TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR'S GREATEST EVER PLAYER: Two former England managers starred for Spurs, while Harry Kane, Jimmy Greaves and Paul Gascoigne are club legends - but who do YOU think is their all-time best?

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Mail Sport with the help of our readers is on a mission to find the greatest player of all-time at each of the 20 Premier League clubs.

Today it's the turn to look at the legends of Tottenham Hotspur, from the groundbreaking 'push and run' team through Glenn Hoddle to Harry Kane.

And once you've made up your mind who is all the best-ever, it's time to vote...

As the supporters' anthem 'Glory, Glory Tottenham Hotspur' suggests, Spurs have always prided themselves on thrilling players, even though they've not been champions of England since 1961.

Spurs influenced the English game by introducing a push-and-run style that won the league in 1951, forwards often dropping deeper than the norm so they could play shorter passes than the traditional long punt.

Future England manager Alf Ramsey was an important part of the revolutionary system at Spurs

Future England manager Alf Ramsey was an important part of the revolutionary system at Spurs

Future England manager Alf Ramsey was an important part of the revolutionary system at Spurs

Danny Blanchflower captained Spurs in 1961. He was considered the brains of the team

Danny Blanchflower captained Spurs in 1961. He was considered the brains of the team

Future England manager Alf Ramsey was an important part of the revolutionary system. Despite playing at the back, he was given responsibility for instigating attacks with his range of passing.

That title-winning team also boasted one of the pre-eminent goalkeepers of the era, Ted Ditchburn.

Ditchburn made his debut soon after the War in 1946 and stayed in post until 1958 when he broke a finger against Chelsea. During one spell, he only missed two matches in eight years – including a run of 247 consecutive league matches.

Tottenham became the first team in the 20th Century to win the League and FA Cup Double in a style that even current supporters aspire to.

Captain and brains of the 1961 team was Northern Ireland's Danny Blanchflower, whose motto 'The game is about glory' typified the free-flowing manner in which Spurs played.

Blanchflower elegantly controlled games from midfield and was twice voted Footballer of the Year, one of only eight players to achieve that feat, the latest being Mohamed Salah.

Blanchflower also scored a penalty in the 1962 FA Cup final against Burnley as Spurs retained the trophy. In 1963, he became the first captain with an English club to lift a European trophy after Spurs battered Atletico Madrid 5-1 in the Cup Winners' Cup final.

In contrast, Dave Mackay gave Spurs the resilience and character also necessary to win silverware. He had already won the Scottish Championship with Hearts when he joined Spurs in 1959 and his knowhow proved vital.

Mackay was pivotal in the Double year playing 37 of Tottenham's 42 league games last season and was part of both FA Cup-winning teams.

Dave Mackay (left) wasn't afraid to get stuck in and his character helped Spurs win silverware

Dave Mackay (left) wasn't afraid to get stuck in and his character helped Spurs win silverware

Jimmy Greaves was Tottenham's record goalscorer for decades before being surpassed by Harry Kane

Jimmy Greaves was Tottenham's record goalscorer for decades before being surpassed by Harry Kane

Jimmy Greaves joined Spurs from an unhappy spell in Italy after the Double season but became as popular as any player at the club and his record of 266 goals remained a Spurs record for decades.

Greaves was a master one-on-one finisher and would glide over the pitch leaving defenders in his wake. He scored twice in the 1963 victory over Atletico and four years later was part of the 1967 side that won the FA Cup.

On four occasions during his Spurs days, Greaves ended up as the First Division's top scorer, having also done it twice earlier in his career at Chelsea. He was famed for scoring on his debut for every team he played for including England, though he was controversially left out of the 1966 World Cup Final side.

1970s centre-forward Martin Chivers didn't quite have Greaves' grace but he was a powerful target-man with an eye for goal and among his 174 goals was a thunderbolt against Wolves that helped Tottenham win the 1974 UEFA Cup.

