1990–91 Chelsea F.C. season

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Chelsea
1990–91 season
ChairmanKen Bates
ManagerBobby Campbell
StadiumStamford Bridge
First Division11th
FA CupThird round
League CupSemi-finals
Full Members CupQuarter-finals
(Southern Area)
Player of the YearAndy Townsend
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gordon Durie
(12 goals)

All:
Kerry Dixon
Durie
(15 each)
Highest home attendance34,178 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(16 Jan 1991, League Cup)
Lowest home attendance3,849 vs Luton Town
(18 Feb 1991, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance20,738

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

Season summary[]

In the 1990–91 season, the league campaign was proven to be a disappointment despite recruiting the club's first million pound players, Dennis Wise and Andy Townsend, as Chelsea finished 11th in the First Division and were knocked out of both cups by lower league opposition. As a result, Campbell was relieved of his duties at the end of the season and was appointed personal assistant to chairman Ken Bates.

Final league table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 13 10 15 58 69  −11 49 10 6 3 33 25  +8 3 4 12 25 44  −19

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHA
ResultWLLWLDDDDLWDLWWWWWLLLWLWLDDWLLLLDDWLWD
Position7813913121313141511111411997678879999988991010119101010
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Chelsea's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 August 1990 Derby County H 2–1 25,835 Lee, Nicholas
28 August 1990 Crystal Palace A 1–2 27,101 Dorigo
1 September 1990 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 19,813
8 September 1990 Sunderland H 3–2 19,424 Wise (pen), Dixon, Wilson
15 September 1990 Arsenal A 1–4 41,516 Wilson
22 September 1990 Manchester City H 1–1 20,924 Wilson
29 September 1990 Sheffield United H 2–2 19,873 Wilson (2)
6 October 1990 Southampton A 3–3 16,911 Clarke, Wise (pen), Wilson
20 October 1990 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 22,403
27 October 1990 Liverpool A 0–2 38,463
3 November 1990 Aston Villa H 1–0 23,555 Le Saux
10 November 1990 Norwich City H 1–1 16,925 Wise (pen)
17 November 1990 Wimbledon A 1–2 10,773 Durie
25 November 1990 Manchester United A 3–2 37,836 Pallister (own goal), Townsend, Wise (pen)
1 December 1990 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–2 33,478 Bumstead, Dixon, Durie
8 December 1990 Crystal Palace H 2–1 21,558 Stuart, Durie
15 December 1990 Derby County A 6–4 15,057 Le Saux, Dixon (2), Durie (2), Wise
22 December 1990 Coventry City H 2–1 16,317 Townsend, Wise
26 December 1990 Leeds United A 1–4 30,893 Dixon
29 December 1990 Luton Town A 0–2 11,050
1 January 1991 Everton H 1–2 18,351 Wilson
12 January 1991 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 19,255 Durie (2)
19 January 1991 Sunderland A 0–1 20,038
2 February 1991 Arsenal H 2–1 29,094 Stuart, Dixon
9 February 1991 Manchester City A 1–2 25,116 Wise
16 February 1991 Wimbledon H 0–0 13,378
2 March 1991 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 26,168 Durie
9 March 1991 Manchester United H 3–2 22,818 Dorigo, Monkou, Durie
16 March 1991 Sheffield United A 0–1 20,581
23 March 1991 Southampton H 0–2 13,391
30 March 1991 Leeds United H 1–2 17,585 Le Saux
1 April 1991 Coventry City A 0–1 14,272
6 April 1991 Luton Town H 3–3 12,603 Le Saux, Stuart, Wise
13 April 1991 Everton A 2–2 19,526 Dixon (2)
17 April 1991 Norwich City A 3–1 12,301 Durie (2), Wise
20 April 1991 Nottingham Forest A 0–7 20,305
4 May 1991 Liverpool H 4–2 32,266 Dixon (2), Wise (pen), Durie
11 May 1991 Aston Villa A 2–2 27,866 Cundy, Stuart

FA Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 1991 Oxford United H 1–3 14,586 Dixon

League Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 26 September 1990 Walsall A 5–0 5,666 Townsend (2), McAllister, Dixon, Wilson
R2 2nd Leg 10 October 1990 Walsall H 4–1 (won 9–1 on agg) 10,037 Dixon (2), Durie, Le Saux
R3 31 October 1990 Portsmouth H 0–0 16,699
R3R 6 November 1990 Portsmouth A 3–2 16,085 Lee, Wise (pen), Wilson
R4 28 November 1990 Oxford United A 2–1 9,789 Durie (2)
QF 16 January 1991 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 34,178
QFR 23 January 1991 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–0 33,861 Townsend, Dixon, Wise (pen)
SF 1st Leg 24 February 1991 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–2 34,074
SF 2nd Leg 27 February 1991 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–3 (lost 1–5 on agg) 34,669 Stuart

Full Members Cup[]

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 12 December 1990 Swindon Town H 1–0 5,888 Wise (pen)
SQF 18 February 1991 Luton Town H 1–1 (lost 1–4 on pens) 3,849 Stuart

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 England ENG Dave Beasant
GK Wales WAL Roger Freestone
GK England ENG Kevin Hitchcock
DF Wales WAL Darren Barnard
DF Scotland SCO Steve Clarke
DF England ENG Jason Cundy
DF England ENG Tony Dorigo
DF Wales WAL Gareth Hall
DF Norway NOR Erland Johnsen
DF England ENG David Lee
DF Netherlands NED Ken Monkou
DF England ENG Andy Myers
DF England ENG Ian Pearce
DF Jamaica JAM Frank Sinclair
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Graeme Le Saux
MF England ENG John Bumstead
MF Scotland SCO Craig Burley
MF England ENG Alan Dickens
MF England ENG Damian Matthew
MF Scotland SCO Kevin McAllister
MF England ENG Eddie Newton
MF Wales WAL Peter Nicholas (captain)
MF England ENG Graham Stuart
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Townsend (vice-captain)
MF England ENG Dennis Wise
FW England ENG Kerry Dixon
FW Scotland SCO Gordon Durie
FW Australia AUS Dave Mitchell
FW Northern Ireland NIR Kevin Wilson

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos Name from Fee
3 July 1990 MF Dennis Wise Wimbledon £1,600,000
5 July 1990 MF Andy Townsend Norwich City £1,200,000
25 July 1990 MF Darren Barnard Wokingham Town £100,000

Out[]

Date Pos Name To Fee
4 July 1990 MF Clive Wilson Queens Park Rangers £450,000
20 August 1990 FW Nathan Blake Cardiff City Free transfer
Transfers in: Decrease £2,900,000
Transfers out: Increase £450,000
Total spending: Decrease £2,450,000

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "All Chelsea players: 1991".
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