1990–91 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
1990–91 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
ManagerHoward Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
First Division4th
FA CupFourth round
League CupSemi-finals
Full Members CupNorthern final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Lee Chapman (21)
All:
Lee Chapman (31)
Highest home attendance32,014 vs Manchester United
(24 Feb 1991, League Cup)
Lowest home attendance6,334 vs Derby County
(22 Jan 1991, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance25,779

The 1990–91 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. return to the Football League First Division for the first time since 1982 after winning the 1989–90 Football League Second Division. Manager Howard Wilkinson spent heavily on building a team capable of thriving as well as surviving in the First Division, signing goalkeeper John Lukic and midfielder Gary McAllister, as Leeds finished fourth the league and reached the semi-finals of the Football League Cup.

Squad[]

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 Mervyn Day
— GK England ENG John Lukic
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim Beglin
— DF England ENG Chris Fairclough
— DF England ENG Peter Haddock
— DF England ENG Chris Kamara
— DF Malta MLT Dylan Kerr
— DF Northern Ireland NIR John McClelland
— DF England ENG Glynn Snodin
— DF England ENG Mel Sterland
— DF England ENG Mike Whitlow
— DF England ENG Chris Whyte
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG David Batty
— MF England ENG Simon Grayson
— MF Wales WAL Vinnie Jones
— MF Scotland SCO Gary McAllister
— MF Wales WAL Gary Speed
— MF Scotland SCO Gordon Strachan (captain)
— MF England ENG Andy Williams
— FW England ENG Bobby Davison
— FW England ENG Lee Chapman
— FW England ENG John Pearson
— FW England ENG Carl Shutt
— FW England ENG Imre Varadi

Competitions[]

Football League First Division[]

Main article: 1990–91 Football League First Division

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Liverpool 38 23 7 8 77 40 +37 76 Qualification for the UEFA Cup
3 Crystal Palace 38 20 9 9 50 41 +9 69
4 Leeds United 38 19 7 12 65 47 +18 64
5 Manchester City 38 17 11 10 64 53 +11 62
6 Manchester United 38 16 12 10 58 45 +13 59[a] Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

Matches[]

Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
25 August 1990 Everton Away 3–2 Fairclough, Speed, Varadi 34,412
28 August 1990 Manchester United Home 0–0 — 29,172
1 September 1990 Norwich City Home 3–0 Chapman (2), Varadi 25,684
8 September 1990 Luton Town Away 0–1 — 10,185
15 September 1990 Tottenham Hotspur Home 0–2 — 31,342
23 September 1990 Sheffield United Away 2–0 Pearson, Strachan 26,078
29 September 1990 Arsenal Home 2–2 Chapman, Strachan (pen.) 30,085
6 October 1990 Crystal Palace Away 1–1 Speed 21,676
20 October 1990 Queens Park Rangers Home 2–3 Whyte, Chapman 27,443
27 October 1990 Aston Villa Away 0–0 — 24,219
3 November 1990 Nottingham Forest Home 3–1 Chapman, Strachan (pen.), McAllister 30,409
11 November 1990 Manchester City Away 3–2 Chapman, Shutt, Strachan 27,782
17 November 1990 Derby County Home 3–0 Chapman, Strachan, Speed 27,868
24 November 1990 Coventry City Away 1–1 Chapman 16,183
1 December 1990 Southampton Home 2–1 Fairclough, Shutt 29,341
8 December 1990 Manchester United Away 1–1 Sterland 40,927
16 December 1990 Everton Home 2–0 Strachan (pen.), Shutt 27,775
23 December 1990 Sunderland Away 1–0 Sterland 23,773
26 December 1990 Chelsea Home 4–1 Sterland, Chapman (2), Whitlow 30,893
29 December 1990 Wimbledon Home 3–0 Chapman, Speed, Sterland 29,292
1 January 1991 Liverpool Away 0–3 — 36,975
12 January 1991 Norwich City Away 0–2 — 17,786
19 January 1991 Luton Town Home 2–1 Strachan (pen.), Fairclough 27,010
2 February 1991 Tottenham Hotspur Away 0–0 — 32,253
2 March 1991 Southampton Away 0–2 — 16,585
9 March 1991 Coventry City Home 2–0 Davison, Whyte 28,880
17 March 1991 Arsenal Away 0–2 — 26,218
23 March 1991 Crystal Palace Home 1–2 Speed 28,556
30 March 1991 Chelsea Away 2–1 Shutt, Fairclough 17,585
2 April 1991 Sunderland Home 5–0 Chapman (2), Shutt, Speed (2) 28,132
6 April 1991 Wimbledon Away 1–0 Chapman 6,800
10 April 1991 Manchester City Home 1–2 McAllister 28,757
13 April 1991 Liverpool Home 4–5 Chapman (3), Shutt 31,460
17 April 1991 Queens Park Rangers Away 0–2 — 10,998
23 April 1991 Derby County Away 1–0 Shutt 12,666
4 May 1991 Aston Villa Home 5–2 Price (o.g.), Chapman (2), Whyte, Shutt 29,188
8 May 1991 Sheffield United Home 2–1 Sterland, Shutt 28,978
11 May 1991 Nottingham Forest Away 3–4 Chapman (2), Shutt 25,067

