SEASON: 1989-90
- DIVISION:
- Barclays First Division (Tier 1)
- MANAGER(s):
- Brian Clough
- FA Cup:
- 3rd Round (Manchester United (H) 0-1)
- League Cup:
- Winners  (Oldham Athletic (Wembley) 1-0)
- Player Of The Year:
- Des Walker
- Top Goalscorer:
- Steve Hodge (14 goals)

LEAGUE POSITIONS
SEASON END TABLE
FIRST DIVISION (Tier 1) - 1989-90 | 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 | Liverpool | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 41 | 79 | Excluded from European Cup | 2-2 | 2-2 | |
2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 70 | UEFA Cup First Round | 1-1 | 1-2 | |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 63 | 1-3 | 3-2 | ||
4 | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 62 | 1-2 | 0-3 | ||
5 | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 60 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
6 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 59 | 1-0 | 0-4 | ||
7 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 63 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 36 | 8 | 55 | 2-0 | 0-2 | ||
8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 55 | 0-1 | 3-1 | ||
9 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 54 | ||||
10 | Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 53 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
11 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 50 | 2-2 | 0-2 | ||
12 | Coventry City | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 34 | -20 | 49 | 2-4 | 2-0 | ||
13 | Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 47 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | -1 | 48 | Cup Winners Cup First Round | 4-0 | 0-1 | |
14 | Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -9 | 48 | 1-0 | 3-0 | ||
15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 43 | -24 | 48 | 3-1 | 0-1 | ||
16 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 46 | 2-1 | 2-0 | ||
17 | Luton Town | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 39 | -14 | 43 | 3-0 | 1-1 | ||
18 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 51 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 34 | -16 | 43 | Relegated | 0-1 | 3-0 | |
19 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 57 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 32 | -26 | 30 | Relegated | 2-0 | 1-1 | |
20 | Millwall | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 65 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 40 | -26 | 26 | Relegated | 3-1 | 0-1 |
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- GAME COUNTS
- Competitive Games:
- 51
- Competitive Goals:
- 77
- Goals per game:
- 1.5
- League Games:
- 38
- League Points:
- 54 out of 114 (3 points per win)
- Points Percentage:
- 47.4%
ALL GAMES
LEAGUE GAMES
GOALS
Goals scored, conceded and win and loss margins
Goal count: | 1 goal | 2 goals | 3 goals | 4 goals | 5+ goals | Scored | 14 times | 12 times | 10 times | 1 time | 1 time | Conceded | 18 times | 13 times | 3 times | 2 times | Won By | 9 times | 7 times | 3 times | 1 time | 1 time | Lost By | 10 times | 4 times | 1 time | 1 time |
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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:
- 26,766 (Aston Villa)
- Lowest League Attendance:
- 16,437 (Southampton)
- Average League Attendance:
- 20,606
- Highest Cup Attendance:
- 30,044 (Tottenham Hotspur)
- Lowest Cup Attendance:
- 9,729 (Manchester City)
MISCELLANEOUS
- Clean Sheets:
- 15
- Yellow Cards:
- 0
- Red Cards:
- 0 ()
- Own goals (for):
- 1 (scored by opponents for us)
- Own goals (against):
- 2 (scored by us for opponents)
- Own goals (for):
- 6
- Penalties scored:
- 6
- Penalties conceded:
- 1
- Penalties missed:
- 1
- Penalties saved:
- 0
GAMES
 
Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Full Members Cup
County Cup
Pre-Season Friendly
Friendly
Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League
FA Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun Jan 07, 1990 | Manchester United | 3 | H | 0-1 | Loss | 23,072 |
League Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | Leg | Replay | Count | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Sep 20, 1989 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 1 | H | 1-1 | Draw | 12,899 | Crosby (9) | ||
Tue Oct 03, 1989 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 2 | A | 3-3 | Draw | 13,262 | Crosby (?), Clough (?), Gaynor (30) | ||
Tue Oct 24, 1989 | Crystal Palace | 3 | A | 0-0 | Draw | 14,250 | ||||
Wed Nov 01, 1989 | Crystal Palace | 3 | Y | 1 | H | 5-0 | Win | 18,625 | Hodge (2, 69), Clough (10), Pearce (18), Hopkins (44 OG) | |
Wed Nov 22, 1989 | Everton | 4 | H | 1-0 | Win | 21,324 | Chapman (82) | |||
Wed Jan 17, 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | Quarter | H | 2-2 | Draw | 30,044 | Crosby (35), Parker (56) | |||
Wed Jan 24, 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | Quarter | Y | 1 | A | 3-2 | Win | 32,357 | Hodge (36, 69), Jemson (41) | |
Sun Feb 11, 1990 | Coventry City | Semi | 1 | H | 2-1 | Win | 26,153 | Clough (36 pen), Pearce (79) | ||
Sun Feb 25, 1990 | Coventry City | Semi | 2 | A | 0-0 | Draw | 25,900 | |||
Sun Apr 29, 1990 | Oldham Athletic | Final | N | 1-0 | Win | 74,343 | Jemson (47) |
Full Members Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wed Nov 29, 1989 | Manchester City | 2 | H | 3-2 | Win | 9,729 | Pearce (23 pen), Carr (46), Crosby (87) |
Fri Dec 22, 1989 | Aston Villa | 3 | A | 1-2 | Loss | 6,530 | Pearce (22) |
County Cup
Date | Opponent | Round | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun Aug 13, 1989 | Notts County | Semi | H | 3-1 | Win | 8,665 | Chapman (?), Carr (?), Laws (?) |
Tue May 08, 1990 | Mansfield Town | Final | A | 4-1 | Win | 6,119 | Carr (?, ?), Parker (?), Crosby (?) |
Pre-Season Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun Jul 30, 1989 | Bordeaux XI | France | A | 4-3 | Win | 1,000 | Clough (?), Pearce (?), Rice (?), Carr (?) |
Thu Aug 03, 1989 | Jeunesse Villenavaise | France | A | 3-1 | Win | 3,000 | Wilson (?), Chapman (?), Carr (?) |
Sat Aug 05, 1989 | Angouleme | France | A | 1-1 | Draw | 3,000 | Chapman (?) |
Tue Aug 08, 1989 | La Roche | France | A | 2-2 | Draw | 5,000 | Hodge (?), Chapman (?) |
Tue Aug 15, 1989 | Leicester City | England | A | 2-2 | Draw | 8,146 | Clough (? pen, ?) |
Friendly
Date | Opponent | Country | H/A | Score | Result | Att | Scorers |
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Mon Oct 09, 1989 | King's Lynn | England | A | 5-0 | Win | 2,500 | Chapman (?, ?), Sheridan (?), Parker (?), Crosby (?) |
Tue Jan 09, 1990 | Auxerre | France | A | 2-2 | Draw | 2,500 | Orlygsson (?), Walker (?) |
TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.
