2008–09 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 17th season in the Premier League, their 30th successive season in the top division of the English football league system and the 126th year of their history.

Tottenham Hotspur
2008–09 season
ChairmanDaniel Levy
ManagerJuande Ramos (until 25 October)
Harry Redknapp (from 25 October)
Premier League8th
FA CupFourth round
League CupRunners-up
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Darren Bent (12)
All:
Darren Bent (17)
Highest home attendance36,183 (vs. Liverpool, 1 November 2008)
Lowest home attendance35,507 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 26 October 2008)
Average home league attendance35,929

After finishing 11th in the 2007–08 Premier League, Tottenham began the season under the leadership of Spaniard Juande Ramos, drafted in to replace Martin Jol midway through the previous season. However, after suffering the worst start of a league season in Tottenham's history, with no wins in eight league games and only two points, Ramos was sacked and replaced by seasoned manager Harry Redknapp, who quickly eliminated the continental structure that the club had established over the past seasons. Tottenham's league form improved and mainly remained positive with the final position of eighth a far cry from the relegation places Tottenham had occupied throughout the campaign. Spurs also reached the final of the League Cup, and, as the reigning champions, faced league leaders Manchester United but lost 4–1 on penalties. With an average attendance of 35,929, Tottenham had the ninth-highest attendance in the Premier League.

Tottenham drafted in a total of 15 players through transfers and sold 19 players during the combined summer and winter transfer windows.

2008–09 season

Transfers
Luka Modrić – Tottenham's most expensive signing of the 2008–09 season

At the end of the 2007–08 season, which saw Tottenham finish 11th in the Premier League, the club announced the signing of Croatian playmaker Luka Modrić[1] and reiterated that any club wishing to sign Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov would need to offer more than £30 million.[2] Tottenham's transfer movement began immediately, with Czech goalkeeper Radek Černý moving on a free transfer to Queens Park Rangers following the end of the season;[3] Černý's loan deal had expired and was not offered a contract extension by Tottenham nor his parent club, Slavia Prague. Little under a month later, Tottenham agreed a deal with Barcelona for 19-year-old Mexican forward Giovani dos Santos for an initial fee of £4.7 million.[4] Not long afterwards, Tottenham reached a deal with Dutch club PSV for Brazilian goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, valued at around £8 million.[5]

Following comments made by Sir Alex Ferguson indicating confidence over signing Dimitar Berbatov despite negotiations not yet underway, the club issued a press statement on 18 July 2008 on behalf of Daniel Levy, saying that both Manchester United and Liverpool had been reported to the Premier League over comments their respective managers had made which were seen as unsettling both Berbatov and Irish striker Robbie Keane with a view of enticing them away from Tottenham.[6] Levy said of United boss Alex Ferguson:

"Today's public comments by Manchester United's manager, announcing that he has made an offer for Dimitar and is confident that the deal will go through with time working in their favour, is a blatant example of sheer arrogance and interference with one of our players. It is also probably one of the worst offences by any manager in the Premier League to date and is unbelievably hypocritical given his recent comments in respect of Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid.

"I have absolutely no wish to sell either player and to date we have not accepted any offer for either. However, when a player's head is turned and their commitment is absent, particularly when they occupy key positions such as that of striker, they become a negative influence in a team dressing room in which they were once a positive addition and influence. This is the situation we now have on our hands, with both Dimitar and Robbie having made it clear that they wish to leave for Manchester United and Liverpool respectively."[7]

Throughout July, Tottenham parted ways with many first team members of the squad. On 23 July 2008, it was announced that the club had sold the services of Teemu Tainio; the Finnish midfielder joined Sunderland on a three-year contract,[8] while French defender Pascal Chimbonda followed him a day later, joining the same club for an undisclosed fee.[9] The following day, former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson signed a five-year contract with Blackburn Rovers for £3.5 million, having played for Spurs for four years. Robinson joined the club from Leeds United in May 2004 and made 175 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring once against Watford in 2007.[10]

On 28 July 2008, Tottenham agreed to sell Robbie Keane to Liverpool for a total that could amount to £20.3 million. With the sale, Tottenham also agreed to drop its official complaint to the Premier League regarding Liverpool's pursuit of Keane after Liverpool issued a formal apology and made a donation to the Tottenham Foundation.[11]

Dimitar Berbatov joined Manchester United within moments of the summer transfer window's closure

Levy issued a statement coinciding with the confirmation of the Keane transfer:

"I was incredibly disappointed when I first heard, not only that Liverpool had been working behind the scenes to bring Robbie to Anfield, but that Robbie himself wanted to go and he submitted a transfer request to this effect. I have already made my opinion clear on the nature of this transaction. I don't regard it as a transfer deal – that is something which happens between two clubs when they both agree to trade – this is very much an enforced sale, for which we have agreed a sum of £19m as compensation plus a potential further £1.3m in additional compensation."

