Liverpool F.C. season 1989-90

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Liverpool F.C.
Season 1989–90
Manager	Kenny Dalglish
Chairman
League	First Division
Final league position	1st (champions) W:23 D:10 L:5 F:78 A:37
FA Cup	Semi-final
League Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: John Barnes (22) All: John Barnes (28)
← Previous season 1988–89	Next season → 1990–91

The 1989–90 season was the 98th year of association football in Liverpool F.C.'s existence. The season saw Liverpool win their 18th league title, their last to date.

Contents 1 Team kit 2 Pre-season friendlies 3 Regular season 3.1 August 3.2 September 3.3 October 3.4 November 3.5 December 4 First-team squad 4.1 Changes 4.1.1 In 4.1.2 Out 4.1.3 Loaned out 5 Notes and references 6 External links

[edit] Team kit

The team kit for the season was produced by adidas and the shirt sponsor was Candy.

Home

Away

[edit] Pre-season friendlies

Liverpool's entered the four-team Makita tournament, played at Wembley Stadium where they lost against Arsenal in the final, having beaten Dinamo Kiev. This was followed by tour of Scandinavia which saw wins against Malmö FF and Halmstads BK and draws with Vasalunds IF and HJK Helsinki.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] August

As FA Cup holders, Liverpool entered the Charity Shield, facing League Champions Arsenal, in a rematch of the last game of the previous season, when Arsenal had won the title at Anfield in dramatic circumstances. Liverpool gained some small revenge with a 1-0 win, thanks to a Peter Beardsley goal. The League campaign began with a 3-1 win over Man City, followed by away draws against Luton and Aston Villa. The month ended with a trip to Spain, with a friendly against Real Madrid for the Santiago Bernabeu trophy. The reds lost 2-0.

[edit] September

September began with a third consecutive away game, this time a 3-0 win at Derby, followed by a 9-0 hammering of Crystal Palace at Anfield. Eight different players scored in this game, which was also notable as John Aldridge's last game for the club. Aldridge, who was leaving to join Real Sociedad after losing his place to the returning Ian Rush, came off the bench to convert a penalty, and threw his boots and kit into the Kop at the end of the game. After a 0-0 home draw with Norwich, Wigan Athletic were defeated 5-2 in the League Cup, before the first Merseyside derby of the season. Just as in the previous season's FA Cup final, and in so many derbies before, Ian Rush was the match winner, as the reds won 3-1 at Goodison.

[edit] October

First up in October were Wigan, in the "away" leg (also played at Anfield because Wigan's pitch was unplayable) of the League Cup second round. Liverpool won 3-0, with substiute Steve Staunton scoring a hattrick to secure an 8-2 aggregate victory. Back in the League, Wimbledon were beaten 2-1 at Plough Lane before Southampton dealt the reds a 4-1 hammering at The Dell. The misery was to continue four days later, as Arsenal ended Liverpool's League Cup campaign with a 1-0 win at Highbury. The league campaign resumed with a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

[edit] November

November was a miserable month for Liverpool. It began with a 1-0 home defeat against Coventry City, which was compounded by a 3-2 loss at QPR. Wins at Millwall, and at home to Arsenal followed, before an away game at Sheffield Wednesday. This was Liverpool's first game at Hillsborough after the tragedy of seven months earlier, and it ended in a 2-0 defeat.

[edit] December

[edit] First-team squad

No. Position Player GK Bruce Grobbelaar GK Mike Hooper DF Gary Ablett DF David Burrows DF Gary Gillespie DF Alan Hansen (captain) DF Steve Harkness DF Glenn Hysén DF Steve Nicol DF Steve Staunton DF Nick Tanner DF Barry Venison DF Alex Watson

No. Position Player MF John Barnes MF Ray Houghton MF Jim Magilton MF Mike Marsh MF Steve McMahon MF Jan Mølby MF Ronnie Whelan FW John Aldridge (to September) FW Peter Beardsley FW Kenny Dalglish (Player/Manager) FW Ronny Rosenthal (from March) FW Ian Rush

[edit] Changes

[edit] In

Player	From	Fee	When
Glenn Hysén	Fiorentina	£600,000	July
Steve Harkness	Carlisle United	£75,000	July
Ronnie Rosenthal	Standard Liege	Loan	March

[edit] Out

Player	To	Fee	When
Jim Beglin	Leeds United	Free	July
Charlie Boyd	Unknown	Released	July
John Aldridge	Real Sociedad	£1.25 million	September

[edit] Loaned out

Player	To	Duration
Nick Tanner	Norwich City	March

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• Liverpool FC 1989-90 on LFCHistory.net

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