Sandro Tonali’s home debut against his former club Newcastle did not go well. While it is far too early to tell how Tonali will settle, here is a list of 5 other players who have previously represented both clubs with success.
1. Paul Gascoigne
An easy decision for number 1, Gazza was seen as an exceptional young talent at Newcastle ever since his debut in 1985. From his midfield role, Gazza could score as well as consistently play perfectly weighted passes. It was his ability to dribble past opposition defenders that most often caught attention, however, with talk of him being the league’s most exciting talent well before his move to Spurs. A £2.2 million fee was enough to bring him to White Hart Lane, and this was a British record transfer fee at the time.
Gazza was hugely popular and successful at Spurs, winning the FA Cup in 1991. Of the many memories, his free kick vs. Arsenal in the semifinal of the competition that year is one of greatest.
2. David Ginola
A key part of Kevin Keegan’s entertaining Newcastle team of the mid-90s, Newcastle had pulled off a major transfer in initially signing Ginola after he was strongly linked with Real Madrid. Despite success at Newcastle, Ginola moved to Spurs in 1997 and brought consistent outstanding play, frequently getting fans off their seats with his skill and ability to directly take players on.
In 1999, Ginola won the FWA Footballer of Year and the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and helped us to win the League Cup. His FA Cup goal vs Barnsley showed his dribbling talent as he finished off a mazy run to win us that game.
3. Chris Waddle
It is only the huge talents ahead of him on this list that puts Waddle into third. He was an exceptional player who would be a fan favorite at many clubs, including during his time at Spurs from 1985 to 1989. “Magic Chris” often played as an inverted winger, well before it became fashionable. Another player who would take defenders on, Waddle would often slow the game down only to speed it up to get past his man.
He excelled at using feints to create space, most notably dropping his shoulder to send a defender the wrong way or using his signature step-over. Waddle was a goal threat with either foot who would go on to have great success in France with Marseille.
4. Steve Carr
A consistent right-back, Carr played over 200 times for Spurs from 1993 to 2004 before making the move to Newcastle. Occasionally deployed as a left-back or as a central defender, Carr made most of his appearances on the right where he would provide an attacking outlet as well as defending.
Another member of our league-cup winning 1999 team, Carr also scored a memorable goal that year in the league vs. Manchester United. Finding space on one of his typical forward runs, Carr shot from well outside the penalty area into the top corner. Another example vs Sunderland, this time a delicate chip over the keeper and into the net, showed how Carr would contribute to all sides of the game for Spurs.
5. Les Ferdinand
Ferdinand was a powerful striker who had formed a lethal partnership with Alan Shearer at Newcastle. He had also previously been prolific in the Premier League at Queens Park Rangers. Following his move to Tottenham in 1997, there were high hopes this form could be repeated and, although injuries meant we did not see this consistently, Ferdinand’s quality was evident, his best season coming in 2001–02.
Another who helped us win the League Cup in 1999, Ferdinand also spent some time on the coaching staff at Tottenham following his retirement.
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