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Norwich City 1989–90 football season
Norwich City
1989–90 season
ChairmanRobert Chase
ManagerDave Stringer
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Full Members CupQuarter-final
Player of the YearMark Bowen
Top goalscorerLeague: Robert Fleck/Mark Bowen (7)
All: Robert Fleck (12)
Highest home attendance20,210 v Liverpool
Lowest home attendance12,640 v Crystal Palace
Average home league attendance16,737
Home colours Away colours
← 1988–891990–91 →

For the 1989–90 season, Norwich City F.C. competed in Football League Division One, as well as the FA Cup, League Cup and Full Members' Cup.

Overview

The previous season had been Norwich City's most successful to that point, with the club finishing fourth in Division One and reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup, so they might have been expected to be in competition to win one or more trophies. This, however, was not to be the case. While Norwich never looked in danger of being relegated from the top flight, they would finish mid-table and be eliminated early from all three cup competitions.

Although they defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 in the Full Members' Cup, they would not win a league game by more than 2–0, which they achieved eight times. Their heaviest defeat was 4–0 away at Tottenham. The highest scoring game was a 4–4 home draw with Southampton.

Squad

Squad at end of season (5 May 1990)

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 Scotland SCO Bryan Gunn
GK Wales WAL Mark Walton
GK England ENG Jon Sheffield
DF England ENG Ian Culverhouse (3rd captain)
DF Wales WAL Mark Bowen
DF England ENG Ian Butterworth (captain)
DF England ENG Andy Linighan
DF England ENG Adrian Pennock
DF England ENG Andy Theodosiou
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Townsend (vice-captain)
MF England ENG Dale Gordon
MF England ENG Ian Crook
MF Wales WAL David Phillips
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Tim Sherwood
MF England ENG Jeremy Goss
MF England ENG Ruel Fox
MF Denmark DEN Henrik Mortensen
MF England ENG David Smith
MF England ENG Jason Minett
MF England ENG Daryl Sutch
MF England ENG Robert Taylor
FW Scotland SCO Robert Fleck
FW England ENG Robert Rosario
FW England ENG Dean Coney
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Power

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee Reference
4 July 1989 DF Andy Theodosiou Tottenham Hotspur Free
18 July 1989 MF Tim Sherwood Tottenham Hotspur £175,000
31 July 1989 MF David Phillips Coventry City £550,000
15 August 1989 GK Mark Walton Colchester United £75,000
2 October 1989 MF Henrik Mortensen Aarhus £400,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee Reference
8 June 1989 MF Mike Phelan Manchester United £750,000
14 August 1989 MF Trevor Putney Middlesbrough £300,000
18 August 1989 FW Alan Reeves Chester City £10,000
1 November 1989 MF Paul Cook Wolverhampton Wanderers £250,000
4 December 1989 MF Mike Flynn Preston North End £125,000
20 March 1990 FW Malcolm Allen Millwall £400,000

Loans in

Date Pos Name From Until Reference
1 March 1990 DF Nicky Tanner Liverpool 31 March 1990

Loans out

Date Pos Name To Until Reference
22 September 1989 GK Jon Sheffield Aldershot 11 November 1989
21 March 1990 GK Jon Sheffield Ipswich Town End of season

Final table

Main article: 1989–90 Football League First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Wimbledon 38 13 16 9 47 40 +7 55
9 Nottingham Forest 38 15 9 14 55 47 +8 54
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
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Division One

Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City
19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1 Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Norwich City Sheffield
Report Phillips 3'
Fleck 71'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 19,142
Referee: A. Buksh
Norwich City v Nottingham Forest
23 August 1989 (1989-08-23) 2 Norwich City 1–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Gordon 27' Report Chapman 67' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,267
Referee: D. Vickers
Norwich City v Queens Park Rangers
26 August 1989 (1989-08-26) 3 Norwich City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers Norwich
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,021
Referee: K. Barratt
Manchester United v Norwich City
30 August 1989 (1989-08-30) 4 Manchester United 0–2 Norwich City Manchester
Report Gordon 44'
Fleck 76' (pen.)
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 39,610
Referee: K.A. Cooper
Norwich City v Southampton
9 September 1989 (1989-09-09) 5 Norwich City 4–4 Southampton Norwich
Rosario 27' 84'
Sherwood 48'
Fleck 77'
Report Rideout 7' 50'
Wallace 39' 47'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,259
Referee: T. Ward
Liverpool v Norwich City
16 September 1989 (1989-09-16) 6 Liverpool 0–0 Norwich City Liverpool
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,885
Referee: R. Milford
Norwich City v Tottenham Hotspur
23 September 1989 (1989-09-23) 7 Norwich City 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich
Phillips 48'
Bowen 57'
Report Gascoigne 20'
Lineker 34'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,095
Referee: V. Callow
Millwall v Norwich City
30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) 8 Millwall 0–1 Norwich City London
Report Bowen 60' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,295
Referee: L. Shapter
Norwich City v Chelsea
14 October 1989 (1989-10-14) 9 Norwich City 2–0 Chelsea Norwich
Bowen 14'
Fleck 50' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,042
Referee: T. Simpson
Luton Town v Norwich City
21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 10 Luton Town 4–1 Norwich City Luton
Black 4'
Dreyer 54'
Wilson 65'
Williams 76'
Report Allen 83' (pen.) Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,038
Referee: B. Stevens/Coaten
Norwich City v Everton
28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 11 Norwich City 1–1 Everton Norwich
Linighan 45' Report Cottee 67' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,637
Referee: D. Hedges
Arsenal v Norwich City
4 November 1989 (1989-11-04) 12 Arsenal 4–3 Norwich City London
Quinn 55'
Dixon 60' (pen.) 90'
O'Leary 78'
Report Allen 19'
Phillips 30'
Sherwood 76'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 35,338
Referee: G. Tyson
Norwich City v Aston Villa
11 November 1989 (1989-11-11) 13 Norwich City 2–0 Aston Villa Norwich
Mountfield 46' (o.g.)
Linighan 68'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,186
Referee: H. King
Norwich City v Charlton Athletic
18 November 1989 (1989-11-18) 14 Norwich City 0–0 Charlton Athletic Norwich
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,064
Referee: K. Barratt
Coventry City v Norwich City
25 November 1989 (1989-11-25) 15 Coventry City 1–0 Norwich City Coventry
Regis 85' Report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,999
Referee: R. Dilkes
Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday
2 December 1989 (1989-12-02) 16 Norwich City 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Norwich
Townsend 22' (pen.)
King 42' (o.g.)
Report Hirst 14' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 15,341
Referee: R. Lewis
Nottingham Forest v Norwich City
9 December 1989 (1989-12-09) 17 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Norwich City Nottingham
Report Bowen 44' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,939
Referee: R. Dilkes
Norwich City v Derby County
16 December 1989 (1989-12-16) 18 Norwich City 1–0 Derby County Norwich
Rosario 16' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,184
Referee: M. Bailey
Manchester City v Norwich City
26 December 1989 (1989-12-26) 19 Manchester City 1–0 Norwich City Manchester
Allen 86' Report Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 29,534
Referee: M. Reed
Crystal Palace v Norwich City
30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) 20 Crystal Palace 1–0 Norwich City London
Wright 58' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,250
Referee: R. Groves
Norwich City v Wimbledon
1 January 1990 (1990-01-01) 21 Norwich City 0–1 Wimbledon Norwich
Report Gibson 90' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,680
Referee: D. Phillips
Queens Park Rangers v Norwich City
13 January 1990 (1990-01-13) 22 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Norwich City London
Falco 49'
Clarke 83'
Report Gordon 70' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,439
Referee: G. Courtney
Norwich City v Manchester United
21 January 1990 (1990-01-21) 23 Norwich City 2–0 Manchester United Norwich
Fleck 70' 85' Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,370
Referee: T. Holbrook
Tottenham Hotspur v Norwich City
4 February 1990 (1990-02-04) 24 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Norwich City London
Lineker 24' 47' 63' (pen.)
Howells 44'
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 19,599
Referee: J.Martin
Norwich City v Liverpool
10 February 1990 (1990-02-10) 25 Norwich City 0–0 Liverpool Norwich
Report Hysen Red card 51' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,210
Referee: L. Shapter
Southampton v Norwich City
27 February 1990 (1990-02-27) 26 Southampton 4–1 Norwich City Southampton
Le Tissier 55' 62' 87'
Moore 82'
Report Allen 18' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,688
Referee: R. Hamer
Charlton Athletic v Norwich City
3 March 1990 (1990-03-03) 27 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Norwich City London
Report Fleck 25' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 7,918
Referee: P. Foulkes
Chelsea v Norwich City
10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 28 Chelsea 0–0 Norwich City London
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,796
Referee: N. Midgley
Norwich City v Coventry City
14 March 1990 (1990-03-14) 29 Norwich City 0–0 Coventry City Norwich
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,673
Referee: J. Moules
Norwich City v Millwall
17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) 30 Norwich City 1–1 Millwall Norwich
Townsend 79'
Fleck Red card
Report Sheringham 59'
Wood Red card
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,599
Referee: J. Kirkby
Everton v Norwich City
24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 31 Everton 3–1 Norwich City Liverpool
Cottee 47' 60'
Sharp 85'
Report Phillips 58' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 21,707
Referee: R. Hart
Norwich City v Luton Town
31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 32 Norwich City 2–0 Luton Town Norwich
Townsend 27' (pen.)
Bowen 48'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,451
Referee: D. Hedges
Norwich City v Crystal Palace
4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 33 Norwich City 2–0 Crystal Palace Norwich
Sherwood 14'
O'Reilly 37' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,640
Referee: P. Wright
Wimbledon v Norwich City
14 April 1990 (1990-04-14) 34 Wimbledon 1–1 Norwich City London
Fashanu 55' Report Bowen 42' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 4,638
Referee: K. Burge
Norwich City v Manchester City
16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 35 Norwich City 0–1 Manchester City Norwich
Report Heath 4' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,914
Referee: D. Elleray
Derby County v Norwich City
21 April 1990 (1990-04-21) 36 Derby County 0–2 Norwich City Derby
Report Rosario 7'
Fox 73'
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 13,758
Referee: P. Don
Aston Villa v Norwich City
28 April 1990 (1990-04-28) 37 Aston Villa 3–3 Norwich City Birmingham
McGrath 63'
Cascarino 65'
Platt 68'
Report Fox 30'
Mountfield 79' (o.g.)
Rosario 83'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 28,968
Referee: R. Milford
Norwich City v Arsenal
5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 38 Norwich City 2–2 Arsenal Norwich
Bowen 13'
Fox 45'
Report Smith 44' 77' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,256
Referee: J. Martin

