’re on the pitch in a game? “There’s not much of a difference, really. I use English on the pitch now, of course, but I guess if you’re playing and communicating in French during a game, you might hear something like ‘sa vient’, which means something like ‘the pressure is coming’. It’s like the French version of ‘man on’ when someone gives you the shout that an opponent is closing you down.” WITH RYA N S E S S E G N O N
6 0 FANS ZONE THFC your shout! This is the place for you, our supporters, to share your greetings, wishes, messages and photos through our matchday programme. Please email us at [email protected] – although please note, due to the volume of messages received, we cannot guarantee every entry will be featured. By submitting a photo for publication in the matchday programme, you confirm that you own the copyright of the photo or have the copyright owner’s permission to use it. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! BEST WISHES TO THE FOLLOWING SPURS FANS: HARRISON NOLAN, who celebrates his 12th birthday on 30 January. One Hotspur member ETHAN GRAEME, who celebrated his 12th birthday on 15 January. CHARLIE HUMPHREY, a lifelong Spurs fan whose 12th birthday is on 18 February. JAYDEN DAVIS-EDWARDS, who is celebrating his 13th birthday today. One Hotspur member JUDE COLLARD, who celebrated his seventh birthday on 15 January. WAYNE HOY, who celebrated his 60th on 15 January.
THFC FANS ZONE 6 1 FLORENCE DARBY-LANE, a One Hotspur member who will be 12 on 1 February. ALICE CAIRNS, who celebrates her 30th birthday tomorrow and is at tonight’s game. CIAN O’SULLIVAN, who celebrates his 12th birthday on 31 January and is pictured with his grandpa on a stadium tour. MYLES BALDOCK, who is celebrating his 21st birthday today and is at the game this evening. Season ticket holder MILLIE MACKENZIE, who celebrated her ninth birthday yesterday. Lifelong fan and season ticket holder GLYN GAME, who will be 70 on Sunday and is pictured with grandchildren Hannah, Alex and Rebecca. JIM FLACK, who celebrates his birthday on 29 January and is at the game this evening. KEITH FARNAN, who celebrates his 21st birthday on 29 January and is here this evening with his dad Noel. ERROL CHETTY, an 1882 member who celebrated his 57th birthday on 17 January. One Hotspur Member and lifelong supporter PAUL DRUCE, who is at the game celebrating his 70th birthday in Stratus with his son and two lifelong friends.
6 2 FANS ZONE THFC NEW ADDITIONS Pictured here is eight-month-old ARCHIE AHEARNE, grandson of Ricci Ahearne and son of Curtis Ahearne, both lifelong supporters and South Stand season ticket holders. This is PAXTON FARRELLY, who was born on 20 September last year to proud parents Louise and Cieron. He’s named after the stand where his dad and brother have season tickets and watches all our games at home in his Spurs outfits! Dublin Spurs have a new member following the birth of NAOMI TIBBLE, who was born on 7 October last year to proud parents Lee and TG. HUGO MARSHALL, a season ticket holder who celebrated his eighth birthday on 21 January. MAX COHEN, an 1882 season ticket holder who turned 11 on Wednesday and is pictured with Micky Hazard and Mark Falco. ARCHIE WHITE, who celebrates his seventh birthday tomorrow and is attending his second Spurs game this evening. ADAM LANGSTON, who celebrated his 40th birthday yesterday. SIDNEY WARD, a season ticket holder who celebrates his 16th birthday tomorrow and is pictured with his dad and younger brother.
THFC FANS ZONE 6 3 OBITUARIES WE WERE SORRY TO HEAR OF THE PASSING OF THE FOLLOWING SPURS SUPPORTERS: ALLEN BAKER, who passed away on 3 March last year at the age of 68. A passionate Spurs fan whose support was inspired from watching the 1960/61 side win the Double, his love of the club has been passed down to his grandchildren. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. NARCISO CALDERATO, who passed away on 29 December, just short of his 101st birthday. A lifelong fan, he recalled being locked out of the highest attendance of 75,038 at White Hart Lane for the FA Cup sixth round match against Sunderland in March 1938 but somehow managing to sneak in. He rarely missed a home game and went to the new stadium for a tour for his 97th birthday. ROBIN THOMAS ATKINSON, who passed away on 1 November, at the age of 79. A lifelong fan who passed the love of Spurs down to his grandson Freddie Akers, he was Tottenham through and through and will be sorely missed. PETER HOLLAND, who passed away on 7 January at the age of 87. He first went to Spurs by motorbike in the late 50s from rural Essex and loved watching the teams through the years. He was a season ticket holder in the 80s and 90s and watched every game on TV in his later years. His son and grandchildren remain season ticket holders today and miss watching matches with him. STAN HOWELL, who passed away on 15 January, aged 86. A lifelong fan who attended many games down the years, including the 1991 FA Cup Final, his passion for football and love for Tottenham was undeniable. His favourite player was Heung-Min Son, and he loved seeing him smile, play football and score goals. He will be sadly missed by all his family and friends. JAMIE SCOTT, from Cowdenbeath, who passed away on 20 January at the age of 40. A Spurs fan since he was a boy, he followed the club through the highs and lows and loved the style of football being played under Ange Postecoglou. