SEASON: 1990-91
- DIVISION:
- Barclays First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Brian Clough
- FA Cup:
- Runners Up (Tottenham Hotspur (N) 1-2)
- League Cup:
- 4th Round (Coventry City (A) 4-5)
- Player Of The Year:
- Stuart Pearce
- Top Goalscorer:
- Nigel Clough (20 goals)
TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1990-91
SEASON END TABLE | Home | Away | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Result | Home | Away | |
1 | Arsenal | 38 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 74 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 56 | 83* | European Cup | 0-2 | 1-1 | |
2 | Liverpool | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 37 | 76 | UEFA Cup First Round | 2-1 | 0-2 | |
3 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 69 | 0-1 | 2-2 | ||
4 | Leeds United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 64 | 4-3 | 1-3 | ||
5 | Manchester City | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 53 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 62 | 1-3 | 1-3 | ||
6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 59* | Cup Winners Cup First Round | 1-1 | 1-0 | |
7 | Wimbledon | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 56 | 2-1 | 1-3 | ||
8 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 54 | ||||
9 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 4 | 51 | 3-1 | 0-0 | ||
10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 51 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 49 | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
11 | Chelsea | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 69 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 44 | -11 | 49 | Cup Winners Cup Qualifying Round | 7-0 | 0-0 | |
12 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -9 | 46 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
13 | Sheffield United | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 46 | 2-0 | 2-3 | ||
14 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 69 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 47 | -11 | 45 | 3-1 | 1-1 | ||
15 | Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 64 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 32 | -23 | 45 | 5-0 | 6-2 | ||
16 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 49 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 33 | -7 | 44 | 3-0 | 2-2 | ||
17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 58 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 33 | -12 | 41 | 2-2 | 1-1 | ||
18 | Luton Town | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 61 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 43 | -19 | 37 | 2-2 | 0-1 | ||
19 | Sunderland | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 44 | -22 | 34 | Relegated | 2-0 | 0-1 | |
20 | Derby County | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 75 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 39 | -38 | 24 | Relegated | 1-0 | 1-2 |
*Man Utd deducted 1 point for on-pitch brawl
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LEAGUE POSITIONS
- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 54
- Competitive Goals:
- 99
- Goals per game:
- 1.8
- League Games:
- 38
- League Points:
- 54 out of 114 (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 47.4%
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 19 times | 14 times | 6 times | 4 times | 3 times | Conceded | 19 times | 13 times | 6 times | 1 time | Won By | 10 times | 5 times | 4 times | 2 times | 2 times | Lost By | 9 times | 6 times |
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LEAGUE POSITION ANALYSIS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
MISCELLANEOUS
Analysis of the league positions
This table shows:
(a) how many days we spent in each of the league positions
(b) how we did when we played teams in each of the league positions.
ATTENDANCES (HOME)
- Highest League Attendance:
- 27,347 (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 16,221 (Wimbledon)
- Average League Attendance:
- 22,137
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 28,962 (Newcastle United)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 9,567 (Newcastle United)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 15
- Yellow Cards:
- 5
- Red Cards:
- 0   
- Own goals (for):
- 1   (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 2   (scored by us for opponents)   (Mark Crossley, Des Walker)
- Penalties scored:
- 5
- Penalties conceded:
- 6
- Penalties missed:
- 3
- Penalties saved:
- 2
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Full Members Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Testimonial
Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sun Jan 06, 1991 | Crystal Palace | 3 | A | 0-0 | 15,396 | ||
Mon Jan 21, 1991 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | H | 2-2 | 23,201 | Wilson (73'), Pearce (97') |
Mon Jan 28, 1991 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 2 | H | 3-0 | 22,164 | Parker (50', 53'), Crosby (61') |
Wed Feb 13, 1991 | Newcastle United | 4 | A | 2-2 | 29,231 | Pearce (50'), Clough (88') | |
Mon Feb 18, 1991 | Newcastle United | 4 | 1 | H | 3-0 | 28,962 | Clough (33'), Hodge (80'), Parker (85') |
Mon Feb 25, 1991 | Southampton | 5 | A | 1-1 | 18,512 | Hodge (80') | |
Mon Mar 04, 1991 | Southampton | 5 | 1 | H | 3-1 | 26,633 | Jemson (42' pen, 63', 67') |
Sat Mar 09, 1991 | Norwich City | Quarter | A | 1-0 | 24,018 | Keane (61') | |
Sun Apr 14, 1991 | West Ham United | Semi | N | 4-0 | 40,041 | Crosby (50'), Keane (59'), Pearce (71'), Charles (82') | |
Sat May 18, 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | Final | N | 1-2 | 80,000 | Pearce (16' pen) |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 26, 1990 | Burnley | 2 | 1 | H | 4-1 | 17,987 | Chettle (24'), Keane (74'), Jemson (76'), Pearce (83') | |
