1990–91 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham's league form was average at best: having stood in third place after 17 games, the club won only three of their next 21 league matches,{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1990-1991|title=Tottenham Hotspur Home Page for the 1990-1991 season|website=Statto.com|access-date=2016-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063841/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1990-1991|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} slumping to tenth place in the final table. The club had better luck in the FA Cup: after defeating London arch-rivals (and that season's eventual champions) Arsenal in the semi-final, they defeated Nottingham Forest 2–1 in the final. As well as giving Tottenham their first post-Heysel European campaign (in the Cup Winners' Cup) and ending the club's seven-year trophy drought, the FA Cup win made Tottenham the first club to win the trophy eight times, although this record has since been surpassed by Arsenal and Manchester United.

The only downside of the FA Cup triumph was an injury to star midfielder Paul Gascoigne, who ruptured his cruciate ligaments in a tackle on Forest fullback Gary Charles early in the first half. The injury would put his transfer to Italian side Lazio on hold until the 1992–93 season. Gascoigne had earlier scored a tremendous free-kick in the 3–1 win against Arsenal in the semi-final (Gary Lineker scored Tottenham's other goals, with Arsenal's Alan Smith scoring Arsenal's goal).

Off the pitch the club were in danger of going into administration. With £20 million of debt (around £45 million equivalent in 2020) and shares in Tottenham Hotspur being suspended in the autumn of 1990, Irving Scholar resigned as Chairman of the club. In June 1991, manager Terry Venables and businessman, Alan Sugar, took over the club with equal shares and Alan Sugar being made chairman.{{cite web|url= https://talksport.com/football/231375/thanks-memories-no-tears-white-hart-lane-demolition-lessons-history-tottenham-chief-daniel/amp/|title=Thanks for the memories, but no tears for White Hart Lane demolition… lessons from history for Tottenham chief Daniel Levy |work=Talksport |first=Tom |last=Bellwood |date=12 May 2017 |accessdate=16 March 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://twohundredpercent.net/100-owners-number-81-irving-scholar-tottenham-hotspur-nottingham-forest/amp/ |title=100 Owners: Number 81 – Irving Scholar (Tottenham Hotspur & Nottingham Forest)}}

:Squad at end of season{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/tottenham-hotspur/1991/2/ |title=Tottenham Hotspur » Squad 1990/1991 |website=Worldfootball.net |access-date=2016-07-19}}{{cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/teams/tottenham-hotspur/tab/players/season/1991 |title=All Tottenham Hotspur players: 1991 |website=11v11.com |access-date=2016-07-19}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Kevin Dearden}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Ian Walker}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=NOR|pos=GK|name=Erik Thorstvedt}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Justin Edinburgh}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ian Hendon}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Terry Fenwick}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Gary Mabbutt|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Mitchell Thomas}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Dave Tuttle}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=DF|name=Pat Van Den Hauwe}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=David McDonald}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ISL|pos=DF|name=Guðni Bergsson}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Paul Allen}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Peter Garland}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Paul Gascoigne}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Danny Hill}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Scott Houghton}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=David Howells}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=John Moncur}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Vinny Samways}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Mark Robson}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Steve Sedgley}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Paul Stewart}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Nayim}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Gary Lineker}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Paul Moran}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Paul Walsh}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=John Hendry}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=NIR|pos=FW|name=Phil Gray}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Neil Smith}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Nick Barmby}}

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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ollie Morah}}

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Total: {{decrease}} £200,000

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Total: {{increase}} £925,000

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Total: {{increase}} £725,000{{col-end}}

The FA Cup final saw Tottenham debut a longer style of shorts as part of their kit. Although the long shorts were ridiculed at first, within the decade all clubs in English football would have adopted the style.

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• Edwards {{goal}}|stadium=Mizuho Athletic Stadium|location=Nagoya, Japan|attendance=25,000|referee=|result=W}}{{Footballbox collapsible|date=9 June 1991|time=|round=Friendly|score=4–0|report=|team1=Japan XI {{flagicon|JAP}}|goals1=*Kitazawa {{goal|2}}
• Miura {{goal|8||41}}
• Sakakura {{goal|66}}|team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur|goals2=|stadium=National Stadium|location=Tokyo, Japan|attendance=45,000|referee=|result=L}}

