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Terry Venables: 23 November 1997 - July 22 1991            
Venables was a skilful midfielder in his early days at Tottenham & returned to the club from Barcelona in 1987 . Tottenham were in turmoil when he took over and the first season was a bit of a mess with an embarresing cup exit. Things started to improved over the summer when new faces like Paul Walsh, Paul Gascoigne and Paul Stewart were introduced. He began to build a team packed with flair and skill that looked like contenders and managed to finish 3rd in 1990 before winning the cup a year later.
In '91 he moved upstairs although he remained pretty much in control of first team affairs despite Shreeves and later Livermore and Clemence being hte official managers. He begun working as Chief Executive in the club. While Venables was a great coach, his choice of business partners, like our own Steffen Fraud, left a lot to be desired and notable amongst these Eddie Ashby, who Venners got involved at THFC.
Ashby should never be allowed near the PLC because he has been banned by the DTI. Sugar discovered Ashby's history, he gave Venables an ultimatum to sack Ashby or be sacked. As Venables refused to sack Ashby Sugar accused him of financially mis-managing the club and sacked them both. While this was the right thing to do, the team was just getting together well on the pitch, and it was this action which cost Spurs in the rest of the decade 
Venables' major achievements include the FA cup win for Spurs as a player in 1967, as a manager in 1991 and the Spanish League title with Barcelona in 1985 & is the only player ever to have represented England at every level.
Tottenham Hotspur Terry Venables Played Won Drew Lost For Against PPG
Football League 137 51 41 45 191 172 1.42
Cup Competitions & Other matches 28 16 5 7 53 34 70%
Manager: Terry Venables Total  -  Terry Venables 165 67 46 52 244 206
28-Nov-87 Division 1 47,362 H Liverpool  L 0 - 2
13-Dec-87 Division 1 20,392 H Charlton Athletic L 0 - 1
20-Dec-87 Division 1 17,593 A Derby County W 2 - 1 Allen C, Claesen
26-Dec-87 Division 1 18,456 A Southampton  L 1 - 2 Fairclough
28-Dec-87 Division 1 39,456 H West Ham United W 2 - 1 Fairclough, Waddle
01-Jan-88 Division 1 25,235 H Watford   W 2 - 1 Allen C, Moran
02-Jan-88 Division 1 29,317 A Chelsea  D 0 - 0
09-Jan-88 F.A. Cup 3 16,931 A Oldham Athletic W 4 - 2 Thomas, Allen C (2), Waddle
16-Jan-88 Division 1 25,650 H Coventry City D 2 - 2 Allen C (2)
23-Jan-88 Division 1 24,616 A Newcastle United L 0 - 2
30-Jan-88 F.A. Cup 4 20,045 A Port Vale  L 1 - 2 Ruddock
13-Feb-88 Division 1 9,906 A Oxford United D 0 - 0
23-Feb-88 Division 1 25,731 H Manchester United D 1 - 1 Allen C
27-Feb-88 Division 1 18,046 A Sheffield Wednesday  W 3 - 0 Allen C, Allen P, Claesen
01-Mar-88 Division 1 15,986 H Derby County D 0 - 0
06-Mar-88 Division 1 37,143 A Arsenal L 1 - 2 Allen C
09-Mar-88 Division 1 18,662 H Everton  W 2 - 1 Fairclough, Walsh
12-Mar-88 Division 1 19,322 H Norwich City L 1 - 3 Claesen
19-Mar-88 Division 1 8,616 A Wimbledon   L 0 - 3
26-Mar-88 Division 1 25,306 H Nottingham Forest D 1 - 1 Foster og
02-Apr-88 Division 1 18,616 H Portsmouth  L 0 - 1
