This may seem like a simple aesthetic detail, but taking care of the heritage and legacy of a club with as much history as Tottenham Hotspur Football Club This is something important for the essence of this sport to remain. Converting this into a detail on the shirts also means you know very well how to communicate it to your players and fans.
The London club has launched a new initiative that commemorates each, specifically 879of players who, at least once in history and officially, represent the shield of the club.
This was announced this Thursday by the entity.
The player count starts from the first competitive game of the first registered team. It was an FA Cup tie against West Herts in October 13, 1894.
Following extensive research by club historians, there have been a total of 879 legacy numbers assigned to a player after his first appearance for the club. Numbers 1 to 11 are assigned alphabetically to players who made their first starting eleven in the past. 129 years in the FA Cup tie against West Herts.
The last inherited number, 879, belongs to Alejo Velizwho became Tottenham’s latest debutant when he came off the bench to play his part in Spurs’ dramatic victory over Liverpool At the end of September.
For example, Luka Modric, a Real Madrid player, is the 736th footballer to play an official match for the English club. Other names known as Harry Kane and Son of Heung-Min, are 767 and 805 respectively. The latter will wear the shirt number as follows:
Starting with the next Premier League match against Crystal palaceon Friday, October 27, and going forward, all current players will wear their unique number on the back of their jerseys, just below the collar.
This is the official design published by the club:
Designation criteria
During the research process, standard to ensure that each player is assigned the correct legacy number.
· Players who debuted in the same match appear in alphabetical order
· Players coming on as substitutes in the same match are listed in the order of the minute they entered the field of play.
· Players coming on as substitutes in the same minute are listed in the order in which they entered the field.
Source: La Verdad
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