1990–91 Wimbledon F.C. season
1990–91 season | ||
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Chairman | Sam Hammam | |
Manager | Ray Harford | |
Stadium | Plough Lane | |
First Division | 8th | |
FA Cup | Fourth round | |
League Cup | Second round | |
Full Members Cup | Second round (Southern Area) | |
Top goalscorer | Fashanu (20) | |
Highest home attendance | 13,733 vs Arsenal (25 Aug 1990, First Division) | |
Lowest home attendance | 1,787 vs Ipswich Town (12 Dec 1990, Full Members Cup) | |
Average home league attendance | 7,631 | |
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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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Wimbledon's score comes first[2]
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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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
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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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
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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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
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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SR2 | 12 December 1990 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–2 | 1,787 |
Squad
[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
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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 |
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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: £570,000
- Transfers out: £2,625,000
- Total spending: £2,055,000
References
- ^ "A hard lesson to learn". BBC. 15 April 1999. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ "Wimbledon results for the 1990-1991 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Wimbledon". Playmaker.