On 30 July 2008, French midfielder Steed Malbranque became the third player in a week to leave, following Tainio and Chimbonda to Sunderland for a fee of £7.8 million.[12] Later the same day, Tottenham announced they had reached agreement with Blackburn for the transfer of David Bentley to the club for £15 million.[13]

Totttenham made their first transfer move in the month of August with the signing of veteran goalkeeper César from Real Zaragoza on 8 August 2008. The deal was initially a season-long loan with the permanent signing being completed at the end of the 2008–09 season.[14] The first Tottenham departure in August was French defender Younès Kaboul, who on 11 August 2008 joined Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.[15] Towards the end of August, two more players left, with Anthony Gardner moving to Hull City[16] and Lee Young-pyo leaving for Borussia Dortmund.[17]

Friendlies

As part of their pre-season preparations, Tottenham held a training camp in Spain, along with numerous friendlies, in July.[18] Their first friendly, against local side Tavernes, saw Spurs stroll to an 8–0 success, with Giovanni dos Santos scoring his first goals for the club.[19] Tottenham then faced two of Juande Ramos' former teams in Dénia and Hércules. Spurs beat Dénia 4–2[20] and then curtailed the Spanish section of their preparations with a 1–1 with Hércules.[21]

Tottenham returned to England to play Norwich City, recovering from being a goal down to win 5–1, with Darren Bent netting four of the strikes.[22] They later played Leyton Orient, again winning 5–1 with Luka Modrić scoring his first goal for Spurs and Bent scoring a hat-trick to take his tally to nine goals in five games.[23] Tottenham then embarked to the Netherlands to play in the Feyenoord Jubilee Tournament, held in Rotterdam at the start of August, with a 2–0 victory over Celtic thanks to goals from Bent and David Bentley.[24] Spurs followed this with another win, over German club Borussia Dortmund 3–0 with goals from Bent, Dos Santos and Jamie O'Hara. Tottenham were crowned the winners of the tournament on 3 August.[25]

Tottenham finished their pre-season preparations with a 5–0 victory over Serie A giants Roma, which ensured they stayed unbeaten throughout the period, scoring 33 goals and conceding 5 in a total of 7 games, with Darren Bent scoring 13 times.[26]

August
Stamford Bridge was the venue for Tottenham's first point of the season

Tottenham's league season got off to a poor start with a 2–1 loss to Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium,[27] followed a week later by another 2–1 defeat to Sunderland, with debutant Djibril Cissé scoring the winning goal in the final minutes.[28] The defeats against Middlesbrough and Sunderland were punctuated with the ongoing transfer saga concerning Dimitar Berbatov and Manchester United; rumours that Berbatov had refused to play (later revealed to be true[29]) began to circulate, along with the theory that this refusal from one of Tottenham's best players was hurting team morale. Tottenham got their first point of the season eight days after the Sunderland loss in a 1–1 draw at Stamford Bridge against title contenders Chelsea.[30] With both the end of August and the summer transfer window approaching, the Berbatov saga ended with him making a transfer to Manchester United for £30.75 million and young striker Fraizer Campbell coming on loan for the entire season.[31] Manchester City had tried to enter the fray in the final hours with a £30 million bid accepted but Berbatov rejected the move.[32] Vedran Ćorluka also completed his move from Manchester City to join Croatian teammate Luka Modrić and provide competition for the right-back position.[33]

September

Tottenham's first match in September led to another 2–1 loss, at home to Aston Villa.[34] This resulted in three losses in four and one point from a possible twelve, rooting Spurs to the bottom of the Premier League table. Tottenham achieved their first competitive win of the season in the UEFA Cup against Wisła Kraków, with David Bentley scoring his debut and the winning goal.[35] Spurs returned to the league with a goalless home draw against Wigan Athletic[36] and a tepid 2–0 away defeat to Portsmouth, with ex-Tottenham player Jermain Defoe scoring a penalty.[37] At the end of September, Tottenham were bottom of the league and officially suffering their worst Premier League start. Spurs, however, were able to make a successful start to the defence of their League Cup title, defeating Newcastle United 2–1 at St James' Park to progress to the fourth round of the competition.[38]

October
Roman Pavlyuchenko scored his first league goal in Tottenham's first win over Bolton Wanderers at White Hart Lane

October started with progression to the group stages of the UEFA Cup for Tottenham with a 1–1 draw in Poland against Wisła Kraków in their second leg tie,[39] but Spurs' horrendous league form continued with a home loss to newly promoted Hull City, Geovanni's long range free-kick in the early minutes of the game condemning Tottenham to another loss,[40] They then followed this match with another battle against a newly promoted side, Stoke City. The match concluded with Tottenham conceding two penalties and having Michael Dawson and Gareth Bale sent off in a 2–1 loss.[41] This loss meant that Tottenham had only two points from eight games, were bottom of the Premier League and now were amidst the worst start to a season in their 126-year history. The ever-increasing pressure on manager Juande Ramos grew after a 2–0 loss in Italy to Udinese in the first match of the UEFA Cup group stage.[42]

On 25 October, the club announced the departure, with immediate effect, of sporting director Damien Comolli, head coach Juande Ramos and first team coaches Marcos Álvarez and Gus Poyet. It was announced, within hours, that the club had agreed a deal worth £5 million with Portsmouth to permit manager Harry Redknapp to become the new head coach at Spurs.[43]

