1988–89 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Tottenham Hotspur 1988–89 Terry Venables Irving Scholar White Hart Lane First Division 6th FA Cup Third round League Cup Fourth round Chris Waddle (14) Chris Waddle (14) 32,621 (9 September vs. Arsenal, First Division) 14,953 (11 October vs. Notts County, League Cup) 24,467 5–0 (29 April 1989 vs Millwall, First Division) _bluestriped_sides _2 white stripes 003366 _ ffd700 ffd700 ffd700 ffd700 ffd700 1987–88 1989–90 The 1988–89 season was the 107th season in the history of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, and their 11th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup. Entering the 1988–89 season, Terry Venables stayed on as manager for his second season in charge of Tottenham with the team ending in sixth position, nineteen points behind eventual champions Arsenal. In the FA Cup, they got knocked out by second division team, Bradford City and they got knocked out in the fourth round of the Football League Cup by Southampton. Pre-season and friendlies Pre-season Sweden Summer Tour 26 July 1988 Friendly 1–4 Vederslöv/Dänningelanda IF XI SWE ENG Tottenham Hotspur *Walsh Stewart pen. Sweden 1,850 W28 July 1988 Friendly 0–3 Trelleborgs FF SWE ENG Tottenham Hotspur *Fenwick pen. Moran Sweden 3,226 W31 July 1988 Friendly 1–1 GAIS SWE ENG Tottenham Hotspur Walsh Sweden 2,350 D2 August 1988 Friendly 1–1 Jönköpings Södra IF SWE ENG Tottenham Hotspur Waddle Sweden D Friendlies 7 August 1988 Friendly 1–1 Dundee United SCO ENG Tottenham Hotspur Walsh Tannadice Park Dundee, Scotland 9,685 D. Yeats David Narey's Testimonial D10 August 1988 Friendly 2–1 Reading ENG ENG Tottenham Hotspur Gascoigne L16 August 1988 Friendly 0–0 Chelsea ENG ENG Tottenham Hotspur Colin Pates Testimonial D21 August 1988 Friendly 2–0 West Ham United ENG ENG Tottenham Hotspur Alvin Martin's Testimonial L6 September 1988 Friendly 0–3 Swansea City WAL ENG Tottenham Hotspur *Gascoigne Howells Gray W18 October 1988 Friendly 0–4 Home Farm IRE ENG Tottenham Hotspur *o.g. Howells Fenwick Stewart W Wembley International Tournament Wembley International Tournament 13 August 1988 Friendly 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur ENG ENG Arsenal Wembley Stadium Wembley 30,104 L14 August 1988 Friendly 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur ENG Fenwick ITA AC Milan Wembley Stadium Wembley 27,369 L Mid-season Friendlies 17 January 1989 Friendly 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur ENG Moncur pen. FRA AS Monaco *Fofana Hateley Ferratge L18 February 1989 Friendly 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur ENG *Nayim Walsh Robson SWE IFK Göteborg W4 March 1989 Friendly 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur ENG Mabbutt 82 FRA Bordeaux *Ferreri 44 Allen 65 White Hart Lane Tottenham Tony Ward L4 April 1989 19:45 BST Friendly 4–3 Charlton Athletic ENG *Williams MacKenzie Flanagan ENG Tottenham Hotspur *Walsh Stewart The Valley Charlton 1,762 John Moules Steve Gritt's Testimonial L Competitions Overview 3 First Division 3 September 1988 13 May 1989 Matchday 1 6th 15 12 11 60 46 FA Cup 9 January 1989 9 January 1989 Third round Third round 0 0 1 0 1 League Cup 27 September 1988 29 November 1988 Second round Fourth round 2 2 1 6 5 First Division 1988–89 Football League First Division League Table y TOT First Division Matches #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA3 September 1988 1 2–2 Newcastle United *Thorn 4 Jackson 19 Tottenham Hotspur *Waddle 46 Fenwick 58 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 33,508 D10 September 1988 2 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur *Waddle 25 Gascoigne 40 Arsenal *Winterburn 20 Marwood 29 Smith 30 White Hart Lane Tottenham 32,621 L17 September 1988 3 1–1 Liverpool *Beardsley 78 Tottenham Hotspur *Gascoigne 9 Fenwick 79 Fairclough 0 81 Anfield Liverpool 40,929 D24 September 1988 4 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur *Waddle 40 Howells 85 Fenwick 90 pen. Middlesbrough *Slaven 27 Mowbray 50 White Hart Lane Tottenham 23,427 W1 October 1988 15:00 BST 5 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur *Walsh 37 Waddle 86 Manchester