Pat Jennings honoured with statue days after taking ill at Spurs v Chelsea

Former Tottenham and Northern Ireland goalkeeper Pat Jennings unveiled a statue of himself in Newry on Wednesday, two days after being taken into hospital after falling ill.

During the unveiling Jennings, who played more than 550 times for Spurs and earned 119 caps for Northern Ireland, said he “couldn’t believe” he was having a statue dedicated to him. “As you say when he left Tottenham, he came to Arsenal and I wanted to be here today to tell everybody that he is an Arsenal player as well. And it’s just unique because he’s loved by both Tottenham and Arsenal supporters and I think he’s the only one in the world that can say that.”“First of all, what a gentleman and also an icon and a legend of the football club. I love hearing his stories about the great players that he’s played with and against.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill paid his own tribute to Jennings, telling the PA news agency: “The fact that Pat finished playing in 1986 and still when you mention his name everyone automatically recognises who you’re talking about shows the level of goalkeeper he was.

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