These are Tottenham’s all time top 3 strikers – Agree?

3) Martin Chivers

Photo: Ray Wright / Offside.

Photo: Ray Wright / Offside.

There have been several excellent strikers at Tottenham down the years, with Jermain Defoe, Teddy Sheringham, Robbie Keane, and Gary Linekar all with decent arguments for a top three position.

However, because there are so many, goals have to be the determining factor, and Martin Chivers scored more than the above four.

What’s more impressive is that Chivers had to follow Jimmy Greaves, Spurs’ all time record goal-scorer, but it was a challenge he was up to, netting 174 goals in 367 appearances for Tottenham.

Chivers was Spurs’ top-scorer for four successive seasons from 1970, and played a big part in the side’s League Cup successes in 1971 and 1973, as well as their UEFA Cup triumph in 1972.

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5 responses to “These are Tottenham’s all time top 3 strikers – Agree?”

  1. Dickspur says:

    I’ve been watching Spurs since 1964 & here’s my 1-2-3:
    1. Dimitar Berbatov – The complete front-man, total quality
    2. Jimmy Greaves – The greatest finisher (& my idol, as a kid)
    3. Harry Kane – the best is yet to come
    Also rans – Teddy Sheringham, Alan Gilzean, Jermain Defoe, Steve Archibald

  2. Dave says:

    I totally agree with your top 3 they were all fantastic players

  3. David says:

    Been supporting Spurs since 1951 Greaves Gilzean Smith in that order the thing about Gilly was he played for the team would have scored many more goals if he had been more selfish I’d love to know how many assists he had.

  4. Dean Francis says:

    I’ve been watching Tottenham since the 1982-83 centenary season, and the best strikers I have seen at the club, during this time, are:

    1) Gary Lineker
    2) Jurgen Klinsmann (in his first season)
    3) Dimitar Berbatov

    Other favourites: Steve Archibald; Teddy Sheringham; Jermain Defoe and Harry Kane

    I would agree with the top three strikers in the original article – and Greavsie would easily be the greatest Tottenham striker. Used to love watching him on “Saint and Greavsie” in the 80s!

  5. adelaide yid says:

    absolutely agree with your top 3. Greaves is number 1 by a country mile. Bobby Smith and Big Chiv have the goals to justify their inclusion. The best may be yet to come Dickspur but way to early to compare Harry to any of these 3.Fingers crossed he gets to number 2 on our all time scoring charts. I selfishly do not want anyone beating Greavsey who to me is God. 🙂 As for Berbatov, great player but not even a Spurs great in my opinion. Not at WHL long enough to justify being that. COYS