2004–05 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham made a promising start under Jacques Santini and looked to be challenging for a place in Europe, but Santini resigned in November after only 12 games, citing personal reasons. He was replaced by his assistant coach Martin Jol, whose first match in charge saw arch-rivals Arsenal win a thrilling North London derby 5–4. Following the derby defeat results picked up and Tottenham were soon back amongst the race for a UEFA Cup spot, but a draw with Blackburn Rovers on the last day of the season saw their slim European hopes dashed. Nonetheless, good cup runs and the resurgence in the league under Jol gave Spurs fans hopes of a greater push for European football the next season. ==Players==

First-team squad Left club during season Reserve squad ==Transfers==

In Out • Gus Poyet – retired, 12 May • Christian Ziege – released, 12 May (later joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on 9 June) • Darren Anderton – released, 12 May (later joined Birmingham City on 10 August) • Hélder Postiga – Porto, 8 July, £5,000,000 • Stephen Carr – Newcastle United, 10 August, £2,000,000 • Gary Doherty – Norwich City, 20 August, undisclosed • Mbulelo Mabizela – released, 25 October (later joined Orlando Pirates on 12 January) • Mauricio Taricco – West Ham United, 19 November, free • Jamie Redknapp – Southampton, 4 January, free • Kasey Keller – Borussia Mönchengladbach, 15 January, free • Edson Silva – ADO Den Haag, 31 January, free • Mark Hughes – Oldham Athletic, 15 February, free • Dean Richards – retired, 21 March • Jamie Slabber – Aldershot Town free, 30 March • Lars Hirschfeld – Leicester City, free , 23 April Loan in • Radek Černý – Slavia Prague • Mido – Roma, 26 January, 18 months Loan out • Kasey Keller – Southampton, 12 November, one month • Calum Davenport – Southampton, 3 January, season-long • Lars Hirschfeld – Dundee United, August :Transfers in: £20,300,000 :Transfers out: £7,000,000 :Overall spending: £13,300,000 ==Trialists==

• Edson Silva – PSV (successful) • Dagui Bakari – Lens (unsuccessful) • Márton Fülöp – MTK (successful) ==Competitions==

Premier League FA Cup League Cup ==Final league table==

Appearances and goals :Up to end of season 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==