Seasons · Division One · Season 71

1990/91

Finished 4th · Manager Howard Wilkinson

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The season · Record

Played: 56
Won: 27
Drawn: 12
Lost: 17
For: 95
Against: 64
Points: 64

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 5–0; v Sunderland
Biggest defeat: 0–3; v Liverpool
Clean sheets: 20
Top scorer: -
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 24,051

Final table

Division One

Final Division One table, 1990/91
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Arsenal	38	24	13	1	74	18	+56	83
2	Liverpool	38	23	7	8	77	40	+37	76
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
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
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	38	8	10	20	38	60	-22	34
20	Derby County	38	5	9	24	37	75	-38	24

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division One · 38 played

Division One fixtures, 1990/91
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
25 Aug	A	Everton	3–2	34,412	Won 3–2 v Everton
28 Aug	H	Manchester United	0–0	29,172	Drew 0–0 v Manchester United
1 Sep	H	Norwich City	3–0	25,684	Won 3–0 v Norwich City
8 Sep	A	Luton Town	0–1	10,185	Lost 0–1 v Luton Town
15 Sep	H	Tottenham Hotspur	0–2	31,342	Lost 0–2 v Tottenham Hotspur
23 Sep	A	Sheffield United	2–0	26,078	Won 2–0 v Sheffield United
29 Sep	H	Arsenal	2–2	30,085	Drew 2–2 v Arsenal
6 Oct	A	Crystal Palace	1–1	21,676	Drew 1–1 v Crystal Palace
20 Oct	H	Queens Park Rangers	2–3	27,443	Lost 2–3 v Queens Park Rangers
27 Oct	A	Aston Villa	0–0	24,219	Drew 0–0 v Aston Villa
3 Nov	H	Nottingham Forest	3–1	30,409	Won 3–1 v Nottingham Forest
11 Nov	A	Manchester City	3–2	27,782	Won 3–2 v Manchester City
17 Nov	H	Derby County	3–0	27,868	Won 3–0 v Derby County
24 Nov	A	Coventry City	1–1	16,183	Drew 1–1 v Coventry City
1 Dec	H	Southampton	2–1	29,341	Won 2–1 v Southampton
8 Dec	A	Manchester United	1–1	40,927	Drew 1–1 v Manchester United
16 Dec	H	Everton	2–0	27,775	Won 2–0 v Everton
23 Dec	A	Sunderland	1–0	23,773	Won 1–0 v Sunderland
26 Dec	H	Chelsea	4–1	30,893	Won 4–1 v Chelsea
29 Dec	H	Wimbledon	3–0	29,292	Won 3–0 v Wimbledon
1 Jan	A	Liverpool	0–3	36,975	Lost 0–3 v Liverpool
12 Jan	A	Norwich City	0–2	17,786	Lost 0–2 v Norwich City
19 Jan	H	Luton Town	2–1	27,010	Won 2–1 v Luton Town
2 Feb	A	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0	32,253	Drew 0–0 v Tottenham Hotspur
2 Mar	A	Southampton	0–2	16,585	Lost 0–2 v Southampton
9 Mar	H	Coventry City	2–0	28,880	Won 2–0 v Coventry City
17 Mar	A	Arsenal	0–2	26,218	Lost 0–2 v Arsenal
23 Mar	H	Crystal Palace	1–2	28,556	Lost 1–2 v Crystal Palace
30 Mar	A	Chelsea	2–1	17,585	Won 2–1 v Chelsea
2 Apr	H	Sunderland	5–0	28,132	Won 5–0 v Sunderland
6 Apr	A	Wimbledon	1–0	6,800	Won 1–0 v Wimbledon
10 Apr	H	Manchester City	1–2	28,757	Lost 1–2 v Manchester City
13 Apr	H	Liverpool	4–5	31,460	Lost 4–5 v Liverpool
17 Apr	A	Queens Park Rangers	0–2	10,998	Lost 0–2 v Queens Park Rangers
23 Apr	A	Derby County	1–0	12,666	Won 1–0 v Derby County
4 May	H	Aston Villa	5–2	29,188	Won 5–2 v Aston Villa
8 May	H	Sheffield United	2–1	28,978	Won 2–1 v Sheffield United
11 May	A	Nottingham Forest	3–4	25,067	Lost 3–4 v Nottingham Forest

League Cup · 7 played

League Cup fixtures, 1990/91
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
26 Sep	A	Leicester City	0–1	13,744	Lost 0–1 v Leicester City
10 Oct	H	Leicester City	3–0	10,037	Won 3–0 v Leicester City
31 Oct	H	Oldham Athletic	2–0	26,327	Won 2–0 v Oldham Athletic
27 Nov	A	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	15,832	Won 3–0 v Queens Park Rangers
16 Jan	H	Aston Villa	4–1	28,176	Won 4–1 v Aston Villa
10 Feb	A	Manchester United	1–2	34,050	Lost 1–2 v Manchester United
24 Feb	H	Manchester United	0–1	32,014	Lost 0–1 v Manchester United

FA Cup · 6 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1990/91
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
6 Jan	A	Barnsley	1–1	22,424	Drew 1–1 v Barnsley
9 Jan	H	Barnsley	4–0	19,773	Won 4–0 v Barnsley
27 Jan	A	Arsenal	0–0	30,905	Drew 0–0 v Arsenal
30 Jan	H	Arsenal	1–1	27,753	Drew 1–1 v Arsenal
13 Feb	A	Arsenal	0–0	30,433	Drew 0–0 v Arsenal
16 Feb	H	Arsenal	1–2	27,190	Lost 1–2 v Arsenal

Full Members Cup · 5 played

Full Members Cup fixtures, 1990/91
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Dec	A	Wolves	2–1	11,080	Won 2–1 v Wolves
22 Jan	H	Derby County	2–1	6,334	Won 2–1 v Derby County
20 Feb	H	Manchester City	2–0	6,334	Won 2–0 v Manchester City
19 Mar	H	Everton	3–3	13,387	Drew 3–3 v Everton
21 Mar	A	Everton	1–3	12,603	Lost 1–3 v Everton