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS AT THIS SAD TIME. WELCOME A WARM WELCOME TO THE FOLLOWING SPURS FANS: Pictured on holiday in Florida is TERRY HOYE with his grandsons HARRY and JAKE SMYTH and their dad KYLE, all big Spurs fans! Here are the Britten quadruplets – fiveyear-olds GEORGE, FREDRICA, GRACE and FRANCESCA – pictured with devoted Spurs fan dad STEPHEN on a recent holiday to Lanzarote. Welcome to 11-year-old ROISIN McLAUGHLIN, who is attending her first game this evening. Welcome also to SAMUEL CHAPMAN, aged 10, who is attending his first game against Manchester City. Every game he’s been at so far this season we have won, so he’s confident that will continue tonight! GALLERY
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THFC JUNIORS 6 5 JUNIOR MEMBERS MOMENTS JUNIOR MEMBERS COMPETITION TIME! We are giving a lucky One Hotspur Member a matchworn Captain’s armband! This special matchday memorabilia worn by the skipper will be the perfect showpiece of any Spurs fans’ collection. Simply scan the QR code below to enter this competition before 1 February. Good luck! ANSWERS: 1. VICTOR WANYAMA; 2. RAFAEL VAN DER VAART; 3. CHRISTIAN ERIKSEN. CAN YOU GUESS OUR FORMER PLAYERS BASED ON THE HINTS GIVEN BELOW? PLAYER 1 SIGNING FROM SOUTHAMPTON IN 2016, THIS KENYAN INTERNATIONAL WENT ON TO PLAY 97 GAMES GAMES FOR THE CLUB AND SCORED SEVEN GOALS, INCLUDING A WONDER STRIKE AGAINST LIVERPOOL. HE’S ALSO KNOWN TO ENJOY SPAGHETTI! PLAYER 2 JOINING IN 2010 FROM REAL MADRID, THIS DUTCH ATTACKING MIDFIELDER WENT ON TO REPRESENT SPURS 77 TIMES ACROSS A THREE-YEAR STINT. HE IS A CULT HERO AMONGST THE SPURS FAITHFUL FOR HIS PERFORMANCES, WITH ONE OF HIS MOST MEMORABLE GOALS COMING AGAINST ARSENAL. PLAYER 3 THIS DENMARK INTERNATIONAL JOINED US FROM AJAX IN 2013 AND WENT ON TO PLAY 305 TIMES IN OUR COLOURS DURING A SEVEN-YEAR SPELL. HE IS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS CREATIVE SKILLS IN MIDFIELD AND A GOAL AFTER 13 SECONDS AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED! BLASTS FROM THE PAST!
6 6 JUNIORS THFC TONIGHT'S MASCOTS ONE HOTSPUR JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP GIVES YOU EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO SPECIAL DISCOUNTS, COMPETITIONS, AND GREAT EXPERIENCES WITH OUR ONE HOTSPUR MOMENTS PROGRAMME! JUNIORS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A GIFT PACK CRAMMED FULL OF SPURS GOODIES. ENJOY 50 PER CENT OFF MEMBERSHIPS IF YOU USE CODE OHM50 DURING OUR JANUARY 2024 SALE. MEMBERSHIP STARTS AT £10. JOIN US TODAY BY SCANNING THE QR CODE BELOW! JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP MAKES A GREAT GIFT AGE: 9 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: SON, RICHARLISON & KULUSEVSKI I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: LIONEL MESSI SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 3 MAN CITY 2 WILLIAM AGE: 11 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: MADDISON, VICARIO & SON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: LIONEL MESSI SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 3 MAN CITY 2 ZACK AGE: 7 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: VICARIO, MADDISON & SON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: LIONEL MESSI SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 4 MAN CITY 0 BARNEY USING BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER PLAYERS’ NAMES BELOW, CAN YOU ARRANGE THEM IN ORDER BY WHO MADE THEIR SPURS DEBUT FIRST AND SEE IF YOU CAN GUESS THEIR LEGACY NUMBERS? ONCE DONE, CHECK THE ANSWERS BELOW AND SEE HOW MANY YOU GOT RIGHT! 1) RADU DRAGUSIN, MANOR SOLOMON, RICHARLISON 2) PEDRO PORRO, CRISTIAN ROMERO, DESTINY UDOGIE 3) EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR, HARRY KANE, AARON LENNON THE BIG LEGACY QUIZ! ANSWERS: 1. RICHARLISON 865, MANOR SOLOMON 877, RADU DRAGUSIN 882; 2. CRISTIAN ROMERO 853, PEDRO PORRO 870, DESTINY UDOGIE 874; 3. AARON LENNON 707, EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR 769, HARRY KANE 767.
