Dave Mackay dies, aged 80

ByPA Sport Report

Published 03/03/2015 at 00:22 GMT

Former Tottenham and Scotland midfielder Dave Mackay has died aged 80, the Barclays Premier League side have announced.

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Mackay, who was part of Spurs' 1961 double-winning team, passed away at hospital in Nottingham on Monday evening.

"We were saddened to hear of the death of our former captain Dave Mackay who passed away at the Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, this evening (Monday, March 2). He was 80," a statement on Tottenham's website read.

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