Wed Oct 10, 1990 | Burnley | 2 | 2 | A | 1-0 | 11,399 | Crosby (87') | |
Wed Oct 31, 1990 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | A | 2-1 | 17,467 | Parker (12'), Jemson (36') | ||
Wed Nov 28, 1990 | Coventry City | 4 | A | 4-5 | 16,304 | Clough (35', 41', 43'), Parker (53') |
Full Members Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Wed Nov 21, 1990 | Newcastle United | 2 | H | 2-1 | 9,567 | Hodge (48'), Clough (81') |
Wed Jan 30, 1991 | Barnsley | 3 | A | 1-2 | 6,692 | Chettle (44') |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Aug 22, 1990 | Mansfield Town | Final | H | 5-1 | 6,254 | Hodge (?), Crosby (?), Smalley (? OG), Jemson (?), Orlygsson (?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Sun Jul 29, 1990 | Bengtsfors | Sweden | A | 5-1 | - | Pearce (? pen, ? pen, ?), Gaynor (?), Carr (?) |
Mon Jul 30, 1990 | Norrstrands | Sweden | A | 4-0 | - | Carr (?, ?), Gaynor (?), Orlygsson (?) |
Wed Aug 01, 1990 | Mariestads | Sweden | A | 2-0 | - | Hodge (?), Orlygsson (?) |
Sun Aug 05, 1990 | Kongahalla | Sweden | A | 3-0 | - | Gaynor (?), Parker (?, ?) |
Tue Aug 07, 1990 | Karlsunds | Sweden | A | 7-1 | 2,100 | Jemson (?, ?), Hodge (?, ?), Clough (?), Parker (?), Orlygsson (?) |
Thu Aug 09, 1990 | Wycombe Wanderers | England | A | 1-1 | 5,002 | Carr (?) |
Mon Aug 13, 1990 | Salernitana | Italy | A | 0-0 | - | |
Wed Aug 15, 1990 | Avelino | Italy | A | 1-1 | - | Parker (?) |
Fri Aug 17, 1990 | Foggia | Italy | A | 2-2 | - | Clough (?), Jemson (?) |
Testimonial
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Att | Scorers |
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Mon May 13, 1991 | Notts County | England | A | 1-2 | 6,512 | Crosby (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (1) - £140,000 | Out (9) - £1,091,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | Aug 28, 1990 | Roy Keane | Bought | £140,000 | Brian Rice | Sold | 1990 | Neil Lyne | Loan out | Apr 21, 1990 | David Currie | Sold | £473,000 | 1991 | Neil Lyne | Loan out | Mar 23, 1991 | Phil Starbuck | Sold | May 18, 1991 | Steve Hodge | Sold | £368,000 | Jun 13, 1991 | Franz Carr | Sold | £250,000 | Jul 11, 1991 | Neil Lyne | Sold | May 31, 1993 | Tony Loughlan | Released |
SQUAD
*Age = Player age on August 1st | Season Record (Competitive Games only) | |||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Player | Country | Age* | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Mark Crossley | Wales | 21 | 54 | 23 | 16 | 15 | Defenders | ||||||||
D | Brett Williams | England | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | Brian Laws | England | 28 | 43 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
D | Des Walker | England | 24 | 53 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 1 | ||||||||
D | Gary Charles | England | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
D | Steve Chettle | England | 21 | 53 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
D | Stuart Pearce | England | 28 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 2 | Player Of The Year (2nd time) | Midfielders | |||||
M | Darren Wassall | England | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
M | Neil Lyne | England | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | Roy Keane | Rep. of Ire. | 18 | 49 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 7 | ||||||
M | Scot Gemmill | Scotland | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
M | Steve Hodge | England | 27 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
M | Tony Loughlan | England | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Forwards | ||||||||
F | Brian Rice | Scotland | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
F | Franz Carr | England | 23 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
F | Garry Parker | England | 24 | 52 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
F | Gary Crosby | England | 26 | 44 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
F | Ian Woan | England | 22 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
F | Lee Glover | England | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
F | Nigel Clough | England | 24 | 52 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 2 | |||||||
F | Nigel Jemson | England | 20 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
F | Phil Starbuck | England | 21 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||||||
F | Terry Wilson | Scotland | 21 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
F | Tommy Gaynor | Rep. of Ire. | 27 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
GOALSCORERS
Number of different scorers: 15
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
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20 (1) | Nigel Clough | 52 |
16 (1) | Stuart Pearce | 49 |
13 (3) | Nigel Jemson | 31 |
11 | Roy Keane | 49 |
8 | Garry Parker | 52 |
6 | Steve Hodge | 24 |
5 | Gary Crosby | 44 |
4 | Steve Chettle | 53 |
4 | Terry Wilson | 24 |
3 | Ian Woan | 15 |
3 | Tommy Gaynor | 16 |
2 | Franz Carr | 14 |
1 | Gary Charles | 17 |
1 | Lee Glover | 10 |
1 | Own Goals | 54 |
1 | Tony Loughlan | 2 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (FOR)
Home and away victories for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Norwich City | Wed Jan 02, 1991 | Away | 6-2 | Wed Apr 24, 1991 | Home | 5-0 |
LEAGUE DOUBLES (AGAINST)
Home and away losses for the season
Game 1 | Game 2 | ||||||
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Opponent | Date | H/A | Score | Date | H/A | Score | |
Manchester City | Sat Dec 29, 1990 | Home | 1-3 | Sat Apr 06, 1991 | Away | 1-3 |