List of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in English football, from the year they first began competitive play, in 1894 in the FA Cup, to the present day. It details the club's record in first class competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Records of exhibitions and minor competitions such as the London Senior Cup are not included.

The club has won the Southern League once, the London League once, the Western League once, the League Championship twice, the FA Cup eight times, the League Cup four times, the Charity Shield four times outright and three times shared, the Southern Charity Cup twice outright and once shared, the London Professional Football Charity Fund match eleven times outright and twice shared, the London FA Charity Cup twice, the European Cup Winners' Cup once, the UEFA Cup twice, and the Anglo-Italian League Cup-Winners' Cup once.Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the top flight of the English league system. From 1993, this player was awarded the Premier League Golden Boot.

Seasons

Season	League									FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europe / Other	Top goalscorer(s)^[1]
Season	Division	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Player(s)	Goals
1894–95	Q4												Donald Goodall	4
1895–96	Q4									R1				Harry Pryor	4
1896–97	SL	20	9	4	7	43	29	22	4th	Q3		United League	8th	Bob Clements	22
1896–97		20	9	4	7	43	29	22	4th	Q3		Wellingborough Charity Cup	RU	Bob Clements	22
1897–98		22	12	4	6	52	31	28	3rd	R1		United League	2nd	Bill Joyce	36
1898–99		24	10	4	10	40	36	24	7th	R3		United League	3rd	John Cameron	34
1898–99		24	10	4	10	40	36	24	7th	R3		Thames & Medway	4th	John Cameron	34
1899–1900		28	20	4	4	67	26	44	bgcolor=Gold	W	R1		Southern District Combination	2nd	Tom Pratt	32
1900–01		28	16	4	8	55	33	36	5th	bgcolor=Gold	W		Western League	3	Sandy Brown	33
1901–02		30	18	6	6	61	22	42	2nd	R1		Western League	2nd	Sandy Brown	34
												London League	2nd
												Southern Charity Cup	bgcolor=Gold			W
1902–03		30	14	7	9	47	31	35	4th	QF		Western League	4th	David Copeland	13
												London League	bgcolor=Gold			W
												Southern Charity Cup	R1
1903–04		34	16	11	7	54	37	43	2nd	QF		Western League	bgcolor=Gold	W	Jack Jones	26
												London League	2nd
												Southern Charity Cup	R1
1904–05		34	15	8	11	53	34	38	5th	R2		Western League	8th	Vivian Woodward	14
1904–05		34	15	8	11	53	34	38	5th	R2		Southern Charity Cup	bgcolor=Gold	Vivian Woodward	14	Shared
1905–06		34	16	7	11	46	29	39	5th	R3		Western League	4th	Peter Kyle	18
1905–06		34	16	7	11	46	29	39	5th	R3		Southern Charity Cup	SF	Peter Kyle	18
1906–07		38	17	9	12	63	45	43	6th	R3		Western League	4th	James Reid	21
1906–07		38	17	9	12	63	45	43	6th	R3		Southern Charity Cup	bgcolor=Gold	James Reid	21	W
