1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur
1990–91 season
Chairman	Irving Scholar
Manager	Terry Venables
Stadium	White Hart Lane
First Division	10th
FA Cup	Winners
League Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: ; Gary Lineker; (13); All: ; Gary Lineker; Paul Gascoigne; (19 each)
Home colours	Away colours

The 1990–91 season was the 85th season of competitive football played by Tottenham Hotspur. Entering the 1990–91 season, Terry Venables stayed on as manager for his fourth season in charge of Tottenham with the team ending in tenth position. They won a record eighth FA Cup, beating Nottingham Forest in the final and they got knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Football League Cup by Chelsea.

Season summary

Tottenham's league form was average at best: having stood in third place after 17 games, the club won only three of their next 21 league matches,^[1] slumping to tenth place in the final table. The club had better luck in the FA Cup: after defeating London arch-rivals (and that season's eventual champions) Arsenal in the semi-final, they defeated Nottingham Forest 2–1 in the final. As well as giving Tottenham their first post-Heysel European campaign (in the Cup Winners' Cup) and ending the club's seven-year trophy drought, the FA Cup win made Tottenham the first club to win the trophy eight times, although this record has since been surpassed by Arsenal and Manchester United.

The only downside of the FA Cup triumph was an injury to star midfielder Paul Gascoigne, who ruptured his cruciate ligaments in a tackle on Forest fullback Gary Charles early in the first half. The injury would put his transfer to Italian side Lazio on hold until the 1992–93 season. Gascoigne had earlier scored a tremendous free-kick in the 3–1 win against Arsenal in the semi-final (Gary Lineker scored Tottenham's other goals, with Arsenal's Alan Smith scoring Arsenal's goal).

Off the pitch the club were in danger of going into administration. With £20 million of debt (around £45 million equivalent in 2020) and shares in Tottenham Hotspur being suspended in the autumn of 1990, Irving Scholar resigned as Chairman of the club. In June 1991, manager Terry Venables and businessman, Alan Sugar, took over the club with equal shares and Alan Sugar being made chairman.^[2]^[3]

Squad

Squad at end of season^[4]^[5]

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Kevin Dearden
—	GK	ENG	Ian Walker
—	GK	NOR	Erik Thorstvedt
—	DF	ENG	Justin Edinburgh
—	DF	ENG	Ian Hendon
—	DF	ENG	Terry Fenwick
—	DF	ENG	Gary Mabbutt (captain)
—	DF	ENG	Mitchell Thomas
—	DF	ENG	Dave Tuttle
—	DF	WAL	Pat Van Den Hauwe
—	DF	IRL	David McDonald
—	DF	ISL	Guðni Bergsson
—	MF	ENG	Paul Allen
—	MF	ENG	Peter Garland
—	MF	ENG	Paul Gascoigne


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Danny Hill
—	MF	ENG	Scott Houghton
—	MF	ENG	David Howells
—	MF	ENG	John Moncur
—	MF	ENG	Vinny Samways
—	MF	ENG	Mark Robson
—	MF	ENG	Steve Sedgley
—	MF	ENG	Paul Stewart
—	MF	ESP	Nayim
—	FW	ENG	Gary Lineker
—	FW	ENG	Paul Moran
—	FW	ENG	Paul Walsh
—	FW	SCO	John Hendry
—	FW	NIR	Phil Gray

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Neil Smith
—	MF	ENG	Nick Barmby


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ENG	Ollie Morah

Transfers

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
28 September 1990	DF		Guy Butters	Portsmouth	£375,000	^[6]
22 December 1990	GK		Bobby Mimms	Blackburn Rovers	£250,000	^[7]

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Total: £0

Income

Total: £625,000

Net totals

Total: £625,000

Kit

The FA Cup final saw Tottenham debut a longer style of shorts as part of their kit. Although the long shorts were ridiculed at first, within the decade all clubs in English football would have adopted the style.