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|time=15:00 BST|round = 1

|date = 25 August 1990

|score = 3–1

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-manchester-city/

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = *Lineker {{goal|2||55}}

• Gascoigne {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Quinn {{goal|6}}

|team2 = Manchester City

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance = 33,501

|referee = John Martin

|result = W

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|round = 2

|date = 28 August 1990

|score = 0–0

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-sunderland-afc-tottenham-hotspur/

|team1 = Sunderland

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = Roker Park

|location = Sunderland

|attendance = 30,214

|referee = Trevor Simpson

|result = D

}}

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|time=15:00 BST|round = 3

|date = 1 September 1990

|score = 0–0

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-arsenal-fc-tottenham-hotspur/

|team1 = Arsenal

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = Highbury

|location = Holloway

|attendance = 40,009

|referee = Joseph Worrall

|result = D

}}

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|time=15:00 BST|round = 4

|date = 8 September 1990

|score = 3–0

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-derby-county/

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = Gascoigne {{goal|13||70||88}}

|team2 = Derby County

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance = 29,614

|referee = Paul Durkin

|result = W

}}

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|round = 5

|date = 15 September 1990

|score = 0–2

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-leeds-united-tottenham-hotspur/

|team1 = Leeds United

|goals2 = *Howells {{goal|56}}

• Lineker {{goal|58}}

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = Elland Road

|location = Leeds

|attendance = 31,342

|referee = Robert Hart

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|time=15:00 BST|round = 6

|date = 22 September 1990

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-crystal-palace/

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = Gascoigne {{goal|42}}

|goals2 = Thomas {{goal|80}}

|team2 = Crystal Palace

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance = 34,859

|referee = David Axcell

|result = D

}}

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|time=15:00 BST|round = 7

|date = 29 September 1990

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-aston-villa/

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = *Lineker {{goal|44}}

• Allen {{goal|81}}

|goals2 = Platt {{goal|33}}

|team2 = Aston Villa

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance = 34,939

|referee = Bob Hamer

|result = W

}}

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|time=15:00 BST|round = 8

|date = 6 October 1990

|score = 0–0

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-queens-park-rangers-tottenham-hotspur/

|team1 = Queens Park Rangers

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = Loftus Road

|location = Shepherd's Bush

|attendance = 21,405

|referee = Mick Pierce

|result = D

}}

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|time=15:00 BST|round = 9

|date = 20 October 1990

|score = 4–0

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-sheffield-united/

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = *Walsh {{goal|50||78||89}}

• Nayim {{goal|65}}

|team2 = Sheffield United

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance = 34,612

|referee = Martin Bodenham

|result = W

}}

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|time=15:00 BST|round = 10

|date = 27 October 1990

|score = 1–2

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-nottingham-forest-tottenham-hotspur/

|team1 = Nottingham Forest

|goals1 = Clough {{goal|16}}

|goals2 = Howells {{goal|68||90}}

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = City Ground

|location = Nottingham

|attendance = 27,347

|referee = Neil Midgley

|result = W

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 11

|date = 4 November 1990

|score = 1–3

|report = http://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/1756

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = Lineker {{goal|50}}

|team2 = Liverpool

|goals2 = *Rush {{goal|38||48}}

• Beardsley {{goal|67}}

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance = 35,033

|referee = George Courtney

|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|time=15:00 GMT|round = 12

|date = 10 November 1990

|score = 4–2

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-milton-keynes-dons/

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = *Stewart {{goal|9}}

• Mabbutt {{goal|45}}
• Walsh {{goal|85}}
• Lineker {{goal|89|pen.}}

|goals2 = *Cork {{goal|26}}

• McGee {{goal|42}}

|team2 = Wimbledon

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance = 28,769

|referee = Allan Gunn

|result = W

}}

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|round = 13

|date = 18 November 1990

|score = 1–1

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-everton-fc-tottenham-hotspur/

|team1 = Everton

|goals1 = McCall {{goal|15}}

|goals2 = Howells {{goal|39}}

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = Goodison Park

|location = Liverpool

|attendance = 28,716

|referee = Keith Hackett

|result = D

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 14

|date = 24 November 1990

|score = 2–1

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-norwich-city/

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = Lineker {{goal|29||51}}

|goals2 = Crook {{goal|32}}

|team2 = Norwich City

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance = 33,942

|referee = Roger Milford

|result = W

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 15

|date = 1 December 1990

|score = 3–2

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-chelsea-fc-tottenham-hotspur/

|team1 = Chelsea

|goals1 = *Dixon {{goal|5}}

• Bumstead {{goal|44}}
• Durie {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = *Gascoigne {{goal|55}}

• Lineker {{penmiss}} 58', {{goal|82}}

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = Stamford Bridge

|location = Fulham

|attendance = 33,478

|referee = Ken Redfern

|result = L

}}

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|round = 16

|date = 8 December 1990

|score = 3–3

|report = https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-sunderland-afc/

