1989–90 Football League

The Football League
Season 1989–90
Champions Liverpool
Relegated Colchester United

The 19891990 season was the 91st completed season of The Football League.

Liverpool overhauled a greatly improved Aston Villa side to win their 18th league championship trophy and their fifth major trophy in as many seasons under Kenny Dalglish’s management. To date, this remains their last league title. Gary Lineker’s arrival at Tottenham Hotspur saw the North Londoners occupy third place after a season of improvement.

Luton Town stayed up on goal difference at the expense of Sheffield Wednesday, while Charlton’s four-year spell in the First Division came to an end at the beginning of May. Millwall were rooted to the bottom of the division despite briefly topping the league in September.

Leeds United finally returned to the top flight after an eight-year exile, as Howard Wilkinson’s side lifted the Second Division championship trophy thanks to a superior goal difference over runners-up Sheffield United, won their second successive promotion under Dave Bassett.

Swindon Town won the Second Division playoff final but Sunderland were promoted instead after the Swindon board admitted a series of financial irregularities. Swindon were initially demoted to the Third Division and replaced by Tranmere, the division’s losing Play-Off finalists, but this decision was later reversed on appeal.

A.F.C. Bournemouth, Stoke City and Bradford City occupied the relegation places. Bournemouth did not return to second tier of English football until the 2013-14 season.

The city of Bristol was celebrating after Rovers were crowned champions and City finished runners-up in the Third Division to gain promotion. The third promotion spot was secured by playoff winners Notts County, who beat Leyland DAF Trophy (i.e. FA Trophy) winners Tranmere Rovers at Wembley.

Walsall suffered a second successive relegation and would be joined in the Fourth Division the following season by Blackpool, Cardiff City and Northampton Town.

Exeter City were crowned Fourth Division champions and went up to the Third Division along with runners-up Grimsby Town, third-placed Southend United and playoff winners Cambridge United. Newly promoted Maidstone United (1897) almost ended their first league season with success, but their promotion hopes were ended by playoff failure.

Colchester United were relegated from the league and replaced by Football Conference champions Darlington, who regained their league status just one season after losing it.

Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated.

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Liverpool (18th English title) [2]
Relegated Charlton Athletic
Millwall
Sheffield Wednesday
European Cup 1990–91 No qualifications [2]
FA Cup winners
1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup
Manchester United (7th FA Cup title)
UEFA Cup 1990–91 Aston Villa
Matches played 380
Goals scored 987 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer Gary Lineker (Tottenham Hotspur), 24 [3]
Biggest home win Liverpool Crystal Palace 9–0 (12 Sep 1989)
Biggest away win Coventry City Liverpool 1–6 (5 May 1990)
Highest scoring Liverpool Crystal Palace 9–0 (12 Sep 1989)
Southampton Luton Town 6–3 (25 Nov 1989)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA W D L GF GA GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Liverpool 3813513815105440227837+4179Excluded from the 1990–91 European Cup [notes1 1]
2 Aston Villa 381333362084721185738+1970 UEFA Cup 1990–91 First round
3 Tottenham Hotspur 381216352475724235947+1263
4 Arsenal 3814323811451016275438+1662
5 Chelsea 38874312485627265850+860
6 Everton 3814324016351117305746+1159
7 Southampton 381054402755931367163+855
8 Wimbledon 38586222388325174740+755
9 Nottingham Forest 38946312165824265547+854 [4][5]
10 Norwich City 387102241464920284442+253
11 Queens Park Rangers 38946272247818224544+150
12 Coventry City 3811262425351115343959-2049
13 Manchester United 388652614531120334647–148 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91 First round
14 Manchester City 38946262138817314352–948
15 Crystal Palace 388742723521215434266–2448
16 Derby County 38919292146914194340+346
17 Luton Town 388832418251219394357–1443
18 Sheffield Wednesday 388652117341214343551–1643
19 Charlton Athletic 384691825331313323157–2630
20 Millwall 384692325151316403965–2626
  1. Liverpool were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on for 10 years, because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool fans. The ban was eventually lifted for the season 1991–92.
Key
League Champions, excluded from the European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
League Cup winners
Relegated

