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Robert Dennis Blanchflower (10 February 1926 – 9 December 1993) was a Northern Irish footballer who played for and captained Tottenham Hotspur, including during their double-winning season of 1960–61. He was ranked as the greatest player ever in Spurs history by The Times in 2009.[1]

Blanchflower played as a defensive midfielder at right half and was known particularly for his accurate passing, his ability to dictate the tempo of the game and his inspiring leadership.[2] After a lengthy playing career, he retired at the age of 38. He became a respected football journalist and, later, a football manager.

Blanchflower said of football: "The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It is nothing of the kind. The game is about glory, it is about doing things in style and with a flourish, about going out and beating the lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

• Football League First Division: 1960–61

• FA Cup: 1960–61, 1961–62

• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1962–63

• FA Charity Shield: 1961, 1962

Individual

• FWA Footballer of the Year: 1958, 1961

• FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1958

• English Football Hall of Fame: 2003