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1990–91 Football League

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92nd season of the Football League
Football league season
The Football League
Season1990–91
ChampionsArsenal
New club in LeagueDarlington

The1990–91 season was the 92nd completed season ofThe Football League.

Final league tables and results

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The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation,[1] with home and away statistics separated.

First Division

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Main article:1990–91 Football League First Division
Football league season
First Division
Season1990–91
ChampionsArsenal
10thEnglish title
RelegatedSunderland
Derby County
European CupArsenal
Cup Winners' CupManchester United
Tottenham Hotspur
UEFA CupLiverpool[2]
Matches played380
Goals scored1,049 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerAlan Smith
(22 goals)[3]
Biggest home winNottingham Forest 7–0Chelsea
(20 April 1991)
Biggest away winDerby County 1–7Liverpool
(23 March 1991)
Highest scoringDerby County 4–6Chelsea
(15 December 1990)
Longest winning run8 matches
Liverpool
Longest unbeaten run23 matches
Arsenal
Longest losing run8 matches
Queens Park Rangers

The First Division title was won for the second time in three seasons by Arsenal, who lost just one league game all season and managed to overcome disappointments including having two points deducted for a player brawl in a league match in October, a 6-2 home defeat to Manchester United in a League Cup tie in November, and missing captainTony Adams for two months of the season while he served a prison sentence for a motoring offence. Their only major rivals in the title race were Liverpool, who had looked set to retain the title after winning their opening eight games and remaining unbeaten in the league until December, only for their form to suffer and for managerKenny Dalglish to suddenly announce his resignation as manager before the end of February. Long-serving coachRonnie Moran was placed in temporary charge, with former captainGraeme Souness returning to Anfield as manager just before the Reds surrendered their defence of the league title to Arsenal. The Reds were readmitted to European competitions after a six-year ban and qualified for the 1991-92 UEFA Cup.

Crystal Palace finished third in the league to record their highest ever final position, although they were denied the chance to compete in Europe due to UEFA's decision to award only one place in the UEFA Cup to England for 1991-92. Newly promoted Leeds United finished fourth, Manchester City achieved their highest final position for more than a decade by finishing fifth, and Manchester United progressed seven places on their 1990 finish by occupying sixth place in the table, reserving their best form for the cup competitions, where they won theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup and were runners-up in theFootball League Cup. Tottenham Hotspur, who were unbeaten in the league until November before a shortage of wins for the rest of the season dragged them down to 10th, finished the season asFA Cup winners for a record eighth time. The season was followed by a dramatic takeover deal by computer tycoonAlan Sugar, who took control of the club, cleared debts exceeding £20million, and installed managerTerry Venables as chief executive, although a fresh shadow hung over the club after star midfielderPaul Gascoigne was left facing a long spell on the sidelines after suffering a serious knee injury in the FA Cup final, following weeks of speculation that he was on the verge of a multi-million pound transfer toLazio inItaly.

The season saw several managerial changes as well as the changeover at Liverpool. Everton sacked managerColin Harvey at the end of October and broughtHoward Kendall back toGoodison Park from Manchester City, who replaced him with 34-year-old midfielderPeter Reid as player-manager. On the same day that Reid took charge atMaine Road, Coventry City completed a £350,000 move which tookEngland defenderTerry Butcher to the midlands club as successor toJohn Sillett, with 31-year-old Butcher being the youngest manager in the Football League. Aston Villa had lost managerGraham Taylor to the England team before the season began, and appointedCzech coachJozef Venglos as his successor. Venglos, the first foreign manager in the First Division, inherited a side which had just finished runners-up in the First Division, but saw them slump to finish 17th and then resigned to be succeeded byRon Atkinson. The end of the season sawQueens Park Rangers sack managerDon Howe after 18 months in charge and bring former playerGerry Francis back toLoftus Road as manager. Despite keeping Luton Town up on the final day of the season, Luton Town managerJimmy Ryan was sacked by theKenilworth Road board of directors, who appointedDavid Pleat as manager for the second time.Chris Nicholl's six-year spell asSouthampton manager ended in dismissal and he was replaced byIan Branfoot. Chelsea managerBobby Campbell stood down to take on a new role as personal assistant to chairmanKen Bates, andIan Porterfield was named as his successor. This season was also the last to feature all ‘Big Five’ clubs in the top-half of the league until the1995-96 Premier League season.

