1989–90 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1989–90 season
ManagerColin Harvey
StadiumGoodison Park
First Division6th
FA Cup5th round
League Cup4th round
Top goalscorerLeague: Cottee (13)
All: Cottee (15)
Highest home attendance42,453 vs. Liverpool (23 September 1989)
Lowest home attendance6,512 vs. Wimbledon (3 March 1990)
Average home league attendance26,352

During the 1989–90 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 6th in the table with 59 points. The Toffees also advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup and the 4th round of the League Cup.

Final league table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Arsenal 38 18 8 12 54 38 +16 62
5 Chelsea 38 16 12 10 58 50 +8 60
6 Everton 38 17 8 13 57 46 +11 59
7 Southampton 38 15 10 13 71 63 +8 55
8 Wimbledon 38 13 16 9 47 40 +7 55
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Everton's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
19 August 1989 Coventry City A 0–2 17,981
22 August 1989 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 34,402 Newell, Sheedy
26 August 1989 Southampton H 3–0 27,807 Whiteside, Newell, McCall
30 August 1989 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 19,657 Sheedy
9 September 1989 Manchester United H 3–2 37,916 Newell, Nevin, Sharp
16 September 1989 Charlton Athletic A 1–0 11,491 Newell
23 September 1989 Liverpool H 1–3 42,453 Newell
30 September 1989 Crystal Palace A 1–2 15,943 Newell
14 October 1989 Millwall H 2–1 26,125 Sheedy (pen), Whiteside
21 October 1989 Arsenal H 3–0 32,917 Nevin 2, McDonald
28 October 1989 Norwich City A 1–1 18,627 Cottee
5 November 1989 Aston Villa A 2–6 17,637 Cottee, McGrath (og)
11 November 1989 Chelsea H 0–1 33,737
18 November 1989 Wimbledon H 1–1 21,561 Sheedy (pen)
25 November 1989 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 20,709
2 December 1989 Coventry City H 2–0 21,171 McCall, Watson
9 December 1989 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 29,374 Cottee
17 December 1989 Manchester City H 0–0 21,737
26 December 1989 Derby County A 1–0 21,314 McCall
30 December 1989 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 11,683
1 January 1990 Luton Town H 2–1 21,743 Whiteside, Sharp
13 January 1990 Southampton A 2–2 19,381 Whiteside 2
20 January 1990 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–0 25,545 Sheedy 2
3 February 1990 Liverpool A 1–2 38,730 Sharp
10 February 1990 Charlton Athletic H 2–1 21,442 Cottee, Whiteside
3 March 1990 Wimbledon A 1–3 6,512 Sheedy
14 March 1990 Manchester United A 0–0 37,398
17 March 1990 Crystal Palace H 4–0 19,274 Sharp, Cottee 2, Whiteside
21 March 1990 Millwall A 2–1 11,495 Pointon, Cottee
24 March 1990 Norwich City H 3–1 21,707 Cottee 2, Sharp
31 March 1990 Arsenal A 0–1 35,223
4 April 1990 Nottingham Forest H 4–0 17,795 Cottee 2, Whiteside
7 April 1990 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 19,887 Cottee (pen)
14 April 1990 Luton Town A 2–2 9,538 Cottee, Sharp
16 April 1990 Derby County H 2–1 23,933 Atteveld, Sheedy
21 April 1990 Manchester City A 0–1 32,144
28 April 1990 Chelsea A 1–2 18,879 Nevin
5 May 1990 Aston Villa H 3–3 29,551 Cascarino (og), Newell, Sheedy

FA Cup

Main article: 1989-90 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 6 January 1990 Middlesbrough A 0–0 2,075
3 (replay) 10 January 1990 Middlesbrough H 1–1 (a.e.t.) 24,352 Sheedy
3 (2nd replay) 17 January 1990 Middlesbrough H 1–0 23,866 Whiteside
4 28 January 1990 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 31,754 Whiteside 2
5 17 February 1990 Oldham Athletic A 2–2 19,320 Sharp, Cottee
5 (replay) 21 February 1990 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 (a.e.t.) 36,663 Sheedy (pen)
5 (2nd replay) 10 March 1990 Oldham Athletic A 1–2 (a.e.t.) 19,346 Cottee

League Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2:1 19 September 1989 Leyton Orient A 2–0 8,214 Newell, Sheedy
2:2 3 October 1989 Leyton Orient H 2–2 10,128 Whiteside, Sheedy
3 24 October 1989 Luton Town H 3–0 18,428 Newell 2, Nevin
4 22 November 1989 Nottingham Forest A 0–1 21,324

Squad

[2] 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 Wales WAL Neville Southall
— MF Scotland SCO Stuart McCall
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Sheedy
— DF England ENG Dave Watson
— DF England ENG Neil McDonald
— FW Scotland SCO Graeme Sharp
— DF England ENG Ian Snodin
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Norman Whiteside
— DF Wales WAL Kevin Ratcliffe
— FW England ENG Tony Cottee
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Pat Nevin
— FW England ENG Mike Newell
— DF England ENG Martin Keown
— DF England ENG Neil Pointon
— MF Netherlands NED Raymond Atteveld
— MF England ENG John Ebbrell
— MF England ENG Peter Beagrie
— MF Sweden SWE Stefan Rehn
— DF England ENG Mark Wright
— GK Australia AUS Jason Kearton

References

  1. ^ "Everton Results".
  2. ^ "All Everton players: 1990".