Tottenham Hotspur
1988–89 season
ChairmanIrving Scholar
ManagerTerry Venables
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
First Division6th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Waddle
(14)

All: Chris Waddle
(14)
Highest home attendance32,621 (9 September vs. Arsenal, First Division)
Lowest home attendance14,953 (11 October vs. Notts County, League Cup)
Average home league attendance24,467
Biggest win5–0 (29 April 1989 vs Millwall, First Division)

The 1988–89 season was the 83rd season of competitive football played by Tottenham Hotspur. 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 champions Arsenal. In the FA Cup, they got knocked out by second division team, Bradford City and they got knocked out in the fourth round of the Football League Cup by Southampton.

Pre-season and friendlies

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Pre-season

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Sweden Summer Tour

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26 July 1988 Friendly Vederslöv/Dänningelanda IF XI   1–4   Tottenham Hotspur Sweden
 
Attendance: 1,850
28 July 1988 Friendly Trelleborgs FF   0–3   Tottenham Hotspur Sweden
Attendance: 3,226
31 July 1988 Friendly GAIS   1–1   Tottenham Hotspur Sweden
  Walsh   Attendance: 2,350
2 August 1988 Friendly Jönköpings Södra IF   1–1   Tottenham Hotspur Sweden
  Waddle  

Friendlies

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7 August 1988 Friendly Dundee United   1–1   Tottenham Hotspur Dundee, Scotland
  Walsh   Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 9,685
Referee: D. Yeats
Note: David Narey's Testimonial
10 August 1988 Friendly Reading   2–1   Tottenham Hotspur
    Gascoigne  
16 August 1988 Friendly Chelsea   0–0   Tottenham Hotspur
Note: Colin Pates Testimonial
21 August 1988 Friendly West Ham United   2–0   Tottenham Hotspur
   
Note: Alvin Martin's Testimonial
6 September 1988 Friendly Swansea City   0–3   Tottenham Hotspur
18 October 1988 Friendly Home Farm 0–4   Tottenham Hotspur
13 August 1988 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur   0–4   Arsenal Wembley
        Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 30,104
14 August 1988 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur   1–2   AC Milan Wembley
Fenwick       Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 27,369

Mid-season

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Friendlies

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17 January 1989 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur   1–3   AS Monaco
Moncur   (pen.)
18 February 1989 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur   3–0   IFK Göteborg
4 March 1989 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur   1–2   Bordeaux Tottenham
Mabbutt   82'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Referee: Tony Ward
3 April 1989 Friendly Charlton Athletic   4–3   Tottenham Hotspur Charlton
19:45 BST
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 1,762
Referee: John Moules
Note: Steve Gritt's Testimonial

Competitions

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Overview

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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

First Division

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League Table

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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 the UEFA 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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

3 September 1988 1 Newcastle United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,508
10 September 1988 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Arsenal Tottenham
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,621
17 September 1988 3 Liverpool 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 40,929
24 September 1988 4 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Middlesbrough Tottenham
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 23,427
1 October 1988 5 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Manchester United Tottenham
15:00 BST
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 29,318
Referee: Keith Cooper
8 October 1988 6 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Selhurst
15:00 BST
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,384
Referee: Joe Worrall
22 October 1988 7 Norwich City 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich
Fairclough   57' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,330
25 October 1988 8 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Southampton Tottenham
Cockerill   67', 80' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 19,517
29 October 1988 9 Aston Villa 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 26,238
5 November 1988 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Derby County Tottenham
Stewart   6'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 22,868
12 November 1988 11 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Wimbledon Tottenham
15:00 GMT
Gibson   21', 82' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 23,589
20 November 1988 12 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 15,386
23 November 1988 13 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Coventry City Tottenham
19:45 GMT
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 21,961
Referee: Allan Gunn
26 November 1988 14 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Queens Park Rangers Tottenham
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 26,698
3 December 1988 15 Everton 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Walton
Cottee   35' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,657
10 December 1988 16 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Millwall Tottenham
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 27,660
17 December 1988 17 West Ham United 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Upton Park
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 28,379
26 December 1988 18 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Luton Town Tottenham
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 27,337
31 December 1988 19 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Newcastle United Tottenham
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 27,739
2 January 1989 20 Arsenal 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Holloway
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 45,129
15 January 1989 21 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Nottingham Forest Tottenham
Waddle   45'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 16,903
21 January 1989 22 Middlesbrough 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 23,692
5 February 1989 23 Manchester United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Trafford
15:09 GMT McClair   57' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 41,423
11 February 1989 24 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Charlton Athletic Tottenham
15:00 GMT
Williams   36' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 22,803
Referee: Ron Groves
21 February 1989 25 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Norwich City Tottenham
19:45 GMT
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 19,120
Referee: John Holbrook
25 February 1989 26 Southampton 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,702
1 March 1989 27 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Aston Villa Tottenham
Waddle   23', 66' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 19,090
11 March 1989 28 Derby County 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Derby
Gascoigne   57' Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 18,206
18 March 1989 29 Coventry City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Coventry
Bannister   18' Waddle   67' Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,156
22 March 1989 30 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham
Parker   49'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 23,098
26 March 1989 31 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Liverpool Tottenham
Fenwick   48'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,012
Referee: Roger Milford
28 March 1989 32 Luton Town 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Luton
Foster   42'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,146
1 April 1989 33 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 West Ham United Tottenham
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 28,375
12 April 1989 34 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Tottenham
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 17,270
15 April 1989 35 Wimbledon 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Wimbledon
Young   71'
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 12,366
22 April 1989 36 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Everton Tottenham
Walsh   69', 89' McDonald   83' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 28,568
29 April 1989 37 Millwall 0–5 Tottenham Hotspur New Cross
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 16,551
13 May 1989 38 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Shepherd's Bush
Falco   85' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 21,873

FA Cup

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As part of the first division, Tottenham automatically qualified through to the third round of the FA Cup where they was drawn to meet Division Two side Bradford City.

7 January 1989 Third round Bradford City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Bradford
Mitchell   Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 15,917

Football League Cup

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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.

27 September 1988 Second round
First leg
Notts County 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham
Birtles   Samways   Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 9,279
4 October 1989 Second round
Second leg
Southend United 3–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 (a.) agg.)
Tottenham Hotspur Southend
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Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10,400
25 October 1989 Third round Manchester United 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Trafford
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 45,759
22 November 1989 Fourth round Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Birkenhead
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 13,789
29 November 1989 Fourth round replay Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Tottenham
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 23,724
17 January 1990 Fifth round Nottingham Forest 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 30,044
24 January 1990 Fifth round replay Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 Nottingham Forest Tottenham
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 32,357

Statistics

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Appearances

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

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

Last updated: 15 May 1999
Source: [2]

Goal scorers

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

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

Clean sheets

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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
Total 8 0 3 11

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on until the season 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans.
  2. ^ "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
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