1989–90 Football League

The Football League
Season 1989–90
Champions Liverpool
Relegated Colchester United

The 1989–1990 season was the 91st completed season of The Football League.

Liverpool overhauled a greatly improved Aston Villa side to win their 18th league championship trophy and their fifth major trophy in as many seasons under Kenny Dalglish’s management. To date, this remains their last league title. Gary Lineker’s arrival at Tottenham Hotspur saw the North Londoners occupy third place after a season of improvement.

Luton Town stayed up on goal difference at the expense of Sheffield Wednesday, while Charlton’s four-year spell in the First Division came to an end at the beginning of May. Millwall were rooted to the bottom of the division despite briefly topping the league in September.

Leeds United finally returned to the top flight after an eight-year exile, as Howard Wilkinson’s side lifted the Second Division championship trophy thanks to a superior goal difference over runners-up Sheffield United, won their second successive promotion under Dave Bassett.

Swindon Town won the Second Division playoff final but Sunderland were promoted instead after the Swindon board admitted a series of financial irregularities. Swindon were initially demoted to the Third Division and replaced by Tranmere, the division’s losing Play-Off finalists, but this decision was later reversed on appeal.

A.F.C. Bournemouth, Stoke City and Bradford City occupied the relegation places. Bournemouth did not return to second tier of English football until the 2014-15 season.

The city of Bristol was celebrating after Rovers were crowned champions and City finished runners-up in the Third Division to gain promotion. The third promotion spot was secured by playoff winners Notts County, who beat Leyland DAF Trophy (i.e. FA Trophy) winners Tranmere Rovers at Wembley.

Walsall suffered a second successive relegation and would be joined in the Fourth Division the following season by Blackpool, Cardiff City and Northampton Town.

Exeter City were crowned Fourth Division champions and went up to the Third Division along with runners-up Grimsby Town, third-placed Southend United and playoff winners Cambridge United. Newly promoted Maidstone United (1897) almost ended their first league season with success, but their promotion hopes were ended by playoff failure.

Colchester United were relegated from the league and replaced by Football Conference champions Darlington, who regained their league status just one season after losing it.

Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated.

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Liverpool (18th English title) [2]
Relegated Charlton Athletic
Millwall
Sheffield Wednesday
1990–91 European Cup No qualifications [2]
FA Cup winners
1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup
Manchester United (7th FA Cup title)
1990–91 UEFA Cup Aston Villa
Matches played 380
Goals scored 987 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur), 24 [3]
Biggest home win Liverpool – Crystal Palace 9–0 (12 Sep 1989)
Biggest away win Coventry City – Liverpool 1–6 (5 May 1990)
Highest scoring Liverpool – Crystal Palace 9–0 (12 Sep 1989)
Southampton – Luton Town 6–3 (25 Nov 1989)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA W D L GF GA GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Liverpool 3813513815105440227837+4179Excluded from the 1990–91 European Cup [notes1 1]
2 Aston Villa 381333362084721185738+1970 UEFA Cup 1990–91 First round
3 Tottenham Hotspur 381216352475724235947+1263
4 Arsenal 3814323811451016275438+1662
5 Chelsea 38874312485627265850+860
6 Everton 3814324016351117305746+1159
7 Southampton 381054402755931367163+855
8 Wimbledon 38586222388325174740+755
9 Nottingham Forest 38946312165824265547+854 [4][5]
10 Norwich City 387102241464920284442+253
11 Queens Park Rangers 38946272247818224544+150
12 Coventry City 3811262425351115343959-2049
13 Manchester United 388652614531120334647–148 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91 First round
14 Manchester City 38946262138817314352–948
15 Crystal Palace 388742723521215434266–2448
16 Derby County 38919292146914194340+346
17 Luton Town 388832418251219394357–1443
18 Sheffield Wednesday 388652117341214343551–1643
19 Charlton Athletic 384691825331313323157–2630
20 Millwall 384692325151316403965–2626
  1. ↑ Liverpool were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on for 10 years, because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans. The ban was eventually lifted for the season 1991–92.
Key
League Champions, excluded from the European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
League Cup winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS AST CHACHECOVCRYDEREVELIVLUTMCIMUNMILNORNOTQPRSHWSOUTOTWDN
Arsenal 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–0 2–0 4–3 3–0 3–0 5–0 2–1 1–0 0–0
Aston Villa 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 1–0 6–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 1–3 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–3
Charlton Athletic 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–4 1–3 1–2
Chelsea 0–0 0–3 3–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–5 1–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–2 2–5
Coventry City 0–1 2–0 1–2 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–6 1–0 2–1 1–4 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–4 1–0 0–0 2–1
Crystal Palace 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–3 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 3–1 2–3 2–0
Derby County 1–3 0–1 2–0 0–1 4–1 3–1 0–1 0–3 2–3 6–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–1
Everton 3–0 3–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 3–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1
Liverpool 2–1 1–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 9–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 2–1
Luton Town 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–3 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1
Manchester City 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–4 3–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1
Manchester United 4–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 4–1 1–1 5–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–0
Millwall 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–0
Norwich City 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–4 2–2 0–1
Nottingham Forest 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–3 0–1
Queens Park Rangers 2–0 1–1 0–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–4 3–1 2–3
Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–4 0–1
Southampton 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–1 6–3 2–1 0–2 1–2 4–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–2
Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 0–2 3–0 1–4 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–0 2–3 3–2 3–0 2–1 0–1
Wimbledon 1–0 0–2 3–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–1 3–3 1–0

