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SEASON: 1990-91

Prev Season: 1989-90
This Season: 1990-91
Next Season: 1991-92

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
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

*Arsenal deducted 2 points for on-pitch brawl
*Man Utd deducted 1 point for on-pitch brawl

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LEAGUE POSITIONS

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

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.

Position days		Record against teams in each position
Forest Pos	Num Days	Opp Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Points	Results (Green=win; Blue=draw; Red=loss)
1		1	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Arsenal (1-1)
2		2	4	1	1	2	4	7	4	Liverpool (0-2), Crystal Palace (2-2), Arsenal (0-2), Liverpool (2-1)
3		3	3	1	-	2	2	3	3	Manchester United (1-0), Tottenham Hotspur (1-2), Crystal Palace (0-1)
4		4	1	1	-	-	4	3	3	Leeds United (4-3)
5		5	1	-	1	-	1	1	1	Manchester United (1-1)
6	7	6	2	-	-	2	2	6	0	Wimbledon (1-3), Manchester City (1-3)
7		7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	33	8	2	-	-	2	2	6	0	Leeds United (1-3), Manchester City (1-3)
9	34	9	5	1	4	-	13	6	7	Coventry City (2-2), Aston Villa (1-1), Luton Town (2-2), Chelsea (7-0), Tottenham Hotspur (1-1)
10	38	10	3	3	-	-	11	4	9	Southampton (3-1), Wimbledon (2-1), Norwich City (6-2)
11	78	11	1	-	1	-	0	0	1	Everton (0-0)
12	43	12	1	1	-	-	2	0	3	Sheffield United (2-0)
13	4	13	3	-	3	-	3	3	3	Chelsea (0-0), Southampton (1-1), Aston Villa (2-2)
14	21	14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15		15	2	1	-	1	5	1	3	Luton Town (0-1), Norwich City (5-0)
16		16	1	1	-	-	3	0	3	Coventry City (3-0)
17	7	17	1	-	-	1	0	1	0	Sunderland (0-1)
18	3	18	2	2	-	-	5	1	6	Everton (3-1), Sunderland (2-0)
19		19	2	1	-	1	3	3	3	Derby County (1-2), Queens Park Rangers (2-1)
20		20	2	1	-	1	3	3	3	Sheffield United (2-3), Derby County (1-0)

Not included: Week 1 game against Queens Park Rangers (1-1) as all teams were unplaced at the time

