Tottenham Hotspur’s pursuit of success this season is just not going in accordance with plan within the English Premier League with Ange Postecoglou’s males infuriatingly inconsistent and presently down in tenth with seven wins from 16 for a factors whole of 23 regardless of a 5-0 away day mauling of Southampton on Sunday. Issues are barely brighter elsewhere with an EFL Cup quarterfinal arising towards Manchester United this Thursday in addition to Spurs additionally being on the right track for a UEFA Europa League knockout section berth — probably even a direct round-of-16 slot by way of a top-eight end relying on their two last outcomes. With the FA Cup third spherical additionally arising in early 2025, one other potential route in direction of silverware may begin there supplied that the Londoners don’t fall foul of potential big killers Tamworth of the Nationwide League.
So, what does Tottenham’s trophy cupboard truly seem like?
Home titles
First Division (now EPL): 1950-51 and 1960-61 — Spurs are two-time topflight winners with these two titles coming 10 years aside which is clearly a very long time in the past but in addition intriguing as a result of the 1951 success got here one season after one of many membership’s two Second Division titles.
Second division (now EFL Championship): 1919-20 and 1949-50 — The Lilywhites first reached English soccer’s prime desk again in 1920 which was over 100 years in the past now however their second return to the very best stage got here in 1950 which was then adopted instantly by a maiden first division win.
FA Cup: 1900-01, 1920-21, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1966-67, 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1990-91 — Tottenham have gained English soccer’s essential home cup competitors eight occasions with the primary triumph coming in 1901 and the newest again in 1991. The 1921 win was within the season after promotion to the primary division whereas 1961 was a league and cup double 12 months and 1962 represented a profitable home cup protection. The 1967 effort was a 3rd FA Cup win in the identical decade whereas 1981 and 1982 have been additionally consecutive wins with a sample rising via 1921, 1961, 1981 and 1991 that Spurs are inclined to win title within the first season of a brand new decade.
League Cup (now EFL Cup): 1970-71, 1972-73, 1998-99 and 2007-08 — There’s additionally additional home cup pedigree with 4 League Cup wins to their names which began in 1971 — persevering with the aforementioned sample of success. Tottenham missed out on defending that title in 1972 however did win it again in 1973 whereas 1999 introduced a splash of silverware in direction of the top of the century however 2008 does characterize their most up-to-date triumph which partly explains why trendy soccer followers don’t take into account Spurs to be a profitable membership.
FA Group Defend: 1921, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1981 and 1991 — For the file, the Lilywhites additionally boast seven separate FA Group Defend titles beginning with 1921 up till a 1991 success and 5 of these seven have come after the primary season of a brand new decade.
European
UEFA Cup (now UEL): 1971-72 and 1983-84 — Tottenham are two-time UEFA Cup (now UEFA Europa League) winners having triumphed in 1972 in addition to 1984 so this season may truly see them make it three UEL titles simply over 40 years after the newest continental success.
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (now defunct): 1962-63 — Though it has restricted trendy worth as a result of it has been defunct since 1999, Spurs did additionally win this title which was basically a European competitors for the winners of home cup competitions — therefore its identify — which sat across the similar place that the UEFA Convention League occupies in the present day albeit unrelated to home cups.