1907–08		38	17	7	14	59	48	41	7th	R1		Western League	3rd	Jimmy Pass	11
1907–08		38	17	7	14	59	48	41	7th	R1		Southern Charity Cup	R1	Jimmy Pass	11
1908–09	Div 2	38	20	11	7	67	32	51	2nd	R3		Charity Cup	SF	Billy Minter	20
1908–09	Div 2	38	20	11	7	67	32	51	2nd	R3		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	Billy Minter	20	Shared
1909–10	Div 1	38	11	10	17	53	69	32	15th	R3		Charity Cup	RU	Billy Minter	23
1909–10		38	11	10	17	53	69	32	15th	R3		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	Billy Minter	23	W
1910–11		38	13	6	19	52	63	32	15th	R2		Charity Cup	bgcolor=Gold	W	Billy Minter	25
1910–11		38	13	6	19	52	63	32	15th	R2		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	W	Billy Minter	25
1911–12		38	14	9	15	53	53	37	12th	R1		Charity Cup	R1	Billy Minter	18
1911–12		38	14	9	15	53	53	37	12th	R1		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	Billy Minter	18	W
1912–13		38	12	6	20	45	72	30	17th	R2		Charity Cup	R2	Billy Minter	17
1912–13		38	12	6	20	45	72	30	17th	R2		Charity Fund	L	Billy Minter	17
1913–14		38	12	10	16	50	62	34	17th	R2		Charity Cup	RU	Jimmy Cantrell	21
1913–14		38	12	10	16	50	62	34	17th	R2		Charity Fund	L	Jimmy Cantrell	21
1914–15		38	8	12	18	57	90	28	20th	R2		Charity Cup	R2	Bert Bliss	23
1914–15		38	8	12	18	57	90	28	20th	R2		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	Bert Bliss	23	Shared
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919–20	Div 2	42	32	6	4	102	32	70	1st	R4		Charity Cup	R2	Bert Bliss	33
												Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold			W
												Charity Shield	RU
1920–21	Div 1	42	19	9	14	70	48	47	6th	W		Charity Cup	SF	Bert Bliss	23
												Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold			W
												Charity Shield	bgcolor=Gold			W
1921–22		42	21	9	12	65	39	51	2nd	SF		Charity Cup	SF	Jimmy Seed Charlie Wilson	14
1921–22		42	21	9	12	65	39	51	2nd	SF		Charity Fund	RU	Jimmy Seed Charlie Wilson	14
1922–23		42	17	7	18	50	50	41	12th	R4		Charity Cup	R1	Alex Lindsay	17
1922–23		42	17	7	18	50	50	41	12th	R4		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	Alex Lindsay	17	W
1923–24		42	12	14	16	50	56	38	15th	R1		Charity Cup	R2	Alex Lindsay	20
1923–24		42	12	14	16	50	56	38	15th	R1		Charity Fund	RU	Alex Lindsay	20
1924–25		42	15	12	15	52	43	42	12th	R3		Charity Cup	SF	Jimmy Seed	20
1924–25		42	15	12	15	52	43	42	12th	R3		Charity Fund	RU	Jimmy Seed	20
1925–26		42	15	9	18	66	79	39	15th	R2		Charity Cup	R1	Frank Osborne	27
1925–26		42	15	9	18	66	79	39	15th	R2		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	Frank Osborne	27	W
1926–27		42	16	9	17	76	78	41	13th	R3		Charity Cup	R1	Jimmy Dimmock	21
1926–27		42	16	9	17	76	78	41	13th	R3		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	Jimmy Dimmock	21	W
1927–28		42	15	8	19	74	86	38	21st	R6		Charity Cup	R1	Taffy O'Callaghan	28