The expansion of the First Division to 22 clubs for the 1991-92 season meant that just two teams went down to the Second Division. Derby County, who made a satisfactory start to the season but endued a disastrous second half of the campaign, went down in bottom place having won just five games all season. Sunderland went down on the final day of the season just one season after reaching the top flight, with Luton Town managing to escape relegation on the final day of the season for the third year running. Both Derby and Sunderland were relegated after losing at Maine Road.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Arsenal(C)38241317418+5683[a]Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round
2Liverpool3823787740+3776Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round
3Crystal Palace3820995041+969
4Leeds United38197126547+1864
5Manchester City381711106453+1162
6Manchester United381612105845+1359[a]Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round
7Wimbledon381414105346+756
8Nottingham Forest381412126550+1554
9Everton381312135046+451
10Tottenham Hotspur381116115150+149Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup qualifying round
11Chelsea381310155869−1149
12Queens Park Rangers381210164453−946
13Sheffield United38137183655−1946
14Southampton38129175869−1145
15Norwich City38136194164−2345
16Coventry City381111164249−744
17Aston Villa38914154658−1241
18Luton Town38107214261−1937
19Sunderland(R)38810203860−2234Relegation to theSecond Division
20Derby County(R)3859243775−3824
Source:World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^abArsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due toa brawl in a game between both teams.

First Division results

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Home \ AwayARSASTCHECOVCRYDEREVELEELIVLUTMCIMUNNWCNOTQPRSHUSOUSUNTOTWDN
Arsenal5–04–16–14–03–01–02–03–02–12–23–12–01–12–04–14–01–00–02–2
Aston Villa0–02–22–12–03–22–20–00–01–21–51–12–11–12–22–11–13–03–21–2
Chelsea2–11–02–12–12–11–21–24–23–31–13–21–10–02–02–20–23–23–20–0
Coventry City0–22–11–03–13–03–11–10–12–13–12–22–02–23–10–01–20–02–00–0
Crystal Palace0–00–02–12–12–10–01–11–01–01–33–01–32–20–01–02–12–11–04–3
Derby County0–20–24–61–10–22–30–11–72–11–10–00–02–11–11–16–23–30–11–1
Everton1–11–02–21–00–02–02–32–31–02–00–11–00–03–01–23–02–01–11–2
Leeds United2–25–24–12–01–23–02–04–52–11–20–03–03–12–32–12–15–00–23–0
Liverpool0–12–12–01–13–02–03–13–04–02–24–03–02–01–32–03–22–12–01–1
Luton Town1–12–02–01–01–12–01–11–03–12–20–10–11–01–20–13–41–20–00–1
Manchester City0–12–12–12–00–22–11–02–30–33–03–32–13–12–12–03–33–22–11–1
Manchester United0–11–12–32–02–03–10–21–11–14–11–03–00–13–12–03–23–01–12–1
Norwich City0–02–01–32–20–32–11–02–01–11–31–20–32–61–03–03–13–22–10–4
Nottingham Forest0–22–27–03–00–11–03–14–32–12–21–31–15–01–12–03–12–01–22–1
Queens Park Rangers1–32–11–01–01–21–11–12–01–16–11–01–11–31–21–22–13–20–00–1
Sheffield United0–22–11–00–10–11–00–00–21–32–11–12–12–13–21–04–10–22–21–2
Southampton1–11–13–32–12–30–13–42–01–01–22–11–11–01–13–12–03–13–01–1
Sunderland0–01–31–00–02–11–22–20–10–12–01–12–11–21–00–10–11–00–00–0
Tottenham Hotspur0–02–11–12–21–13–03–30–01–32–13–11–22–11–10–04–02–03–34–2
Wimbledon0–30–02–11–00–33–12–10–11–22–01–11–30–03–13–01–11–12–25–1
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

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Locations of theFootball League First Division 1990–1991 teams
Locations of theFootball League First Division London teams 1990–1991

Second Division

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Football league season
Second Division
Season1990–91
ChampionsOldham Athletic
PromotedOldham Athletic
West Ham United
Sheffield Wednesday
Notts County
RelegatedWest Bromwich Albion
Hull City
Matches played552
Goals scored1,481 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerTeddy Sheringham
(38 goals)[3]

The Second Division promotion race ended with Oldham Athletic as champions, sealing a return to the First Division after a 68-year absence. West Ham United reclaimed their First Division status at the second attempt, finishing runners-up in the Second Division and also reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup. The final automatic promotion place was clinched by Sheffield Wednesday, who also won the Football League Cup to end their 56-year wait for a major trophy. Notts County then became the first team to win back-to-back promotions via the playoffs by beating Brighton 3-1 in the Second Division promotion clincher at Wembley.Teddy Sheringham found the net 38 times in the league for fifth-placed Millwall, but was unable to inspire victory in the playoffs, and was then sold to Nottingham Forest for £2.1million - a record fee for a Second Division player.

