2010–11 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
The 2010–11 season was Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's 19th season in the Premier League. It was their 33rd successive season in the top division of the English football league system.
2010–11 season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman | Daniel Levy | |||
Manager | Harry Redknapp | |||
Stadium | White Hart Lane | |||
Premier League | 5th | |||
FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
League Cup | Third round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Rafael van der Vaart (13) All: Rafael van der Vaart (15) | |||
Highest home attendance | 36,197 vs. Bolton | |||
Lowest home attendance | 32,518 vs. Twente | |||
| ||||
The campaign featured Tottenham's first ever involvement in the UEFA Champions League, with the club entering via the play-off round after finishing fourth in the 2009–10 season. The club reached the quarter-finals of the competition where they were defeated by Real Madrid.
Season 2010–11
Transfers
Tottenham began their transfer movement for the 2010–11 season in mid-March, when Spurs completed the deal for young Brazilian midfielder Sandro, joining the club from Internacional, a club whom Tottenham have a key affiliation, with Sandro linking up with squad following the 2010 Copa Libertadores. Early in the transfer window, Tottenham retained the services of a number of key players, with club captain Ledley King signing a new two-year contract extension with the club,[1] closely followed by former Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini, who signed a new one-year contract following his recovery from a serious road accident sustained in November 2009.[2]
Luka Modrić was the next player to commit his future with the club, signing an extended six-year deal to ensure his services until 2016.[3] After two months of little transfer activity, Tottenham secured the controversial signing of William Gallas on a free transfer following his release from rivals Arsenal. As a result of the move, Gallas became the first Premier League player to play for Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, all London clubs and fierce rivals.[4] On transfer deadline day, early in the day, Spurs confirmed the loan signing of Croatian international goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa from Spartak Moscow.[5] This looked to be Spurs' only move of the day, but in the final few moments before the deadline, news broke that Tottenham were in negotiations with Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart. Following the closure of the transfer window, the club had to wait for the deal to be ratified by the Premier League, due to complications on Spurs' computer. The transfer was completed the next day, with fee believed to be around £8 million.[6]
During the transfer window, a number of players left Spurs, beginning with young goalkeeper Lee Butcher, leaving to join Leyton Orient on a free transfer after his contract expired at Tottenham,[7] followed a month later by defender Sam Cox signing a contract with Barnet, again, following the expiration of his Spurs contract. Soon after, a number of fringe and academy players, including veteran goalkeeper Jimmy Walker, left the club on free transfers.[8] In early August, Queens Park Rangers completed the permanent signing of Adel Taarabt for a fee believed to be around £1 million; Taarabt had spent to 2009–10 season on loan at QPR before sealing a permanent deal. Tottenham's final permanent outgoing transfer of the summer transfer window saw French defender Dorian Dervite move to Spanish club Villarreal for an undisclosed fee.
The transfer window also saw younger player acquires loan move to gain regular football. The first loan move saw young goalkeeper David Button, fresh off of signing a new three-year contract, join Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan,[9] followed by another young goalkeeper, Oscar Jansson, joining Northampton Town until September 2010,[10] and completing three loan moves in a week, England under-19 international John Bostock left to join Hull City for the duration of the 2010–11 season.[11] Six days later, winger Andros Townsend signed a season-long loan for Ipswich Town after featuring for Tottenham in their pre-season tour of the United States.[12] On the same day, Dean Parrett joined David Button at Plymouth on a one-month deal.[13] The following day, Ryan Mason, who also featured in Spurs' pre-season, joined Doncaster Rovers on a one-month deal,[14] trailed a week later with young striker Jon Obika clinching a move to Crystal Palace for the season.[15]
Spurs then signed young South African defender Bongani Khumalo for £1.5 million from South Africa's reigning champions Supersport United as their first signing of the January window. Khumalo joined on a four-and-a-half-year deal. The first senior exit of the window was David Bentley, who moved out on loan to Birmingham City on 12 January; the loan expires at the end of the season. Spurs then captured another South African in Steven Pienaar from Everton, beating Chelsea to the midfielder's signature in a deal that cost Spurs £3 million. A fairly quiet window ended with senior players Robbie Keane, Giovani dos Santos and Jamie O'Hara joining West Ham United, Racing de Santander and Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan deals, respectively. All three players will return at the end of the season.
Pre-season friendlies
Tottenham began their pre-season by facing Harry Redknapp and Kevin Bond's former team, AFC Bournemouth, beginning the pre-season with a comfortable 4–0 win. A goal midway through the first half from Jon Obika established a Spurs lead, before a Roman Pavlyuchenko goal doubled the tally. Danny Rose made it three a minute later before another Pavlyuchenko goal wrapped up the game and the winning start.
