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

During the 1990–91 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Football League First Division.

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]

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.

Squad

Squad at end of season[4][5]

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

Left club during season

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	Bobby Mimms (to Blackburn Rovers)

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

Results

Results courtesy of Topspurs[6]

First Division

25 August 1990 1	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Manchester City	Tottenham, London
	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	Highbury, London
		Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 40,009 Referee: Joseph Worrall

8 September 1990 4	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	Derby County	Tottenham, London
	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, London
	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, London
	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	White City, London
		Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 21,405 Referee: Mick Pierce

20 October 1990 9	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Sheffield United	Tottenham, London
	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	West Bridgford
	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, London
	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, London
	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, London
	Lineker 29', 51'	Report	Ian Crook 32'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,942 Referee: Roger Milford

1 December 1990 15	Chelsea	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham, London
	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, London
	Walsh 64', 69' Lineker 90'	Report	Pascoe 10', 75' Davenport 22'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,431 Referee: Ian Hemley / Mike Alexander

15 December 1990 17	Manchester City	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

22 December 1990 18	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Luton Town	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

26 December 1990 19	Coventry City	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Coventry
				Stadium: Highfield Road

29 December 1990 20	Southampton	3–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton
				Stadium: The Dell

1 January 1991 21	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Manchester United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

12 January 1991 22	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Arsenal	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

20 January 1991 23	Derby County	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Derby
				Stadium: Baseball Ground

2 February 1991 24	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Leeds United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

23 February 1991 25	Wimbledon	5–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Wimbledon, London
				Stadium: Plough Lane

2 March 1991 26	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Chelsea	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

16 March 1991 27	Aston Villa	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Aston, Birmingham
				Stadium: Villa Park

23 March 1991 28	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

30 March 1991 29	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Coventry City	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

1 April 1991 30	Luton Town	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton
				Stadium: Kenilworth Road

6 April 1991 31	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Southampton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

10 April 1991 32	Norwich City	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Norwich
				Stadium: Carrow Road

17 April 1991 33	Crystal Palace	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Selhurst, London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park

20 April 1991 34	Sheffield United	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Sheffield
				Stadium: Bramall Lane

6 April 1991 35	Tottenham Hotspur	3–3	Everton	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

4 May 1991 36	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Nottingham Forest	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

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
				Stadium: Old Trafford

FA Cup

5 January 1991 3rd Round	Blackpool	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Blackpool
			Stewart	Stadium: Bloomfield Road

26 January 1991 4th Round	Tottenham Hotspur	4–2	Oxford United	Tottenham, London
	Mabbutt Lineker Gascoigne (2)		Foyle (2)	Stadium: White Hart Lane

27 February 1991 5th Round	Portsmouth	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Portsmouth
	Chamberlain		Gascoigne (2)	Stadium: Fratton Park

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

14 April 1991 Semi-final	Tottenham Hotspur	3–1	Arsenal	Wembley, London
	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, London
15:00 BST	Stewart 53' Walker 94' (og)	Report	Pearce 15'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Roger Milford

League Cup

26 September 1990 2nd Round, 1st Leg	Tottenham Hotspur	5–0	Hartlepool United	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

9 October 1990 2nd Round, 2nd Leg	Hartlepool United	1–2 (1–7 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Hartlepool
				Stadium: Victoria Park

30 October 1990 3rd Round	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Bradford City	Tottenham, London
				Stadium: White Hart Lane

27 November 1990 4th Round	Sheffield United	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Sheffield
			Gascoigne Stewart	Stadium: Bramall Lane

16 January 1991 Quarterfinal	Chelsea	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Fulham, London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,178

23 January 1991 Quarterfinal Replay	Tottenham Hotspur	0–3	Chelsea	Tottenham, London
			Townsend Dixon Wise (pen)	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,861

Transfers

Out

Guy Butters - Portsmouth
Bobby Mimms - Blackburn Rovers, December, £250,000

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source:

Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MF	Paul Allen	34+2	3	6	0	6	0	46+2	3
DF	Guðni Bergsson	9+3	1	0	0	0	0	9+3	1
GK	Kevin Dearden	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
DF	Justin Edinburgh	14+2	1	5	0	5	0	24+2	1
DF	Terry Fenwick	4	0	2	0	2	0	8	0
MF	Peter Garland	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
MF	Paul Gascoigne	26	7	6	6	4+1	6	36+1	19
FW	Phil Gray	3+3	0	0+1	0	0	0	3+4	0
DF	Ian Hendon	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
FW	John Hendry	2+2	2	0	0	0	0	2+2	2
MF	David Howells	29	4	4	0	6	0	39	4
FW	Gary Lineker	32	15	6	3	5	1	43	19
DF	Gary Mabbutt	35	2	6	1	6	0	47	3
MF	John Moncur	4+5	0	0	0	1+1	0	5+6	0
FW	Paul Moran	0+1	0	1	0	0	0	1+1	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
DF	Mitchell Thomas	23+8	0	2	0	4+1	0	29+9	0
GK	Erik Thorstvedt	37	0	6	0	5	0	48	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
GK	Ian Walker	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Paul Walsh	16+13	7	1+3	0	3+3	0	20+19	7

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: [[[7]]]

Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source:

Rnk	Pos	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL 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
TOTALS			51	13	11	75

Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source:

Rnk	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
1	Erik Thorstvedt	12	1	3	16
TOTALS		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.
"the world famous home of Tottenham Hotspur on the internet". Topspurs.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
"Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

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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] "the world famous home of Tottenham Hotspur on the internet". Topspurs.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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