1990–91 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
1990–91 season
Chairman	Robert Chase
Manager	Dave Stringer
Stadium	Carrow Road
First Division	15th
FA Cup	Quarter finals
League Cup	Third round
Full Members Cup	Southern final
Player of the Year	Ian Culverhouse
Top goalscorer	Gordon/Sherwood (7)
Average home league attendance	15,468
	← 1989–90 1991–92 →

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

Season summary[]

In the 1990–91 season, Norwich had a good run in the FA Cup, which includes a 'live TV' win over Manchester United, ends with a 1–0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the quarter finals. The Canaries also reached the Southern Area final of the Full Members Cup before losing to Crystal Palace over two legs. In the league, Norwich finished in a disappointing 15th place, but weren't in relegation danger for much of the season. Youngsters that made their mark that season included Daryl Sutch, Chris Sutton and Robert Ullathorne.

Final league table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Arsenal (C)	38	24	13	1	74	18	+56	83^[a]	Qualification for the European Cup
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
7	Wimbledon	38	14	14	10	53	46	+7	56
8	Nottingham Forest	38	14	12	12	65	50	+15	54
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
14	Southampton	38	12	9	17	58	69	−11	45
15	Norwich City	38	13	6	19	41	64	−23	45
16	Coventry City	38	11	11	16	42	49	−7	44
17	Aston Villa	38	9	14	15	46	58	−12	41
18	Luton Town	38	10	7	21	42	61	−19	37
19	Sunderland (R)	38	8	10	20	38	60	−22	34	Relegation to the Second Division
20	Derby County (R)	38	5	9	24	37	75	−38	24	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

Results[]

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	6	19	41	64	−23	45	9	3	7	27	32	−5	4	3	12	14	32	−18

Source: Statto

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A
Result	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	L
Position	5	8	15	17	17	16	17	17	17	16	12	12	9	11	13	10	10	9	9	9	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	13	13	10	13	15	16	13	13	15

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Squad[]

^[1] 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	SCO	Bryan Gunn
—	GK	ENG	Jon Sheffield
—	GK	WAL	Mark Walton
—	DF	ENG	Paul Blades
—	DF	WAL	Mark Bowen
—	DF	ENG	Ian Butterworth
—	DF	ENG	Ian Culverhouse
—	DF	ENG	Jason Minett
—	DF	ENG	Adrian Pennock
—	DF	ENG	John Polston
—	DF	ENG	Daryl Sutch
—	DF	ENG	Robert Ullathorne
—	DF	ENG	Colin Woodthorpe
—	MF	ENG	Steve Ball


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Ian Crook
—	MF	MSR	Ruel Fox
—	MF	ENG	Dale Gordon
—	MF	WAL	Jeremy Goss
—	MF	WAL	David Phillips
—	MF	ENG	Tim Sherwood
—	MF	ENG	David Smith
—	FW	SCO	Robert Fleck
—	FW	DEN	Henrik Mortensen
—	FW	IRL	Lee Power
—	FW	ENG	Robert Rosario
—	FW	ENG	Chris Sutton
—	FW	ENG	Robert Taylor

Transfers[]

In[]

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee
17 July 1990	DF	Colin Woodthorpe	Chester City	£175,000
18 July 1990	DF	Paul Blades	Derby County	£700,000
24 July 1990	DF	John Polston	Tottenham Hotspur	£250,000
18 September 1990	MF	Steve Ball	Colchester United	Free transfer

Out[]

Date	Pos	Name	To	Fee
4 July 1990	DF	Andy Linighan	Arsenal	£1,250,000
5 July 1990	MF	Andy Townsend	Chelsea	£1,200,000
18 March 1991	GK	Jon Sheffield	Cambridge United	Free transfer
22 March 1991	FW	Robert Rosario	Coventry City	£600,000

Transfers in:

£1,125,000

Transfers out:

£2,050,000

Total spending:

£925,000

References[]

^ "All Norwich City players: 1991".

[table_hth_ARS0.7116244019529-1] Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

[2] "All Norwich City players: 1991".

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