▁The ▁" H at ters " ▁finished ▁sixth ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 , ▁four ▁points ▁behind ▁promoted ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest . ▁L ut on ▁then ▁dropped ▁to ▁ 1 3 th ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 7 8 ▁under ▁new ▁b oss ▁David ▁Ple at , ▁and ▁then ▁finished ▁ 1 8 th ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 7 9 . ▁He ▁played ▁ 7 7 ▁league ▁games ▁in ▁his ▁three ▁years ▁at ▁Ken il worth ▁Road . ▁ ▁Aleks ic ▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁First ▁Division ▁side ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁club ▁posted ▁a ▁ 1 4 th - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 8 0 ▁season ▁under ▁the ▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁Keith ▁Bur kin sh aw . ▁He ▁faced ▁competition ▁between ▁the ▁st icks ▁from ▁Barry ▁D aines ▁and ▁Mark ▁K end all . ▁In ▁one ▁tie ▁against ▁Manchester ▁United , ▁not orious ▁' hard ▁man ' ▁Joe ▁Jordan ▁broke ▁his ▁j aw ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁officially ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁' acc ident al ▁collision '. ▁The ▁injury ▁left ▁mid f iel der ▁Gl enn ▁H odd le ▁to ▁take ▁Aleks ic ' s ▁place ▁in ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁match ; ▁despite ▁this ▁set back , ▁H odd le ▁was ▁un tr ouble d ▁in ▁goal , ▁and ▁Sp urs