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1990–91 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

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Wolverhampton Wanderers
1990–91 season
ChairmanJack Harris
ManagerGraham Turner
StadiumMolineux Stadium
Second Division12th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup2nd Round
Full Members Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Bull (26)
All: Steve Bull (27)
Highest home attendance22,982 (vs West Brom, 6 April 1991)
Lowest home attendance9,313 (vs Hull,
20 April 1991)
Average home league attendance15,834 (league only)

The 1990–91 season was the 92nd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division. The team finished in 12th place after a poor run of form at the end of the season brought only two victories from the final fifteen matches.

This was the first season – of an eventual seventeen – for the club under the ownership of Sir Jack Hayward, who had purchased it in May 1990 for £2.1 million.[1]

Results

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Football League Second Division

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A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1990–91 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Oxford United 46 14 19 13 69 66 +3 61
11 Newcastle United 46 14 17 15 49 56 −7 59
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 19 14 63 63 0 58
13 Bristol Rovers 46 15 13 18 56 59 −3 58
14 Ipswich Town 46 13 18 15 60 68 −8 57
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 13 19 14 63 63  0 58 11 6 6 45 35  +10 2 13 8 18 28  −10

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
ResultLWDDDLWDWWDWWLDWLDDLWDDDLDWDWDWLLDLDWLDLLLDLDW
Position15108121317131286754565555666678889885789101010101010121213141512
Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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25 August 1990 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Oldham Athletic Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull 6', 48' Marshall 11', 81', 82' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 20,864
28 August 1990 2 Port Vale 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burslem
19:30 BST Beckford 7' (pen.) Bellamy 23'
Bull 43'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 12,349
15 September 1990 5 West Ham United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
15:00 BST Martin 2' Bull 72' Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 23,241
18 September 1990 6 Swindon Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swindon
19:30 BST Simpson 61' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 12,228
22 September 1990 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bull 35', 43'
Mutch 44'
Turner 25' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,137
29 September 1990 8 Oxford United 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oxford
15:00 BST Simpson 3' Dennison 10' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 7,418
6 October 1990 10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–0 Bristol City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Thompson 3'
Bull 16', 67', 80'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,891
13 October 1990 11 Notts County 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
15:00 BST Thomas 89' Westley 31' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 12,872
23 October 1990 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
19:30 BST Bull 61' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,285
27 October 1990 14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Blackburn Rovers Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Cook 58'
Steele 71'
Stapleton 5', 13', 77' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 17,776
3 November 1990 15 Portsmouth 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 14,574
17 November 1990 17 Leicester City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 GMT Kelly 38' Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 16,574
24 November 1990 18 Barnsley 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
15:00 GMT Saville 31' Cook 36' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,267
1 December 1990 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull 4', 78' Dozzell 41'
Redford 44'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,803
15 December 1990 20 Oldham Athletic 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Oldham
15:00 GMT Barrett 44'
Ritchie 59'
Palmer 64', 87'
Thompson 16' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 11,587
22 December 1990 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Millwall Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bellamy 4'
Bull 43'
Taylor 74', 83'
Sheringham 22' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,504
1 January 1991 24 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Watford Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,159
19 January 1991 26 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bath
15:00 GMT Saunders 25' Twentyman 21' (o.g.) Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 6,042
2 February 1991 27 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 West Ham United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Birch 44'
Bull 48'
McAvennie 57' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 19,454
26 February 1991 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Port Vale Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT Bull 30', 42'
Mutch 70'
Earle 20' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,919
2 March 1991 30 Ipswich Town 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 13,350
9 March 1991 32 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–5 Barnsley Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Saville 5'
Rammell 19'
Stancliffe 25' (o.g.)
Agnew 49'
Robinson 86'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 15,671
16 March 1991 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Oxford United Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Bull 10', 15', 23' Melville 52'
Stein 88'
Simpson 89'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,357
23 March 1991 36 Bristol City 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
15:00 GMT Bryant 54' Dennison 62' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 15,499
30 March 1991 37 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Mutch 1', 12'
Bull 71'
Pearson 54', 86' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 18,011
3 April 1991 38 Millwall 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
19:30 BST Stevens 28'
Sheringham 72'
Cook 13' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,708
13 April 1991 41 Watford 3–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Watford
15:00 BST Wilkinson 19', 66', 89' Cook 77' (pen.) Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 12,014
20 April 1991 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Hull City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 9,313
11 May 1991 46 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Portsmouth Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Birch 37'
Mutch 68'
Downing 89'
Clarke 75' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,570

