Source: Telegraph
Harry Redknapp transforms Tottenham into Champions League qualifiers: time line
Fast forward to May 2010 and instead of considering a trip to Barnsley, Tottenham have Barcelona in their sights. [LNB]Here Telegraph Sport plots the Spurs Time Line under Harry Redknapp, from failures to heroes.... [LNB] Related ArticlesSpurs join Euro eliteRedknapp: Spurs win made in EnglandMan City 0 Tottenham 1Debate: How will Spurs fare in the Champions League?Mancini: I'll be here next seasonHarry Redknapp secures place in the history booksOct 19 2008 Spurs lose 3-1 at Stoke to extend their worst start to a League season for 96 years. [LNB]Oct 25 2008 Juande Ramos is sacked and Redknapp, who led Portsmouth to FA Cup success the previous May, accepts an offer to replace him. [LNB]Oct 26 2008 Redknapp starts with a 2-0 win over Bolton and inists he will be his own man at White Hart Lane. [LNB]Nov 1 2008 After a 4-4 draw at Arsenal, Spurs beat Liverpool 2-1 to climb off the foot of the Premier League table. [LNB]Nov 23 2008 A 1-0 win over Blackburn hoists Spurs out of the relegation zone. [LNB]Jan 6 2009 Jermain Defoe returns to White Hart lane, from Portsmouth, for £15 million. [LNB]Jan 11 2009 Spurs are back in the bottom three after losing 2-1 at Blackburn. [LNB]Jan 21 2009 Redknapp signs Wilson Palacios from Wigan for £12m but fails to sign Craig Bellamy, from West Ham. [LNB]Feb 1 2009 Another former player is back, with Robbie Keane's unhappy time at Liverpool over - at a cost of £12m. [LNB]March 1 2009 Spurs lose on penalties in the Carling Cup final to Manchester United. [LNB]March 21 2009 A sixth game without defeat, the 1-0 win over Chelsea taking Tottenham into 11th place. [LNB]May 24 2009 After taking seven points from four games Spurs go to Liverpool able to qualify for Europe, but lose 3-1. [LNB]July 27 2009 Peter Crouch arrives from Portsmouth for £9m. [LNB]Aug 6 2009 Newcastle defender Sebastien Bassong arrives, for £8m. [LNB]Aug 23 2009 Spurs win 2-1 at West Ham, a third straight victory, earning the club their best start since 1960 and taking them to the top of the Premier League. [LNB]Sept 1 2009 Another ex-Pompey player, Niko Kranjcar, joins Redknapp at the Lane on a free. [LNB]Nov 21 2009 Spurs beat Wigan 9-1 and Defoe scores five as Spurs sit comofrtably in fourth place. [LNB]Jan 26 2010 Spurs lose 1-0 at Wolves to drop to sixth in the Premier League. [LNB]Jan 28 2010 After Redknapp fails to persuade Ruud van Nistelrooy to sign, he snaps up Eidur Gudjohnsen. [LNB]Jan 31 2010 And still the squad is added to with former Portsmouth players - Younes Kaboul acquired for £5m. [LNB]Feb 1 2010 Redknapp gambles by allowing Keane to leave on loan, for Celtic. [LNB]March 27 2010 Spurs beat Portsmouth 2-0, a fifth straight victory in the Premier League. [LNB]April 3 2010 A 3-1 loss at Sunderland sees Spurs' hopes of qualifying for the Champions League in danger. [LNB]April 11 2010 Spurs are shocked at Wembley, losing 2-0 to Portsmouth in the FA Cup semi-final. [LNB]April 14 2010 A rare win over Arsenal, a 2-1 win at home, ruins Arsenal's title hopes and puts Spurs back on track for a top four finish. [LNB]April 17 2010 Now Chelsea are undone and Spurs are looking at fourth place. [LNB]May 1 2010 A 1-0 win over Bolton leaves Spurs in control for fourth spot. [LNB]May 5 2010 Peter Crouch's late goal at Eastlands secures a 1-0 win and a guarantee of Champions League football. [LNB]