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
First Division	25 August 1990	20 May 1991	Matchday 1	10th	38	11	16	11	51	50	+1	028.95
FA Cup	5 January 1991	18 May 1991	Third round	Winners	6	6	0	0	14	6	+8	100.00
League Cup	26 September 1990	23 January 1991	Second round	Quarter-finals	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	066.67
Total					50	21	17	12	76	61	+15	042.00

Source: Competitions

First Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Nottingham Forest	38	14	12	12	65	50	+15	54
9	Everton	38	13	12	13	50	46	+4	51
10	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	16	11	51	50	+1	49	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
11	Chelsea	38	13	10	15	58	69	−11	49
12	Queens Park Rangers	38	12	10	16	44	53	−9	46

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A
Result	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	D
Position	3	3	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	8	9	9	10	10

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

25 August 1990 1	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Manchester City	Tottenham
	Lineker 2', 55' Gascoigne 65'	Report	Quinn 6'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,501 Referee: John Martin

28 August 1990 2	Sunderland	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Sunderland
		Report		Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 30,214 Referee: Trevor Simpson

1 September 1990 3	Arsenal	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Holloway
		Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 40,009 Referee: Joseph Worrall

8 September 1990 4	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Derby County	Tottenham
	Gascoigne 13', 70', 88'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,614 Referee: Paul Durkin

15 September 1990 5	Leeds United	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Leeds
		Report	Howells 56' Lineker 58'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,342 Referee: Robert Hart

22 September 1990 6	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Crystal Palace	Tottenham
	Gascoigne 42'	Report	Thomas 80'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,859 Referee: David Axcell

29 September 1990 7	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Aston Villa	Tottenham
	Lineker 44' Allen 81'	Report	Platt 33'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,939 Referee: Bob Hamer

6 October 1990 8	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Shepherd's Bush
		Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 21,405 Referee: Mick Pierce

20 October 1990 9	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Sheffield United	Tottenham
	Walsh 50', 78', 89' Nayim 65'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,612 Referee: Martin Bodenham

27 October 1990 10	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Nottingham
	Clough 16'	Report	Howells 68', 90'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 27,347 Referee: Neil Midgley

4 November 1990 11	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Liverpool	Tottenham
	Lineker 50'	Report	Rush 38', 48' Beardsley 67'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,033 Referee: George Courtney

10 November 1990 12	Tottenham Hotspur	4–2	Wimbledon	Tottenham
	Stewart 9' Mabbutt 45' Walsh 85' Lineker 89' (pen.)	Report	Cork 26' McGee 42'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,769 Referee: Allan Gunn

18 November 1990 13	Everton	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	McCall 15'	Report	Howells 39'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 28,716 Referee: Keith Hackett

24 November 1990 14	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Norwich City	Tottenham
	Lineker 29', 51'	Report	Crook 32'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,942 Referee: Roger Milford

1 December 1990 15	Chelsea	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham
	Dixon 5' Bumstead 44' Durie 56'	Report	Gascoigne 55' Lineker 58', 82'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 33,478 Referee: Ken Redfern

8 December 1990 16	Tottenham Hotspur	3–3	Sunderland	Tottenham
	Walsh 64', 69' Lineker 90'	Report	Pascoe 10', 75' Davenport 22'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,431 Referee: Ian Hemley

15 December 1990 17	Manchester City	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
	Redmond 76' Ward 82' (pen.)	Report	Gascoigne 26'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 31,263 Referee: John Key

22 December 1990 18	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Luton Town	Tottenham
	Stewart 34', 57'	Report	Dowie 12'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,007 Referee: David Elleray

26 December 1990 19	Coventry City	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Coventry
	Gallacher 46' Gynn 51'	Report		Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22;731 Referee: Terry Holbrook

29 December 1990 20	Southampton	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton
	Le Tissier 17', 73' Wallace 67'	Report		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,405 Referee: John Deakin

1 January 1991 21	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Manchester United	Tottenham
	Lineker 13' (pen.)	Report	Bruce 37' (pen.) McClair 89'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,399 Referee: Vic Callow

12 January 1991 22	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Arsenal	Tottenham
		Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 34,753 Referee: Alf Buksh

20 January 1991 23	Derby County	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Derby
		Report	Lineker 28'	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,747 Referee: Mike Reed

2 February 1991 24	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Leeds United	Tottenham
		Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,253 Referee: Keren Barratt

