Tottenham have provided a fresh update on their long-discussed statue project, and there are six iconic figures from the club’s history who could be worthy of the honour.It was last year that Tottenham first made public their plans to create a statue at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with the Fan Advisory Board (FAB) invited to help develop the process for engaging supporters and creating a shortlist of figures who could be honoured.There had been little movement on that front since then, but that changed following last week’s FAB meeting. The minutes published by Tottenham confirmed that “A working group for the statue project (or a comparable initiative) is to be convened, to include the Club’s creative team.”There is certainly no shortage of candidates. Here are six prominent figures from Tottenham’s history who could be worthy of a statue.Photo by SpursWebBill NicholsonIt has been 144 years since the formation of Tottenham Hotspur in 1882, and no one can match Bill Nicholson when it comes to their contribution to the club’s success.The architect of Tottenham’s historical identity, Nicholson served the club for 38 years as a player, coach and manager. Of the 18 major honours won by Spurs, he was involved in nine of them, one as a player and eight as manager.As a player, Nicholson made 341 appearances between 1938 and 1954, and was part of Arthur Rowe’s ‘push and run’ team that won the Division Two title in 1949/50 before claiming Tottenham’s first Division One crown in 1950/51.It was as manager, however, that Nicholson truly cemented his place in Tottenham history. He won eight major trophies and led the club through the ‘glory, glory’ years of the early 1960s, winning the historic league and FA Cup double in 1960/61.Tottenham retained the FA Cup in 1962 before Nicholson guided them to Britain’s first European trophy – the Cup Winners’ Cup, in 1963. Another FA Cup followed in 1967, before Spurs won the League Cup in 1971 and 1973 and the UEFA Cup in 1972 under his leadership.Nicholson left his managerial post in 1974 but soon returned to the club as chief scout, remaining involved in Tottenham’s scouting set-up until retiring in 1997. He unfortunately passed away in 2004.Danny Blanchflower“The great fallacy is that the game is first and last about winning. It’s nothing of the kind. The game is about glory. It’s about doing things in style, with a flourish, about going out and beating the other lot, not waiting for them to die of boredom.”Those legendary words from the legendary Danny Blanchflower capture Tottenham’s footballing identity better than anything else.Considered by many to be the greatest player to ever represent Spurs, Blanchflower captained the club to the historic Double in 1960/61 and another FA Cup triumph in 1962, all under Nicholson.A year later, he lifted the European Cup Winners’ Cup after Tottenham defeated Atletico Madrid 5-1 in the final, becoming the first English/ British club to win a European trophy.Blanchflower was named Footballer of the Year in 1958 and 1961 before injury forced him to retire in 1964. He finished his Tottenham career with 21 goals in 382 appearances.He sadly passed away in December 1993.Steve PerrymanSteve Perryman remains Tottenham’s all-time appearance leader, having made an incredible 854 appearances for the club between 1969 and 1986.The midfielder, who later moved to right-back, played more league games (655), FA Cup matches (69) and League Cup matches (66) for Spurs than anyone else in the club’s history.Perryman was known for his consistency, loyalty and leadership, taking over as captain in 1975 and remaining in the role for the next 11 years.Notably, he also won more medals than any other Tottenham player, collecting six major honours during his time at the club.That haul included two UEFA Cups in 1972 and 1984, two FA Cups in 1981 and 1982, and two League Cups in 1971 and 1973.Photo by Sam Liam CornishLedley KingA one-club man and one of the finest defenders of his generation, Ledley King graduated from the Tottenham Hotspur Academy before eventually becoming club captain and leading Spurs to League Cup success in 2008.That 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Wembley gave Tottenham their first major trophy of the 21st century. Two years later, King also captained Spurs to Champions League qualification for the first time in their history, under Harry Redknapp.In total, the defender made 323 appearances in Lilywhite, scoring 14 goals, before his long-standing injury problems eventually forced him to retire in 2012.Heung Min SonFor a player who once said he would not call himself a Tottenham legend even after a decade of consistently outstanding performances, it was incredible to hear Heung Min Son finally declare himself ‘a legend’ after captaining Spurs to their first trophy in 17 years.Son left Tottenham last summer for LAFC after making 454 appearances and scoring 173 goals, putting him sixth on the club’s all-time appearance list and fifth in the scoring charts.His final competitive appearance for Spurs came on that historic night in Bilbao, when Tottenham defeated Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League final. The victory ended a 17-year wait for a major trophy and made Son one of only 13 captains in the club’s history to lift one.The South Korea international captain also became the first Asian player to win the Premier League Golden Boot when he scored 23 goals in 2021/22, remarkably doing so without scoring a single penalty.Son remains Tottenham’s all-time leading assist maker and was also the first player in the club’s history to win the Puskas Award, receiving the honour in 2020 for his stunning solo goal against Burnley.Harry KaneArguably the finest player Tottenham have produced in the modern era, Harry Kane left the club for Bayern Munich in the summer of 2023 as Spurs’ all-time leading goalscorer, having netted 280 times in 428 appearances.The Tottenham academy graduate is also second on the Premier League’s all-time goalscoring list, behind only Alan Shearer’s 260 goals.Kane won the Premier League Golden Boot three times during his decade in North London, finishing as the division’s top scorer in 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2020/21.He was also named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year six times, more than any other Tottenham player.Now 33 and still at Bayern Munich, Kane is also among the favourites for this year’s Ballon d’Or. For Spurs fans, there will always be hope that one day their greatest modern-day goalscorer will return to North London.READ MORE: Vinai Venkatesham issues warning to fans about state of Tottenham’s finances – Spurs WebThe post Six Tottenham legends who deserve a statue after major update on club plans appeared first on Spurs Web.