Hull City were relegated to the Third Division after six years, finishing bottom of the Second Division. They were joined in relegation on the final day by West Bromwich Albion, who had already endured the misery of an FA Cup third round exit at the hands of non-leagueWoking, and were now facing Third Division football for the first time in their history. However, the reorganisation of the league meant that there was one less relegation place this year, and it was Leicester City who took advantage of this by finishing 22nd and avoiding relegation.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Oldham Athletic(C, P)46251388353+3088Promotion to theFirst Division
2West Ham United(P)46241576034+2687
3Sheffield Wednesday(P)46221688051+2982
4Notts County(O, P)462311127655+2180Qualification for theSecond Division play-offs
5Millwall462013137051+1973
6Brighton & Hove Albion46217186369−670
7Middlesbrough46209176647+1969
8Barnsley461912156348+1569
9Bristol City46207196871−367
10Oxford United461419136966+361
11Newcastle United461417154956−759
12Wolverhampton Wanderers461319146363058
13Bristol Rovers461513185659−358
14Ipswich Town461318156068−857
15Port Vale461512195664−857
16Charlton Athletic461317165761−456
17Portsmouth461411215870−1253
18Plymouth Argyle461217175468−1453
19Blackburn Rovers461410225166−1552
20Watford461215194559−1451
21Swindon Town461214206573−850
22Leicester City46148246083−2350
23West Bromwich Albion(R)461018185261−948Relegation to theThird Division
24Hull City(R)461015215785−2845
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ AwayBARBLBB&HABRIBRRCHAHULIPSLEIMIDMILNEWNTCOLDOXFPLYPTVPORSHWSWIWATWBAWHUWOL
Barnsley0–12–12–01–01–13–15–11–11–01–21–11–00–13–01–01–14–01–15–12–11–11–01–1
Blackburn Rovers1–21–20–12–22–22–10–14–11–01–00–10–12–01–30–01–11–11–02–10–20–33–11–1
Brighton & Hove Albion1–01–00–10–13–23–12–13–02–40–04–20–01–20–33–21–23–20–43–33–02–01–01–1
Bristol City1–04–23–11–00–14–14–21–03–01–41–03–21–23–11–11–14–11–10–43–22–01–11–1
Bristol Rovers2–11–21–33–22–11–11–00–02–01–01–11–12–01–00–02–01–20–12–13–11–10–11–1
Charlton Athletic2–10–01–22–12–22–11–11–20–10–01–03–11–13–30–10–12–10–11–21–22–01–11–0
Hull City1–23–10–11–22–02–23–35–20–01–12–11–22–23–32–03–20–20–11–11–11–10–01–2
Ipswich Town2–02–11–31–12–14–42–03–20–10–32–10–01–21–13–13–02–20–21–11–11–00–10–0
Leicester City2–11–33–03–03–21–20–11–24–31–25–42–10–01–03–11–12–12–42–20–02–11–21–0
Middlesbrough1–00–12–02–11–21–23–01–16–02–13–01–00–10–00–04–01–20–22–01–23–20–02–0
Millwall4–12–13–01–21–13–13–31–12–12–20–11–20–01–24–11–22–04–21–00–24–11–12–1
Newcastle United0–01–00–00–00–21–31–22–22–10–01–20–23–22–22–02–02–11–01–11–01–11–10–0
Notts County2–34–12–13–23–22–22–13–10–23–20–13–02–03–14–01–12–10–20–01–04–30–11–1
Oldham Athletic2–01–16–12–12–01–11–22–02–02–01–11–12–13–05–32–03–13–23–24–12–11–14–1
Oxford United2–00–03–03–13–11–11–02–12–22–50–00–03–35–10–05–21–02–22–40–11–32–11–1
Plymouth Argyle1–14–12–01–02–22–04–10–02–01–13–20–10–01–22–22–01–11–13–31–12–00–11–0
Port Vale0–13–00–13–23–21–10–01–22–03–10–20–10–11–01–05–13–21–13–10–01–20–11–2
Portsmouth0–03–21–04–13–10–15–11–13–10–30–00–12–11–41–13–12–42–02–10–11–10–10–0
Sheffield Wednesday3–13–11–13–12–10–05–12–20–02–02–12–22–22–20–23–01–12–12–12–01–01–12–2
Swindon Town1–21–11–30–10–21–13–11–05–21–30–03–21–22–20–01–11–23–02–11–22–10–11–0
Watford0–00–30–12–31–12–10–11–11–00–31–21–21–31–11–12–02–10–12–22–21–10–13–1
West Bromwich Albion1–12–01–12–13–11–01–11–22–10–10–11–12–20–02–01–21–10–01–22–11–10–01–1
West Ham United3–21–02–11–01–02–17–13–11–00–03–11–11–22–02–02–20–01–11–32–01–03–11–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers0–52–32–34–01–13–00–02–22–11–04–12–10–22–33–33–13–13–13–21–20–02–22–1
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overview

