2013–14 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 22nd season in the Premier League and 36th successive season in the top division of the English football league system.

Tottenham Hotspur
2013–14 season
ChairmanDaniel Levy
ManagerAndré Villas-Boas
(until 16 December 2013)
Tim Sherwood
(from 23 December 2013)
StadiumWhite Hart Lane
Premier League6th
FA CupThird round
League CupFifth round
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Emmanuel Adebayor (11)
All: Emmanuel Adebayor (14)
Highest home attendance36,284 vs. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
(19 February 2014, Europa League)
Lowest home attendance23,101 vs. Anzhi Makhachkala
(12 December 2013, Europa League)
Average home league attendance35,808[1]

The campaign featured Tottenham's 12th appearance in the UEFA Europa League (formerly the UEFA Cup), entering the Play-off round due to finishing fifth in the 2012–13 Premier League season.

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
16DF  ENGKyle Naughton
17MF  ENGAndros Townsend
19MF  BELMousa Dembélé
20DF  ENGMichael Dawson (captain)
21MF  BELNacer Chadli
22MF  ISLGylfi Sigurðsson
23MF  DENChristian Eriksen
24GK  USABrad Friedel
25GK  FRAHugo Lloris
30MF  BRASandro
35DF  ENGZeki Fryers
37FW  ENGHarry Kane
42MF  ALGNabil Bentaleb

Transfers

In

PositionPlayerTransferred fromFeeTransfer windowDateSource
MF Paulinho Corinthians£17,000,000Summer6 July 2013[2]
FW Nacer Chadli Twente£7,000,000Summer21 July 2013[3]
FW Roberto Soldado Valencia£26,000,000Summer1 August 2013[4]
MF Étienne Capoue Toulouse£9,000,000Summer15 August 2013[5]
DF Vlad Chiricheș Steaua București£8,500,000Summer30 August 2013[6]
MF Christian Eriksen Ajax£11,500,000Summer30 August 2013[7][8]
MF Erik Lamela Roma£30,000,000Summer30 August 2013[9]

Total spending: £109,000,000

Out

PositionPlayerTransferTransferred toFeeTransfer windowDateSource
DF William GallasReleased Perth GloryN/ASummer30 June 2013[10]
MF David BentleyReleasedFree agentN/ASummer30 June 2013[10]
MF John BostockReleased Royal AntwerpN/ASummer30 June 2013[10]
DF Jack BarthramReleased Swindon TownN/ASummer30 June 2013[10]
MF Jack MunnsReleased Birmingham CityN/ASummer30 June 2013[10]
MF Jake NicholsonReleased Greenock MortonN/ASummer30 June 2013[10]
MF Dean ParrettReleased StevenageN/ASummer30 June 2013[10]
DF Nathan ByrneReleased Swindon TownN/ASummer9 July 2013[11]
DF Steven CaulkerSold Cardiff City£9,000,000Summer31 July 2013[12][13]
MF Clint DempseySold Seattle Sounders FC£6,000,000Summer2 August 2013[14][15]
MF Tom HuddlestoneSold Hull City£5,000,000Summer14 August 2013[16][17]
MF Scott ParkerSold Fulham£3,500,000Summer19 August 2013[18][19]
MF Massimo LuongoSold Swindon Town£400,000Summer31 August 2013[20][21]
FW Gareth BaleSold Real Madrid£85,300,000Summer1 September 2013[22]
FW Simon DawkinsSold Derby County£500,000Winter3 January 2014[23]
FW Jermain DefoeSold Toronto FC£6,000,000Winter28 February 2014[24]
DF Adam SmithSold BournemouthUndisclosedWinter28 January 2014[25]
FW Darren McQueenReleased Ipswich TownN/A7 May 2014[26][27]