GAMES

Manager for all games: Brian Clough
League

Week	Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Att	Pos	Scorers	Status
1	Sat Aug 25, 1990	Queens Park Rangers	H	1-1	21,619	11	Jemson (50' pen)
2	Tue Aug 28, 1990	Liverpool	A	0-2	33,663	14
3	Sat Sep 01, 1990	Coventry City	A	2-2	18,559	17	Jemson (49' pen, 72')
4	Sat Sep 08, 1990	Southampton	H	3-1	18,559	10	Wilson (39'), Jemson (53', 54')
5	Sat Sep 15, 1990	Crystal Palace	A	2-2	20,545	12	Pearce (54', 57')
6	Sat Sep 22, 1990	Arsenal	H	0-2	26,013	14
7	Sat Sep 29, 1990	Manchester United	A	1-0	46,766	9	Pearce (7')
8	Sun Oct 07, 1990	Everton	H	3-1	25,790	9	Hodge (2', 69'), Jemson (53')
9	Sat Oct 20, 1990	Chelsea	A	0-0	22,403	6
10	Sat Oct 27, 1990	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1-2	27,347	9	Clough (17')
11	Sat Nov 03, 1990	Leeds United	A	1-3	30,409	10	Jemson (67')
12	Sat Nov 10, 1990	Aston Villa	A	1-1	25,797	10	Carr (78')
13	Sat Nov 17, 1990	Sunderland	H	2-0	22,757	8	Chettle (45'), Clough (61')
14	Sat Nov 24, 1990	Derby County	A	1-2	21,729	10	Chettle (14')
15	Sat Dec 01, 1990	Luton Town	H	2-2	16,498	11	Carr (6'), Clough (75')
16	Sat Dec 15, 1990	Queens Park Rangers	A	2-1	10,156	11	Clough (50'), Pearce (68')
17	Sat Dec 22, 1990	Sheffield United	A	2-3	20,394	11	Keane (49'), Pearce (57')
18	Wed Dec 26, 1990	Wimbledon	H	2-1	16,221	11	Pearce (11'), Keane (45')
19	Sat Dec 29, 1990	Manchester City	H	1-3	24,937	11	Gaynor (11')
20	Wed Jan 02, 1991	Norwich City	A	6-2	17,043	10	Wilson (25'), Clough (27'), Polston (53' OG), Keane (67', 77'), Crosby (86')
21	Sat Jan 12, 1991	Coventry City	H	3-0	18,344	9	Pearce (63'), Clough (77'), Keane (90')
22	Sat Jan 19, 1991	Southampton	A	1-1	16,044	11	Clough (41')
23	Sat Feb 02, 1991	Crystal Palace	H	0-1	17,045	11
24	Sat Feb 16, 1991	Sunderland	A	0-1	20,394	11
25	Sat Feb 23, 1991	Aston Villa	H	2-2	22,036	11	Clough (3'), Hodge (88')
26	Sat Mar 02, 1991	Luton Town	A	0-1	9,577	12
27	Sat Mar 16, 1991	Manchester United	H	1-1	23,859	13	Wilson (46')
28	Wed Mar 20, 1991	Arsenal	A	1-1	34,152	12	Jemson (50')
29	Sat Mar 23, 1991	Everton	A	0-0	23,078	12
30	Sat Mar 30, 1991	Wimbledon	A	1-3	6,392	14	Loughlan (1')
31	Mon Apr 01, 1991	Sheffield United	H	2-0	25,308	11	Gaynor (39', 72')
32	Sat Apr 06, 1991	Manchester City	A	1-3	25,169	14	Pearce (75')
33	Wed Apr 10, 1991	Derby County	H	1-0	25,109	12	Keane (66')
34	Sat Apr 20, 1991	Chelsea	H	7-0	20,305	11	Keane (9', 84'), Parker (13'), Woan (26'), Clough (49'), Pearce (62', 78')	Safe
35	Wed Apr 24, 1991	Norwich City	H	5-0	17,641	8	Glover (18'), Clough (35'), Pearce (58'), Crosby (65'), Woan (88')	Safe
36	Sat May 04, 1991	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1-1	30,891	8	Clough (23')	Safe
37	Mon May 06, 1991	Liverpool	H	2-1	26,151	8	Clough (13' pen), Woan (64')	Safe
38	Sat May 11, 1991	Leeds United	H	4-3	25,067	8	Parker (4', 69'), Clough (8', 86')	Safe

FA Cup

Date	Opponent	Round	Replay	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers
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	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
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
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
Mon May 13, 1991	Notts County	England	A	1-2	6,512	Crosby (?)