Martin Chivers was a powerful target-man with an eye for goal and scored 174 for the club

Martin Chivers was a powerful target-man with an eye for goal and scored 174 for the club

Spurs became a renowned cup team under Keith Burkenshaw in the early 1980 twice winning the FA Cup and beating Anderlecht to lifting the UEFA Cup.

Burkenshaw formed a very close bond with his captain Steve Perryman, whose 655 league appearances for the club remains a record.

Homegrown talent Glenn Hoddle was a masterful midfield creator in that time, his long-range passing and spectacular volleys making him Tottenham's equivalent of an American Football quarterback.

Hoddle was part of the Spurs side that won back-to-back FA Cups in 1981 and 1982 and was the matchwinner in the latter with his penalty against QPR the only goal of the replay at Wembley.

Alongside him during that era was Argentine World Cup winner Ossie Ardiles whose arrival with Ricky Villa in 1978 produced unprecedented excitement in a league unused to foreign players at that time.

Ricky Villa scored one of the most memorable goals in the history of the FA Cup in the 1981 final

Ricky Villa scored one of the most memorable goals in the history of the FA Cup in the 1981 final

Homegrown talent Glenn Hoddle was a masterful midfield creator and remains a club legend

A madcap genius, Paul Gascoigne single-handedly got Spurs to the 1991 FA Cup final

A madcap genius, Paul Gascoigne single-handedly got Spurs to the 1991 FA Cup final

Ardiles became a hugely-popular figure and the inspiration behind the hit record Ossie's Dream – the club's cup final record in 1981 – though on that occasion it was the less-heralded Villa who grabbed the headlines with a solo winner against Manchester City still regarded as among the best seen at Wembley.

Bridging the successful 1980s period and the FA Cup triumph in 1991 was Mr Dependable Gary Mabbutt, whose 611 appearances until retirement in 1998 is second on the all-time list to Perryman.

Paul Gascoigne said during his whole career, Mabbutt was the only player he couldn't beat in training.

Gazza joined Tottenham for a British record £2million in 1988 and two years later became a national institution for his performances – and tears – for England at the Italia '90 World Cup.

A madcap genius, Gascoigne single-handedly got Spurs to the 1991 FA Cup final including a thunderous free-kick against Arsenal, but then got himself injured with a reckless challenge on Nottingham Forest's Gary Charles.

Renowned for his ability to dribble past defenders, Spurs and England team-mate Gary Lineker said of him: 'He had great confidence and this amazing body strength. He'd push people off.'

It's remarkable that for a club of their size, Spurs have only put two League Cups in the trophy cabinet since 1991.

Jurgen Klinsmann brought glamour when he signed after the 1994 World Cup, the first truly A-list foreign player to come to the Premier League, thereby opening floodgates.

Jurgen Klinsmann brought glamour when he signed after the 1994 World Cup

Jurgen Klinsmann brought glamour when he signed after the 1994 World Cup

Harry Kane is the club's top scorer but left for Bayern Munich in the summer of 2023

Harry Kane is the club's top scorer but left for Bayern Munich in the summer of 2023

Klinsmann's swallow dive to celebrate his first goal – a riposte to accusations he was a diver – won him popularity and he returned to Spurs for a second spell in 1998 to save them from relegation, scoring four goals in a crucial 6-2 win at Wimbledon.

Greaves' long-standing goals record was finally eclipsed in 2023 by Harry Kane when he scored his 267th goal for Spurs, against Manchester City.

Though Kane never won a trophy for Spurs, he did about everything else. His 213 Premier League goals is second only Alan Shearer and he's won the Golden Boot on three occasions.

Kane's consistency has been in stark contrast to events off the field at Tottenham and after serving nine different managers, there were few fans who begrudged him a move to Bayern Munich in the summer of 2023.

To select your greatest Tottenham player, click on the voting button or email [email protected] if you want to choose someone not on the shortlist.

We will reveal the results of the greatest all-time player for all 20 Premier League clubs before the start of the 2024/25 season.

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