2008–09 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 September 2020 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2008–09 Juande Ramos (until 25 October)Harry Redknapp (from 25 October) Daniel Levy Premier League 8th FA Cup Fourth round Football League Cup Runners-up UEFA Cup Round of 32 Darren Bent (12) Darren Bent (17) 36,183 (vs. Liverpool, 1 November 2008) 35,507 (vs. Bolton Wanderers, 26 October 2008) 35,929 _tottenham0809h _tottenham0809h _tottenham0809h _tottenham0809hl FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000033 000033 _tottenham0809a _tottenham0809a _tottenham0809a 80BFFF 80BFFF 80BFFF 80BFFF 80BFFF _tottenham0809t _tottenham0809t _tottenham0809t _tottenham0809t _tottenham0809tl 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 season was the 127th season in the history of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, their 31st consecutive season in the top flight of English football and their 17th consecutive season in the FA Premier League. The club also participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and UEFA Cup. 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 Pre-season Transfers thumb|right|upright|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 Modrićhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7368463.stm Spurs sign Croatian star Modric British Broadcasting Corporation 26 April 2008 8 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080501023335/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7368463.stm 1 May 2008 live and reiterated that any club wishing to sign Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov would need to offer more than £30 million.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/04/28/sfntot128.xml Luka Modric joy not shared by Berbatov 28 April 2008 The Daily Telegraph 8 June 2008 London Jeremy Wilson David Miller https://web.archive.org/web/20080615132540/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fsport%2F2008%2F04%2F28%2Fsfntot128.xml 15 June 2008 dead 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;https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7398350.stm QPR seal Ramage and Cerny deals British Broadcasting Corporation 13 May 2008 8 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080517063526/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/7398350.stm 17 May 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7440216.stm Tottenham agree Dos Santos deal 6 June 2008 British Broadcasting Corporation 8 June 2008 Not long afterwards, Tottenham reached a deal with Dutch club PSV for Brazilian goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, valued at around £8 million.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7476574.stm Spurs sign Gomes British Broadcasting Corporation 26 June 2008 26 June 2008 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7514933.stm Spurs report Liverpool & Man Utd British Broadcasting Corporation 18 July 2008 18 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080829002310/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7514933.stm 29 August 2008 live 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."http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/chairmanspeaksout180708.html Chairman Speaks Out Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 18 July 2008 18 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080719130528/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/chairmanspeaksout180708.html 19 July 2008 live 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,http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/teemutransfer230708.html Teemu transfer Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 23 July 2008 26 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080726004412/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/teemutransfer230708.html 26 July 2008 live while French defender Pascal Chimbonda followed him a day later, joining the same club for an undisclosed fee.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/chimbondatosunderland260708.html chimbonda leaves 26 July 2008 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 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.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/robbotorovers.html Robbo to Rovers Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 25 July 2008 26 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080727065038/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/robbotorovers.html 27 July 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7528735.stm Liverpool complete Keane transfer British Broadcasting Corporation 28 July 2008 28 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080729003203/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7528735.stm 29 July 2008 live thumb|left|upright|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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/7530274.stm Malbranque signs Sunderland deal 30 July 2008 British Broadcasting Corporation 20 June 2009 Later the same day, Tottenham announced they had reached agreement with Blackburn for the transfer of David Bentley to the club for £15 million. Bentley to the Lane Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 30 July 2008 http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bentleytothelane.html 30 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080805004633/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bentleytothelane.html 5 August 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7556222.stm Spurs sign goalkeeper Cesar British Broadcasting Corporation 12 August 2008 12 August 2008 The first Tottenham departure in August was French defender Younès Kaboul, who on 11 August 2008 joined Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7535609.stm Portsmouth sign Kaboul British Broadcasting Corporation 11 August 2008 11 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090325043051/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7535609.stm 25 March 2009 live Towards the end of August, two more players left, with Anthony Gardner moving to Hull Cityhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7560398.stm Hull make Gardner deal permanent British Broadcasting Corporation 14 August 2008 14 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080919221909/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7560398.stm 19 September 2008 live and Lee Young-pyo leaving for Borussia Dortmund.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7584570.stm Tottenham offload Lee British Broadcasting Corporation 27 August 2008 27 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080829231902/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7584570.stm 29 August 2008 live Friendlies As part of their pre-season preparations, Tottenham held a training camp in Spain, along with numerous friendlies, in July.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/tottenham/article3835647.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20081012143436/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/tottenham/article3835647.ece dead 12 October 2008 Luka Modric happy to sleep with Spurs' enemy 29 April 2008 The Times 8 June 2008 London Gary Jacob 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.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/greatforgio140708.html Great for Gio Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 14 July 2008 14 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080715144009/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/greatforgio140708.html 15 July 2008 live Tottenham then faced two of Juande Ramos' former teams in Dénia and Hércules. Spurs beat Dénia 4–2http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/twooutoftwo190708.html Two out of two Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 19 July 2008 19 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080722021734/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/twooutoftwo190708.html 22 July 2008 live and then curtailed the Spanish section of their preparations with a 1–1 with Hércules.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/liveherculesvspurs240708.html Hercules vs Spurs Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 24 July 2008 24 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080725062402/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/liveherculesvspurs240708.html 25 July 2008 live 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.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/fourmidable280708.html Four-midable Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 28 July 2008 28 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080729105135/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/fourmidable280708.html 29 July 2008 live 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.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/sevenupforbent310708.html Seven up for Bent Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 31 July 2008 31 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080805004708/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/sevenupforbent310708.html 5 August 2008 live 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.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/spursvcelticmatchreport.html celtic vs Spurs Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 1 August 2008 1 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080805045136/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/spursvcelticmatchreport.html 5 August 2008 live 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.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/reportspursvdortmund.html Dortmund vs Spurs Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 3 August 2008 3 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080805202109/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/reportspursvdortmund.html 5 August 2008 live 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.