First Division results

Home ╲ Away[1] ARS AST CHACHECOVCRYDEREVELIVLUTMCIMUNMILNORNOTQPRSHWSOUTOTWDN
Arsenal 01 10 01 20 41 11 10 11 32 40 10 20 43 30 30 50 21 10 00
Aston Villa 21 11 10 41 21 10 62 11 20 12 30 10 33 21 13 10 21 20 03
Charlton Athletic 00 02 30 11 12 00 01 04 20 11 20 11 01 11 10 12 24 13 12
Chelsea 00 03 31 10 30 11 21 25 10 11 10 40 00 22 11 40 22 12 25
Coventry City 01 20 12 32 10 10 20 16 10 21 14 31 10 02 11 14 10 00 21
Crystal Palace 11 10 20 22 01 11 21 02 11 22 11 43 10 10 03 11 31 23 20
Derby County 13 01 20 01 41 31 01 03 23 60 20 20 02 02 20 20 01 21 11
Everton 30 33 21 01 20 40 21 13 21 00 32 21 31 40 10 20 30 21 11
Liverpool 21 11 10 41 01 90 10 21 22 31 00 10 00 22 21 21 32 10 21
Luton Town 20 01 10 03 32 10 10 22 00 11 13 21 41 11 11 20 11 00 11
Manchester City 11 02 12 11 10 30 01 10 14 31 51 20 10 03 10 21 12 11 11
Manchester United 41 20 10 00 30 12 12 00 12 41 11 51 02 10 00 00 21 01 00
Millwall 12 20 22 13 41 12 11 12 12 11 11 12 01 10 12 20 22 01 00
Norwich City 22 20 00 20 00 20 10 11 00 20 01 20 11 11 00 21 44 22 01
Nottingham Forest 12 11 20 11 24 31 21 10 22 30 10 40 31 01 22 01 20 13 01
Queens Park Rangers 20 11 01 42 11 20 01 10 32 00 13 12 00 21 20 10 14 31 23
Sheffield Wednesday 10 10 30 11 00 22 10 11 20 11 20 10 11 02 03 20 01 24 01
Southampton 10 21 32 23 30 11 21 22 41 63 21 02 12 41 20 02 22 11 22
Tottenham Hotspur 21 02 30 14 32 01 12 21 10 21 11 21 31 40 23 32 30 21 01
Wimbledon 10 02 31 01 00 01 11 31 12 12 10 22 22 11 13 00 11 33 10

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

First Division maps

Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1989–1990

Second Division

Football League, Second Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Leeds United (3rd title)
Promoted Sheffield United,
Sunderland
Relegated Bournemouth,
Bradford City,
Stoke City
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1523 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorer Micky Quinn (Newcastle United), 32 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA W D L GF GA GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Leeds United 461661461887833347952+2785
2 Sheffield United 4614544327108535317858+2085
3 Newcastle United 4617425126510829298055+2580
4 Swindon Town 461265492988730307959+2074
5 Blackburn Rovers 461094433098631297460+1474
6 Sunderland 4610854132106729327064+874 [notes3 1]
7 West Ham United 4614545022671030358057+2372
8 Oldham Athletic 4615715023471220347057+1371
9 Ipswich Town 4613733822651229446751+1669
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 461256372068930406750+1767
11 Port Vale 4611933720471225376257+561
12 Portsmouth 46986403468922316265–361
13 Leicester City 4610853429561233506779–1259
14 Hull City 46788273178831345865–758
15 Watford 4611664128391117325860–257
16 Plymouth Argyle 469863023551328405863–555
17 Oxford United 468783531721422355766–954
18 Brighton & Hove Albion 4610672827531528455672–1654
19 Barnsley 467972223661127484971–2254
20 West Bromwich Albion 466893537671032346771–451
21 Middlesbrough 46103103329381219345263–1150
22 Bournemouth 468693031461327455776–1948
23 Bradford City 469682624081518444468–2441
24 Stoke City 4641182024281315393563–2837
  1. Sunderland were eventually promoted after prosecutions against Swindon Town.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Second Division results