Total income: £115,700,000+

Loan out

PositionPlayerLoaned toStartEndSource
MF Massimo Luongo Swindon Town2 July 201331 August 2013[28]
DF Grant Hall Swindon Town2 July 20132014[28]
MF Alex Pritchard Swindon Town9 July 201329 April 2014[29][30]
MF Ryan Mason Swindon Town23 July 20132014[31]
MF Tomislav Gomelt Royal Antwerp24 July 20132014[32]
DF Adam Smith Derby County29 July 20132 December 2013[33][34]
DF Bongani Khumalo Doncaster Rovers31 July 20132014[35]
MF Jake Livermore Hull City14 August 20132014[16]
FW Iago Falque Rayo Vallecano24 August 20132014[36]
DF Benoît Assou-Ekotto Queens Park Rangers2 September 20132014[37]
MF Tom Carroll Queens Park Rangers2 September 20132014[38]
FW Cristian Ceballos Arouca5 September 20132014[39]
FW Simon Dawkins Derby County18 October 20133 January 2014[40][41][42]
GK Lawrence Vigouroux Hyde25 October 201324 January 2014[34][43][44][45]
FW Shaq Coulthirst Leyton Orient3 January 20143 February 2014[44]
FW Jonathan Obika Brighton & Hove Albion8 January 201417 March 2014[46][47]
MF Ryan Fredericks Millwall17 January 20142014[48][49]
MF Laste Dombaxe Bolton Development Squad21 January 2014February 2014[50][51]
MF Lewis Holtby Fulham31 January 20142014[52]
GK Luke McGee Harlow Town24 February 2014March 2014[53][54]
GK Jonathan Miles Whitehawk8 March 20148 April 2014[55]
FW Jonathan Obika Charlton Athletic17 March 20142014[56]
MF Grant Ward Chicago Fire22 March 201431 December 2014[57][58][59]
FW Shaq Coulthirst Torquay United28 March 20142014[60]

Spending

Summer: £109,000,000

Winter: £0

Total: £109,000,000

Income

Summer: £109,200,000

Winter: £6,500,000+

Total: £115,700,000+

Expenditure

Summer: £200,000

Winter: £6,500,000+

Total: £6,700,000+

Friendlies

Pre-season

16 July 2013 Swindon Town 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Swindon
Williams 76'ReportBale 15'Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,465
Referee: S Hooper
18 July 2013 Kingstonian 0–4 Spurs XI London
ReportMcEvoy 7'
Obika 20'
Dawkins 58'
Ceballos 90'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 654
Referee: D Sheldrake
27 July 2013 South China 0–6 Tottenham Hotspur Hong Kong
ReportTse 12' (o.g.)
Dempsey 33'
Defoe 44', 53', 79'
Townsend 86'
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 39,544
8 August 2013 Tottenham Hotspur 11–0 Enfield Town London
Soldado unk.', unk.', unk.'
Sigurðsson unk.', unk.', unk.'
Townsend unk.', unk.'
Kane unk.', unk.'
Lennon unk.'
ReportStadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 0
10 August 2013 Espanyol 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
López 44'ReportSoldado 29' (pen.)Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,739
Referee: A Marriner
13 August 2013 Chelmsford City 1 – 4 Spurs XI Chelmsford
Goulding 17' (pen.)ReportCoulthirst 13', 71', 73'
D. McQueen 27'
Stadium: Melbourne Stadium
Attendance: 2,065

Mid-season Spurs XI friendlies

11 September 2013 Spurs XI 3 – 2 Ipswich Town London
Dawkins 19', 36'
McEvoy unk.'
ReportMarriott unk.', 78'Stadium: Hotspur Way
24 September 2013 Spurs XI 1 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion London
Bentaleb 16'ReportStadium: Hotspur Way
1 October 2013 Spurs XI 2 – 2 Queens Park Rangers London
McEvoy 19'
Dawkins 54'
ReportChevantón 14'
Unk. 65' (pen.)
Stadium: Hotspur Way
16 October 2013 Athletic Bilbao 1 – 1 Spurs XI Bilbao
Unk. 49'ReportLancaster unk.'Stadium: Athletic Club Sport Centre
6 November 2013 Spurs XI 3 – 3 Colchester United London
Lancaster 39'
Coulibaly 58', 74'
ReportBond 54'
Bonne 69', 87'
Stadium: Hotspur Way
23 December 2013 Spurs XI 2 – 2 Brighton & Hove Albion London
D. McQueen 35'
Lameiras 86'
ReportGoodwin 28'
Asmundsson unk.'
Stadium: Hotspur Way
7 January 2014 Spurs XI 10 – 6 Charlton Athletic London
Obika 7', unk.', unk.', 46', unk.', unk.'
Lamela unk.'
Chadli 40', unk.'
Holtby unk.'
ReportSho-Silva 1'
Harriott 42', unk.'
Unk. 52'
Lennon unk.'
Azeez unk.'
Stadium: Hotspur Way
23 January 2014 West Ham 0 – 3 Spurs XI London
ReportKane 12', 72'
Paulinho unk.'
Stadium: Upton Park

