Wed 17 October 2018, 14:49
Tottenham HotspurClive Allen was destined to play for Spurs.
Son of double-winning striker Les, Clive was born just two weeks after the FA Cup Final in 1961 and remembers attending games at White Hart Lane with his father in his early years.
Destiny was fulfilled when he joined us from QPR in August, 1984 and Clive went on to spend four years at the Club as a player and then another nine as coach between 2003-2012.
Clive will always be remembered for his goal-den season of 1986-87, when he scored a Club record 49 goals in all competitions. It was a season of 'so near, so far' as we finished third in the old First Division, runners-up in the FA Cup Final and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup. His efforts were rewarded with a PFA/Football Writers' Player of the Year double and the Golden Boot.
Now 57, Clive remains a popular member of our legends' hospitality team on matchdays and a regular pundit on TV and radio.