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1989–1990

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Leeds United (3rd title)
Promoted Sheffield United,
Sunderland
Relegated Bournemouth,
Bradford City,
Stoke City
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1523 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorer Micky Quinn (Newcastle United), 32 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA W D L GF GA GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Leeds United 461661461887833347952+2785
2 Sheffield United 4614544327108535317858+2085
3 Newcastle United 4617425126510829298055+2580
4 Swindon Town 461265492988730307959+2074
5 Blackburn Rovers 461094433098631297460+1474
6 Sunderland 4610854132106729327064+874 [notes3 1]
7 West Ham United 4614545022671030358057+2372
8 Oldham Athletic 4615715023471220347057+1371
9 Ipswich Town 4613733822651229446751+1669
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 461256372068930406750+1767
11 Port Vale 4611933720471225376257+561
12 Portsmouth 46986403468922316265–361
13 Leicester City 4610853429561233506779–1259
14 Hull City 46788273178831345865–758
15 Watford 4611664128391117325860–257
16 Plymouth Argyle 469863023551328405863–555
17 Oxford United 468783531721422355766–954
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 4610672827531528455672–1654
19 Barnsley 467972223661127484971–2254
20 West Bromwich Albion 466893537671032346771–451
21 Middlesbrough 46103103329381219345263–1150
22 Bournemouth 468693031461327455776–1948
23 Bradford City 469682624081518444468–2441
24 Stoke City 4641182024281315393563–2837
  1. ↑ Sunderland were eventually promoted after prosecutions against Swindon Town.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away BAR BLB BOUBRABHAHULIPSLEELEIMIDNEWOLDOXFPLYPTVPORSHUSTKSUNSWIWATWBAWHUWOL
Barnsley 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–2
Blackburn Rovers 5–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–4 2–4 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 5–4 2–3
Bournemouth 2–1 2–4 1–0 0–2 5–4 3–1 0–1 2–3 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1
Bradford City 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–3 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–1
Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–4 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–3 3–0 1–1
Hull City 1–2 2–0 1–4 2–1 0–2 4–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 3–3 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–2 2–3 0–0 0–2 1–1 2–0
Ipswich Town 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–3
Leeds United 1–2 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 4–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 1–0
Leicester City 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 4–3 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–5 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–0
Middlesbrough 0–1 0–3 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 4–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–3 2–0 3–3 0–1 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 4–2
Newcastle United 4–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 5–2 5–4 2–2 2–1 2–3 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–4
Oldham Athletic 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 4–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–1 3–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–1
Oxford United 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–4 4–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–2
Plymouth Argyle 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1
Port Vale 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 5–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 3–1
Portsmouth 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–2 2–3 3–3 2–3 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 2–0 3–2 0–0 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–3
Sheffield United 1–2 1–2 4–2 1–1 5–4 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–3 2–0 4–1 3–1 0–2 3–0
Stoke City 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–0
Sunderland 4–2 0–1 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–4 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 4–3 1–1
Swindon Town 0–0 4–3 2–3 3–1 1–2 1–3 3–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 2–2 0–2 6–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–1
Watford 2–2 3–1 2–2 7–2 4–2 3–1 3–3 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 3–1
West Bromwich Albion 7–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–5 2–2 3–2 0–3 2–3 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 1–2
West Ham United 4–2 1–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–2 2–1 5–0 0–0 5–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 4–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–4 1–2 2–1 1–0 5–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division play-offs

The semifinals were decided over two legs. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Two play-offs 1990.

