1990–91 Southampton F.C. season

During the 1990–91 English football season, Southampton competed in the Football League First Division.

Southampton F.C.
1990–91 season
ChairmanGuy Askham
ManagerChris Nicholl
StadiumThe Dell
First Division14th
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter finals
Full Members CupQuarter finals
(Southern Area)
Player of the YearAlan Shearer
Top goalscorerLeague: Le Tissier (19)
All: Le Tissier (23)
Highest home attendance21,405 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(29 Dec 1990, First Division)
Lowest home attendance5,071 vs QPR
(20 Nov 1990, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance15,413

Season summary

In the 1990–91 season, Southampton had a disappointing campaign, finding themselves at the bottom half of the table for most of the season. On 16 March they lost 4–3 at home to Everton and sat only four points clear of the relegation places, but four wins from their final nine league games of the season saved them from relegation. At the end of the season, their manager Chris Nicholl was sacked and was replaced by Ian Branfoot, who was assistant to Steve Coppell at Crystal Palace.

Final league table
Main article: 1990–91 Football League § First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 12 9 17 58 69  −11 45 9 6 4 33 22  +11 3 3 13 25 47  −22

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAAHAHHHAH
ResultDWLLWLLDWLDWLLLLDLWWLWDLLWLDLWDWLDWWLD
Position8610141011151513141581112151714141413151213141413151618161715161515121514
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Southampton's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 August 1990Aston VillaA1–129,542Le Tissier
28 August 1990Norwich CityH1–017,206Polston (own goal)
1 September 1990Luton TownH1–213,538Rideout
8 September 1990Nottingham ForestA1–318,559Rod Wallace
15 September 1990Sheffield UnitedH2–014,340Le Tissier, Rod Wallace
22 September 1990Manchester UnitedA2–341,228Rod Wallace, Rideout
29 September 1990EvertonA0–323,093
6 October 1990ChelseaH3–316,911Shearer, Rod Wallace, Ruddock
20 October 1990Coventry CityA2–110,040Billing (own goal), Le Tissier
27 October 1990Derby CountyH0–116,328
3 November 1990WimbledonA1–15,485Le Tissier (pen)
10 November 1990Queens Park RangersH3–114,970Le Tissier, Rod Wallace, Rideout
17 November 1990ArsenalA0–436,229
24 November 1990Crystal PalaceH2–315,851Rideout, Shaw (own goal)
1 December 1990Leeds UnitedA1–229,341Rideout
8 December 1990Norwich CityA1–311,705Le Tissier
15 December 1990Aston VillaH1–116,604Le Tissier
22 December 1990LiverpoolA2–331,894Rod Wallace (2)
26 December 1990Manchester CityH2–116,029Le Tissier, Horne
29 December 1990Tottenham HotspurH3–021,405Le Tissier (2), Rod Wallace
1 January 1991SunderlandA0–119,757
12 January 1991Luton TownA4–39,021Le Tissier (2), Rod Wallace (2)
19 January 1991Nottingham ForestH1–116,044Walker (own goal)
2 February 1991Sheffield UnitedA1–416,887Moore
23 February 1991Queens Park RangersA1–211,009Le Tissier (pen)
2 March 1991Leeds UnitedH2–016,585Cockerill, Rideout
9 March 1991Crystal PalaceA1–214,529Cockerill
13 March 1991Manchester UnitedH1–115,701Ruddock
16 March 1991EvertonH3–415,410Newell (own goal), Shearer, Ruddock
23 March 1991ChelseaA2–013,391Shearer, Le Tissier (pen)
30 March 1991Manchester CityA3–323,163Le Tissier, McLoughlin, Osman
1 April 1991LiverpoolH1–020,255Le Tissier
6 April 1991Tottenham HotspurA0–224,291
9 April 1991ArsenalH1–121,200Le Tissier
13 April 1991SunderlandH3–116,812Shearer, Le Tissier (pen), Rod Wallace
20 April 1991Coventry CityH2–115,461Rod Wallace (2)
4 May 1991Derby CountyA2–611,680Le Tissier (pen), Rod Wallace
11 May 1991WimbledonH1–117,052Case

FA Cup
Main article: 1990–91 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1991Ipswich TownH3–215,101Shearer, Le Tissier (2)
R426 January 1991Coventry CityA1–114,013Shearer (pen)
R4R29 January 1991Coventry CityH2–017,001Case, Rod Wallace
R525 February 1991Nottingham ForestH1–118,512Ruddock
R5R4 March 1991Nottingham ForestA1–326,633Rod Wallace

League Cup
Main article: 1990–91 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg25 September 1990RochdaleA5–03,855Shearer (2), Rod Wallace, Horne, Ruddock
R2 2nd Leg9 October 1990RochdaleH3–0 (won 8–0 on agg)6,754Banger (3)
R330 October 1990Ipswich TownA2–015,573Le Tissier, Rod Wallace
R427 November 1990Crystal PalaceH2–013,765Shearer, Le Tissier
QF16 January 1991Manchester UnitedH1–121,011Shearer 71'
QFR23 January 1991Manchester UnitedA2–341,093Shearer 53', pen 87'

Full Members Cup
Main article: 1990–91 Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
SR220 November 1990Queens Park RangersH4–05,071Shearer (2), Horne, Law (own goal)
SQF20 February 1991Norwich CityA1–25,920Ruddock

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 Ian Andrews
— GK  ENG Tim Flowers
— DF  ENG Micky Adams
— DF  ENG Francis Benali
— DF  URS Oleksiy Cherednyk
— DF  ENG Andy Cook
— DF  ENG Steve Davis
— DF  ENG Jason Dodd
— DF  ENG Jon Gittens
— DF  ENG Richard Hall
— DF  IRL Jeff Kenna
— DF  ENG Kevin Moore
— DF  ENG Russell Osman
— DF  ENG Neil Ruddock
— DF  ENG Ray Wallace
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ENG Jimmy Case
— MF  ENG Glenn Cockerill
— MF  WAL Barry Horne
— MF  ENG Matt Le Tissier
— MF  ENG Neil Maddison
— MF  IRL Alan McLoughlin
— MF  WAL Lee Powell
— MF  ENG Tommy Widdrington
— FW  ENG Nicky Banger
— FW  URS Sergey Gotsmanov
— FW  ENG Paul Rideout
— FW  ENG Alan Shearer
— FW  WAL Gareth Taylor
— FW  ENG Rod Wallace

Transfers

In
Date Pos Name From Fee
13 December 1990 MF Alan McLoughlin Swindon Town £1,000,000
13 February 1991 DF Richard Hall Scunthorpe United £200,000
28 March 1991 DF Jon Gittens Swindon Town £400,000

Out
Transfers in: £1,600,000
Transfers out: £0
Total spending: [3] 1,600,000

References
  1. "Southampton results for the 1990-1991 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  2. "All Southampton players: 1991". 11v11.com. 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  3. £
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