1990–91 Wimbledon F.C. season

Wimbledon
1990–91 season
ChairmanSam Hammam
ManagerRay Harford
StadiumPlough Lane
First Division8th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupSecond round
(Southern Area)
Top goalscorerFashanu (20)
Highest home attendance13,733 vs Arsenal
(25 Aug 1990, First Division)
Lowest home attendance1,787 vs Ipswich Town
(12 Dec 1990, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance7,631

During the 1990–91 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1990–91 season under Harford's first full campaign in charge, Warren Barton was purchased for £300,000 whilst in the league, Wimbledon had another strong season, finishing in 7th place.

Nothing came of the plans for a new ground and at the end of the season, Wimbledon's board decided that Plough Lane was beyond redevelopment to meet the new FA rule requiring all-seater stadiums.[1] Consequently, the club moved to Selhurst Park before the start of next season, ground-sharing with Crystal Palace.

Final league table

Main article: 1990–91 Football League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 24 13 1 74 18 +56 83[a] Qualification for the European Cup first round
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
7 Wimbledon 38 14 14 10 53 46 +7 56
8 Nottingham Forest 38 14 12 12 65 50 +15 54
9 Everton 38 13 12 13 50 46 +4 51
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 16 11 51 50 +1 49 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
11 Chelsea 38 13 10 15 58 69 −11 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 38 12 10 16 44 53 −9 46
13 Sheffield United 38 13 7 18 36 55 −19 46
14 Southampton 38 12 9 17 58 69 −11 45
15 Norwich City 38 13 6 19 41 64 −23 45
16 Coventry City 38 11 11 16 42 49 −7 44
17 Aston Villa 38 9 14 15 46 58 −12 41
18 Luton Town 38 10 7 21 42 61 −19 37
19 Sunderland (R) 38 8 10 20 38 60 −22 34 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Derby County (R) 38 5 9 24 37 75 −38 24
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 August 1990 Arsenal H 0–3 13,733
29 August 1990 Queens Park Rangers A 1–0 9,762 Fashanu
1 September 1990 Derby County A 1–1 12,469 Cotterill
8 September 1990 Liverpool H 1–2 12,364 Cork
15 September 1990 Coventry City A 0–0 8,925
22 September 1990 Sunderland H 2–2 6,143 Kruszyński, Scales
29 September 1990 Manchester City H 1–1 6,158 Gayle
6 October 1990 Sheffield United A 2–1 17,650 Fairweather, Fashanu
20 October 1990 Aston Villa H 0–0 6,646
27 October 1990 Crystal Palace A 3–4 17,220 Fashanu, McGee
3 November 1990 Southampton H 1–1 5,485 Flowers (own goal)
10 November 1990 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–4 28,769 McGee, Cork
17 November 1990 Chelsea H 2–1 10,773 Nicholas (own goal), Gibson
24 November 1990 Everton H 2–1 6,411 Barton, Gibson
1 December 1990 Norwich City A 4–0 12,324 Fashanu (2), Barton, Scales
8 December 1990 Queens Park Rangers H 3–0 5,358 McGee, Fashanu (2)
15 December 1990 Arsenal A 2–2 30,163 Kruszyński, Fashanu
22 December 1990 Manchester United H 1–3 9,744 Fashanu
26 December 1990 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 16,221 Fashanu
29 December 1990 Leeds United A 0–3 29,292
1 January 1991 Luton Town H 2–0 4,521 Fashanu, Cork
12 January 1991 Derby County H 3–1 4,724 Gibson, Fashanu (2)
19 January 1991 Liverpool A 1–1 35,030 Barton
2 February 1991 Coventry City H 1–0 4,061 Gibson
16 February 1991 Chelsea A 0–0 13,378
23 February 1991 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–1 10,303 McGee, Curle, Gibson, Fashanu, Cork
2 March 1991 Norwich City H 0–0 4,041
16 March 1991 Manchester City A 1–1 21,089 Fashanu
23 March 1991 Sheffield United H 1–1 7,031 Cork
30 March 1991 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 6,392 Fashanu, McGee, Clarke
2 April 1991 Manchester United A 1–2 36,660 Clarke
6 April 1991 Leeds United H 0–1 6,800
10 April 1991 Everton A 2–1 14,590 Fashanu, Clarke
13 April 1991 Luton Town A 1–0 8,219 Fashanu
20 April 1991 Aston Villa A 2–1 17,001 Fashanu, Newhouse
23 April 1991 Sunderland A 0–0 24,036
4 May 1991 Crystal Palace H 0–3 10,002
11 May 1991 Southampton A 1–1 17,052 Fashanu

FA Cup

Main article: 1990-91 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 1991 Aston Villa A 1–1 19,305 McGee
R3R 9 January 1991 Aston Villa H 1–0 (a.e.t.) 7,382 Cork
R4 26 January 1991 Shrewsbury Town A 0–1 8,269

League Cup

Main article: 1990-91 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 25 September 1990 Plymouth Argyle A 0–1 4,506
R2 2nd Leg 10 October 1990 Plymouth Argyle H 0–2 (lost 0–3 on agg) 3,473

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1990-91 Full Members Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 12 December 1990 Ipswich Town H 0–2 1,787

Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Netherlands NED Hans Segers
— GK Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan
— DF England ENG Warren Barton
— DF England ENG Dean Blackwell
— DF England ENG Keith Curle
— DF England ENG Gary Elkins
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Scott Fitzgerald
— DF England ENG Roger Joseph
— DF Scotland SCO Brian McAllister
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan
— DF England ENG John Scales
— MF England ENG Neal Ardley
— MF England ENG Mickey Bennett
— MF Jamaica JAM Robbie Earle
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Carlton Fairweather
— MF Poland POL Zbigniew Kruszyński
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McGee
— MF England ENG Paul Miller
— MF England ENG Vaughan Ryan
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Lawrie Sanchez
— FW England ENG Steve Anthrobus
— FW England ENG Andy Clarke
— FW England ENG Alan Cork
— FW England ENG Steve Cotterill
— FW England ENG John Fashanu
— FW England ENG John Gayle
— FW England ENG Terry Gibson
— FW England ENG Aidan Newhouse

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
7 June 1990 DF Warren Barton Maidstone United £300,000
20 August 1990 DF Gary Elkins Fulham £20,000
21 February 1991 FW Andy Clarke Barnet £250,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
3 July 1990 MF Dennis Wise Chelsea £1,600,000
15 August 1990 DF Eric Young Crystal Palace £850,000
21 November 1990 FW John Gayle Birmingham City £175,000
Transfers in: Decrease £570,000
Transfers out: Increase £2,625,000
Total spending: Increase £2,055,000

References

  1. ^ "A hard lesson to learn". BBC. 15 April 1999. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Wimbledon results for the 1990-1991 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Wimbledon". Playmaker.