Although an important member of the Tottenham first team in the 2004-05 season, he was a reserve player under new manager Martin Jol, making only three league appearances in the 2005-06 season.

He was the last survivor of the Tottenham team that won the 1901 FA Cup.

The news broke just before the 2004 Tottenham team kicked off a League Cup tie against Liverpool and, as a tribute, they wore black armbands for the occasion.

He wrote that Sugar had refused to give him the five-year contract he wanted, as he had not believed Sheringham would still get into the Tottenham team when he was 36.

He was a vital part of the legendary "push and run" Tottenham team which won the league championship in the 1950-51 season.

The Tottenham team won the game which was refereed by Wolstenholme.

Unable to get his start as a young player in the Tottenham team, he was loaned out early on in his career to Swindon Town.

However, since joining Tottenham in 2004, he had struggled to establish himself in the Tottenham first team and in January 2007, transferred to West Ham.

And the Dutchman believes an English core is fundamentally missing in the Tottenham team and that translates in their recent poor performances on the pitch.