Redknapp was unveiled as Tottenham manager the same day before the home match against Bolton Wanderers and gave the team talk, although the team itself was selected by Clive Allen and Alex Inglethorpe. Tottenham eased to their first league win of the season, with Roman Pavlyuchenko scoring his first Premier League goal.[44] Tottenham then faced bitter rivals Arsenal in the latest installment of the North London derby; the match ended 4–4 and viewed as one of the best games in the long history of the derby. Tottenham took the lead with a stunning David Bentley volley from 35-yards, while Arsenal responded with a Mikaël Silvestre header and found themselves 3–1 ahead deep inside the second half. Darren Bent made it 3–2 before Robin van Persie seemingly wrapped up the points making it 4–2 to Arsenal. With five minutes left, however, Jermaine Jenas made it 4–3 after capitalising on a Gaël Clichy slip, and then Aaron Lennon salvaged a point for Tottenham when he, four minutes into stoppage time, made it 4–4 with a tap-in.[45]

November

Tottenham's revitalised form continued into November with a win over league leaders Liverpool.[46] Dirk Kuyt blasted Liverpool into an early lead before a Jamie Carragher own goal and a Pavlyuchenko tap-in gave Spurs the three points. Five days later, Redknapp took charge of his first Tottenham UEFA Cup match, which ended with Tottenham thrashing Dinamo Zagreb 4–0 on the strength of a Darren Bent hat-trick.[47]

The first away win for Tottenham's season came on 9 November 2008, with a 2–1 win over Manchester City; Bent scored his fifth goal in two games.[48] Tottenham's fourth game in eleven days sent them to fifth round of the League Cup with a 4–2 win over Liverpool, which also included the first goals for on-loan striker Fraizer Campbell.[49]

Tottenham's six-game unbeaten run ended with a 2–1 loss to Fulham; a mistake from Heurelho Gomes helped Fulham into a two-goal lead before Fraizer Campbell pulled one back.[50] Tottenham recovered quickly with a 1–0 win over Blackburn,[51] increasing the pressure on Blackburn manager Paul Ince. The club followed this with another 1–0 win against NEC in the UEFA Cup, almost assuring safe passage to the next round.[52]

November ended with a 1–0 home loss to Everton. Steven Pienaar's deflected effort, later attributed as a Vedran Ćorluka own goal, was enough to get the victory for Everton.[53]

December

Tottenham began December by putting themselves into the semi-finals of the League Cup with a 2–1 win over Watford. Watford had taken the lead through a Tamas Priskin strike but a penalty from Roman Pavlyuchenko and a goal from Darren Bent earned Spurs a tie against Burnley in the semi-finals.[54] Tottenham continued their decent league form with a 2–0 win over West Ham United which also included Ledley King's first goal in three years.[55]

Spurs then faced defending Premier League champions Manchester United in a home tie which ended in a 0–0 draw, which meant that Tottenham were now unbeaten against the Premier League's top four.[56] Tottenham then completed their UEFA Cup group stage with a 2–2 draw with Spartak Moscow;[57] they proceeded to the next stage in the runner-up place to face UEFA Champions League drop-outs Shakhtar Donetsk.

Tottenham faced Newcastle at St James' Park in a losing 2–1 effort. The match was heading for a 1–1 draw until Damien Duff scored in stoppage time to give Newcastle the three points. Five days later,[58] Tottenham opposed Fulham in the return match at White Hart Lane, the match ending 0–0.[59]

December ended the same as November: with a loss, this time to newly promoted West Bromwich Albion. The 2–0 win was controversial, however, as defender Michael Dawson claimed that he had been fouled by West Brom striker Roman Bednář while the latter scored the opening goal. The goal stood and Tottenham ended the year still very much in a relegation battle.[60]

January Transfer Window
Robbie Keane returned to Tottenham only six months after his move to Liverpool

With the January transfer window opening on 1 January, Tottenham made movement in the market straight away. On 6 January 2009, Jermain Defoe returned to the club from Portsmouth in a deal worth an initial £9 million, with extras and the writing-off of past transfer fees in Pedro Mendes and Defoe himself; the media announced the total fee at £15 million.[61] Just over two weeks later, Tottenham came to an agreement for the transfer of Wilson Palacios for a fee of £12 million from Wigan Athletic; the deal for Palacios was officially concluded on 30 January with the approval of a work permit.[62] Tottenham also signed experienced goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini from Chelsea on a free transfer[63] and also concluded a deal to re-sign Pascal Chimbonda from Sunderland for a fee thought to be around £3 million.[64] On the final day of the transfer window, Tottenham resigned their third former player in a month, signing striker Robbie Keane for a fee of an initial £12 million, which, depending on circumstances, could rise to £15 million.[65]

The departures in January saw Andy Barcham made his loan move to Gillingham permanently for an undisclosed fee.[66] Four days later, Charlie Daniels left Tottenham to join Leyton Orient on a free transfer.[67] On 21 January, Spanish goalkeeper César's contract was cancelled so he could return to Spain to sign for Valencia.[68] Two days later, Tottenham outcast Hossam Ghaly joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr for an undisclosed fee.[69]

