The 2011–12 season was

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s 20th season in the

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and 34th successive season in the top division of the

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. The campaign featured Tottenham's 10th appearance in the

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(formerly the UEFA Cup), entering the Play-off Qualifying round due to finishing fifth in the 2010–11 Premier League season. They reached the group stage by defeating Hearts over two legs, but finished third in their group and therefore didn't make the knockout stages of the tournament. The club entered the League Cup in the

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and were defeated by

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on penalties, as well as the

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where they reached the semi-finals but were defeated 5–1 by Chelsea. Tottenham finished the season in fourth place after occupying third place for the majority of the season. Their last game of the Premier League season was a 2–0 victory against

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. This was the first season not to feature

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since 2001–02 and 2008–09 who departed to join

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, although Keane returned for his second spell from

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during the following campaign

Squad list

First-team squad

As of 14 February 2012.

Reserve squad

Transfers

In

Loaned in

Out

Loaned out

Completed loans

Match results

Spurs XI

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Premier League

League table

Matches

¹ Goal originally awarded to

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but subsequently ruled a Chris Baird

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by the

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Results by matchday

FA Cup

''¹''

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collapsed after 41 minutes, with the score at 1–1, after which referee

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abandoned the game. It was later revealed to be a

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League Cup

Europa League

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Tottenham Hotspur win 5–0 on aggregate.

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances

Goal scorers

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

Clean sheets

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

References

External links

Official Club siteBBC - Tottenham club news
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