1990–91 Southampton F.C. season

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Southampton F.C.
1990–91 season
ChairmanGuy Askham
ManagerChris Nicholl
StadiumThe Dell
First Division14th
FA CupFifth round
League CupQuarter finals
Full Members CupQuarter finals
(Southern Area)
Player of the YearAlan Shearer
Top goalscorerLeague: Le Tissier (19)
All: Le Tissier (23)
Highest home attendance21,405 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(29 Dec 1990, First Division)
Lowest home attendance5,071 vs QPR
(20 Nov 1990, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance15,413
← 
1991–92 →

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

Season summary[]

In the 1990–91 season, Southampton had a disappointing campaign, finding themselves at the bottom half of the table for most of the season. On 16 March they lost 4–3 at home to Everton and sat only four points clear of the relegation places, but four wins from their final nine league games of the season saved them from relegation. At the end of the season, their manager Chris Nicholl was sacked and was replaced by Ian Branfoot, who was assistant to Steve Coppell at Crystal Palace.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1990–91 Football League § First Division
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
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 12 9 17 58 69  −11 45 9 6 4 33 22  +11 3 3 13 25 47  −22

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAAHAHHAAHAHHHAH
ResultDWLLWLLDWLDWLLLLDLWWLWDLLWLDLWDWLDWWLD
Position8610141011151513141581112151714141413151213141413151618161715161515121514
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results[]

Southampton's score comes first[1]

Legend[]

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division[]

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 August 1990 Aston Villa A 1–1 29,542 Le Tissier
28 August 1990 Norwich City H 1–0 17,206 Polston (own goal)
1 September 1990 Luton Town H 1–2 13,538 Rideout
8 September 1990 Nottingham Forest A 1–3 18,559 Rod Wallace
15 September 1990 Sheffield United H 2–0 14,340 Le Tissier, Rod Wallace
22 September 1990 Manchester United A 2–3 41,228 Rod Wallace, Rideout
29 September 1990 Everton A 0–3 23,093
6 October 1990 Chelsea H 3–3 16,911 Shearer, Rod Wallace, Ruddock
20 October 1990 Coventry City A 2–1 10,040 Billing (own goal), Le Tissier
27 October 1990 Derby County H 0–1 16,328
3 November 1990 Wimbledon A 1–1 5,485 Le Tissier (pen)
10 November 1990 Queens Park Rangers H 3–1 14,970 Le Tissier, Rod Wallace, Rideout
17 November 1990 Arsenal A 0–4 36,229
24 November 1990 Crystal Palace H 2–3 15,851 Rideout, Shaw (own goal)
1 December 1990 Leeds United A 1–2 29,341 Rideout
8 December 1990 Norwich City A 1–3 11,705 Le Tissier
15 December 1990 Aston Villa H 1–1 16,604 Le Tissier
22 December 1990 Liverpool A 2–3 31,894 Rod Wallace (2)
26 December 1990 Manchester City H 2–1 16,029 Le Tissier, Horne
29 December 1990 Tottenham Hotspur H 3–0 21,405 Le Tissier (2), Rod Wallace
1 January 1991 Sunderland A 0–1 19,757
12 January 1991 Luton Town A 4–3 9,021 Le Tissier (2), Rod Wallace (2)
19 January 1991 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 16,044 Walker (own goal)
2 February 1991 Sheffield United A 1–4 16,887 Moore
23 February 1991 Queens Park Rangers A 1–2 11,009 Le Tissier (pen)
2 March 1991 Leeds United H 2–0 16,585 Cockerill, Rideout
9 March 1991 Crystal Palace A 1–2 14,529 Cockerill
13 March 1991 Manchester United H 1–1 15,701 Ruddock
16 March 1991 Everton H 3–4 15,410 Newell (own goal), Shearer, Ruddock
23 March 1991 Chelsea A 2–0 13,391 Shearer, Le Tissier (pen)
30 March 1991 Manchester City A 3–3 23,163 Le Tissier, McLoughlin, Osman
1 April 1991 Liverpool H 1–0 20,255 Le Tissier
6 April 1991 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 24,291
9 April 1991 Arsenal H 1–1 21,200 Le Tissier
13 April 1991 Sunderland H 3–1 16,812 Shearer, Le Tissier (pen), Rod Wallace
20 April 1991 Coventry City H 2–1 15,461 Rod Wallace (2)
4 May 1991 Derby County A 2–6 11,680 Le Tissier (pen), Rod Wallace
11 May 1991 Wimbledon H 1–1 17,052 Case

FA Cup[]

Main article: 1990–91 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 1991 Ipswich Town H 3–2 15,101 Shearer, Le Tissier (2)
R4 26 January 1991 Coventry City A 1–1 14,013 Shearer (pen)
R4R 29 January 1991 Coventry City H 2–0 17,001 Case, Rod Wallace
R5 25 February 1991 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 18,512 Ruddock
R5R 4 March 1991 Nottingham Forest A 1–3 26,633 Rod Wallace

League Cup[]

Main article: 1990–91 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 25 September 1990 Rochdale A 5–0 3,855 Shearer (2), Rod Wallace, Horne, Ruddock
R2 2nd Leg 9 October 1990 Rochdale H 3–0 (won 8–0 on agg) 6,754 Banger (3)
R3 30 October 1990 Ipswich Town A 2–0 15,573 Le Tissier, Rod Wallace
R4 27 November 1990 Crystal Palace H 2–0 13,765 Shearer, Le Tissier
QF 16 January 1991 Manchester United H 1–1 21,011 Shearer 71'
QFR 23 January 1991 Manchester United A 2–3 41,093 Shearer 53', pen 87'

Full Members Cup[]

Main article: 1990–91 Full Members Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 20 November 1990 Queens Park Rangers H 4–0 5,071 Shearer (2), Horne, Law (own goal)
SQF 20 February 1991 Norwich City A 1–2 5,920 Ruddock

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 Ian Andrews
— GK England ENG Tim Flowers
— DF England ENG Micky Adams
— DF England ENG Francis Benali
— DF Soviet Union URS Oleksiy Cherednyk
— DF England ENG Andy Cook
— DF England ENG Steve Davis
— DF England ENG Jason Dodd
— DF England ENG Jon Gittens
— DF England ENG Richard Hall
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jeff Kenna
— DF England ENG Kevin Moore
— DF England ENG Russell Osman
— DF England ENG Neil Ruddock
— DF England ENG Ray Wallace
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Jimmy Case
— MF England ENG Glenn Cockerill
— MF Wales WAL Barry Horne
— MF England ENG Matt Le Tissier
— MF England ENG Neil Maddison
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan McLoughlin
— MF Wales WAL Lee Powell
— MF England ENG Tommy Widdrington
— FW England ENG Nicky Banger
— FW Soviet Union URS Sergey Gotsmanov
— FW England ENG Paul Rideout
— FW England ENG Alan Shearer
— FW Wales WAL Gareth Taylor
— FW England ENG Rod Wallace

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos Name From Fee
13 December 1990 MF Alan McLoughlin Swindon Town £1,000,000
13 February 1991 DF Richard Hall Scunthorpe United £200,000
28 March 1991 DF Jon Gittens Swindon Town £400,000

Out[]

Transfers in: Decrease £1,600,000
Transfers out: Increase £0
Total spending: Decrease [3] 1,600,000

References[]

  1. ^ "Southampton results for the 1990-1991 season". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  2. ^ "All Southampton players: 1991". 11v11.com. 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  3. ^ £
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