23 February 1991 25	Wimbledon	5–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Wimbledon
	McGee 9' Curle 60' Gibson 79' Fashanu 82' Cork 87'	Report	Bergsson 71'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 10,303 Referee: Kevin Breen

2 March 1991 26	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Chelsea	Tottenham
	Lineker 41' (pen.)	Report	Durie 20'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 26,168 Referee: Ray Lewis

16 March 1991 27	Aston Villa	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Birmingham
	Platt 12', 35', 46'	Report	Samways 62' Allen 83'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 32,638 Referee: John Martin

23 March 1991 28	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Tottenham
		Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,860 Referee: George Courtney

30 March 1991 29	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Coventry City	Tottenham
	Nayim 42', 77'	Report	Smith 9' Gallacher 20'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,033 Referee: Brian Stevens

1 April 1991 30	Luton Town	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton
		Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,322 Referee: Roger Wiseman

6 April 1991 31	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Southampton	Tottenham
	Lineker 37', 41'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 24,291 Referee: Peter Foakes

10 April 1991 32	Norwich City	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Norwich
	Power 13' Crook 19'	Report	Hendry 44'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 19,014 Referee: Stephen Lodge

17 April 1991 33	Crystal Palace	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Selhurst
	Young 5'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,285 Referee: Philip Don

20 April 1991 34	Sheffield United	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Sheffield
	Beesly 78' Deane 90'	Report	Edinburgh 67' Walsh 72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,706 Referee: Ron Groves

6 April 1991 35	Tottenham Hotspur	3–3	Everton	Tottenham
	Allen 9' Mabbutt 64' Nayim 78'	Report	Nevin 5' Stewart 48' (o.g.) Cottee 72'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 21,675 Referee: Jim Borrett

4 May 1991 36	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Tottenham
	Nayim 68'	Report	Clough 23'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,891 Referee: Joseph Worrall

11 May 1991 37	Liverpool	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	Rush 41' Speedie 48'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 36,192 Referee: Roger Milford

20 May 1991 38	Manchester United	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
	Ince 7'	Report	Hendry 51'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 46,791 Referee: John Watson

FA Cup

5 January 1991 Third round	Blackpool	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Blackpool
			Stewart 68'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road

26 January 1991 Fourth round	Tottenham Hotspur	4–2	Oxford United	Tottenham
	Mabbutt 8' Lineker 20' Gascoigne 68', 87'	Report	Foyle 31', 80'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,665

16 February 1991 Fifth round	Portsmouth	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Portsmouth
	Chamberlain 44'	Report	Gascoigne 60', 84'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 26,686

10 March 1991 Quarter-finals	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Notts County	Tottenham
	Short 52' (o.g.) Gascoigne 83'		O'Riordan 41'	Stadium: White Hart Lane

14 April 1991 Semi-finals	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Arsenal	Wembley
	Gascoigne 5' Lineker 10', 78'	Report	Smith 45'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 77,893 Referee: Ray Lewis

18 May 1991 Final	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Nottingham Forest	Wembley
15:00 BST	Stewart 53' Walker 94' (o.g.)	Report	Pearce 15'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Roger Milford

Football League Cup

26 September 1990 Second round First leg	Tottenham Hotspur	5–0	Hartlepool United	Tottenham
	Lineker 2' Gascoigne 26', 75', 81' (pen.), 86'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,760

9 October 1990 Second round Second leg	Hartlepool United	1–2 (1–7 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Hartlepool
	Dalton 60'		Stewart 10', 47'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 9,700

30 October 1990 Third round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Bradford City	Tottenham
	Gascoigne Stewart	Report	Oliver	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 25,451

27 November 1990 Fourth round	Sheffield United	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Sheffield
		Report	Stewart 79' Gascoigne 89'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,824

16 January 1991 Quarter-finals	Chelsea	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham
		Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,178

23 January 1991 Quarter-final replay	Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	Chelsea	Tottenham
		Report	Townsend 16' Dixon 70' Wise 83' (pen.)	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,861

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source:

