Terry Dyson has died aged 91, leaving behind a sparkling legacy at his old club Tottenham where he was part of the Double-winning team of 1961 and scored their only hattrick against Arsenal
Footballing legend Terry Dyson has died aged 91, with his old club Tottenham Hotspur F. C. paying tribute.
The icon’s death was confirmed by the Premier League club this afternoon (Thursday, August 20). Former winger Dyson made 209 appearances and scored 55 goals for Spurs across a ten year spell.
Spurs fans will know Dyson as the emblem of their team’s glory days in the 1960s, being part of their 1961 Double-winning campaign. He is to this day, the only Spurs player to ever score a hattrick in a North London derby against bitter rivals Arsenal.
“The club is extremely saddened to learn of the passing of our former player Terry Dyson at the age of 91,” a Tottenham statement read. “Terry was a key part of our Double-winning side in 1961, scoring in the FA Cup Final. He also scored twice in the 1963 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final. Our deepest condolences are with Terry’s family and friends at this incredibly sad time.”
Dyson was an integral member of Bill Nicholson’s 1960-61 who became the first English team in the 20th century to achieve a First Division and FA Cup Double.
One of his finest moments came two years later as he scored two goals in a 5-1 victory over Atlético Madrid, securing a European Cup Winners’ Cup success.
Dyson played for Fulham, Colchester and Guildford after a distinguished spell at Spurs.
Speaking in 2020 about his famous North London derby hattrick, Dyson said: “One of them hit my hand. It bounced up, hit my hand and I lashed it in and the Arsenal players went mad.
“They ran after the referee but he never saw it. I didn’t do it deliberately but it hit my hand and I just lashed it in. To get a hattrick was brilliant and nobody has done it since. There was a header, a left foot and a right foot. It was perfect!”