1989–90 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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Tottenham Hotspur
1989–90 season
ChairmanEngland Irving Scholar
ManagerEngland Terry Venables
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
First Division3rd
FA CupThird-round
League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Gary Lineker
(24)
All: Gary Lineker
(26)
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1990–91 →

The 1989–90 season was the 84th season of competitive football played by Tottenham Hotspur. Entering the 1989-90 season, Terry Venables stayed on as manager for his third season as charge of Tottenham with the team ending in third position, sixteen points behind eventual champions Liverpool. In the FA Cup, they got knocked by fellow first division team, Southampton and they got knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Football League Cup by Nottingham Forest.

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Football League First Division[]

Main article: 1989–90 Football League First Division

August–December[]

Tottenham opened their 1989–90 campaign with an home match against Luton Town. In a match that saw 50 fans being locked-out due to the club selling more tickets, they recorded their first win of the season with a 2–1 victory with goals from Paul Stewart and Paul Allen.[1] Three days later at Goodison Park, they gave an early goal away with Mike Newell scoring the goal. After coming back into the match with a goal from Allen, they would go on to lose the match with Kevin Sheedy scoring the winner.[2] A draw against Manchester City,[3] would be followed by two defeats to Aston Villa,[4] and Chelsea.[5] After being over-run in a 2–2 draw to Norwich City with injuries affecting the team,[6] Gary Lineker scored three goals in a 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers after squandering a two goal lead for the second week in a row.[7]

A three game win streak followed after that win as they defeated Charlton Athletic,[8] Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday before losing to Liverpool on the 29 October.

January–May[]

Match results[]

Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers
19 August 1989 Luton Town H W 2–1 Stewart 30', Allen 80'
22 August 1989 Everton A L 1–2 Allen
26 August 1989 Manchester City A D 1–1 Gascoigne 38'
9 September 1989 Aston Villa A L 0–2
16 September 1989 Chelsea H L 1–4 Gascoigne
23 September 1989 Norwich City A D 2–2 Gascoigne 20', Lineker 35'
30 September 1989 Queens Park Rangers H W 3–2 Lineker 32', 38', 87'
16 October 1989 Charlton Athletic A W 3–1 Gascoigne, Lineker, Thomas

Colour key: Green = Tottenham win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Tottenham score ordered first.

Partial league table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C) 38 23 10 5 78 37 +41 79 Excluded from the European Cup[9]
2 Aston Villa 38 21 7 10 57 38 +19 70 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 6 13 59 47 +12 63
4 Arsenal 38 18 8 12 54 38 +16 62
5 Chelsea 38 16 12 10 58 50 +8 60
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion

FA Cup[]

See also: 1989–90 FA Cup

As part of the first division, Tottenham automatically qualified through to the third round of the FA Cup where they was drawn to meet fellow first division side Southampton in their first match.[10] In the match, Tottenham was dominated by the Southampton midfield in Jimmy Case, Glenn Cockerill and Barry Horne with Southampton getting a 3-1 victory despite a goal from David Howells giving Tottenham hope with twelve minutes to go.[11]

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers
Third round 6 January 1990 Southampton H L 1–3 Howells 78'

Colour key: Green = Tottenham win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Tottenham score ordered first.

Football League Cup[]

See also: 1989–90 Football League Cup

As part of the first division, Tottenham started the League Cup in the second round where they were drawn to meet fourth division side, Southend United. Over two legs, Tottenham would only scrape through on away goals with David Lacey from The Guardian describing their defence as secure as a sandcastle on high tide after the first leg.[12] Two weeks later, they played fellow first division club Manchester United in the third round. After losing Terry Fenwick early in the match, Tottenham won 3-0 with goals on either side of the break securing the victory.[13]

Tottenham had another away game in the fourth round, this time to Prenton Park to take on third division side Tranmere Rovers. A goal from Paul Gascoigne an own goal from Dave Higgins sent the match into a replay at White Hart which Tottenham winning 4–0.[14][15] The following round saw them visit City Ground, the home stadium of Nottingham Forest and saw them go two goals down before the half but goals from Gary Lineker and Steve Sedgley force the match into a replay at White Hart.[16] Nayim scored the opening goal within the first minute before Nottingham scored the equalizer in the 36th minute before gaining the lead five minutes later. In the 64th minute, Tottenham equalized with Paul Walsh after coming of a David Howells kick. But two minutes later, Steve Hodge scored the match winner for Nottingham and knocking out Tottenham in the process.[17]

Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score Scorers
Second round
First leg 		20 September 1989 Southend United A W 1–0 Fenwick
Second round
Second leg 		4 October 1989 Southend United H L 2–3 Allen, Nayim
Third round 25 October 1989 Manchester United A W 3–0 Samways, Lineker, Nayim
Fourth round 22 November 1989 Tranmere Rovers A D 2–2 Gascoigne, Higgins (og)
Fourth round
replay 		29 November 1989 Tranmere Rovers H W 4–0 Stewart, Allen, Howells, Mabbutt
Quarter finals 17 January 1990 Nottingham Forest A D 2–2 Lineker, Sedgley 80'
Quarter finals
replay 		24 January 1990 Nottingham Forest H L 2–3 Nayim 1', Walsh 64'

Colour key: Green = Tottenham win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win. Tottenham score ordered first.

