The Tottenham 16

HONOURING 16 BRAVE TEAMMATES WHO FOUGHT TOGETHER IN WW1

Spurs legend, Ledley King visited the village to honour the Tottenham 16, who in 1914, joined the Middlesex Regiment to fight together in WW1

Spurs have a rich and proud history with the Armed Forces with 16 former players having served in the First World War – including Walter Tull, the first black British Officer.

In 2018, one hundred years on from the end of the Great War, Spurs legend Ledley King visited our Kent village to honour the Tottenham 16, unveiling a plaque on our Wall of Honour.

The Tottenham 16 were all players who served in the First World War – in fact they joined up together on the promise that they could serve alongside their team mates.

Their regiment was even called 17th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment First Football.

They all gave their lives too young. Most of them were only in their twenties when they died in battles whose names are synonymous with the most protracted, terrifying, and brutal battles of World War One – The Somme, Gallipoli, and Passchendaele.

The Tottenham 16 will forever be honoured for their comradeship, bravery and loyalty.

It’s fantastic to see the work the charity does to support ex-service personnel by giving them employment opportunities and accomodation.

- Ledley King

YOU TOO ARE A CHAMPION

Tommy Club provides support to our nation’s heroes who still need our help. Through crucial employment opportunities and providing a place to call home, the Tommy Club can change lives of military veterans. Every Tommy Club Champion helps to not only create meaningful employment or put a roof over someone’s head, but shows our nation’s heroes that our community is behind them every step of the way.