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Tottenham Hotspur
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: Chris Waddle; (14); All: Chris Waddle; (14)
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 vs Millwall, First Division)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1987–88 1989–90 →

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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

Pre-season

Sweden Summer Tour

26 July 1988 Friendly	Vederslöv/Dänningelanda IF XI	1–4	Tottenham Hotspur	Sweden
			Walsh Stewart (pen.)	Attendance: 1,850

28 July 1988 Friendly	Trelleborgs FF	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Sweden
			Fenwick (pen.) Moran	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

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
			Gascoigne Howells Gray

18 October 1988 Friendly	Home Farm	0–4	Tottenham Hotspur
			(o.g.) Howells Fenwick Stewart

Wembley International Tournament

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

Friendlies

17 January 1989 Friendly	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	AS Monaco
	Moncur (pen.)		Fofana Hateley Ferratge

18 February 1989 Friendly	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	IFK Göteborg
	Nayim Walsh Robson

4 March 1989 Friendly	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Bordeaux	Tottenham
	Mabbutt 82'		Ferreri 44' Allen 65'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Referee: Tony Ward

3 April 1989 Friendly	Charlton Athletic	4–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Charlton
19:45 BST	Williams MacKenzie Flanagan		Walsh Stewart	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,762 Referee: John Moules
Note: Steve Gritt's Testimonial

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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

League Table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Win Draw Loss

3 September 1988 1	Newcastle United	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Thorn 4' Jackson 19'		Waddle 46' Fenwick 58'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 33,508

10 September 1988 2	Tottenham Hotspur	2–3	Arsenal	Tottenham
	Waddle 25' Gascoigne 40'		Winterburn 20' Marwood 29' Smith 30'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,621

17 September 1988 3	Liverpool	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
	Beardsley 78'		Gascoigne 9' Fenwick 79' Fairclough 81'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 40,929

24 September 1988 4	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Middlesbrough	Tottenham
	Waddle 40' Howells 85' Fenwick 90' (pen.)		Slaven 27' Mowbray 50'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,427

1 October 1988 5	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Manchester United	Tottenham
15:00 BST	Walsh 37' Waddle 86'		McClair 42' Hughes 71'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 29,318 Referee: Keith Cooper

8 October 1988 6	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Selhurst
15:00 BST	Peake 14' Jones 65'		Fenwick 55' (pen.) Allen 77'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 14,384 Referee: Joe Worrall

22 October 1988 7	Norwich City	3–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Norwich
	Rosario 35' Fleck 43' Linighan 69'		Fairclough 57'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 20,330

25 October 1988 8	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Southampton	Tottenham
	Wallace 16' (o.g.)		Cockerill 67', 80'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,517

29 October 1988 9	Aston Villa	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Birmingham
	Fenwick 60' (o.g.) Daley 79'		Fenwick 73'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 26,238

5 November 1988 10	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Derby County	Tottenham
	Stewart 6'		McMinn 24', 62' Saunders 70'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 22,868

12 November 1988 11	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Wimbledon	Tottenham
15:00 GMT	Fenwick 18' Butters 61' Samways 62'		Gibson 21', 82'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,589

20 November 1988 12	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Sheffield
			Stewart 80', 83'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 15,386

23 November 1988 13	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Coventry City	Tottenham
19:45 GMT	Stewart 10'		Houchen 73'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 21,961 Referee: Allan Gunn

26 November 1988 14	Tottenham Hotspur	2–2	Queens Park Rangers	Tottenham
	Gascoigne 54' Waddle 75'		Falco 21' Francis 32'	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
	Waddle 18' Gascoigne 62'			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,660

17 December 1988 17	West Ham United	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Upton Park
15:00 GMT			Mabbutt 23' Thomas 70'	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
	Walsh 21' Waddle 30'			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 27,739

2 January 1989 20	Arsenal	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Holloway
	Merson 24' Thomas 90'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 45,129

15 January 1989 21	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Nottingham Forest	Tottenham
	Waddle 45'		Clough 32' Parker 33'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 16,903

21 January 1989 22	Middlesbrough	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Middlesbrough
	Cooper 41' Ripley 63'		Stewart 45', 49'	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	Stewart 76'		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	Gascoigne 13' Waddle 65'		Putney 52'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 19,120 Referee: John Holbrook

25 February 1989 26	Southampton	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton
			Waddle 34' Nayim 86'	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
	Saunders 33'		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'		Howells 79' Samways 88'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 23,098

26 March 1989 31	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Liverpool	Tottenham
	Fenwick 48'		Aldridge 50' Beardsley 64'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,012 Referee: Roger Milford

28 March 1989 32	Luton Town	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Luton
	Foster 42'		Howells 55' Walsh 82' Gascoigne 90'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,146

1 April 1989 33	Tottenham Hotspur	3–0	West Ham United	Tottenham
	Nayim 41' Fenwick 82' Stewart 88'			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'		Stewart 33' Waddle 61'	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
			Walsh 18' Stewart 31', 75', 90' Samways 82'	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

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

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
			Allen Nayim	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 10,400

25 October 1989 Third round	Manchester United	0–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Trafford
			Samways Lineker Nayim	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 45,759

22 November 1989 Fourth round	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Birkenhead
	Vickers Steele		Gascoigne Higgins o.g.'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 13,789

29 November 1989 Fourth round replay	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Tranmere Rovers	Tottenham
	Howells Mabbutt Stewart Allen			Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,724

17 January 1990 Fifth round	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Nottingham
	Crosby Parker		Lineker Sedgley	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 30,044

24 January 1990 Fifth round replay	Tottenham Hotspur	2–3	Nottingham Forest	Tottenham
	Nayim Walsh		Hodge Jemson	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 32,357

Statistics

Appearances

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

Pos.	Name	Premier League		FA Cup		EFL Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	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

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
4	MF	David Howells	5	1	1	7
6	MF	Vinny Samways	3	0	1	4
7	MF	Nayim	0	0	3	3
7	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

Last updated: 26 July 2020.
Source: [3]

Rnk	Player	Premier League	EFL Cup	Total
1	Erik Thorstvedt	6	3	9
2	Bobby Mimms	2	0	2
Total		8	3	11

Notes

References

^ 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.
^ "Tottenham FC Player Appearances | Past & Present | Soccer Base".

External links

Official website

[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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Pre-season and friendlies

Pre-season

Sweden Summer Tour

Friendlies

Wembley International Tournament

Mid-season

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

First Division

League Table

Matches

FA Cup

Football League Cup

Statistics

Appearances

Goal scorers

Clean sheets

See also

Notes

References

External links