Hugo and Pierre join ever present club

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Hugo Lloris have joined an elite band of players who have completed an ever present campaign for us in the Premier League.

Danish enforcer Pierre and skipper Hugo started all 38 of our matches in the Premier League in 2020/21. Indeed, Pierre played every minute of the campaign from the engine room in central midfield, quite an achievement.

Hugo has 298 appearances to his name in the Premier League and is now just one away from our record appearance holder in the competition, Darren Anderton (299, 1992-2004).

Including Hugo and Pierre, only 12 players have completed a full Premier League season for us. Goalkeeper Paul Robinson is the only player to achieve it twice, in 2005/06 and 2006/07. Indeed, Robbo played 131 of his first 135 available matches in the Premier League after joining us in 2004.

Teddy Sheringham was close, but started 41 of 42 in 1995/96 after starting all 42 games in 1994/95.

In total, 63 players have completed ever present seasons for us in the Football League/Premier League since we joined the Football League in 1908/09. Legendary former skipper Steve Perryman leads the way with eight, followed by 1950s title hero Ted Ditchburn with five.

Ever present Spurs

Ever present players* since joining the Football League in 1908/09

1908/09
Bert Middlemiss
Danny Steel

1909/10
Billy Minter
Bobby Steel

1910/11
Jabez Darnell
Billy Minter

1912/13
Bert Middlemiss

1914/15
Tommy Clay
Fanny Walden

1919/20
Bert Bliss
Bill Jacques

1921/22
Jimmy Dimmock

1922/23
Jimmy Dimmock

1924/25
Fred Hinton

1925/26
Matt Forster

1927/28
Taffy O’Callaghan

1929/30
Cyril Spiers

1930/31
Willie Davies
Cyril Spiers

1932/33
Willie Evans

1933/34
Willie Hall
Joe Nicholls
Arthur Rowe

1937/38
Fred Sargent
Ralph Ward

1948/49
Les Bennett
Ted Ditchburn

1949/50
Harry Clarke
Ted Ditcburn
Les Medley

1950/51
Harry Clarke
Ted Ditchburn

1951/52
Ted Ditchburn

1952/53
Ted Ditchburn

1955/56
Tony Marchi

1956/57
Tommy Harmer
Tony Marchi

1960/61
Les Allen
Danny Blanchflower
Ron Henry
John White

1962/63
Ron Henry

1963/64
Maurice Norman

1964/65
Alan Mullery

1966/67
Mike England
Cyril Knowles

1967/68
Pat Jennings
Cyril Knowles

1968/69
Jimmy Greaves
Pat Jennings

1970/71
Martin Chivers
Steve Perryman
Martin Peters

1974/75
Steve Perryman

1975/76
Keith Osgood

1976/77
Keith Osgood
Steve Perryman

1977/78
Barry Daines
Neil McNab
Steve Perryman
John Pratt

1978/79
Steve Perryman

1980/81
Steve Perryman

1981/82
Steve Perryman

1984/85
Ray Clemence
Mark Falco
Steve Perryman

1985/86
Ray Clemence

1987/88
Chris Fairclough

1988/89
Gary Mabbutt
Chris Waddle

1989/90
Gary Lineker

Premier League era

1993/94
Steve Sedgley

1994/95
Teddy Sheringham

1995/96
Ian Walker

1996/97
Sol Campbell

2003/04
Kasey Keller

2004/05
Ledley King

2005/06
Paul Robinson

2006/07
Paul Robinson

2011/12
Brad Friedel

2015/16
Toby Alderweireld
Harry Kane

2020/21
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Hugo Lloris

*Ever present = starting every league game