January

January began well for Tottenham, advancing to the next round of the FA Cup with a 3–1 win over Wigan[70] and then following that with a 4–1 win against Burnley in the League Cup semi-final first leg.[71] However, Tottenham's league form again suffered when in the next game, against Wigan, Spurs lost 1–0 when Maynor Figueroa powered in a header in stoppage time to confine Tottenham to another loss from last-minute goals.[72]

Tottenham responded seven days later with a 1–1 draw against Portsmouth at White Hart Lane. The match had massive publicity because of the return of Harry Redknapp and Jermain Defoe.[73] In the match, David Nugent scored a deflected goal before Defoe returned to haunt his old club by scoring the equaliser.[74]

Tottenham then faced Burnley in the League Cup semi-final second leg. Burnley could only progress by winning by three clear goals and it was widely seen as unlikely that Burnley would offer much in terms of opposition. After 90 minutes, however, goals from Robbie Blake, Chris McCann and Jay Rodriguez took the game to extra time and if they held on they would progress thanks to the away goals rule, but facing elimination with under three minutes left to play, goals from Roman Pavlyuchenko and Jermain Defoe saw Spurs progress to the final 6–4 on aggregate.[75]

Three days after the extra-time tie, Tottenham faced Manchester United in the FA Cup, losing 2–1, having taken the lead through Pavlyuchenko before a deflected goal from Paul Scholes and a strike from Dimitar Berbatov ended eliminated the side from the competition.[76]

Three days later, Tottenham got their first league win in six games with a 3–1 home win over Stoke. Brilliant play saw Spurs take a 3–0 lead in the first 30 minutes before James Beattie scored a consolation goal for the visitors.[77] January ended in defeat for Spurs with 3–2 loss to Bolton. Bolton took a 2–0 lead before a Darren Bent double levelled until another last minute goal from Kevin Davies claimed the points for the home side.[78]

February

February for Tottenham started with the North London derby against Arsenal. The highly anticipated match ended 0–0 with Spurs enjoying the dominant moments in the game, thanks in part to the first-half sending-off of Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Eboué.[79] An 11-day rest period ended with a trip to Ukraine to face Shakhtar Donetsk in the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Tottenham lost 2–0 thanks to late goals from Evhen Seleznyov and Jádson.[80] The match incurred criticism due to Tottenham playing a weakened side, however the criticisms were brushed aside by Redknapp, who emphatically prioritized the Premier League and League Cup over the UEFA Cup.[81] On 23 February, Tottenham faced Hull City at the KC Stadium in the Monday night fixture. Spurs eased to a 2–1 win with goals from Aaron Lennon and Jonathan Woodgate, sealing a valuable set of points.[82]

Tottenham ended the February set of fixtures only three days later with the return leg of Shakhtar. Tottenham again fielded a severely weakened team due in part to the 2009 Football League Cup Final being only three days away, and earned a valiant 1–1 draw, with Giovani dos Santos scoring his first Tottenham goal before a late Fernandinho goal sealed the leg for Shakhtar in the dying moments to eliminate Spurs from Europe.[83]

March
Tottenham visited Wembley two years consecutively, In 2008–09 they entered as incumbent League Cup Champions

March began with the 2009 League Cup Final against Manchester United. The frantic final ended 0–0 and resulted in a penalty shoot-out, which United won 4–1 to win the first major trophy of the 2008–09 season.[84]

Tottenham rebounded from the heart-break of the final loss[85] three days later with a comprehensive 4–0 win over Middlesbrough to ease the immediate relegation concerns.[86] The unbeaten run continued with a 1–1 at Sunderland on 7 March. The tense match began with an early goal for Kieran Richardson and remained so until in the dying embers of the game, where Robbie Keane struck a volley to earn Spurs a point.[87] Eight days later, Tottenham faced fourth-placed Aston Villa at Villa Park. An early goal from Jermaine Jenas gave Spurs the lead until early in the second-half when the lead was extended thanks to a Darren Bent tap-in; John Carew stuck a consolation goal as Tottenham took the three points.[88] Days before the last match of the March fixtures, Tottenham announced a record amount of profit in the 2008 fiscal year.[89]

Tottenham faced Chelsea in the final match in March at White Hart Lane. In a thrilling London derby, Tottenham took maximum points thanks to a second-half goal from Luka Modrić and a much improved performance by goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, putting Tottenham only three away from a European place.[90]

March ended with three call-ups into the England squad with Aaron Lennon in, thanks to being in mercurial form during the month of March and Ledley King earning a shock call-up, though with the injury situation surrounding the defender, King had to withdraw from the squad three days later.[91][92] Darren Bent also received a call up on 28 March, after an injury to Carlton Cole ruled him out of the World Cup qualifier against Ukraine.[93]