Spurs then began a tour of the United States, beginning in San Jose, facing Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit San Jose Earthquakes, with the game ending 0–0. Tottenham made the trip to New York to compete in the New York Football Challenge, a tournament featuring Spurs, the New York Red Bulls, Sporting CP and Premier League rivals Manchester City. Spurs' first game saw them pitted against the home side Red Bulls with their new signing, Theirry Henry, making his debut. Henry opened the scoring against his old rivals, before goals from Robbie Keane and Gareth Bale in the second half gave Spurs the 2–1 win.[16] In Tottenham's final game of the tournament, Spurs faced Portuguese side Sporting, resulting in a 2–2 draw, which resulted in Sporting lifting the trophy of the New York Challenge. Tottenham took an early lead through Robbie Keane, finishing a one-on-one with the 'keeper. Sporting hit back with goals from Chileans Matías Fernández and Jaime Valdés. Spurs equalised though, 20 minutes from time after Jon Obika ran on to a Keane through ball to earn the draw for Tottenham.
Spurs' first friendly at White Hart Lane in the pre-season saw them face Villarreal. Midway through the first half, Villarreal took the lead with former Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi finishing a Santi Cazorla through-ball. Villarreal doubled their lead ten minutes later with Rossi scoring his second with clinical finishing following a slip from Michael Dawson. Early in the second half, an early goal from Giovani dos Santos set up a possible comeback, but this was extinguished later in the second half, with Rossi securing his hat-trick with a heavily deflected effort on goal. Villarreal wrapped up the game late on with Marco Ruben scoring a tap-in to give the away team a 4–1 win. Tottenham then travelled to Lisbon to play Benfica in the Eusébio Cup. Spurs ended up lifting the trophy after securing a 1–0 win, with Gareth Bale scoring the only goal of the game early into the second half. Tottenham ended the pre-season with a home fixture against Italian side Fiorentina early August.[17] In this game, a defensive error gifted Fiorentina the lead inside ten minutes through Alberto Gilardino. Ten minutes later, Spurs hit back though with an equalising goal from Roman Pavlyuchenko, scoring his fourth goal in pre-season. Fiorentina re-gained the lead though, with a shot from Adem Ljajić beating Heurelho Gomes. Spurs, however, equalised early in the second half with Robbie Keane goal before earning the 3–2 win with a last minute Keane goal to end the pre-season with four wins, two draws, and one loss.
August league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
10 | Sunderland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
12 | Blackpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
13 | Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
August game stats
Month | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Scored | Conceded | Points | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | Progression to the Champions League Group Stages |
Month summary
After the international break, Spurs went into September without the injured Jermain Defoe, who would later miss three months with an ankle injury sustained in international duty. September started with a visit to West Bromwich Albion, and in a game where both Rafael van der Vaart and William Gallas made their Spurs debut, the away side took the lead on 27 minutes through Luka Modrić, who would later have to come off injured. Spurs struggled without him and West Brom equalised with Chris Brunt's 50th career goal, a header in the 41st minute. Tottenham ended up taking the point though after goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini made a number of saves to deny West Brom a win as the game ended 1–1.
Spurs then kicked off their first match of the Champions League proper at Werder Bremen by going two goals to the good, first an own-goal by Bremen defender Petri Pasanen and then a trademark header by Peter Crouch from a Van der Vaart cross, only to be denied a famous victory with goals from Hugo Almeida and Marko Marin to earn Werder Bremen a point against a solid-looking Spurs side on the day.
Tottenham then returned to domestic duty with a home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 18 September. Wolves took the lead against what looked like a fatigued Spurs with Steven Fletcher beating Carlo Cudicini to make it 1–0 to Wolves. The introduction of fullback Alan Hutton for the injured Younès Kaboul just before half-time made Spurs look a changed side, and the substitute had a huge part in the equaliser after he was brought down in the penalty area to hand van der Vaart a chance to open his account from the spot – which he did, and Spurs went on to win the game 3–1 with goals from another substitute, Roman Pavlyuchenko, and Alan Hutton himself in the dying seconds to secure a Spurs victory.
The first North London derby of the season saw Spurs take on Arsenal at White Hart Lane in the League Cup third round. Goalkeeper Stipe Pletikosa, young defender Steven Caulker, and midfielder Sandro made their debuts in a cup tie in which Arsenal took the lead with youngster Henri Lansbury finishing off a crisp Arsenal passing move by sliding home a Jack Wilshere cross on 15 minutes. Spurs responded immediately though after half-time with substitute Robbie Keane scoring in the 49th minute after being released by Kyle Naughton. The game finished 1–1 in normal time and the final score was 1–4 to Arsenal, with two Samir Nasri penalty kicks and a straightforward Andrey Arshavin finish securing victory for the away side and guaranteed a fourth round place for Arsenal.