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = *Walsh {{goal|64||69}}

• Lineker {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = *Pascoe {{goal|10||75}}

• Davenport {{goal|22}}

|team2 = Sunderland

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance = 30,431

|referee = Ian Hemley

|result = D

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 17

|date = 15 December 1990

|score = 2–1

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-manchester-city-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Manchester City

|goals1=*Redmond {{goal|76}}

• Ward {{goal|82|pen.}}|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals2=Gascoigne {{goal|26}}|stadium = Maine Road

|location = Manchester

|attendance=31,263|referee=John Key|result = L

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 18

|date = 22 December 1990

|score = 2–1

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-luton-town/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=Stewart {{goal|34||57}}|team2 = Luton Town

|goals2=Dowie {{goal|12}}|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=27,007|referee=David Elleray|result = W

}}

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|time=12:00 GMT|round = 19

|date = 26 December 1990

|score = 2–0

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-coventry-city-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Coventry City

|goals1=*Gallacher {{goal|46}}

• Gynn {{goal|51}}|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = Highfield Road

|location = Coventry

|attendance=22;731|referee=Terry Holbrook|result = L

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 20

|date = 29 December 1990

|score = 3–0

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-southampton-fc-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Southampton

|goals1=*Le Tissier {{goal|17||73}}

• Wallace {{goal|67}}|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = The Dell

|location = Southampton

|attendance=21,405|referee=John Deakin|result = L

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 21

|date = 1 January 1991

|score = 1–2

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-manchester-united/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=Lineker {{goal|13|pen.}}|team2 = Manchester United

|goals2=*Bruce {{goal|37|pen.}}

• McClair {{goal|89}}|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=29,399|referee=Vic Callow|result = L

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 22

|date = 12 January 1991

|score = 0–0

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-arsenal-fc/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|team2 = Arsenal

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=34,753|referee=Alf Buksh|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|time=15:00 GMT|round = 23

|date = 20 January 1991

|score = 0–1

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-derby-county-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Derby County

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals2=Lineker {{goal|28}}|stadium = Baseball Ground

|location = Derby

|attendance=17,747|referee=Mike Reed|result = W

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 24

|date = 2 February 1991

|score = 0–0

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-leeds-united/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|team2 = Leeds United

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=32,253|referee=Keren Barratt|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|time=15:00 GMT|round = 25

|date = 23 February 1991

|score = 5–1

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-milton-keynes-dons-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Wimbledon

|goals1=*McGee {{goal|9}}

• Curle {{goal|60}}
• Gibson {{goal|79}}
• Fashanu {{goal|82}}
• Cork {{goal|87}}|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals2=Bergsson {{goal|71}}|stadium = Plough Lane

|location = Wimbledon

|attendance=10,303|referee=Kevin Breen|result = L

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 26

|date = 2 March 1991

|score = 1–1

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-chelsea-fc/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=Lineker {{goal|41|pen.}}|team2 = Chelsea

|goals2=Durie {{goal|20}}|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=26,168|referee=Ray Lewis|result = D

}}

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|round = 27

|date = 16 March 1991

|score = 3–2

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-aston-villa-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Aston Villa

|goals1=Platt {{goal|12||35||46}}|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals2=*Samways {{goal|62}}

• Allen {{goal|83}}|stadium = Villa Park

|location = Birmingham

|attendance=32,638|referee=John Martin|result = L

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 28

|date = 23 March 1991

|score = 0–0

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-queens-park-rangers/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|team2 = Queens Park Rangers

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=30,860|referee=George Courtney|result = D

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = 29

|date = 30 March 1991

|score = 2–2

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-coventry-city/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=Nayim {{goal|42||77}}|team2 = Coventry City

|goals2=*Smith {{goal|9}}

• Gallacher {{goal|20}}|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=29,033|referee=Brian Stevens|result = D

}}

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|time=15:00 BST|round = 30

|date = 1 April 1991

|score = 0–0

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-luton-town-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Luton Town

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = Kenilworth Road

|location = Luton

|attendance=11,322|referee=Roger Wiseman|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 31

|date = 6 April 1991

|score = 2–0

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-southampton-fc/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=Lineker {{goal|37||41}}|team2 = Southampton

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=24,291|referee=Peter Foakes|result = W

