Terry Naylor

Terry Naylor
Naylor (foreground) playing for Tottenham Hotspur in 1974
Personal information
Full name Terence Michael Patrick Naylor
Date of birth (1948-12-05) 5 December 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Islington, London, England
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1979 Tottenham Hotspur 243 (0)
1980–1983 Charlton Athletic 73 (0)
Total 316 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Terry Naylor (born 5 December 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as full-back. He spent the majority of his career with Tottenham Hotspur, before playing for Charlton Athletic.[1]

Career

Naylor joined Tottenham Hotspur in July 1969. He was previously employed as a meat porter at London's Smithfield Market. His tough, uncompromising style of play as a full-back soon earned him the nickname of "Meathook" with the White Hart Lane faithful.[2] He played a total of 243 games in all competitions for Spurs, including 14 as substitute. Naylor featured in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup final against Feyenoord and was an unused substitute in both legs of the 1972 UEFA Cup final against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Naylor joined Charlton Athletic in November 1980 and went on to make 73 League appearances for the club.

Post–football career

After his football career ended, Naylor was employed as a postman for Royal Mail. During the 1988–89 season, Naylor took charge of Tonbridge Angels for seven games.

He has since retired and still lives in the Islington area. In his spare time, Naylor sings in pubs in and around Hackney and Islington.[3]

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

References

  1. ^ Hugman,B,J, (Ed) The PFA Premier& Football League Players' Records 1946-2005 (2005) p. 452 ISBN 1-85291-665-6 Retrieved 20 August 2008
  2. ^ Players nicknames. Retrieved 20 August 2008
  3. ^ Video on YouTube Retrieved 20 December 2013
  4. ^ "uefa cup - 1972". mehstg.com. Retrieved 6 May 2020.