Date	Game Type	Opponent	Round	Leg	Replay Count	H/A	Score	Att	Scorers	League Status
Manager: Brian Clough
Sun Jul 29, 1990	Pre-Season Friendly	Bengtsfors				A	5-1	-	Pearce (? pen, ? pen, ?), Gaynor (?), Carr (?)
Mon Jul 30, 1990	Pre-Season Friendly	Norrstrands				A	4-0	-	Carr (?, ?), Gaynor (?), Orlygsson (?)
Wed Aug 01, 1990	Pre-Season Friendly	Mariestads				A	2-0	-	Hodge (?), Orlygsson (?)
Sun Aug 05, 1990	Pre-Season Friendly	Kongahalla				A	3-0	-	Gaynor (?), Parker (?, ?)
Tue Aug 07, 1990	Pre-Season Friendly	Karlsunds				A	7-1	2,100	Jemson (?, ?), Hodge (?, ?), Clough (?), Parker (?), Orlygsson (?)
Thu Aug 09, 1990	Pre-Season Friendly	Wycombe Wanderers				A	1-1	5,002	Carr (?)
Mon Aug 13, 1990	Pre-Season Friendly	Salernitana				A	0-0	-
Wed Aug 15, 1990	Pre-Season Friendly	Avelino				A	1-1	-	Parker (?)
Fri Aug 17, 1990	Pre-Season Friendly	Foggia				A	2-2	-	Clough (?), Jemson (?)
Wed Aug 22, 1990	County Cup	Mansfield Town	Final			H	5-1	6,254	Hodge (?), Crosby (?), Smalley (? OG), Jemson (?), Orlygsson (?)
Sat Aug 25, 1990	League Tier 1	Queens Park Rangers				H	1-1	21,619	Jemson (50' pen)
Tue Aug 28, 1990	League Tier 1	Liverpool				A	0-2	33,663
Sat Sep 01, 1990	League Tier 1	Coventry City				A	2-2	18,559	Jemson (49' pen, 72')
Sat Sep 08, 1990	League Tier 1	Southampton				H	3-1	18,559	Wilson (39'), Jemson (53', 54')
Sat Sep 15, 1990	League Tier 1	Crystal Palace				A	2-2	20,545	Pearce (54', 57')
Sat Sep 22, 1990	League Tier 1	Arsenal				H	0-2	26,013
Wed Sep 26, 1990	League Cup	Burnley	2	1		H	4-1	17,987	Chettle (24'), Keane (74'), Jemson (76'), Pearce (83')
Sat Sep 29, 1990	League Tier 1	Manchester United				A	1-0	46,766	Pearce (7')
Sun Oct 07, 1990	League Tier 1	Everton				H	3-1	25,790	Hodge (2', 69'), Jemson (53')
Wed Oct 10, 1990	League Cup	Burnley	2	2		A	1-0	11,399	Crosby (87')
Sat Oct 20, 1990	League Tier 1	Chelsea				A	0-0	22,403
Sat Oct 27, 1990	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur				H	1-2	27,347	Clough (17')
Wed Oct 31, 1990	League Cup	Plymouth Argyle	3			A	2-1	17,467	Parker (12'), Jemson (36')
Sat Nov 03, 1990	League Tier 1	Leeds United				A	1-3	30,409	Jemson (67')
Sat Nov 10, 1990	League Tier 1	Aston Villa				A	1-1	25,797	Carr (78')
Sat Nov 17, 1990	League Tier 1	Sunderland				H	2-0	22,757	Chettle (45'), Clough (61')
Wed Nov 21, 1990	Full Members Cup	Newcastle United	2			H	2-1	9,567	Hodge (48'), Clough (81')
Sat Nov 24, 1990	League Tier 1	Derby County				A	1-2	21,729	Chettle (14')
Wed Nov 28, 1990	League Cup	Coventry City	4			A	4-5	16,304	Clough (35', 41', 43'), Parker (53')
Sat Dec 01, 1990	League Tier 1	Luton Town				H	2-2	16,498	Carr (6'), Clough (75')
Sat Dec 15, 1990	League Tier 1	Queens Park Rangers				A	2-1	10,156	Clough (50'), Pearce (68')
Sat Dec 22, 1990	League Tier 1	Sheffield United				A	2-3	20,394	Keane (49'), Pearce (57')
Wed Dec 26, 1990	League Tier 1	Wimbledon				H	2-1	16,221	Pearce (11'), Keane (45')
Sat Dec 29, 1990	League Tier 1	Manchester City				H	1-3	24,937	Gaynor (11')
Wed Jan 02, 1991	League Tier 1	Norwich City				A	6-2	17,043	Wilson (25'), Clough (27'), Polston (53' OG), Keane (67', 77'), Crosby (86')
Sun Jan 06, 1991	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	3			A	0-0	15,396
Sat Jan 12, 1991	League Tier 1	Coventry City				H	3-0	18,344	Pearce (63'), Clough (77'), Keane (90')
