1989–90 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City F.C. 1989–90 football season

Coventry City F.C.
1989–90 season
Manager	John Sillett
Football League First Division	12th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Semi-final
Full Members' Cup	Southern Section First Round
← 1988–89 1990–91 →

This article documents the 1989–90 season of football club Coventry City F.C.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	Norwich City	38	13	14	11	44	42	+2	53
11	Queens Park Rangers	38	13	11	14	45	44	+1	50
12	Coventry City	38	14	7	17	39	59	−20	49
13	Manchester United	38	13	9	16	46	47	−1	48	Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
14	Manchester City	38	12	12	14	43	52	−9	48

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

First Division

Coventry City v Everton

19 August 1989 1	Coventry City	2–0	Everton	Coventry
	Bannister 67' Speedie 90'			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 17,981

Arsenal v Coventry City

22 August 1989 2	Arsenal	2–0	Coventry City	London
	Marwood 50' Thomas 84'			Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 33,886

Crystal Palace v Coventry City

26 August 1989 3	Crystal Palace	0–1	Coventry City	London
			Kilcline	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 11,122

Coventry City v Manchester City

30 August 1989 4	Coventry City	2–1	Manchester City	Coventry
	Smith Gynn		White	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 16,111

Millwall v Coventry City

9 September 1989 5	Millwall	4–1	Coventry City	London
	Sheringham x 2 Anthrobus Dawes		Smith	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,062

Coventry City v Luton Town

16 September 1989 6	Coventry City	1–0	Luton Town	Coventry
	Bannister			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,207

Chelsea v Coventry City

23 September 1989 7	Chelsea	1–0	Coventry City	London
	Wilson			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 18,248

Sheffield Wednesday v Coventry City

30 September 1989 8	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Coventry City	Sheffield
				Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 15,054

Coventry City v Nottingham Forest

14 October 1989 9	Coventry City	0–2	Nottingham Forest	Coventry
			Crosby Rice	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,722

Coventry City v Manchester United

21 October 1989 10	Coventry City	1–4	Manchester United	Coventry
	Drinkell		Bruce Phelan Hughes x 2	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 19,605

Charlton Athletic v Coventry City

28 October 1989 11	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Coventry City	London
	Mortimer		Speedie	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 6,149

Liverpool v Coventry City

4 November 1989 12	Liverpool	0–1	Coventry City	Liverpool
			Regis	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 36,443

Coventry City v Southampton

11 November 1989 13	Coventry City	1–0	Southampton	Coventry
	Drinkell			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,151

Aston Villa v Coventry City

18 November 1989 14	Aston Villa	4–1	Coventry City	Birmingham
	Ormondroyd x 2 Platt (pen) Peake		Gynn	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 22,803

Coventry City v Norwich City

25 November 1989 15	Coventry City	1–0	Norwich City	Coventry
	Regis			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,999

Everton v Coventry City

2 December 1989 16	Everton	2–0	Coventry City	Liverpool
	McCall Watson			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 21,171

Coventry City v Arsenal

9 December 1989 17	Coventry City	0–1	Arsenal	Coventry
			Merson	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 16,255

Coventry City v Wimbledon

16 December 1989 18	Coventry City	2–1	Wimbledon	Coventry
	Borrows Curle o.g.		Young	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 8,308

Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City

26 December 1989 19	Queens Park Rangers	1–1	Coventry City	London
	Falco		Speedie	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 9,889

Derby County v Coventry City

30 December 1989 20	Derby County	4–1	Coventry City	Derby
	Hebberd x2 Pickering Ramage		Speedie	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,011

Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur

1 January 1990 21	Coventry City	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Coventry
				Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 19,559

Coventry City v Crystal Palace

13 January 1990 22	Coventry City	1–0	Crystal Palace	Coventry
	Speedie			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 10,858

Manchester City v Coventry City

20 January 1990 23	Manchester City	1–0	Coventry City	Manchester
	White			Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 24,345

Coventry City v Chelsea

3 February 1990 24	Coventry City	3–2	Chelsea	Coventry
	McAllister o.g. Regis Livingstone		Dixon Dorigo	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,243

Coventry City v Millwall

17 February 1990 25	Coventry City	3–1	Millwall	Coventry
	Smith Livingstone x2		Cascarino	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 10,981

Coventry City v Aston Villa

4 March 1990 26	Coventry City	2–0	Aston Villa	Coventry
	Drinkell Smith			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 17,891

Luton Town v Coventry City

7 March 1990 27	Luton Town	3–2	Coventry City	Luton
	Black Gray Dowie		Drinkell Regis	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,244

Nottingham Forest v Coventry City

10 March 1990 28	Nottingham Forest	2–4	Coventry City	Nottingham
	Currie Laws		Drinkell Gallacher Speedie x2	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 18,750

