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With just the keeper 12 yards away and between you and a goal, things do not always go to plan.
Here are the penalties Spurs have failed to convert …
| Date | Opposition | Venue | Reason | Taker | Saved/Missed | Referee |
| 29.12.2024 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (Premier League) | Home | Foul (Andre on Johnson) | Heung-Min Son | Saved (Sa) | C. Kavanagh |
| 12.10.2022 | Eintracht Frankfurt (Champions League) | Home | Foul (Jakic on Gil) | Harry Kane | Missed | Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 28.08.2022 | Nottingham Forest (Premier League) | Away | Handball (S. Cook) | Harry Kane | Saved (Henderson) | C. Pawson |
| 16.02.2020 | Aston Villa (Premier League) | Away | Foul (Engels on Bergwijn) | Heung-Min Son | Saved (Reina) | M. Atkinson |
| 27.01.2019 | Crystal Palace (FA Cup) | Away | Foul (van Aanholt on Foyth) | Kieran Trippier | Missed | K. Friend |
| 04.02.2018 | Liverpool (Premier League) | Away | Foul (Karius on Kane) | Harry Kane | Saved (Karius) | J. Moss |
| 28.12.2016 | Southampton (Premier League) | Away | Foul (Redmond on Alli) | Harry Kane | Missed | M. Dean |
| 02.10.2016 | Manchester City (Premier League) | Home | Foul (Fernandinho on Alli) | Erik Lamela | Saved (Bravo) | A. Marriner |
| 22.02.2015 | West Ham United (Premier League) | Home | Foul (Song on Kane) | Harry Kane | Saved (Adrian) | J. Moss |
| 28.08.2014 | Manchester City (Premier League) | Away | Foul (Demichelis on Soldado) | Roberto Soldado | Saved (Hart) | J. Moss |
| 28.08.2014 | AEL Limassol (Europa League) | Home | Foul (Fergouch on Naughton) | Harry Kane | Saved (Pulpo) | M. Zelinka |
| 12.04.2014 | West Bromwich Albion (League Cup) | Away | Foul (Amalfitano on Rose) | Emmanuel Adebayor | Saved (Foster) | N. Swarbrick |
| 31.10.2012 | Norwich City (League Cup) | Away | Foul (Tierney on Walker) | Clint Dempsey | Saved (Bunn) | J. Moss |
| 26.11.2011 | West Bromwich Albion (Premier League) | Home | Foul (Shorey on Lennon) | Emmanuel Adebayor | Saved (Foster) | L. Probert |
| 25.08.2011 | Heart of Midlothian (Europa League) | Home | Foul (McDonald on Kane) | Harry Kane | Saved (McDonald) | A. Kakos |
| 05.02.2011 | Bolton Wanderers (Premier League) | Home | Foul (Ricketts on Lennon) | Rafael van der Vaart | Missed (after successful penalty had to be re-taken) | – |
| 28.11.2010 | Liverpool (Premier League) | Home | Handball (Ngog) | Jermain Defoe | Missed | – |
| 24.11.2010 | Werder Bremen (Champions League) | Home | Foul (Kroos on Modric) | Gareth Bale | Saved (Wiese) | – |
| 13.11.2010 | Blackburn Rovers (Premier League) | Home | Foul (Robinson on Crouch) | Roman Pavlyuchenko | Missed | – |
| 29.09.2010 | Twente Enschede (Champions League) | Home | Foul (Wisgerhof on Crouch) | Rafael van der Vaart | Saved (Mihaylov) | – |
| 23.01.2010 | Leeds United (FA Cup) | Home | Foul (Crowe on Rose) | Jermain Defoe | Saved (Ankergren) | – |
| 06.12.2009 | Everton (Premier League) | Away | Foul (Hibbert on Palacios) | Jermain Defoe | Saved (Howard) | – |