April

The penultimate month of the Premier League season began with a trip to Ewood Park, on 4 April, to face relegation-battlers Blackburn. Tottenham took the lead through a Robbie Keane penalty and led until the 80th minute, when the contentious sending off of Wilson Palacios swung the game back in Blackburn's favour, and two late goals from Benni McCarthy and André Ooijer gave the three points to the home side.[94]

Seven days later, Tottenham faced West Ham in a London derby. The match ended 1–0 thanks to a solo effort from the returning Roman Pavlyuchenko.[95] The win ignited Tottenham's charge into the final Europa league place which was consolidated eight days later on 19 April, with another 1–0 win, this time over struggling Newcastle. An early Darren Bent goal was enough to secure the points and help steer the club further towards European football.[96]

April ended with a defeat to league leaders Manchester United at Old Trafford. Tottenham led 2–0 through two quick-fire strikes from Darren Bent and Luka Modrić, but in the second-half, United were awarded a penalty by referee Howard Webb and went on to win the game 5–2. Webb later admitted that he had got the penalty decision wrong.[97] The loss damaged Tottenham's hopes of a seventh-place finish.[98]

May

Against the norm, there were four Premier League fixtures in May. Tottenham took on relegation strugglers West Brom at White Hart Lane, looking to bounce back from the heavy defeat at Old Trafford. The game was settled by a well-placed Jermaine Jenas effort from just outside the area on the stroke of half-time, and secured Spurs' fifth home win a row. It was their fourth 1–0 win at home in a row, and sixth consecutive home clean sheet, leaving them on the verge of a club record of the fewest goals conceded at home in a season.[99]

A week later, Tottenham travelled to Goodison Park. The game was marred by the pre-match news that the brother of Wilson Palacios had been confirmed dead in his native Honduras, causing him to leave the team hotel hours before the game.[100] This was one of many factors that caused Harry Redknapp to go with an unorthodox 3–5–2 formation, notably bringing in Gareth Bale at left wing-back for the Welsh youngster's first league start for four months. The match finished 0–0, and for the second consecutive season earned Tottenham a point in their European quest.[101]

The following Saturday, Tottenham went into their final home game of the season against Manchester City, with a target of setting a new club record for goals conceded at home. They simply had to concede no more than a goal to break the record of 11, which had stood since 1920. Spurs could also end Manchester City's hopes of Europe next season, while increasing their own slender hopes. Tottenham took the lead in the 29th minute when Jermain Defoe improvised with a back-heel from close range from Tom Huddlestone's cross. In the second-half, Spurs were forced to rue their earlier missed chances when Valeri Bojinov grabbed an equaliser, in the process scoring the first away goal at the lane since James Beattie's consolation in January. A draw was looking increasingly likely until Fraizer Campbell was brought down to win a penalty, which was converted by Robbie Keane. The game finished 2–1 and Tottenham, having conceded just ten goals at home all season, broke their own club record and ensured ending the season with the best home defence in the 2008–09 season.[102]

Tottenham went into the final game of the season at Anfield, with a small chance of finishing in seventh place and Europe, needing to beat Liverpool and hoping that Everton could earn three points against Fulham at Craven Cottage; Everton, however, won 2–0. In Spurs' match, Fernando Torres and an own goal by Alan Hutton had Liverpool 2–0 up. A goal from Robbie Keane on his return to Anfield gave Tottenham a glimmer of hope, but just three minutes later Yossi Benayoun scored for the home team, condemning Tottenham to a 3–1 loss to finish their domestic league season.[103]

Spurs finished the season in eighth, a turnaround in form pushing them into higher reaches of the league, when they were as low as 19th place as recently as January and 20th for a part of the season. Having made their worst start to a league season in their 126-year history, Tottenham made a three place improvement on the 2007–08 season.

Premier League table
Main article: 2008–09 Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Aston Villa 38 17 11 10 54 48 +6 62 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 1]
7 Fulham 38 14 11 13 39 34 +5 53 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 45 45 0 51
9 West Ham United 38 14 9 15 42 45 −3 51
10 Manchester City 38 15 5 18 58 50 +8 50
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Since both finalists of the FA Cup (Chelsea and Everton) and the League Cup winners (Manchester United) qualified for the European competitions based on their league position, the sixth-placed team (Aston Villa) received a berth in the Europa League play-off round and the seventh-placed team (Fulham) received a berth in the Europa League third qualifying round.

Transfers

In
Date Player Previous Club Cost
30 May 2008 John Bostock Crystal Palace£700,000[104]
30 June 2008 Mirko Ranieri PerugiaUndisclosed[105]
1 July 2008 Paul-José M'Poku Standard LiègeUndisclosed[106]
1 July 2008 Luka Modrić Dinamo Zagreb£16,000,000[107]
1 July 2008 Giovani dos Santos Barcelona£5,000,000[108]
1 July 2008 Heurelho Gomes PSV£7,800,000[109]
30 July 2008 David Bentley Blackburn Rovers£15,000,000[110]
8 August 2008 César Real ZaragozaUndisclosed[111]
30 August 2008 Roman Pavlyuchenko Spartak Moscow£14,000,000[112]
1 September 2008 Vedran Ćorluka Manchester City£8,500,000[113]
6 January 2009 Jermain Defoe Portsmouth£9,000,000[114]
21 January 2009 Wilson Palacios Wigan Athletic£12,000,000[62]
26 January 2009 Carlo Cudicini ChelseaFree[115]
26 January 2009 Pascal Chimbonda Sunderland£4,500,000[116]
2 February 2009 Robbie Keane Liverpool£12,000,000[117][118]
Total
£104.5 million +

