Spurs swoop for Arsenal starlet Blackwood

By Gregg Davies
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Tottenham Hotspur have added to their ranks ahead of the 2009/10 season, after swooping to sign highly-rated defender Anton Blackwood following his release from North London rivals Arsenal.

Previously with Northampton Town, Blackwood joined the Gunners in 2007 but saw his two year stint with Arsene Wenger's side hampered by injury.

He appeared 12 times for the Emirates Stadium outfit last season, as the club won both the Premier Academy League and FA Youth Cup double.

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Gregg Davies
Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.