1990–91 Norwich City F.C. season

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

Norwich City
1990–91 season
ChairmanRobert Chase
ManagerDave Stringer
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division15th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupThird round
Full Members CupSouthern final
Player of the YearIan Culverhouse
Top goalscorerGordon/Sherwood (7)
Average home league attendance15,468

Season summary

In the 1990-91 season, Norwich had a good run in the FA Cup, which includes a 'live TV' win over Manchester United, ends with a 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the quarter finals. The Canaries also reached the Southern Area final of the Full Members Cup before losing to Crystal Palace over two legs. In the league, Norwich finished in a disappointing 15th place, but weren't in relegation danger for much of the season. Youngsters that made their mark that season included Daryl Sutch, Chris Sutton and Robert Ullathorne.

Final league table
Main article: 1990–91 Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 24 13 1 74 18 +56 83[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the European Cup
2 Liverpool 38 23 7 8 77 40 +37 76 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
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[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
7 Wimbledon 38 14 14 10 53 46 +7 56
8 Nottingham Forest 38 14 12 12 65 50 +15 54
9 Everton 38 13 12 13 50 46 +4 51
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 16 11 51 50 +1 49 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
11 Chelsea 38 13 10 15 58 69 −11 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 38 12 10 16 44 53 −9 46
13 Sheffield United 38 13 7 18 36 55 −19 46
14 Southampton 38 12 9 17 58 69 −11 45
15 Norwich City 38 13 6 19 41 64 −23 45
16 Coventry City 38 11 11 16 42 49 −7 44
17 Aston Villa 38 9 14 15 46 58 −12 41
18 Luton Town 38 10 7 21 42 61 −19 37
19 Sunderland (R) 38 8 10 20 38 60 −22 34 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Derby County (R) 38 5 9 24 37 75 −38 24
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

Results
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 6 19 41 64  −23 45 9 3 7 27 32  −5 4 3 12 14 32  −18

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAAHHAHHHAAHAA
ResultWLLLLWLLDWWDWLLWWWLLLWWLDDWDLLDWLLLWLL
Position5815171716171717161212911131010999111110101010101011131310131516131315
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad

[1] 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  SCO Bryan Gunn
— GK  ENG Jon Sheffield
— GK  WAL Mark Walton
— DF  ENG Paul Blades
— DF  WAL Mark Bowen
— DF  ENG Ian Butterworth
— DF  ENG Ian Culverhouse
— DF  ENG Jason Minett
— DF  ENG Adrian Pennock
— DF  ENG John Polston
— DF  ENG Daryl Sutch
— DF  ENG Robert Ullathorne
— DF  ENG Colin Woodthorpe
— MF  ENG Steve Ball
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Ian Crook
— MF  MSR Ruel Fox
— MF  ENG Dale Gordon
— MF  WAL Jeremy Goss
— MF  WAL David Phillips
— MF  ENG Tim Sherwood
— MF  ENG David Smith
— FW  SCO Robert Fleck
— FW  DEN Henrik Mortensen
— FW  IRL Lee Power
— FW  ENG Robert Rosario
— FW  ENG Chris Sutton
— FW  ENG Robert Taylor

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name To Fee
17 July 1990 DF Colin Woodthorpe Chester City £175,000
18 July 1990 DF Paul Blades Derby County £700,000
24 July 1990 DF John Polston Tottenham Hotspur £250,000
18 September 1990 MF Steve Ball Colchester United Free transfer

Out
Date Pos Name To Fee
4 July 1990 DF Andy Linighan Arsenal £1,250,000
5 July 1990 MF Andy Townsend Chelsea £1,200,000
18 March 1991 GK Jon Sheffield Cambridge United Free transfer
22 March 1991 FW Robert Rosario Coventry City £600,000
Transfers in: £1,125,000
Transfers out: £2,050,000
Total spending: £925,000

References
  1. http://www.11v11.com/teams/norwich-city/tab/players/season/1991
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