1989–90 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1989–90 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Leicester City
1989–90 season
ChairmanTerry Shipman
ManagerDavid Pleat
Second Division13th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupFirst round
Top goalscorerMcAllister (10)
Average home league attendance11,715

Season summary

In the 1989–90 season, the Foxes had a very poor start to the season with only 1 win from the first 12 league games that saw Leicester bottom of the second tier of English football for the first time since February 1915. At the end of the year, the Foxes found form with 6 wins from 7 games guided Leicester to mid-table and stayed there for most of the season, settling for a 13th-place finish. In March 1990, there was another chapter in the club's boardroom history when chairman Terry Shipman's father Len died at the age of 87.

Final league table
Main article: 1989–90 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Port Vale 46 15 16 15 62 57 +5 61
12 Portsmouth 46 15 16 15 62 65 −3 61
13 Leicester City 46 15 14 17 67 79 −12 59
14 Hull City 46 14 16 16 58 65 −7 58
15 Watford 46 14 15 17 58 60 −2 57
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1989Hull CityA1–18,158Clarke
23 August 1989Blackburn RoversH0–111,411
26 August 1989Newcastle UnitedH2–213,693McAllister, Spearing
2 September 1989WatfordA1–310,252McAllister
9 September 1989West Bromwich AlbionH1–310,700Reid
16 September 1989Bradford CityA0–28,732
23 September 1989Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–08,926Glover
27 September 1989SunderlandH2–310,843Williams, Paris
30 September 1989Oldham AthleticA0–16,407
7 October 1989Port ValeA1–27,268Reid
14 October 1989Oxford UnitedH0–08,199
17 October 1989Plymouth ArgyleA1–310,037Reid
21 October 1989Swindon TownH2–18,547Reid (2)
28 October 1989BarnsleyA2–26,856North, Wright
1 November 1989Wolverhampton WanderersH0–016,580
4 November 1989Sheffield UnitedA1–115,971North
11 November 1989Leeds UnitedH4–318,032Ramsey (2), Moran, McAllister
18 November 1989Ipswich TownH0–111,661
25 November 1989Stoke CityA1–012,264Mills
2 December 1989Hull CityH2–18,616Paris, McAllister (pen)
9 December 1989Blackburn RoversA4–27,538McAllister (pen), Morgan, Campbell, Wright
16 December 1989MiddlesbroughA1–411,428McAllister (pen)
26 December 1989BournemouthH2–114,128Campbell, Mills
30 December 1989West Ham UnitedH1–016,925Mauchlen
1 January 1990PortsmouthA3–29,387Moran, Campbell (2)
13 January 1990Newcastle UnitedA4–520,785Wright, Walsh, McAllister, Campbell
20 January 1990WatfordH1–111,466Mills
10 February 1990Bradford CityA1–110,281Oldfield
17 February 1990Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–17,498
21 February 1990West Bromwich AlbionA1–010,902Oldfield
24 February 1990Stoke CityH2–112,245Oldfield, Reid
3 March 1990Ipswich TownA2–212,237Walsh, Oldfield
10 March 1990SunderlandA2–213,017Mills, James
17 March 1990Port ValeH2–010,076North, Walsh
21 March 1990Oxford UnitedA2–45,744Reid, McAllister
24 March 1990Plymouth ArgyleH1–19,395McAllister (pen)
31 March 1990Swindon TownA1–18,561Kelly
3 April 1990Oldham AthleticH3–010,368North, Kelly (2)
7 April 1990BarnsleyH2–28,620Kelly (2)
10 April 1990Wolverhampton WanderersA0–518,175
14 April 1990PortsmouthH1–18,407James
17 April 1990BournemouthA3–26,781North, Oldfield, Reid
21 April 1990MiddlesbroughH2–19,203Kelly (2)
28 April 1990Leeds UnitedA1–232,597McAllister
2 May 1990West Ham UnitedA1–317,939Ramsey
5 May 1990Sheffield UnitedH2–521,134Mills, North

FA Cup
Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R36 January 1990BarnsleyH1–216,278Paris

League Cup
Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 First Leg19 September 1989Crystal PalaceA2–17,382Kitson, Reid
R2 Second Leg4 October 1989Crystal PalaceH2–3 (lost on away goals)10,283Clarke, Paris

Full Members Cup
Main article: 1989–90 Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R114 November 1989Charlton AthleticA1–21,565Campbell

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Martin Hodge
- DF England ENG Rob Johnson
- DF England ENG Tony Spearing
- MF Scotland SCO Ali Mauchlen (captain)
- DF England ENG Alan Paris
- DF Scotland SCO Allan Evans
- FW England ENG Kevin Russell
- MF Scotland SCO Tommy Wright
- MF Scotland SCO Gary McAllister
- MF England ENG Gary Mills
- MF England ENG Paul Reid
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul Ramsey
- DF England ENG Steve Walsh
- DF England ENG Tony James
- DF England ENG Simon Morgan
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW England ENG Paul Kitson
- FW Scotland SCO Lee Glover (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
- MF England ENG Darren Williams
- FW England ENG Marc North
- MF England ENG Scott Oakes
- GK England ENG Carl Muggleton
- FW England ENG Paul Moran (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
- FW England ENG Kevin Campbell (on loan from Arsenal)
- MF England ENG Jason Peake
- DF England ENG Ian Baraclough
- MF England ENG David Oldfield
- FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Kelly
- DF England ENG Richard Smith
- DF England ENG Des Linton
- MF England ENG Gary Fitzpatrick

Left club during the season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW England ENG Steve Wilkinson (to Mansfield Town)
- MF England ENG Dave Puttnam (to Lincoln City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW England ENG Wayne Clarke (to Manchester City)

References
  1. "Leicester City 1989-1990 Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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