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/reportspursvroma100808.html Roma vs Spurs Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 10 August 2008 10 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080812195431/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/reportspursvroma100808.html 12 August 2008 live August right|thumb|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,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7551168.stm Boro 2 – 1 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 16 August 2008 16 August 2008 Sam Lyon https://web.archive.org/web/20080829003158/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7551168.stm 29 August 2008 live followed a week later by another 2–1 defeat to Sunderland, with debutant Djibril Cissé scoring the winning goal in the final minutes.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7565063.stm Spurs 1 – 2 Sunderland British Broadcasting Corporation 23 August 2008 23 August 2008 James Standley https://web.archive.org/web/20080828035940/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7565063.stm 28 August 2008 live 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 truehttp://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11675_4873112,00.html Comolli blames Berbatov. 30 January 2009 Sky Sports 20 June 2009 ) 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7578479.stm Chelsea 1–1 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 31 August 2008 Mandeep Sanghera 31 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080831211822/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7578479.stm 31 August 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7592272.stm Man Utd confirm berbatov switch British Broadcasting Corporation 1 September 2008 1 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080903182549/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7592272.stm 3 September 2008 live Manchester City had tried to enter the fray in the final hours with a £30 million bid accepted but Berbatov rejected the move.https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=867226.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080923223142/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=867226.html dead 23 September 2008 Manchester City enter Berbatov race FIFA 1 September 2008 20 June 2009 Vedran Ćorluka also completed his move from Manchester City to join Croatian teammate Luka Modrić and provide competition for the right-back position.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7591506.stm Spurs sign Corluka British Broadcasting Corporation 1 September 2008 1 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080902041358/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7591506.stm 2 September 2008 live September Tottenham's first match in September led to another 2–1 loss, at home to Aston Villa.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7601910.stm Spurs 1–2 Villa British Broadcasting Corporation 15 September 2008 15 September 2008 Chris Whyatt https://web.archive.org/web/20080914054030/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7601910.stm 14 September 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7615242.stm Spurs 2–1 Wisla British Broadcasting Corporation 18 September 2008 18 September 2008 Phil Dawkes https://web.archive.org/web/20080920021635/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7615242.stm 20 September 2008 live Spurs returned to the league with a goalless home draw against Wigan Athletichttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7613927.stm Spurs 0–0 Wigan British Broadcasting Corporation 21 September 2008 21 September 2008 Julian Shea https://web.archive.org/web/20080922013009/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7613927.stm 22 September 2008 live and a tepid 2–0 away defeat to Portsmouth, with ex-Tottenham player Jermain Defoe scoring a penalty.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7613927.stm Portsmouth 2–0 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 28 September 2008 28 September 2008 Julian Shea https://web.archive.org/web/20080922013009/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7613927.stm 22 September 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7626827.stm Newcastle 1–2 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 24 September 2008 24 September 2008 Chris Whyatt https://web.archive.org/web/20080925154028/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7626827.stm 25 September 2008 live October right|thumb|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,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7639440.stm Wisla 1–1 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 2 October 2008 2 October 2008 Sam Lyon https://web.archive.org/web/20081004120024/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7639440.stm 4 October 2008 live 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,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7639500.stm Spurs 0–1 Hull British Broadcasting Corporation 5 October 2008 5 October 2008 Phil McNulty https://web.archive.org/web/20081005044248/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7639500.stm 5 October 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7665101.stm Stoke 2–1 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 19 October 2008 19 October 2008 Ian Hughes https://web.archive.org/web/20081022224211/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7665101.stm 22 October 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7672235.stm Udinese 2–0 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 23 October 2008 23 October 2008 Chris Bevan https://web.archive.org/web/20081025075714/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7672235.stm 25 October 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7691457.stm Redknapp accepts Spurs offer British Broadcasting Corporation 25 October 2008 25 October 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081028114330/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7691457.stm 28 October 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7674169.stm Tottenham 2–0 Bolton Barder Russell 26 October 2008 British Broadcasting Corporation 1 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081029080843/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7674169.stm 29 October 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7684610.stm Arsenal 4–4 Tottenham McNulty Phil 29 October 2008 British Broadcasting Corporation 1 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081101001205/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7684610.stm 1 November 2008 live November Tottenham's revitalised form continued into November with a win over league leaders Liverpool.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7684759.stm Tottenham 2–1 Liverpool Hughes Ian 1 November 2008 British Broadcasting Corporation 1 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081102082751/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7684759.stm 2 November 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7697320.stm Spurs 4–0 Dinamo British Broadcasting Corporation 6 November 2008 6 November 2008 Chris Whyatt https://web.archive.org/web/20081109152552/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7697320.stm 9 November 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7709050.stm Man City 1–2 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 9 November 2008 9 November 2008 Phil Dawkes https://web.archive.org/web/20081109153620/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7709050.stm 9 November 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7708820.stm Spurs 4–2 Liverpool British Broadcasting Corporation 12 November 2008 12 November 2008 Sam Lyon https://web.archive.org/web/20081113022552/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7708820.stm 13 November 2008 live 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.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/runendsbythethames.html Fulham 2–1 Tottenham 1 November 2008 Tottenham recovered quickly with a 1–0 win over Blackburn,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7727254.stm Spurs 1–0 Blackburn British Broadcasting Corporation 23 November 2008 23 November 2008 Ian Hughes https://web.archive.org/web/20081206001713/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7727254.stm 6 December 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7741851.stm NEC 0–1 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 27 November 2008 27 November 2008 Sam Lyon https://web.archive.org/web/20081203233801/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7741851.stm 3 December 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7747655.stm Spurs 0–1 Everton British Broadcasting Corporation 30 November 2008 30 November 2008 Sam Lyon https://web.archive.org/web/20081204043855/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7747655.stm 4 December 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7749885.stm Watford 1–2 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 3 December 2008 3 December 2008 Phil McNulty https://web.archive.org/web/20081205095331/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7749885.stm 5 December 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7752889.stm West Ham 0–2 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 8 December 2008 8 December 2008 Dan Warren https://web.archive.org/web/20081207080551/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7752889.stm 7 December 2008 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7763495.stm Spurs 0–0 Man Utd British Broadcasting Corporation 13 December 2008 13 December 2008 Ian Hughes https://web.archive.org/web/20081213000934/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7763495.stm 13 December 2008 live Tottenham then completed their UEFA Cup group stage with a 2–2 draw with Spartak Moscow;https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7775427.stm Spurs 2–2 Spartak British Broadcasting Corporation 18 December 2008 18 December 2008 Ian Hughes https://web.archive.org/web/20081219124646/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7775427.stm 19 December 2008 live 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,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7775574.stm Newcastle 2–1 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 21 December 2009 21 December 2009 Saj Chowdhury Tottenham opposed Fulham in the return match at White Hart Lane, the match ending 0–0.