Spurs returned to Premier League action with another London derby defeat, this time to West Ham United at Upton Park. In an eventful match, this one was decided by a 29th minute Frédéric Piquionne header from a Mark Noble corner.
Spurs ended the month in action in the Champions League against Twente at White Hart Lane. In another impressive European game by Spurs' standards, Spurs missed a host of chances in the first half, including a Van der Vaart penalty, which was saved by the Twente goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov. Spurs though scored four in the second half, this time with van der Vaart opening the scoring from a Crouch knock-down two minutes after half-time and then proceeding to get sent off for a second yellow card. Pavlyuchenko made it two though from the spot in the 50th minute before Nacer Chadli poked home 6 minutes later for Twente, to pull it back to 2–1. Another Pavlyuchenko penalty and an individual effort from Gareth Bale made it 4–1 the final score and gave Spurs their first win in the Champions League proper.
Tottenham ended the month eighth in the Premiership and second in the Champions League Group A.
September league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 10 |
7 | Fulham | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 |
9 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
10 | Newcastle United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
September game stats
Month | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Scored | Conceded | Points | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | Eliminated from League Cup |
Month summary
Spurs began the month of October in Premier League action, starting with a home game against Aston Villa. Spurs fell behind on 16 minutes, after Marc Albrighton slid home from close range to give the visitors the lead. Spurs fought back though, and eventually won the game through a brace from Rafael van der Vaart.
After a break of internationals, Spurs travelled to Craven Cottage for a London derby with Fulham. Spurs again fell behind after a simple Diomansy Kamara finish, but then replied straight from the kick-off, after Van der Vaart's chip rebounded off the top of the crossbar to Roman Pavlyuchenko, who couldn't really miss from almost a yard out. However, Spurs controversially won all three points after Tom Huddlestone hit a fierce long range shot into the bottom corner of the net, which the Fulham team thought had taken a nick off William Gallas, who was indeed standing in an offside position. The goal stood and it seemed it was the right decision, as the ball actually hit a Fulham defender on its way to goal rather than Gallas.
Tottenham were then facing the reigning European champions Internazionale on a night to remember for Spurs fans at the San Siro. Not even 2 minutes had gone when Spurs made the worst possible start after Javier Zanetti curled home past an onrushing Heurelho Gomes, who then conceded a penalty and was sent off after denying Jonathan Biabiany a goal scoring opportunity in the penalty area – Samuel Eto'o converted the penalty and scored another past Carlo Cudicini after Dejan Stanković had earlier given Inter a three-goal cushion, meaning that Spurs were 4–0 down in 14 minutes. The first half ended with the home side with four goals to the good, comfortably. Spurs, however, fought back in the second half, with a hat-trick from Gareth Bale, two of his goals coming in injury-time. Bale's hat-trick meant that the final score was 4–3 to Inter, but a remarkable comeback from Spurs to pull back three goals at the San Siro.
Spurs returned to Premiership action against Everton at White Hart Lane. In a fairly even match, Everton took the lead through a spectacular Leighton Baines free-kick in the 17th minute. Spurs however responded almost immediately with Rafael van der Vaart getting on the end of a Peter Crouch knock-down to equalise for Spurs three minutes after the opener. The game finished 1–1.
Tottenham ended the month with a controversial 2–0 defeat at Old Trafford to Manchester United. In an entertaining game, both sides hit the woodwork in the opening twenty minutes before Nemanja Vidić opened the scoring with a header. Then, five minutes from time, Nani scored the controversial second goal after Tottenham goalkeeper Gomes placed the ball down on the ground, thinking that a free-kick had been given in Tottenham's favour after Nani appeared to handle the ball. Nani's United teammates urged him to shoot, which he did, much to Gomes' and Tottenham's anger, but the goal somehow stood despite the linesman's flag going up for an unknown reason.
Spurs ended the month in fifth in the Premiership and second in their Champions League group.
October league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chelsea | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | +24 | 25 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
2 | Arsenal | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 20 | |
3 | Manchester United | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 20 | |
4 | Manchester City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 17 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Play-off round |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 15 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
October game stats
Month | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Scored | Conceded | Points | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
October | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | N/A |
Month summary
November began with the visit of Internazionale to White Hart Lane in a Champions League tie. The reigning champions were without a couple of key players, most notably goalkeeper Júlio César. Tottenham were also missing first choice goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes through suspension; he was replaced by Italian Carlo Cudicini. Spurs made a flying start to the game, but it wasn't until twenty minutes when Rafael van der Vaart opened the scoring from close range. Spurs managed to hold on to the lead at half-time, when goalscorer van der Vaart then had to come off due to a recurrence of a hamstring injury – his replacement was Jermaine Jenas. Spurs continued to play as well as they did in the first half and doubled their lead deservedly on the hour, when Gareth Bale superbly ran past the right of Inter's defence and played in Peter Crouch, who made amends for an earlier miss by sliding home from six yards. Inter then pulled one back ten minutes from time through Samuel Eto'o, who scored a fine goal from an angle past Cudicini. As Inter pushed for an undeserved equaliser, Bale ran on to a through ball from Younès Kaboul, ran the Inter defence ragged and to cap off a man of the match performance, tapped the ball across goal for substitute Roman Pavlyuchenko to poke home to give Spurs a 3–1 win over the European champions.
