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1990–91 Football League

The Football League
Season 1990–91
Champions Arsenal
Football League, First Division
Season 1990–91
Champions Arsenal (10th English title)
Relegated Derby County
Sunderland
European Cup 1991–92 Arsenal
FA Cup winners
European Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92
Tottenham Hotspur (8th FA Cup title)
Manchester United (defending champions)
UEFA Cup 1991–92 Liverpool
Matches played 380
Goals scored 1,051 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorer Alan Smith (Arsenal), 22
Biggest home win Nottingham Forest – Chelsea 7–0 (20 Apr 1991)
Biggest away win Derby County – Liverpool 1–7 (23 Mar 1991)
Highest scoring Derby County – Chelsea 4–6 (15 Dec 1990)
Longest winning run Liverpool (8 games)
Longest unbeaten run Arsenal (23 games)
Longest losing run Queens Park Rangers (8 games)
Football League, Second Division
Season 1990–91
Champions Oldham Athletic (1st title)
Promoted Notts County,
Sheffield Wednesday,
West Ham United
Relegated Hull City,
West Bromwich Albion
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,481 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer Teddy Sheringham (Millwall), 38
Football League, Third Division
Season 1990–91
Champions Cambridge United (1st title)
Promoted Grimsby Town,
Southend United,
Tranmere Rovers
Relegated Crewe Alexandra,
Mansfield Town,
Rotherham United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,363 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorer Brett Angell (Southend United), 26;
Tony Philliskirk (Bolton Wanderers), 26
Football League, Fourth Division
Season 1990–91
Champions Darlington (1st title)
Promoted Hartlepool United,
Peterborough United,
,
Torquay United
Relegated to Conference None
New club in the league Maidstone United
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1,415 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Steve Norris (Halifax Town), 35

The 19901991 season was the 92nd completed season of The Football League.

Arsenal took their second league title in three seasons despite a season during which it often looked as though the good points would be outnumbered by the bad points. A player brawl in a league fixture against Manchester United in October saw Arsenal have two points deducted, and a few weeks later captain Tony Adams was given a four-month prison sentence for drink-driving (he ended up serving 8 weeks). But Arsenal managed to keep up a great run of form throughout the season and were crowned league champions having lost just one league game all season long.

Runners-up spot was achieved by Liverpool, who had led the table for much of the first half of the season but had been shell-shocked in February by the sudden resignation of manager Kenny Dalglish. Rangers boss Graeme Souness was brought in as his successor but was unable to bring a major trophy to Anfield. Third place in the league went to Crystal Palace, who occupied their highest-ever finish, but were denied qualification for the UEFA Cup due to Liverpool being readmitted to European competition a year earlier than anticipated.

Newly promoted Leeds United had a good season back in the First Division as they finished fourth but never really looked like challenging for the title. They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the League Cup, where they lost to Manchester United.


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