1927–28		42	15	8	19	74	86	38	21st	R6		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	Taffy O'Callaghan	28	W
1928–29	Div 2	42	17	9	16	75	81	43	10th	R3		Charity Cup	bgcolor=Gold	W	Frank Osborne	16
1928–29		42	17	9	16	75	81	43	10th	R3		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	W	Frank Osborne	16
1929–30		42	15	9	18	59	61	39	12th	R3		Charity Cup	R1	Ted Harper	14
1929–30		42	15	9	18	59	61	39	12th	R3		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	Ted Harper	14	W
1930–31		42	22	7	13	88	55	51	3rd	R4		Charity Cup	RU	Ted Harper	36
1930–31		42	22	7	13	88	55	51	3rd	R4		Charity Fund	bgcolor=Gold	Ted Harper	36	Shared
1931–32		42	16	11	15	87	78	43	8th	R3				George Hunt	26
1932–33		42	20	15	7	96	51	55	2nd	R4				George Hunt	36
1933–34	Div 1	42	21	7	14	79	56	49	bgcolor=cc9966 align="center"	3rd	R5				George Hunt	35
1934–35	Div 1	42	10	10	22	54	93	30	bgcolor=Pink	22nd	R5				Willie Evans	14
1935–36	Div 2	42	18	13	11	91	55	49	5th	QF				Johnny Morrison	28
1936–37		42	17	9	16	88	66	43	10th	QF				Johnny Morrison	35
1937–38		42	19	6	17	76	54	44	5th	QF				Johnny Morrison	25
1938–39		42	19	9	14	67	62	47	8th	R4				Albert Hall Johnny Morrison	11
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to World War II
1945–46	There was no League football in 1945–46									R3
1946–47	Div 2	42	17	14	11	65	53	48	6th	R3				George Foreman	14
1947–48		42	15	14	13	56	43	44	8th	SF				Len Duquemin	24
1948–49		42	17	16	9	72	44	50	5th	R3				Les Bennett	19
1949–50		42	27	7	8	81	35	61	bgcolor=Gold	1st	R5				Les Medley	19
1950–51	Div 1	42	25	10	7	82	44	60	bgcolor=Gold	1st	R3				Sonny Walters	15
1951–52		42	22	9	11	76	51	53	2nd	R4		Charity Shield	bgcolor=Gold	W	Les Bennett	21
1952–53		42	15	11	16	78	69	41	10th	SF				Len Duquemin	24
1953–54		42	16	5	21	65	76	37	16th	QF				George Robb Sonny Walters	16
1954–55		42	16	8	18	72	73	40	16th	R5				Johnny Gavin	14
1955–56		42	15	7	20	61	71	37	18th	SF				Bobby Smith	13
1956–57		42	22	12	8	104	56	56	2nd	R5				Bobby Smith Alfie Stokes	19
1957–58		42	21	9	12	93	77	51	bgcolor=cc9966 align="center"	3rd	R4				Bobby Smith	38
1958–59		42	13	10	19	85	95	36	18th	R5				Bobby Smith	35
1959–60		42	21	11	10	86	50	53	bgcolor=cc9966 align="center"	3rd	R5				Bobby Smith	30
1960–61		42	31	4	7	115	55	66	bgcolor=Gold	1st	bgcolor=Gold	W				Bobby Smith	33
1961–62		42	21	10	11	88	69	52	3rd	W		Charity Shield	bgcolor=Gold	W	Jimmy Greaves	30
1961–62		42	21	10	11	88	69	52	3rd	W		European Cup	SF		Jimmy Greaves	30
1962–63		42	23	9	10	111	62	55	2nd	R3		Charity Shield	bgcolor=Gold	W	Jimmy Greaves	44
1962–63		42	23	9	10	111	62	55	2nd	R3		Cup Winners' Cup	bgcolor=Gold	W	Jimmy Greaves	44
1963–64		42	22	7	13	97	81	51	4th	R3		Cup Winners' Cup	R2	Jimmy Greaves	36
1964–65		42	19	7	16	87	71	45	6th	R5				Jimmy Greaves	35
1965–66		42	16	12	14	75	66	44	8th	R5				Jimmy Greaves	16