Source:[1]

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1990–91 FA Cup
Win Draw Loss
Round Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
Third round 6 January 1991 Barnsley Away 1–1 Sterland 81' 22,424
Third round replay 9 January 1991 Barnsley Home 4–0 Smith (o.g.) 2', Chapman 6', McAllister 83', Strachan (pen.) 86' 19,773
Fourth round 27 January 1991 Arsenal Away 0–0 — 30,905
Fourth round replay 30 January 1991 Arsenal Home 1–1 (a.e.t.) Chapman 59' 27,753
Fourth round second replay 13 February 1991 Arsenal Away 0–0 (a.e.t.) — 30,433
Fourth round third replay 16 February 1991 Arsenal Home 1–2 Chapman 69' 27,190

Source:[1]

Football League Cup[]

Main article: 1990–91 Football League Cup
Win Draw Loss
Round Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
Second round first leg 26 September 1990 Leicester City Away 0–1 — 13,744
Second round second leg 10 October 1990 Leicester City Home 3–0 Walsh (o.g.) 75', Speed 85', Strachan 87' 19,090
Third round 31 October 1990 Oldham Athletic Home 2–0 Chapman 22', Speed 33' 26,327
Fourth round 27 November 1990 Queens Park Rangers Away 3–0 McAllister 2', Fairclough 14', Chapman 19' 15,832
Fifth round 16 January 1991 Aston Villa Home 4–1 Chapman 17', 80', McAllister 54', Speed 77' 28,176
Semi-final first leg 10 February 1991 Manchester United Away 1–2 Whyte 70' 34,050
Semi-final second leg 24 February 1991 Manchester United Home 0–1 — 32,014

Source:[1]

Full Members' Cup[]

Main article: 1990–91 Full Members' Cup
Win Draw Loss
Round Date Opponent Venue Result[a] Scorers Attendance
Second round 19 December 1990 Wolverhampton Wanderers Away 2–1 Varadi 20', McAllister 74' 11,080
Third round 22 January 1991 Derby County Home 2–1 Shutt 25', Chapman 30' 6,334
Northern semi-final 20 February 1991 Manchester City Home 2–0 (a.e.t.) Williams 117', Strachan 120' 11,898
Northern final first leg 19 March 1991 Everton Home 3–3 Sterland 1', Chapman 37', 70' 13,387
Northern final second leg 21 March 1991 Everton Away 1–3 (a.e.t.) Sterland 21' 12,603

Source:[1]

Transfers and loans[]

Total spending: Decrease £1,250,000

Top goalscorers[]

First Division[]

FA Cup[]

League Cup (Rumbelows Cup)[]

Full Members Cup (Zenith System Data Cup)[]

Awards[]

FWA Footballer of the Year[]

Scotland Gordon Strachan[2]

LUFC Player of the Year[]

England David Batty

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d Leeds United's score written first

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Leeds United 1990–91". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year". Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2012.


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