1990–91 Derby County F.C. season

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

Derby County
1990–91 season
ChairmanRobert Maxwell
ManagerArthur Cox
StadiumBaseball Ground
First Division20th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Full Members CupQuarter finals
(Northern Area)
Player of the YearDean Saunders
Top goalscorerLeague: Dean Saunders (17)
All: Dean Saunders (21)
Highest home attendance21,729 vs Nottingham Forest
(24 Nov 1990, First Division)
Lowest home attendance7,270 vs Coventry City
(19 Dec 1990, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance16,257

Season summary

In the 1990-91 season, the Rams endured an even worse season than the one before. Between December 1990 and April 1991, Derby went a club record 20 games without a win and equalled the worst ever home league defeat when they crashed 7–1 at home to Liverpool. Gates dropped to 11,000 from an opening match crowd of 18,011 against Sheffield United and the team looked a shadow of the one that had finished fifth two years before as they were relegated and finished bottom of the table with just 5 wins and 24 points from 38 games, a massive 13 points from safety.

Final league table
Main article: 1990–91 Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Arsenal38154051109912387418+5683
2Liverpool381432421394635277740+3776
3Crystal Palace381162261793724245041+969
4Leeds United381225462375719246547+1864
5Manchester City381234352558629286453+1162
6Manchester United381144341758624285845+1359
7Wimbledon38865282268525245346+756
8Nottingham Forest381144422138823296550+1554
9Everton38955261547824315046+451
10Tottenham Hotspur38892352237916285150+149
11Chelsea3810633325341225445869– 1149
12Queens Park Rangers388562722451017314453– 946
13Sheffield United389372323441113323655– 1946
14Southampton389643322331325475869– 1145
15Norwich City389372732431214324164– 2345
16Coventry City3810633016151312334249– 744
17Aston Villa387932925251217334658– 1241
18Luton Town387572218321420434261– 1937
19Sunderland386671516241323443860– 2234
20Derby County383882536211612393775– 3824
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.
Key
League Champions, qualified for the European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
Relegated
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 5 9 24 37 75  −38 24 3 8 8 25 36  −11 2 1 16 12 39  −27

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHHAAAAAHHHA
ResultLDDLLLLLDWWDLWWLDLLDLLLLDDLLLDLLLLLWLL
Position1613161920202020191919191917141514171818181919202020202020202020202020202020
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Derby County's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 August 1990ChelseaA1–224,652Saunders
29 August 1990Sheffield UnitedH1–118,011Saunders
1 September 1990WimbledonH1–112,469Saunders (pen)
8 September 1990Tottenham HotspurA0–329,614
15 September 1990Aston VillaH0–219,024
22 September 1990Norwich CityA1–213,258Patterson
29 September 1990Crystal PalaceH0–215,202
6 October 1990LiverpoolA0–237,076
20 October 1990Manchester CityH1–117,884Saunders
27 October 1990SouthamptonA1–016,328Harford
3 November 1990Luton TownH2–115,008Callaghan, Saunders (pen)
10 November 1990Manchester UnitedH0–021,115
17 November 1990Leeds UnitedA0–327,868
24 November 1990Nottingham ForestH2–121,729Ramage, Saunders
1 December 1990SunderlandA2–121,212Saunders, Harford
15 December 1990ChelseaH4–615,057Hebberd, Micklewhite, Saunders (2)
23 December 1990Queens Park RangersH1–116,429Saunders
26 December 1990ArsenalA0–325,538
29 December 1990EvertonA0–225,361
1 January 1991Coventry CityH1–115,741Harford
12 January 1991WimbledonA1–34,724Harford
20 January 1991Tottenham HotspurH0–117,747
26 January 1991Sheffield UnitedA0–118,390
2 February 1991Aston VillaA2–321,852Harford, Sage
23 February 1991Norwich CityH0–014,102
2 March 1991SunderlandH3–316,027Saunders (3, 1 pen)
16 March 1991Crystal PalaceA1–214,752Micklewhite
23 March 1991LiverpoolH1–720,531Saunders
30 March 1991ArsenalH0–218,397
1 April 1991Queens Park RangersA1–112,036Harford
10 April 1991Nottingham ForestA0–125,109
13 April 1991Coventry CityA0–311,961
16 April 1991Manchester UnitedA1–332,776P Williams
20 April 1991Manchester CityA1–224,037Harford
23 April 1991Leeds UnitedH0–112,666
4 May 1991SouthamptonH6–211,680Phillips, Saunders (2), P Williams (3, 1 pen)
8 May 1991EvertonH2–312,403Saunders, Harford (pen)
11 May 1991Luton TownA0–212,889

FA Cup
Main article: 1990-91 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1991Newcastle UnitedA0–219,584

League Cup
Main article: 1990-91 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg26 September 1990Carlisle UnitedA1–17,628Saunders
R2 2nd Leg10 October 1990Carlisle UnitedH1–0 (won 2-1 on agg)12,253Saunders
R331 October 1990SunderlandH6–016,422Harford (3), Bennett (own goal), Ramage (2)
R428 November 1990Sheffield WednesdayA1–125,649Saunders
R4R12 December 1990Sheffield WednesdayH1–217,050Micklewhite

Full Members Cup
Main article: 1990-91 Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
NR219 December 1990Coventry CityH1–07,270Callaghan
NQF22 January 1991Leeds UnitedA1–26,642Saunders

Squad

[2] 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 Scott Cooksey
— GK  ENG Peter Shilton
— GK  ENG Martin Taylor
— DF  ENG Robbie Briscoe
— DF  ENG Jonathan Davidson
— DF  ENG Michael Forsyth
— DF  ENG Jason Kavanagh
— DF  ENG Mark Patterson
— DF  ENG Justin Phillips
— DF  WAL Mel Sage
— DF  ENG Alex Watson (on loan from Liverpool)
— DF  ENG Paul Williams
— DF  ENG Mark Wright
— MF  ENG Nigel Callaghan (on loan from Aston Villa)
— MF  ENG Martyn Chalk
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Steve Cross
— MF  ENG Steve Hayward
— MF  ENG Trevor Hebberd
— MF  SCO Ted McMinn
— MF  ENG Gary Micklewhite
— MF  ENG Nick Pickering
— MF  ENG Craig Ramage
— MF  WAL Geraint Williams
— MF  SCO Ian Wilson
— FW  ENG Bobby Davison (on loan from Leeds United)
— FW  SKN Kevin Francis
— FW  ENG Phil Gee
— FW  ENG Mick Harford
— FW  WAL Dean Saunders
— FW  ENG Jason White

Transfers

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
18 July 1990 DF Paul Blades Norwich City £700,000
7 February 1991 GK Scott Cooksey Shrewsbury Town Free transfer
21 February 1991 FW Kevin Francis Stockport County £45,000
Transfers in: £0
Transfers out: £745,000
Total spending: £745,000

References
  1. Ltd, Statto Organisation. "Derby County results for the 1990-1991 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. "All Derby County players: 1991". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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