THFC JUNIORS 6 7 AGE: 12 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: JOHNSON, MADDISON & ROMERO I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: LIONEL MESSI SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 1 MAN CITY 0 ANDRE AGE: 10 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: VAN DE VEN, SON & JOHNSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: RONALDO (R9) SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 2 MAN CITY 1 ALEXANDER AGE: 6 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: SON, UDOGIE & RICHARLISON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: LIONEL MESSI SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 3 MAN CITY 0 LEO AGE: 7 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: SON, VICARIO & MADDISON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: HEUNG-MIN SON SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 2 MAN CITY 1 HUGO AGE: 11 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: FODEN, HAALAND & DE BRUYNE I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: MR BEAST SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 3 MAN CITY 1 OAKLEY AGE: 10 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: SON, MADDISON & UDOGIE I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: LIONEL MESSI SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 3 MAN CITY 2 HENRY AGE: 13 | MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: MADDISON, ROMERO & BISSOUMA I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: HUGO LLORIS SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 3 MAN CITY 1 AIRON AGE: 12 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS:: MADDISON, ROMERO & BENTANCUR MOST LIKE TO MEET: LIONEL MESSI SPURS 2 MAN CITY 1 RAPHY AGE: 14 MY FAVOURITE PLAYERS: SON, MADDISON & VAN DE VEN I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: AARON LENNON SCORE PREDICTION: SPURS 1 MAN CITY 0 CHARLIE TONIGHT'S MASCOTS
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THFC G E T T I N G TO K N O W. . . 6 9 WHO WHO WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO INVITE ROUND FOR DINNER? I would invite Novak Djokovic. For me he is a fantastic sportsman and I am curious about his mentality, I would like to learn something from him. WHO IS THE MOST SKILFUL IN THE TEAM? Maybe Yves Bissouma. Sometimes he does control and skills with the ball that makes people just go ‘wow’! WHO DO YOU MESSAGE MOST ON WHATSAPP – APART FROM YOUR GIRLFRIEND/WIFE? It’s probably a group of friends of mine from back home. We try to stay in touch every day and speak about everything - football, life, work. W O R D S B Y J O N R AY N E R GETTING TO KNOW... Guglielmo Vicario Continuing our new feature as we find out a little bit more about our players. Answering our questions in this evening’s programme is Italian goalkeeper GUGLIELMO VICARIO… WHO MAKES YOU LAUGH? Madders! He is always telling jokes and making people laugh in the dressing room, he’s a funny guy. WHERE WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? I grew up in Italy, in Udine – that’s my hometown. I love it very much, all my family and my friends are still there and I try to go back as often as I can, although it’s been a while now. WHERE IS YOUR FAVOURITE RESTAURANT? My favourite is in London. I love Italian cuisine of course and there is an old school Italian-style restaurant called Cipriani in central London where the food is amazing, definitely my favourite. MAURICIO POCHETTINO GAVE OLIVER HIS CHANCE JAMES MADDISON
7 0 G E T T I N G TO K N O W. . . THFC WHERE DO YOU PREFER TO GO – BEACH OR CITY? I definitely prefer the beach, whenever I have the opportunity to go away I try to go to the beach. It’s always a nice place to go and relax. HOW HOW DO YOU SPEND ANY FREE TIME THAT YOU GET? I like to just stay with my family, maybe sometimes we’ll go for a walk or maybe just stay at home and relax, talk about life and football, whatever we feel like. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS IN THE MORNING? I like eggs although I don’t have them every day. And when I do have eggs, I like to change how I have them – sometimes boiled or poached, sometimes I’ll have an omelette. It depends how I feel! HOW MANY PETS DO YOU HAVE? I used to have a dog called Poppy – a setter – but at the moment I don’t have any pets. WHAT WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM FLAVOUR? It’s just vanilla for me! WHAT WAS THE FIRST FOOTBALL SHIRT YOU OWNED? I think in about 2001, my mum came over to the UK and she bought me a David Beckham England shirt, I think that was my first one. I was about four or five and always playing football at that time so when she came over here, she decided to bring me back one of those. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE TV SERIES OF ALL-TIME? I really enjoyed the drama Suburra, an Italian TV series which was all about the society and complexity of the city of Rome. It covered every aspect of the city such as politics, economics etc, very interesting. FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN DAVID BECKHAM “I grew up in Italy, in Udine – that’s my hometown. I love it very much”
