EMI recording producer Norman Smith conducts Terry Venables of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, as his team-mates, amongst them Jimmy Greaves, watch him sing a solo during the recording of the team’s 1967 FA Cup Final song.Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images Footballers were singing for charity back in 1956; here's Tottenham Hotspur players, from left, Tony Marchi, Danny Blanchflower and George Robb practising for the Children's All Nations Cavalcade of Song and Dance, to be held at the Royal Albert Hall Photograph: PA ArchiveSinging footballers have an even longer and illustrious history, here's trainer Tom Whittaker and members of Arsenal's squad recording their FA Cup final song at Columbia Studios in 1932. The Arsenal song appeared on one side of the record while their opponents Newcastle's appeared on the otherPhotograph: Fox Photos/Getty Images1988 saw the Liverpool team recording the infamous 'Anfield Rap' before the FA Cup final. Dark glasses can't hide the fact that Steve Nicol, Ray Houghton, Ronnie Whelan, Jan Molby, Jim Beglin, Craig Johnston, John Aldridge, as well as manager Kenny Dalglish (sans shades), took part in this abominationPhotograph: Bob Thomas/Getty ImagesEngland and West Ham captain Bobby Moore in a London recording studio with The Equals as he reworked their hit record 'Viva Bobby Joe' into 'Viva Bobby Moore' in August 1969Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty ImagesThe Brentford team relax by holding an impromptu concert at their hotel in Ramsgate, London, before their cup tie against Chelsea at Griffin Park. Dr O'Flannigan plays the piano, while JW Goodwin, right, and W Quinton provide vocals in 1950Photograph: Reg Speller/Getty ImagesTottenham Hotspur captain Martin Peters leads The Tottenham Choristers as they sing their 1973 FA Cup final song at The Mayfair ClubPhotograph: Ronald Spencer/Associated News/REXNottingham Forest manager Brian Clough leads his team in singing practice on the coach to Birmingham to record 'We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands' with Paper Lace, which reached No24 in the chartsPhotograph: Daily Mail/REXRod Hull, with Emu, and Bristol Rovers captain Mike Green during a recording session in London. Emu had been adopted by the then Second Division club and together, made a record entitled 'Bristol Rovers all the Way'Photograph: PA ArchiveClive Allen gets vocal support from Spurs fans and perennial musical collaborators Chas and Dave, left, during the recording of the 1987 FA Cup single 'Hot Shot Tottenham' which reached No18Photograph: PA ArchiveA young Denis Law, centre, enjoys a sing-song 'round the old joanna' in 1960 with his pal Gordon Low and landlady Mrs Ethel Sobey. Tinkling the ivories is Mr Bill SobeyPhotograph: Associated Newspapers/REXDavid Webb looks like he's performing choral music rather than Chelsea's 1972 League Cup song Photograph: Monty Fresco/REXThe 1970 England World Cup squad perform their No1 song 'Back Home' on Top of the Pops Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty ImagesTwelve years later their Scottish counterparts found themselves on the same Top of the Pops stage performing their World Cup song 'We have a Dream'. Actor John Gordon Sinclair, right, joins Jim Leighton and coPhotograph: PA ArchiveEverton's FA Cup finalists do their best Beatles impression as they cross the Abbey Road zebra crossing. The Everton squad spent two days the nearby studios recording their Cup final song called 'Here We Go'Photograph: David Crump/Daily Mail/REXManchester United players recording their 1985 Cup final song along with 19-year-old Katrina Wallis, who co-wrote the top 10 song 'We All Follow Man United'Photograph: Mike Forster/Associated News/REXEngland and Hamburg player Kevin Keegan holding a demo copy of his single 'Head Over Heels In Love'. The single peaked at No31 in the UK charts, but climbed to No10 in GermanyPhotograph: Stuart Nicol/Getty ImagesA cardboard cut-out of Rod Stewart completes the line-up when Ally MacLeod, seated left, and members of Scotland's World Cup squad visited a London recording studio in April 1978 to record the backing for their official World Cup song 'Ole Ola', which was to be sung by Rod. From left: Willie Donnachie, Martin Buchan, Joe Jordan, Sandy Jardine, Bruce Rioch (seated), Derek Johnstone, Asa Hartford and John Blackley. The song reached No4 in the hit paradePhotograph: PA ArchiveTottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Ted Ditchburn serenades an audience in 1952Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty ImagesEMI recording producer Norman Smith conducts Tottenham's Terry Venables, as his team-mates, among them Jimmy Greaves, watch him sing a solo during the recording of Spurs' 1967 FA Cup final songPhotograph: Keystone/Getty ImagesAnd now to the present day, and Sport Relief 2014: David Seaman and Peter Shilton check their cansPhotograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesGary Pallister, Martin Keown, Carlton Palmer, Kenny Sansom and Gary Mabbutt Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesAnd either Glenn Hoddle is recreating his pose on the cover of Glenn and Chris's 1987 single 'Diamond Lights' or the embarrassment of it has finally hit himPhotograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
