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- Jul 9, 2007
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Maybe this isn't exactly the right place for this thread, but with all the extra lockdown time I have been compiling a list of all former Tottenham captains on Wikipedia (and there doesn't seem to be any complete resource of this online). Right now it looks something like this:
So, I've filled a lot of the gaps in but I think there might be some missing players in living memory. I accept before Ron Burgass we might be struggling for names but I wonder if anyone can help. Particularly in confirming some of the dates.I'm particularly struggling to find who was captain before Blanchflower in the 1958/59 seasons.
EDIT: I have underlined dates I'm particularly unsure of. I have added question marks to names that for some reason I have doubts about dates or if they were even captain, despite some evidence to suggest they were.
I have almost finished. The only major gap is who came between Jack Jones and Bobby Steel and, well the 1930s. We have two names (Poynton and Rowe) but the dates are a little speculative, We know Rowe was captain in 1933 but the rest is more of an educated guess. Poynton, it must be said rarely played after getting the captaincy in 1929, so it's very possible, even likely, that there was another captain between Rowe and Poynton.
I know it's a big ask. But if anyone has any pointers it would be much appreciated.
As always, even the more solid figures, may have gaps. People lose captaincies unexpectedly or hold captaincies for a very short time (Months in the case of Minter) so please do correct if you know something I don't.
| 1882-1883 | Bobby Buckle |
| 1884-1896 | Jack Jull |
| 1897–1904 | Jack L. Jones |
| ??? - ??? | Walter Bull |
| 1908-1912 | Danny Steel |
| 1912? | Bobby Steel ? |
| 1912 - 1915 | Tom Collins |
| 1919 | Billy Minter |
| 1919-1920 ? | Thomas Clay ? |
| 1920–1929 | Arthur Grimsdell |
| 1929-1932 | Cecil Poynton |
| 1932 - 1933 | Billy Felton |
| 1933–1939 | Arthur Rowe |
| 1946–1954 | Ron Burgess |
| 1954–1955 | Alf Ramsey |
| 1955–1956 | Danny Blanchflower |
| 1956–1957 | Tony Marchi |
| 1957–1958 | John Ryden |
| 1958-1959 | Bobby Smith |
| 1959–1964 | Danny Blanchflower |
| 1964–1968 | Dave Mackay |
| 1968–1972 | Alan Mullery |
| 1972–1975 | Martin Peters |
| 1975–1986 | Steve Perryman |
| 1986 | Stephen Clemence |
| 1987 | Richard Gough |
| 1987–1998 | Gary Mabbutt |
| 1998–2001 | Sol Campbell |
| 2001–2003 | Teddy Sheringham |
| 2003–2005 | Jamie Redknapp |
| 2005–2012 | Ledley King |
| 2012–2014 | Michael Dawson |
| 2014–2015 | Younès Kaboul |
| 2015–present | Hugo Lloris |
So, I've filled a lot of the gaps in but I think there might be some missing players in living memory. I accept before Ron Burgass we might be struggling for names but I wonder if anyone can help. Particularly in confirming some of the dates.
EDIT: I have underlined dates I'm particularly unsure of. I have added question marks to names that for some reason I have doubts about dates or if they were even captain, despite some evidence to suggest they were.
I have almost finished. The only major gap is who came between Jack Jones and Bobby Steel and, well the 1930s. We have two names (Poynton and Rowe) but the dates are a little speculative, We know Rowe was captain in 1933 but the rest is more of an educated guess. Poynton, it must be said rarely played after getting the captaincy in 1929, so it's very possible, even likely, that there was another captain between Rowe and Poynton.
I know it's a big ask. But if anyone has any pointers it would be much appreciated.
As always, even the more solid figures, may have gaps. People lose captaincies unexpectedly or hold captaincies for a very short time (Months in the case of Minter) so please do correct if you know something I don't.
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