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Joe Royle’s cavalierOldham Athletic side dramatically won the Second Division championship — an injury-time penalty completing a 3–2 come-from-behind win against Sheffield Wednesday in their final game, edging them the title from previous leadersWest Ham United, who would be promoted as runners-up. Joining them wereLeague Cup winnersSheffield Wednesday, who finished in third place.Neil Warnock guidedNotts County to a second successive victory in the promotion play-offs.

Hull City struggled throughout the 1990–91 season and not even the appointment of new managerTerry Dolan could save their Second Division status. They were joined on the last day of the season byWest Bromwich Albion, who went down to the Third Division for the first time in their history.Leicester City were saved from suffering the same humiliation by winning their final game of the season. Albion had sacked player-managerBrian Talbot in January following anFA Cup exit at the hands of non-leagueWoking, but his successorBobby Gould was unable to save Albion from the dreaded drop.

Newly promotedBristol Rovers attained their highest league finish in years, finishing 13th. But managerGerry Francis then resigned to take over at Queen’s Park Rangers, handing over the reins toMartin Dobson, who was just weeks into his job asNorthwich Victoria manager.

Jim Smith leftNewcastle United in March after more than two years at the helm, making a swift return to management withPortsmouth as successor toFrank Burrows, whileOssie Ardiles was the new man in charge onTyneside after leavingSwindon Town. 33-year-oldGlenn Hoddle was named as Swindon’s new manager.

Colin Todd departed fromMiddlesbrough after their failure to succeed in the play-offs, being replaced byLennie Lawrence who called time on nine years withCharlton Athletic, who appointedAlan Curbishley andSteve Gritt as joint player-managers.

David Pleat was sacked byLeicester City in February, withGordon Lee taking charge until the end of the season and being replaced byBrian Little.

In JanuaryJack Walker purchasedBlackburn Rovers.

Second Division play-offs

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Main article:Football League Championship play-offs § 1991

The semifinals were decided over two legs, and only the aggregates are given in the schemata below. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at:Football League Division Two play-offs 1991.

Semifinals
1st leg – May 19; 2nd leg – May 22, 1991		Final atWembley
June 2, 1991
        
4thNotts County112
7thMiddlesbrough101
4thNotts County3
6thBrighton & Hove Albion1
5thMillwall112
6thBrighton & Hove Albion426

Second Division maps

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Locations of theFootball League Second Division 1990–1991 teams
Locations of theFootball League Second Division London teams 1990–1991

Third Division

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An incredible season for the newly promoted teams in the Third Division saw champions Cambridge United, runners-up Grimsby Town and third placed Southend United all win a second successive promotion. The final promotion place went to playoff winners Tranmere Rovers, who had last played Second Division football in the 1930s, and prepared to thrive as this higher level by signing former Liverpool strikerJohn Aldridge shortly after securing promotion.

Rotherham United and Crewe Alexandra both dropped back into the Fourth Division after just two seasons in the Third Division, with this being Crewe's first relegation for over 20 years, while Mansfield Town's relegation ended their five-year spell in the Third Division. However, the reorganisation of the Football League meant one fewer relegation place in the Third Division, with Fulham finishing 21st but being spared from Fourth Division football for the first time as a result.

