Robbie Keane is the last to join the collection of players who have played for both Spurs and Liverpool but he added another twist by returning to Tottenham within six months. Technically, Jamie Redknapp, the son of the Spurs manager, also did a 'Keane' as he started as a schoolboy with Spurs before going to Bournemouth, was transferred to Liverpool and finally joined Spurs at the end of his career.
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| Ray Clemence |
Surprisingly, the first player transfer between Tottenham and
Liverpool took place only thirty years ago. Spurs signed
Ray Clemence in the summer of 1981 after twelve successful years
at Anfield. The England international goalkeeper helped Spurs to retain the FA Cup in 1982 but missed out on the UEFA Cup Final two years later due to injury. On his retirement he took up a coaching role with the club and during the Terry Venables 'reign' was joint First team coach with Doug Livermore in season 1992-93. Clemence was 33 years old when he joined Spurs who had been looking for a top class goalkeeper since the departure of
Pat Jennings four years earlier when at the age of thirty two, Keith Burkinshaw deemed him to be past his best. While Clemence had a successful time at White Hart Lane he will always be remembered, first and foremost, as a Liverpool player.
Prior to the Clemence transfer, only one player had played for both clubs.
Joe Brough, a half-back, had joined Spurs from Stoke City in July, 1908 following their election to the Football League. Ill-health during his time with Spurs meant he only made three appearances before returning to his former club, Burslem Port Vale.
From Anfield to White Hart Lane
Paul Walsh had four years with Liverpool in the mid-eighties before joining Spurs in February, 1988 for £500,000 as Terry Venables first major signing. He spent four seasons at White Hart Lane and made an appearance as a substitute in the 1991 FA Cup Final. He made over 150 League and Cup appearances, scoring 21 goals. In his final season at White Hart Lane he had a period on loan with QPR before joining Portsmouth for £500,000 in May, 1992 as part of the transfer agreement which brought Darren Anderton to Spurs.
Ronnie Rosenthal joined Spurs in January, 1994 for £250,000. He had joined Liverpool, initially on loan, from Standard Liege in March, 1990. He made 100 League and Cup appearances for Spurs, scoring 11 goals. He is fondly remembered for his hat-trick in an
FA Cup replay against Southampton in 1995 when his goals inspired a second half fightback from two goals down to win 6 - 2. He joined Watford in August, 1997.
John Scales joined Spurs in 1996 after two seasons at Liverpool. His career at Tottenham was hindered by injury so that he only made 33 appearances before joining Ipswich Town in 2000. His only goal for Spurs was against Liverpool in a League Cup win at Anfield in 1998.
Oyvind Leonaardsen was signed by George Graham in the summer of 1999. His career in England has started with Wimbledon where he spent four years before joining Liverpool for a season. He spent three years with Spurs and made 54 League appearances but in 2002 he signed for Aston Villa.
Christian Ziege joined Liverpool from Middlesbrough in 2000. The following year he joined Spurs and was a member of their losing Worthington Cup team in 2002, scoring Spurs only goal against Blackburn Rovers. Injury restricted him to 47 League appearances and he returned to Germany in June, 2004 to play for Borussia Monchengladbach.
From Tottenham to Liverpool
Paul Stewart was the first player to move from Spurs to Liverpool. He had joined Spurs from Manchester City as a striker but turned into quite a useful midfield player who helped scored the equalising goal in the 1991 FA Cup Final and went on to win three England caps. He made 131 League appearances for Spurs but for family reasons asked to move back north and Liverpool signed hm in July, 1992 for £2.3 million. Injuries hindered him during his time at Anfield and he only made 32 League appearances in four seasons, spending time out on loan.
Neil Ruddock had two spells with Spurs, signing for a second time in 1992 from Southampton. At the end of the season, Ruddock demanded a transfer in the aftermath of the Terry Venables/Alan Sugar saga. He was sold to Liverpool where he remained for five seasons but was rarely far away from controversy.
From White Hart Lane and Back
Robbie Keane has spent six years with Spurs and made almost two hundred League appearances, scoring 82 goals for the club as well as helping them win the
2008 Carling Cup Final when he was transferred to Liverpool for £20.3 million the following summer. His stay at Anfield was brief and not a success, so Harry Redknapp resigned him the following January. He played another 41 League games and scored 11 goals before joining La Galaxy in the summer of 2011. His second spell with Tottenham was not as successful with him spending time on loan at Celtic and West Ham United.
Nineteen years earlier,
Jamie Redknapp had made the similar journey, via Bournemouth.
Redknapp started as a youth player with Spurs but turned down their offer and decided to go to Bournemouth where his father was manager. He later joined Liverpool where he made over 300 appearances, winning five major trophies. Glenn Hoddle brought him to Spurs in 2002 but injury plagued his time in London. He made only 48 League appearances before joined his father at Southampton in January, 2005.
They played for Tottenham and Liverpool
Nicky Barmby left Spurs for Middlesbrough in 1995 and joined Liverpool in 2000 after four seasons with Everton. Barmby is one of only a few players to move directly across Stanley Park.
Danny Murphy spent seven years with Liverpool before joining Charlton Athletic. He moved to Spurs in January, 2006 after two years at The Valley. He made 23 League appearances for Spurs and eighteen months later signed for Fulham.
Graeme Souness made only one appearance for Spurs as a substitute in a UEFA Cup tie in Iceland in 1971. Anxious to get into into first team football, he requested a move and reluctantly was allowed to sign for Middlesbrough. He later joined Liverpool where he played our a very successful career. Souness had been the 'new Dave Mackay' for whom Bill Nicholson had been searching but the with the impatience of youth, Souness was not prepared to wait for his time at Tottenham.
Brad Friedel started his career in England with Liverpool where he made 25 League appearances in three seasons. He joined Blackburn Rovers and then Aston Villa and then signed for Spurs last summer.
