The 1991-92 campaign was a tumultuous season of great individual brilliance offset by underperformance for Tottenham Hotspur, who ultimately finished 15th in the First Division after losing 20 games. The year was defined by the phenomenal individual brilliance of striker Gary Lineker, whose 28 league goals earned him the Football Writers' Footballer of the Year award, though his impending departure to Japan loomed. The team struggled significantly without Paul Gascoigne, who was sidelined for the entire season due to the career-altering injury sustained in the 1991 FA Cup Final before his eventual move to Lazio. Despite the league difficulties, Spurs showed their cup pedigree by reaching the European Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals and the League Cup Semi-finals, making it a season of dramatic transition.