Post-season

12 May 2014 Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 6 Ledley Guest XI London
Adebayor 35' (pen.)
Oduwa 48'
Capoue 76'
King 16' (pen.)
Sheringham 41', 44'
Saha 53', 69', 90'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,633
Referee: Howard Webb

In April, the club announced that the current Spurs XI would stage a testimonial in honour of one-club man Ledley King against a team named the 'Ledley Guest XI'.[61] Former players who turned out for the Ledley Guest XI included Teddy Sheringham, Darren Anderton, Dimitar Berbatov, David Ginola, Peter Crouch, Edgar Davids; the team was captained by King himself, who opened the scoring with a penalty.[62]

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round
First matchLast match
Premier League6th18 August 201311 May 2014
FA Cup3rd round3rd round4 January 20144 January 2014
League Cup3rd round5th round24 September 201318 December 2013
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off roundRound of 1622 August 201320 March 2014

Updated to match played 19 May 2014
Source: Competitions

Premier League

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
4Arsenal3824776841+2779Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5Everton3821986139+2272Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6Tottenham Hotspur38216115551+469Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a]
7Manchester United38197126443+2164
8Southampton381511125446+856
Source: Barclays Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[63]
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38216115551 +46911353023 +710362528 −3

Last updated: 11 May 2014.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultWWLWWDLWWDLLDWWLWDWWWWLDWWLWLLWLWDWWLW
Position52622265447996677876555655555556666666
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2014. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

