2005–06 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
season of football team
The 2005–06 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 14th season in the Premier League and 28th successive season in the top division of the English football league system. The club also participated in the FA Cup and the Football League Cup.
Season summary
During the 2005–06 English football season, Tottenham Hotspur participated in the English Premier League. The club had a mixed, short season, securing what was their highest place finish in the Premier league at the time, but exiting both cup competitions at the earliest possible stage against lower league opposition, therefore playing just 40 games.
In September, Tottenham faced Grimsby Town in the League Cup, losing 1–0 at Blundell Park. Their FA Cup draw pitted the team against Leicester City, but the side let a two-goal lead slip, and an injury time goal saw them defeated 3–2 at Walkers Stadium.
In the league Tottenham had occupied the crucial fourth place in the table for much of the latter half of the season. Their win in their penultimate game of the season against Bolton Wanderers on 30 April meant they were seven points ahead of their nearest rivals Arsenal in the race for possible Champions League qualification. Despite Arsenal winning their two games in hand, Tottenham only had to match their result in the final game of the season in order to secure fourth spot.
On the morning of the decisive match against West Ham United a number of Tottenham players were taken ill with suspected food poisoning, the players having stayed the night at the Marriott Hotel in Canary Wharf and eaten lasagne.
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