THFC G E T T I N G TO K N O W. . . 7 1 WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT YOUR SPURS DEBUT? A lot of emotions and feelings all rolled in together. It was a day I will never forget, I was a bit nervous as it was my first game with a new team and you have to adapt to a new situation. It was a good day, we didn’t win even though we probably deserved it but it was my first game and I will always remember it. WHEN WHEN DID YOU LAST COOK AND WHAT WAS IT? I am not very good at all at cooking so I don’t cook very often. I think maybe the last time was something simple like a chicken breast with some vegetables on the side. WHEN DID YOU LAST GET YOUR HAIRCUT? Just three days ago, I always get my haircut once a week. WHEN DID YOU LAST VISIT YOUR HOME TOWN? It was last July when I left there to come to London, I haven’t been back since yet. We have a lot of games, we’re always busy so I haven’t had the opportunity to go back and visit since then. WHEN DID YOU LAST GO TO THE CINEMA? A long, long time ago. I don’t think people go as much anymore because of all the TV channels we have available at home these days and we can just watch so much at home. I honestly can’t remember my last time at the cinema, it could be as long as 10 years ago. VICARIO IN PRE-SEASON ACTION AGAINST WEST HAM LAST SUMMER, SHORTLY AFTER JOINING SPURS “It was a good day, we didn’t win even though we probably deserved it but it was my first game and I will always remember it”
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THFC GLOBAL COACHING 7 5 Discover more about how the Education and Football Development Centres can support your development both on and off the pitch. Here are more details about the educational opportunities with our Further and Higher Education college/sixth form partners. Book your February Half-Term trial/taster session with the individual college and find out when the next open event is. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR EDUCATION AND FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES This partnership will see the delivery of a new Sixth Form BTEC programme for its students, combining academic and sporting qualifications. Read more about Hertford Regional College by scanning the QR code. This exciting programme is designed for learners who want a career in sport, primarily in coaching and training and is offered across five campuses. Read more about New City Colleage by scanning the QR code. This exciting course links Academy standard football coaching with a high-quality range of full-time sports study programmes for students aged between 16 and 19 years. Read more about Barnet and Southgate College by scanning the QR code. The Club will deliver one of its renowned Football & Education Development Centres that enables students to train and play alongside a programme of academic study. Read more about Braintree Sixth Form by scanning the QR code. This partnership offers Welwyn and Hatfield Consortium learners a fantastic opportunity to develop a career in the sports sector whilst developing as a player. Read more about Onslow St Audrey’s by scanning the QR code. HERTFORD REGIONAL COLLEGE NEW CITY COLLEGE BARNET & SOUTHGATE COLLEGE BRAINTREE SIXTH FORM ONSLOW ST. AUDREY’S