Pos.	Name	First Division		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
GK	Erik Thorstvedt	37	0	6	0	5	0	48	0
GK	Ian Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
GK	Kevin Dearden	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Defenders
DF	Guðni Bergsson	9+3	1	0	0	0	0	9+3	1
DF	Justin Edinburgh	14+2	1	5	0	5	0	24+2	1
DF	Terry Fenwick	4	0	2	0	2	0	8	0
DF	Ian Hendon	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
DF	Gary Mabbutt	35	2	6	1	6	0	47	3
DF	Mitchell Thomas	23+8	0	2	0	4+1	0	29+9	0
DF	Dave Tuttle	4+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	4+3	0
DF	Pat Van Den Hauwe	31+1	0	5	0	2	0	38+1	0
Midfielders
MF	Peter Garland	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
MF	Paul Allen	34+2	3	6	0	6	0	46+2	3
MF	Paul Gascoigne	26	7	6	6	4+1	6	36+1	19
MF	David Howells	29	4	4	0	6	0	39	4
MF	John Moncur	4+5	0	0	0	1+1	0	5+6	0
MF	Nayim	32+1	5	3+2	1	2+3	0	37+6	6
MF	Vinny Samways	14+9	1	4+1	0	4	0	22+10	1
MF	Steve Sedgley	33+1	0	4+1	0	4+2	0	41+4	0
MF	Paul Stewart	35	3	5	2	6	4	46	9
Forwards
FW	Phil Gray	3+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	3+4	0
FW	John Hendry	2+2	2	0	0	0	0	2+2	2
FW	Gary Lineker	32	15	6	3	5	1	43	19
FW	Paul Moran	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
FW	Paul Walsh	16+13	7	1+3	0	3+3	0	20+19	7

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: ^[8]

Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source:

Rnk	Pos	Player	First Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	MF	Paul Gascoigne	7	6	6	19
1	FW	Gary Lineker	15	3	1	19
3	MF	Paul Stewart	3	2	4	9
4	FW	Paul Walsh	7	0	0	7
5	MF	Nayim	5	1	0	6
6	MF	David Howells	4	0	0	4
7	MF	Paul Allen	3	0	0	3
7	DF	Gary Mabbutt	2	1	0	3
9	FW	John Hendry	2	0	0	2
10	DF	Guðni Bergsson	1	0	0	1
	DF	Justin Edinburgh	1	0	0	1
	MF	Vinny Samways	1	0	0	1
Total			51	13	11	75

Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source:

Rnk	Player	First Division	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Erik Thorstvedt	12	1	3	16
Total		12	1	3	16

References

↑ "Tottenham Hotspur Home Page for the 1990-1991 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ Bellwood, Tom (12 May 2017). "Thanks for the memories, but no tears for White Hart Lane demolition… lessons from history for Tottenham chief Daniel Levy". Talksport. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
↑ "100 Owners: Number 81 – Irving Scholar (Tottenham Hotspur & Nottingham Forest)".
↑ "Tottenham Hotspur » Squad 1990/1991". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1991". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Guy BUTTERS - Brief biography of his Spurs career. - Tottenham Hotspur FC". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
↑ "Bobby Mimms - 1987/88-1990/91 - Tottenham Hotspur FC". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
↑ "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

External links

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[1] "Tottenham Hotspur Home Page for the 1990-1991 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[2] Bellwood, Tom (12 May 2017). "Thanks for the memories, but no tears for White Hart Lane demolition… lessons from history for Tottenham chief Daniel Levy". Talksport. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[3] "100 Owners: Number 81 – Irving Scholar (Tottenham Hotspur & Nottingham Forest)".

[4] "Tottenham Hotspur » Squad 1990/1991". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[5] "All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1991". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

[6] "Guy BUTTERS - Brief biography of his Spurs career. - Tottenham Hotspur FC". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[7] "Bobby Mimms - 1987/88-1990/91 - Tottenham Hotspur FC". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[8] "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

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Season summary

Squad

First-team squad

Reserve squad

Transfers

Transfers out

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure

Income

Net totals

Kit

Competitions

Overview

First Division

League table

Results by matchday

Matches

FA Cup

Football League Cup

Statistics

Appearances

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

See also

References

External links