Manchester United F.C. season 1990-91

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Manchester United
Season 1990-91
Manager Flag of Scotland Alex Ferguson
Chairman Flag of England Martin Edwards
League First Division
Final league position 6th
FA Cup Fifth Round
League Cup Runners-up
Charity Shield Shared
Cup Winners' Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Brian McClair (13)
Steve Bruce (13)
All:
Brian McClair (21)
Mark Hughes (21)
Highest home attendance 47,485 vs Aston Villa (29 December 1990)
Lowest home attendance 29,405 vs Wrexham (23 October 1990)

The 1990–91 season was Manchester United's 99th season in the Football League, and their 16th consecutive season in the top division of English football.[1]

Contents

[edit] Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
1 August 1990 Bury A 0 – 0 7,162
3 August 1990 Cork City A 0 – 0 8,000
5 August 1990 Waterford United A 4 – 0 Anderson, Hughes, Robins, Sharpe 4,750
8 August 1990 Derry City A 1 – 1 Robins 9,710
11 August 1990 Irish League XI N 3 – 0 McClair, Hughes, Wallace 10,037
13 August 1990 Bohemians A 3 – 0 Robins (2), Wallace 13,878
15 August 1990 Rangers A 1 – 0 Beardsmore 31,818
18 August 1990 Liverpool N 1 – 1 Blackmore 66,558

[edit] Football League First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A		 Scorers Attendance
25 August 1990 Coventry City H 2 – 0 Bruce, Webb 46,715
28 August 1990 Leeds United A 0 – 0 29,174
1 September 1990 Sunderland A 1 – 2 McClair 26,105
4 September 1990 Luton Town A 1 – 0 Robins 12,576
8 September 1990 Queens Park Rangers H 3 – 1 Robins (2), McClair 43,427
16 September 1990 Liverpool A 0 – 4 35,726
22 September 1990 Southampton H 3 – 2 Blackmore, Hughes, McClair 41,288
29 September 1990 Nottingham Forest H 0 – 1 46,766
20 October 1990 Arsenal H 0 – 1 47,322
27 October 1990 Manchester City A 3 – 3 Hughes (2), McClair 36,427
3 November 1990 Crystal Palace H 2 – 0 Wallace, Webb 45,724
10 November 1990 Derby County A 0 – 0 21,115
17 November 1990 Sheffield United H 2 – 2 Bruce, Hughes 45,903
25 November 1990 Chelsea H 2 – 3 Hughes, Wallace 37,836
1 December 1990 Everton A 1 – 0 Sharpe 32,400
8 December 1990 Leeds United H 1 – 1 Webb 40,947
15 December 1990 Coventry City A 2 – 2 Hughes, Wallace 17,106
22 December 1990 Wimbledon A 3 – 1 Bruce (2), Hughes 9,644
26 December 1990 Norwich City H 3 – 0 McClair (2), Hughes 39,801
29 December 1990 Aston Villa H 1 – 1 Bruce 47,485
1 January 1990 Tottenham Hotspur A 2 – 1 Bruce, McClair 29,399
12 January 1990 Sunderland H 3 – 0 Hughes (2), McClair 45,394
19 January 1990 Queens Park Rangers A 1 – 1 Phelan 18,544
3 February 1990 Liverpool H 1 – 1 Bruce 43,690
26 February 1990 Sheffield United A 1 – 2 Blackmore 27,570
2 March 1990 Everton H 0 – 2 45,656
10 March 1990 Chelsea A 2 – 3 Hughes, McClair 22,818
13 March 1990 Southampton A 1 – 1 Ince 15,701
16 March 1990 Nottingham Forest A 1 – 1 Blackmore 23,859
23 March 1990 Luton Town H 4 – 1 Bruce (2), McClair, Robins 41,752
30 March 1990 Norwich City A 3 – 0 Bruce (2), Ince 18,282
2 April 1990 Wimbledon H 2 – 1 Bruce, McClair 36,660
6 April 1990 Aston Villa A 1 – 1 Sharpe 33,307
16 April 1990 Derby County H 3 – 1 Blackmore, McClair, Robson 32,776
4 May 1990 Manchester City H 1 – 0 Giggs 45,286
6 May 1990 Arsenal A 1 – 3 Bruce 40,229
11 May 1990 Crystal Palace A 0 – 3 25,301
20 May 1990 Tottenham Hotspur H 1 – 1 Ince 46,791


Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
5 Manchester City 38 17 11 10 64 53 +11 62
6 Manchester United 38 16 12 10 58 45 +13 59[2]
7 Wimbledon 38 14 14 10 53 46 +7 56

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

[edit] FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
7 January 1991 Round 3 Queens Park Rangers H 2 – 1 Hughes, McClair 35,065
26 January 1991 Round 4 Bolton Wanderers H 1 – 0 Hughes 43,293
18 February 1991 Round 5 Norwich City A 1 – 2 McClair 23,058

[edit] League Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
26 September 1990 Round 2
First leg		 Halifax Town A 3 – 1 Blackmore, McClair, Webb 6,841
10 October 1990 Round 2
Second leg		 Halifax Town H 2 – 1 Anderson, Bruce 22,295
31 October 1990 Round 3 Liverpool H 3 – 1 Bruce, Hughes, Sharpe 42,033
28 November 1990 Round 4 Arsenal A 6 – 2 Sharpe (3), Blackmore, Hughes, Wallace 40,844
16 January 1991 Round 5 Southampton A 1 – 1 Hughes 21,101
23 January 1991 Round 5 replay Southampton H 3 – 2 Hughes (3) 41,903
10 February 1991 Semi-final
First leg		 Leeds United H 2 – 1 McClair, Sharpe 34,050
24 February 1991 Semi-final
Second leg		 Leeds United A 1 – 0 Sharpe 32,014
21 April 1991 Final Sheffield Wednesday N 0 – 1 77,612

[edit] Cup Winners' Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
19 September 1990 Round 1
First leg		 Pécsi Munkás H 2 – 0 Blackmore, Webb 28,411
3 October 1990 Round 1
Second leg		 Pécsi Munkás A 1 – 0 McClair 17,000
23 October 1990 Round 2
First leg		 Wrexham H 3 – 0 Bruce, McClair, Pallister 29,405
7 November 1990 Round 2
Second leg		 Wrexham A 2 – 0 Bruce, Robins 13,327
6 March 1991 Quarter-finals
First leg		 Montpellier H 1 – 1 McClair 41,942
19 March 1991 Quarter-finals
Second leg		 Montpellier A 2 – 0 Blackmore, Bruce 18,000
10 April 1991 Semi-finals
First leg		 Legia Warsaw A 3 – 1 Bruce, Hughes, McClair 20,000
24 April 1991 Semi-finals
Second leg		 Legia Warsaw H 1 – 1 Sharpe 44,269
15 May 1991 Final Barcelona N 2 – 1 Hughes (2) 50,000