Sat Jan 19, 1991	League Tier 1	Southampton				A	1-1	16,044	Clough (41')
Mon Jan 21, 1991	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	3		1	H	2-2	23,201	Wilson (73'), Pearce (97')
Mon Jan 28, 1991	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	3		2	H	3-0	22,164	Parker (50', 53'), Crosby (61')
Wed Jan 30, 1991	Full Members Cup	Barnsley	3			A	1-2	6,692	Chettle (44')
Sat Feb 02, 1991	League Tier 1	Crystal Palace				H	0-1	17,045
Wed Feb 13, 1991	FA Cup	Newcastle United	4			A	2-2	29,231	Pearce (50'), Clough (88')
Sat Feb 16, 1991	League Tier 1	Sunderland				A	0-1	20,394
Mon Feb 18, 1991	FA Cup	Newcastle United	4		1	H	3-0	28,962	Clough (33'), Hodge (80'), Parker (85')
Sat Feb 23, 1991	League Tier 1	Aston Villa				H	2-2	22,036	Clough (3'), Hodge (88')
Mon Feb 25, 1991	FA Cup	Southampton	5			A	1-1	18,512	Hodge (80')
Sat Mar 02, 1991	League Tier 1	Luton Town				A	0-1	9,577
Mon Mar 04, 1991	FA Cup	Southampton	5		1	H	3-1	26,633	Jemson (42' pen, 63', 67')
Sat Mar 09, 1991	FA Cup	Norwich City	Quarter			A	1-0	24,018	Keane (61')
Sat Mar 16, 1991	League Tier 1	Manchester United				H	1-1	23,859	Wilson (46')
Wed Mar 20, 1991	League Tier 1	Arsenal				A	1-1	34,152	Jemson (50')
Sat Mar 23, 1991	League Tier 1	Everton				A	0-0	23,078
Sat Mar 30, 1991	League Tier 1	Wimbledon				A	1-3	6,392	Loughlan (1')
Mon Apr 01, 1991	League Tier 1	Sheffield United				H	2-0	25,308	Gaynor (39', 72')
Sat Apr 06, 1991	League Tier 1	Manchester City				A	1-3	25,169	Pearce (75')
Wed Apr 10, 1991	League Tier 1	Derby County				H	1-0	25,109	Keane (66')
Sun Apr 14, 1991	FA Cup	West Ham United	Semi			N	4-0	40,041	Crosby (50'), Keane (59'), Pearce (71'), Charles (82')
Sat Apr 20, 1991	League Tier 1	Chelsea				H	7-0	20,305	Keane (9', 84'), Parker (13'), Woan (26'), Clough (49'), Pearce (62', 78')	Safe
Wed Apr 24, 1991	League Tier 1	Norwich City				H	5-0	17,641	Glover (18'), Clough (35'), Pearce (58'), Crosby (65'), Woan (88')	Safe
Sat May 04, 1991	League Tier 1	Tottenham Hotspur				A	1-1	30,891	Clough (23')	Safe
Mon May 06, 1991	League Tier 1	Liverpool				H	2-1	26,151	Clough (13' pen), Woan (64')	Safe
Sat May 11, 1991	League Tier 1	Leeds United				H	4-3	25,067	Parker (4', 69'), Clough (8', 86')	Safe
Mon May 13, 1991	Testimonial	Notts County				A	1-2	6,512	Crosby (?)
Sat May 18, 1991	FA Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	Final			N	1-2	80,000	Pearce (16' pen)

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Nov 21, 1990	Newcastle United	2	H	2-1	9,567
Wed Jan 30, 1991	Barnsley	3	A	1-2	6,692

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Round	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Wed Aug 22, 1990	Mansfield Town	Final	H	5-1	6,254

	Possession %	On Target	Off Target	Corners	Fouls	Saves
Date	Opponent	Country	H/A	Score	Att	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp	Us	Opp
Mon May 13, 1991	Notts County	England	A	1-2	6,512

TRANSFERS
Transfers before, during and immediately after the season.

In (1) - £140,000				Out (9) - £1,091,000
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)
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
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
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
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