Liverpool F.C. season 1989-90
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Liverpool F.C. | |
Season 1989–90 | |
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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.
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[edit] Team kit
The team kit for the season was produced by adidas and the shirt sponsor was Candy.
[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
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[edit] Changes
[edit] In
Player | From | Fee | When |
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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 |
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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 |
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Nick Tanner | Norwich City | March |
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
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