Spurs returned to Premier League action away to Bolton Wanderers, without Aaron Lennon & Rafael van der Vaart through injury. Spurs started slowly, and fell behind after Kevin Davies lashed home the opener for Bolton. Spurs didn't improve in the second half, and were then 2–0 down after Grétar Steinsson screwed in an angled drive ten minutes after half-time. Spurs then failed to respond and conceded a penalty after Benoît Assou-Ekotto bundled over Lee Chung-yong in the box – Kevin Davies expertly dispatched the spot-kick from 12 yards for Bolton's third. However, Spurs fought back late on after a curler from Alan Hutton and a beautiful volley from Pavlyuchenko, but it wasn't enough as Bolton broke away and Martin Petrov, coming off the bench, slid home to make it 4–2 to Bolton.
Spurs then faced Sunderland in a midweek fixture at White Hart Lane. Spurs were held at 0–0 for more than hour, but took the lead on 64 minutes through Rafael van der Vaart, returning from injury. However, the match was to end as a 1–1 draw after Sunderland equalised through Asamoah Gyan to win a point for the visitors.
Spurs continued the month with another home game, this time against Blackburn Rovers. Spurs took the lead on 16 minutes with a Gareth Bale header from a van der Vaart corner. Spurs then pushed for a second, finally getting it at 42 minutes through Roman Pavlyuchenko, making amends for an earlier miss from the penalty spot. Spurs scored two second-half goals, with Peter Crouch scoring his first league goal of the season and Bale scoring his second of the game for 4–0. Blackburn fought back though and earned two late goals, first coming from Ryan Nelsen after David Dunn's long range shot deflected on to Nelsen's heel and into the back of the net and the second came from a Gaël Givet volley from close range, but it wasn't enough and Spurs held on for the three points.
The first league North London derby of the season saw Arsenal take on Spurs at the Emirates Stadium on 20 November. Arsenal took advantage of an error from Spurs goalkeeper Gomes, who failed to come out and claim the ball after a heavy touch from Samir Nasri – Gomes came out eventually and made an attempt to catch the ball, but it rebounded off Nasri's shin and Nasri ran on to the ball to slot home from the tightest of all angles on nine minutes. Arsenal doubled their lead on 27 minutes, after Andrey Arshavin crossed for Marouane Chamakh to slide home to give Arsenal a 2–0 advantage at half-time. Spurs then staged a comeback though, after Assou-Ekotto's long ball was flicked on by Jermain Defoe, returning from injury, into the path of van der Vaart who controlled well and released Bale, who only had Łukasz Fabiański to beat and did so well, with a good left foot finish five minutes after half-time. Luka Modrić went close with 25-yard drive that went narrowly over and then was brought down for a free-kick, which Arsenal captain Cesc Fàbregas deliberately handled to give Spurs a penalty. Van der Vaart made no mistake from the spot, sending Fabiański in the Arsenal goal to level for Spurs, and was then booked for his celebration. Spurs then went on to win the game after Gareth Bale was hauled down by Laurent Koscielny, resulting in a free-kick which was swung in by Van der Vaart for Younès Kaboul to head home with four minutes remaining, giving Spurs their first win away at Arsenal for 17 years and their first away win at a "Top Four" club in almost 70 games.
Spurs then had the chance to qualify to the knockout round of the Champions League, knowing that a win for them and Internazionale would secure qualification from Group A; to do so, Spurs had to beat Werder Bremen at White Hart Lane and Inter had to beat Twente. Spurs were on their way after another goal from Younès Kaboul on six minutes, from an Aaron Lennon cross. Bremen, ravaged by injuries and a suspension to captain Torsten Frings, then found themselves two goals down on the stroke of half-time after Luka Modrić got on the end of a Peter Crouch knock-down, turned and volleyed past Tim Wiese in the Bremen goal. Spurs secured the points and the qualification, as Inter had beaten Twente 1–0, with Peter Crouch scoring the third from close range late in the game.