Home ╲ Away[1] BAR BLB BOUBRABHAHULIPSLEELEIMIDNEWOLDOXFPLYPTVPORSHUSTKSUNSWIWATWBAWHUWOL
Barnsley 00 01 20 10 11 01 10 22 11 11 10 10 11 03 01 12 32 10 01 01 22 11 22
Blackburn Rovers 50 11 22 11 00 22 12 24 24 20 10 22 20 10 20 00 30 11 21 22 21 54 23
Bournemouth 21 24 10 02 54 31 01 23 22 21 20 01 22 10 01 01 21 01 12 00 11 11 11
Bradford City 00 01 10 20 23 10 01 20 01 32 11 12 01 22 11 14 10 01 11 21 20 21 11
Brighton & Hove Albion 11 12 21 21 20 10 22 10 10 03 11 01 21 20 00 22 14 12 12 10 03 30 11
Hull City 12 20 14 21 02 43 01 11 00 13 00 10 33 21 12 00 00 32 23 00 02 11 20
Ipswich Town 31 31 11 10 21 01 22 22 30 21 11 10 30 32 01 11 22 11 10 10 31 10 13
Leeds United 12 11 30 11 30 43 11 21 21 10 11 21 21 00 20 40 20 20 40 21 22 32 10
Leicester City 22 01 21 11 10 21 01 43 21 22 30 00 11 20 11 25 21 23 21 11 13 10 00
Middlesbrough 01 03 21 20 22 10 12 02 41 41 10 10 02 23 20 33 01 30 02 12 00 01 42
Newcastle United 41 21 30 10 20 20 21 52 54 22 21 23 31 22 10 20 30 11 00 21 21 21 14
Oldham Athletic 20 20 40 22 11 32 41 31 10 20 11 41 32 21 33 02 20 21 22 11 21 30 11
Oxford United 23 11 12 21 01 00 22 24 42 31 21 01 32 00 21 30 30 01 22 11 01 02 22
Plymouth Argyle 21 22 10 11 21 12 10 11 31 12 11 20 20 12 02 00 30 30 03 00 22 11 01
Port Vale 21 00 11 32 21 11 50 00 21 11 12 20 12 30 11 11 00 12 20 10 21 22 31
Portsmouth 21 11 21 30 30 22 23 33 23 31 11 21 21 03 20 32 00 33 11 12 11 01 13
Sheffield United 12 12 42 11 54 00 20 22 11 10 11 21 21 10 21 21 21 13 20 41 31 02 30
Stoke City 01 01 00 11 32 11 00 11 01 00 21 12 12 00 11 12 01 02 11 22 21 11 20
Sunderland 42 01 32 10 21 01 24 01 22 21 00 23 10 31 22 22 11 21 22 40 11 43 11
Swindon Town 00 43 23 31 12 13 30 32 11 11 11 32 30 30 30 22 02 60 02 20 21 22 31
Watford 22 31 22 72 42 31 33 10 31 10 00 30 01 12 10 10 13 11 11 02 02 01 31
West Bromwich Albion 70 22 22 20 30 11 13 21 01 00 15 22 32 03 23 00 03 11 11 12 20 13 12
West Ham United 42 11 41 20 31 12 20 01 31 20 00 02 32 32 22 21 50 00 50 11 10 23 40
Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 12 31 11 24 12 21 10 50 20 01 11 20 10 20 50 12 00 01 21 11 21 10

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division play-offs

The semifinals were decided over two legs. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Two play-offs 1990.

  Semifinals
1st leg – 13 May; 2nd leg – 16 May 1990
Final at Wembley
28 May 1990
                     
3rd  Newcastle United 0 0 0  
6th   Sunderland 0 2 2  
    6th  Sunderland [notes2 1] 0
  3rd  Swindon Town 1
4th   Swindon Town 2 2 4
5th  Blackburn Rovers 1 1 2  
  1. Following successful prosecutions against Swindon Town and the club chairman, Brian Hillier, after they admitted 36 breaches of League rules 
    35 of which are related to illegal payments, Swindon remained in the Second Division and Sunderland took their promotion place (see History of Swindon Town F.C.).

