1989–90 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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.

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

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]

Match results
DateOpponentsVenue ResultScoreScorers
19 August 1989Luton TownH W2–1Stewart 30', Allen 80'
22 August 1989EvertonA L1–2Allen
26 August 1989Manchester CityA D1–1Gascoigne 38'
9 September 1989Aston VillaA L0–2
16 September 1989ChelseaH L1–4Gascoigne

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[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScoreScorers
Third round 6 January 1990SouthamptonH L1–3Howells 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 defense as secure as a sandcastle on high tide after the first leg.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11][12] 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.[13] 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, Tottingham 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 Tottingham in the process.[14]

Round DateOpponentsVenue ResultScoreScorers
Second round
First leg		 20 September 1989Southend UnitedA W1–0Fenwick
Second round
Second leg		 4 October 1989Southend UnitedH L2–3Allen, Nayim
Third round 25 October 1989Manchester UnitedA W3–0Samways, Lineker, Nayim
Fourth round 22 November 1989Tranmere RoversA D2–2Gascoigne, Higgins (og)
Fourth round
replay		 29 November 1989Tranmere RoversH W4–0Stewart, Allen, Howells, Mabbutt
Quarter finals 17 January 1990Nottingham ForestA D2–2Lineker, Sedgley 80'
Quarter finals
replay		 24 January 1990Nottingham ForestH L2–3Nayim 1', Walsh 64'

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

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. Liverpool were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on for 10 years, because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans. The ban was eventually lifted for the 1991–92 season.
  7. Bierley, Stephen (11 December 1989). "Petrifying Forest". The Guardian. p. 15.
  8. Lacey, David (8 January 1990). "Spurs defense crumbles in open-and-shut-case". The Guardian. p. 17.
  9. Lacey, David (21 September 1989). "Finally Fenwick". The Guardian. p. 19.
  10. Blerery, Stephen (26 October 1989). "Spurs ride Fenwick loss". The Guardian. p. 14.
  11. Baterman, Cynthia (23 November 1989). "Tranmere flying high in pursuit of another scalp". The Guardian. p. 17.
  12. Lacey, David (30 November 1989). "Tottenham's gloss finish". The Guardian. p. 20.
  13. Lacey, David (18 January 1990). "Cavalier Tottenham have the last laugh". The Guardin. p. 14.
  14. Lacey, David (25 January 1990). "Spurs consumed by Forest's fire". The Guardian. p. 16.
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