  Semifinals
1st leg – 13 May; 2nd leg – 16 May 1990
Final at Wembley
28 May 1990
                     
3rd  Newcastle United 0 0 0  
6th   Sunderland 0 2 2  
    6th  Sunderland [notes2 1] 0
  4th  Swindon Town 1
4th   Swindon Town 2 2 4
5th  Blackburn Rovers 1 1 2  
  1. ↑ Following successful prosecutions against Swindon Town and the club chairman, Brian Hillier, after they admitted 36 breaches of League rules —
    35 of which are related to illegal payments, Swindon remained in the Second Division and Sunderland took their promotion place (see History of Swindon Town F.C.).

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1989–1990

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Bristol Rovers (1st title)
Promoted Bristol City,
Notts County
Relegated Blackpool,
Cardiff City,
Northampton,
Walsall
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1414 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Bob Taylor (Bristol City), 27 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA W D L GF GA GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Bristol Rovers 4615804314117528217135+3693
2 Bristol City 4615534016125636247640+3691
3 Notts County 461742401888733357353+2087 [notes4 1]
4 Tranmere Rovers 461553542286932278649+3780
5 Bury 4611753519104935307049+2174
6 Bolton Wanderers 461274321968927295948+1169
7 Birmingham City 4610763319851027406059+166
8 Huddersfield Town 461157302369831396162–165
9 Rotherham United 4612654828571123347162+964
10 Reading 4610943321510824325753+464
11 Shrewsbury Town 4610943824661121305954+563
12 Crewe Alexandra 461085322459924295654+262
13 Brentford 4611484131731325356666±061
14 Leyton Orient 469682824741224325256–458
15 Mansfield Town 4613283425351516405065–1555
16 Chester City 4611753023281313324355–1254
17 Swansea City 4610672527461320364563–1854
18 Wigan Athletic 4610672922381219424864–1653
19 Preston North End 4610764230431623496579–1452
20 Fulham 468873327471222395566–1151
21 Cardiff City 466983035651221355170–1950
22 Northampton 467792731471224375168–1747
23 Blackpool 4686929332101120404973–2446
24 Walsall 466892330361417424072–3041
  1. ↑ Notts County were promoted through the play-offs.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Third Division results

Home ╲ Away BIR BLP BOLBREBRIBROBRYCARCHRCREFULHUDLEYMANNORNTCPNEREAROTSHRSWATRAWALWIG
Birmingham City 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–4 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 4–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0
Blackpool 3–2 2–1 4–0 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–3 0–1 2–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–3 4–3 0–0
Bolton Wanderers 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–2
Brentford 0–1 5–0 1–2 0–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 4–3 2–1 3–2 0–1 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–1 2–4 4–0 3–1
Bristol City 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–1 5–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–3 4–0 3–0
Bristol Rovers 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 4–2 3–2 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 6–1
Bury 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 6–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–2 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 0–2 2–2
Cardiff City 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–3 1–5 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–3 3–0 3–2 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–1
Chester 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–0 1–4 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 3–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 0–0
Crewe Alexandra 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 3–2
Fulham 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 2–5 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 5–2 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 4–0
Huddersfield Town 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 4–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
Leyton Orient 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–3 3–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0
Mansfield Town 5–2 0–3 0–1 2–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 0–2 1–0
Northampton Town 2–2 4–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1
Notts County 3–2 0–1 2–1 3–1 0–0 3–1 0–4 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–2 3–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1
Preston North End 2–2 2–1 1–4 4–2 2–2 0–1 2–3 4–0 5–0 0–0 1–0 3–3 0–3 4–0 0–0 2–4 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1
Reading 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 6–0 3–2 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0
Rotherham United 5–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 1–3 4–0 5–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 5–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 4–2 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–2
Shrewsbury Town 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 0–1 2–3 3–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–3 4–2 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–3
Swansea City 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–5 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 4–2 1–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–6 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 3–0
Tranmere Rovers 5–1 4–2 1–3 2–2 6–0 1–2 2–4 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–0
Walsall 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–2
Wigan Athletic 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 0–3 0–0 2–0 1–3 3–0

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division play-offs

The semifinals were decided over two legs. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Three play-offs 1990.

