1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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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
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

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]

Pre-season[]

First Division[]

FA Cup[]

League Cup[]

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
		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

Goal scorers[]

Rnk	Pos	Player	Premier League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Total
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
1	Erik Thorstvedt	12	1	3	16
TOTALS		12	1	3	16

References[]