		42	24	8	10	71	48	56	bgcolor=cc9966 align="center"	3rd	bgcolor=Gold	W	R2			Jimmy Greaves	31
1967–68		42	19	9	14	70	59	47	7th	R5		Charity Shield	bgcolor=Gold	Shared	Jimmy Greaves	29
1967–68		42	19	9	14	70	59	47	7th	R5		Cup Winners' Cup	R2		Jimmy Greaves	29
1968–69		42	14	17	11	61	51	45	6th	QF	SF			Jimmy Greaves	36
1969–70		42	17	9	16	54	55	43	11th	R4	R2			Martin Chivers Jimmy Greaves	11
1970–71		42	19	14	9	54	33	52	bgcolor=cc9966 align="center"	3rd	QF	bgcolor=Gold	W	Texaco Cup	R2	Martin Chivers	34
1971–72		42	19	13	10	63	42	51	6th	QF	SF	UEFA Cup	bgcolor=Gold	W	Martin Chivers	44
1971–72		42	19	13	10	63	42	51	6th	QF	SF	Anglo-Italian League Cup Winners' Cup	bgcolor=Gold	W	Martin Chivers	44
1972–73		42	16	13	13	58	48	45	8th	R4	bgcolor=Gold	W	UEFA Cup	SF	Martin Chivers	33
1973–74		42	14	14	14	45	50	42	11th	R3	R2	UEFA Cup	RU	Martin Chivers	23
1974–75		42	13	8	21	52	63	34	19th	R3	R2			John Duncan	12
1975–76		42	14	15	13	63	63	43	9th	R3	SF			John Duncan	25
1976–77		42	12	9	21	48	72	33	bgcolor=Pink	22nd	R3	R3			Chris Jones	9
1977–78	Div 2	42	20	16	6	83	49	56	3rd	R3	R3			John Duncan	20
1978–79	Div 1	42	13	15	14	48	61	41	11th	QF	R2			Peter Taylor	12
1979–80		42	15	10	17	52	62	40	14th	QF	R2			Glenn Hoddle	22
1980–81		42	14	15	13	70	68	43	10th	bgcolor=Gold	W	QF			Steve Archibald	25
1981–82		42	20	11	11	67	48	71	4th	W	RU	Charity Shield	bgcolor=Gold	Shared	Garth Crooks	18
1981–82		42	20	11	11	67	48	71	4th	W	RU	Cup Winners' Cup	SF		Garth Crooks	18
1982–83		42	20	9	13	65	50	69	4th	R5	QF	Charity Shield	RU	Steve Archibald Garth Crooks	15
1982–83		42	20	9	13	65	50	69	4th	R5	QF	Cup Winners' Cup	R2	Steve Archibald Garth Crooks	15
1983–84		42	17	10	15	64	65	61	8th	R4	R3	UEFA Cup	bgcolor=Gold	W	Steve Archibald	28
1984–85		42	23	8	11	78	51	77	bgcolor=cc9966 align="center"	3rd	R4	R4	UEFA Cup	QF	Mark Falco	29
1985–86		42	19	8	15	74	52	65	10th	R5	R4	UEFA Cup		Mark Falco	25
1985–86		42	19	8	15	74	52	65	10th	R5	R4	Football League Super Cup	SF	Mark Falco	25
1986–87		42	21	8	13	68	43	71	bgcolor=cc9966 align="center"	3rd	RU	SF			Clive Allen	49
1987–88		40	12	11	17	38	48	47	13th	R4	R3	UEFA Cup		Clive Allen	13
1988–89		38	15	12	11	60	46	57	6th	R3	R4			Chris Waddle	14
1989–90		38	19	6	13	59	47	63	bgcolor=cc9966 align="center"	3rd	R3	QF	UEFA Cup		Gary Lineker	26
1990–91		38	11	16	11	51	50	49	10th	bgcolor=Gold	W	QF			Paul Gascoigne Gary Lineker	19
1991–92		42	15	7	20	58	63	52	15th	R3	SF	Charity Shield	bgcolor=Gold	Shared	Gary Lineker	35
1991–92		42	15	7	20	58	63	52	15th	R3	SF	Cup Winners' Cup	QF		Gary Lineker	35
1992–93	Prem	42	16	11	15	60	66	59	8th	SF	R3			Teddy Sheringham	28
1993–94		42	11	12	19	54	59	45	15th	R4	QF			Teddy Sheringham	15
1994–95		42	16	14	12	66	58	62	7th	SF	R3			Jürgen Klinsmann	29
1995–96		38	16	13	9	50	38	61	8th	R5	R3	Intertoto Cup	GS	Teddy Sheringham	24