[edit] Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup Rumbelows Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Flag of Australia Mark Bosnich 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK Flag of Scotland Jim Leighton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK Flag of England Les Sealey 31 0 3 0 8 0 8 0 1 0 51 0
GK Flag of England Gary Walsh 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
DF Flag of England Viv Anderson 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
DF Flag of Wales Clayton Blackmore 35 4 3 0 9 2 9 2 1 1 57 9
DF Flag of England Steve Bruce 31 13 3 0 7 2 8 4 1 0 50 19
DF Flag of Northern Ireland Mal Donaghy 17(8) 0 0 0 3(4) 0 2(3) 0 1 0 23(15) 0
DF Flag of Ireland Denis Irwin 33(1) 0 3 0 7(1) 0 6 0 1 0 50(2) 0
DF Flag of England Lee Martin 7(7) 0 1 0 2(2) 0 3(2) 0 0 0 13(11) 0
DF Flag of England Gary Pallister 36 0 3 0 9 0 9 1 1 0 58 1
DF Flag of England Neil Whitworth 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Flag of England Russell Beardsmore 5(7) 0 0 0 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0 7(8) 0
MF Flag of Scotland Darren Ferguson 2(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(3) 0
MF Flag of Wales Ryan Giggs 1(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 1
MF Flag of England Paul Ince 31 3 2 0 6 0 7 0 1 0 47 3
MF Flag of the Soviet Union Andrei Kanchelskis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Flag of England Mike Phelan 30(3) 1 1 0 7(1) 0 8 0 1 0 47(4) 1
MF Flag of England Bryan Robson 15(2) 1 3 0 5 0 4 0 0 0 27(2) 1
MF Flag of England Lee Sharpe 20(3) 2 3 0 7 6 6(2) 1 0 0 36(5) 9
MF Flag of England Neil Webb 31(1) 3 2 0 7 1 6 1 0 0 46(1) 5
MF Flag of England Paul Wratten 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0
FW Flag of Wales Mark Hughes 29(2) 10 3 2 9 6 7(1) 3 1 0 49(3) 21
FW Flag of Scotland Brian McClair 34(2) 13 3 2 9 2 9 4 1 0 56(2) 21
FW Flag of England Mark Robins 7(12) 4 0(1) 0 0(3) 0 2(1) 1 0(1) 0 9(18) 5
FW Flag of England Danny Wallace 13(6) 3 0(1) 0 1(3) 1 2(1) 0 1 0 17(11) 4

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
1991-03 MF Flag of the Soviet Union Andrei Kanchelskis Shakhtar Donetsk Non-contract
1991-05-20 MF Flag of the Soviet Union Andrei Kanchelskis Shakhtar Donetsk £1m

[edit] Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
1990-07 DF Flag of England Michael Gray Sunderland Undisclosed
1990-08 DF Flag of England Mike Duxbury Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed
1990-09-13 FW Flag of England Andy Rammell Barnsley £100k
1990-12-20 DF Flag of England Colin Gibson Leicester City £100k
1990-12-11 DF Flag of England Tony Gill Unattached Free
1991-01-09 DF Flag of England Viv Anderson Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed
1991-03-06 MF Flag of England Wayne Bullimore Barnsley Undisclosed
1991-03-15 MF Flag of England Paul McGuinness Unattached Free
1991-06-30 GK Flag of Australia Mark Bosnich Unattached Free
1991-06-30 FW Flag of England Marcus Brameld Unattached Free
1991-06-30 MF Flag of Wales Lee Costa Unattached Free
1991-06-30 DF Flag of Northern Ireland Alan McReavie Unattached Free
1991-06-30 MF Flag of England Ralph Milne Bury Undisclosed
1991-06-30 GK Flag of England Mike Pollitt Bury Undisclosed
1991-06-30 DF Flag of England Les Potts Unattached Free
1991-06-30 MF Flag of England Roger Sallis Unattached Free
1991-06-30 GK Flag of England Les Sealey Aston Villa Undisclosed
1991-06-30 MF Flag of England John Sharples Hearts Undisclosed
1991-06-30 MF Flag of England Jimmy Shields Unattached Free
1991-06-30 GK Flag of England Jonathan Stanger Unattached Free
1991-06-30 DF Flag of England Alan Tonge Exeter City Undisclosed
1991-06-30 MF Flag of England David Wilson Exeter City Undisclosed

[edit] Loan out

Date From Date To Position Name To
1990-09-27 1990-10-27 DF Flag of England Colin Gibson Port Vale
1990-10-05 1990-11-05 GK Flag of England Mike Pollitt Oldham Athletic
1990-10 1990-11 MF Flag of England David Wilson Lincoln City
1990-11-20 1990-12-20 DF Flag of Ireland Derek Brazil Oldham Athletic
1991-01-17 1991-02-17 DF Flag of Ireland Brian Carey Wrexham
1991-03-20 1991-04-20 GK Flag of Scotland Jim Leighton Arsenal
1991-03 1991-05 DF Flag of England David Wilson Charlton Athletic

[edit] References

  1. ^ Manchester United Season 1990/91. StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
  2. ^ Manchester United deducted one point for their part in a brawl against Arsenal

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