Second Division maps

Locations of the Football League Second Division London teams 1989–1990

Third Division

Football League, Third Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Bristol Rovers (1st title)
Promoted Bristol City,
Notts County
Relegated Blackpool,
Cardiff City,
Northampton,
Walsall
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1414 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorer Bob Taylor (Bristol City), 27 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA W D L GF GA GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Bristol Rovers 4615804314117528217135+3693
2 Bristol City 4615534016125636247640+3691
3 Notts County 461742401888733357353+2087 [notes4 1]
4 Tranmere Rovers 461553542286932278649+3780
5 Bury 4611753519104935307049+2174
6 Bolton Wanderers 461274321968927295948+1169
7 Birmingham City 4610763319851027406059+166
8 Huddersfield Town 461157302369831396162–165
9 Rotherham United 4612654828571123347162+964
10 Reading 4610943321510824325753+464
11 Shrewsbury Town 4610943824661121305954+563
12 Crewe Alexandra 461085322459924295654+262
13 Brentford 4611484131731325356666±061
14 Leyton Orient 469682824741224325256–458
15 Mansfield Town 4613283425351516405065–1555
16 Chester City 4611753023281313324355–1254
17 Swansea City 4610672527461320364563–1854
18 Wigan Athletic 4610672922381219424864–1653
19 Preston North End 4610764230431623496579–1452
20 Fulham 468873327471222395566–1151
21 Cardiff City 466983035651221355170–1950
22 Northampton 467792731471224375168–1747
23 Blackpool 4686929332101120404973–2446
24 Walsall 466892330361417424072–3041
  1. Notts County were promoted through the play-offs.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Third Division results

Home ╲ Away[1] BIR BLP BOLBREBRIBROBRYCARCHRCREFULHUDLEYMANNORNTCPNEREAROTSHRSWATRAWALWIG
Birmingham City 31 10 01 04 22 00 11 00 30 11 01 00 41 40 12 31 01 41 01 20 21 20 00
Blackpool 32 21 40 13 03 01 10 13 13 01 22 10 31 10 00 22 00 12 01 22 03 43 00
Bolton Wanderers 31 20 01 10 10 31 31 10 00 00 22 21 11 03 30 21 30 02 01 00 11 11 32
Brentford 01 50 12 02 21 01 01 11 02 20 21 43 21 32 01 22 11 42 11 21 24 40 31
Bristol City 10 20 11 20 00 10 10 10 41 51 11 21 11 31 20 21 01 00 21 13 13 40 30
Bristol Rovers 00 11 11 10 30 21 21 21 11 20 22 00 11 42 32 30 00 20 10 20 20 20 61
Bury 00 20 20 02 11 00 20 10 03 00 60 20 30 10 32 12 40 11 00 32 12 02 22
Cardiff City 01 22 02 22 03 11 31 11 00 33 15 11 10 23 13 30 32 20 01 02 00 31 11
Chester 40 20 20 11 03 00 14 10 21 02 21 10 02 01 33 31 11 20 10 10 22 11 00
Crewe Alexandra 02 20 22 23 01 10 21 11 00 23 30 01 21 21 10 10 11 00 11 11 22 31 32
Fulham 12 00 22 10 01 12 22 25 10 11 00 12 10 11 52 31 12 11 21 20 12 00 40
Huddersfield Town 12 22 11 10 21 11 21 23 41 01 01 20 10 22 12 02 01 21 11 10 10 10 20
Leyton Orient 12 20 00 01 11 01 23 31 03 21 11 10 31 11 01 31 41 11 10 02 01 11 10
Mansfield Town 52 03 01 23 10 01 10 10 10 21 30 12 10 12 13 22 11 31 21 40 10 02 10
Northampton Town 22 42 02 02 20 12 01 11 10 31 22 10 01 12 00 12 21 12 21 11 04 11 11
Notts County 32 01 21 31 00 31 04 21 00 20 20 10 10 42 32 21 00 20 40 21 10 20 11
Preston North End 22 21 14 42 22 01 23 40 50 00 10 33 03 40 00 24 10 01 21 20 22 20 11
Reading 02 11 20 10 11 01 10 01 11 11 32 00 11 10 32 11 60 32 33 11 10 01 20
Rotherham United 51 11 10 21 12 32 13 40 50 13 21 00 52 00 20 12 31 11 42 32 00 22 12
Shrewsbury Town 20 11 33 10 01 23 31 00 20 00 20 33 42 01 20 22 20 11 11 11 31 20 13
Swansea City 11 00 00 21 05 00 01 01 21 32 42 13 01 10 11 00 21 16 10 01 10 20 30
Tranmere Rovers 51 42 13 22 60 12 24 30 00 11 21 40 30 11 00 20 21 31 21 31 30 21 20
Walsall 01 11 21 21 02 12 22 02 11 11 00 23 13 10 10 22 10 11 11 02 01 21 12
Wigan Athletic 10 11 20 21 23 12 00 11 10 10 21 12 02 40 00 11 01 31 03 00 20 13 30