Tottenham ended the month in Premiership action with a home game against Liverpool, 4 days after the match against Werder Bremen. Spurs once again fell behind on 42 minutes, with Martin Škrtel poking home after a goal-mouth scramble in the Tottenham box. Spurs pushed for the equaliser, and had a big chance to level after they were awarded a penalty when David N'Gog handled Gareth Bale's free-kick, but Defoe smashed the kick wide of the post. Spurs eventually equalised on 65 minutes, with Škrtel, having opened the scoring, diverted Modrić's low cross, which was on its way to Peter Crouch, into his own net to gift Spurs the equaliser. Spurs eventually won the game through Aaron Lennon, who beat Liverpool's Paul Konchesky to Peter Crouch's knock-down to fire past Pepe Reina to give Spurs a 2–1 victory.
Spurs finished November in fifth place and top of the Champions League Group A, securing qualification to the knockout round in the Champions League.
November league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 31 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
2 | Chelsea | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 29 | |
3 | Arsenal | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 29 | |
4 | Manchester City | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 26 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Play-off round |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 25 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
November game stats
Month | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Scored | Conceded | Points | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | Qualified for the Champions League Last 16 |
Month summary
Spurs kicked off December with a 1–1 draw away to Birmingham City, having taken the lead through Sébastien Bassong on 20 minutes, only to concede a late equaliser from a Craig Gardner header.
Spurs then travelled to Holand to take on Dutch champions Twente, knowing that they could finish top of Group A if they could at least match Inter Milan's result at Werder Bremen. Spurs were gifted a bizarre lead after Twente goalkeeper Sander Boschker missed his kick from a Peter Wisgerhof back pass, causing the ball to end up in the corner of the goal. Twente were level after a re-taken Denny Landzaat penalty, after Roberto Rosales had a strike from 20 yards which appeared to hit the arm of Benoît Assou-Ekotto. Two minutes after half-time, Spurs took the lead again after a close range finish from Jermain Defoe, but Twente levelled a couple of minutes later from a Rosales header. Defoe then rebounded a Wilson Palacios shot, which was initially saved by Boschker, into the bottom corner of the net. Twente rescued a point though from Nacer Chadli's free-kick. Spurs finished top of Group A and were later drawn to Milan.
Spurs returned to Premier League action with a home game against Chelsea. Spurs took the lead on 15 minutes through a stunning strike from Roman Pavlyuchenko, set up by Jermain Defoe, who looked as if he was in an offside position before he passed the ball to Pavlyuchenko – nevertheless, the goal stood. More controversy was to follow, when Didier Drogba appeared to handle the ball before firing a shot on goal, which Tottenham goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes spilt into his own net. Chelsea were then awarded a penalty deep into injury time, after Gomes bundled over Chelsea midfielder Ramires in the area, only to then save Drogba's kick to ensure that the game finished 1–1.
The week after the Chelsea match, it was confirmed that Tottenham's match away to Blackpool had been postponed due to the bad weather conditions outside Bloomfield Road.[18] The match was later rescheduled for 22 February.
Spurs kicked off the festive period with a trip to Aston Villa. Spurs took the lead through Rafael van der Vaart, returning from injury, before Jermain Defoe saw a controversial red for elbowing James Collins. Spurs held on to the lead for the first half and doubled in the second, thanks to Van der Vaart again. Villa pulled one back through Marc Albrighton, but it was not to be as Spurs held on for a crucial victory.
Ten-man Spurs then beat a resilient Newcastle United at White Hart Lane, thanks to second half goals from Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale – the latter's goal coming after Younès Kaboul was sent off.
Spurs finished the month in 5th place.
December league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 38 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
2 | Manchester City | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 38 | |
3 | Arsenal | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 36 | |
4 | Chelsea | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 34 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Play-off round |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 33 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
December game stats
Month | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Scored | Conceded | Points | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
December | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | N/A |
Month summary
Spurs got the year 2011 off to a good start by beating London rivals Fulham 1–0 in a tight match, with Gareth Bale heading in the only goal from Van der Vaart's free-kick.
A 2–1 loss at Everton meant that Tottenham's 11-match unbeaten run had ended, also concluding Tottenham's fine form in the festive period – an early goal from Louis Saha was cancelled out by a van der Vaart header but it wasn't to be as Séamus Coleman headed in Everton's winner late on in the game to give Everton the points.
Spurs then beat Charlton Athletic 3–0 in a third round FA Cup tie, with goals from youngster Andros Townsend and a quick-fire double from Jermain Defoe ensuring Spurs' safe passage into the fourth round of the competition.
Tottenham then returned to domestic action with a 0–0 draw with eventual champions Manchester United in a game in which they dominated but never really looked like winning.
Spurs again had to come back from behind at Newcastle after Fabricio Coloccini volleyed home the opener for Newcastle, but Aaron Lennon rescued a point late on with his second goal against Newcastle this season.
