1990–91 Sheffield United F.C. season

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Sheffield United
1990–91 season
ChairmanReg Brealey
ManagerDave Bassett
StadiumBramall Lane
First Division13th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Full Members CupQuarter finals
(Northern Area)
Top goalscorerDeane (13)
Average home league attendance21,451
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During the 1990–91 English football season, Sheffield United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, after being promoted from the Second Division the previous season.

Season summary[]

Sheffield United had returned to the top flight after two successive promotions, and it soon appeared that perhaps First Division survival was a bridge too far, with the club going 16 matches without a win at the start of the season, leaving the club bottom of the division on Christmas Day with only 4 points. However, a run of seven straight victories at the turn of the year lifted United from 20th to 12th, and, although the winning streak eventually came to a halt, it was more than enough to ensure United's survival in 13th, twelve points clear of relegation.

Final league table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Players[]

First-team squad[]

Squad at end of season[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 England ENG Matt Dickins
GK England ENG Phil Kite
GK England ENG Simon Tracey
DF England ENG David Barnes
DF England ENG Paul Beesley
DF England ENG Carl Bradshaw
DF Northern Ireland NIR Colin Hill[notes 1]
DF England ENG Mark Morris
DF England ENG John Pemberton
DF England ENG Chris Wilder
MF England ENG Bob Booker
MF England ENG John Gannon
MF Wales WAL Glyn Hodges[notes 2]
MF England ENG Jamie Hoyland
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Vinnie Jones[notes 3]
MF England ENG Mike Lake
MF England ENG Brian Marwood
MF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Todd
MF England ENG Mitch Ward
MF England ENG Dane Whitehouse
MF England ENG Paul Wood
MF Scotland SCO Ian Bryson
FW England ENG Tony Agana
FW England ENG Brian Deane
FW England ENG Peter Duffield
FW England ENG Andy Sayer (on loan from Leyton Orient)
FW England ENG Billy Whitehurst

Left club during season[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Darren Carr (to Crewe Alexandra)
DF England ENG Paul Stancliffe (to Wolves)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Wilf Rostron (to Brentford)

Transfers[]

Out[]

References[]

  1. ^ "All Sheffield United players: 1991". www.11v11.com.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Hill was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for in 1990.
  2. ^ Hodges was born in Streatham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for in 1984.
  3. ^ Jones was born in Watford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandfather and would make his international debut for in December 1994.
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