| 27.10.2009 | Everton (League Cup) | Home | Foul (Distin on Keane) | Robbie Keane | Saved (Howard) | – |
| 29.12.2007 | Reading (Premier League) | Home | Foul (Sonko on Keane) | Robbie Keane | Saved (Hahnemann) | K. Stroud |
| 22.12.2007 | Arsenal (Premier League) | Away | Foul (Toure on Berbatov) | Robbie Keane | Saved (Almunia) | R. Styles |
| 25.11.2007 | West Ham United (Premier League) | Away | Foul (Neill on Defoe) | Jermain Defoe | Saved (Green) | M. Riley |
| 13.05.2007 | Manchester City (Premier League) | Home | Foul (Dunne on Zokora) | Jermain Defoe | Saved (Isaksson) | S. Bennett |
| 03.12.2005 | Sunderland (Premier League) | Home | Handball (Breen) | Robbie Keane | Saved (Alnwick) | P. Walton |
| 17.09.2005 | Aston Villa (Premier League) | Away | Handball (Bouma) | Jermain Defoe | Missed | S. Bennett |
| 02.01.2001 | Newcastle United (Premier League) | Home | Darren Anderton | – (-) | – | |
| 17.04.1999 | Nottingham Forest (Premier League) | Away | Foul (Gough on Iversen) | Allan Nielsen | Saved (Crossley) | G. Willard |
| 16.11.1996 | Sunderland (Premier League) | Home | Teddy Sheringham | Hit post | – | |
| 03.05.1995 | Newcastle United (Premier League) | Away | Foul (Srnicek on Barmby) | Jurgen Klinsmann | Saved (Hooper) | – |
| 22.03.1995 | Liverpool (Premier League) | Home | Foul (Ruddock on Klinsmann) | Jurgen Klinsmann | Saved (James) | – |
| 24.08.1994 | Everton (Premier League) | Home | Handball (Unsworth) | Teddy Sheringham | Missed | – |
| 02.03.1994 | Aston Villa (Premier League) | Home | Bosnich (foul on Anderton) | Nick Barmby | Saved | – |
| 02.03.1994 | Aston Villa (Premier League) | Home | ?? (foul on Barmby) | Darren Anderton | Saved | – |
| 27.02.1994 | Chelsea (Premier League) | Away | Foul (Kharine on Rosenthal) | Andy Gray | Saved (Kharine) | – |
| 27.11.1993 | QPR (Premier League) | Home | – (-) | Darren Anderton | Saved (Roberts) | D. Elleray |
| 07.03.1993 | Manchester City (FA Cup) | Away | Foul (-) | Teddy Sheringham | Missed | – |
| 27.02.1993 | QPR (Premier League) | Home | Foul (on Mabbutt) | Teddy Sheringham | Saved (Roberts) | D. Elleray |
| 16.11.1991 | Sunderland (Premier League) | Home | – (-) | Teddy Sheringham | Hit post | – |
| 26.09.1990 | Hartlepool United (League Cup) | Home | – (-) | Gary Lineker | Saved (Cox) | – |
| 26.12.1988 | Luton Town (First Division) | Home | Terry Fenwick | Saved (Sealey) | R. Wiseman | |
| 01.10.1988 | Manchester United (First Division) | Home | Foul (Sharpe on Stewart) | Paul Stewart | Hit bar | – |
| 17.04.1985 | Arsenal (First Division) | Home | Handball (Anderson) | Graham Roberts | Hit bar | – |
| 11.04.1984 | Hadjuk Split (UEFA Cup) | Away | Mark Falco | Saved (Simovic) | – | |
| 24.03.1984 | Coventry City (First Division) | Away | Alan Brazil | – | ||
| 19.11.1983 | Luton Town (First Division) | Away | Handball (Stephens) | Glenn Hoddle | Hit post | Maurice Robinson |
| 18.01.1982 | Nottingham Forest (League Cup) | Home | Glenn Hoddle | Saved (Shilton) | – | |
| 18.09.1976 | Liverpool (First Division) | Away | Foul (Hughes on Perryman) | Keith Osgood | Saved (Clemence) | K. W. Ridden |
