1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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

Tottenham Hotspur
1990–91 season
Chairman Irving Scholar
Manager Terry Venables
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
First Division10th
FA CupWinners
League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gary Lineker
(13)
All:
Gary Lineker
Paul Gascoigne
(19 each)

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
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
26 January 1991 4th Round Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Oxford United Tottenham, London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
27 February 1991 5th Round Portsmouth 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Portsmouth
Stadium: Fratton Park
10 March 1991 Quarter Final Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Notts County Tottenham, London
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

References
  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. {{cite web|url= https://talksport.com/football/231375/thanks-memories-no-tears-white-hart-lane-demolition-lessons-history-tottenham-chief-daniel/amp/%7Ctitle=Thanks for the memories, but no tears for White Hart Lane demolition… lessons from history for Tottenham chief Daniel Levy
  3. {{cite web|url=https://twohundredpercent.net/100-owners-number-81-irving-scholar-tottenham-hotspur-nottingham-forest/amp/%7Ctitle=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.
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