Tottenham Hotspur have had some cracking centre-forwards over the years.

Les Ferdinand was not exactly the most consistent of Spurs strikers in terms of goals, but he did net 33 times in the league for the London club between 1997 and 2003.

The 17-time England international actually moved from Tottenham to their bitter rivals West Ham United, and also had spells with Leicester City, Bolton Wanderers, Reading and Watford before hanging up his boots in the summer of 2006.

Ferdinand worked as a coach at Tottenham between November 2008 and June 2014, but is now the Director of Football at one of his other former clubs Queens Park Rangers.

Ferdinand turned 51 on Friday, and as expected, Tottenham's Twitter account were on hand to pay tribute to the club's former striker.

There appears to be a trend of football club's Twitter accounts honouring a selection their former players at the moment, especially on their birthdays.

Ferdinand was a popular player with the Spurs fans during his time at White Hart Lane, and many were on hand to offer their best wishes on December 8.

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