Tottenham concluded January with an FA Cup exit at Fulham, with 2 Danny Murphy penalties in fifteen minutes sandwiched by Michael Dawson's sending off meant that Fulham were truly on their way. Brede Hangeland and Mousa Dembélé piled on the misery for Spurs. Spurs failed to respond to conceding 4 goals in the first half and despite an improvement in the second, their elimination was confirmed.
Spurs finished the month fifth in the Premier League.
January league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester United | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 51 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
2 | Arsenal | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 46 | |
3 | Manchester City | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 45 | |
4 | Chelsea | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 41 | 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Play-off round |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 38 | 2011–12 UEFA Europa League Play-off round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
January game stats
Month | Games | Won | Drew | Lost | Scored | Conceded | Points | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 8 | N/A |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Manchester City | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
4 | Arsenal | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
6 | Liverpool | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 58 | |
7 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 54 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Transfers
In
Date | Player | Previous Club | Cost |
---|---|---|---|
1 June 2010 | ![]() | Internacional | [19] |
22 August 2010 | ![]() | Arsenal | Free[4] |
31 August 2010 | ![]() | Real Madrid | £8M[20] |
7 January 2011 | ![]() | Supersport United | £1.5M[21] |
18 January 2011 | ![]() | Everton | £3M[22] |
Total | |||
£18.5 million + |
Out
Date | Player | New Club | Cost |
---|---|---|---|
25 May 2010 | ![]() | Leyton Orient | Free[7] |
22 June 2010 | ![]() | Barnet | Free[8] |
30 June 2010 | ![]() | Walsall | Free[23] |
5 August 2010 | ![]() | QPR | £1M[24] |
18 August 2010 | ![]() | Villarreal | Undisclosed[25] |
Total | |||
£1 million + |
Loaned in
Date | Player | Club | Return Date |
---|---|---|---|
30 August 2010 | ![]() | Spartak Moscow | End of 2010–11 Season[5] |
Completed loans
Squad list
Premier League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
2010–11 season long-term injuries
Date injured | Player | Injury | Return date |
---|---|---|---|
25 November 2009 | ![]() | Groin Injury | January 2011[46][47] |
1 June 2010 | ![]() | Back Injury | January 2011[48] |
4 September 2010 | ![]() | Ankle Injury | 12 December 2010[49] |
7 September 2010 | ![]() | Ankle Injury | 20 November 2010[50] |
15 November 2010 | ![]() | Ankle Injury | April 2011[51] |
10 July 2010 | ![]() | Ankle Injury | 21 September 2010[52] |
16 October 2010 | ![]() | Groin Injury | May 2011 |
Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result (H/A) |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 July 2010 | Bournemouth | A | 0–4 | Obika 36', Pavlyuchenko 61',74' Rose 62' | 4,675 |
17 July 2010 | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 0–0 | 10,721 | |
22 July 2010 | New York Red Bulls | A | 1–2 | Keane 61', Bale 71' | 20,312 |
25 July 2010 | Sporting CP | A | 2–2 | Keane 23', Obika 69' | 23,228 |
29 July 2010 | Villarreal | H | 1–4 | Dos Santos 56' | 17,917 |
3 August 2010 | Benfica | A | 0–1 | Bale 55' | 30,215 |
7 August 2010 | Fiorentina | H | 3–2 | Pavlyuchenko 27', Keane 56', 89' | 13,561 |
Matches
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result (H/A) |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 August 2010 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | 35,928 | |
21 August 2010 | Stoke City | A | 1–2 | Bale 18', 30' | 27,243 |
28 August 2010 | Wigan | H | 0–1 | 35,101 | |
11 September 2010 | West Brom | A | 1–1 | Modrić 27' | 23,642 |
18 September 2010 | Wolves | H | 3–1 | Van der Vaart 77' (pen), Pavlyuchenko 87', Hutton 90+1' | 35,940 |
25 September 2010 | West Ham | A | 1–0 | 34,190 | |
2 October 2010 | Aston Villa | H | 2–1 | Van der Vaart 45+3', 75' | 35,871 |
16 October 2010 | Fulham | A | 1–2 | Pavlyuchenko 31', Huddlestone 63' | 25,615 |
23 October 2010 | Everton | H | 1–1 | Van der Vaart 20' | 35,967 |
30 October 2010 | Manchester United | A | 2–0 | 75,223 | |
6 November 2010 | Bolton | A | 4–2 | Hutton 79', Pavlyuchenko 87' | 20,255 |
9 November 2010 | Sunderland | H | 1–1 | Van der Vaart 64' | 35,843 |
13 November 2010 | Blackburn | H | 4–2 | Bale 16', 75', Pavlyuchenko 42', Crouch 69' | 35,700 |
20 November 2010 | Arsenal | A | 2–3 | Bale 50', Van der Vaart 67' (pen), Kaboul 86' | 60,102 |
28 November 2010 | Liverpool | H | 2–1 | Škrtel 65' (o.g.), Lennon 90+2' | 35,962 |
4 December 2010 | Birmingham | A | 1–1 | Bassong 19' | 25,770 |
12 December 2010 | Chelsea | H | 1–1 | Pavlyuchenko 15' | 35,787 |
26 December 2010 | Aston Villa | A | 1–2 | Van der Vaart 23', 67' | 39,411 |
28 December 2010 | Newcastle | H | 2–0 | Lennon 57', Bale 81' | 35,927 |
1 January 2011 | Fulham | H | 1–0 | Bale 42' | 35,603 |
5 January 2011 | Everton | A | 2–1 | Van der Vaart 11' | 34,124 |
16 January 2011 | Manchester United | H | 0–0 | 35,828 | |
22 January 2011 | Newcastle | A | 1–1 | Lennon 90' | 51,010 |
2 February 2011 | Blackburn | A | 0–1 | Crouch 3' | 23,253 |
5 February 2011 | Bolton | H | 2–1 | Van der Vaart 6' (pen), Kranjčar 90+2' | 36,197 |
12 February 2011 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | Dawson 44', Kranjčar 57' | 40,986 |
22 February 2011 | Blackpool | A | 3–1 | Pavlyuchenko 90' | 16,069 |
6 March 2011 | Wolves | A | 3–3 | Defoe 30', 35', Pavlyuchenko 48' | 28,669 |
19 March 2011 | West Ham | H | 0–0 | 36,010 | |
2 April 2011 | Wigan | A | 0–0 | 18.578 | |
9 April 2011 | Stoke | H | 3–2 | Crouch 11', 34', Modrić 18' | 32,702 |
20 April 2011 | Arsenal | H | 3–3 | Van der Vaart 6', 70' (pen), Huddlestone 43' | 36,138 |