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division play-offs

The semifinals were decided over two legs. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Three play-offs 1990.

  Semifinals
1st leg – 13 May; 2nd leg – 16 May 1990
Final at Wembley
27 May 1990
                     
3rd   Notts County 1 2 3  
6th  Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1  
    3rd  Notts County 2
  4th  Tranmere Rovers 0
4th  Tranmere Rovers 0 2 2
5th  Bury 0 0 0  

Third Division maps

Locations of the Football League Third Division London teams 1989–1990

Fourth Division

Football League, Fourth Division
Season 1989–90
Champions Exeter City (1st title)
Promoted Cambridge United,
Grimsby Town,
Southend United
New club in the league Maidstone United (1897)
Matches played 552
Goals scored 1436 (2.6 per match)
Top goalscorer Brett Angell (Stockport County), 23 [3]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA W D L GF GA GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Exeter City 4620305014821333348348+3589
2 Grimsby Town 461445412089629277047+2379
3 Southend United 4615353514761026346148+1375
4 Stockport County 4613644527851023356862+474
5 Maidstone United (1897) 4614454921831228407761+1673
6 Cambridge United 461436453077931368666+2073 [notes5 1]
7 Chesterfield 4612924119751122316350+1371
8 Carlisle United 4615443820641323406150+1171
9 Peterborough United 461085352379724235946+1368
10 Lincoln City 461166302778818214848±068
11 Scunthorpe United 46995422586927296954+1566
12 Rochdale 4611482823921224325255–366
13 York City 4610582924611626295553+264
14 Gillingham 469862821831218274648–262
15 Torquay United 46122933293101020375366–1357
16 Burnley 4661071918841126374555–1056
17 Hereford United 467412313286925305662–655
18 Scarborough 4610583528551325456073–1355
19 Hartlepool United 4612474533361421556688–2255
20 Doncaster Rovers 467792929721424315360–1751
21 Wrexham 468872828541423395167–1651 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1990–91
First round
[6]
22 Aldershot 468782826471221434969–2050
23 Halifax Town 465993129741226365765–849
24 Colchester United 4693112625271422504875–2743
  1. Cambridge United were promoted through play-offs.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Welsh Cup runners-up, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
New club in the league, see Maidstone United (1897)
Relegated to Conference