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [1]

Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF England Paul Allen 29+3 6 1 0 6 2 36+3 8
DF Iceland Guðni Bergsson 17+1 0 1 0 1 0 19+1 0
DF England Guy Butters 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
DF England Terry Fenwick 10 0 0 0 3 1 13 1
MF England Paul Gascoigne 34 6 0 0 4 1 38 7
MF England David Howells 33+1 5 1 1 5+1 1 39+2 7
DF Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton 8 0 1 0 0+1 0 9+1 0
FW England Gary Lineker 38 24 1 0 6 2 45 26
DF England Gary Mabbutt 36 0 1 0 7 1 44 1
GK England Bobby Mimms 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
MF England John Moncur 2+3 1 0 0 0 0 2+3 1
FW England Paul Moran 0+5 1 0 0 0+1 0 0+6 1
MF Spain Nayim 18+1 0 0 0 3+1 3 21+2 3
DF England Andy Polston 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF England John Polston 10+3 1 0 0 3 0 13+3 1
MF England Mark Robson 0+3 0 0 0 1 0 1+3 0
MF England Vinny Samways 18+5 3 1 0 4+1 1 23+6 4
MF England Steve Sedgley 31+1 0 1 0 6 1 38+1 1
DF England Gary Stevens 4+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 4+4 0
MF England Paul Stewart 25+3 8 1 0 6 1 32+3 9
DF England Mitchell Thomas 18+8 1 1 0 7 0 26+8 1
GK Norway Erik Thorstvedt 34 0 0 0 7 0 41 0
DF Wales Pat Van Den Hauwe 31 0 0 0 6 0 37 0
FW England Paul Walsh 12+14 2 0+1 0 1+3 1 13+18 3

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: [[[18]]]

Goal scorers[]

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [2]

Rnk Pos Player Football League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 FW England Gary Lineker 24 0 2 26
2 MF England Paul Stewart 8 0 1 9
3 MF England Paul Allen 6 0 2 8
4 MF England Paul Gascoigne 6 0 1 7
MF England David Howells 5 1 1 7
6 MF England Vinny Samways 3 0 1 4
7 MF Spain Nayim 0 0 3 3
FW England Paul Walsh 2 0 1 3
9 DF England Terry Fenwick 0 0 1 1
DF England Gary Mabbutt 0 0 1 1
MF England John Moncur 1 0 0 1
FW England Paul Moran 1 0 0 1
DF England John Polston 1 0 0 1
MF England Steve Sedgley 0 0 1 1
DF England Mitchell Thomas 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 58 1 15 74

Clean sheets[]

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [3]

Rnk Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 6 0 3 9
2 2 0 0 2
TOTALS 8 0 3 11

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Ridley, Ian (21 August 1989). "Lock-out darkens new Tottenham look". The Guardian. p. 15.
  2. ^ Bateman, Cynthie (23 August 1989). "Slick Everton nick it". The Guardian. p. 12.
  3. ^ Blerley, Stephen (28 August 1989). "Gascoigne the enimga leaves scooters standing". The Guardian. p. 18.
  4. ^ "Weekend results". The Guardian. 11 September 1989. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Weekend results". The Guardian. 18 September 1989. p. 14.
  6. ^ "Venables slipping into right gear". The Guardian. 25 September 1989. p. 15.
  7. ^ Ridiey, Ian (2 October 1989). "Lineker out on his own". The Guardian. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Weekend results". The Guardian. 16 October 1989. p. 14.
  9. ^ Liverpool were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on for 10 years, because of the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans. The ban was eventually lifted for the 1991–92 season.
  10. ^ Bierley, Stephen (11 December 1989). "Petrifying Forest". The Guardian. p. 15.
  11. ^ Lacey, David (8 January 1990). "Spurs defense crumbles in open-and-shut-case". The Guardian. p. 17.
  12. ^ Lacey, David (21 September 1989). "Finally Fenwick". The Guardian. p. 19.
  13. ^ Blerery, Stephen (26 October 1989). "Spurs ride Fenwick loss". The Guardian. p. 14.
  14. ^ Baterman, Cynthia (23 November 1989). "Tranmere flying high in pursuit of another scalp". The Guardian. p. 17.
  15. ^ Lacey, David (30 November 1989). "Tottenham's gloss finish". The Guardian. p. 20.
  16. ^ Lacey, David (18 January 1990). "Cavalier Tottenham have the last laugh". The Guardin. p. 14.
  17. ^ Lacey, David (25 January 1990). "Spurs consumed by Forest's fire". The Guardian. p. 16.
  18. ^ https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2590&teamTabs=stats

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