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7787592.stm Spurs 0–0 Fulham British Broadcasting Corporation 26 December 2008 26 December 2008 Nabil Hassan https://web.archive.org/web/20081226030539/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7787592.stm 26 December 2008 live 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. West Brom 0 – 2 Tottenham British Broadcasting Corporation 28 December 2008 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7788416.stm 28 December 2008 Pranav Soneji https://web.archive.org/web/20081228171034/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7788416.stm 28 December 2008 live January Transfer Window right|thumb|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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7807491.stm Tottenham sign defoe British Broadcasting Corporation 6 January 2009 20 June 2009 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7840642.stm Spurs strike palacios deal British Broadcasting Corporation 21 January 2009 21 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090122111103/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7840642.stm 22 January 2009 live Tottenham also signed experienced goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini from Chelsea on a free transferhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7851011.stm Spurs sign cudicini British Broadcasting Corporation 26 January 2009 26 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090129083203/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7851011.stm 29 January 2009 live and also concluded a deal to re-sign Pascal Chimbonda from Sunderland for a fee thought to be around £3 million.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7850759.stm Spurs re-sign chimbonda British Broadcasting Corporation 26 January 2009 26 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090129101517/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7850759.stm 29 January 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7861523.stm Spurs re-sign keane British Broadcasting Corporation 2 February 2009 2 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090203132009/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7861523.stm 3 February 2009 live The departures in January saw Andy Barcham made his loan move to Gillingham permanently for an undisclosed fee.http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10416~1506922,00.html Barcham signs permanent deal 2 January 2009 4 January 2009 Gillingham F.C. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724173600/http://www.gillinghamfootballclub.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10416~1506922%2C00.html 24 July 2011 Four days later, Charlie Daniels left Tottenham to join Leyton Orient on a free transfer.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/danielssignsfororient060109.html Daniels signs for Orient 6 January 2008 tottenhamhotspur.com 20 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090207194607/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/danielssignsfororient060109.html 7 February 2009 dead On 21 January, Spanish goalkeeper César's contract was cancelled so he could return to Spain to sign for Valencia.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/sanchezdeparts230109.html Sanchez departs Tottenham Hotspur 23 January 2009 27 June 2009 Two days later, Tottenham outcast Hossam Ghaly joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr for an undisclosed fee.http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_4832729,00.html Ghaly seals Saudi switch 22 January 2009 Sky Sports 22 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121008125244/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C12875_4832729%2C00.html 8 October 2012 live January January began well for Tottenham, advancing to the next round of the FA Cup with a 3–1 win over Wiganhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7803222.stm Spurs 3–1 Wigan British Broadcasting Corporation 2 January 2009 2 January 2009 Oliver Brett https://web.archive.org/web/20081230230151/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7803222.stm 30 December 2008 live and then following that with a 4–1 win against Burnley in the League Cup semi-final first leg.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7808011.stm Spurs 4–1 Burnley British Broadcasting Corporation 6 January 2009 6 January 2009 Phil McNulty https://web.archive.org/web/20090117012306/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7808011.stm 17 January 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7808366.stm Wigan 1–0 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 11 January 2009 11 January 2009 Ian Hughes https://web.archive.org/web/20090116130106/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7808366.stm 16 January 2009 live 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.http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3081128,00.html https://archive.today/20120911042813/http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3081128,00.html dead 11 September 2012 Spurs vs Portsmouth Preview Sky Sports 17 January 2009 17 January 2009 In the match, David Nugent scored a deflected goal before Defoe returned to haunt his old club by scoring the equaliser.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7815674.stm Spurs 1–1 Portsmouth British Broadcasting Corporation 18 January 2009 18 January 2009 Chris Bevan https://web.archive.org/web/20090119002138/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7815674.stm 19 January 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7824257.stm Burnley 3–2 Spurs (agg 4–6) British Broadcasting Corporation 21 January 2009 21 January 2009 Ian Hughes https://web.archive.org/web/20090122114210/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7824257.stm 22 January 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/7842634.stm Man Utd 2–1 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 24 January 2009 24 January 2009 Ian Hughes https://web.archive.org/web/20090125052704/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7842634.stm 25 January 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7844596.stm Spurs 3–1 Stoke British Broadcasting Corporation 27 January 2009 27 January 2009 Pranav Soneji https://web.archive.org/web/20090129202124/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7844596.stm 29 January 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7856381.stm Bolton 3–2 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 31 January 2009 31 January 2009 Sam Lyon https://web.archive.org/web/20090201144443/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7856381.stm 1 February 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7867118.stm Spurs 0–0 Arsenal British Broadcasting Corporation 8 February 2009 8 February 2009 Phil McNulty https://web.archive.org/web/20090207144805/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7867118.stm 7 February 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7884106.stm Shakhtar 2–0 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 19 February 2009 19 February 2009 Mark Ashenden https://web.archive.org/web/20090221193113/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7884106.stm 21 February 2009 live The match incurred criticism due to Tottenham playing a weakened side,September 2020 however the criticisms were brushed aside by Redknapp, who emphatically prioritized the Premier League and League Cup over the UEFA Cup.http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/02/23/Premier-League-Redknapp-reaction/gnid-41614/ Redknapp reaction 23 February 2009 setanta 26 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090225090951/http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/02/23/Premier-League-Redknapp-reaction/gnid-41614/ 25 February 2009 dead 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7885857.stm Hull 1–2 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 23 February 2009 23 February 2009 Jamie Lillywhite https://web.archive.org/web/20090226154035/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7885857.stm 26 February 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7900048.stm Spurs 1–1 Shakhtar British Broadcasting Corporation 26 February 2009 26 February 2009 Julian Shea https://web.archive.org/web/20090228064011/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7900048.stm 28 February 2009 live March right|thumb|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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/7905889.stm Spurs 0–0 man utd British Broadcasting Corporation 1 March 2009 1 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090302073046/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7905889.stm 2 March 2009 live Tottenham rebounded from the heart-break of the final losshttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/penaltyheartbreakendswembleydream010309.html Penalty heartache at wembley Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 1 March 2009 1 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090303040759/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/penaltyheartbreakendswembleydream010309.html 3 March 2009 live three days later with a comprehensive 4–0 win over Middlesbrough to ease the immediate relegation concerns.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7908467.stm Spurs 4–0 middlesbrough British Broadcasting Corporation 4 March 2009 4 March 2009 Chris Bevan https://web.archive.org/web/20090306142804/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7908467.stm 6 March 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7910387.stm Sunderland 1–1 spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 7 March 2009 7 March 2009 Ian Hughes https://web.archive.org/web/20090310013120/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7910387.stm 10 March 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7922077.stm Aston Villa 1–2 spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 15 March 2009 15 March 2009 Julian Shea https://web.archive.org/web/20090315103520/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7922077.stm 15 March 2009 live Days before the last match of the March fixtures, Tottenham announced a record amount of profit in the 2008 fiscal year.