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1990–91 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was Manchester City's second consecutive season in the top tier of English football, the Football League First Division.

Manchester City
1990–91 season
ManagerHoward Kendall (until 7 November)
Peter Reid (player-manager; from 7 November)[1]
StadiumMaine Road
First Division5th
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Full Members CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Niall Quinn (21)
Highest home attendance39,194 vs Sunderland
10 May 1991
Lowest home attendance12,204 vs Torquay United
10 October 1990
Average home league attendance27,769 (6th highest in league)

Season summary edit

Howard Kendall built a strong Manchester City side that spent the first few months of the season near the top of the table, but left in November, with City in fifth, to return to Everton, justifying his move by claiming that Manchester City was his affair but Everton was his marriage.[2] Midfielder Peter Reid was named as caretaker before being appointed permanent City manager; he led the Mancunians to fifth place. Andy Hill became Peter Reid's first major signing as a manager paying Bury £200,000 for his capture.

Irish striker Niall Quinn was City's top scorer with 21 goals in all competitions. He was named the club's Player of the Year.

Football League First Division edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 17 11 10 64 53  +11 62 12 3 4 35 25  +10 5 8 6 29 28  +1

Source: [1]

Results edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
24 August 1990 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–3 33,501 Quinn
31 August 1990 Everton H 1–0 31,456 Heath
4 September 1990 Aston Villa H 2–1 30,199 Ward, Pointon
7 September 1990 Sheffield United A 1–1 21,895 White
14 September 1990 Norwich City H 2–1 26,247 Quinn, Brennan
21 September 1990 Chelsea A 1–1 20,924 Ward (pen)
28 September 1990 Wimbledon A 1–1 6,158 Allen
6 October 1990 Coventry City H 2–1 26,198 Harper, Quinn
10 October 1990 Derby County A 1–1 17,884 Ward
27 October 1990 Manchester United H 3–3 36,427 White (2), Hendry
2 November 1990 Sunderland A 1–1 23,137 White
10 November 1990 Leeds United H 2–3 27,782 Ward (pen), White
16 November 1990 Luton Town A 2–2 9,564 White, Redmond
23 November 1990 Liverpool A 2–2 37,849 Ward, Quinn
30 November 1990 Queens Park Rangers H 2–1 25,080 Quinn (2)
14 December 1990 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–1 31,263 Redmond, Ward
21 December 1990 Crystal Palace H 0–2 25,321
25 December 1990 Southampton A 1–2 16,029 Quinn
28 December 1990 Nottingham Forest A 3–1 24,937 Quinn (2), Clarke
31 December 1990 Arsenal H 0–1 30,579
12 January 1991 Everton A 0–2 22,774
18 January 1991 Sheffield United H 2–0 25,741 Ward (2)
1 February 1991 Norwich City A 2–1 15,194 Quinn, White
8 February 1991 Chelsea H 2–1 25,116 Megson, White
1 March 1991 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 12,376
4 March 1991 Luton Town H 3–0 20,404 Quinn (2), Allen
8 March 1991 Liverpool H 0–3 33,150
15 March 1991 Wimbledon H 1–1 21,089 Ward
22 March 1991 Coventry City A 1–3 13,198 Allen
29 March 1991 Southampton H 3–3 23,163 Brennan, White, Allen
1 April 1991 Crystal Palace A 3–1 18,001 Quinn (3)
5 April 1991 Nottingham Forest H 3–1 25,169 Ward (pen), Quinn, Redmond
9 April 1991 Leeds United A 2–1 28,757 Hill
16 April 1991 Arsenal A 2–2 38,412 Ward (pen), White
19 April 1991 Derby County H 2–1 24,037 Quinn, White
22 April 1991 Aston Villa A 5–1 24,168 White (4), Brennan
3 May 1991 Manchester United A 0–1 45,286
10 May 1991 Sunderland H 3–2 39,194 Quinn (2), White

FA Cup edit

Main article: 1990–91 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
R3 4 January 1991 Burnley A 0–1
R4 25 January 1991 Port Vale A 1–2
R5 15 February 1991 Notts County A 1–0

League Cup edit

Main article: 1990–91 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
R2 1st leg 25 September 1990 Torquay United A 0–4
R2 2nd leg 10 October 1990 Torquay United H 0–0
R3 29 October 1990 Arsenal H 2–1

Full Members' Cup edit

Main article: 1990–91 Full Members' Cup
19 December 1990 Second round, Northern Section Manchester City 2-1 Middlesbrough Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
22 January 1991 Third round, Northern Section Sheffield United 0-2 Manchester City Sheffield
Stadium: Bramall Lane
20 February 1991 Semi-finals, Northern Section Leeds United 2-0 Manchester City Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road

Kit edit

City's kit was manufactured by English company Umbro and sponsored by Japanese electronics manufacturer Brother.

Squad edit

Squad at end of season[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   ENG Tony Coton
— GK   WAL Martyn Margetson
— GK   WAL Andy Dibble
— DF   ENG Alan Harper
— DF   ENG Neil Pointon
— DF   ENG Steve Redmond
— DF   ENG David Brightwell
— DF   ENG Ian Brightwell
— DF   SCO Colin Hendry
— DF   ENG Andy Hill
— MF   ENG Mark Brennan
— MF   ENG Adrian Heath
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Steve McMahon
— MF   ENG Paul Lake
— MF   ENG Gary Megson
— MF   ENG Mike Quigley
— MF   ENG Peter Reid (player-manager)
— MF   ENG Mark Ward
— MF   ENG David White
— FW   ENG Clive Allen
— FW   ENG Jason Beckford
— FW   ENG Wayne Clarke
— FW   ENG Ashley Ward
— FW   IRL Niall Quinn

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   ENG Mark Seagraves (to Bolton Wanderers)

Transfers edit

Out edit

In edit

References edit

  1. ^ Reid was appointed as caretaker manager on 7 November and named full-time manager eight days later.
  2. ^ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ^ "Manchester City Squad 1990-91". Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2012.


  

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