In Search of Alan Gilzean - James Morgan

Alan Gilzean was a truly great footballer, winning theleague with Dundee and four trophies with TottenhamHotspur. In his prime, the Leeds United managerDon Revie described him as the best touch player inEurope; even after his death in July 2018 the spine-tingling refrain of the Spurs fans whoidolised him continues to echo down the generations:Gilzean, Gilzean, Born is the King of White Hart Lane.After a fan on a Spurs internet forum claimed thatGilzean was living as a down-and-out, James Morgan, asports journalist and lifelong Tottenham fan, set outto separate fact from fiction and restore the legacy ofan iconic footballer. Why was Gilzean not in the ScottishFootball Hall of Fame? How had his name becomeforgotten in his hometown? And what had stoppedhim from returning to his throne at White Hart Lane?