Despite not winning any major competitions in recent times, Tottenham Hotspur are considered one of the strongest teams in England and have taken up their place as as part of the so-called ‘Big 6’.
Over the years, Spurs have had many prolific goal scorers don their famous white shirt, but who are the best goal scorers to ever play for the North London club?
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Regarded one of England’s best strikers, Jimmy Greaves led the Tottenham Hotspur goal-scoring charts for over half-century. The forward’s composure and calmness in front of the goal saw him score an unbelievable 266 goals in 379 appearances for the club.
Of course, it was none other than Harry Kane who eclipsed Greaves' 53-year-old long-standing record to become Tottenham Hotspur's top scorer of all time when he bagged his 200th Premier League goal earlier this year.
The forward bagged the Premier League Golden Boot three times in his 13 years at the club and will forever be part of Spurs’ iconic history. The 29-year-old is also third in the all-time Premier League goalscorer standings, only behind Wayne Rooney on 208 goals and Alan Shearer on 260 goals. He looked to be on track to become the top goal-getter in the Premier League era, but has recently left England's top-flight and Spurs to join Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in quest of trophies.
Bobby Smith is the third of the only three players to have crossed the 200-goal mark for the North London team, being part of the iconic Spurs team that captured multiple trophies in the early years of the 1960s, and scored 12 hat-trick's for his club.
Getty ImagesHeung Min-Son is another player who has lit up the Premier League since his arrival from Germany back in 2015. The South Korean has formed a deadly partnership with Kane as the duo has constantly run riot in England. Son shared the Premier League Golden Boot with Mohammed Salah in 2021-22 after scoring 23 goals and seems destined climb up the goal-scoring charts if he stays at the club.
Tottenham Hotspur top 20 goal scorers of all time
Position | Player | Goals | Matches | Years |
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1 | Harry Kane | 280 | 435 | 2010-2023 |
2 | Jimmy Greaves | 266 | 379 | 1961-1970 |
3 | Bobby Smith | 208 | 317 | 1955-1964 |
4 | Martin Chivers | 174 | 367 | 1968-1976 |
5 | Cliff Jones | 154 | 378 | 1958-1968 |
6 | Son Heung-min | 145 | 375 | 2015- |
7 | Jermain Defoe | 143 | 363 | 2003-2008 |
8 | George Hunt | 138 | 198 | 1930-1937 |
9 | Len Duquemin | 134 | 307 | 1946-1957 |
10 | Alan Gilzean | 133 | 439 | 1964-1974 |
11 | Teddy Sheringham | 150 | 219 | 1992-1997, 2001-2003 |
12 | Robbie Keane | 148 | 343 | 2002-2008, 2009-2011 |
13 | Les Bennett | 117 | 294 | 1946-1954 |
14 | Jimmy Dimmock | 112 | 438 | 1919-1931 |
15 | Glenn Hoddle | 110 | 478 | 1975-1987 |
16 | Herbert Bliss | 104 | 215 | 1912-1922 |
17 | Billy Minter | 101 | 263 | 1908-1919 |
=17 | John Alfred Morrison | 101 | 154 | 1933-1939 |
19 | "Taffy" O'Callaghan | 98 | 263 | 1927-1935 |
20 | Mark Falco | 89 | 217 | 1979-1986 |