7 6 STAT S THFC PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE HOME AWAY PLD W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 1 LIVERPOOL 21 8 2 0 26 8 6 4 1 21 10 +29 48 2 MANCHESTER CITY 20 6 3 0 24 9 7 1 3 24 14 +25 43 3 ARSENAL 21 8 2 1 27 10 5 2 3 15 10 +22 43 4 ASTON VILLA 21 9 1 0 29 8 4 3 4 14 19 +16 43 5 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 21 7 0 3 20 13 5 4 2 24 18 +13 40 6 WEST HAM UNITED 21 5 3 2 17 10 5 2 4 18 22 +3 35 7 BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 21 5 5 1 22 14 3 3 4 16 19 +5 32 8 MANCHESTER UNITED 21 6 1 4 15 18 4 1 5 9 11 -5 32 9 CHELSEA 21 5 3 3 18 14 4 1 5 17 17 +4 31 10 NEWCASTLE UNITED 21 8 0 3 25 10 1 2 7 16 22 +9 29 11 WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 21 5 3 2 16 14 3 2 6 14 17 -1 29 12 BOURNEMOUTH 20 3 3 4 11 16 4 1 5 17 23 -11 25 13 FULHAM 21 6 0 4 19 12 1 3 7 9 24 -8 24 14 BRENTFORD 20 4 3 4 20 20 2 1 6 9 13 -4 22 15 CRYSTAL PALACE 21 2 3 5 11 14 3 3 5 11 20 -12 21 16 NOTTINGHAM FOREST 21 3 3 4 14 15 2 2 7 12 23 -12 20 17 EVERTON 21 3 2 6 11 12 5 1 4 13 16 -4 17* 18 LUTON TOWN 20 2 2 6 13 17 2 2 6 11 21 -14 16 19 BURNLEY 21 1 1 9 11 25 2 2 6 10 17 -21 12 20 SHEFFIELD UNITED 21 2 2 7 12 26 0 2 8 5 25 -34 10 FA CUP TOP 5s (2023/24 SEASON) GOLDEN BALL TOP SCORERS ASSISTS 10 4 3 8 3 3 9 3 3 8 3 3 7 3 3 JJ LACEY BIGGLESWADE TOWN JOSEPH TAYLOR RAMSGATE KYRELL LISBIE CRAY VALLEY (PM) TAYLOR RHINEY BARTON ROVERS LIAM HUGHES WORKSOP TOWN KYLE WOOTTON STOCKPORT COUNTY SHANE MCLOUGHLIN NEWPORT COUNTY JAMIE REID STEVENAGE CHRISTOPHER MAGUIRE EASTLEIGH JACK BARHAM ALDERSHOT TOWN JOEL RANDALL PETERBOROUGH UTD AARON MORLEY BOLTON WANDERERS AIDEN O’BRIEN SUTTON UNITED LEWIS WING READING REMEAO HUTTON SWINDON TOWN (FROM EXTRA PRELIMINARY RD ONWARDS) (FROM FIRST ROUND PROPER ONWARDS) (FROM FIRST ROUND PROPER ONWARDS) UP TO AND INCLUDING 22.01.24 * EVERTON DEDUCTED 10 POINTS
THFC STAT S 7 7 first team stats UP TO AND INCLUDING 14.01.24 JAMES MADDISON in focus 12 Games, 3 Goals BORN COVENTRY, 23.11.96 SPURS DEBUT 13.08.23 V BRENTFORD (A), PREMIER LEAGUE D 2-2 FIRST SPURS GOAL 26.08.23 V BOURNEMOUTH (A), PREMIER LEAGUE W 2-0 OTHER CLUBS (GAMES, GOALS) COVENTRY CITY 42, 5 | NORWICH CITY 53, 16 | ABERDEEN 17, 2 | LEICESTER CITY 203, 55 LEAGUE DEBUT 11.10.14 V CREWE ALEXANDRA (A), LEAGUE ONE L 1-2 INTERNATIONAL ENGLAND – 5 CAPS 2023/24 SPURS CAREER TOTAL LEAGUE FA CUP LGE CUP LEAGUE FA CUP LGE CUP EUROPE SPURS CAREER APPS GLS APPS GLS APPS GLS APPS GLS APPS GLS APPS GLS APPS GLS APPS GLS APPS GLS RODRIGO BENTANCUR 6 1 41 5 3 0 1 0 6 1 51 6 294 10 YVES BISSOUMA 15 38 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 43 0 222 10 BEN DAVIES 14 1 1 1 222 7 21 1 19 1 65 0 327 9 412 12 ERIC DIER 4 274 12 21 1 15 0 55 0 365 13 397 14 JAMIE DONLEY 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 RADU DRAGUSIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 89 6 FRASER FORSTER 1 14 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 21 0 471 0 BRYAN GIL 9 1 22 0 4 0 5 0 10 0 41 0 103 7 PIERRE-EMILE HOJBJERG 20 1 1 129 8 6 0 11 0 21 2 167 10 372 17 BRENNAN JOHNSON 15 1 1 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 174 43 DEJAN KULUSEVSKI 19 5 1 1 67 12 5 0 2 0 4 0 78 12 194 31 HUGO LLORIS 361 0 7 0 9 0 70 0 447 0 727 0 GIOVANI LO CELSO 10 2 1 1 65 3 6 1 6 0 19 6 96 10 291 38 JAMES MADDISON 11 3 1 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 3 328 82 TANGUY NDOMBELE 63 6 5 2 5 1 18 1 91 10 221 16 IVAN PERISIC 5 1 38 1 2 0 2 0 7 0 49 1 595 139 PEDRO PORRO 20 1 1 35 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 38 4 191 20 SERGIO REGUILON 52 2 3 0 5 0 7 0 67 2 170 13 RICHARLISON 18 6 1 1 1 45 7 2 0 2 1 6 2 55 10 317 88 CRISTIAN ROMERO 16 3 65 4 2 0 2 0 11 0 80 4 200 10 EMERSON ROYAL 16 1 1 1 73 4 6 0 5 0 11 0 95 4 203 10 PAPE MATAR SARR 18 2 1 29 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 33 2 94 7 DANE SCARLETT 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 12 0 52 6 RYAN SESSEGNON 1 38 2 8 0 2 0 9 1 57 3 177 28 OLIVER SKIPP 15 1 1 71 1 8 0 10 0 10 0 99 1 146 2 MANOR SOLOMON 5 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 219 37 HEUNG-MIN SON 20 12 1 288 115 28 14 16 4 61 24 393 157 556 206 DJED SPENCE 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 122 5 JAPHET TANGANGA 27 0 8 0 7 0 8 0 50 0 50 0 DESTINY UDOGIE 18 1 1 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 97 9 TIMO WERNER 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 406 150 MICKY VAN DE VEN 12 1 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 102 4 GUGLIELMO VICARIO 21 1 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 258 0 ALEJO VELIZ 8 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 71 20