04-Apr-88 Division 1 14,738 A Queens Park Rangers L 0 - 2
23-Apr-88 Division 1 44,798 A Liverpool  L 0 - 1
02-May-88 Division 1 13,977 A Charlton Athletic D 1 - 1 Hodge
04-May-88 Division 1 15,437 H Luton Town W 2 - 1 Mabbutt, Hodge
03-Sep-88 Division 1 32,977 A Newcastle United D 2 - 2 Fenwick, Waddle
10-Sep-88 Division 1 32,621 H Arsenal L 2 - 3 Gascoigne, Waddle
17-Sep-88 Division 1 40,929 A Liverpool  D 1 - 1 Fenwick
24-Sep-88 Division 1 23,427 H Middlesbrough  W 3 - 2 Fenwick (pen), Waddle, Howells
27-Sep-88 L.C. Cup 2 (1L) 9,269 A Notts County D 1 - 1 Samways
01-Oct-88 Division 1 29,318 H Manchester United D 2 - 2 Walsh, Waddle
08-Oct-88 Division 1 14,384 A Charlton Athletic D 2 - 2 Fenwick (pen), Allen
11-Oct-88 L.C. Cup 2 (2L) 14,953 H Notts County W 2 - 1 Fenwick (pen), Gascoigne
22-Oct-88 Division 1 20,330 A Norwich City L 1 - 3 Fairclough
25-Oct-88 Division 1 19,517 H Southampton  L 1 - 2 Ray Wallace og
29-Oct-88 Division 1 26,238 A Aston Villa L 1 - 2 Fenwick (pen)
01-Nov-88 L.C. Cup 3 18,814 H Blackburn Rovers D 0 - 0
05-Nov-88 Division 1 22,868 H Derby County L 1 - 3 Stewart
09-Nov-88 L.C. Cup 3® 12,961 A Blackburn Rovers W 2 - 1 (a.e.t) Thomas, Stewart
12-Nov-88 Division 1 23,589 H Wimbledon   W 3 - 2 Butters, Fenwick (pen), Samways
20-Nov-88 Division 1 15,386 A Sheffield Wednesday  W 2 - 0 Stewart (2)
23-Nov-88 Division 1 21,961 H Coventry City D 1 - 1 Stewart
26-Nov-88 Division 1 26,698 H Queens Park Rangers D 2 - 2 Gascoigne, Waddle
29-Nov-88 L.C. Cup 4 17,357 A Southampton  L 1 - 2 Osman og
03-Dec-88 Division 1 29,657 A Everton  L 0 - 1
10-Dec-88 Division 1 27,660 H Millwall W 2 - 0 Gascoigne, Waddle
17-Dec-88 Division 1 28,365 A West Ham United W 2 - 0 Thomas, Mabbutt
26-Dec-88 Division 1 27,337 H Luton Town D 0 - 0
31-Dec-88 Division 1 27,739 H Newcastle United W 2 - 0 Walsh, Waddle
02-Jan-89 Division 1 45,129 A Arsenal L 0 - 2
09-Jan-89 F.A. Cup 3 15,917 A Bradford City L 0 - 1
15-Jan-89 Division 1 16,903 H Nottingham Forest L 1 - 2 Waddle
21-Jan-89 Division 1 23,692 A Middlesbrough  D 2 - 2 Stewart (2)
05-Feb-89 Division 1 41,423 A Manchester United L 0 - 1
11-Feb-89 Division 1 22,803 H Charlton Athletic D 1 - 1 Stewart
21-Feb-89 Division 1 19,120 H Norwich City W 2 - 1 Gascoigne, Waddle
25-Feb-89 Division 1 16,702 A Southampton  W 2 - 0 Nayim, Waddle
01-Mar-89 Division 1 19,090 H Aston Villa W 2 - 0 Waddle (2)
11-Mar-89 Division 1 18,206 A Derby County D 1 - 1 Gascoigne
18-Mar-89 Division 1 17,156 A Coventry City D 1 - 1 Waddle
22-Mar-89 Division 1 23,098 A Nottingham Forest W 2 - 1 Howells, Samways
26-Mar-89 Division 1 30,012 H Liverpool  L 1 - 2 Fenwick (pen)
28-Mar-89 Division 1 11,146 A Luton Town W 3 - 1 Howells, Walsh, Gascoigne
01-Apr-89 Division 1 28,375 H West Ham United W 3 - 0 Fenwick (pen), Nayim, Stewart
12-Apr-89 Division 1 17,270 H Sheffield Wednesday  D 0 - 0
15-Apr-89 Division 1 12,366 A Wimbledon   W 2 - 1 Waddle, Stewart
22-Apr-89 Division 1 28,568 H Everton  W 2 - 1 Walsh (2)
29-Apr-89 Division 1 16,551 A Millwall W 5 - 0 Walsh, Stewart (3), Samways
13-May-89 Division 1 21,873 A Queens Park Rangers L 0 - 1
19-Aug-89 Division 1 17,665 H Luton Town W 2 - 1 Stewart, Allen
22-Aug-89 Division 1 34,402 A Everton  L 1 - 2 Allen
