Cyril Knowles played for two clubs in a glittering career – Middlesbrough, and Spurs.
It kicked off with one season at Boro’s old Ayresome Park in 1963/64 before Bill Nicholson snapped him up in 1964. ‘Nice one, Cyril’ played 506 times for us, collecting the FA Cup, two League Cups and the UEFA Cup, before injury forced his retirement in 1976.
Another colossus of Spurs, Pat Jennings, joined us soon after Cyril in the summer of 1964. The friends, who shared digs as youngsters (Pat was 18, Cyril a year older when they signed) just one of Pat’s goal kicks away from White Hart Lane, went on to become two of only four players to feature in over 500 games for the Club and star in one of our most successful eras.
Speaking as we prepare to face Middlesbrough here at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in an FA Cup third-round replay, Pat fondly recalled those early days with Cyril and a player as charismatic off the pitch as he was on it...
“We joined within a couple of weeks of each other and were in digs together,” said Pat, third in our all-time list on 590 appearances. “I’ll always remember, it was Mrs. Galloway’s, St Paul’s Road, which was literally around the back of the stadium. I still go past there now when I’m coming in for home matches.
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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…
