Ex-Tottenham and England star recovering in hospital after suffering heart attack

Former QPR star Andy Sinton is recovering hospital after suffering a heart attack on Friday, his former club have announced.

Sinton played for a number of Premier League clubs during his career, including for Tottenham and Sheffield Wednesday - though most fans will remember him for his four-year spell with QPR.

The 59-year-old suffered the heart attack on Friday, QPR said, but added he was now on the road to recovery in a post on their social media channels.

In a statement, the Hoops said: "On Friday evening, our club ambassador, Andy Sinton suffered a heart attack. We are pleased to say he is now recovering in hospital. Please join us in wishing Sints well."

Tottenham also sent their well wishes as they wrote on Twitter : 'Get well soon, Andy. Sending the best wishes of all your Spurs family."

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It came in the wake of QPR's heavy 7-1 defeat to Coventry, as fans said the news put the result into perspective and wished him a speedy recovery.

One fan wrote in a post on Twitter: "And suddenly losing 7-1 is put in perspective. Get well soon Andy, we all send our love to you!"

Another said: "Puts everything into perspective. I was raging about the result yesterday but reading this about my first ever @QPR idol makes yesterday irrelevant. Wishing this legend a speedy recovery and looking forward to hearing you on commentary again soon."

Sinton also picked up 12 caps for England during his career between 1991 and 1993, featuring under Graham Taylor during the 1992 European Championships in Sweden.

He started his career with Cambridge before joining Brentford and eventually QPR in 1989. He played 83 times for Spurs in the late 1990s, winning the League Cup in 1999, before he moved to Wolves in the Football League before finishing his career with Burton, Bromsgrove and Fleet Town - where he became manager in 2005.

He managed Fleet for five years before taking charge of AFC Telford for three years between 2010 and 2013.

Most recently he has worked as an ambassador for QPR and has also appeared as a commentator for their in-house media channels.

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