7 8 STAT S A N D F I X T U R E S THFC (CC) - CARABAO CUP (FAC) - FA CUP EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS' CUP: 1963 CHARITY SHIELD: 1920/21, 1951/52, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1967/68 (joint), 1981/82(joint), 1991/92(joint) FOOTBALL LEAGUE: 1950/51, 1960/61 UEFA CUP: 1972, 1984 FA CUP: 1901, 1921, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1991 FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP: 1971, 1973, 1999, 2008 FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO: 1919/20, 1949/50 SPURS TROPHIES ALL KICK-OFF TIMES ARE LOCAL. THE DATES AND TIMES FOR THESE FIXTURES, INCLUDING TV MATCHES, ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE DATES FOR CUP ROUNDS ARE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY - MATCHES MAY TAKE PLACE ON A DIFFERENT DATE TO THAT GIVEN. DATE H/A OPPOSITION KO/RES TV ATT STARTING X1 AUG SUN 13 A BRENFORD 2-2 SKY SPORTS 17,066 VICARIO ROYAL 1 ROMERO 1 VAN DE VEN UDOGIE SKIPP SAT 19 H MANCHESTER UNITED 2-0# SKY SPORTS 61,910 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO VAN DE VEN UDOGIE SARR 1 SAT 26 A A.F.C BOURNEMOUTH 2-0 TNT SPORTS 10,567 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO VAN DE VEN UDOGIE SARR TUES 29 A FULHAM (CC2) 1-1(3-5) 21,043 FORSTER ROYAL SANCHEZ VAN DE VEN DAVIES SKIPP SEP SAT 2 A BURNLEY 5-2 21,750 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO 1 VAN DE VEN UDOGIE SARR INTERNATIONAL WINDOW SAT 16 H SHEFFIELD UNITED 2-1 61,706 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO VAN DE VEN UDOGIE SARR SUN 24 A ARSENAL 2-2 SKY SPORTS 60,156 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO VAN DE VEN UDOGIE SARR SAT 30 H LIVERPOOL 2-1# SKY SPORTS 62,001 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO VAN DE VEN UDOGIE SARR OCT SAT 7 A LUTON TOWN 1-0 TNT SPORTS 10,290 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO VAN DE VEN 1 UDOGIE SARR INTERNATIONAL WINDOW MON 23 H FULHAM 2-0 SKY SPORTS 61,286 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO VAN DE VEN UDOGIE SARR FRI 27 A CRYSTAL PALACE 2-1# SKY SPORTS 25,074 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO VAN DE VEN DAVIES SARR NOV MON 6 H CHELSEA 1-4 SKY SPORTS 61,726 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO VAN DE VEN UDOGIE SARR SAT 11 A WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 1-2 TNT SPORTS 31,642 VICARIO PORRO DIER DAVIES EMERSON SARR INTERNATIONAL WINDOW SUN 26 H ASTON VILLA 1-2 SKY SPORTS 61,679 VICARIO PORRO ROYAL DAVIES UDOGIE BENTANCUR DEC SUN 3 A MANCHESTER CITY 3-3 SKY SPORTS 53,473 VICARIO PORRO ROYAL DAVIES UDOGIE BISSOUMA THU 7 H WEST HAM UNITED 1-2 AMAZON 60,733 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO 1 DAVIES UDOGIE HOJBJERG SUN 10 H NEWCASTLE UNITED 4-1 SKY SPORTS 61,171 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO DAVIES UDOGIE 1 SARR FRI 15 A NOTTINGHAM FOREST 2-0 SKY SPORTS 29,296 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO DAVIES UDOGIE SARR SAT 23 H EVERTON 2-1 61,808 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO DAVIES ROYAL SARR THU 28 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2-4 AMAZON 31,675 VICARIO PORRO ROYAL DAVIES 1 UDOGIE SARR SUN 31 H A.F.C BOURNEMOUTH 3-1 61,780 VICARIO PORRO ROYAL DAVIES UDOGIE SARR 1 JAN FRI 5 H BURNLEY (FAC3) 1-0 ITV 60,982 VICARIO PORRO 1 ROYAL DAVIES UDOGIE SKIPP SUN 14 A MANCHESTER UNITED 2-2 SKY SPORTS 61,586 VICARIO PORRO ROMERO VAN DE VEN UDOGIE SKIPP FRI 26 H MANCHESTER CITY 8.OOPM ITV WED 31 H BRENTFORD 7.30PM TNT SPORTS FEB SAT 3 A EVERTON 12.30PM TNT SPORTS WED 7 H/A EMIRATES FA CUP 4TH ROUND REPLAY TBC SAT 10 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 3:00PM SAT 17 H WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 3:00PM FRI 23 A CHELSEA 8:00PM SKY SPORTS WED 28 H/A EMIRATES FA CUP 5TH ROUND TBC MAR SAT 2 H CRYSTAL PALACE 3:00PM SAT 9 A ASTON VILLA 3:00PM SAT 16 A FULHAM 3:00PM SAT 16 H/A EMIRATES FA CUP 6TH ROUND TBC INTERNATIONAL WINDOW SAT 30 H LUTON TOWN 3:00PM APR TUE 2 A WEST HAM UNITED 7:45PM SAT 6 H NOTTINGHAM FOREST 3:00PM SAT 13 A NEWCASTLE UNITED 3:00PM SAT 20 H MANCHESTER CITY 3:00PM SAT 20 N EMIRATES FA CUP SEMI-FINAL TBC SAT 27 H ARSENAL 3:00PM MAY SAT 4 A LIVERPOOL 3:00PM SAT 11 H BURNLEY 3:00PM SUN 19 A SHEFFIELD UNITED 4:00PM SAT 25 N EMIRATES FA CUP FINAL TBC
