1990–91 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County
1990–91 season
Chairman Robert Maxwell
Manager Arthur Cox
Stadium Baseball Ground
First Division 20th (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Fourth round
Full Members Cup Quarter finals
(Northern Area)
Player of the Year Dean Saunders
Top goalscorer League: Saunders (17)
All: Saunders (21)
Highest home attendance 21,729 vs Nottingham Forest
(24 Nov 1990, First Division)
Lowest home attendance 7,270 vs Coventry City
(19 Dec 1990, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance 16,257

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

Season summary

In the 1990-91 season, the Rams endured an even worse season than the one before. Between December 1990 and April 1991, Derby went a club record 20 games without a win and equalled the worst ever home league defeat when they crashed 7–1 at home to Liverpool. Gates dropped to 11,000 from an opening match crowd of 18,011 against Sheffield United and the team looked a shadow of the one that had finished fifth two years before as they were relegated and finished bottom of the table with just 5 wins and 24 points from 38 games, a massive 13 points from safety.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1 Arsenal 38154051109912387418+5683
2 Liverpool 381432421394635277740+3776
3 Crystal Palace 381162261793724245041+969
4 Leeds United 381225462375719246547+1864
5 Manchester City 381234352558629286453+1162
6 Manchester United 381144341758624285845+1359
7 Wimbledon 38865282268525245346+756
8 Nottingham Forest 381144422138823296550+1554
9 Everton 38955261547824315046+451
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38892352237916285150+149
11 Chelsea 3810633325341225445869– 1149
12 Queens Park Rangers 388562722451017314453– 946
13 Sheffield United 389372323441113323655– 1946
14 Southampton 389643322331325475869– 1145
15 Norwich City 389372732431214324164– 2345
16 Coventry City 3810633016151312334249– 744
17 Aston Villa 387932925251217334658– 1241
18 Luton Town 387572218321420434261– 1937
19 Sunderland 386671516241323443860– 2234
20 Derby County 383882536211612393775– 3824
Key
League Champions, qualified for the European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
Relegated
Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 5 9 24 37 75 −38 24 3 8 8 25 36 −11 2 1 16 12 39 −27

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHHAAAAAHHHA
Result L D D L L L L L D W W D L W W L D L L D L L L L D D L L L D L L L L L W L L
Position 16 13 16 19 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 17 14 15 14 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

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

Results

Derby County's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 August 1990 ChelseaA1–224,652Saunders
29 August 1990 Sheffield UnitedH1–118,011Saunders
1 September 1990 WimbledonH1–112,469Saunders (pen)
8 September 1990 Tottenham HotspurA0–329,614
15 September 1990 Aston VillaH0–219,024
22 September 1990 Norwich CityA1–213,258Patterson
29 September 1990 Crystal PalaceH0–215,202
6 October 1990 LiverpoolA0–237,076
20 October 1990 Manchester CityH1–117,884Saunders
27 October 1990 SouthamptonA1–016,328Harford
3 November 1990 Luton TownH2–115,008Callaghan, Saunders (pen)
10 November 1990 Manchester UnitedH0–021,115
17 November 1990 Leeds UnitedA0–327,868
24 November 1990 Nottingham ForestH2–121,729Ramage, Saunders
1 December 1990 SunderlandA2–121,212Saunders, Harford
15 December 1990 ChelseaH4–615,057Hebberd, Micklewhite, Saunders (2)
23 December 1990 Queens Park RangersH1–116,429Saunders
26 December 1990 ArsenalA0–325,538
29 December 1990 EvertonA0–225,361
1 January 1991 Coventry CityH1–115,741Harford
12 January 1991 WimbledonA1–34,724Harford
20 January 1991 Tottenham HotspurH0–117,747
26 January 1991 Sheffield UnitedA0–118,390
2 February 1991 Aston VillaA2–321,852Harford, Sage
23 February 1991 Norwich CityH0–014,102
2 March 1991 SunderlandH3–316,027Saunders (3, 1 pen)
16 March 1991 Crystal PalaceA1–214,752Micklewhite
23 March 1991 LiverpoolH1–720,531Saunders
30 March 1991 ArsenalH0–218,397
1 April 1991 Queens Park RangersA1–112,036Harford
10 April 1991 Nottingham ForestA0–125,109
13 April 1991 Coventry CityA0–311,961
16 April 1991 Manchester UnitedA1–332,776P Williams
20 April 1991 Manchester CityA1–224,037Harford
23 April 1991 Leeds UnitedH0–112,666
4 May 1991 SouthamptonH6–211,680Phillips, Saunders (2), P Williams (3, 1 pen)
8 May 1991 EvertonH2–312,403Saunders, Harford (pen)
11 May 1991 Luton TownA0–212,889

FA Cup

Main article: 1990-91 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1991 Newcastle UnitedA0–219,584

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg 26 September 1990 Carlisle UnitedA1–17,628Saunders
R2 2nd Leg 10 October 1990 Carlisle UnitedH1–0 (won 2-1 on agg)12,253Saunders
R331 October 1990 SunderlandH6–016,422Harford (3), Bennett (own goal), Ramage (2)
R428 November 1990 Sheffield WednesdayA1–125,649Saunders
R4R12 December 1990 Sheffield WednesdayH1–217,050Micklewhite

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
NR219 December 1990 Coventry CityH1–07,270Callaghan
NQF22 January 1991 Leeds UnitedA1–26,642Saunders

Squad

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

No. Position Player
England GK Scott Cooksey
England GK Peter Shilton
England GK Martin Taylor
England DF Robbie Briscoe
England DF Jonathan Davidson
England DF Michael Forsyth
England DF Jason Kavanagh
England DF Mark Patterson
England DF Justin Phillips
Wales DF Mel Sage
England DF Alex Watson (on loan from Liverpool)
England DF Paul Williams
England DF Mark Wright
England MF Nigel Callaghan (on loan from Aston Villa)
England MF Martyn Chalk
No. Position Player
England MF Steve Cross
England MF Steve Hayward
England MF Trevor Hebberd
Scotland MF Ted McMinn
England MF Gary Micklewhite
England MF Nick Pickering
England MF Craig Ramage
Wales MF Geraint Williams
Scotland MF Ian Wilson
England FW Bobby Davison (on loan from Leeds United)
Saint Kitts and Nevis FW Kevin Francis
England FW Phil Gee
England FW Mick Harford
Wales FW Dean Saunders
England FW Jason White

Transfers

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
18 July 1990 DF Paul Blades Norwich City £700,000
7 February 1991 GK Scott Cooksey Shrewsbury Town Free transfer
21 February 1991 FW Kevin Francis Stockport County £45,000
Transfers in: Decrease £0
Transfers out: Increase £745,000
Total spending: Increase £745,000

References

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