Tommy Harmer (2 February 1928 – 25 December 2007) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a inside forward. He spent most of his career with

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...

before playing for

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and Chelsea.

Career

Nicknamed "Harmer the Charmer", Harmer signed as an amateur in August 1948 and made his debut against Bolton in September 1951. He made 222 appearances for

scoring 51 goals including some sublime unstoppable penalties, tucked into the side netting behind an upright, before moving to

in October 1960. Harmer signed for Chelsea in 1962 at the age of 34 and made his debut at home to

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in October of that year. In total, he played nine games for Chelsea helping to win promotion to the top flight under manager

Tommy Docherty Thomas Henderson Docherty (24 April 1928 – 31 December 2020), commonly known as The Doc, was a Scottish football player and manager. Docherty played for several clubs, most notably Preston North End, and represented Scotland 25 times betwe ...

. He scored just one goal, in a vital 1–0 away win against Sunderland in the penultimate game of the 1962–63 promotion season. Harmer also played an important role in developing young players during the Docherty era, remaining as youth team coach until June 1967. After his death, a minute's applause was held in his memory before Tottenham Hotspur's Boxing Day win over

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...

White Hart Lane White Hart Lane was a Association football, football stadium in Tottenham, North London and the home of Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur Football Club from 1899 to 2017. Its capacity varied over the years; when changed to all-seater i ...

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tottenhamhotspur.com 1928 births 2007 deaths Chelsea F.C. players English footballers Footballers from Hackney, London Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Watford F.C. players Association football inside forwards {{England-footy-forward-1920s-stub