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/interimresults190309.html Tottenham Interim results 19 March 2009 spurs.com 19 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090321004832/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/interimresults190309.html 21 March 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7937098.stm Spurs 1–0 Chelsea British Broadcasting Corporation 21 March 2009 21 March 2009 Sam Lyon https://web.archive.org/web/20090322104505/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7937098.stm 22 March 2009 live 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.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/pairinenglandsquad220309.html Pair in England squad 22 March 2009 spurs.com 22 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090324003758/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/pairinenglandsquad220309.html 24 March 2009 livehttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/ledleyupdate240309.html Ledley update 24 March 2009 spurs.com 24 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326052523/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/ledleyupdate240309.html 26 March 2009 live 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.http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bentcalledin280309.html Bent called in 28 March 2009 spurs.com 28 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090330083938/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bentcalledin280309.html 30 March 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7972756.stm Spurs vs Rovers 4 April 2009 British Broadcasting Corporation 4 April 2009 Phil Dawkes https://web.archive.org/web/20090405151708/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7972756.stm 5 April 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7978861.stm Spurs 1–0 West Ham British Broadcasting Corporation 11 April 2009 11 April 2009 Julian Shea https://web.archive.org/web/20090413063152/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7978861.stm 13 April 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/7990173.stm Spurs 1–0 Newcastle British Broadcasting Corporation 19 April 2009 19 April 2009 Mark Ashenden https://web.archive.org/web/20090419210527/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7990173.stm 19 April 2009 live 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.http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_5254272,00.html Webb owns up to Old Trafford gaffe 25 April 2009 TeamTalk 25 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502101206/http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0%2C16368%2C2483_5254272%2C00.html 2 May 2009 dead The loss damaged Tottenham's hopes of a seventh-place finish.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8000573.stm Man utd 5–2 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 25 April 2009 25 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425180500/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8000573.stm 25 April 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8014842.stm Spurs 1–0 West Brom British Broadcasting Corporation 2 May 2009 2 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503064846/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8014842.stm 3 May 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8042102.stm Palacios brother feared murdered British Broadcasting Corporation 9 May 2009 9 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090514023720/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8042102.stm 14 May 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8023046.stm Everton 0–0 Spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 9 May 2009 9 May 2009 Pranav Soneji https://web.archive.org/web/20090510232837/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8023046.stm 10 May 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8038291.stm Spurs 2–1 Man City British Broadcasting Corporation 16 May 2009 16 May 2009 Les Roopanarine https://web.archive.org/web/20090517134635/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8038291.stm 17 May 2009 live 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8048312.stm Liverpool 3–1 spurs British Broadcasting Corporation 24 May 2009 24 May 2009 Oliver Brett https://web.archive.org/web/20090531163138/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8048312.stm 31 May 2009 live 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. Transfers In Date Player Previous club Cost 30 May 2008 ENG John BostockENG Crystal Palace£700,000http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bostockjoinsclub.html Tottenham sign bostock Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 30 May 2008 30 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080601225515/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bostockjoinsclub.html 1 June 2008 live 30 June 2008 ITA Mirko RanieriITA Perugia£1,100,000 Ranierto to join academy Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 30 June 2008 http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/ranieritojoinacademy300608.html 30 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080702163750/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/ranieritojoinacademy300608.html 2 July 2008 live 1 July 2008 COD Paul-José M'PokuBEL Standard Liège£2,600,000Daily Mirror Tottenham sign Paul-Jose M'Poku Goal.com 15 June 2008 http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=737284 15 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080618103133/http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=737284 18 June 2008 dead 1 July 2008 CRO Luka ModrićCRO Dinamo Zagreb£16,200,000 Tottenham sign croatian star British Broadcasting Corporation 26 April 2008 https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7368463.stm 26 April 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080501023335/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7368463.stm 1 May 2008 live 1 July 2008 MEX Giovani dos SantosESP Barcelona£5,400,000FC Barcelona Official Website Giovani transferred to Tottenham Hotspur http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/06/n080606104518.html https://archive.today/20080614171407/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada07-08/06/n080606104518.html dead 14 June 2008 6 June 2008 16 June 2008 1 July 2008 BRA Heurelho Gomes NED PSV£7,800,000 Gomez deal agreed Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 26 June 2008 http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/gomesdealagreed260608.html 26 June 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080628024510/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/gomesdealagreed260608.html 28 June 2008 live 30 July 2008 ENG David Bentley ENG Blackburn Rovers£15,300,000 Spurs complete Bentley deal ESPN 30 July 2008 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=558457&sec=england&cc=5901 30 July 2008 24 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090224085552/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=558457&sec=england&cc=5901 dead 8 August 2008 ESP César ESP Real Zaragoza£3,4000,000 Spurs complete sanchez deal Goal.com 8 August 2008 http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=810034 8 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080811012208/http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=810034 11 August 2008 dead 30 August 2008 RUS Roman Pavlyuchenko RUS Spartak Moscow£14,500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7589929.stm Spurs seal £14.5m Pavlyuchenko deal 1 September 2008 British Broadcasting Corporation 1 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080901211112/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7589929.stm 1 September 2008 live 1 September 2008 CRO Vedran Ćorluka ENG Manchester City£8,500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7591506.stm Spurs sign Corluka from Man City 1 September 2008 British Broadcasting Corporation 1 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080902064257/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7591506.stm 2 September 2008 live 6 January 2009 ENG Jermain Defoe ENG Portsmouth£9,400,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7807491.stm Pompey accept Spurs bid for Defoe 6 January 2009 British Broadcasting Corporation 6 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090111070907/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7807491.stm 11 January 2009 live 21 January 2009 HON Wilson Palacios ENG Wigan Athletic£12,300,000 26 January 2009 ITA Carlo Cudicini ENG Chelsea£1,200,000http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/cudicinisigns260109.html Cudicini signs 26 January 2009 Tottenham Hotspurs F.C. Official Website 26 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090203071419/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/cudicinisigns260109.html 3 February 2009 live 26 January 2009 FRA Pascal Chimbonda ENG Sunderland£4,500,000http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/1/26/Prem-Tottenham-sign-Chimbonda/gnid-37190/ Spurs strike Chimbonda deal 26 January 2009 Setanta 26 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090213072231/http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/1/26/Prem-Tottenham-sign-Chimbonda/gnid-37190/ 13 February 2009 dead 2 February 2009 IRL Robbie Keane ENG Liverpool£12,200,000http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/robbiereturns020209.html Robbie Returns 2 February 2009 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 2 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090205123059/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/robbiereturns020209.html 5 February 2009 livehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7861523.stm Keane seals £12m Tottenham return 2 February 2009 British Broadcasting Corporation 2 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090203132009/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7861523.stm 3 February 2009 live Total£104.5 million + Out Date Player New Club Cost 1 July 2008 CZE Radek ČernýENG Queens Park RangersFreeCerny Signs Queens Park Rangers F.C. Official Website 13 May 2008 http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1311436,00.html 13 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080514233622/http://www.qpr.