Out
Date Player New Club Cost
1 July 2008 Radek Černý Queens Park RangersFree[119]
1 July 2008 Joe Martin BlackpoolUndisclosed[120]
7 July 2008 Tommy Forecast SouthamptonUndisclosed[121]
23 July 2008 Teemu Tainio Sunderland£5,000,000[122]
25 July 2008 Paul Robinson Blackburn£3,500,000[123]
26 July 2008 Pascal Chimbonda Sunderland£5,000,000[9]
28 July 2008 Robbie Keane Liverpool£19,000,000[124]
30 July 2008 Steed Malbranque Sunderland£7,000,000[12]
11 August 2008 Younès Kaboul Portsmouth£6,000,000[125][126]
14 August 2008 Anthony Gardner Hull City£2,500,000[127]
27 August 2008 Lee Young-pyo Borussia DortmundUndisclosed[128]
1 September 2008 Dimitar Berbatov Manchester United£30,750,000[129]
21 December 2008 Paul Stalteri Borussia MönchengladbachReleased[130]
29 December 2008 Dag Alexander Olsen ValenciaUndisclosed[131]
2 January 2009 Andy Barcham GillinghamUndisclosed[132]
6 January 2009 Charlie Daniels Leyton OrientFree[133]
21 January 2009 César ValenciaUndisclosed[134]
23 January 2009 Hossam Ghaly Al NassrUndisclosed[135]
9 February 2009 Leigh MillsUnattachedReleased[136]
Total
£78.75 million +

Trials
Date Player Club Result
6 January 2009 Stephen AppiahFree AgentUnsuccessful[137]
16 January 2009 Quincy Owusu-AbeyieSpartak MoscowUnsuccessful[138]

Loan arrivals
Date Player Club Loan Length
2 September 2008 Fraizer CampbellManchester United24 May 2009[139]

Loan departures
Loan Start Date Player Club Loan End Date
11 July 2008 Jake LivermoreCrewe Alexandra23 July 2008[140]
26 August 2008 Charlie Daniels Gillingham 29 September 2008[141]
8 August 2008 Troy Archibald-HenvilleNorwich City10 November 2008[142]
16 October 2008 Ben AlnwickCarlisle United17 November 2008[143]
19 September 2008 David ButtonGrays Athletic20 November 2008[144]
2 July 2008 Simon DawkinsLeyton Orient1 January 2009[145]
8 August 2008 Leigh MillsGillingham1 January 2009[146]
26 August 2008 Tomáš PekhartSouthampton1 January 2009[147][148]
25 September 2008 Andy BarchamGillingham2 January 2009[149]
1 January 2009 Lee ButcherGrays Athletic15 February 2009[150]
16 January 2009 David ButtonAFC Bournemouth16 February 2009[151][152]
25 February 2009 Kyle Fraser-AllenMacclesfield Town1 April 2009[153]
6 March 2009 David ButtonLuton Town7 April 2009[154][155]
10 March 2009 Lee ButcherSt Albans City11 April 2009[156]
13 March 2009 Adel TaarabtQPR24 April 2009[157][158]
17 April 2009 David ButtonDagenham & Redbridge1 May 2009[159][160]
20 January 2009 Troy Archibald-HenvilleExeter City4 May 2009[161][162]
29 January 2009 Dorian DerviteSouthend United4 May 2009[163]
3 March 2009 Danny HutchinsYeovil Town4 May 2009[164][165]
12 March 2009 Chris GunterNottingham Forest4 May 2009[166]
13 March 2009 Giovani dos SantosIpswich Town4 May 2009[167]
19 March 2009 Jonathan ObikaYeovil Town4 May 2009[168][169]
19 March 2009 Andros TownsendYeovil Town4 May 2009[168][169]
24 March 2009 Danny RoseWatford4 May 2009[170]
26 March 2009 Yuri BerchicheCheltenham Town4 May 2009[171]
26 March 2009 David HuttonCheltenham Town4 May 2009[171]
18 April 2009 Lee ButcherGrays Athletic4 May 2009[172]
11 January 2009 Kevin-Prince BoatengBorussia Dortmund24 May 2009[173]
2 February 2009 Tomáš PekhartSlavia PragueJanuary 2010[174]