THFC STAT S A N D F I X T U R E S 7 9 # = OWN GOAL 1ST SUB 2ND SUB 3RD SUB 4TH SUB 5TH SUB 6TH SUB YELLOW CARD RED CARD SCORER: BOLD SPURS RESPECTS We are justly proud of our superb and loyal support, home and away. We all have a responsibility to act as ambassadors of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. And act as considerate neighbours to those who live and work in the area around the stadium. If you witness any form of anti-social abusive or discriminatory behaviour, homophobic language, crime, vandalism, violence, the use of smoke bombs or pyrotechnics close to you at any of our matches, please send a text to 07537 404821 along with your location (block/row/ seat) and the location of the offence (block/ row/seat). Text 07537 404821 with – FOUL (language and behaviour); ABUSE (abusive behaviour); RACISM (racist chanting & shouting); HPH (homophobic chanting); DRINK (drinking alcohol in view of the pitch); SMOKE (smoking in the stadium); STAND (standing up); PYRO (use of or intended use of any pyrotechnics or smoke bomb). SMOKING There is no smoking or use of e-cigarettes permitted anywhere across the stadium campus. PLEASE REMAIN SEATED Please remain in your seats during play to ensure that the view is not obstructed for other spectators. EMERGENCY EVACUATION In the unlikely event that we should have to evacuate the stadium, please adhere to the advice given by front line staff and on our public address system. SUBSTITUTES BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI MADDISON SON RICHARLISON AUSTIN, PEDRO PORRO, SANCHEZ , DAVIES, HOJBJERG, SARR, PERISIC, LO CELSO, SOLOMON BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI MADDISON SON RICHARLISON FORSTER, SANCHEZ, DAVIES, ROYAL, SKIPP, HOJBJERG, PERISIC, LO CELSO, SOLOMON BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI 1 MADDISON 1 SON RICHARLISON FORSTER, SANCHEZ, DAVIES, ROYAL, SKIPP, HOJBJERG, PERISIC , LO CELSO, SOLOMON HOJBJERG SOLOMON LO CELSO PERISIC RICHARLISON 1 VICARIO, UDOGIE, ROMERO, BISSOUMA, SARR, MADDISON, KULUSEVSKI, SON, SCARLETT BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI MADDISON 1 SOLOMON SON 3 FORSTER, SANCHEZ, ROYAL, PHILLIPS, DAVIES, SKIPP, HOJBJERG , PERISIC, RICHARLISON BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI 1 MADDISON SOLOMON SON FORSTER, ROYAL, DIER, DAVIES, HOJBJERG, SKIPP, PERISIC , JOHNSON, RICHARLISON 1 BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI MADDISON JOHNSON SON 2 FORSTER, ROYAL, DIER, DAVIES, HOJBJERG, SKIPP, VELIZ, SOLOMON, RICHARLISON BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI MADDISON RICHARLISON SON 1 FORSTER, ROYAL, PHILLIPS, DAVIES, HOJBJERG, SKIPP, VELIZ , SOLOMON, DONLEY BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI MADDISON RICHARLISON SON FORSTER, ROYAL, DIER, DAVIES, HOJBJERG , SKIPP, LO CELSO, VELIZ, GIL HOJBJERG KULUSEVSKI MADDISON 1 RICHARLISON SON 1 FORSTER, ROYAL, DIER, PHILLIPS, SKIPP, LO CELSO, VELIZ, GIL, JOHNSON BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI MADDISON RICHARLISON SON 1 FORSTER, ROYAL, DIER, SKIPP, HOJBJERG, BENTANCUR, LO CELSO, GIL, JOHNSON BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI 1 MADDISON JOHNSON SON FORSTER, ROYAL, DIER, SKIPP, HOJBJERG, BENTANCUR, LO CELSO, GIL, RICHARLISON BISSOUMA HOJBJERG KULUSEVSKI JOHNSON 1 SON FORSTER, PHILLIPS, SKIPP, DONLEY, DORRINGTON, BENTANCUR , LO CELSO, GIL, VELIZ LO CELSO 1 KULUSEVSKI GIL JOHNSON SON FORSTER, AUSTIN, DIER, SKIPP, DONLEY, DORRINGTON, HOJBJERG, VELIZ LO CELSO 1 KULUSEVSKI 1 JOHNSON SON 1 BRYAN FORSTER, AUSTIN, DORRINGTON, SKIPP, DONLEY, HOJBJERG, SANTIAGO, VELIZ, RICHARLISON BISSOUMA KULUSEVSKI LO CELSO JOHNSON SON FORSTER, DORRINGTON, ROYAL, SKIPP, DONLEY, SARR, GIL, VELIZ, RICHARLISON BISSOUMA JOHNSON KULUSEVSKI SON 1P RICHARLISON 2 FORSTER, DORRINGTON, ROYAL, SKIPP, HOJBJERG, DONLEY, LO CELSO, GIL, VELIZ BISSOUMA JOHNSON KULUSEVSKI 1 SON RICHARLISON 1 FORSTER, DORRINGTON, ROYAL, DIER, SKIPP, HOJBJERG, DONLEY, GIL, VELIZ SKIPP JOHNSON KULUSEVSKI SON 1 RICHARLISON 1 FORSTER, DORRINGTON, DIER, PHILLIPS, HOJBJERG, DONLEY, LO CELSO, GIL, VELIZ HOJBJERG JOHNSON KULUSEVSKI SON RICHARLISON FORSTER, DORRINGTON, DIER, PHILLIPS, ALONSO, DONLEY, LO CELSO, GIL, VELIZ 1 BENTANCUR LO CELSO JOHNSON SON 1 RICHARLISON 1 FORSTER, DORRINGTON, DIER, PHILLIPS, HOJBJERG, DONLEY, SKIPP , GIL, VELIZ BENTANCUR KULUSEVSKI LO CELSO JOHNSON RICHARLISON FORSTER, DORRINGTON, VAN DE VEN, PHILLIPS, HOJBJERG, DONLEY, GIL , SESSEGNON, SCARLETT BENTANCUR 1 HOJBJERG JOHNSON WERNER RICHARLISON 1 FORSTER, AUSTIN, ROYAL, DRAGUSIN, DORRINGTON, DONLEY, GIL, SANTIAGO
