1990–91 season | |
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Chairman | Leslie Silver |
Manager | Howard Wilkinson |
Stadium | Elland Road |
First Division | 4th |
FA Cup | Fourth round |
League Cup | Semi-finals |
Full Members Cup | Northern final |
Top goalscorer | League: Lee Chapman (21) All: Lee Chapman (31) |
Highest home attendance | 32,014 vs Manchester United (24 February 1991, League Cup) |
Lowest home attendance | 6,334 vs Derby County (22 January 1991, Full Members Cup) |
Average home league attendance | 25,779 |
The 1990–91 season saw Leeds United return to the Football League First Division after winning the Football League Second Division the previous season.
First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Final league table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Liverpool | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 76 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 69 | |
4 | Leeds United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 64 | |
5 | Manchester City | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 62 | |
6 | Manchester United | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 59[a] | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
Results
[edit]Leeds United's score comes first[citation needed]
Legend
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance |
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25 August 1990 | Everton | Away | 3–2 | Fairclough, Speed, Varadi | 34,412 |
28 August 1990 | Manchester United | Home | 0–0 | — | 29,172 |
1 September 1990 | Norwich City | Home | 3–0 | Chapman (2), Varadi | 25,684 |
8 September 1990 | Luton Town | Away | 0–1 | — | 10,185 |
15 September 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | Home | 0–2 | — | 31,342 |
23 September 1990 | Sheffield United | Away | 2–0 | Pearson, Strachan | 26,078 |
29 September 1990 | Arsenal | Home | 2–2 | Chapman, Strachan (pen.) | 30,085 |
6 October 1990 | Crystal Palace | Away | 1–1 | Speed | 21,676 |
20 October 1990 | Queens Park Rangers | Home | 2–3 | Whyte, Chapman | 27,443 |
27 October 1990 | Aston Villa | Away | 0–0 | — | 24,219 |
3 November 1990 | Nottingham Forest | Home | 3–1 | Chapman, Strachan (pen.), McAllister | 30,409 |
11 November 1990 | Manchester City | Away | 3–2 | Chapman, Shutt, Strachan | 27,782 |
17 November 1990 | Derby County | Home | 3–0 | Chapman, Strachan, Speed | 27,868 |
24 November 1990 | Coventry City | Away | 1–1 | Chapman | 16,183 |
1 December 1990 | Southampton | Home | 2–1 | Fairclough, Shutt | 29,341 |
8 December 1990 | Manchester United | Away | 1–1 | Sterland | 40,927 |
16 December 1990 | Everton | Home | 2–0 | Strachan (pen.), Shutt | 27,775 |
23 December 1990 | Sunderland | Away | 1–0 | Sterland | 23,773 |
26 December 1990 | Chelsea | Home | 4–1 | Sterland, Chapman (2), Whitlow | 30,893 |
29 December 1990 | Wimbledon | Home | 3–0 | Chapman, Speed, Sterland | 29,292 |
1 January 1991 | Liverpool | Away | 0–3 | — | 36,975 |
12 January 1991 | Norwich City | Away | 0–2 | — | 17,786 |
19 January 1991 | Luton Town | Home | 2–1 | Strachan (pen.), Fairclough | 27,010 |
2 February 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | Away | 0–0 | — | 32,253 |
2 March 1991 | Southampton | Away | 0–2 | — | 16,585 |
9 March 1991 | Coventry City | Home | 2–0 | Davison, Whyte | 28,880 |
17 March 1991 | Arsenal | Away | 0–2 | — | 26,218 |
23 March 1991 | Crystal Palace | Home | 1–2 | Speed | 28,556 |
30 March 1991 | Chelsea | Away | 2–1 | Shutt, Fairclough | 17,585 |
2 April 1991 | Sunderland | Home | 5–0 | Chapman (2), Shutt, Speed (2) | 28,132 |
6 April 1991 | Wimbledon | Away | 1–0 | Chapman | 6,800 |
10 April 1991 | Manchester City | Home | 1–2 | McAllister | 28,757 |
13 April 1991 | Liverpool | Home | 4–5 | Chapman (3), Shutt | 31,460 |
17 April 1991 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 0–2 | — | 10,998 |
23 April 1991 | Derby County | Away | 1–0 | Shutt | 12,666 |
4 May 1991 | Aston Villa | Home | 5–2 | Price (o.g.), Chapman (2), Whyte, Shutt | 29,188 |
8 May 1991 | Sheffield United | Home | 2–1 | Sterland, Shutt | 28,978 |
11 May 1991 | Nottingham Forest | Away | 3–4 | Chapman (2), Shutt | 25,067 |
Source:[1]
FA Cup
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance |
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Third round | 6 January 1991 | Barnsley | Away | 1–1 | Sterland 81' | 22,424 |
Third round replay | 9 January 1991 | Barnsley | Home | 4–0 | Smith (o.g.) 2', Chapman 6', McAllister 83', Strachan (pen.) 86' | 19,773 |
Fourth round | 27 January 1991 | Arsenal | Away | 0–0 | — | 30,905 |
Fourth round replay | 30 January 1991 | Arsenal | Home | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Chapman 59' | 27,753 |
Fourth round second replay | 13 February 1991 | Arsenal | Away | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | — | 30,433 |
Fourth round third replay | 16 February 1991 | Arsenal | Home | 1–2 | Chapman 69' | 27,190 |
Source:[1]
Football League Cup
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance |
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Second round first leg | 26 September 1990 | Leicester City | Away | 0–1 | — | 13,744 |
Second round second leg | 10 October 1990 | Leicester City | Home | 3–0 | Walsh (o.g.) 75', Speed 85', Strachan 87' | 19,090 |
Third round | 31 October 1990 | Oldham Athletic | Home | 2–0 | Chapman 22', Speed 33' | 26,327 |
Fourth round | 27 November 1990 | Queens Park Rangers | Away | 3–0 | McAllister 2', Fairclough 14', Chapman 19' | 15,832 |
Fifth round | 16 January 1991 | Aston Villa | Home | 4–1 | Chapman 17', 80', McAllister 54', Speed 77' | 28,176 |
Semi-final first leg | 10 February 1991 | Manchester United | Away | 1–2 | Whyte 70' | 34,050 |
Semi-final second leg | 24 February 1991 | Manchester United | Home | 0–1 | — | 32,014 |
Source:[1]
Full Members' Cup
[edit]Win | Draw | Loss |
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result[a] | Scorers | Attendance |
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Second round | 19 December 1990 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Away | 2–1 | Varadi 20', McAllister 74' | 11,080 |
Third round | 22 January 1991 | Derby County | Home | 2–1 | Shutt 25', Chapman 30' | 6,334 |
Northern semi-final | 20 February 1991 | Manchester City | Home | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Williams 117', Strachan 120' | 11,898 |
Northern final first leg | 19 March 1991 | Everton | Home | 3–3 | Sterland 1', Chapman 37', 70' | 13,387 |
Northern final second leg | 21 March 1991 | Everton | Away | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Sterland 21' | 12,603 |
Source:[1]
Transfers
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Transfers in[edit]
†Club record transfer fee at the time. |
Transfers out[edit]
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Total spending: £1,250,000
Loaned out[edit]
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Leeds United 1990–91". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.