1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
During the 1990–91 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur competed in the Football League First Division.
| 1990–91 season | |||
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| 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) | ||
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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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Reserve squad
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Results
Results courtesy of and Topspurs.[6]
Results by matchday
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures
| 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 |
| 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, London |
| 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, London |
| 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, London |
| 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, London |
| Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,253 Referee: Keren Barratt |
| 23 February 1991 25 | Wimbledon | 5–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wimbledon, London |
| 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, London |
| 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 | Aston, 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, London |
| Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,860 Referee: George Courtney |
| 30 March 1991 29 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Coventry City | Tottenham, London |
| 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, London |
| 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, London |
| 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, London |
| 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, London |
| 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 3rd Round | Blackpool | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackpool |
| Stewart 68' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road |
| 26 January 1991 4th Round | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–2 | Oxford United | Tottenham, London |
| Mabbutt 8' Lineker 20'Gascoigne (2) |
Report | Foyle (2) | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,665 |
| 27 February 1991 5th Round | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Portsmouth |
| Chamberlain 44' |
Report | Gascoigne 60', 84' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 26,686 |
| 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' (o.g.) |
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 |
| Lineker 2' Gascoigne 26', 75', 81' (pen.), 86' |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,760 |
| 9 October 1990 2nd Round, 2nd Leg | Hartlepool United | 1–2 (1–7 agg.) | Tottenham Hotspur | Hartlepool |
| Dalton | Stewart 10', 47' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 9,700 |
| 30 October 1990 3rd Round | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Bradford City | Tottenham, London |
| Gascoigne Stewart |
Report | Oliver | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 25,451 |
| 27 November 1990 4th Round | Sheffield United | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield |
| Report | Gascoigne Stewart |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,824 |
| 16 January 1991 Quarterfinal | Chelsea | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Fulham, London |
| Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,178 |
Transfers
Out
- Guy Butters - Portsmouth
- Bobby Mimms - Blackburn Rovers, December, £250,000
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| Pos. | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total | ||||
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| Rnk | Pos | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
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| 1 | MF | Paul Gascoigne | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 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 |
| 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
| Rnk | Player | Premier League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 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.
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