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10373~1311436%2C00.html 14 May 2008 dead 1 July 2008 ENG Joe MartinENG Blackpool Undisclosed Martin to Blackpool Tottenham Hotspur F.C Official Website 1 July 2008 http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/martintoblackpool010708.html 13 May 2008 7 July 2008 ENG Tommy ForecastENG SouthamptonUndisclosedhttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/forecasttosaints070708.html Forecast to Saints 7 July 2008 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 23 July 2008 FIN Teemu TainioENG Sunderland£5,000,000http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/teemutransfer230708.html Teemu transfer 23 July 2008 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 25 July 2008 ENG Paul RobinsonENG Blackburn£3,500,000http://www.rovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1351438,00.html Robinson Signs 25 July 2008 Blackburn Rovers F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211052433/http://www.rovers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~1351438,00.html 11 February 2009 dead 26 July 2008 FRA Pascal ChimbondaENG Sunderland£5,000,000 28 July 2008 IRE Robbie KeaneENG Liverpool£19,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7528735.stm liverpool complete keane transfer 28 July 2008 British Broadcasting Corporation 20 June 2009 30 July 2008 FRA Steed MalbranqueENG Sunderland£7,000,000 11 August 2008 FRA Younès KaboulENG Portsmouth£6,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7535609.stm Portsmouth sign Kaboul from Spurs BBC Sport 11 August 2008 11 August 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/8489329.stm BBC Sport – Football – Defender Younes Kaboul rejoins Tottenham BBC News 30 January 2010 27 July 2016 14 August 2008 ENG Anthony GardnerENG Hull City£2,500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hull_city/7560398.stm Hull make Gardner record signing British Broadcasting Corporation 14 August 2008 20 June 2009 27 August 2008 KOR Lee Young-pyoGER Borussia DortmundUndisclosedhttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/leetodortmund270808.html Lee to dortmund British Broadcasting Corporation 27 August 2008 20 June 2009 1 September 2008 BUL Dimitar BerbatovENG Manchester United£30,750,000http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/manchesteruniteddeal020909.html berbatov/campbell 1 September 2008 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519075711/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/manchesteruniteddeal020909.html 19 May 2009 live 21 December 2008 CAN Paul StalteriGER Borussia MönchengladbachReleasedhttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/stalterideparts211208.html Stalteri departs 21 December 2008 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 29 December 2008 NOR Dag Alexander OlsenESP ValenciaUndisclosedNorske Dag Alexander (19) klar for Valencia Norwegian Dag Alexander (19) ready for Valencia https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/ggBkL/norske-dag-alexander-19-klar-for-valencia 23 September 2020 VG 27 December 2008 2 January 2009 ENG Andy BarchamENG GillinghamUndisclosedhttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/barchammovemadepermanent020109.html Barcham move made permanent 2 January 2008 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 6 January 2009 ENG Charlie DanielsENG Leyton OrientFreehttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/danielssignsfororient060109.html Daniels signs for Orient 6 January 2008 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090207194607/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/danielssignsfororient060109.html 7 February 2009 dead21 January 2009ESP CésarESP ValenciaUndisclosedhttp://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/1/201/La-Liga-Sanchez-joins-Valencia/gnid-36352 Sanchez seals Valencia move Setanta 21 January 2009 21 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090130030235/http://setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/1/201/La-Liga-Sanchez-joins-Valencia/gnid-36352 30 January 2009 dead 23 January 2009 EGY Hossam GhalySaudi Arabia Al NassrUndisclosedhttp://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11675_4832729,00.html Ghaly seals Al-Nasr switch 23 January 2008 Sky Sports 20 June 2009 9 February 2009 ENG Leigh MillsUnattachedReleasedhttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/millsdeparts090209.html Mills departs 23 January 2009 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 Total£78.75 million + Trials Date Player Club Result6 January 2009 GHA Stephen AppiahFree Agent Unsuccessfulhttp://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/1/6/Premier-League-Appiah-trains-with-Spurs/gnid-34098/ Ghana skipper to earn his Spurs 6 January 2009 Setanta 20 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090626013053/http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/1/6/Premier-League-Appiah-trains-with-Spurs/gnid-34098/ 26 June 2009 dead16 January 2009 GHA Quincy Owusu-AbeyieSpartak Moscow Unsuccessfulhttp://africanfootball.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=17836 Owusu-Abeyie Feature in Test Match 16 January 2009 AfricanFootball 20 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090205064136/http://africanfootball.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=17836 5 February 2009 dead Loan arrivals Date Player ClubLoan Length2 September 2008 ENG Fraizer CampbellManchester United24 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/manchesteruniteddeal020909.html campbell/berbatov 1 September 2008 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519075711/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/manchesteruniteddeal020909.html 19 May 2009 live Loan departures Loan Start Date Player Club Loan End Date11 July 2008ENG Jake LivermoreCrewe Alexandra23 July 2008https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/crewe_alexandra/7521427.stm Livermore return 23 July 2008 British Broadcasting Corporation 20 June 2009 26 August 2008ENG Charlie DanielsGillingham29 September 2008http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/danielsjoinsgillsonloan260808.html Daniels joins Gills on loan. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 26 August 2008 20 June 2009 8 August 2008ENG Troy Archibald-HenvilleNorwich City10 November 2008http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/goodtestforyoungxi111108.html young XI Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 12 November 2008 20 June 2009 16 October 2008ENG Ben AlnwickCarlisle United17 November 2008http://www.goal.com/en/news/699/tottenham/2008/11/17/969417/cesar-ill-solve-spurs-keeper-crisis Alnwich recalled Goal.com 18 November 2008 20 June 2009 19 September 2008ENG David ButtonGrays Athletic20 November 2008http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/teamnews241008.html Button loan extended Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 24 October 2008 20 June 2009 2 July 2008ENG Simon DawkinsLeyton Orient1 January 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/dawkinsloantoos020708.html Dawkins loan to O's 2 July 2008 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 20 June 2009 8 August 2008ENG Leigh MillsGillingham1 January 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/leighloantogillingham080808.html Mill loan to Gillingham Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 8 August 2008 20 June 2009 26 August 2008CZE Tomáš PekhartSouthampton1 January 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/pekharttosaints.html Pekhart loan to Saints Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 26 August 2008 20 June 2009 http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/graysloanforbutcher010109.html Players return Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 1 January 2008 20 June 2009 25 September 2008ENG Andy BarchamGillingham2 January 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/barchyloantogills250908.html Barchy loan to Gills Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 25 September 2008 20 June 2009 1 January 2009ENG Lee ButcherGrays Athletic15 February 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/graysloanforbutcher010109.html Butcher loan to Greys Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 1 January 2008 20 June 2009 16 January 2009ENG David ButtonAFC Bournemouth16 February 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bournemouthloanforbutton160109.html Button loan to Bournemouth Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 16 January 2008 20 June 2009 http://www.afcb.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10324~1558660,00.html Button returns to spurs AFC Bournemouth 16 February 2008 20 June 2009 25 February 2009ENG Kyle Fraser-AllenMacclesfield Town1 April 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/fraserallenloantomacclesfield250209.html Fraser-Allen loan to Macclesfield Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 25 February 2009 25 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090228054825/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/fraserallenloantomacclesfield250209.html 28 February 2009 live6 March 2009ENG David ButtonLuton Town7 April 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/buttonloantoluton060309.html Button loan to Luton Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 6 March 2009 6 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311004217/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/buttonloantoluton060309.html 11 March 2009 livehttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/davidswembleyway060409.html David's Wembley way Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 7 April 2009 7 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090410020705/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/davidswembleyway060409.html 10 April 2009 live10 March 2009ENG Lee ButcherSt Albans City11 April 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/butcherloantostalbans100309.html Butcher loan to St Albans Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 10 March 2009 10 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090312074401/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/butcherloantostalbans100309.html 12 March 2009 live13 March 2009Morocco Adel TaarabtQPR24 April 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/adelloantoqpr130309.html Adel loan to QPR Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 