FA Cup

Exeter City v Norwich City
6 January 1990 (1990-01-06) Third Round Exeter City 1–1 Norwich City Exeter
Rowbotham 85' Report Fleck 86' Stadium: St. James Park
Attendance: 9,061
Referee: P. Foakes
Norwich City v Exeter
10 January 1990 (1990-01-10) Third Round Replay Norwich City 2–0 Exeter Norwich
Rosario 7'
Gordon 76'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,202
Referee: P. Foakes
Norwich City v Liverpool
28 January 1990 (1990-01-28) Fourth Round Norwich City 0–0 Liverpool Norwich
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,152
Referee: K. Hackett
Liverpool v Norwich City
31 January 1990 (1990-01-31) Fourth Round Replay Liverpool 3–1 Norwich City Liverpool
Nicol 18'
Barnes 56'
Beardsley 64' (pen.)
Report Fleck 20' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 29,339
Referee: K. Hackett

League Cup

Norwich City v Rotherham United
20 September 1989 (1989-09-20) Second Round, First Leg Norwich City 1–1 Rotherham United Norwich
Fleck 32' Report Williamson 41' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 9,531
Referee: R. Wiseman
Rotherham United v Norwich City
3 October 1989 (1989-10-03) Second Round, Second Leg Rotherham United 0–2 Norwich City Rotherham
Report Gordon 7'
Fleck 29'
Stadium: Millmoor Ground
Attendance: 9,064
Referee: K. Breen
Manchester City v Norwich City
25 October 1989 (1989-10-25) Third Round Manchester City 3–1 Norwich City Manchester
White 31'
Bishop 51'
Allen 85'
Report Fleck 90' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 20,126
Referee: T. Holbrook