18 August 2013 1 Crystal Palace 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur London
13:30 BSTReportSoldado 50' (pen.)Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 23,285
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
25 August 2013 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Swansea City London
16:00 BSTSoldado 58' (pen.)ReportStadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,005
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
1 September 2013 3 Arsenal 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
16:00 BSTGiroud 23'ReportStadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,071
Referee: Michael Oliver
14 September 2013 4 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Norwich City London
15:00 BSTSigurðsson 28', 49'ReportStadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,952
Referee: Lee Mason
22 September 2013 5 Cardiff City 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Cardiff
16:00 BSTReportPaulinho 90+3'Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 27,815
Referee: Mark Clattenberg
28 September 2013 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Chelsea London
12:45 BSTSigurðsson 19'ReportTerry 65'Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,857
Referee: Mike Dean
20 October 2013 8 Aston Villa 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
16:00 BSTReportTownsend 31'
Soldado 69'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 35,391
Referee: Phil Dowd
27 October 2013 9 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Hull City London
16:00 GMTSoldado 80' (pen.)ReportStadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,080
Referee: Michael Oliver
3 November 2013 10 Everton 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
13:30 GMTReportStadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,378
Referee: Kevin Friend
10 November 2013 11 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Newcastle United London
12:00 GMTReportRémy 13'Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,042
Referee: Chris Foy
24 November 2013 12 Manchester City 6–0 Tottenham Hotspur Manchester
13:30 GMTNavas 1', 90+2'
Sandro 34' (o.g.)
Agüero 41', 50'
Negredo 55'
ReportStadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 47,228
Referee: Howard Webb
1 December 2013 13 Tottenham Hotspur 2–2 Manchester United London
12:00 GMTWalker 18'
Sandro 54'
ReportRooney 32', 57' (pen.)Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,884
Referee: Mike Dean
4 December 2013 14 Fulham 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur London
20:00 GMTDejagah 57'ReportChiricheș 72'
Holtby 82'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,128
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
7 December 2013 15 Sunderland 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur Sunderland
17:30 GMTJohnson 37'ReportPaulinho 43'
O'Shea 50' (o.g.)
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 37,963
Referee: Lee Mason
15 December 2013 16 Tottenham Hotspur 0–5 Liverpool London
16:00 GMTReportSuárez 18', 84'
Henderson 40'
Flanagan 75'
Sterling 89'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,069
Referee: Jonathan Moss
22 December 2013 17 Southampton 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
13:30 GMTLallana 13'
Lambert 59'
ReportAdebayor 25', 64'
Hooiveld 54' (o.g.)
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,455
Referee: Chris Foy
29 December 2013 19 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Stoke City London
16:00 GMTSoldado 37' (pen.)
Dembélé 65'
Lennon 69'
ReportStadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,072
Referee: Kevin Friend
11 January 2014 21 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Crystal Palace London
15:00 GMTEriksen 50'
Defoe 72'
ReportStadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,102
Referee: Michael Oliver
19 January 2014 22 Swansea City 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Swansea
13:30 GMTBony 78'ReportAdebayor 35', 71'
Chico 53' (o.g.)
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,769
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 February 2014 24 Hull City 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMTLong 12'ReportPaulinho 61'Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,932
Referee: Anthony Taylor
9 February 2014 25 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Everton London
13:30 GMTAdebayor 65'ReportStadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,944
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
23 February 2014 27 Norwich City 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich
16:00 GMTSnodgrass 47'ReportStadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,834
Referee: Craig Pawson
2 March 2014 28 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Cardiff City London
16:30 GMTSoldado 28'ReportStadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,512
Referee: Phil Dowd
8 March 2014 29 Chelsea 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
17:30 BSTEto'o 56'
Hazard 60' (pen.)
Ba 88', 89'
ReportStadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,598
Referee: Michael Oliver
16 March 2014 30 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Arsenal London
16:00 BSTReportRosický 2'Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,711
Referee: Mike Dean
23 March 2014 31 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Southampton London
13:30 GMTEriksen 31', 46'
Sigurðsson 90'
ReportRodriguez 19'
Lallana 28'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,460
Referee: Anthony Taylor
30 March 2014 32 Liverpool 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
16:00 BSTKaboul 2' (o.g.)
Suárez 25'
Coutinho 55'
Henderson 75'
ReportStadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,762
Referee: Phil Dowd
7 April 2014 33 Tottenham Hotspur 5–1 Sunderland London
20:00 BSTAdebayor 28', 86'
Kane 59'
Eriksen 78'
Sigurðsson 90'
ReportCattermole 17'Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,410
Referee: Lee Mason
19 April 2014 35 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Fulham London
12:45 BSTPaulinho 35'
Kane 48'
Kaboul 62'
ReportSidwell 37'Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,841
Referee: Lee Probert
3 May 2014 37 West Ham United 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur London
12:45 BSTKane 27' (o.g.)
Downing 44'
ReportStadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,977
Referee: Phil Dowd
11 May 2014 38 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Aston Villa London
15:00 BSTPaulinho 14'
Baker 35' (o.g.)
Adebayor 38' (pen.)
ReportStadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,826
Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

League Cup

24 September 2013 Third round Aston Villa 0–4 Tottenham Hotspur Birmingham
19:45 BSTReportDefoe 45', 90'
Paulinho 49'
Chadli 86'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,975
Referee: Jonathan Moss

