 His brother Andy was also a professional player and the two were on the books of Tottenham at the same time.In March 1990, they became the first brothers to play together in the Spurs first team since 1912, although neither was a regular player and Andy played just once for Spurs.John left Spurs in 1990, after making 28 appearances for the club, when Norwich manager Dave Stringer paid £300,000 for him.