nicknames
here are some of the nicknames that spurs players have gone by down the years
| Player | Nickname |
| Clive Allen | Chesney |
| Paul Allen | Ollie |
| Milija Aleksic | Elastic |
| Darren Anderton | Shaggy; Sicknote |
| Steve Archibald | Archie |
| Chris Armstrong | Armo |
| Dean Austin | Deano |
| Bill Berry | Burglar Bill |
| Dimitar Berbatov | Berba |
| Alex Brown | Sandy |
| Qu Bo | Kevin |
| Goran Bunjevcevic | Bunjy |
| Lee Butcher | Butch |
| Stephen Carr | Barney |
| Martin Chivers | Big Chiv |
| Harry Clarke | Nobby |
| Ray/Stephen Clemence | Clem |
| Richard Cooke | Cookie |
| Vedran Corluka | Charlie |
| Jabez Darnell | Dorando |
| Simon Davies | Digger |
| Gary Doherty | The Doc; The Ginger Pele |
| Len Duquemin | The Duke |
| Gordon Durie | Jukebox |
| Christian Eriksen | Golazo |
| Matthew Etherington | Mushy |
| Mark Falco | Bilko |
| Les Ferdinand | Sir Les |
| Tony Galvin | Russian |
| Paul Gascoigne | Gazza |
| Alan Gilzean | Gilly |
| Phil Gray | Tippy (initials PG) |
| Jimmy Greaves | Greavsie |
| Charlie Handley | Tich |
| Tommy Harmer | The Charmer |
| Ian Hillier | Boyo |
| Glenn Hoddle | Hod |
| Steve Hodge | Eddie (Munster) |
| Mel Hopkins | Hoppy |
| Tom Huddlestone | Hud |
| George Hunt | Chesterfield Tough |
| Johnnie Jackson | Jacko |
| Jermaine Jenas | JJ |
| John Joyce | Tiny |
| Robbie Keane | Keano |
| Stephen Kelly | Steo |
| Paul Konchesky | Konch |
| John Lacy | Blakey |
| Terry Lee | Tiger |
| Aaron Lennon | Lenny, Azza; Roadrunner |
| Oyvind Leonhardsen | Leo |
| Gary Lineker | Links |
| Arthur Lowdell | Darkie |
| Gary Mabbutt | Mabbs |
| Mbulelo Mabizela | Mabs; OldJohn; OJ |
| Paul Miller | Maxie |
| Bobby Mimms | Booby |
| Paul Moran | Sparrow |
| Alan Mullery | Mullers; Tank |
| Terry Naylor | Nutty; Meathook |
| Maurice Norman | Swede |
| Eugene O'Callaghan | Taffy |
| Chris Perry | The Rash |
| Helder Postiga | Postie |
| Gustavo Poyet | The Radio |
| Alf Ramsey | The General |
| Sergei Rebrov | The Scud |
| Ron Reynolds | The Farmer |
| Dean Richards | Deano |
| Graham Roberts | Robbo |
| Paul Robinson | Robbo; ENO (England's Number One) |
| Danny Rose | Broadway |
| Ronnie Rosenthal | The Rocket |
| Steve Sedgley | Long Neck |
| Teddy Sheringham | Sheri |
| Edson Silva Sousa | Eddie |
| Isaac Spelman | Taffy |
| Les Stevens | Sticker |
| Mauricio Taricco | Tano; Treacle |
| Erik Thorstvedt | Erik The Viking |
| Eric Tomkins | Wassie |
| Alex Tait | Sandy |
| Walter Tull | Darkie |
| Terry Venables | Venners; El Tel |
| Ian Walker | Ian The Saxon |
| William Walters | Sonny |
| John White | The Ghost |
| Fred Walden | Fanny |
| Ralph Ward | Butcher |
| Kevin Watson | Chipper |