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The Football League 1989-90

The Football League
Season 1989–90
Champions Liverpool
Relegated Colchester United
Football League, First Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Liverpool (18th English title)
Relegated Charlton Athletic
Millwall
Sheffield Wednesday
1990–91 European Cup No qualifications
FA Cup winners
1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup
Manchester United (7th FA Cup title)
1990–91 UEFA Cup Aston Villa
Matches played 380
Goals scored 987 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur), 24
Biggest home win Liverpool – Crystal Palace 9–0 (12 Sep 1989)
Biggest away win Coventry City – Liverpool 1–6 (5 May 1990)
Highest scoring Liverpool – Crystal Palace 9–0 (12 Sep 1989)
Southampton – Luton Town 6–3 (25 Nov 1989)
Football League, Second Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Leeds United (3rd title)
Promoted Sheffield United,
Sunderland
Relegated Bournemouth,
Bradford City,
Stoke City
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1523 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorer Micky Quinn (Newcastle United), 32
Football League, Third Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Bristol Rovers (1st title)
Promoted Bristol City,
Notts County
Relegated Blackpool,
Cardiff City,
Northampton,
Walsall
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1414 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Bob Taylor (Bristol City), 27
Football League, Fourth Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Exeter City (1st title)
Promoted Cambridge United,
Grimsby Town,
Southend United
Relegated to Conference Colchester United
New club in the league Maidstone United (1897)
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1436 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer Brett Angell (), 23

The 19891990 season was the 91st completed season of The Football League.

Liverpool overhauled a greatly improved Aston Villa side to win their 18th league championship trophy and their fifth major trophy in as many seasons under Kenny Dalglish’s management. To date, this remains their last league title. Gary Lineker’s arrival at Tottenham Hotspur saw the North Londoners occupy third place after a season of improvement.

Luton Town stayed up on goal difference at the expense of Sheffield Wednesday, while Charlton’s four-year spell in the First Division came to an end at the beginning of May. Millwall were rooted to the bottom of the division despite briefly topping the league in September.

Leeds United finally returned to the top flight after an eight-year exile, as Howard Wilkinson’s side lifted the Second Division championship trophy thanks to a superior goal difference over runners-up Sheffield United, won their second successive promotion under Dave Bassett.

Swindon Town won the Second Division playoff final but Sunderland were promoted instead after the Swindon board admitted a series of financial irregularities. Swindon were initially demoted to the Third Division and replaced by Tranmere, the division’s losing Play-Off finalists, but this decision was later reversed on appeal.

A.F.C. Bournemouth, Stoke City and Bradford City occupied the relegation places. Bournemouth did not return to second tier of English football until the 2014-15 season.


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