| 06.09.1975 | Manchester United (First Division) | Away | Jimmy Neighbour | Hit bar | – | |
| 27.01.1973 | Crystal Palace (First Division) | Away | – (-) | Martin Peters | Saved (Jackson) | – |
| 12.08.1972 | Coventry City (First Division) | Home | Foul (on Gilzean) | Martin Peters | Saved (Glazier) | – |
| 15.12.1971 | Rapid Bucharest (UEFA Cup) | Away | Foul (on Coates) | Martin Peters | Hit post | – |
| 17.02.1971 | West Bromwich Albion (First Division) | Home | Alan Mullery | Missed | – | |
| 02.01.1971 | Sheffield Wednesday (FA Cup) | Home | Alan Mullery | Saved (Springett) | Harold Davey | |
| 20.12.1969 | West Ham United (First Division) | Away | Foul (on Pearce) | Jimmy Greaves | Saved | Leo Callaghan |
| 19.08.1969 | Burnley (First Division) | Away | Jimmy Greaves | Saved | – | |
| 12.11.1966 | West Ham United (First Division) | Home | Jimmy Greaves | – | ||
| 08.09.1962 | Blackpool (First Division) | Away | Danny Blanchflower | Saved (Waiters) | – | |
| 22.03.1961 | Newcastle United (First Division) | Home | Danny Blanchflower | Saved (Hollins) | – | |
| 16.04.1960 | Manchester City (First Division) | Home | Cliff Jones | Saved (Trautmann) | Gilbert Pullin | |
| 28.12.1959 | Leeds United (First Division) | Home | Cliff Jones | Hit post | – | |
| 08.02.1958 | Manchester City (First Division) | Home | Tommy Harmer | Saved (Trautmann) | A. E. Westwood | |
| 24.08.1957 | Chelsea (First Division) | Home | Foul (?? on Smith) | Tommy Harmer | Missed | – |
| 22.04.1957 | Charlton Athletic (First Division) | Home | Foul (?? on Brooks) | Tommy Harmer | Hit post | B. M. Griffiths |
| 19.01.1957 | Aston Villa (First Division) | Home | Tommy Harmer | Hit post | – | |
| 18.12.1954 | Aston Villa (First Division) | Home | Alf Ramsey | Missed | – | |
| 07.11.1953 | Chelsea (First Division) | Home | Foul (?? on Robb) | Alf Ramsey | Saved (Robertson) | – |
| 29.08.1953 | Middlesbrough (First Division) | Home | Foul (Rolando Ugolini on Walters) | Alf Ramsey | Saved (Ugolini) | – |
| 22.09.1951 | Manchester United (First Division) | Home | Foul (Jimmy Carey on Walters) | Alf Ramsey | Saved (Reg Allen) | – |
| 21.10.1950 | Stoke City (First Division) | Home | Alf Ramsey | Saved | – | |
| 15.11.1947 | Leeds United (Second Division) | Home | Len Duquemin | – | – | |
| 11.01.1936 | Southend United (FA Cup) | Home | Les Howe | Saved | – | |
| 30.01.1932 | Barnsley (Second Division) | Away | ?? | Missed | – | |
| 27.12.1926 | Manchester United (First Division) | Away | Foul (on Osborne) | Tommy Clay | Missed | – |
| 24.04.1926 | Burnley (First Division) | Home | Jimmy Dimmock | Hit post | – | |
| 09.04.1912 | Manchester United (First Division) | Home | Bert Middlemiss | – | ||
| 29.09.1906 | Luton Town (Southern League) | Away | Foul (Hawkes on Dow) | Tom Morris | Missed | Mr. G. H. Mair |
| 18.11.1905 | Luton Town (Southern League) | Home | Foul (McCurdy on Woodward) | Alex Tait | Saved (Peter Platt) | Mr. F. Bye |
| 14.12.1898 | Luton Town (FA Cup) | Away | Bill Joyce | Saved (Albert Perkins) | Mr. Strawson |
To see other details on penalties for and against Spurs …
Penalties awarded against Spurs