Derby stories | 10 legends, 10 favourite NLD moments

It's north London derby time again on Sunday - and another hugely-important N17-N5 clash in the Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (2pm UK).

Turn the clock back to 2022, and 10 legends spanning 35 years and over 3,000 appearances for our great Club - with a whole host of derby experiences between them, joy and pain, delight and despair - gave us their favourite derby moment.

Here's what they had to say...

Clive Allen

135 appearances/84 goals - 1984-1988 - scored four goals v Arsenal...

“It’s a tricky one. I’d go for scoring the winner in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final at Highbury in 1986/87. Again, that was a massive game, gave us an advantage over the tie, the second leg ended 2-1 and we ended up playing a third game. We were in front until six minutes from the end, when they scored twice. The joy of scoring the winner at Highbury in the first leg turned to despair of losing that third tie. Crazy.”

Darren Anderton

358 appearances/48 goals - 1992-2004 - scored twice at Highbury, 10 years apart...

“My goal at Highbury in 1993, where I ran from halfway, Tony Adams trying to chase me after a little bit of magic from Micky Hazard and a flick from Jason Dozzell, then a one-on-one against David Seaman, who I knew well. I guess that’s my highlight, with a cheeky little celebration in front of the North Bank!”

Michael Dawson

324 appearances/10 goals - 2005-2014 - played in 5-1 League Cup semi-final win, 2008 and a huge win in 2010...

“It has to be the 5-1 in the semi-final of the League Cup in 2008. People ask me for my favourite moment in a Spurs shirt, well, beating them at any time, but 5-1 in a semi-final, White Hart Lane was bouncing when we went 1-0 up. One of my first derbies was the last one at Highbury, 1-1 in 2006. That was another big one, Keano scored, and we were on the up.”

Mark Falco

236 appearances/89 goals - 1979-1986 - scored one of the great NLD goals in 1983, and the winner at Highbury in 1985...

“My volley in the 5-0 win in April, 1983. That was special, because I they’d actually beaten us by the same scoreline at the Lane a couple of seasons earlier (December, 1978), it was good to get that payback and contribute with one of my best goals at Spurs.  Also, scoring the winner in front of the North Bank to take us to the top of the league on New Year’s Day in 1985.”

Micky Hazard

170 appearances/25 goals - 1980-1994 - scored on his NLD debut at Highbury in 1982...

“I has to be my first north London derby, April 1982, I scored an incredible goal - I beat three men and stuck one in the corner from 25 yards. We won 3-1 that day, I also made two goals and was Man of the Match. That’s hard to beat. Towards the end of my career, 1993, I got Man of the Match again at Highbury when we drew 1-1, Darren Anderton scored. I’ve great memories of the NLD, but that first one takes some beating.”

David Howells

335 appearances/27 goals - 1986-1998 - played in 1991 FA Cup semi-final win at Wembley...

Favourite derby moment: “At White Hart Lane, the 1-0 win, Gica Popescu on target. Obviously, Wembley 1991 is the ultimate, but that one in 1995 was a proper, proper north London derby, Monday night, live on Sky, just a brilliant atmosphere. Any time we beat them it’s amazing, even going back to youth team days. I remember Chris Armstrong getting the winner the next season, Paul Allen scoring the winner in 1992, I was lucky enough to beat them plenty of times, especially at home, and each one was so sweet!”

Tom Huddlestone

209 appearances/15 goals - 2006-2013 - played in 5-1 League Cup semi-final win in 2008, scored in 3-3 draw in 2011...

“For me, scoring in 2011, but that game finished 3-3, so beating them 5-1 in the semi-final of the League Cup has to be the one. Arsenal had been the better side throughout my time, they were favourites, but we’d started to turn it around and that was an incredible night.”

Robbie Keane

306 appearances/122 goals - 2002-2011 - scored last-ever Spurs goal at Highbury, scored in 5-1 League Cup semi-final win in 2008...

"The 5-1 in 2008 was special, but to be the last Spurs player to score at Highbury, with all the history of this game, yes, I’ll take that one. That was another huge game, by the way. It always is.”

Ledley King

323 appearances/14 goals - 1999-2012 - captain in the 5-1 win in the League Cup semi-final in 2008, scored two NLD goals...

“Obviously the 5-1 in the semi-final in 2008, that stands out, then the Danny Rose goal in the 2-1 in 2010. That was my first win against them in the Premier League. What a goal that was!”

Gary Mabbutt

611 appearances/38 goals -1982-1998 - most NLD appearances for Spurs (32 including Charity Shield), captain of 1991 FA Cup semi-final-winning team...

“It has to be the FA Cup semi-final... the first-ever FA Cup semi-final between the clubs, to stop them getting the double, to get to the final and win the FA Cup – what more needs to be said?”