Norwich City v Coventry City

14 March 1990 29	Norwich City	0–0	Coventry City	Norwich
				Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 13,673

Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday

17 March 1990 30	Coventry City	1–4	Sheffield Wednesday	Coventry
	Gynn		Hirst Worthington Sheridan Atkinson	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 13,339

Coventry City v Charlton Athletic

24 March 1990 31	Coventry City	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Coventry
	Gallacher		Minto Drinkell o.g.	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 9,997

Manchester United v Coventry City

31 March 1990 32	Manchester United	3–0	Coventry City	Manchester
	Hughes x2 Robins			Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 39,172

Coventry City v Derby County

7 April 1990 33	Coventry City	1–0	Derby County	Coventry
	Wright o.g.			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,157

Tottenham Hotspur v Coventry City

14 April 1990 34	Tottenham Hotspur	3–2	Coventry City	London
	Stewart Lineker x2		Smith Speedie	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 23,917

Coventry City v Queens Park Rangers

16 April 1990 35	Coventry City	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Coventry
	Smith		Maddix	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 10,039

Wimbledon v Coventry City

21 April 1990 36	Wimbledon	0–0	Coventry City	London
				Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 4,086

Southampton v Coventry City

28 April 1990 37	Southampton	3–0	Coventry City	Southampton
	Le Tissier (pen) Horne Osman			Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,359

Coventry City v Liverpool

5 May 1990 38	Coventry City	1–6	Liverpool	Coventry
	Gallacher 2'		Rush 16' Barnes 37', 39', 61' Rosenthal 50', 69'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 23,204

FA Cup

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup Northampton Town v Coventry City

6 January 1990 Round 3	Northampton Town	1–0	Coventry City	Northampton
				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 11,648

League Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup Grimsby Town v Coventry City

19 September 1989 Round 2 Leg 1	Grimsby Town	3–1	Coventry City	Cleethorpes
				Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 10,150

Coventry City v Grimsby Town

4 October 1989 Round 2 Leg 2	Coventry City	3–0 (4–3 agg.)	Grimsby Town	Coventry
				Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,327

Queens Park Rangers v Coventry City

25 October 1989 Round 3	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Coventry City	London
				Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 9,277

Manchester City v Coventry City

22 November 1989 Round 4	Manchester City	0–1	Coventry City	Manchester
			Regis	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 23,355

Sunderland v Coventry City

17 January 1990 Quarter Final	Sunderland	0–0	Coventry City	Sunderland
				Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 27,218

Coventry City v Sunderland

24 January 1990 Quarter Final Replay	Coventry City	5–0	Sunderland	Coventry
	Livingstone (4) Gynn			Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 21,219

Nottingham Forest v Coventry City

11 February 1990 Semi Final First Leg	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Coventry City	Nottingham
	Clough (pen) Pearce		Livingstone	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,153

Coventry City v Nottingham Forest

25 February 1990 Semi Final Second Leg	Coventry City	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Nottingham Forest	Coventry
				Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 25,900

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1989–90 Full Members' Cup Coventry City v Wimbledon

29 November 1989 Southern Section Round 1	Coventry City	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Wimbledon	Coventry
				Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 3,781

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Steve Ogrizovic
—	GK	ENG	Keith Waugh
—	GK	IRL	Dean Kiely
—	DF	ENG	Peter Billing
—	DF	ENG	Brian Borrows
—	DF	ENG	Brian Kilcline
—	DF	ENG	Trevor Peake
—	DF	ENG	Tony Dobson
—	DF	ENG	Martyn Booty
—	DF	ENG	Greg Downs
—	DF	ENG	Paul Edwards
—	DF	ENG	David Titterton
—	MF	ENG	Howard Clark
—	MF	ENG	Dean Emerson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Kevin MacDonald
—	MF	ENG	Micky Gynn
—	MF	ENG	Lloyd McGrath
—	MF	SCO	Dougie McGuire
—	MF	ENG	Lee Middleton
—	MF	ENG	David Smith
—	MF	ENG	Keith Thompson
—	FW	ENG	Gary Bannister
—	FW	ENG	Kevin Drinkell
—	FW	SCO	Kevin Gallacher
—	FW	ENG	Cyrille Regis
—	FW	SCO	David Speedie
—	FW	ENG	Steve Livingstone

Notes

Manchester United qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as the 1989–90 FA Cup winners.

References

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1989–90 in English football

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National teams

League
competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two North, Two South) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Full Members' Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final)

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Oldham Athletic Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Sheffield United Sunderland Swindon Town Stoke City Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division	Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Cardiff City Chester City Crewe Alexandra Fulham Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Northampton Town Preston North End Notts County Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Swansea City Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Athletic
Fourth Division	Aldershot Burnley Cambridge United Carlisle United Chesterfield Colchester United Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Gillingham Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Lincoln City Maidstone United Peterborough United Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Torquay United Wrexham York City

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