1990–91 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
1990–91 season
ChairmanReg Brealey
ManagerDave Bassett
StadiumBramall Lane
First Division13th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Full Members CupQuarter finals
(Northern Area)
Top goalscorerDeane (13)
Average home league attendance21,451

During the 1990–91 English football season, Sheffield United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, after being promoted from the Second Division the previous season.

Season summary

Sheffield United had returned to the top flight after two successive promotions, and it soon appeared that perhaps First Division survival was a bridge too far, with the club going 16 matches without a win at the start of the season, leaving the club bottom of the division on Christmas Day with only 4 points. However, a run of seven straight victories at the turn of the year lifted United from 20th to 12th, and, although the winning streak eventually came to a halt, it was more than enough to ensure United's survival in 13th, twelve points clear of relegation.

Final league table

Main article: 1990–91 Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

[1]

First Division

25 August 1990 1 Sheffield United 1–3 Liverpool Sheffield
Deane 60' [2] Barnes 59'
Houghton 65'
Rush 88'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,009
29 August 1990 2 Derby County 1–1 Sheffield United Derby
Saunders 66' [3] Deane 89' Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 18,011
1 September 1990 3 Crystal Palace 1–0 Sheffield United London
Thompson 39' [4] Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16,839
8 September 1990 4 Sheffield United 1–1 Manchester City Sheffield
Deane 62' [5] White 53' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 21,895
15 September 1990 5 Southampton 2–0 Sheffield United Southampton
Le Tissier 5'
Wallace 28'		 [6] Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,883
23 September 1990 6 Sheffield United 0–2 Leeds United Sheffield
[7] Pearson 73'
Strachan 90'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,078
29 September 1990 7 Chelsea 2–2 Sheffield United London
Wilson 25', 29' [8] Jones 45'
Deane 90'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 19,873
6 October 1990 8 Sheffield United 1–2 Wimbledon Sheffield
Barnes 11' [9] Fairweather 26'
Fashanu 71'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,650
20 October 1990 9 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Sheffield United London
Walsh 50', 78', 89'
Nayim 65'		 [10] Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 34,612
27 October 1990 10 Sheffield United 0–1 Coventry City Sheffield
[11] Borrows 80' (pen.) Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,978
3 November 1990 11 Norwich City 3–0 Sheffield United Norwich
Sherwood 30'
Jones 51' (o.g.)
Phillips 75'		 [12] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,806
10 November 1990 12 Sheffield United 0–0 Everton Sheffield
[13] Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 21,447
17 November 1990 13 Manchester United 2–0 Sheffield United Manchester
Bruce 65'
Hughes 85'		 [14] Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 45,903
24 November 1990 14 Sheffield United 0–2 Sunderland Sheffield
[15] Gabbiadini 70', 90' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,179
1 December 1990 15 Aston Villa 2–1 Sheffield United Birmingham
Platt 9'
Price 81'		 [16] Jones 50' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,713
15 December 1990 16 Liverpool 2–0 Sheffield United Liverpool
Barnes 61'
Rush 75'		 [17] Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,516
22 December 1990 17 Sheffield United 3–2 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
Bryson 49', 58'
Deane 65'		 [18] Keane 49'
Pearce 57'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,394
26 December 1990 18 Luton Town 0–1 Sheffield United Luton
[19] Deane 71' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,004
29 December 1990 19 Arsenal 4–1 Sheffield United London
Dixon 50' (pen.)
Smith 66', 85'
Thomas 71'		 [20] Bryson 25' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 37,866
1 January 1991 20 Sheffield United 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Sheffield
Deane 6' [21] Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 21,158
12 January 1991 21 Sheffield United 0–1 Crystal Palace Sheffield
[22] Bright 75' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 17,139
19 January 1991 22 Manchester City 2–0 Sheffield United Manchester
Ward 19', 88'
Redmond Red card 64'		 [23] Jones Red card 54' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 25,741
26 January 1991 23 Sheffield United 1–0 Derby County Sheffield
Hodges 88' [24] Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,390
2 February 1991 24 Sheffield United 4–1 Southampton Sheffield
Booker 17', 19'
Deane 28'
Hodges 29'		 [25] Moore 54' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 16,887
23 February 1991 25 Everton 1–2 Sheffield United Liverpool
Cottee 2' [26] Hodges 16'
Marwood 88'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 28,148
26 February 1991 26 Sheffield United 2–1 Manchester United Sheffield
Deane 49'
Bradshaw 71'		 [27] Blackmore 52' (pen.) Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,570
2 March 1991 27 Sheffield United 2–1 Aston Villa Sheffield
Bryson 48'
Deane 61'		 [28] Mountfield 56' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 22,074
9 March 1991 28 Sunderland 0–1 Sheffield United Sunderland
Ball Red card 83' [29] Bryson 55' Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 23,238
16 March 1991 29 Sheffield United 1–0 Chelsea Sheffield
Bryson 85' [30] Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 20,581
23 March 1991 30 Wimbledon 1–1 Sheffield United London
Cork 21' [31] Deane 70' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,031
30 March 1991 31 Sheffield United 2–1 Luton Town Sheffield
Bryson 55'
Hodges 58'		 [32] Elstrup 10' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 18,487
1 April 1991 32 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Sheffield United Nottingham
Gaynor 39', 72' [33] Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,308
6 April 1991 33 Sheffield United 0–2 Arsenal Sheffield
[34] Campbell 9'
Smith 73'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,920
13 April 1991 34 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Sheffield United London
Allen 39' [35] Deane 18'
Booker 85'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 13,801
20 April 1991 35 Sheffield United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield
Beesley 78'
Deane 90'		 [36] Edinburgh 67'
Walsh 72'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,706
4 May 1991 36 Coventry City 0–0 Sheffield United Coventry
[37] Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,312
8 May 1991 37 Leeds United 2–1 Sheffield United Leeds
Sterland 11'
Shutt 56'		 [38] Marwood 53' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 28,978
11 May 1991 38 Sheffield United 2–1 Norwich City Sheffield
Agana 12', 18' [39] Polston 10' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 21,019

