# 1988–89 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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.

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| First Division | 3 September 1988 | 13 May 1989 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 039.47 |
| FA Cup | 9 January 1989 | 9 January 1989 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 27 September 1988 | 29 November 1988 | Second round | Fourth round | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 040.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 038.64 |
Source: Competitions

### First Division
#### League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Norwich City | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 62 | Disqualified from the UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Derby County | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 58 | |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 57 | |
| 7 | Coventry City | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 55 | |
| 8 | Everton | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 45 | +5 | 54 | |

#### Matches

Win Draw Loss

### 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.

### 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.

## Statistics
### Appearances

Last updated: 1 April 2024. Source:
| Pos. | Name | First Division | First Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| GK | Bobby Mimms | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| GK | Erik Thorstvedt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| DF | Guðni Bergsson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| DF | Guy Butters | 27+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 29+2 | 1 |
| DF | Chris Fairclough | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| DF | Terry Fenwick | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 9 |
| DF | Chris Hughton | 20+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 |
| DF | Gary Mabbutt | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| DF | John Polston | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| DF | Brian Statham | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DF | Gary Stevens | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | Mark Stimson | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| DF | Mitchell Thomas | 22+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28+3 | 2 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| MF | Paul Allen | 35+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41+2 | 1 |
| MF | Paul Gascoigne | 31+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36+1 | 7 |
| MF | David Howells | 12+15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 12+16 | 3 |
| MF | John Moncur | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| MF | Nayim | 8+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 2 |
| MF | Mark Robson | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| MF | Vinny Samways | 12+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 15+9 | 4 |
| MF | Paul Stewart | 29+1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34+1 | 13 |
| MF | Chris Waddle | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 14 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| FW | Phil Gray | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| FW | Paul Moran | 4+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 |
| FW | Paul Walsh | 28+5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32+5 | 6 |

### Goal scorers

Last updated: 1 April 2024. Source:
| Rnk | Pos | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | MF | Chris Waddle | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | MF | Paul Stewart | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | DF | Terry Fenwick | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | Paul Gascoigne | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | Paul Walsh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | MF | Vinny Samways | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | MF | David Howells | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Nayim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | DF | Mitchell Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Paul Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | Guy Butters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Chris Fairclough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | Gary Mabbutt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 59 | 1 | 5 | 74 |

### Clean sheets

Last updated: 1 April 2024. Source:
| Rnk | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | Bobby Mimms | 20 | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| 2 | Erik Thorstvedt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | Total | 30 | 1 | 5 | 36 |