For recent arrival Gareth Bale, who returned to north London last Saturday after a seven-year hiatus at Real Madrid, that is a theory he will be aiming to prove wrong as he embarks on his seasonlong loan with us.
In the Welshman’s favour, there is plenty of evidence in our history to suggest that deciding to return to Spurs often proves to be a very shrewd decision, with many players having enjoyed success in their second spell.
So, as we welcome Gareth back to N17, Liam Carson takes a look back at seven Spurs players who just couldn’t resist the lure of returning to north London.
TONY MARCHI
(1949-1957 AND 1959-1965) 260 APPEARANCES | 7 GOALS
A schoolboy with us before making his professional debut at the age of just 17, Tony Marchi was part of our 1960/61 Double and our 1963 European Cup Winners’ Cup winning sides. A left half-back with height and creativity, his commitment and development saw him progress quickly in his early years and by the end of the 1954/55 season, he provided the ideal replacement for the outgoing Ron Burgess.
Dependable and consistent, Tony went on to become our captain over the next two campaigns before departing for a spell in his father’s homeland of Italy. He spent just two years in the north of the Mediterranean nation with stints at Juventus, Vicenza and Torino before he made his return to north London in 1959. Even though his quality would have seen him walk into any other side in the First Division, it proved a struggle for Marchi to get back into our team when he came back to White Hart Lane, with his old position having been taken by Dave Mackay.
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OBITUARY – JOHNNIE HILLS
We were saddened to hear of the passing of John ‘Johnnie’ Hills, a defender who spent 11 years at the Club as an amateur and professional between 1950-61. He passed away at home in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday, 26 November, aged 87.
PAPER CHASE
Club historian John Fennelly looks back at what supporters were reading on their way, at half-time and heading home afterwards when NORWICH CITY visited in March 1938.
RIDE FOR UGO
Laurence Gant, Head of Academy Sports Medicine and Science, is set to take part in a five-day charity cycle in memory of his friend, and our former Under-23s coach Ugo Ehiogu.
DEVELOPMENT SQUAD
BIG WIN OVER EVERTON
SPURS WOMEN
INTERNATIONAL ROUND
GAME ZERO ACHIEVES NET ZERO CARBON STATUS
Sky this week published a case study revealing that Game Zero, our Premier League match against Chelsea here in September, achieved net zero carbon emissions.
LIVING IN THE MOMENT
Exclusive interview with our young midfielder OLIVER SKIPP, now an established member of our first team and also a familiar face to today’s opponents, who is enjoying every moment in the Premier League spotlight.
MEET OUR FIRST-YEAR UNDER-18S PLAYERS
TOUGH DAY AGAINST COTTAGERS
TREBLE TOP
Looking back at Spurs hat-tricks scored against tonight’s opposition.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW ?
A creative midfielder who was full of heart and desire, LEWIS HOLTBY made his Spurs debut against this afternoon’s opposition back in January 2013 and went on to make 42 appearances in our colours, scoring three goals. We caught up with the Germany international to discuss his time at the Club and find out what he is up to now…