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
Transfers
Loans in Date fromPositionNationalityPlayerFromDate untilRef.27 February 1992MFAndy Gray Crystal Palace26 May 1992
Loans out Date fromPositionNationalityPlayerToDate untilRef.16 August 1991GKKevin Dearden Rochdale18 March 19921 January 1992DFIan Hendon Portsmouth1 February 19921 January 1992MFJohn Moncur Nottingham Forest29 March 19923 January 1992MFMark Robson Exeter City31 May 199216 January 1992DFBrian Statham Brentford27 February 19921 March 1992DFIan Hendon Leyton Orient1 May 199219 March 1992GKKevin Dearden Birmingham City31 May 1992
Transfers in Date fromPositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef.1 August 1991FWGordon Durie Chelsea£2,200,00027 May 1992MFAndy Gray Crystal Palace£700,0004 June 1992FWPeter Beadle Gillingham£300,000
Transfers out Date fromPositionNationalityPlayerFromFeeRef.7 August 1991DFMitchell Thomas West Ham United£525,00016 August 1991FWPhil Gray Luton Town£275,00020 August 1991DFMark Hall Southend UnitedFree transfer17 October 1991MFNeil Smith Gillingham£40,00028 February 1992DFBrian Statham Brentford£70,00024 March 1992MFPeter Garland Newcastle United£35,00030 March 1992MFJohn Moncur Swindon Town£80,000
Pre-season and friendlies
Pre-season
Nicola Ceravolo Memorial Tournament
Mid-season
Postseason
Competitions
Overview
First Division
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
FA Charity Shield
FA Cup
League Cup
European Cup Winners' Cup
Preliminary round
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Statistics Appearances {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;" | Pos. ! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom; width:240px" | Name ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | First Division ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | FA Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | League Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | Charity Shield ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | Cup Winners Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;" | Total |- ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals ! Apps ! Goals |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers |- | GK | align="left" | Erik Thorstvedt || 24 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 39 || 0 |- | GK | align="left" | Ian Walker || 18 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 21 || 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders |- | DF | align="left" | Guðni Bergsson || 17+11 || 1 || 0+1 || 0 || 3+2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5+1 || 0 || 25+15 || 1 |- | DF | align="left" | Jason Cundy || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | Justin Edinburgh || 22+1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1+2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 26+3 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | Dave Tuttle || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 1 |- | DF | align="left" | Terry Fenwick || 22+1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 33+1 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | Pat Van Den Hauwe || 35 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 50 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | Ian Hendon || 0+2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0+2 || 0 || 1+4 || 0 |- | DF | align="left" | Gary Mabbutt || 40 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 1 || 57 || 3 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders |- | MF | align="left" | Andy Gray || 14 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 1 |- | MF | align="left" | Paul Allen || 38+1 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 7 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 6+1 || 0 || 54+2 || 5 |- | MF | align="left" | Scott Houghton || 0+10 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0+2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0+2 || 0 || 0+14 || 2 |- | MF | align="left" | David Howells || 27+4 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 40+4 || 2 |- | MF | align="left" | Jeff Minton || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1 |- | MF | align="left" | Nayim || 22+9 || 1 || 0+1 || 0 || 4+2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 33+12 || 1 |- | MF | align="left" | Vinny Samways || 26+1 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 6+1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 6+1 || 0 || 41+3 || 2 |- | MF | align="left" | Steve Sedgley || 21+13 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 6+1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 4+3 || 0 || 34+17 || 0 |- | MF | align="left" | Paul Stewart || 38 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 56 || 6 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards |- | FW | align="left" | Paul Walsh || 17+12 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 2+1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1+3 || 0 || 22+16 || 4 |- | FW | align="left" | Gordon Durie || 31 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 3 || 46 || 12 |- | FW | align="left" | John Hendry || 1+4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0+1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1+5 || 1 |- | FW | align="left" | Gary Lineker || 35 || 28 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 2 || 51 || 35 |- | FW | align="left" | Paul Moran || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0+1 || 0 || 0+1 || 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players transferred out during the season |- | MF | align="left" | John Moncur || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0+1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0+1 || 0
Goal scorers
Player First Division FA Cup League Cup Charity Shield Cup Winners Cup Total1 FW Gary Lineker 28 0 5 0 2 352 FW Gordon Durie 7 0 2 0 3 123 MF Paul Stewart 5 0 1 0 0 64 MF Paul Allen 3 0 2 0 0 55 FW Paul Walsh 3 0 1 0 0 46 DF Gary Mabbutt 2 0 0 0 1 37 MF Scott Houghton 2 0 0 0 0 2 MF David Howells 1 0 1 0 0 2 MF Vinny Samways 1 0 1 0 0 210 DF Guðni Bergsson 1 0 0 0 0 1 MF Andy Gray 1 0 0 0 0 1 FW John Hendry 1 0 0 0 0 1 MF Jeff Minton 1 0 0 0 0 1 MF Nayim 1 0 0 0 0 1 DF Dave Tuttle 0 0 0 0 1 1Total570130777
Clean sheets
PlayerFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupCharity ShieldCup Winners CupTotal1 3 1 1 1 4 102 6 0 0 0 1 7Total9111517
References