Long-term injury list
Date Injured Player Injury Return Date
8 November 2008 Giovani dos SantosAnkle Ligament2 January 2009[175]
17 January 2009 Ledley KingHamstring strain23 February 2009[176]
20 November 2008 Alan HuttonFoot fracture23 March 2009[177][178][179]
29 January 2009 Jermain DefoeBroken metatarsal15 April 2009[180][181][182]
19 April 2009 Michael DawsonTorn ankle ligamentStart of 2009–10 season[183]
25 April 2009 Darren BentMedial ligament injury24 May 2009[184][185]
26 April 2009 Jamie O'HaraKnee InjuryStart of 2009–10 season[186]
18 May 2009 Tom HuddlestoneKnee InjuryStart of 2009–10 season[187]

Match results

Pre-season
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
14 July 2008 Tavernes N 0–8 Lennon 27', Pekhart 47', 63', Dos Santos 53', 68', Malbranque 76', O'Hara 84', 85' N/A
19 July 2008 CD Dénia N 2–4 Taarabt 30', Jenas 38', Townsend 54', Bent 59', N/A
24 July 2008 Hércules A 1–1 Bent 34' N/A
28 July 2008 Norwich City A 1–5 Stefanović 10' (o.g), Bent 44', 57', 72', 75' 25,243
30 July 2008 Leyton Orient A 1–5 Bent 45', 59', 76', Lennon 47', Modrić 51' 9,250
1 August 2008 Celtic N 0–2 Bent 24, Bentley 79' N/A
3 August 2008 Borussia Dortmund N 0–3 Bent 9', Dos Santos 54, O'Hara 87' N/A
10 August 2008 Roma H 5–0 Bentley 2', 45', Bent 4', 53', Lennon 49' 35,841

Premier League
Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
16 August 2008 Middlesbrough A 2–1 Huth 90' (o.g) 32,623
23 August 2008 Sunderland H 1–2 Jenas 73' 36,064
31 August 2008 Chelsea A 1–1 Bent 45+1' 41,790
15 September 2008 Aston Villa H 1–2 Bent 87' 36,075
21 September 2008 Wigan Athletic H 0–0 35,808
28 September 2008 Portsmouth A 2–0 20,352
5 October 2008 Hull City H 0–1 36,062
19 October 2008 Stoke City A 2–1 Bent 25' 27,500
26 October 2008 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 Pavlyuchenko 17' Bent 76' (pen) 35,507
29 October 2008 Arsenal A 4–4 Bentley 13', Bent 67', Jenas 89', Lennon 90+4' 60,043
1 November 2008 Liverpool H 2–1 Carragher 70' (o.g), Pavlyuchenko 90' 36,183
9 November 2008 Manchester City A 1–2 Bent 29', 64' 41,893
15 November 2008 Fulham A 2–1 Campbell 81' 25,139
23 November 2008 Blackburn Rovers H 1–0 Pavlyuchenko 9' 35,903
30 November 2008 Everton H 0–1 35,742
8 December 2008 West Ham United A 0–2 King 68', O'Hara 90' 34,277
13 December 2008 Manchester United H 0–0 35,882
21 December 2008 Newcastle United A 2–1 Modrić 29' 47,982
26 December 2008 Fulham H 0–0 35,869
28 December 2008 West Bromwich Albion A 2–0 26,344
11 January 2009 Wigan Athletic A 1–0 17,500
18 January 2009 Portsmouth H 1–1 Defoe 70' 36,011
27 January 2009 Stoke City H 3–1 Lennon 8', Defoe 21', Dawson 25' 36,072
31 January 2009 Bolton Wanderers A 3–2 Bent 73', 75' 21,575
8 February 2009 Arsenal H 0–0 36,021
23 February 2009 Hull City A 1–2 Lennon 17', Woodgate 86' 24,742
4 March 2009 Middlesbrough H 4–0 Keane 9', Pavlyuchenko 14', Lennon 40', 79' 35,761
7 March 2009 Sunderland A 1–1 Keane 89' 37,894
15 March 2009 Aston Villa A 1–2 Jenas 5', Bent 50' 41,205
21 March 2009 Chelsea H 1–0 Modrić 50' 36,034
4 April 2009 Blackburn Rovers A 2–1 Keane 30' (pen) 21,891
11 April 2009 West Ham United H 1–0 Pavlyuchenko 65' 35,969
19 April 2009 Newcastle United H 1–0 Bent 24' 35,850
25 April 2009 Manchester United A 5–2 Bent 29', Modrić 32' 75,458
2 May 2009 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 Jenas 43' 35,836
9 May 2009 Everton A 0–0 36,646
16 May 2009 Manchester City H 2–1 Defoe 29', Keane 85' (pen) 36,000
24 May 2009 Liverpool A 3–1 Keane 77' 43,937

FA Cup
Round Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
Third Round 2 January 2009 Wigan Athletic H 3–1 Pavlyuchenko 52' (pen), 90+3', Modrić 76' 34,040
Fourth Round 24 January 2009 Manchester United A 1–2 Pavlyuchenko 5' 75,014