1996–97		38	13	7	18	44	51	46	10th	R3	R4			Teddy Sheringham	8
1997–98		38	11	11	16	44	56	44	14th	R4	R3			David Ginola Jürgen Klinsmann	9
1998–99		38	11	14	13	47	50	47	11th	SF	bgcolor=Gold	W			Steffen Iversen	13
1999–2000		38	15	8	15	57	49	53	10th	R3	R4	UEFA Cup	R2	Steffen Iversen	17
2000–01		38	13	10	15	47	54	49	12th	SF	R3			Serhii Rebrov	12
2001–02		38	14	8	16	49	53	50	9th	QF	RU			Gustavo Poyet	14
2002–03		38	14	8	16	51	62	50	10th	R3	R3			Robbie Keane Teddy Sheringham	13
2003–04		38	13	6	19	47	57	45	14th	R4	QF			Robbie Keane	16
2004–05		38	14	10	14	47	41	52	9th	QF	QF			Jermain Defoe	22
2005–06		38	18	11	9	53	38	65	5th	R3	R2			Robbie Keane	16
2006–07		38	17	9	12	57	54	60	5th	QF	SF	UEFA Cup	QF	Dimitar Berbatov	23
2007–08		38	11	13	14	66	61	46	11th	R4	bgcolor=Gold	W	UEFA Cup	R16	Dimitar Berbatov Robbie Keane	23
2008–09		38	14	9	15	45	45	51	8th	R4	RU	UEFA Cup	R32	Darren Bent	17
2009–10		38	21	7	10	67	41	70	4th	SF	QF			Jermain Defoe	24
2010–11		38	16	14	8	55	46	62	5th	R4	R3	Champions League	QF	Rafael van der Vaart	15
2011–12		38	20	9	9	66	41	69	4th	SF	R3	Europa League	GS	Emmanuel Adebayor	18
2012–13		38	21	9	8	66	46	72	5th	R4	R4	Europa League	QF	Gareth Bale	26
2013–14		38	21	6	11	55	51	69	6th	R3	QF	Europa League	R16	Emmanuel Adebayor	14
2014–15		38	19	7	12	58	53	64	5th	R4	RU	Europa League	R32	Harry Kane	31
2015–16		38	19	13	6	69	35	70	bgcolor=cc9966 align="center"	3rd	R5	R3	Europa League	R16	Harry Kane	28
2016–17		38	26	8	4	86	26	86	2nd	SF	R4	Champions League	GS	Harry Kane	35
2016–17		38	26	8	4	86	26	86	Europa League	SF	R4	R32		Harry Kane	35
2017–18		38	23	8	7	74	36	77	bgcolor=cc9966 align="center"	3rd	SF	R4	Champions League	R16	Harry Kane	41
2018–19		38	23	2	13	67	39	71	4th	R4	SF	Champions League	RU	Harry Kane	24
2019–20		38	16	11	11	61	47	59	6th	R5	R3	Champions League	R16	Harry Kane	24
2020–21		38	18	8	12	68	45	62	7th	R5	RU	Europa League	R16	Harry Kane	33
2021–22		38	22	5	11	69	40	71	4th	R5	SF	Europa Conference League	GS	Harry Kane	27
2022–23		38	18	6	14	70	63	60	8th	R5	R3	Champions League	R16	Harry Kane	32
2023–24		38	20	6	12	74	61	66	5th	R4	R2			Son Heung-min	17

Key

Key	Meaning	Key	Bras
Pld	Matches played	GS	Group Stage
W	Matches won	IR	Intermediate Round
D	Matches drawn	R1	Round 1
L	Matches lost	R2	Round 2
GF	Goals for	R3	Round 3
GA	Goals against	R4	Round 4
Pts	Points	R5	Round 5
Pos	Final position	R32	Round of 32
Prem	Premier League	R16	Round of 16
Div 1	Football League First Division	QF	Quarter-finals
Div 2	Football League Second Division	SF	Semi-finals
SL	Southern League	RU	Runners-up
		W	Winners

Winners	Runners-up	Promoted	Relegated

References

Web site: Tottenham Hotspur . Football Club History Database . 4 July 2020.

Notes and References

Book: Goodwin , Bob . Tottenham Hotspur: The Complete Record . Breedon Books Publishing . 2007 . Derby . 978-1-85983-567-8 .