| 1988–89 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Irving Scholar | ||
| Manager | Terry Venables | ||
| Stadium | White Hart Lane | ||
| First Division | 6th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:
All:
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| Highest home attendance | 32,621 (9 September vs.Arsenal, First Division) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,953 (11 October vs.Notts County, League Cup) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 24,467 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 (29 April 1989 vsMillwall, First Division) | ||
← 1987–88 1989–90 → | |||
The1988–89 season was the 107th season in the history ofTottenham Hotspur Football Club, and their 11th consecutive season in the top flight ofEnglish football. In addition to thedomestic league, the club participated in theFA Cup and theFootball League Cup. Entering the 1988–89 season,Terry Venables stayed on as manager for his second season in charge of Tottenham with the team ending in sixth position, nineteen points behind eventual championsArsenal. In theFA Cup, they got knocked out by second division team,Bradford City and they got knocked out in the fourth round of theFootball League Cup bySouthampton.
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Tottenham Hotspur| 26 July 1988Friendly | Vederslöv/Dänningelanda IF XI | 1–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sweden |
 | Attendance: 1,850 |
v Tottenham Hotspur| 28 July 1988Friendly | Trelleborgs FF | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sweden |
| Attendance: 3,226 |
v Tottenham Hotspur| 2 August 1988Friendly | Jönköpings Södra IF | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sweden |
| Waddle |
v Tottenham Hotspur| 7 August 1988Friendly | Dundee United | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Dundee,Scotland |
| Walsh | Stadium:Tannadice Park Attendance: 9,685 Referee: D. Yeats | ||
| Note:David Narey's Testimonial | ||||
v Tottenham Hotspur| 16 August 1988Friendly | Chelsea | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Note:Colin Pates Testimonial | ||||
v Tottenham Hotspur| 21 August 1988Friendly | West Ham United | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
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| Note:Alvin Martin's Testimonial | ||||
v Tottenham Hotspur| 6 September 1988Friendly | Swansea City | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
vArsenal| 13 August 1988Friendly | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–4 | Arsenal | Wembley |
| Stadium:Wembley Stadium Attendance: 30,104 |
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AC Milan| 14 August 1988Friendly | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | AC Milan | Wembley |
| Fenwick | | Stadium:Wembley Stadium Attendance: 27,369 |
vIFK Göteborg| 18 February 1989Friendly | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | IFK Göteborg | |
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Bordeaux| 4 March 1989Friendly | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Bordeaux | Tottenham |
| Mabbutt 82' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Referee:Tony Ward |
v Tottenham Hotspur| 4 April 1989Friendly | Charlton Athletic | 4–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Charlton |
| 19:45BST | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 1,762 Referee: John Moules | |||
| Note:Steve Gritt's Testimonial | ||||
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| First Division | 3 September 1988 | 13 May 1989 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 039.47 |
| FA Cup | 9 January 1989 | 9 January 1989 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 27 September 1988 | 29 November 1988 | Second round | Fourth round | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 040.00 |
| Total | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 038.64 | ||||
Source:Competitions
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Norwich City | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 62 | Disqualified from theUEFA Cup[1] |
| 5 | Derby County | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 58 | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 57 | |
| 7 | Coventry City | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 55 | |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 54 |
Win Draw Loss
| 3 September 19881 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 33,508 |
| 10 September 19882 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–3 | Arsenal | Tottenham |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,621 |
| 17 September 19883 | Liverpool | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Liverpool |
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| Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 40,929 |
| 24 September 19884 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | Tottenham |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,427 |
| 1 October 19885 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Manchester United | Tottenham |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,318 Referee: Keith Cooper |
| 8 October 19886 | Charlton Athletic | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Selhurst |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 14,384 Referee:Joe Worrall |
| 22 October 19887 | Norwich City | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Norwich |
| Fairclough 57' | Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 20,330 |
| 25 October 19888 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Southampton | Tottenham |
| Cockerill 67',80' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,517 |
| 29 October 19889 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Birmingham |
| Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 26,238 |
| 5 November 198810 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–3 | Derby County | Tottenham |
| Stewart 6' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 22,868 |
| 12 November 198811 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–2 | Wimbledon | Tottenham |
| 15:00GMT | Gibson 21',82' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,589 |
| 20 November 198812 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield |
| Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 15,386 |
| 23 November 198813 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Coventry City | Tottenham |
| 19:45GMT |
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| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 21,961 Referee:Allan Gunn |
| 26 November 198814 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Tottenham |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 26,698 |
| 3 December 198815 | Everton | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Walton |
| Cottee 35' | Stadium:Goodison Park Attendance: 29,657 |
| 10 December 198816 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Millwall | Tottenham |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,660 |
| 17 December 198817 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Upton Park |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Boleyn Ground Attendance: 28,379 |
| 26 December 198818 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Luton Town | Tottenham |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,337 |
| 31 December 198819 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Tottenham |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,739 |
| 2 January 198920 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Holloway |
| Stadium:Highbury Attendance: 45,129 |
| 15 January 198921 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | Tottenham |
