Spurs vs West Ham | Boot in both camps | Paul Allen

Paul Allen played 444 of his 587 career league matches for West Ham and Spurs - but it's in the FA Cup where his biggest memories were made.

Born in Aveley and part of the Allen footballing dynasty - he played alongside his cousin, Clive, at Spurs - Paul joined West Ham as an apprentice in 1978, signing professional forms a year later.

Within a month, he'd made his league debut and by the end of the season, he made national headlines by becoming the youngest player to feature in an FA Cup Final at Wembley aged 17 years, 256 days* as the Hammers, then in the old Second Division, toppled Arsenal 1-0 via a rare header from Trevor Brooking. Paul might have scored as well - he was clean through on goal when he was chopped down by Willie Young.

After making 197 senior appearances for West Ham, he switched east London for N17 in June, 1985. Paul was soon back at Wembley but this time FA Cup Final joy turned to pain as David Pleat's fine 1986/87 team lost out to Coventry City, having finished third in the First Division and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup.

He soon made amends, though. In 1991, he was a key member of Terry Venables' team that first beat Arsenal in the first FA Cup semi-final at Wembley - denying the Gunners a double - before toppling Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest in the final. Paul played his part as we came from behind in the final, claiming the assist for Paul Stewart's equaliser as we won 2-1.

Voted our Members' Player of the Year for 1992/93, Paul made 370 appearances, scoring 28 goals, before a move to Southampton in 1993. He subsequently had spells at Swindon Town, Bristol City and Millwall and played briefly for Purfleet and Ashford Town before taking up a role at the PFA.

*James Prinsep (17y, 245 days) appeared for Clapham Rovers in the 1879 final at the Kennington Oval, Curtis Weston (17y, 119 days) played for Millwall in the 2004 final at Cardiff.