Tottenham Hotspur legends feature among the players with the most appearances in the club’s history.
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It’s set to be a new dawn at Tottenham Hotspur this season with the arrival of Thomas Frank to replace Ange Postecoglou.
The former Brentford manager is expected to breathe new life into the squad, with outgoings inevitable. Stalwart Son Heung-min has been linked with an exit, which would bring about an end to a 10 year stay with the club.
Son has made a huge 454 appearances for the team, but that doesn’t come close to some of Tottenham Hotspur’s legends with the most appearances.
Tottenham Hotspur players with the most appearances
Glenn Hoddle – 490 appearances (1975–1987)
One of Tottenham Hotspur’s most recognisable former players, Hoddle is still regularly seen around the football scene thanks to his punditry work. Hoddle won two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup with Spurs, spending a total of 17 years with the club having worked his way up through the academy.
Hoddle, of course, returned to manage the club in 2001 after stints in charge of Swindon Town, Chelsea, England and Southampton. Hoddle took Spurs to the League Cup final in September 2002 but lost to Blackburn Rovers. He won the Premier League Manager of the Month award twice while managing the team.
Cyril Knowles – 507 appearances (1964–1976)
Knowles was a full-back ahead of his time with bombarding runs and dangerous crosses in from the flank. He helped Tottenham Hotspur to a FA Cup, two League Cups and the UEFA Cup of 1972. Knowles had a brief stint in management after his retirement, working at Darlington, Torquay United and Hartlepool United, before he passed away in 1991 from cancer.
Pat Jennings – 590 appearances (1964–1977)
The only player in the top five Tottenham Hotspur appearance makers not from England, the Northern Irish shot-stopper was only 10 outings from the 600 mark in a Spurs shirt. A FA Cup, League Cup and UEFA Cup winner, Jennings made the rare decision of joining Arsenal when leaving the club in 1977 but remained loved at White Hart Lane. He later returned to Spurs in 1985 but worked with the reserve side to retain his sharpness for Northern Ireland’s 1986 World Cup campaign.
Gary Mabbutt – 611 appearances (1982–1998)
The defender captained Spurs for over a decade and was part of the FA Cup winning team of 1991 and the UEFA Cup winning side of 1984. A versatile player, Mabbutt could also play in midfield and earned 16 caps for England during his career. He scored on his Tottenham Hotspur debut, in a 2-2 draw with Luton Town and was famously on the receiving end of an elbow from Justin Fashanu, which left him with a fractured skull and eye socket in 1993.
Steve Perryman, 854 appearances (1969–1986)
The midfielder is currently the Tottenham Hotspur appearance record holder. Now 73 years old, Perryman captained Spurs during one of the club’s most successful eras and played an important part in the UEFA Cup wins of 1972 and 1984. He also won two FA Cup titles and two League Cup trophies with the club.
Perryman went on to finish his career at Oxford United and Brentford before moving into management. He worked as head coach at Brentford and Watford before a brief stint as Spurs caretaker in 1994. He was then director of football at Exeter City from 2003 to 2018.
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