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THFC my favourite... M Y FAVO U R I T E , , , 8 1 Continuing our new feature for this season, as we ask our supporters to pick out their Spurs favourites on a variety of subjects… MY FAVOURITE GAME Certainly has to be that game at the City of Manchester Stadium, a mustwin game to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in our history and boy did we enjoy it! Younes Kaboul running up and down the right hand side of that pitch and after probing for a long time, Marton Fulop parried his cross into the path of Peter Crouch to nod home for the win. That was an unforgettable night for me as a Spurs fan in Ghana and to top it off, David Bentley pouring that bucket full of water on Harry Redknapp during his post-game interview. Happy days. MY FAVOURITE PLAYER Jermaine Jenas – the main reason for which I call myself a Spurs fan today. As a kid I enjoyed watching players glide past their opponents with ease through the middle of the pitch and living in Ghana, most of the games we watched were international tournaments or highlights of Real Madrid and Barcelona where you saw the likes of Guti, Iniesta, Kaka, Cambiasso. So to watch highlights of a Premier League game where a player from Spurs did those things with such elegance caught my attention and made me want to watch him every week. NAME: KENNETH LIGI AGE: 32 MY FAVOURITE GOAL Gareth Bale at the Hawthorns on 3 February 2013. After a tight first half which saw the team go into the break having been shut out by a resolute West Brom defence, in came Gareth Bale! After receiving a pass from Kyle Walker on the edge of the box, he took a touch and went past his marker before rifling a rocket into the top corner from 20 yards to put us 1-0 up and eventually win the game for us. This is my favourite because it was the first of many of that style from him that season. MY FAVOURITE SPURS KIT It has to be the 2009/10 kit – the design with the yellow on the sides and the kit sponsor on the front made it the best I’ve seen. Fans of other teams enjoyed wearing it and I even saw a group of guys at the beach here in Ghana wearing them with their names on the back. It was massive here in Ghana and for me, I’m still yet to see a better Spurs kit. FAVOURITE AWAY DAY Amsterdam. What a game. Two-nil down at half time and 3-0 in the tie, we finally woke up. Dele Alli found spaces that were created by Fernando Llorente. The players finally understood what was at stake and wanted to get there. Lucas Moura went into beast mode and scored a hat-trick to level the tie and send us through on away goals. Nothing beats the countdown from the Ajax fans for the last 10 seconds of the game. Just the perfect time for the ball to end up in the back of their net. They were distraught. Their players fell to the ground in agony. I immediately lost my voice and couldn’t sleep that night because I wanted everyone to know that my Tottenham were finally in the final of the Champions League. Want to feature on this page? Just send us your detailed answers to the five questions above and we’ll do our best to include you! Email your entry to programme@ tottenhamhotspur.com 2
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MERITO VICTORIAM QUARITE HEAD COACH: ANGE POSTECOGLOU Colours: White shirts, white shorts, white socks MANAGER: PEP GUARDIOLA Colours: Black shirts, black shorts, black socks TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS Referee: Paul Tierney Assistant Referees: Adrian Holmes, Scott Ledger Fourth Official: Darren England Video Assistant Referees: Tim Robinson, Jarred Gillett Additional Video Assistant Referee: Simon Bennett NEXT HOME MATCH Brentford Premier League Wednesday 31 January Kick-off 7.30pm 3 SERGIO REGUILÓN (843) 4 OLIVER SKIPP (829) 5 PIERRE-EMILE HØJBJERG (841) 6 RADU DRAGUSIN (882) 7 HEUNG-MIN SON (805) 8 YVES BISSOUMA (864) 9 RICHARLISON (865) 10 JAMES MADDISON (873) 11 BRYAN GIL (854) 12 EMERSON ROYAL (858) 13 GUGLIELMO VICARIO (876) 14 IVAN PERISIC (862) 16 TIMO WERNER (881) 17 CRISTIAN ROMERO (853) 18 GIOVANI LO CELSO (833) 19 RYAN SESSEGNON (836) 20 FRASER FORSTER (867) 21 DEJAN KULUSEVSKI (860) 22 BRENNAN JOHNSON (878) 23 PEDRO PORRO (870) 24 DJED SPENCE (866) 25 JAPHET TANGANGA (835) 27 MANOR SOLOMON (877) 28 TANGUY NDOMBELE (832) 29 PAPE MATAR SARR (868) 30 RODRIGO BENTANCUR (861) 33 BEN DAVIES (796) 35 ASHLEY PHILLIPS 36 ALEJO VELIZ (879) 37 MICKY VAN DE VEN (875) 38 DESTINY UDOGIE (874) 40 BRANDON AUSTIN 41 ALFIE WHITEMAN (847) 44 DANE SCARLETT (849) 45 ALFIE DEVINE (850) 46 LUCA GUNTER 63 JAMIE DONLEY (880) 65 ALFIE DORRINGTON 2 KYLE WALKER 3 RUBEN DIAS 4 KALVIN PHILLIPS 5 JOHN STONES 6 NATHAN AKE 8 MATEO KOVACIC 9 ERLING HAALAND 10 JACK GREALISH 11 JEREMY DOKU 16 RODRIGO 17 KEVIN DE BRUYNE 18 STEFAN ORTEGA 19 JULIAN ALVAREZ 20 BERNARDO SILVA 21 SERGIO GOMEZ 24 JOSKO GVARDIOL 25 MANUEL AKANJI 27 MATHEUS NUNES 31 EDERSON 33 SCOTT CARSON 47 PHIL FODEN 52 OSCAR BOBB 76 MAHAMADOU SUSOHO 82 RICO LEWIS STAY UP TO DATE tottenhamhotspur.com @SpursOfficial facebook.com/tottenhamhotspur