United *McClair 42 Hughes 71 White Hart Lane Tottenham 29,318 Keith Cooper D8 October 1988 15:00 BST 6 2–2 Charlton Athletic *Peake 14 Jones 65 Tottenham Hotspur *Fenwick 55 pen. Allen 77 Selhurst Park Selhurst 14,384 Joe Worrall D22 October 1988 7 3–1 Norwich City *Rosario 35 Fleck 43 Linighan 69 Tottenham Hotspur Fairclough 57 Carrow Road Norwich 20,330 L25 October 1988 8 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur *Wallace 16 o.g. Southampton Cockerill 67 80 White Hart Lane Tottenham 19,517 L29 October 1988 9 2–1 Aston Villa *Fenwick 60 o.g. Daley 79 Tottenham Hotspur *Fenwick 73 Villa Park Birmingham 26,238 L5 November 1988 10 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Stewart 6 Derby County *McMinn 24 62 Saunders 70 White Hart Lane Tottenham 22,868 L12 November 1988 15:00 GMT 11 3–2 Tottenham Hotspur *Fenwick 18 Butters 61 Samways 62 Wimbledon Gibson 21 82 White Hart Lane Tottenham 23,589 W20 November 1988 12 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Tottenham Hotspur *Stewart 80 83 Hillsborough Sheffield 15,386 W23 November 1988 19:45 GMT 13 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur *Stewart 10 Coventry City *Houchen 73 White Hart Lane Tottenham 21,961 Allan Gunn D26 November 1988 14 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur *Gascoigne 54 Waddle 75 Queens Park Rangers *Falco 21 Francis 32 White Hart Lane Tottenham 26,698 D3 December 1988 15 1–0 Everton Cottee 35 Tottenham Hotspur Goodison Park Walton 29,657 L10 December 1988 16 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur *Waddle 18 Gascoigne 62 Millwall White Hart Lane Tottenham 27,660 W17 December 1988 15:00 GMT 17 0–2 West Ham United Tottenham Hotspur *Mabbutt 23 Thomas 70 Boleyn Ground Upton Park 28,379 W26 December 1988 18 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Luton Town White Hart Lane Tottenham 27,337 D31 December 1988 19 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur *Walsh 21 Waddle 30 Newcastle United White Hart Lane Tottenham 27,739 W2 January 1989 20 2–0 Arsenal *Merson 24 Thomas 90 Tottenham Hotspur Highbury Holloway 45,129 L15 January 1989 21 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Waddle 45 Nottingham Forest *Clough 32 Parker 33 White Hart Lane Tottenham 16,903 L21 January 1989 22 2–2 Middlesbrough *Cooper 41 Ripley 63 Tottenham Hotspur *Stewart 45 49 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 23,692 D5 February 1989 15:09 GMT 23 1–0 Manchester United McClair 57 Tottenham Hotspur Old Trafford Trafford 41,423 L11 February 1989 15:00 GMT 24 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur *Stewart 76 Charlton Athletic Williams 36 White Hart Lane Tottenham 22,803 Ron Groves D21 February 1989 19:45 GMT 25 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur *Gascoigne 13 Waddle 65 Norwich City *Putney 52 White Hart Lane Tottenham 19,120 John Holbrook W25 February 1989 26 0–2 Southampton Tottenham Hotspur *Waddle 34 Nayim 86 The Dell Southampton 16,702 W1 March 1989 27 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur Waddle 23 66 Aston Villa White Hart Lane Tottenham 19,090 W11 March 1989 28 1–1 Derby County *Saunders 33 Tottenham Hotspur Gascoigne 57 Baseball Ground Derby 18,206 D18 March 1989 29 1–1 Coventry City Bannister 18 Tottenham Hotspur Waddle 67 Highfield Road Coventry 17,156 D22 March 1989 30 1–2 Nottingham Forest Parker 49 Tottenham Hotspur *Howells 79 Samways 88 City Ground Nottingham 23,098 W26 March 1989 31 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Fenwick 48 Liverpool *Aldridge 50 Beardsley 64 White Hart Lane Tottenham 30,012 Roger Milford L28 March 1989 32 1–3 Luton Town Foster 42 Tottenham Hotspur *Howells 55 Walsh 82 Gascoigne 90 Kenilworth Road Luton 11,146 W1 April 1989 33 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur *Nayim 41 Fenwick 82 Stewart 88 West Ham United White Hart Lane Tottenham 28,375 W12 April 1989 34 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield Wednesday White Hart Lane Tottenham 17,270 D15 April 1989 35 1–2 Wimbledon Young 71 Tottenham Hotspur *Stewart 33 Waddle 61 Plough Lane Wimbledon 12,366 W22 April 1989 36 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Walsh 