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

v Tottenham Hotspur
22 August 2013 First leg Dinamo Tbilisi 0–5 Tottenham Hotspur Tbilisi, Georgia
18:00 BSTGvelesiani  21'
Khurtsilava  30'
ReportTownsend 12'
Dembélé  38'
Paulinho 44'
Soldado 58', 67'
Rose  60' 64'
Stadium: Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
v Dinamo Tbilisi
29 August 2013 Second leg Tottenham Hotspur 3–0
(8–0 agg.)
Dinamo Tbilisi London, England
20:05 BSTSandro  16'
Defoe 40', 45',  90'
Holtby 69'
ReportMerebashvilli  19'Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Tottenham Hotspur6600152+1318Advance to knockout phase
2 Anzhi Makhachkala622247−38
3 Sheriff Tiraspol613256−16
4 Tromsø6015110−91
Source: Soccerway
v Tromsø
19 September 2013 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Tromsø London, England
20:05 BSTDefoe 21', 29'
Eriksen 86'
ReportJohnsen  61'
Fojut  71'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 26,581
Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)
v Tottenham Hotspur
28 November 2013 5 Tromsø 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Tromsø, Norway
18:00 GMTFojut  90'ReportDawson  51'
Capoue  55'
Soldado  56'
Čaušević 63' (o.g.)
Dembélé 75'
Stadium: Alfheim Stadion
Attendance: 5,868
Referee: Yevgen Aranovsky (Ukraine)
v Anzhi Makhachkala
12 December 2013 6 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Anzhi Makhachkala London, England
20:05 GMTSoldado 7', 16', 70' (pen.)
Holtby  20', 54'
Naughton  88'
ReportGrigalava  34'
Ewerton 44'
Maksimov  52'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 23,101
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)

Knockout phase

Round of 32
Round of 16

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated: 20 May 2018.
Source: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

No.Pos.NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropa LeagueTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
24GK Brad Friedel1000206090
25GK Hugo Lloris370101060450
Defenders
2DF Kyle Walker261103040341
3DF Danny Rose22110105+1129+12
4DF Younes Kaboul11+2100106018+21
5DF Jan Vertonghen23000206+2131+21
6DF Vlad Chiricheș16+11102+103022+21
16DF Kyle Naughton19+30001011031+30
21DF Michael Dawson31+10100+105+2037+40
35DF Zeki Fryers3+40001+106+1010+60
43DF Ryan Fredericks0000000+100+10
51DF Miloš Veljković0+200000000+20
Midfielders
7MF Aaron Lennon26+1110103+1031+21
8MF Paulinho28+2600213+2133+48
11MF Erik Lamela3+6000205+1110+71
14MF Lewis Holtby6+71001+104+3211+113
15MF Etienne Capoue8+4100105014+41
17MF Andros Townsend12+13100107120+132
19MF Mousa Dembélé22+61102+108+1133+82
21MF Nacer Chadli15+910+100+314+2319+155
22MF Gylfi Sigurðsson14+11500217+1023+126
23MF Christian Eriksen23+2710104+5329+710
28MF Tom Carroll0000001+101+10
30MF Sandro10+7100107018+71
39MF Alex Pritchard0+100000000+10
42MF Nabil Bentaleb11+4010002+2014+60
Forwards
9FW Roberto Soldado22+6610006+1529+711
10FW Emmanuel Adebayor20+11110112224+114
37FW Harry Kane6+43001+111+608+114
41FW Shaquile Coulthirst0000000+100+10
Players transferred out during the season.
18FW Jermain Defoe3+11100325711+1110

Top scorers

The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropa LeagueTotal
1FW10 Emmanuel Adebayor1101214
2FW9 Roberto Soldado600511
3FW18 Jermain Defoe102710
MF23 Christian Eriksen700310
5MF8 Paulinho50117
6MF22 Gylfi Sigurðsson50106
7MF21 Nacer Chadli00134
FW37 Harry Kane30104
9MF14 Lewis Holtby10023
10DF3 Danny Rose10012
MF17 Andros Townsend10012
MF19 Mousa Dembélé10012
13DF2 Kyle Walker10001
DF4 Younes Kaboul10001
DF5 Jan Vertonghen00011
DF6 Vlad Chiricheș10001
MF7 Aaron Lennon10001
MF11 Erik Lamela00011
MF15 Etienne Capoue10001
MF30 Sandro10001
TOTALS55072991

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal.

Rnk No. PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropa LeagueTotal
125 Hugo Lloris1400418
224 Brad Friedel00123
TOTALS1401621

Last updated: 9 May 2018.
Source: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

References