the 2007–08 season proved to be less successful. an error during international duty was an example of how his form had dipped, and he was replaced by radek černý for part of the season, initially after robinson made an error against reading in the fa cup. although he briefly returned to the team, he made another error in the league cup final. despite his error, tottenham were able to beat chelsea 2–1, with robinson collecting the first major trophy of his career. he made 25 appearances in the league for tottenham during this season, and made 175 appearances in total during his time at the club, 137 in the premier league.