FA Cup

Main article: 1990–91 FA Cup
5 January 1991 Round 3 Sheffield United 1–3 Luton Town Sheffield
[40] Stadium: Bramall Lane

League Cup

Main article: 1990–91 Football League Cup
25 September 1990 Round 2 Leg 1 Northampton Town 0–1 Sheffield United Northampton
[41] Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,714
10 October 1990 Round 2 Leg 2 Sheffield United 2–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Northampton Town Sheffield
[42] Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 8,679
30 October 1990 Round 3 Sheffield United 2–1 Everton Sheffield
[43] Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 15,045
27 November 1990 Round 4 Sheffield United 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Sheffield
[44] Stewart
Gascoigne 		Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,862

Full Members' Cup

Main article: 1990–91 Full Members' Cup
11 December 1990 Northern Section Round 2 Sheffield United 7–2 Oldham Athletic Sheffield
[45] Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 3,144
22 February 1991 Northern Section Quarter Final Sheffield United 0–2 Manchester City Sheffield
[46] Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 5,920

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[47]

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 England ENG Matt Dickins
— GK England ENG Phil Kite
— GK England ENG Simon Tracey
— DF England ENG David Barnes
— DF England ENG Paul Beesley
— DF England ENG Carl Bradshaw
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Colin Hill[notes 1]
— DF England ENG Mark Morris
— DF England ENG John Pemberton
— DF England ENG Chris Wilder
— MF England ENG Bob Booker
— MF England ENG John Gannon
— MF Wales WAL Glyn Hodges[notes 2]
— MF England ENG Jamie Hoyland
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Vinnie Jones[notes 3]
— MF England ENG Mike Lake
— MF England ENG Brian Marwood
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Todd
— MF England ENG Mitch Ward
— MF England ENG Dane Whitehouse
— MF England ENG Paul Wood
— MF Scotland SCO Ian Bryson
— FW England ENG Tony Agana
— FW England ENG Brian Deane
— FW England ENG Peter Duffield
— FW England ENG Andy Sayer (on loan from Leyton Orient)
— FW England ENG Billy Whitehurst

Left club during season

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
— DF England ENG Darren Carr (to Crewe Alexandra)
— DF England ENG Paul Stancliffe (to Wolves)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Wilf Rostron (to Brentford)

Transfers

Out

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Notes

  1. ^ Hill was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.
  2. ^ Hodges was born in Streatham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1984.
  3. ^ Jones was born in Watford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandfather and would make his international debut for Wales in December 1994.