The nine biggest names who played for both Newcastle and Spurs - including ex-Aston Villa and Chelsea stars

It's a clash of two heavyweight also-rans. Neither Tottenham Hotspur nor Newcastle United have ever won the Premier League title, but that doesn't mean that they haven't come agonisingly close at various points in the last three decades. For Spurs, there was the electric charge of the Mauricio Pochettino years, thwarted only in 2016 by the impossible dream of Leicester City, and for the Magpies, there was the irresistibly watchable blood and thunder of Kevin Keegan's mid '90s entertainers, kitted out in Adidas and simmering belief.

Alas, as the two clubs prepare to face each other in North London on Sunday afternoon, they will both be hoping that they are standing on the cusp of new eras that can finally deliver to them domestic glory. Under Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham started the season at a canter, and although they have since been hamstrung by injury and a dip in form, they have shown enough promise in certain moments to suggest that the affable Australian has a good platform to build on in campaigns to come. As for Newcastle, their status as the richest club in the world all but guarantees them silverware in the future, it is just a case of how long they might have to wait to lift it.

But while the two might be rivals, they also share a lot of intertwined history. With that in mind, and in anticipation for this weekend's match, we've taken a look back at nine players who have represented both Tottenham and Newcastle. Check out our list below...

Paul Gascoigne

Undeniably the most iconic name to played for both Spurs and the Toon, Gazza was a Geordie firecracker, born and bred, who left his boyhood club in 1988 to pursue success and silverware at White Hart Lane. During his time in North London he would lift the 1991 FA Cup, as well as being named the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year twelve months prior.

Chris Waddle

Another stunningly gifted talent who swapped Tyneside for North London, Waddle made over a century of appearances for both Newcastle and Spurs, but only really established himself as an England international after making the switch to the capital. Incredibly, he never won a trophy for either side, but he did receive an FA Cup runner-up medal in 1987. Still, we'll always have Diamond Lights...

Les Ferdinand

One of the most lethal strikers the Premier League has ever seen, and a particularly huge asset to the Magpies, who still revere his partnership with Alan Shearer wildly. 'Sir Les', as he came to be known, would leave St. James' Park in 1997 for, you guessed it, Spurs, but not before making a considerable impact.

David Ginola

Sickeningly handsome and achingly mercurial, Ginola was capable of the extraordinary with a ball at his feet. Signed by Kevin Keegan from Paris Saint-Germain, the French international would eventually tread that same well-worn path between Tyneside and North London, leaving Newcastle as part of a double deal that involved the aforementioned Ferdinand. In 1999, he was named PFA Players' Player of the Year, becoming the first player in Premiership history to win the award while at a club who finished the campaign outside of the top four.

Stephen Carr

Perhaps a little less flashy than some of the other names on this list, the Republic of Ireland full-back was still a stoic servant for both Spurs and Newcastle. Carr made over 200 appearances for the former before signing for the latter in 2004, and he would go on to establish himself as a first team regular in the North East too.

Jermaine Jenas

Had he not been repeatedly struck down by injury, who knows what Jenas could have achieved for both club and country. As it happens, he still made over a century of appearances for both Newcastle and Tottenham, as well as winning 21 England caps, and his career in punditry has really taken flight since he hung up his boots.

Ossie Ardiles

A bit of a wildcard in the sense that Ardiles never played for Newcastle, but he did manage them for a year prior to Kevin Keegan's much more successful tenure at the club. Either side of his brief stint at St. James' Park the 1978 World Cup winner spent periods with Tottenham, first as a player, and then as a manager. He won back-to-back FA Cups and a UEFA Cup from the centre of midfield in North London.

Moussa Sissoko

Sissoko was a revelation for Newcastle when he arrived from Toulouse for a bargain fee of just £1.5 million back in 2013, so much so that Tottenham were convinced to make their own move for him three years later. In a bizarre saga, it had looked for all the world that the French international was on his way to Everton, only for Spurs to swoop in at the eleventh hour and steal a deal right from under the Toffees' noses.

Scott Parker

Parker will forever go down in Newcastle United lore as the man who succeeded Alan Shearer as captain of the club, and in fairness, his combative presence and measured persona made him an ideal candidate for the role. He was similarly, and typically, impressive during a stint with Tottenham later in his career, and was named his first season in North London as Spurs' Player of the Year for the 2011/12 season.