League Cup
Round Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Att
3R 23 September 2008 Newcastle United A 1–2 Pavlyuchenko 62', O'Hara 66' 19,577
4R 12 November 2008 Liverpool H 4–2 Pavlyuchenko 38', 52', Campbell 42', 45' 33,242
5R 3 December 2008 Watford A 1–2 Pavlyuchenko 45' (pen), Bent 76' 16,501
SF 6 January 2009 Burnley H 4–1 Dawson 47', O'Hara 52', Pavlyuchenko 65', Duff 68' (o.g) 31,377
SF 21 January 2009 Burnley A 3–2 Pavlyuchenko 117', Defoe 119' 19,533
F 1 March 2009 Manchester United N 0–0 88,217
1 March 2009 Manchester United 4–1 Penalties

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup first round
Round Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
FRL1 18 September 2008 Wisła Kraków H 2–1 Bentley 33', Bent 72' 35,751
FRL2 2 October 2008 Wisła Kraków A 1–1 Głowacki 58' (o.g) 15,000

UEFA Cup group stage
Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage § Group D
Round Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
Group D 23 October 2008 Udinese A 2–0 22,000
Group D 6 November 2008 Dinamo Zagreb H 4–0 Bent 30', 33', 70', Huddlestone 59' 32,788
Group D 27 November 2008 NEC A 0–1 O'Hara 14' 12,500
Group D 18 December 2008 Spartak Moscow H 2–2 Modrić 68', Huddlestone 75' 28,906
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Udinese 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9
Tottenham Hotspur 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7
NEC 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
Spartak Moscow 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
Dinamo Zagreb 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
Source: RSSSF

UEFA Cup Round of 32
Round Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance
R32 19 February 2009 Shakhtar Donetsk A 2–0 25,000
R32 26 February 2009 Shakhtar Donetsk H 1–1 Dos Santos 55' 30,595

Manager statistics
Manager Games Won Drawn Lost H-Win% A-Win% Pos Pts PPLG Lge Cup FA Cup UEFA Cup
Juande Ramos
(August 2008 – October 2008)		122
(16.6%)		3
(25%)		7
(58.3%)		20%14.2%20th20.25Fourth RoundNot EnteredGroup Stage
Harry Redknapp
(October 2008 – Onwards)		4220
(47.6%)		10
(23.8%)		12
(28.5%)		66.6%28.5%8th491.63Runners-UpFourth RoundLast 32
Tottenham Hotspur
(August 2008 – May 2009)		5422
(40.7%)		13
(24%)		19
(35.1%)		57.6%25%8th511.34Runners-UpFourth RoundLast 32
  • Pts = League Points
  • Pos = League Position
  • H-Win% = Home Win%
  • A-Win% = Away Win%
  • PPLG = Points Per League Game
  • Data includes all competitions

Player statistics
No. Pos. Nationality Player PL FA CC UC Total PLG FAG CCG UCG TG Ast
1GK BrazilHeurelho Gomes341584800000020
2DF ScotlandAlan Hutton80121100000220
3DF WalesGareth Bale162573000000341
4MF Ivory CoastDidier Zokora292674400000250
5MF EnglandDavid Bentley252353510012350
6MF EnglandTom Huddlestone221263100022430
7MF EnglandAaron Lennon351564750005830
8MF EnglandJermaine Jenas320343940004370
9FW RussiaRoman Pavlyuchenko2826036536014220
10FW EnglandDarren Bent32136421201417210
11DF Brazil Gilberto1002300000000
12MF HondurasWilson Palacios110011200000031
14MF CroatiaLuka Modrić342444431015760
15FW IrelandRobbie Keane140001450005310
16DF WalesChris Gunter31171200000000
17MF MexicoGiovani dos Santos61141200011000
18FW EnglandFraizer Campbell101472210203420
19MF MoroccoAdel Taarabt1110300000000
20DF EnglandMichael Dawson152552710102231
21DF FrancePascal Chimbonda3002500000100
22DF CroatiaVedran Ćorluka332403900000340
23GK ItalyCarlo Cudicini4000400000000
24MF EnglandJamie O'Hara151662810214451
25FW EnglandJermain Defoe81101030104100
26DF EnglandLedley King240232910001020
27GK EnglandBen Alnwick0110200000000
32DF CameroonBenoît Assou-Ekotto291423600000242
39DF EnglandJonathan Woodgate341454410001050
51MF EnglandJohn Bostock0003300000000
52MF EnglandDean Parrett0002200000000
77MF EnglandRyan Mason0001100000000
80FW EnglandJonathan Obika0002200000000
No. Pos. Nationality Player PL FA CC UC Total PLG FAG CCG UCG TG Ast
  • Data includes all competitions
  • Substitution appearances included as full
  • PL – Premier League
  • FA – FA Cup
  • CC – League Cup
  • UC – UEFA Cup
  • XXG – Goals
  • TG – Total Goals
  • Ast – Assists

Top scorer
P. Player Position Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 Darren BentForward1201417
2 Roman PavlyuchenkoForward536014
3 Aaron LennonMidfielder50005
4 Luka ModrićMidfielder31015
5 Robbie KeaneForward50005

Most appearances
P. Player Position Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 Heurelho GomesGoalkeeper3415848
2 Aaron LennonMidfielder3515647
3 Jonathan WoodgateDefender3414544
4 Didier ZokoraMidfielder2926744
5 Luka ModrićMidfielder3424444

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