1989–90 Leicester City F.C. season

1989–90 season of Leicester City

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Leicester City 1989–90 football season

Leicester City
1989–90 season
Chairman	Terry Shipman
Manager	David Pleat
Second Division	13th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Full Members Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	McAllister (10)
Average home league attendance	11,715
← 1988–89 1990–91 →

During the 1989–90 English football season, Leicester City competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

The Foxes had a very poor start to the season, with only one win from the first twelve league games that saw Leicester bottom of the second tier of English football for the first time since February 1915. At the end of the year, the Foxes found form with six wins from Seven games guided Leicester to mid-table and stayed there for most of the season, settling for a 13th-place finish. In March 1990, there was another chapter in the club's boardroom history when chairman Terry Shipman's father Len died at the age of 87.

Final league table

Main article: 1989–90 Football League § Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Port Vale	46	15	16	15	62	57	+5	61
12	Portsmouth	46	15	16	15	62	65	−3	61
13	Leicester City	46	15	14	17	67	79	−12	59
14	Hull City	46	14	16	16	58	65	−7	58
15	Watford	46	14	15	17	58	60	−2	57

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

Results

Leicester City's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 August 1989	Hull City	A	1–1	8,158	Clarke
23 August 1989	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–1	11,411
26 August 1989	Newcastle United	H	2–2	13,693	McAllister, Spearing
2 September 1989	Watford	A	1–3	10,252	McAllister
9 September 1989	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–3	10,700	Reid
16 September 1989	Bradford City	A	0–2	8,732
23 September 1989	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1–0	8,926	Glover
27 September 1989	Sunderland	H	2–3	10,843	Williams, Paris
30 September 1989	Oldham Athletic	A	0–1	6,407
7 October 1989	Port Vale	A	1–2	7,268	Reid
14 October 1989	Oxford United	H	0–0	8,199
17 October 1989	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–3	10,037	Reid
21 October 1989	Swindon Town	H	2–1	8,547	Reid (2)
28 October 1989	Barnsley	A	2–2	6,856	North, Wright
1 November 1989	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–0	16,580
4 November 1989	Sheffield United	A	1–1	15,971	North
11 November 1989	Leeds United	H	4–3	18,032	Ramsey (2), Moran, McAllister
18 November 1989	Ipswich Town	H	0–1	11,661
25 November 1989	Stoke City	A	1–0	12,264	Mills
2 December 1989	Hull City	H	2–1	8,616	Paris, McAllister (pen)
9 December 1989	Blackburn Rovers	A	4–2	7,538	McAllister (pen), Morgan, Campbell, Wright
16 December 1989	Middlesbrough	A	1–4	11,428	McAllister (pen)
26 December 1989	Bournemouth	H	2–1	14,128	Campbell, Mills
30 December 1989	West Ham United	H	1–0	16,925	Mauchlen
1 January 1990	Portsmouth	A	3–2	9,387	Moran, Campbell (2)
13 January 1990	Newcastle United	A	4–5	20,785	Wright, Walsh, McAllister, Campbell
20 January 1990	Watford	H	1–1	11,466	Mills
10 February 1990	Bradford City	A	1–1	10,281	Oldfield
17 February 1990	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–1	7,498
21 February 1990	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–0	10,902	Oldfield
24 February 1990	Stoke City	H	2–1	12,245	Oldfield, Reid
3 March 1990	Ipswich Town	A	2–2	12,237	Walsh, Oldfield
10 March 1990	Sunderland	A	2–2	13,017	Mills, James
17 March 1990	Port Vale	H	2–0	10,076	North, Walsh
21 March 1990	Oxford United	A	2–4	5,744	Reid, McAllister
24 March 1990	Plymouth Argyle	H	1–1	9,395	McAllister (pen)
31 March 1990	Swindon Town	A	1–1	8,561	Kelly
3 April 1990	Oldham Athletic	H	3–0	10,368	North, Kelly (2)
7 April 1990	Barnsley	H	2–2	8,620	Kelly (2)
10 April 1990	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–5	18,175
14 April 1990	Portsmouth	H	1–1	8,407	James
17 April 1990	Bournemouth	A	3–2	6,781	North, Oldfield, Reid
21 April 1990	Middlesbrough	H	2–1	9,203	Kelly (2)
28 April 1990	Leeds United	A	1–2	32,597	McAllister
2 May 1990	West Ham United	A	1–3	17,939	Ramsey
5 May 1990	Sheffield United	H	2–5	21,134	Mills, North

FA Cup

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R3	6 January 1990	Barnsley	H	1–2	16,278	Paris

League Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R2 First Leg	19 September 1989	Crystal Palace	A	2–1	7,382	Kitson, Reid
R2 Second Leg	4 October 1989	Crystal Palace	H	2–3 (lost on away goals)	10,283	Clarke, Paris

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Full Members Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
R1	14 November 1989	Charlton Athletic	A	1–2	1,565	Campbell

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	Martin Hodge
-	DF	ENG	Rob Johnson
-	DF	ENG	Tony Spearing
-	MF	SCO	Ali Mauchlen (captain)
-	DF	ENG	Alan Paris
-	DF	SCO	Allan Evans
-	FW	ENG	Kevin Russell
-	MF	SCO	Tommy Wright
-	MF	SCO	Gary McAllister
-	MF	ENG	Gary Mills
-	MF	ENG	Paul Reid
-	MF	NIR	Paul Ramsey
-	DF	ENG	Steve Walsh
-	DF	ENG	Tony James
-	DF	ENG	Simon Morgan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	FW	ENG	Paul Kitson
-	FW	SCO	Lee Glover (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
-	MF	ENG	Darren Williams
-	FW	ENG	Marc North
-	MF	ENG	Scott Oakes
-	GK	ENG	Carl Muggleton
-	FW	ENG	Paul Moran (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
-	FW	ENG	Kevin Campbell (on loan from Arsenal)
-	MF	ENG	Jason Peake
-	DF	ENG	Ian Baraclough
-	MF	ENG	David Oldfield
-	FW	IRL	David Kelly
-	DF	ENG	Richard Smith
-	DF	ENG	Des Linton
-	MF	ENG	Gary Fitzpatrick

Left club during the season

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
-	FW	ENG	Steve Wilkinson (to Mansfield Town)
-	MF	ENG	Dave Puttnam (to Lincoln City)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
-	FW	ENG	Wayne Clarke (to Manchester City)

References

"Leicester City 1989-1990 Home". statto.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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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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