69 89 Everton McDonald 83 White Hart Lane Tottenham 28,568 W29 April 1989 37 0–5 Millwall Tottenham Hotspur *Walsh 18 Stewart 31 75 90 Samways 82 The Den New Cross 16,551 W13 May 1989 38 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Falco 85 Tottenham Hotspur Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 21,873 L FA Cup 1988–89 FA Cup As part of the first division, Tottenham automatically qualified through to the third round of the FA Cup where they was drawn to meet Division Two side Bradford City.7 January 1989 Third round 1–0 Bradford City Mitchell Tottenham Hotspur Valley Parade Bradford 15,917 L Football League Cup 1988–89 Football League Cup As part of the first division, Tottenham started the League Cup in the second round where they were drawn to meet third division side, Notts County.27 September 1988 Second roundFirst leg 1–1 Notts County Birtles Tottenham Hotspur Samways Meadow Lane Nottingham 9,279 D11 October 1988 Second roundSecond leg 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur *Gascoigne Fenwick Tottenham Hotspur Thorpe White Hart Lane Tottenham 14,953 3–2 W1 November 1988 19:45 GMT Third round 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Blackburn Rovers White Hart Lane Tottenham 18,814 Terry Holbrook D9 November 1988 Third round replay 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Butters 109 o.g. Tottenham Hotspur *Thomas 106 Stewart 110 Ewood Park yes Blackburn 12,965 W29 November 1988 19:30 GMT Fourth round 2–1 Southampton *Cockerill Moore Tottenham Hotspur Osman o.g. The Dell Southampton 17,375 Keren Barratt L Statistics Appearances 1 April 2024 April 2024 Pos. Name First Division FA Cup League Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers GK ENG Bobby Mimms 20 0 1 0 5 0 26 0 GK NOR Erik Thorstvedt 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0Defenders DF ISL Guðni Bergsson 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 DF ENG Guy Butters 27+1 1 1 0 1+1 0 29+2 1 DF ENG Chris Fairclough 20 1 1 0 4 0 25 1 DF ENG Terry Fenwick 34 8 1 0 5 1 40 9 DF IRL Chris Hughton 20+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 20+2 0 DF ENG Gary Mabbutt 38 1 1 0 5 0 44 1 DF ENG John Polston 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 DF ENG Brian Statham 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 DF ENG Gary Stevens 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 DF ENG Mark Stimson 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 DF ENG Mitchell Thomas 22+3 1 1 0 5 1 28+3 2Midfielders MF ENG Paul Allen 35+2 1 0 0 5 0 41+2 1 MF ENG Paul Gascoigne 31+1 6 0 0 5 1 36+1 7 MF ENG David Howells 12+15 3 0 0 0+1 0 12+16 3 MF ENG John Moncur 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 MF ESP Nayim 8+3 2 0 0 0 0 8+3 2 MF ENG Mark Robson 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 0 MF ENG Vinny Samways 12+7 3 0 0 3+2 1 15+9 4 MF ENG Paul Stewart 29+1 12 1 0 4 1 34+1 13 MF ENG Chris Waddle 38 14 1 0 5 0 44 14Forwards FW NIR Phil Gray 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 FW ENG Paul Moran 4+4 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 5+6 0 FW ENG Paul Walsh 28+5 6 1 0 3 0 32+5 6 Goal scorers 1 April 2024 April 2024 Rnk Ranking Pos Position Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Total1 MF ENG Chris Waddle 14 0 0 142 MF ENG Paul Stewart 12 0 1 133 DF ENG Terry Fenwick 8 0 1 94MF ENG Paul Gascoigne60175 FW ENG Paul Walsh 6 0 0 66 MF ENG Vinny Samways 3 0 1 47 MF ENG David Howells 3 0 0 38 MF ESP Nayim 2 0 0 2 DF ENG Mitchell Thomas 1 0 1 29 MF ENG Paul Allen 1 0 0 1 MF ENG Guy Butters 1 0 0 1 FW ENG Chris Fairclough 1 0 0 1 DF ENG Gary Mabbutt 1 0 0 1Total591574 Clean sheets 1 April 2024 July 2025 Rnk RankingPlayerFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupTotal1left ENG Bobby Mimms 5 0 1 62left NOR Erik Thorstvedt 5 0 0 5Total100111 See also 1988–89 in English football List of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons Notes 30em References External links https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/ Tottenham Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons Category:1988 in sport in London Category:1989 in sport in London