23 April 2011 | West Brom | H | 2–2 | Pavlyuchenko 27', Defoe 66' | 36,160 |
30 April 2011 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | Sandro 19' | 41,681 |
7 May 2011 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 | Defoe 89' | 35,585 |
10 May 2011 | Manchester City | A | 1–0 | 47,029 | |
14 May 2011 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | Van der Vaart 9', Modrić 56' (pen) | 44,893 |
22 May 2011 | Birmingham | H | 2–1 | Pavlyuchenko 49', 90+3' | 36,119 |
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Play-off round
Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result (H/A) |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Leg | 17 August 2010 | Young Boys | A | 3–2 | Bassong 42', Pavlyuchenko 83' | 31,275 |
2nd Leg | 25 August 2010 | Young Boys | H | 4–0 | Crouch 5', 61', 78' (pen), Defoe 32' | 34,709 |
Tottenham Hotspur win 6–3 on aggregate.
Group stage
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result (H/A) |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 September 2010 | Werder Bremen | A | 2–2 | Pasanen 12' (o.g.), Crouch 18' | 40,000 |
29 September 2010 | Twente | H | 4–1 | Van der Vaart 47', Pavlyuchenko 50' (pen), 64' (pen), Bale 85' | 32,518 |
20 October 2010 | Internazionale | A | 4–3 | Bale 52', 90', 90+1' | 70,520 |
2 November 2010 | Internazionale | H | 3–1 | Van der Vaart 18', Crouch 61', Pavlyuchenko 89' | 34,103 |
24 November 2010 | Werder Bremen | H | 3–0 | Kaboul 6', Modrić 45+1', Crouch 79' | 33,546 |
7 December 2010 | Twente | A | 3–3 | Wisgerhof 12' (o.g.), Defoe 47', 59' | 24,000 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 5 |
Round of 16
Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result (H/A) |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Leg | 15 February 2011 | Milan | A | 0–1 | Crouch 80' | 75,652 |
2nd Leg | 9 March 2011 | Milan | H | 0–0 | 34,320 |
Tottenham Hotspur win 1–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-final
Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result (H/A) |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Leg | 5 April 2011 | Real Madrid | A | 4–0 | 77,427 | |
2nd Leg | 13 April 2011 | Real Madrid | H | 0–1 | 34,311 |
Real Madrid win 5–0 on aggregate
FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result (H/A) |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third Round | 9 January 2011 | Charlton | H | 3–0 | Townsend 49', Defoe 58', 60' | 35,698 |
Fourth Round | 30 January 2011 | Fulham | A | 4–0 | 21,829 |
League Cup
Round | Date | Opponents | H / A | Result (H/A) |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Third Round | 21 September 2010 | Arsenal | H | 1–4 (a.e.t.) | Keane 49' | 35,883 |
Player statistics
No. | Pos. | Nationality | Player | PL | CL | FA | LC | Total | ![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GK | ![]() | Heurelho Gomes | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Alan Hutton | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
3 | MF | ![]() | Gareth Bale | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Younès Kaboul | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
5 | MF | ![]() | David Bentley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() | Tom Huddlestone | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Jermaine Jenas | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Roman Pavlyuchenko | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Robbie Keane | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Rafael van der Vaart | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
12 | MF | ![]() | Wilson Palacios | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
13 | DF | ![]() | William Gallas | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Luka Modrić | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
15 | FW | ![]() | Peter Crouch | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
16 | DF | ![]() | Kyle Naughton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Giovani dos Santos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | FW | ![]() | Jermain Defoe | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
19 | DF | ![]() | Sébastien Bassong | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() | Michael Dawson | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
21 | MF | ![]() | Niko Kranjčar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() | Vedran Ćorluka | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | GK | ![]() | Carlo Cudicini | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() | Jamie O'Hara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() | Danny Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() | Aaron Lennon | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() | Ledley King | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | GK | ![]() | Ben Alnwick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() | Kyle Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() | Jake Livermore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() | Sandro | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() | Andros Townsend | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
32 | DF | ![]() | Benoît Assou-Ekotto | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
36 | DF | ![]() | Bongani Khumalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | GK | ![]() | Stipe Pletikosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | DF | ![]() | Jonathan Woodgate | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | MF | ![]() | Steven Pienaar | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
45 | DF | ![]() | Steven Caulker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last Update: 5 February 2011
- Data includes all competitions
- Substitution appearances included as full
- PL – Premier League
- CL – Champions League
- FA – FA Cup
- LC – League Cup
- Ast – Assists
- N/A – Refers to a player who began the season a Tottenham Hotspur player but left the club over the course of the campaign
Top scorer
As of 23 May 2011
