During the 1997–98 season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English
Premier League
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.
Season summary
Despite the pre-season capture of Newcastle stars
David Ginola
David Ginola-Ceze (born 25 January 1967) is a French former professional footballer who has also worked as an actor, model and football pundit.
A former forward, Ginola played football for ten seasons in France before moving from Paris Saint-Ger ...
and
Les Ferdinand
Leslie Ferdinand MBE (born 8 December 1966) is an English football coach, former professional footballer and television pundit, who is currently the director of football at Queens Park Rangers.
A striker, his playing career included notable sp ...
, Tottenham Hotspur began the season badly and looked nothing like a side who were hoping to challenge for a European place. By the time
Gerry Francis
Gerald Charles James Francis (born 6 December 1951) is an English former footballer and manager.
Playing career
Francis made his first team debut for Queens Park Rangers against Liverpool in March 1969. He was captain and central midfield play ...
resigned in November, Spurs were in the relegation zone and chairman
Alan Sugar
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was the target of more hostility than ever before.
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
* Swiss, Wisconsin
Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
coach
Christian Gross
Christian Jürgen Gross (born 14 August 1954) is a Swiss football manager and former player who most recently coached Schalke 04. He played as a sweeper and central midfielder.
Gross was manager of Basel from 1 July 1999 to 27 May 2009, winning ...
was named as Francis's successor, and soon after arriving he brought in former Spurs star
Jürgen Klinsmann
Jürgen Klinsmann (, born 30 July 1964) is a German professional football manager and former player. Klinsmann played for several prominent clubs in Europe including VfB Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham Hotspur, and Bayern Munich. He ...
- who had been so successful and popular during his first spell three seasons earlier.
In the end, Tottenham beat the drop and finished 14th in the final table. Klinsmann retired from playing, to draw the curtain on a brilliant career.
Final league table
;Results summary
;Results by matchday
Results
''Tottenham Hotspur's score comes first''
Legend
FA Premier League
FA Cup
League Cup
Squad
Left club during season
Reserve squad
Transfers
In
Out
:Transfers in: £12,150,000
:Transfers out: £3,855,000
:Total spending: £8,295,000
Statistics
Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center, Players transferred out during the season
Goal scorers
''The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.''
Clean sheets
Notes
References
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Tottenham Hotspur F.C. seasons
Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional association football, football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English footba ...