Football league season
Football LeagueThird Division
Season1990–91
ChampionsCambridge United (1st title)
PromotedGrimsby Town
Southend United
Tranmere Rovers
RelegatedCrewe Alexandra
Mansfield Town
Rotherham United
Matches played552
Goals scored1,381 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerBrett Angell(Southend United), 26;
Tony Philliskirk(Bolton Wanderers), 26[3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Cambridge United(C, P)462511107545+3086Promotion to theSecond Division
2Southend United(P)46267136751+1685
3Grimsby Town(P)462411116634+3283
4Bolton Wanderers462411116450+1483Qualification for theThird Division play-offs
5Tranmere Rovers(O, P)46239146446+1878
6Brentford462113125947+1276
7Bury462013136756+1173
8Bradford City462010166254+870
9Bournemouth461913145858070
10Wigan Athletic46209177154+1769
11Huddersfield Town461813155751+667
12Birmingham City461617134549−465
13Leyton Orient461810185558−364
14Stoke City461612185559−460
15Reading46178215366−1359
16Exeter City46169215852+657
17Preston North End461511205467−1356
18Shrewsbury Town461410226168−752
19Chester City46149234658−1251
20Swansea City46139244972−2348Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round
21Fulham461016204156−1546
22Crewe Alexandra(R)461111246280−1844Relegation to theFourth Division
23Rotherham United(R)461012245087−3742
24Mansfield Town(R)46814244263−2138
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted;(R) Relegated

Third Division results

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Home \ AwayBIRBOLBOUBRABREBRYCAMCHRCREEXEFULGRIHUDLEYMANPNEREAROTSHRSTDSTKSWATRAWIG
Birmingham City1–30–01–10–21–00–31–00–21–12–00–01–23–10–01–11–12–10–11–12–12–01–00–0
Bolton Wanderers3–14–10–11–01–32–21–03–21–03–00–01–11–01–11–23–10–01–01–00–11–02–12–1
Bournemouth1–21–03–12–01–10–11–01–12–13–02–13–12–20–00–02–04–23–23–11–11–01–00–3
Bradford City2–01–13–00–13–10–12–12–03–00–00–22–24–01–02–12–11–02–42–11–20–11–22–1
Brentford2–24–20–06–12–20–30–11–01–01–21–01–01–00–02–01–01–23–00–10–42–00–21–0
Bury0–12–22–40–01–13–12–11–33–11–13–22–11–01–03–12–13–12–10–11–11–03–02–2
Cambridge United0–12–14–02–10–02–21–13–41–01–01–00–01–02–11–13–04–13–11–43–02–03–12–3
Chester0–10–20–04–21–21–00–23–11–21–01–21–22–01–01–11–01–23–21–01–12–10–21–2
Crewe Alexandra1–11–30–20–03–32–23–11–31–11–11–21–13–33–02–21–03–11–20–21–23–02–31–0
Exeter City0–22–12–02–21–12–00–11–13–00–10–02–22–02–04–01–32–03–01–22–02–00–01–0
Fulham2–20–11–10–00–12–00–24–12–13–20–00–01–11–01–01–12–04–00–30–11–11–21–2
Grimsby Town0–00–15–01–12–00–11–02–00–12–13–04–02–22–04–13–02–11–01–02–01–00–14–3
Huddersfield Town0–14–01–31–21–22–13–11–13–11–01–01–11–02–21–00–24–02–11–23–01–22–11–0
Leyton Orient1–10–12–02–11–21–00–31–03–21–01–00–21–02–11–04–03–03–20–10–23–04–01–1
Mansfield Town1–24–01–10–10–20–12–21–01–30–21–11–10–03–30–12–01–22–10–10–02–00–21–1
Preston North End2–01–20–00–31–11–10–20–05–11–01–01–31–12–13–11–21–24–32–12–02–00–42–1
Reading2–20–12–11–21–21–02–22–22–11–01–02–01–21–22–13–32–01–22–41–00–01–03–1
Rotherham United1–12–21–10–22–20–33–22–11–12–43–11–41–30–01–11–00–22–20–10–02–31–15–1
Shrewsbury Town4–10–13–11–01–11–11–21–01–02–22–21–20–03–00–30–15–10–00–12–01–20–10–0
Southend United2–11–12–11–10–12–10–01–13–22–11–12–00–11–12–13–21–22–12–11–04–11–00–2
Stoke City0–12–21–32–12–22–21–12–31–02–12–10–02–01–23–10–10–13–11–34–02–21–12–0
Swansea City2–01–21–20–22–21–20–01–03–10–32–20–01–00–01–23–13–15–00–11–42–11–11–6
Tranmere Rovers1–01–11–02–12–11–22–01–22–01–01–11–22–03–06–22–10–01–21–13–11–22–11–1
Wigan Athletic1–12–12–03–01–01–20–12–01–04–12–02–01–11–20–22–11–02–02–24–14–02–40–1
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division play-offs

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Main article:Football League One play-offs § 1991

The semifinals were decided over two legs, and only the aggregates are given in the schemata below. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at:Football League Division Three play-offs 1991.