13 March 2009 13 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090315024111/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/adelloantoqpr130309.html 15 March 2009 livehttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/adelupdate250409.html Adel update Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 25 April 2009 25 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090428135823/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/adelupdate250409.html 28 April 2009 live17 April 2009ENG David ButtonDagenham & Redbridge1 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/buttonloantodagenham170409.html Button loan to Dagenham Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 17 April 2009 17 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090420150208/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/buttonloantodagenham170409.html 20 April 2009 livehttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/teamnews010509.html Button returns from emergency loan Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 1 May 2009 1 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503131523/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/teamnews010509.html 3 May 2009 live20 January 2009ENG Troy Archibald-HenvilleExeter City4 May 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/exeter_city/7839779.stm Grecians bring in Spurs defender. BBC Sport 20 January 2009 20 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090123031132/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/exeter_city/7839779.stm 23 January 2009 livehttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/slavialoanfortomas020209.html Tomas to Slavia Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 3 February 2009 20 June 2009 29 January 2009FRA Dorian DerviteSouthend United4 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/dorianloantosouthend290109.html Dervite loan to Southend. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 29 January 2009 29 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090201021712/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/dorianloantosouthend290109.html 1 February 2009 live3 March 2009ENG Danny HutchinsYeovil Town4 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/hutchinsloantoyeovil030309.html Hutchins loan to Yeovil Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 3 March 2009 3 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090304195025/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/hutchinsloantoyeovil030309.html 4 March 2009 livehttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/teamnews030409.html Hutchins loan extended Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 3 April 2009 3 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090405090615/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/teamnews030409.html 5 April 2009 live12 March 2009WAL Chris GunterNottingham Forest4 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/forestloanforgunter120309.html Forest loan for Gunter Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 12 March 2009 12 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090314002059/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/forestloanforgunter120309.html 14 March 2009 live13 March 2009MEX Giovani dos SantosIpswich Town4 May 2009http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10272~1589567,00.html Town sign premier league striker Ipswich Town F.C. Official Website 13 March 2009 13 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090315192229/http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10272~1589567%2C00.html 15 March 2009 dead19 March 2009ENG Jonathan ObikaYeovil Town4 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/duotoyeovil190309.html Duo to Yeovil Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 19 March 2009 19 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090321004810/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/duotoyeovil190309.html 21 March 2009 livehttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/loansextended080409.html Loans Extended Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 8 April 2009 8 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090411040342/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/loansextended080409.html 11 April 2009 live19 March 2009ENG Andros TownsendYeovil Town4 May 200924 March 2009ENG Danny RoseWatford4 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/roseloantowatford240309.html Rose loan to Watford Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 24 March 2009 24 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090326052533/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/roseloantowatford240309.html 26 March 2009 live26 March 2009ESP Yuri BerchicheCheltenham Town4 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/duoloanedtocheltenham260309.html Duo loan to Cheltenham Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 26 March 2009 26 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090327225355/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/duoloanedtocheltenham260309.html 27 March 2009 live26 March 2009IRL David HuttonCheltenham Town4 May 200918 April 2009ENG Lee ButcherGrays Athletic4 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/graystakebutcheronloan180409.html Butcher loan to Grays Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 18 April 2009 18 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419213748/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/graystakebutcheronloan180409.html 19 April 2009 live11 January 2009GER Kevin-Prince BoatengBorussia Dortmund24 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/boatengloantoborussia110109.html Prince-Boateng loan to Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund F.C. Official Website 12 January 2008 20 June 2009 2 February 2009CZE Tomáš PekhartSlavia PragueJanuary 2010http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/slavialoanfortomas020209.html Slavia loan for Tomas Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 2 February 2009 2 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090205125131/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/slavialoanfortomas020209.html 5 February 2009 live Long-term injury list Date Injured Player Injury Return Date8 November 2008MEX Giovani dos SantosAnkle Ligament2 January 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/gioupdate101108.html Giovani update Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 10 November 2008 10 November 200817 January 2009ENG Ledley KingHamstring strain23 February 2009https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7836618.stm King set for long injury absence British Broadcasting Corporation 18 January 2009 18 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090120030212/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7836618.stm 20 January 2009 live20 November 2008SCO Alan HuttonFoot fracture23 March 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/huttonupdate261108.html Hutton update Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 26 November 2008 26 November 2008http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/03/20/SPL-Redknapp-on-Huttons-Scotland-hopes/gnid-45111 Redknapp on Hutton Setanta 20 March 2009 20 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090324162800/http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/03/20/SPL-Redknapp-on-Huttons-Scotland-hopes/gnid-45111 24 March 2009 dead http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/huttonsback240309.html Huttons Back! Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 24 March 2009 24 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090327000124/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/huttonsback240309.html 27 March 2009 live29 January 2009ENG Jermain DefoeBroken metatarsal15 April 2009http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_4874992,00.html Defoe blow for spurs Sky Sports 30 January 2009 30 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121008194305/http://www.skysports.com/story/0%2C19528%2C11095_4874992%2C00.html 8 October 2012 live http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/jdlatest020209.html Jermain Defoe latest Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 2 February 2009 2 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090205125056/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/jdlatest020209.html 5 February 2009 livehttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/jdsback150409.html JD's Back! Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 15 April 2009 15 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090417050707/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/jdsback150409.html 17 April 2009 live19 April 2009ENG Michael DawsonTorn ankle ligamentStart of 2009–10 seasonhttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/dawsonupdate240409.html Dawson update Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 24 April 2009 24 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090426040126/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/dawsonupdate240409.html 26 April 2009 live25 April 2009ENG Darren BentMedial ligament injury24 May 2009http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bentsidelined300409.html Bent sidelined Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 30 April 2009 30 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502215035/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/bentsidelined300409.html 2 May 2009 livehttp://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/04/30/Premier-League-Bent-injury/gnid-50921/ Bent injury Setanta 30 April 2009 30 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501230134/http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/04/30/Premier-League-Bent-injury/gnid-50921/ 1 May 2009 dead 26 April 2009ENG Jamie O'HaraKnee InjuryStart of 2009–10 seasonhttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/oharaupdate080509.html O'Hara update Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 8 May 2009 8 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090511130351/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/oharaupdate080509.html 11 May 2009 live18 May 2009ENG Tom HuddlestoneKnee InjuryStart