1989β90 season of Manchester City
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Manchester City 1989β90 football season
1989β90 season | ||
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Chairman | Peter Swales | |
Manager | Mel Machin (until 26 November 1989) Howard Kendall (from 13 December 1989) | |
Stadium | Maine Road | |
First Division | 14th | |
FA Cup | Third round | |
League Cup | Fourth round | |
Full Members Cup | First round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Allen (10) All: White/Allen (11) | |
Highest home attendance | 43,246 vs Manchester United 20 September 1989 | |
Lowest home attendance | 17,874 vs Brentford 4 October 1989 | |
Average home league attendance | 27,975 (4th highest in league) | |
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The 1989β90 season was Manchester City's first season back in the: top tier of English football, theββFootball League First Division.
Football League First Divisionβ»
League tableβ»
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification/relegation |
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12 | Coventry City | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 49 | |
13 | Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 48 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
14 | Manchester City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 48 | |
15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 48 | |
16 | Derby County | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 46 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summaryβ»
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 52 | β9 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | β14 |
Source: β»
Matchesβ»
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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19 August 1989 | Liverpool | A | 1-3 | 35,628 | Hinchcliffe |
23 August 1989 | Southampton | H | 1-2 | 25,416 | Gleghorn |
26 August 1989 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1-1 | 32,004 | White |
30 August 1989 | Coventry City | A | 1-2 | 16,129 | White |
9 September 1989 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1-0 | 23,420 | Allen |
16 September 1989 | Wimbledon | A | 0-1 | 6,922 | |
23 September 1989 | Manchester United | H | 5-1 | 43,246 | Oldfield (2), Bishop, Hinchcliffe, Morley |
30 September 1989 | Luton Town | H | 3-1 | 23,863 | Bishop, Brightwell, Oldfield |
14 October 1989 | Arsenal | A | 0-4 | 40,393 | |
22 October 1989 | Aston Villa | H | 0-2 | 23,354 | |
28 October 1989 | Chelsea | A | 1-1 | 21,917 | Allen |
3 November 1989 | Crystal Palace | H | 3-0 | 23,768 | White, Morley, Allen |
10 November 1989 | Derby County | A | 0-6 | 19,239 | |
17 November 1989 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0-3 | 26,238 | |
24 November 1989 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-1 | 8,857 | Allen |
1 December 1989 | Liverpool | H | 1-4 | 31,641 | Allen (pen |
8 December 1989 | Southampton | A | 1-2 | 15,832 | Allen |
16 December 1989 | Everton | A | 0-0 | 21,737 | |
25 December 1989 | Norwich City | H | 1-0 | 29,534 | Allen |
29 December 1989 | Millwall | H | 2-0 | 28,084 | White (2) |
31 December 1989 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0-2 | 28,756 | |
13 January 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1-1 | 26,384 | Hendry |
19 January 1990 | Coventry City | H | 1-0 | 24,345 | White |
2 February 1990 | Manchester United | A | 1-1 | 40,274 | Brightwell |
9 February 1990 | Wimbledon | H | 1-1 | 24,126 | Hendry |
23 February 1990 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1-2 | 24,030 | White |
2 March 1990 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0-1 | 22,644 | |
9 March 1990 | Arsenal | H | 1-1 | 29,087 | White |
16 March 1990 | Luton Town | A | 1-1 | 9,765 | Allen (pen) |
20 March 1990 | Chelsea | H | 1-1 | 24,670 | Quinn |
1 April 1990 | Aston Villa | A | 2-1 | 24,797 | M. Ward, Reid |
6 April 1990 | Millwall | A | 1-1 | 10,265 | M. Ward |
10 April 1990 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3-1 | 8,437 | Allen, Hendry, M. Ward |
13 April 1990 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2-1 | 33,022 | Quinn, Heath |
15 April 1990 | Norwich City | A | 1-0 | 18,914 | Heath |
20 April 1990 | Everton | H | 1-0 | 32,144 | Quinn |
27 April 1990 | Derby County | H | 0-1 | 29,542 | |
4 May 1990 | Crystal Palace | A | 2-2 | 20,056 | Allen, Quinn |
FA Cupβ»
Main article: 1989β90 FA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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R3 1st leg | 5 January 1990 | Millwall | H | 0-0 |
R3 2nd leg | 8 January 1990 | Millwall | A | 1-1 |
R3 3rd leg | 14 January 1990 | Millwall | A | 3-1 |
League Cupβ»
Main article: 1989β90 Football League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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R2 1st leg | 18 September 1989 | Brentford | A | 2-1 |
R2 2nd leg | 4 October 1989 | Brentford | H | 4-1 |
R3 | 25 October 1989 | Arsenal | H | 3-1 |
Round of 16 | 21 November 1989 | Coventry City | H | 0-1 |
Full Members' Cupβ»
Main article: 1989β90 Full Members' Cup
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City
29 November 1989 Second round, Northern Section | Nottingham Forest | 3-2 | Manchester City | West Bridgford |
Stadium: City Ground |
Squadβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during seasonβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notesβ»
- ^ Manchester United qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as the 1989β90 FA Cup winners.