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)
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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.

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[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
Flag of Zimbabwe GK Bruce Grobbelaar
Flag of England GK Mike Hooper
Flag of England DF Gary Ablett
Flag of England DF David Burrows
Flag of Scotland DF Gary Gillespie
Flag of Scotland DF Alan Hansen (captain)
Flag of England DF Steve Harkness
Flag of Sweden DF Glenn Hysén
Flag of Scotland DF Steve Nicol
Flag of Ireland DF Steve Staunton
Flag of England DF Nick Tanner
Flag of England DF Barry Venison
Flag of England DF Alex Watson
No. Position Player
Flag of England MF John Barnes
Flag of Ireland MF Ray Houghton
Flag of Northern Ireland MF Jim Magilton
Flag of England MF Mike Marsh
Flag of England MF Steve McMahon
Flag of Denmark MF Jan Mølby
Flag of Ireland MF Ronnie Whelan
Flag of Ireland FW John Aldridge (to September)
Flag of England FW Peter Beardsley
Flag of Scotland FW Kenny Dalglish (Player/Manager)
Flag of Israel FW Ronny Rosenthal (from March)
Flag of Wales FW Ian Rush

[edit] Changes

[edit] In

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

[edit] Out

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

[edit] Loaned out

Player To Duration
Flag of England Nick Tanner Norwich City March


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