Their first official match in the 1981-2 season was the FA Charity Shield at Wembley against Aston Villa, a game drawn 2-2.
The last match of the season for Spurs was the FA Cup Final replay against QPR which was won 1-0 after a 1-1 draw.
On their way to the Final Spurs met:
Arsenal 1-0, Leeds 1-0, Villa 1-0, Chelsea 2-3, Leicester 2-0 at Villa Park.
In the final:
Hoddle scored after 110 minutes in the first game and Fenwick equalised in the 115th minute
The replay was a dull affair with Hoddle scoring a 6th minute penalty.
Tottenham ended up 4th in the First Division during which they met Liverpool twice, of course, drawing at home 2-2 in May 3rd and losing at Anfield 1-3 on May 15.
They were Runners-up in the Football League Cup, losing to Liverpool 1-3 at Wembley on March 13 and they reached the semi-final of the European Cup Winner's Cup.
In the European competition they beat Ajax 6-1 on aggregate, won 2-1 v Dundalk, 3-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 and finally losing to Barcelona 1-2.
They played 19 games during the final 2 months of the season.
The League record was: Played 42 W 20 D 11 L 11 Goals For 67 A 48
In the First Division that season were Notts County, Coventry and Ipswich, along with the usual suspects.
Here is Spurs record that season:
https://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/LeagueTables/Season1981-82/ClubResults/1981-82.Tottenham.html
and here's one done earlier
https://baileyfootballblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/currie-gives-hoddle-runs.html
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