Spurs Legacy: The contribution of players past and present recognised through unique legacy number initiative
The club is happy to announce that each player who has ever played a senior competitive game for Tottenham Hotspur has been given a special legacy number.
Our first known senior competitive match took place on October 13, 1894, in an FA Cup match against West Herts. The starting eleven that day were numbered 1 through 11 in alphabetical order: Stanley Briggs, Archie Cubberley, James Eccles, Donald Goodall, Peter Hunter, Bill Julian, Jack Jull, Cuthbert Monk, Ernie Payne, Jack Shepherd, and Jack Welham.
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Legacy Numbers
• Since October 13, 1894, when the Club played its first senior competitive match, each player who has represented the team in competition has been given a special heritage number.
• Starting with our next Premier League game against Crystal Palace, the numbers will be shown on the back of the match shirts, underneath the collar.
A total of 879 legacy numbers have now been assigned in chronological order to all those who have since made their senior competitive Spurs debuts, thanks to painstaking study conducted by Club historians.
Bill Nicholson (#354), Danny Blanchflower (#420), Jimmy Greaves (#448), Pat Jennings (#455), Steve Perryman (#477), Glenn Hoddle (#498), Ossie Ardiles (#511), Gary Mabbutt (#538), Ledley King (#649), Gareth Bale (#726), Harry Kane (#767), and Heung-Min Son (#805) are among the legendary figures from the Club’s past.
Alejo Veliz was given the most recent legacy number, 879, after he made his competitive debut on Saturday, September 30, against Liverpool.
Alejo Veliz (879), the most recent recipient of our Legacy Number,
From Friday, October 27, when we play Crystal Palace in the Premier League, all of our current players will wear their special legacy number on the back of their match shirts, right below the collar.The squad numbers that will still be displayed on the back of match shirts are not to be replaced with legacy numbers, please notice.
“Our legacy number initiative is our way of recognising the contributions of those that have worn our colours with pride during our Club’s long and rich history, making a truly unique connection between players of our past, present, and future,” stated Daniel Levy, Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur.