Full Members Cup

Norwich City v Brighton and Hove Albion
29 November 1989 (1989-11-29) Second Round Norwich City 5–0 Brighton and Hove Albion Norwich
Mortensen 19'
Crook 41'
Sherwood 51'
Gordon 52'
Rosario 72'
Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 5,704
Referee: D. Elleray
Swindon Town v Norwich City
24 January 1990 (1990-01-24) Quarter-Final Swindon Town 4–1 Norwich City Swindon
Shearer 33'
Foley 43'
Bodin 73'
White 87'
Report Phillips 37' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,314
Referee: G. Ashby
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Appearances

Pos Player League FA Cup League Cup Full Members Cup Total
Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Sub Goals Starts Subs Goals
Goalkeepers
GK Bryan Gunn 37 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 46 0 0
GK Mark Walton 1 0 0 1 0 0
Defenders
RB Ian Culverhouse 31 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 36 1 0
LB Mark Bowen 38 0 7 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 47 0 7
CB Ian Butterworth 22 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 29 0 0
CB Andy Linighan 37 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 46 0 2
RCB Adrian Pennock 1 0 0 1 0 0
CB Nicky Tanner 6 0 0 6 0 0
Midfielders
CM Andy Townsend 35 0 3 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 44 0 3
CM Ian Crook 34 1 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 43 1 1
RW Dale Gordon 26 0 3 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 35 0 6
LW David Phillips 38 0 4 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 47 0 5
DM Tim Sherwood 22 5 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 26 6 4
AM Ruel Fox 6 1 3 6 1 3
AM Henrik Mortensen 12 3 0 1 0 1 13 3 1
CM Jeremy Goss 3 4 0 3 4 0
CM Paul Cook 0 2 0 0 2 0
CM David Smith 0 1 0 0 1 0
Forwards
ST Robert Fleck 25 2 7 4 0 2 3 0 3 1 0 0 34 2 12
ST Robert Rosario 29 2 5 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 38 2 7
ST Malcolm Allen 9 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 5 3
ST Dean Coney 6 3 0 6 3 0
ST Lee Power 0 1 0 0 1 0
  • Source:

Goalscorers

Rank Position Player Division One FA Cup League Cup Full Members Cup Total
1 ST Robert Fleck 7 2 3 0 12
2 LB Mark Bowen 7 0 0 0 7
ST Robert Rosario 5 0 1 1 7
3 RW Dale Gordon 3 1 1 1 6
4 LW David Phillips 4 0 0 1 5
5 RB/DM Tim Sherwood 3 0 0 1 4
6 CM Andy Townsend 3 0 0 0 3
ST Malcolm Allen 3 0 0 0 3
RW Ruel Fox 3 0 0 0 3
7 CB Andy Linighan 2 0 0 0 2
8 CM Ian Crook 0 0 0 1 1
ST Henrik Mortensen 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 4 0 0 0 4
  • Source:

Notes

References

  1. "Norwich City". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. "Norwich City football club match record: 1990". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. "Norwich CITY squad 1989/90". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ 1991 Club Directory p.395
  5. Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 327
  6. Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 310
  7. Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 343
  8. Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 298
  9. 1991 Club Directory p.351
  10. Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 309
  11. 1991 Club Directory p.365
  12. Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 314
  13. 1991 Club Directory p.165
  14. 1991 Club Directory p.643
  15. Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 235
  16. 1991 Club Directory p.463
  17. 1991 Club Directory p. 373
  18. Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 209
  19. Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 336
  20. ^ Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 326
  21. "League Division One end of season table for 1989-90 season". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  22. ^ Davage, Eastwood & Platt 2002, p. 433

Bibliography

  • Davage, Mike; Eastwood, John; Platt, Kevan (2002). Canary Citizens Centenary Edition. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN 0711720207.
  • Barclays League Club Directory 1991: Editor Tony Williams ISBN 1-873057-00-8
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