FA Cup

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League Cup

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25 September 1990 R2.1 Hull City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Kingston upon Hull
19:30 BST Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 5,283
9 October 1990 R2.2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–1 agg.)
Hull City Wolverhampton
19:30 BST Steele 12' Swan 30' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 14,954

Hull City won on away goals.

Full Members Cup

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19 December 1990 R2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Leeds United Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT Cook 60' Varadi 21'
McAllister 74'
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,080

Players

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Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

PosNamePGPGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDiscipline
GK England Vince Bartram ¤ 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
GK England Tony Lange ¤ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
GK England Mike Stowell 39 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 44 0 0 0
DF England Kevin Ashley 15(1) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 15(2) 0 0 1
DF England Gary Bellamy 26 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 31 3 0 0
DF England Nicky Clarke 10(4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10(4) 0 0 0
DF England Rob Hindmarch 40 2 1 0 2 0 0(1) 0 43(1) 2 0 0
DF England Brian Roberts 17(4) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20(4) 0 0 0
DF England Paul Stancliffe 17 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 0 0 0
DF England Andy Thompson 43(1) 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 48(1) 3 0 0
DF England Mark Venus 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
DF England Shane Westley 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 1 0 0
MF Scotland Tom Bennett 24(2) 0 1 0 2 0 0(1) 0 27(3) 0 0 0
MF England Paul Birch 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 0 0
MF England Mark Blake 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF England Mark Burke 3(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3(3) 0 0 0
MF England Paul Cook 42 6 0 0 2 0 2 1 46 7 0 1
MF Northern Ireland Robbie Dennison 41(1) 5 1 0 1(1) 0 2 0 45(2) 5 0 0
MF England Keith Downing 31 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 35 1 0 0
MF England Paul Jones 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
MF England Tim Steele 22(6) 2 1 0 2 1 2 0 27(6) 3 0 0
MF Northern Ireland Mark Todd 6(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6(1) 0 0 0
FW England Steve Bull 43 26 1 0 2 0 2 1 48 27 0 0
FW England Paul McLoughlin 2(4) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 2(5) 0 0 0
FW England Andy Mutch 29 8 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 29(1) 8 0 0
FW South Africa John Paskin 10(5) 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 12(5) 1 0 0
FW England Colin Taylor 6(9) 2 0 0 0(2) 0 2 0 8(11) 2 0 0

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[2]

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Fee
June 1990 England Brian Roberts Birmingham City Free
19 June 1990 England Rob Hindmarch Derby County £325,000
28 June 1990 England Mike Stowell Everton £250,000
13 September 1990 England Kevin Ashley Birmingham City £500,000
December 1990 England Paul Stancliffe Sheffield United Free
1 February 1991 England Paul Birch Aston Villa £400,000
14 March 1991 England Mark Burke Middlesbrough £25,000

Out

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Date Player To Fee
May 1990 Wales Mark Kendall Swansea City Free
May 1990 Jamaica Floyd Streete Reading Free
June 1990 Scotland Ally Robertson Released Free
July 1990 Wales Nigel Vaughan Hereford United Free

Loans in

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Start date Player From End date
November 1990 England Paul Stancliffe Sheffield United December 1990
17 January 1991 England Mark Blake Aston Villa
March 1991 Northern Ireland Mark Todd Sheffield United

Loans out

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Start date Player To End date
? England Tony Lange Aldershot
20 February 1991 England Vince Bartram West Bromwich Albion 8 April 1991

Management and coaching staff

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Position Name
Manager Graham Turner
Coach Garry Pendrey, Barry Powell
Club doctors Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio Paul Darby

References

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  1. ^ "Rich List Profiles: Sir Jack Hayward". Birmingham Post. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.