Galvin, 69, won two FA Cups and Uefa Cup with Spurs
Club says he is ‘now recovering’ as it sends best wishes
The former Tottenham winger Tony Galvin is recovering from a stroke, the club has announced.
The 69-year-old made 273 appearances for Spurs in the 1980s, winning back-to-back FA Cups in 1981 and 1982. Both of those finals – against Manchester City and QPR respectively – went to replays, and Galvin started all four matches. The replay against City was settled by Ricky Villa’s stunning famous solo dribble and shot, but it was an attacking passage of play that began following a trademark Galvin charge down the left wing.
He also started both legs of the 1984 Uefa Cup final against Anderlecht, which finished 2-2 on aggregate and went to a penalty shootout, which Spurs won 4-3 after Galvin had been substituted in the second half.