Semifinals
1st leg – May 19; 2nd leg – May 22, 1991		Final atWembley
June 1, 1991
        
4thBolton Wanderers112
7thBury101
4thBolton Wanderers0
5thTranmere Rovers (a.e.t.)1
5thTranmere Rovers213
6thBrentford202

Third Division maps

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Locations of theFootball League Third Division teams 1990–1991
Locations of theFootball League Third Division London teams 1990–1991

Fourth Division

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A year after sealing an instant return to the Football League,Darlington clinched the Fourth Division title to earn a second successive promotion. Their run of success under managerBrian Little attracted the attention of bigger clubs, and after the end of the season he accepted an offer to manage Leicester City in the Second Division. Stockport County finished runners-up to end their lengthy stay in the Fourth Division, and in doing so theirUruguayan manager became the first foreign manager to achieve promotion in the Football League. Hartlepool United, another team who had endured a long run in the league's lowest tier, sealed promotion in third place, with coachAlan Murray taking charge for the final four months of the season due to managerCyril Knowles becoming seriously ill, taking over on a permanent basis after the end of the season when Knowles declared himself unable to continue as manager. The fourth promotion place went to Peterborough United, despite theCambridgeshire club changing its manager twice of the course of the season, beginning withMark Lawrenson in charge, before switching toDave Booth in mid November and finally appointingChris Turner in January.

As with the Second and Third Divisions, the reorganisation of the Football League gave the Fourth Division an additional promotion place, with five teams going up this season instead of the usual four. The final promotion place was clinched by Torquay United, who defeated Blackpool in a penalty shootout in the playoff final, becoming the first Football League team to win promotion on penalties, and ending a run of nearly 20 seasons in the Fourth Division for theDevon club.

The admission of a 93rd club to the Football League for the 1991-92 season meant that there was no relegation from the Fourth Division this season, meaning that bottom placed Wrexham held onto their league status. Joining the league for the 1991-92 season were the Conference championsBarnet, managed by formerManchester United youth team playerBarry Fry.


Football league season
Football LeagueFourth Division
Season1990–91
ChampionsDarlington (1st title)
PromotedHartlepool United
Peterborough United
Stockport County
Torquay United
Relegated toConferenceNone
New club in the leagueDarlington
Matches played552
Goals scored1,415 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerSteve Norris(Halifax Town), 35[3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Darlington(C, P)46221776838+3083Promotion to theThird Division
2Stockport County(P)462313108447+3782
3Hartlepool United(P)462410126748+1982
4Peterborough United(P)46211786745+2280
5Blackpool462310137847+3179Qualification for theFourth Division play-offs
6Burnley462310137051+1979
7Torquay United(O, P)461818106447+1772
8Scunthorpe United462011157162+971
9Scarborough461912155956+369
10Northampton Town461813155758−167
11Doncaster Rovers461714155646+1065
12Rochdale461517145053−362
13Cardiff City461515164354−1160
14Lincoln City461417155061−1159
15Gillingham461218165760−354
16Walsall461217174851−353
17Hereford United461314195358−553
18Chesterfield461314194762−1553
19Maidstone United461312216671−551
20Carlisle United46139244789−4248
21York City461113224557−1246
22Halifax Town461210245979−2046
23Aldershot4610112561101−4041
24Wrexham461010264874−2640
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champions;(O) Play-off winners;(P) Promoted