28-Aug-89 Division 1 32,004 A Manchester City D 1 - 1 Gascoigne
09-Sep-89 Division 1 24,769 A Aston Villa L 0 - 2
16-Sep-89 Division 1 16,260 H Chelsea  L 1 - 4 Gascoigne
20-Sep-89 L.C. Cup 2 (1L) 15,734 H Southend United W 1 - 0 Fenwick
23-Sep-89 Division 1 20,095 A Norwich City D 2 - 2 Gascoigne, Lineker
30-Sep-89 Division 1 23,781 H Queens Park Rangers W 3 - 2 Lineker (3)
04-Oct-89 L.C. Cup 2 (2L) 10,400 A Southend United L 2 - 3 (a.e.t) Allen P, Nayim
14-Oct-89 Division 1 17,672 A Charlton Athletic W 3 - 1 Gascoigne, Lineker, Thomas
18-Oct-89 Division 1 33,944 H Arsenal W 2 - 1 Walsh, Samways
21-Oct-89 Division 1 26,909 H Sheffield Wednesday  W 3 - 0 Lineker (2), Moran
29-Oct-89 Division 1 26,550 A Liverpool  L 0 - 1
04-Nov-89 Division 1 19,601 A Southampton  D 1 - 1 Gascoigne
11-Nov-89 Division 1 26,876 H Wimbledon   L 0 - 1
18-Nov-89 Division 1 26,366 A Crystal Palace  W 3 - 2 Howells, Samways, Lineker (pen)
22-Nov-89 L.C. Cup 3 45,759 A Manchester United W 3 - 0 Lineker, Samways, Nayim
22-Nov-89 L.C. Cup 4 13,789 A Tranmere Rovers D 2 - 2 Gascoigne, Higgins og
25-Nov-89 Division 1 28,075 H Derby County L 1 - 2 Stewart
29-Nov-89 L.C. Cup 4® 22,720 H Tranmere Rovers W 4 - 0 Allen P, Howells, Mabbutt, Stewart
02-Dec-89 Division 1 12,620 A Luton Town D 0 - 0
09-Dec-89 Division 1 29,374 H Everton  W 2 - 1 Stewart, Lineker
16-Dec-89 Division 1 36,230 A Manchester United W 1 - 0 Lineker
26-Dec-89 Division 1 26,874 H Millwall W 3 - 1 Samways, Lineker, McLeary og
30-Dec-89 Division 1 33,401 H Nottingham Forest L 2 - 3 Lineker (2)
01-Jan-90 Division 1 19,599 A Coventry City D 0 - 0
06-Jan-90 F.A. Cup 3 33,134 H Southampton  L 1 - 3 Howells
13-Jan-90 Division 1 26,384 H Manchester City D 1 - 1 Howells
17-Jan-90 L.C. Cup 5 30,044 A Nottingham Forest D 2 - 2 Lineker, Sedgeley
20-Jan-90 Division 1 46,132 A Arsenal L 0 - 1
24-Jan-90 L.C. Cup 5® 32,357 H Nottingham Forest L 2 - 3 Nayim, Walsh
04-Feb-90 Division 1 19,599 H Norwich City W 4 - 0 Lineker (3, 1pen), Howells
10-Feb-90 Division 1 29,130 A Chelsea  W 2 - 1 Howells, Lineker
21-Feb-90 Division 1 32,472 H Aston Villa L 0 - 2
24-Feb-90 Division 1 19,676 A Derby County L 1 - 2 Moncur
03-Mar-90 Division 1 26,181 H Crystal Palace  L 0 - 1
10-Mar-90 Division 1 21,104 H Charlton Athletic W 3 - 0 Polston J, Lineker, Howells
17-Mar-90 Division 1 16,691 A Queens Park Rangers L 1 - 3 Walsh
21-Mar-90 Division 1 25,656 H Liverpool  W 1 - 0 Stewart
31-Mar-90 Division 1 26,582 A Sheffield Wednesday  W 4 - 2 Allen, Lineker (2), Stewart
07-Apr-90 Division 1 21,669 A Nottingham Forest W 3 - 1 Stewart, Allen (2)
14-Apr-90 Division 1 23,317 H Coventry City W 3 - 2 Lineker (2), Stewart
16-Apr-90 Division 1 10,573 A Millwall W 1 - 0 Lineker
21-Apr-90 Division 1 33,317 H Manchester United W 2 - 1 Gascoigne, Lineker
28-Apr-90 Division 1 12,800 A Wimbledon   L 0 - 1
05-May-90 Division 1 31,038 H Southampton  W 2 - 1 Stewart, Allen
25-Aug-90 Division 1 33,501 H Manchester City W 3 - 1 Gascoigne, Lineker (2)
28-Aug-90 Division 1 30,214 A Sunderland D 0 - 0
01-Sep-90 Division 1 40,009 A Arsenal D 0 - 0
08-Sep-90 Division 1 23,614 H Derby County W 3 - 0 Gascoigne (3)
15-Sep-90 Division 1 31,342 A Leeds United W 2 - 0 Howells, Lineker
22-Sep-9