of 2009–10 seasonhttp://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/huddlestoneupdate180509.html Huddlestone update Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Official Website 18 May 2009 18 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090521114204/http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/articles/huddlestoneupdate180509.html 21 May 2009 live Pre-season and friendlies Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Attendance 14 July 2008TavernesN0–8Lennon 27', Pekhart 47', 63', Dos Santos 53', 68', Malbranque 76', O'Hara 84', 85'N/A19 July 2008CD DéniaN2–4Taarabt 30', Jenas 38', Townsend 54', Bent 59',N/A24 July 2008HérculesA1–1Bent 34'N/A28 July 2008Norwich CityA1–5Stefanović 10' (o.g), Bent 44', 57', 72', 75'25,24330 July 2008Leyton OrientA1–5Bent 45', 59', 76', Lennon 47', Modrić 51'9,2501 August 2008CelticN0–2Bent 24, Bentley 79'N/A3 August 2008Borussia DortmundN0–3Bent 9', Dos Santos 54, O'Hara 87'N/A10 August 2008RomaH5–0Bentley 2', 45', Bent 4', 53', Lennon 49'35,841 Competitions Overview 3 Premier League 16 August 2008 24 May 2009 Matchday 1 8th 14 9 15 45 45 FA Cup 3 January 2009 24 January 2009 Third round Fourth round 1 0 1 4 3 Football League Cup 23 September 2008 1 March 2009 Third round Runners-up 4 1 1 14 8 UEFA Cup 18 September 2008 26 February 2009 First round Round of 32 3 3 2 11 9 24 May 2009 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. https://int.soccerway.com/teams/england/tottenham-hotspur-football-club/675/ Soccerway 20 January 2022 Premier League 2008–09 Premier League League table TOT Results summary 10 5 4 21 10 4 4 11 24 35 24 May 2009 August 2008 Results Results by matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A Result L/L/D/L/D/L/L/L/W/D/W/W/L/W/L/W/D/L/D/L/L/D/W/L/D/W/W/D/W/W/L/W/W/L/W/D/W/L Position 14/17/19/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/20/16/19/16/16/15/15/16/16/16/19/17/15/16/17/14/13/12/11/11/11/9/9/10/10/8/8/8 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss lightgrey Postponed gold 2nd 3rd red1 2008–09 Tottenham Premier League results and fixtures https://fbref.com/en/squads/361ca564/2008-2009/matchlogs/s11160/schedule/Tottenham-Hotspur-Scores-and-Fixtures-Premier-League fbref.com 20 January 2022 en 24 May 2009 January 2022 Matches 16 August 2008 15:00 BST 1 Middlesbrough 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6331 Tottenham Hotspur Wheater 71 Mido 86 Digard 90+2 Jenas 61 Bentley 76 Huth 90+3 o.g. Martin Atkinson Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 32,623 L 23 August 2008 15:00 BST 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6342 Sunderland Bale 26 Jenas 73 Richardson 55 Malbranque 58 Cissé 82 Mike Dean White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,064 L 31 August 2008 13:30 BST 3 Chelsea 1–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6354 Tottenham Hotspur Deco 10 Belletti 27 Cole 45 Bosingwa 86 Bent 45+1 Howard Webb Stamford Bridge (stadium) Fulham, London 41,790 D 15 September 2008 20:00 BST 4 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6365 Aston Villa Dawson 60 Bent 87 Reo-Coker 5 Shorey 21 Carew 52 Young 54 90+3 Agbonlahor 83 Steve Bennett White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,075 L 21 September 2008 15:00 BST 5 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6374 Wigan Athletic Ćorluka 43 O'Hara 51 Boyce 29 Palacios 62 Steve Tanner White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 35,808 D 28 September 2008 13:30 BST 6 Portsmouth 2–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6384 Tottenham Hotspur Defoe 34 pen. Diarra 2 38 88 Belhadj 57 Crouch 68 80 Hughes 84 Woodgate 26 O'Hara 32 Lennon 90+5 Mike Dean Fratton Park Portsmouth 20,352 L 5 October 2008 15:00 BST 7 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6394 Hull City Jenas 34 Lennon 73 Bent 81 Campbell 88 Geovanni 9 Ashbee 21 Boateng 38 Rob Styles White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,062 L 19 October 2008 16:00 BST 8 Stoke City 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6404 Tottenham Hotspur Higginbotham 19 pen. Delap 53 Faye 87 Bale 0 17 Bent 25 Hutton 64 Woodgate 90 Dawson 0 90+9 Lee Mason Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 27,500 L 26 October 2008 15:00 BST 9 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6413 Bolton Wanderers Pavlyuchenko 17 Bent 76 pen. Nolan 37 McCann 2 42 56 Jääskeläinen 75 Andre Marriner White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 35,507 W 29 October 2008 20:00 GMT 10 Arsenal 4–4 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6417 Tottenham Hotspur Silvestre 37 Gallas 46 Adebayor 64 van Persie 68 Diaby 90+2 Bentley 13 57 Assou-Ekotto 54 Huddlestone 59 Bent 67 Jenas 85 89 Lennon 90+4 Martin Atkinson Emirates Stadium Holloway, London 60,043 D 1 November 2008 17:30 GMT 11 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6432 Liverpool Carragher 69 o.g. King 79 Pavlyuchenko 90+1 Kuyt 3 Gerrard 45+1 Carragher 67 Phil Dowd White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,183 W 9 November 2008 15:00 GMT 12 Manchester City 1–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6445 Tottenham Hotspur Robinho 16 Fernandes 2 18 26 Dunne 0 83 Bent 29 64 Assou-Ekotto 2 48 89 King 61 Mike Dean City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 41,893 W 15 November 2008 15:00 GMT 13 Fulham 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6449 Tottenham Hotspur Zamora 16 Davies 33 Johnson 70 Campbell 81 Alan Wiley Craven Cottage Fulham, London 25,139 L 23 November 2008 13:30 GMT 14 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6464 Blackburn Rovers Pavlyuchenko 9 Bentley 45+2 Jenas 89 Olsson 2 27 39 Ooijer 69 Andrews 89 Alan Wiley White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 35,903 W 30 November 2008 15:00 GMT 15 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6474 Everton Assou-Ekotto 33 Ćorluka 51 o.g. Pienaar 51 Fellaini 64 Cahill 77 Steve Bennett White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 35,742 L 8 December 2008 20:00 GMT 16 West Ham United 0–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6485 Tottenham Hotspur Behrami 78 Noble 90+1 King 68 O'Hara 89 Chris Foy Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London 34,277 W 13 December 2008 17:30 GMT 17 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6492 Manchester United Huddlestone 56 Rafael 62 Mike Dean White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 35,882 D 21 December 2008 15:00 GMT 18 Newcastle United 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6502 Tottenham Hotspur N'Zogbia 11 Enrique 11 Gutiérrez 89 Duff 90 Modrić 28 88 Huddlestone 62 Andre Marriner St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 47,982 L 26 December 2008 13:00 GMT 19 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6513 Fulham Konchesky 79 Peter Walton White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 35,869 D 28 December 2008 14:00 GMT 20 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6521 Tottenham Hotspur Morrison 28 Brunt 45 Zuiverloon 59 Bednář 83 Beattie 90+4 Dawson 13 Assou-Ekotto 0 35 Jenas 88 Steve Tanner The Hawthorns West Bromwich 26,344 L 11 January 2009 13:30 GMT 21 Wigan Athletic 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6532 Tottenham Hotspur Valencia 65 Palacios 69 Scharner 81 Figueroa 90+1 Bale 33 Zokora 72 Woodgate 75 Andre Marriner JJB Stadium Wigan 17,500 L 18 January 2009 16:00 GMT 22 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6541 Portsmouth Defoe 70 Davis 27 Nugent 59 Kaboul 75 Steve Bennett White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,011 D 27 January 2009 20:00 GMT 23 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6546 Stoke City Lennon 8 Defoe 21 Dawson 24 Bentley 38 Woodgate 51 Higginbotham 40 Beattie 57 Cresswell 63 Whelan 69 Mike Riley White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,072 W 31 January 2009 15:00 GMT 24 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6556 Tottenham Hotspur Puygrenier 31 Davies 64 87 Dawson 50 Bent 72 74 Phil Dowd Reebok Stadium Horwich 21,575 L 8 February 2009 13:30 GMT 25 Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6572 Arsenal Modrić 37 Eboué 2 17 37 Clichy 43 Mike Dean White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,021 D 23 February 2009 20:00 GMT 26 Hull City 1–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6585 Tottenham Hotspur A. Dawson 7 Turner 27 Ashbee 42 Lennon 17 Modrić 44 Woodgate 85 Lee Probert KC Stadium Kingston upon Hull 24,742 W 4 March 2009 20:00 GMT 27 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6602 Middlesbrough Keane 9 Pavlyuchenko 14 Lennon 40 79 Pogatetz 29 Howard Webb White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 35,761 W 7 March 2009 15:00 GMT 28 Sunderland 1–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6604 Tottenham Hotspur Richardson 3 34 McCartney 36 Bardsley 45+2 Ćorluka 22 Woodgate 37 Keane 89 Phil Dowd Stadium of Light Sunderland 37,894 D 15 March 2009 16:00 GMT 29 Aston Villa 1–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6613 Tottenham Hotspur Reo-Coker 54 Carew 85 Jenas 5 Zokora 23 Bent 50 Modrić 68 Keane 70 Steve Bennett Villa Park Birmingham 41,205 W 21 March 2009 15:00 GMT 30 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6621 Chelsea Modrić 50 78 Palacios 78 Belletti 45+2 Ballack 84 Mike Dean White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,034 W 4 April 2009 12:45 BST 31 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6627 Tottenham Hotspur Samba 65 McCarthy 82 Ooijer 89 Keane 30 pen. Palacios 2 78 80 Peter Walton Ewood Park Blackburn 21,891 L 11 April 2009 15:00 BST 32 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6642 West Ham United Zokora 56 Pavlyuchenko 65 Boa Morte 45+1 Neill 57 Di Michele 63 Noble 90+1 Collins 90+4 Martin Atkinson White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 35,969 W 19 April 2009 13:30 BST 33 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6652 Newcastle United Bent 24 Assou-Ekotto 77 Taylor 78 Mark Halsey White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 35,850 W 25 April 2009 17:30 BST 34 Manchester United 5–2 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6660 Tottenham Hotspur Ronaldo 57 pen. 68 69 Tevez 58 Rooney 67 71 Berbatov 79 Bent 29 Modrić 32 Woodgate 37 Jenas 41 Gomes 57 Howard