In (8) - £2,284,000 | Out (7) - £3,038,000 | |||||||
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Date | Player | Details | Fee | Date | Player | Details | Fee | 1989 | Neil Lyne | Bought | Sean Dyche | Sold | Jun 01, 1989 | Andy Marriott | Bought | £50,000 | 1989 | Brett Williams | Loan Out | Aug 01, 1989 | Tony Loughlan | Bought | Jul 01, 1989 | Neil Webb | Sold | £1,500,000 | Sep 01, 1989 | Stuart Cash | Bought | £15,000 | Sep 20, 1989 | Colin Foster | Sold | £750,000 | Sep 20, 1989 | John Sheridan | Bought | £650,000 | Sep 20, 1989 | John Sheridan | Sold | £438,000 | Dec 01, 1989 | Toddy Orlygsson | Bought | £175,000 | Dec 22, 1989 | Lee Chapman | Sold | £350,000 | Jan 20, 1990 | David Currie | Bought | £725,000 | Aug 01, 1992 | Stuart Cash | Sold | Jan 02, 1991 | Ian Woan | Bought | £669,000 |
SQUAD
Season Record (Competitive Games only) | ||||||||||||||
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Pos | Num | Country | Player | P | W | D | L | Goals | Yellows | Reds | Went Off | Came On | Unused Sub | Notes | Goalkeepers |
GK | Andy Marriott | |||||||||||||
GK | Mark Crossley | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
GK | ![]() | Steve Sutton | 41 | 15 | 13 | 13 | Defenders | |||||||
D | ![]() | Brett Williams | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
D | ![]() | Brian Laws | 51 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
D | ![]() | Colin Foster | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
D | ![]() | Des Walker | 51 | 21 | 14 | 16 | Player Of The Year (2nd time) | |||||||
D | ![]() | Gary Charles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
D | ![]() | Sean Dyche | ||||||||||||
D | ![]() | Steve Chettle | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
D | ![]() | Stuart Cash | ||||||||||||
D | ![]() | Stuart Pearce | 47 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 9 | Midfielders | ||||||
M | ![]() | Darren Wassall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
M | ![]() | John Sheridan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
M | ![]() | Scot Gemmill | ||||||||||||
M | ![]() | Steve Hodge | 47 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 4 | ||||||
M | ![]() | Steve Stone | ||||||||||||
M | ![]() | Tony Loughlan | Forwards | |||||||||||
F | ![]() | Brian Rice | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||
F | ![]() | David Currie | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
F | ![]() | Franz Carr | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
F | ![]() | Gareth Williams | ||||||||||||
F | ![]() | Garry Parker | 50 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |||||
F | ![]() | Gary Crosby | 47 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | ||||||
F | ![]() | Ian Woan | ||||||||||||
F | ![]() | Lee Chapman | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||||
F | ![]() | Lee Glover | 1 | |||||||||||
F | ![]() | Nigel Clough | 51 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | |||||
F | ![]() | Nigel Jemson | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||
F | ![]() | Phil Starbuck | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
F | ![]() | Terry Wilson | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||||
F | ![]() | Toddy Orlygsson | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
F | ![]() | Tommy Gaynor | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||
![]() | Tony Abrahams |
GOALSCORERS
Competitive goals only
Goals (Pens) | Player | Games |
---|---|---|
14 | Steve Hodge | 47 |
12 (4) | Nigel Clough | 51 |
9 | Gary Crosby | 47 |
9 (2) | Stuart Pearce | 47 |
8 | Lee Chapman | 25 |
7 | Garry Parker | 50 |
6 | Nigel Jemson | 24 |
3 | Brian Laws | 51 |
2 | Brian Rice | 22 |
2 | Franz Carr | 15 |
1 | David Currie | 8 |
1 | Own Goals | 51 |
1 | Steve Chettle | 34 |
1 | Toddy Orlygsson | 17 |
1 | Tommy Gaynor | 14 |
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 | |
Derby County | Wed Aug 30, 1989 | Home | 2-1 | Sat Jan 20, 1990 | Away | 2-0 | |
Manchester City | Sat Nov 18, 1989 | Away | 3-0 | Sat Mar 03, 1990 | Home | 1-0 |
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 | |
Arsenal | Sat Sep 16, 1989 | Home | 1-2 | Wed Mar 07, 1990 | Away | 0-3 |