1990–91 Wimbledon F.C. season

During the 1990–91 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Wimbledon
1990–91 season
ChairmanSam Hammam
ManagerRay Harford
StadiumPlough Lane
First Division8th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupSecond round
(Southern Area)
Top goalscorerFashanu (20)
Highest home attendance13,733 vs Arsenal
(25 Aug 1990, First Division)
Lowest home attendance1,787 vs Ipswich Town
(12 Dec 1990, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance7,631

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
Main article: 1990–91 Football League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 24 13 1 74 18 +56 83[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 1] 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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

Results

Wimbledon's score comes first[2]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 August 1990ArsenalH0–313,733
29 August 1990Queens Park RangersA1–09,762Fashanu
1 September 1990Derby CountyA1–112,469Cotterill
8 September 1990LiverpoolH1–212,364Cork
15 September 1990Coventry CityA0–08,925
22 September 1990SunderlandH2–26,143Kruszyński, Scales
29 September 1990Manchester CityH1–16,158Gayle
6 October 1990Sheffield UnitedA2–117,650Fairweather, Fashanu
20 October 1990Aston VillaH0–06,646
27 October 1990Crystal PalaceA3–417,220Fashanu, McGee
3 November 1990SouthamptonH1–15,485Flowers (own goal)
10 November 1990Tottenham HotspurA2–428,769McGee, Cork
17 November 1990ChelseaH2–110,773Nicholas (own goal), Gibson
24 November 1990EvertonH2–16,411Barton, Gibson
1 December 1990Norwich CityA4–012,324Fashanu (2), Barton, Scales
8 December 1990Queens Park RangersH3–05,358McGee, Fashanu (2)
15 December 1990ArsenalA2–230,163Kruszyński, Fashanu
22 December 1990Manchester UnitedH1–39,744Fashanu
26 December 1990Nottingham ForestA1–216,221Fashanu
29 December 1990Leeds UnitedA0–329,292
1 January 1991Luton TownH2–04,521Fashanu, Cork
12 January 1991Derby CountyH3–14,724Gibson, Fashanu (2)
19 January 1991LiverpoolA1–135,030Barton
2 February 1991Coventry CityH1–04,061Gibson
16 February 1991ChelseaA0–013,378
23 February 1991Tottenham HotspurH5–110,303McGee, Curle, Gibson, Fashanu, Cork
2 March 1991Norwich CityH0–04,041
16 March 1991Manchester CityA1–121,089Fashanu
23 March 1991Sheffield UnitedH1–17,031Cork
30 March 1991Nottingham ForestH3–16,392Fashanu, McGee, Clarke
2 April 1991Manchester UnitedA1–236,660Clarke
6 April 1991Leeds UnitedH0–16,800
10 April 1991EvertonA2–114,590Fashanu, Clarke
13 April 1991Luton TownA1–08,219Fashanu
20 April 1991Aston VillaA2–117,001Fashanu, Newhouse
23 April 1991SunderlandA0–024,036
4 May 1991Crystal PalaceH0–310,002
11 May 1991SouthamptonA1–117,052Fashanu

FA Cup
Main article: 1990-91 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1991Aston VillaA1–119,305McGee
R3R9 January 1991Aston VillaH1–0 (a.e.t.)7,382Cork
R426 January 1991Shrewsbury TownA0–18,269

League Cup
Main article: 1990-91 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg25 September 1990Plymouth ArgyleA0–14,506
R2 2nd Leg10 October 1990Plymouth ArgyleH0–2 (lost 0–3 on agg)3,473

Full Members Cup
Main article: 1990-91 Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR212 December 1990Ipswich TownH0–21,787

Squad

[3] 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 Netherlands NED Hans Segers
— GK Scotland SCO Neil Sullivan
— DF England ENG Warren Barton
— DF England ENG Dean Blackwell
— DF England ENG Keith Curle
— DF England ENG Gary Elkins
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Scott Fitzgerald
— DF England ENG Roger Joseph
— DF Scotland SCO Brian McAllister
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Terry Phelan
— DF England ENG John Scales
— MF England ENG Neal Ardley
— MF England ENG Mickey Bennett
— MF Jamaica JAM Robbie Earle
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Carlton Fairweather
— MF Poland POL Zbigniew Kruszyński
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul McGee
— MF England ENG Paul Miller
— MF England ENG Vaughan Ryan
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Lawrie Sanchez
— FW England ENG Steve Anthrobus
— FW England ENG Andy Clarke
— FW England ENG Alan Cork
— FW England ENG Steve Cotterill
— FW England ENG John Fashanu
— FW England ENG John Gayle
— FW England ENG Terry Gibson
— FW England ENG Aidan Newhouse

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
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
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: Decrease £570,000
Transfers out: Increase £2,625,000
Total spending: Increase £2,055,000

References
  1. "A hard lesson to learn". BBC. 15 April 1999. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  2. "Wimbledon results for the 1990-1991 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. "Wimbledon". Playmaker.
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