Each Spurs player given 'unique legacy number'

You might see an extra addition to the shirts of Tottenham's players from Friday's game at Crystal Palace onwards.

Every Spurs player to have made a competitive appearance for the club since their first match in 1894 has been assigned a unique number as part of a "legacy initiative".

The numbers will feature on the back of match shirts beneath the collar.

Spurs' starting XI in their FA Cup tie against West Herts on 13 October 1894 have been assigned numbers one to 11, with a total of 879 players given a number in chronological order of their appearance for the club.

Alejo Veliz, who made his competitive debut against Liverpool on 30 September, is number 879 - currently the last number on the list, which was compiled using "extensive research from club historians".

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