Fourth Division results

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Aldershot1–41–20–03–01–00–21–11–02–21–51–00–34–33–35–02–22–23–22–22–30–43–20–1
Blackpool4–21–23–06–03–01–22–02–02–02–03–05–02–22–11–10–03–13–13–21–01–24–11–0
Burnley3–02–02–02–10–13–11–02–22–14–02–12–22–13–04–11–02–11–13–21–12–02–00–0
Cardiff City1–31–13–03–12–10–10–22–01–01–00–20–10–01–01–10–10–01–03–33–30–21–02–1
Carlisle United1–21–01–13–21–00–22–30–40–31–00–10–01–04–13–21–14–10–31–03–10–32–01–0
Chesterfield1–02–22–10–04–12–22–11–12–12–31–01–11–20–02–21–10–11–01–11–12–22–12–2
Darlington3–11–13–14–13–11–01–11–13–00–13–11–11–11–10–12–02–10–01–03–01–01–00–0
Doncaster Rovers3–01–02–11–14–00–10–11–11–22–23–11–03–02–10–21–00–22–31–01–12–03–12–2
Gillingham1–12–23–24–02–10–11–02–01–03–02–12–20–20–02–32–21–11–11–32–21–02–30–0
Halifax Town3–05–31–21–21–12–10–00–11–21–20–41–13–22–11–12–01–20–00–00–15–22–02–1
Hartlepool United1–01–20–00–24–12–00–01–11–02–12–12–01–03–12–02–22–02–03–10–02–12–10–1
Hereford United1–01–13–01–14–22–31–11–11–11–01–30–14–01–20–02–03–32–00–00–00–01–02–0
Lincoln City2–20–11–00–06–21–10–30–01–11–03–11–12–13–10–21–22–01–20–33–22–10–02–1
Maidstone United1–11–11–03–00–01–02–30–13–15–11–41–14–11–32–00–10–16–12–32–21–30–25–4
Northampton Town2–11–00–00–01–11–20–30–02–11–03–23–01–12–01–23–20–22–11–01–45–01–02–1
Peterborough United3–22–03–23–01–12–12–21–12–02–01–13–02–02–01–01–12–00–00–01–20–02–22–0
Rochdale4–02–10–00–00–13–01–10–31–31–10–02–10–03–21–10–31–12–11–00–03–22–02–1
Scarborough2–00–10–11–21–11–01–12–12–14–12–02–13–00–21–13–10–03–10–21–01–04–22–2
Scunthorpe United6–22–01–30–22–03–02–11–11–04–42–13–02–12–23–01–12–13–03–03–01–02–02–1
Stockport County3–20–02–21–13–13–13–10–01–15–11–34–24–01–02–02–13–02–25–02–13–02–02–0
Torquay United5–02–12–02–13–02–02–11–03–13–10–11–10–11–10–00–03–12–01–11–10–01–02–1
Walsall2–22–01–00–01–13–02–21–00–03–10–10–00–00–03–30–10–10–03–00–22–21–01–1
Wrexham4–20–12–41–03–01–11–12–13–01–22–21–22–22–20–20–02–11–21–01–32–11–10–4
York City2–00–12–01–22–00–20–13–11–13–30–01–01–00–10–10–40–22–02–20–20–01–00–0
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Overview

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Brian Little’sDarlington won the Fourth Division championship to earn a second successive promotion, while the other four promotion places went toStockport County,Hartlepool United,Peterborough United andTorquay United. Torquay were the eventual winners, beatingBlackpool in a penalty shootout.

Wrexham finished bottom of the league for the first time since1965–66, but due to League expansion they avoided relegation into the Conference.

Brian Little left Darlington just after their promotion success, taking over at Leicester City, leavingFrank Gray to pick up the pieces at theFeethams.

ManagerCyril Knowles departed from Hartlepool on sick leave three months before their promotion, with player-coachAlan Murray overseeing the final stages of the campaign. Murray took over on a permanent basis when Knowles confirmed that he would be unable to return to the club following brain surgery.

Fourth Division play-offs

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Main article:Football League Two play-offs § 1991

The semifinals were decided over two legs, and only the aggregates are given in the schemata below. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at:Football League Division Four play-offs 1991.

Semifinals
1st leg – May 19; 2nd leg – May 22, 1991		Final atWembley
May 31, 1991
        
5thBlackpool123
8thScunthorpe United112
5thBlackpool2 (4)
7thTorquay United (pen.)2 (5)
6thBurnley011
7thTorquay United202

Fourth Division maps

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Locations of theFootball League Fourth Division teams 1990–1991

See also

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References

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  1. ^"England 1990–91". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved2010-02-24.
  2. ^Because of the1985 UEFA ban, no English clubs played european matches between the 1985–86 and 1989–90 season, and England was therefore ranked as33rdArchived 2015-12-08 at theWayback Machine for the 1991/92-season in Europe which gave England only 1 spot inUEFA Cup.
  3. ^abcd"English League Leading Goalscorers".RSSSF. Retrieved2010-10-31.
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