2020–21 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
The 2020–21 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 29th season in the Premier League and 43rd successive season in the top division of the English football league system. After finishing sixth in the 2019–20 league season, Tottenham entered the UEFA Europa League at the second qualifying round, ultimately reaching the round of 16 in the competition where they were eliminated by Dinamo Zagreb. In the FA Cup, the club was knocked out by Everton in the fifth round.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Daniel Levy | |||
| Head coach | José Mourinho (until 19 April) Ryan Mason (interim, from 19 April) | |||
| Stadium | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 7th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round | |||
| EFL Cup | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Harry Kane (23) All: Harry Kane (33) | |||
| Biggest win | 7–2 (1 October 2020 vs Maccabi Haifa, Europa League) 6–1 (4 October 2020 vs Manchester United, League) 5–0 (10 January 2021 vs Marine, FA Cup) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 (13 February 2021 vs Manchester City, Premier League) 0–3 (18 March 2021 vs Dinamo Zagreb, Europa League) | |||
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In the Premier League, Tottenham lost their first game at home to Everton, but then went on an unbeaten run into December, topping the league standings for four weeks. With an away loss to Liverpool, the team's form dropped. José Mourinho had guided the club to the Carabao Cup final, where they would face Manchester City. However, because of the dropped form in the league, he was sacked along with his coaching staff on 19 April 2021, and replaced by former player Ryan Mason as interim head coach until the end of the season. Mason's first game in charge was against Southampton at home, which Tottenham won. The next game was the Carabao Cup final, where Manchester City narrowly prevailed 1–0.
This season was notable for Gareth Bale's return from Real Madrid on loan for a season-long second stint at Tottenham, the first time he played in North London after 2012–13.