P. | Player | Position | PL | CL | FA | LC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Midfielder | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
2 | ![]() | Forward | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
3 | ![]() | Midfielder | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | Forward | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
5 | ![]() | Forward | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Most appearances
As of 22 May 2001
P. | Player | Position | PL | CL | FA | LC | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Midfielder | 32 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
2 | ![]() | Defender | 30 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
3 | ![]() | Forward | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
4 | ![]() | Midfielder | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
5 | ![]() | Midfielder | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
Notes
References
- "New deal for Ledley". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- "New deal for Carlo". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- "Luka signs new 6-year deal". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 30 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- "Gallas deal agreed". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- "Pletikosa joins on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- "Tottenham clinch £8m Rafael van der Vaart deal". BBC. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- "Leyton Orient to sign Tottenham goalkeeper Lee Butcher". BBC Sport. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- "Bees sign Spurs youngster". Barnet F.C. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- "Button to Plymouth". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- "Oscar Goes to Town". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- "Bostock extends deal/Hull loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
- "Andros loan to Ipswich". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- "Parrett extends deal/plymouth loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
- "Doncaster loan for Ryan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- "Obika loan to Palace". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- "Thierry Henry scores against Spurs on New York debut". BBC Sport. 23 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- "Friendlies ideal – Kev". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 July 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- "Blackpool game postponed". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- "RELATÓRIO DA DIRETORIA 2010" (PDF). SC Internacional (in Portuguese). 28 April 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- "Tottenham clinch £8m Rafael Van der Vaart deal". BBC Sport. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 September 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- "Tottenham close Khumalo deal". BBC Sport. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- "Pienaar joins". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- "Player Update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- "Adel to QPR". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
- "Dorian to Villarreal". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 18 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- "Swedish goalkeeper Oscar Jansson returns to Tottenham". BBC Sport. 5 September 2010. Archived from the original on 9 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- "Doncaster loan for Ryan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- "Leeds loan for Alnwick". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 16 October 2010. Archived from the original on 16 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- "Winger Andros Townsend returns to Tottenham". BBC Sport. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
- "Loan watch". Tottenham Hotspur. 30 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- "Kyle to QPR". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- "City loan for Caulker". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 26 September 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- "Rose loan to Bristol City". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- "Livermore loan to Ipswich". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- "Smith makes Bournemouth loan move". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- "Orient sign M'Poku on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 24 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- "Leicester loan for Naughton". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- "Villa loan for Kyle". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- "Posh loan for Obika". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- "Kane in O's loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- "Blues loan for Bentley". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
- "Andros in Watford loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- "O'Hara joins Wolves on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- "Keane in West Ham loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- "Gio joining Racing Santander on loan". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- "Redknapp reveals Woodgate's injury misery". Agence France-Presse. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- "Woodgate in Last Chance Saloon". SkySports. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- "O'Hara Update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 23 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- "Dawson Update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 4 September 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- "Defoe Update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 10 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
- "Huddlestone Update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- "Bentley Update". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 12 July 2010.