}}

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|round = 32

|date = 10 April 1991

|score = 2–1

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-norwich-city-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Norwich City

|goals1=*Power {{goal|13}}

• Crook {{goal|19}}|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals2=Hendry {{goal|44}}|stadium = Carrow Road

|location = Norwich

|attendance=19,014|referee=Stephen Lodge|result = L

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = 33

|date = 17 April 1991

|score = 1–0

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-crystal-palace-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Crystal Palace

|goals1=Young {{goal|5}}|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = Selhurst Park

|location = Selhurst

|attendance=26,285|referee=Philip Don|result = L

}}

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|time=15:00 BST|round = 34

|date = 20 April 1991

|score = 2–2

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-sheffield-united-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Sheffield United

|goals1=*Beesly {{goal|78}}

• Deane {{goal|90}}|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals2=*Edinburgh {{goal|67}}

• Walsh {{goal|72}}|stadium = Bramall Lane

|location = Sheffield

|attendance=25,706|referee=Ron Groves|result = D

}}

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|time=19:45 BST|round = 35

|date = 6 April 1991

|score = 3–3

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-everton-fc/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=*Allen {{goal|9}}

• Mabbutt {{goal|64}}
• Nayim {{goal|78}}|team2 = Everton

|goals2=*Nevin {{goal|5}}

• Stewart {{goal|48|o.g.}}
• Cottee {{goal|72}}|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=21,675|referee=Jim Borrett|result = D

}}

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|time=15:00 BST|round = 36

|date = 4 May 1991

|score = 1–1

|report=https://www.mondefootball.fr/resume/premier-league-1990-1991-tottenham-hotspur-nottingham-forest/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=Nayim {{goal|68}}|team2 = Nottingham Forest

|goals2=Clough {{goal|23}}|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=30,891|referee=Joseph Worrall|result = D

}}

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| round = 37

| date = 11 May 1991

| time =15:00 BST

| team1 = Liverpool

| score = 2–0

| report = http://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/1790

| team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

| goals1 = *Rush {{goal|41}}

• Speedie {{goal|48}}

| goals2 =

| location = Liverpool

| stadium = Anfield

| attendance = 36,192

| referee = Roger Milford

| result = L

}}

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|round = 38

|date = 20 May 1991

|score = 1–1

|report=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/premier-league-1990-1991-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur/|team1 = Manchester United

|goals1=Ince {{goal|7}}|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals2=Hendry {{goal|51}}|stadium = Old Trafford

|location = Manchester

|attendance=46,791|referee=John Watson|result = D

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = Third round

|date = 5 January 1991

|score = 0–1

|report=|team1 = Blackpool

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals2 = Stewart {{goal|68}}

|stadium = Bloomfield Road

|location = Blackpool

|result = W

}}

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|time=15:00 GMT|round = Fourth round

|date = 26 January 1991

|score = 4–2

|report=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/1991-25-years-on-1/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = *Mabbutt {{goal|8}}

• Lineker {{goal|20}}
• Gascoigne {{goal|68||87}}

|team2 = Oxford United

|goals2 = Foyle {{goal|31||80}}

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=31,665|result = W

}}

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|round = Fifth round

|date = 16 February 1991

|score = 1–2

|report=http://www.mehstg.com/portsmostats.htm|team1 = Portsmouth

|goals1 = Chamberlain {{goal|44}}

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals2 = Gascoigne {{goal|60||84}}

|stadium = Fratton Park

|location = Portsmouth

|attendance=26,686|result = W

}}

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|time=15:05 GMT|round = Quarter-finals

|date = 10 March 1991

|score = 2–1

|report=|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = *Short {{goal|52|o.g.}}

• Gascoigne {{goal|83}}

|team2 = Notts County

|goals2 = O'Riordan {{goal|41}}

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|result = W

}}

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|time=12:00 BST|round = Semi-finals

|date = 14 April 1991

|score = 3–1

|report = https://hotspurhq.com/2013/04/14/paul-gascoigne-stars-as-tottenham-defeat-arsenal-in-fa-cup-semi-final/

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = *Gascoigne {{goal|5}}

• Lineker {{goal|10||78}}

|team2 = Arsenal

|goals2 = Smith {{goal|45}}

|location = Wembley

|stadium = Wembley Stadium

|referee = Ray Lewis

|attendance=77,893

|result = W

}}

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|round = Final

|date = 18 May 1991

|time = 15:00 BST

|score = 2–1

|aet = yes

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20071023204309/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1991.htm

|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 = *Stewart {{goal|53}}

• Walker {{goal|94|o.g.}}

|team2 = Nottingham Forest

|goals2 = Pearce {{goal|15}}

|location = Wembley

|stadium = Wembley Stadium

|referee = Roger Milford

|attendance = 80,000

|result = W

}}

{{see also|1990–91 Football League Cup}}{{football box collapsible

|time=19:45 BST|round = Second round
First leg

|date = 26 September 1990

|score = 5–0

|report=https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/13786016.match-report-tottenham-hotspur-5-hartlepool-united-0/|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=*Lineker {{goal|2}}