Fourth Division results

Home ╲ Away[1] ALD BUR CAMCRLCHFCOLDONEXEGILGRIHALHARHERLINMAIPETROCSCASCUSTDSTPTORWREYOR
Aldershot 11 02 10 00 40 11 01 10 00 20 61 02 01 02 01 11 11 42 05 21 12 10 22
Burnley 00 13 21 00 00 01 10 12 11 10 00 31 00 11 12 01 30 01 00 00 10 23 11
Cambridge United 22 01 12 01 40 10 32 21 20 10 21 01 21 20 32 03 52 53 21 02 52 11 22
Carlisle United 13 11 31 43 10 10 10 30 11 11 10 21 12 32 00 01 31 01 30 31 20 10 21
Chesterfield 20 01 11 30 11 01 21 20 20 43 31 21 00 31 11 21 22 11 11 11 51 30 00
Colchester United 10 12 12 40 10 20 01 20 10 22 31 11 01 41 01 12 00 10 02 01 03 13 02
Doncaster Rovers 01 23 21 11 10 20 21 00 00 34 22 01 01 11 03 40 11 12 01 21 21 22 12
Exeter City 20 21 32 00 21 21 10 31 21 20 31 20 30 20 20 50 32 10 21 11 30 11 31
Gillingham 00 00 10 21 30 33 31 11 12 31 00 01 11 12 00 10 20 03 50 03 02 10 00
Grimsby Town 21 42 00 10 01 41 21 10 20 11 00 02 10 23 12 12 30 21 20 42 00 51 30
Halifax Town 42 00 00 11 11 11 02 12 01 22 40 11 01 12 22 10 12 01 12 12 31 42 22
Hartlepool United 20 30 12 10 31 02 06 03 12 42 20 12 11 42 22 21 41 32 11 50 11 30 12
Hereford United 41 01 02 22 32 20 01 21 12 01 01 41 22 30 12 13 31 12 03 12 00 00 12
Lincoln City 01 10 43 13 11 21 21 15 13 11 21 41 10 12 10 12 00 10 20 00 22 10 00
Maidstone United 51 12 22 52 01 41 10 10 01 22 12 42 20 20 11 20 41 11 30 01 51 20 10
Peterborough United 11 41 12 30 11 10 21 43 11 11 30 02 11 10 10 01 12 11 12 20 11 31 11
Rochdale 20 21 20 12 10 22 13 10 10 01 02 00 52 10 32 12 10 30 01 11 00 03 01
Scarborough 10 42 11 21 23 22 12 12 01 31 23 41 01 20 01 21 21 00 11 20 00 21 13
Scunthorpe United 32 30 11 23 01 40 41 54 00 22 11 01 33 11 10 00 01 01 11 50 20 31 11
Southend United 50 32 00 20 02 02 20 12 20 02 20 30 20 20 01 00 32 10 00 20 10 21 20
Stockport County 11 31 31 31 31 11 31 21 10 24 01 60 21 11 12 00 21 32 42 10 11 02 22
Torquay United 12 01 30 12 10 41 20 02 02 03 10 43 11 03 21 21 10 32 03 30 30 01 11
Wrexham 22 10 23 10 02 32 00 11 21 01 21 12 00 02 42 21 11 02 00 33 01 11 20
York City 22 13 42 01 40 31 21 30 10 01 02 11 12 00 00 10 10 12 01 21 03 11 10

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fourth Division play-offs

The semifinals were decided over two. The final consisted of only a single match.
The full results can be found at: Football League Division Four play-offs 1990.

  Semifinals
1st leg –13 May; 2nd leg –16 May 1990
Final at Wembley
26 May 1990
                     
4th  Stockport County 0 0 0  
7th  Chesterfield 4 2 6  
    7th  Chesterfield 0
  6th  Cambridge United 1
5th  Maidstone United (1897) 1 0 1
6th  Cambridge United 1 2 3  

Fourth Division maps

See also

References

  1. "England 1989–90". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Liverpool were banned by UEFA from its competitions from the season 1985–86 on for 10 years, because of the Heysel Disaster in 1985, involving Liverpool
    fans. The ban was eventually lifted for the 1991–92 season.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
  4. Because of the 1985 UEFA ban, no English clubs played European matches between the 1985–86 and 1989–90 seasons, and England was therefore ranked 25th for the 1990–91 season in the UEFA coefficient, which gave England only 1 spot in the UEFA Cup.
  5. Nottingham Forest won the 1989 League Cup
  6. Wrexham were runners-up in the Welsh Cup final, and since winners Hereford United are an English club, Wrexham were awarded the right to participate in
    the Cup Winners' Cup.