  Semifinals
1st leg – 13 May; 2nd leg – 16 May 1990
Final at Wembley
27 May 1990
                     
3rd   Notts County 1 2 3  
6th  Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1  
    3rd  Notts County 2
  4th  Tranmere Rovers 0
4th  Tranmere Rovers 0 2 2
5th  Bury 0 0 0  

Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1989–1990

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Exeter City (1st title)
Promoted Cambridge United,
Grimsby Town,
Southend United
Relegated to Conference Colchester United
New club in the league Maidstone United (1897)
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1436 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer Brett Angell (Stockport County), 23 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA W D L GF GA GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Exeter City 4620305014821333348348+3589
2 Grimsby Town 461445412089629277047+2379
3 Southend United 4615353514761026346148+1375
4 Stockport County 4613644527851023356862+474
5 Maidstone United (1897) 4614454921831228407761+1673
6 Cambridge United 461436453077931368666+2073 [notes5 1]
7 Chesterfield 4612924119751122316350+1371
8 Carlisle United 4615443820641323406150+1171
9 Peterborough United 461085352379724235946+1368
10 Lincoln City 461166302778818214848±068
11 Scunthorpe United 46995422586927296954+1566
12 Rochdale 4611482823921224325255–366
13 York City 4610582924611626295553+264
14 Gillingham 469862821831218274648–262
15 Torquay United 46122933293101020375366–1357
16 Burnley 4661071918841126374555–1056
17 Hereford United 467412313286925305662–655
18 Scarborough 4610583528551325456073–1355
19 Hartlepool United 4612474533361421556688–2255
20 Doncaster Rovers 467792929721424315360–1751
21 Wrexham 468872828541423395167–1651 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91
First round
[6]
22 Aldershot 468782826471221434969–2050
23 Halifax Town 465993129741226365765–849
24 Colchester United 4693112625271422504875–2743
  1. ↑ Cambridge United were promoted through play-offs.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Welsh Cup runners-up, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
New club in the league, see Maidstone United (1897)
Relegated to Conference

Fourth Division results

Home ╲ Away ALD BUR CAMCRLCHFCOLDONEXEGILGRIHALHARHERLINMAIPETROCSCASCUSTDSTPTORWREYOR
Aldershot 1–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 6–1 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–5 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–2
Burnley 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–1
Cambridge United 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 3–2 0–3 5–2 5–3 2–1 0–2 5–2 1–1 2–2
Carlisle United 1–3 1–1 3–1 4–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
Chesterfield 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–3 3–1 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 3–0 0–0
Colchester United 1–0 1–2 1–2 4–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–3 1–3 0–2
Doncaster Rovers 0–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–4 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 4–0 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 1–2
Exeter City 2–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 5–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 3–1
Gillingham 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 3–3 3–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–3 5–0 0–3 0–2 1–0 0–0
Grimsby Town 2–1 4–2 0–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 0–0 5–1 3–0
Halifax Town 4–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–1 4–2 2–2
Hartlepool United 2–0 3–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–6 0–3 1–2 4–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 4–2 2–2 2–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 5–0 1–1 3–0 1–2
Hereford United 4–1 0–1 0–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–1 4–1 2–2 3–0 1–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2
Lincoln City 0–1 1–0 4–3 1–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–5 1–3 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–0
Maidstone United 5–1 1–2 2–2 5–2 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 5–1 2–0 1–0
Peterborough United 1–1 4–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1
Rochdale 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 5–2 1–0 3–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 0–1
Scarborough 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–3 4–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–3
Scunthorpe United 3–2 3–0 1–1 2–3 0–1 4–0 4–1 5–4 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 3–1 1–1
Southend United 5–0 3–2 0–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0
Stockport County 1–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–4 0–1 6–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–2 4–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–2
Torquay United 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–0 4–3 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–3 3–0 3–0 0–1 1–1
Wrexham 2–2 1–0 2–3 1–0 0–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–2 4–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 3–3 0–1 1–1 2–0
York City 2–2 1–3 4–2 0–1 4–0 3–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 1–0

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth Division play-offs

The semifinals were decided over two. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Four play-offs 1990.

  Semifinals
1st leg –13 May; 2nd leg –16 May 1990
Final at Wembley
26 May 1990
                     
4th  Stockport County 0 0 0  
7th  Chesterfield 4 2 6  
    7th  Chesterfield 0
  6th  Cambridge United 1
5th  Maidstone United (1897) 1 0 1
6th  Cambridge United 1 2 3  

Fourth Division maps

See also

References

  1. ↑ "England 1989–90". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 1 2 Liverpool were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on for 10 years, because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool
    fans. The ban was eventually lifted for the 1991–92 season.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. ↑ Because of the 1985 UEFA ban, no English clubs played European matches between the 1985–86 and 1989–90 seasons, and England was therefore ranked 25th for the 1990–91 season in the UEFA coefficient, which gave England only 1 spot in the UEFA Cup.
  5. ↑ Nottingham Forest won the 1989 League Cup
  6. ↑ Wrexham were runners-up in the Welsh Cup final, and since winners Hereford United are an English club, Wrexham were awarded the right to participate in
    the Cup Winners' Cup.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.