Former QPR star Andy Sinton is recovering in 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."
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 earned 12 caps for England during his career from 1991 to 1993, playing under Graham Taylor in the 1992 European Championships in Sweden.
His football journey began with Cambridge before he moved to Brentford and eventually QPR in 1989. He made 83 appearances for Spurs in the late 1990s, clinching the League Cup in 1999, before transferring to Wolves in the Football League and ending his career with Burton, Bromsgrove and Fleet Town - where he took on the role of manager in 2005.
He was at the helm of Fleet for five years before managing AFC Telford from 2010 to 2013.
More recently, he has served as an ambassador for QPR and provided commentary for their in-house media channels.