| Waddle 45' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 16,903 |
| 21 January 198922 | Middlesbrough | 2–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Middlesbrough |
| Stadium:Ayresome Park Attendance: 23,692 |
| 5 February 198923 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Trafford |
| 15:09GMT | McClair 57' | Stadium:Old Trafford Attendance: 41,423 |
| 11 February 198924 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | Tottenham |
| 15:00GMT |
| Williams 36' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 22,803 Referee: Ron Groves |
| 21 February 198925 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Norwich City | Tottenham |
| 19:45GMT |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,120 Referee: John Holbrook |
| 25 February 198926 | Southampton | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton |
| Stadium:The Dell Attendance: 16,702 |
| 1 March 198927 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Aston Villa | Tottenham |
| Waddle 23',66' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,090 |
| 11 March 198928 | Derby County | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Derby |
| Gascoigne 57' | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 18,206 |
| 18 March 198929 | Coventry City | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Coventry |
| Bannister 18' | Waddle 67' | Stadium:Highfield Road Attendance: 17,156 |
| 22 March 198930 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Nottingham |
| Parker 49' | Stadium:City Ground Attendance: 23,098 |
| 26 March 198931 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Liverpool | Tottenham |
| Fenwick 48' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,012 Referee:Roger Milford |
| 28 March 198932 | Luton Town | 1–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Luton |
| Foster 42' | Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,146 |
| 1 April 198933 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3–0 | West Ham United | Tottenham |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,375 |
| 12 April 198934 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Tottenham |
| Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 17,270 |
| 15 April 198935 | Wimbledon | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Wimbledon |
| Young 71' | Stadium:Plough Lane Attendance: 12,366 |
| 22 April 198936 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Everton | Tottenham |
| Walsh 69',89' | McDonald 83' | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,568 |
| 29 April 198937 | Millwall | 0–5 | Tottenham Hotspur | New Cross |
| Stadium:The Den Attendance: 16,551 |
| 13 May 198938 | Queens Park Rangers | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Shepherd's Bush |
| Falco 85' | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 21,873 |
As part of the first division, Tottenham automatically qualified through to the third round of the FA Cup where they was drawn to meetDivision Two sideBradford City.
| 7 January 1989Third round | Bradford City | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Bradford |
| Mitchell | Stadium:Valley Parade Attendance: 15,917 |
As part of the first division, Tottenham started the League Cup in the second round where they were drawn to meetthird division side,Notts County.
| 27 September 1988Second round First leg | Notts County | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Nottingham |
| Birtles | Samways | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 9,279 |
| 11 October 1988Second round Second leg | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 (3–2agg.) | Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham |
| Thorpe | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 14,953 |
| 1 November 1988Third round | Tottenham Hotspur | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:White Hart Lane Attendance: 18,814 Referee:Terry Holbrook |
| 9 November 1988Third round replay | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Tottenham Hotspur | Blackburn |
| Butters 109' (o.g.) | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 12,965 |
| 29 November 1988Fourth round | Southampton | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Southampton |
| 19:30GMT | Osman (o.g.) | Stadium:The Dell Attendance: 17,375 Referee:Keren Barratt |
Last updated: 1 April 2024.
Source:[1]
| Pos. | Name | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| GK | Bobby Mimms | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| GK |  Erik Thorstvedt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| DF |  Guðni Bergsson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Guy Butters | 27+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 29+2 | 1 | ||||
| DF | Chris Fairclough | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| DF | Terry Fenwick | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 9 | ||||
| DF |  Chris Hughton | 20+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Gary Mabbutt | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||||
| DF | John Polston | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Brian Statham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Gary Stevens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Mark Stimson | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Mitchell Thomas | 22+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28+3 | 2 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| MF | Paul Allen | 35+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41+2 | 1 | ||||
| MF | Paul Gascoigne | 31+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36+1 | 7 | ||||
| MF | David Howells | 12+15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 12+16 | 3 | ||||
| MF | John Moncur | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| MF |  Nayim | 8+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 2 | ||||
| MF | Mark Robson | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
| MF | Vinny Samways | 12+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 15+9 | 4 | ||||
| MF | Paul Stewart | 29+1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34+1 | 13 | ||||
| MF | Chris Waddle | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 14 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| FW |  Phil Gray | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Paul Moran | 4+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Paul Walsh | 28+5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32+5 | 6 | ||||
Last updated: 1 April 2024.
Source:[2]
| Rnk | Pos | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | Chris Waddle | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | MF | Paul Stewart | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | DF | Terry Fenwick | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | Paul Gascoigne | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | Paul Walsh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | Vinny Samways | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | David Howells | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Nayim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | Mitchell Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | MF | Paul Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | Guy Butters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | Chris Fairclough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Gary Mabbutt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 1 | 5 | 74 | ||
Last updated: 1 April 2024.
Source:[3]
| Rnk | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
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