• Gascoigne {{goal|26||75||81|pen.|86}}|team2 = Hartlepool United

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=19,760|result = W

}}

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|time=19:30 BST|round = Second round
Second leg

|date = 9 October 1990

|score = 1–2

|aggregatescore = 1–7

|report=|team1 = Hartlepool United

|goals1=Dalton {{goal|60}}|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals2=Stewart {{goal|10||47}}|stadium = Victoria Park

|location = Hartlepool

|attendance=9,700|result = W

}}

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|time=19:45 GMT|round = Third round

|date = 30 October 1990

|score = 2–1

|report=http://www.mehstg.com/bradcitymatch.htm|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1=*Gascoigne {{goal}}

• Stewart {{goal}}|team2 = Bradford City

|goals2=Oliver {{goal}}|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance=25,451|result = W

}}

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|round = Fourth round

|date = 27 November 1990

|score = 0–2

|report=http://www.mehstg.com/shefutd.htm|team1 = Sheffield United

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

• Stewart {{goal|79}}
• Gascoigne {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Bramall Lane

|location = Sheffield

|attendance=25,824|result = W

}}

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|time=19:45 GMT|round = Quarter-finals

|date = 16 January 1991

|score = 0–0

|report=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/1/24/pmb--tottenham-v-chelsea---history|team1 = Chelsea

|team2 = Tottenham Hotspur

|stadium = Stamford Bridge

|location = Fulham

|attendance = 34,178

|result = D

}}

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|time=19:45 GMT|round = Quarter-final replay

|date = 23 January 1991

|score = 0–3

|report=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2019/1/24/pmb--tottenham-v-chelsea---history|team1 = Tottenham Hotspur

|team2 = Chelsea

|goals1 =

|goals2 = *Townsend {{goal|16}}

• Dixon {{goal|70}}
• Wise {{goal|83|pen.}}

|stadium = White Hart Lane

|location = Tottenham

|attendance = 33,861

|result = L

}}

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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|-

! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;" | Pos.

! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; width:240px" | Name

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | First Division

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | FA Cup

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | League Cup

! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | Total

|-

! Apps

! Goals

! Apps

! Goals

! Apps

! Goals

! Apps

! Goals

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers

|-

| GK

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NOR}} Erik Thorstvedt

|| 37 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 48 || 0

|-

| GK

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Walker

|| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0

|-

| GK

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Kevin Dearden

|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders

|-

| DF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ISL}} Guðni Bergsson

|| 9+3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 9+3 || 1

|-

| DF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Edinburgh

|| 14+2 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 24+2 || 1

|-

| DF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Terry Fenwick

|| 4 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 8 || 0

|-

| DF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Hendon

|| 0+2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0+2 || 0

|-

| DF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Mabbutt

|| 35 || 2 || 6 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 47 || 3

|-

| DF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mitchell Thomas

|| 23+8 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 4+1 || 0 || 29+9 || 0

|-

| DF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Tuttle

|| 4+2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0+1 || 0 || 4+3 || 0

|-

| DF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|WAL}} Pat Van Den Hauwe

|| 31+1 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 38+1 || 0

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders

|-

| MF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Garland

|| 0+1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0+1 || 0

|-

| MF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Allen

|| 34+2 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 46+2 || 3

|-

| MF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Gascoigne

|| 26 || 7 || 6 || 6 || 4+1 || 6 || 36+1 || 19

|-

| MF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Howells

|| 29 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 39 || 4

|-

| MF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} John Moncur

|| 4+5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1+1 || 0 || 5+6 || 0

|-

| MF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} Nayim

|| 32+1 || 5 || 3+2 || 1 || 2+3 || 0 || 37+6 || 6

|-

| MF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Vinny Samways

|| 14+9 || 1 || 4+1 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 22+10 || 1

|-

| MF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Sedgley

|| 33+1 || 0 || 4+1 || 0 || 4+2 || 0 || 41+4 || 0

|-

| MF

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Stewart

|| 35 || 3 || 5 || 2 || 6 || 4 || 46 || 9

|-

! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards

|-

| FW

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NIR}} Phil Gray

|| 3+3 || 0 || 0+1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3+4 || 0

|-

| FW

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} John Hendry

|| 2+2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2+2 || 2

|-

| FW

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Lineker

|| 32 || 15 || 6 || 3 || 5 || 1 || 43 || 19

|-

| FW

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Moran

|| 0+1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1+1 || 0

|-

| FW

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Paul Walsh

|| 16+13 || 7 || 1+3 || 0 || 3+3 || 0 || 20+19 || 7

|-

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