Webb Old Trafford Old Trafford 75,458 L 2 May 2009 15:00 BST 35 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6671 West Bromwich Albion Jenas 43 Palacios 76 Mulumbu 58 Rob Styles White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 35,836 W 9 May 2009 15:00 BST 36 Everton 0–0 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6678 Tottenham Hotspur Lescott 17 Pienaar 18 Hutton 55 Jenas 83 Pavlyuchenko 90+1 Lee Mason Goodison Park Walton, Liverpool 36,646 D 16 May 2009 15:00 BST 37 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6693 Manchester City Defoe 29 Keane 86 pen. Zabaleta 42 Bojinov 65 Mark Halsey White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,000 W 24 May 2009 16:00 BST 38 Liverpool 3–1 https://www.premierleague.com/match/6702 Tottenham Hotspur Torres 31 Hutton 64 o.g. Benayoun 81 Keane 77 Peter Walton Anfield Anfield, Liverpool 43,937 L FA Cup 2008–09 FA Cup 2 January 2009 20:00 GMT Third round Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/fa-cup-2008-2009-3-runde-tottenham-hotspur-wigan-athletic/ Wigan Athletic Pavlyuchenko 52 pen. 90+3 Modrić 76 Palacios 49 Kingson 52 Camara 88 Alan Wiley White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 34,040 W 24 January 2009 17:15 GMT Fourth round Manchester United 2–1 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/fa-cup-2008-2009-4-runde-manchester-united-tottenham-hotspur/ Tottenham Hotspur Scholes 35 Berbatov 36 Vidić 60 Tevez 90 Pavlyuchenko 5 Alan Wiley Old Trafford Old Trafford 75,014 L Football League Cup 2008–09 Football League Cup 23 September 2008 19:45 BST Third round Newcastle United 1–2 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/league-cup-2008-2009-3-runde-newcastle-united-tottenham-hotspur/ Tottenham Hotspur Butt 22 Owen 90 Ćorluka 35 O'Hara 45 66 Pavlyuchenko 62 Zokora 63 Alan Wiley St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 20,577 W 12 November 2008 19:45 GMT Fourth round Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/league-cup-2008-2009-achtelfinale-tottenham-hotspur-liverpool-fc/ Liverpool Pavlyuchenko 38 52 41 Campbell 42 45 44 Plessis 10 49 Torres 35 Babel 40 Hyypiä 63 Mike Riley White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 33,242 W 3 December 2008 19:45 GMT Fifth round Watford 1–2 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/league-cup-2008-2009-viertelfinale-watford-fc-tottenham-hotspur/ Tottenham Hotspur McAnuff 9 Priskin 13 45 Pavlyuchenko 45 pen. Assou-Ekotto 67 Bent 76 Phil Dowd Vicarage Road Watford 16,501 W 6 January 2009 20:00 GMT Semi-finals first leg Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/league-cup-2008-2009-halbfinale-tottenham-hotspur-burnley-fc/ Burnley Dawson 47 O'Hara 52 Pavlyuchenko 65 Duff 68 o.g. Paterson 15 Duff 84 Martin Atkinson White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 31,377 W 21 January 2009 19:45 GMT Semi-finals second leg Burnley 3–2 yes 4–6 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/league-cup-2008-2009-halbfinale-burnley-fc-tottenham-hotspur/ Tottenham Hotspur Blake 34 McCann 38 73 Duff 69 Rodriguez 88 Bentley 21 Pavlyuchenko 118 Defoe 120 Mark Halsey Turf Moor Burnley 19,533 L 1 March 2009 15:00 GMT Final Manchester United 0–0 yes 4–1 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/7905889.stm Tottenham Hotspur Giggs Tevez Ronaldo Anderson O'Hara Ćorluka Bentley Chris Foy Wembley Stadium Wembley, London 88,217 D UEFA Cup 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round 18 September 2008 20:10 BST First leg Tottenham Hotspur ENG 2–1 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/uefa-cup-2008-2009-1-runde-tottenham-hotspur-wisla-krakow/ POL Wisła Kraków Bentley 33 Bent 73 O'Hara 90 Jirsák 34 Sobolewski 44 Małecki 88 Lucílio Batista (Portugal) White Hart Lane London, England 35,751 W 2 October 2008 14:40 CEST Second leg Wisła Kraków POL 1–1 2–3 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/uefa-cup-2008-2009-1-runde-wisla-krakow-tottenham-hotspur/ ENG Tottenham Hotspur Łobodziński 44 Cléber 76 Brożek 83 Woodgate 34 Głowacki 58 o.g. Modrić 59 Bale 62 Zokora 76 Alexandru Tudor (Romania) Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana Kraków, Poland 12,900 D Group stage 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage#Group D Group D TOT 23 October 2008 18:10 CEST 1 Udinese ITA 2–0 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/uefa-cup-2008-2009-gruppe-d-udinese-calcio-tottenham-hotspur/ ENG Tottenham Hotspur Luković 23 Di Natale 24 pen. D'Agostino 75 Isla 83 Pepe 86 Gomes 23 O'Hara 2 56 57 Bale 63 Felix Brych (Germany) Stadio Friuli Udine, Italy 22,000 L 6 November 2008 20:00 GMT 2 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 4–0 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/uefa-cup-2008-2009-gruppe-d-udinese-calcio-tottenham-hotspur/ CRO Dinamo Zagreb Bent 30 33 70 Huddlestone 59 Lovren 45 Hrgović 72 Fredy Fautrel (France) White Hart Lane London, England 32,788 W 27 November 2008 18:00 CET 3 NEC NED 0–1 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/uefa-cup-2008-2009-gruppe-d-nec-nijmegen-tottenham-hotspur/ ENG Tottenham Hotspur Davids 79 O'Hara 14 César Muñiz Fernández (Spain) Goffertstadion Nijmegen, Netherlands 12,500 W 18 December 2008 19:45 GMT 4 Tottenham Hotspur ENG 2–2 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/uefa-cup-2008-2009-gruppe-d-tottenham-hotspur-spartak-moskva/ RUS Spartak Moscow Modrić 67 Huddlestone 74 Dzyuba 23 33 Pedro Proença (Portugal) White Hart Lane London, England 28,906 D Knockout stage 2008–09 UEFA Cup knockout stage Round of 32 19 February 2009 19:45 EET First leg Shakhtar Donetsk UKR 2–0 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/uefa-cup-2008-2009-3-runde-shakhtar-donetsk-tottenham-hotspur/ ENG Tottenham Hotspur Raț 40 Seleznyov 79 Jádson 88 Thomas Einwaller (Austria) RSC Olimpiyskiy Donetsk, Ukraine 25,000 L 26 February 2009 20:00 GMT Second leg Tottenham Hotspur ENG 1–1 1–3 https://www.worldfootball.net/report/uefa-cup-2008-2009-3-runde-tottenham-hotspur-shakhtar-donetsk/ UKR Shakhtar Donetsk O'Hara 28 dos Santos 55 Palacios 90 Lewandowski 17 Hübschman 50 Fernandinho 86 Paolo Tagliavento (Italy) RSC Olimpiyskiy London, England 30,595 D Manager statistics Manager Games Won Drawn Lost H-Win% A-Win% Pos Pts PPLG Lge Cup FA Cup UEFA CupESP Juande Ramos (August 2008 – October 2008)122 (16.6%)3 (25%)7 (58.3%)20%14.2%20th20.25Fourth RoundNot EnteredGroup StageENG Harry Redknapp (October 2008 – Onwards)4220 (47.6%)10 (23.8%)12 (28.5%)66.6%28.5%8th491.63Runners-UpFourth RoundLast 32ENG 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 Statistics Appearances 26 July 2020 premierleague.com No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers 1 GK BRA Heurelho Gomes 34 0 1 0 5 0 8 0 48 0 23 GK ITA Carlo Cudicini 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 27 GK ENG Ben Alnwick 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0Defenders 2 DF SCO Alan Hutton 5+3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8+3 0 3 DF WAL Gareth Bale 12+4 0 2 0 3+2 0 7 0 24+6 0 16 DF WAL Chris Gunter 2+1 0 1 0 1 0 6+1 0 10+2 0 20 DF ENG Michael Dawson 13+3 1 2 0 5 1 3+1 0 23+4 2 21 DF FRA Pascal Chimbonda 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3+2 0 22 DF HRV Vedran Corluka 33+1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 40+1 0 26 DF ENG Ledley King 24 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 29 1 32DF CMR Benoît Assou-Ekotto 29 0 1 0 4 0 1+1 0 35+1 0 39DF ENG Jonathan Woodgate 34 1 1 0 4 0 5 0 44 1Midfielders 4 MF CIV Didier Zokora 23+5 0 2 0 6 0 7 0 38+5 0 5 MF ENG David Bentley 20+5 1 2 0 2+1 0 5 1 29+6 2 6 MF ENG Tom Huddlestone 14+8 0 1 0 2 0 5+1 2 22+9 2 7 MF ENG Aaron Lennon 26+9 5 0+1 0 5 0 4+2 0 35+12 5 8 MF ENG Jermaine Jenas 29+4 4 0 0 3 0 4 0 36+4 4 11 MF BRA Gilberto 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 12 MF HND Wilson Palacios 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 14 MF HRV Luka Modrić 34 3 2 1 3+1 0 3+1 1 42+2 5 19 MF MAR Adel Taarabt 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+3 0 23 MF GHA Kevin-Prince Boateng 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0 24 MF ENG Jamie O'Hara 6+9 1 1 0 4+2 2 4+2 1 15+13 4 36 MF ENG Simon Dawkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 51 MF ENG John Bostock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0+3 0 52 MF ENG Dean Parrett 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 77 MF ENG Ryan Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0Forwards 9 FW RUS Roman Pavlyuchenko 19+9 5 2 3 5+1 6 0 0 26+10 1410FW ENG Darren Bent 21+12 12 1 0 1+2 1 5+1 4 28+15 1715FW IRL Robbie Keane 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 517FW MEX Giovani dos Santos 2+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+1 1 5+7 118FW ENG Fraizer Campbell 1+9 1 0+1 0 3+1 2 5+2 0 9+13 325FW ENG Jermain Defoe 6+2 3 0+1 0 1 1 0 0 7+3 480FW ENG Jonathan Obika 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 1+1 0Players transferred out during the season 9 FW BUL Dimitar Berbatov 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 21 GK ESP César Sánchez 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 Goal scorers 26 July 2020 premierleague.com The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Rnk Ranking Pos Position No. Squad Number Player Premier League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total 1 FW 10 ENG Darren Bent 12 0 1 4 17 2 FW 9 RUS Roman Pavlyuchenko 5 3 6 0 143 MF 7 ENG Aaron Lennon 5 0 0 0 5 MF 14 HRV Luka Modrić 3 1 0 1 5 FW 15 IRL Robbie Keane 5 0 0 0 56 MF 8 ENG Jermaine Jenas 4 0 0 0 4 MF 24 ENG Jamie O'Hara 1 0 2 1 4 FW 25 ENG Jermain Defoe 3 0 1 0 49 FW 18 ENG Fraizer Campbell 1 0 2 0 310 MF 5 ENG David Bentley 1 0 0 1 2 MF 6 ENG Tom Huddlestone 0 0 0 2 2 DF 20 ENG Michael Dawson 1 0 1 0 213 FW 17 MEX Giovani dos Santos 0 0 0 1 1 DF 26 ENG Ledley King 1 0 0 0 1 DF 39 ENG Jonathan Woodgate 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS434131070 Clean sheets 26 July 2020 premierleague.com The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Rnk Ranking No. Squad NumberPlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotal1 1 BRA Heurelho Gomes 12 0 1 2 152 21 ESP César Sánchez 0 0 1 0 1 23 ITA Carlo Cudicini 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS1302217 References Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons Tottenham Hotspur