# 1991–92 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 1991-92 season was the 110th season in the history of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, and their 14th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup.

## Season summary

In the 1991–92 season, Terry Venables became chief executive, with Peter Shreeves again taking charge of first-team duties. Tottenham were competing in Europe that season, in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, reaching the quarter-final where they were edged out by Dutch side Feyenoord. Gary Lineker, who in November confirmed that he would be leaving Tottenham at the end of the season to play in Japan, scored 28 goals and was voted Football Writers' Footballer of the Year. Still, these goals were not enough to prevent Tottenham from under-performing throughout the campaign, losing 20 games as they finished 15th. The absence of Paul Gascoigne, who was out injured for the entire season before his departure to Lazio in the summer of 1992, was also a major factor in the team's underwhelming season.

## Squad
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ENG | Kevin Dearden |
| — | GK | NOR | Erik Thorstvedt |
| — | GK | ENG | Ian Walker |
| — | DF | ISL | Guðni Bergsson |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Cundy |
| — | DF | ENG | Justin Edinburgh |
| — | DF | ENG | Terry Fenwick |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Hendon |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Mabbutt |
| — | DF | ENG | Stuart Nethercott |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Ruddock |
| — | DF | ENG | Steve Sedgley |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Statham |
| — | DF | ENG | Dave Tuttle |
| — | DF | WAL | Pat Van Den Hauwe |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Young |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Allen |
| — | MF | ENG | Nick Barmby |
| — | MF | ENG | Darren Caskey |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Garland |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Gascoigne |
| — | MF | ENG | Andy Gray |
| — | MF | ENG | Micky Hazard |
| — | MF | ENG | Lee Hodges |
| — | MF | ENG | Scott Houghton |
| — | MF | ENG | David Howells |
| — | MF | ENG | Jeff Minton |
| — | MF | ENG | John Moncur |
| — | MF | ESP | Nayim |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Robson |
| — | MF | ENG | Vinny Samways |
| — | MF | ENG | Neil Smith |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Stewart |
| — | MF | ENG | Andy Turner |
| — | FW | SCO | Gordon Durie |
| — | FW | SCO | John Hendry |
| — | FW | ENG | Gary Lineker |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Moran |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Walsh |

## Transfers
### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
| 27 February 1992 | MF | | Andy Gray | Crystal Palace | 26 May 1992 | |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Player | To | Date until |
| 16 August 1991 | GK | Kevin Dearden | Rochdale | 18 March 1992 |
| 1 January 1992 | DF | Ian Hendon | Portsmouth | 1 February 1992 |
| 1 January 1992 | MF | John Moncur | Nottingham Forest | 29 March 1992 |
| 3 January 1992 | MF | Mark Robson | Exeter City | 31 May 1992 |
| 16 January 1992 | DF | Brian Statham | Brentford | 27 February 1992 |
| 1 March 1992 | DF | Ian Hendon | Leyton Orient | 1 May 1992 |
| 19 March 1992 | GK | Kevin Dearden | Birmingham City | 31 May 1992 |

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 1 August 1991 | FW | Gordon Durie | Chelsea | £2,200,000 |
| 27 May 1992 | MF | Andy Gray | Crystal Palace | £700,000 |
| 4 June 1992 | FW | Peter Beadle | Gillingham | £300,000 |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Player | From | Fee |
| 7 August 1991 | DF | Mitchell Thomas | West Ham United | £525,000 |
| 16 August 1991 | FW | Phil Gray | Luton Town | £275,000 |
| 20 August 1991 | DF | Mark Hall | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 17 October 1991 | MF | Neil Smith | Gillingham | £40,000 |
| 28 February 1992 | DF | Brian Statham | Brentford | £70,000 |
| 24 March 1992 | MF | Peter Garland | Newcastle United | £35,000 |
| 30 March 1992 | MF | John Moncur | Swindon Town | £80,000 |

## 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 | 17 August 1991 | 2 May 1992 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 035.71 |
| FA Cup | 5 January 1992 | 14 January 1992 | Third round | Third round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| League Cup | 25 September 1991 | 9 October 1991 | Second round | Second round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 025.00 |
| FA Charity Shield | 10 August 1991 | 10 August 1991 | Final | Winner (Shared) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 21 August 1991 | 1 March 1992 | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 79 | 74 | +5 | 035.09 |
Source: Competitions

### First Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Wimbledon | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 53 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 53 |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 58 | 63 | −5 | 52 |
| 16 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 52 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 51 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L |
| Position | 3 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 |

#### Matches
### European Cup Winners' Cup
#### Preliminary round
#### Quarter-finals
## Statistics
### Appearances

| Pos. | Name | First Division | First Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Charity Shield | Charity Shield | Cup Winners Cup | Cup Winners Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| GK | Erik Thorstvedt | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| GK | Ian Walker | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| DF | Guðni Bergsson | 17+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 25+15 | 1 |
| DF | Jason Cundy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| DF | Justin Edinburgh | 22+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 |
| DF | Dave Tuttle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| DF | Terry Fenwick | 22+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33+1 | 0 |
| DF | Pat Van Den Hauwe | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| DF | Ian Hendon | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| DF | Gary Mabbutt | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 57 | 3 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| MF | Andy Gray | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| MF | Paul Allen | 38+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 54+2 | 5 |
| MF | Scott Houghton | 0+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+14 | 2 |
| MF | David Howells | 27+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40+4 | 2 |
| MF | Jeff Minton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| MF | Nayim | 22+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33+12 | 1 |
| MF | Vinny Samways | 26+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 41+3 | 2 |
| MF | Steve Sedgley | 21+13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 34+17 | 0 |
| MF | Paul Stewart | 38 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 6 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| FW | Paul Walsh | 17+12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 22+16 | 4 |
| FW | Gordon Durie | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 12 |
| FW | John Hendry | 1+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+5 | 1 |
| FW | Gary Lineker | 35 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 51 | 35 |
| FW | Paul Moran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| MF | John Moncur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Last updated: 15 May 1999 Source:

### Goal scorers

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source:
| Rnk | Pos | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Charity Shield | Cup Winners Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | Gary Lineker | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
| 2 | FW | Gordon Durie | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | MF | Paul Stewart | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | Paul Allen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | Paul Walsh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | DF | Gary Mabbutt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | Scott Houghton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | David Howells | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | Vinny Samways | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | Guðni Bergsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Andy Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | John Hendry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Jeff Minton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | Nayim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | DF | Dave Tuttle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 57 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 77 |

### Clean sheets

Last updated: 26 July 2020. Source:
| Rnk | Player | First Division | FA Cup | League Cup | Charity Shield | Cup Winners Cup | Total |
| 1 | Erik Thorstvedt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Ian Walker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 |