English Football League Tables

Season 1990-91

 
Cup Competition
FA Cup Final 1991 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 Nottingham Forest D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 80,000 aet
  Stewart, Walker OG     Pearce        
 
FA Cup Semi-Finals 1991  Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Nottingham Forest 4 0 West Ham United D 2 Villa Park, Birmingham 40,041
  Crosby, Keane, Pearce, Charles            
D 1 Tottenham Hotspur 3 1 Arsenal D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 77,893
  Gascoigne, Lineker 2     Smith      
 
League Cup Final 1991 Venue Gate Notes
D 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 Manchester United D 1 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 80,000
  Sheridan            
 
League Cup Semi-Finals 1991 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Manchester United 2 1 Leeds United D 1 Old Trafford, Manchester 34,050
  Sharpe, McClair     Whyte      
D 1 Chelsea 0 2 Sheffield Wednesday D 2 Stamford Bridge, London 34,074
        Shirtlift, Hirst      
D 1 Leeds United 0 1 Manchester United D 1 Elland Road, Leeds 32,014 agg 1-3
        Sharpe        
D 2 Sheffield Wednesday 3 1 Chelsea D 1 Hillsborough, Sheffield 34,669 agg 5-1
  Pearson, Wilson, Williams     Stuart        
 
European Cup Winners Cup Final 1991 Venue Gate Notes
D 1 Manchester United 2 1 Barcelona  De Kuip, Rotterdam 50,000
  Hughes 2     Koeman      
 
Second Divison Play-off Final 1991 Venue Gate Notes
D 2 Notts County 3 1 Brighton & Hove Albion D 2 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 59,940
  Johnson 2, Regis     Wilkins      
 
Third Divison Play-off Final 1991 Venue Gate Notes
D 3 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 Bolton WanderersD 3 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 30,217 aet
  Malkin              
 
Fourth Divison Play-off Final 1991 Venue Gate Notes
D 4 Torquay United 2 2 Blackpool D 4 Wembley Stadium (Empire Stadium), London 21,615 aet 5-4p
  Saunders, Edwards (p)     Groves, Curran OG       
Final Table for Season 1990-91
First Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season First Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA GDPts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 3 Arsenal 38 15 4 0 51 10 9 9 1 23 8 56 83 SFRd 4
2 -1 Liverpool 38 14 3 2 42 13 9 4 6 35 27 37 76 Rd 5 Rd 3
3 12 Crystal Palace 38 11 6 2 26 17 9 3 7 24 24 9 69 Rd 3 Rd 4
4 D 2 Leeds United 38 12 2 5 46 23 7 5 7 19 24 18 64 Rd 4 SF
5 9 Manchester City 38 12 3 4 35 25 5 8 6 29 28 11 62 Rd 5 Rd 3
6 7 Manchester United 38 11 4 4 34 17 5 8 6 24 28 13 59 Rd 5FinalCWC W
7 1 Wimbledon 38 8 6 5 28 22 6 8 5 25 24 7 56 Rd 4 Rd 2
8 1 Nottingham Forest 38 11 4 4 42 21 3 8 8 23 29 15 54Final Rd 4
9 -3 Everton 38 9 5 5 26 15 4 7 8 24 31 4 51Rd 6 Rd 3
10 -7 Tottenham Hotspur 38 8 9 2 35 22 3 7 9 16 28 1 49 Win Rd 5
11 -6 Chelsea 38 10 6 3 33 25 3 4 12 25 44 -11 49 Rd 3 SF
12 -1 Queens Park Rangers 38 8 5 6 27 22 4 5 10 17 31 -9 46 Rd 3 Rd 4
13 D 2 Sheffield United 38 9 3 7 23 23 4 4 11 13 32 -19 46 Rd 3 Rd 4
14 -7 Southampton 38 9 6 4 33 22 3 3 13 25 47 -11 45 Rd 5 Rd 5
15 -5 Norwich City 38 9 3 7 27 32 4 3 12 14 32 -23 45Rd 6 Rd 3
16 -4 Coventry City 38 10 6 3 30 16 1 5 13 12 33 -7 44 Rd 4 Rd 5
17 -15 Aston Villa 38 7 9 3 29 25 2 5 12 17 33 -12 41 Rd 3 Rd 5 UEFA Rd 2
18 -1 Luton Town 38 7 5 7 22 18 3 2 14 20 43 -19 37 Rd 4 Rd 2
19 D 2 Sunderland 38 6 6 7 15 16 2 4 13 23 44 -22 34 Rd 3 Rd 3
20 -4 Derby County 38 3 8 8 25 36 2 1 16 12 39 -38 24 Rd 3 Rd 4
Notes
Next season First Division increased to 22 clubs.
Arsenal deducted 2 pts. Manchester United deducted 1 pt.
Second Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Second Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA GDPts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 7 Oldham Athletic 46 17 5 1 55 21 8 8 7 28 32 30 88 Rd 4 Rd 3
2 5 West Ham United 46 15 6 2 41 18 9 9 5 19 16 26 87 SFRd 3
3 D 1 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 10 1 43 23 10 6 7 37 28 29 82 Rd 5 Win
4 D 3 Notts County 46 14 4 5 45 28 9 7 7 31 27 21 80Rd 6 Rd 2
5 D 1 Millwall 46 11 6 6 43 28 9 7 7 27 23 19 73 Rd 4 Rd 3
6 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 12 4 7 37 31 9 3 11 26 38 -6 70 Rd 4 Rd 1
7 14 Middlesbrough 46 12 4 7 36 17 8 5 10 30 30 19 69 Rd 4 Rd 4
8 11 Barnsley 46 13 7 3 39 16 6 5 12 24 32 15 69 Rd 3 Rd 2
9 D 3 Bristol City 46 14 5 4 44 28 6 2 15 24 43 -3 67 Rd 3 Rd 2
10 7 Oxford United 46 10 9 4 41 29 4 10 9 28 37 3 61 Rd 4 Rd 4
11 -8 Newcastle United 46 8 10 5 24 22 6 7 10 25 34 -7 59 Rd 4 Rd 2
12 -2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 11 6 6 45 35 2 13 8 18 28 0 58 Rd 3 Rd 2
13 D 3 Bristol Rovers 46 11 7 5 29 20 4 6 13 27 39 -3 58 Rd 3 Rd 1
14 -5 Ipswich Town 46 9 8 6 32 28 4 10 9 28 40 -8 57 Rd 3 Rd 3
15 -4 Port Vale 46 10 4 9 32 24 5 8 10 24 40 -8 57 Rd 4 Rd 2
16 D 1 Charlton Athletic 46 8 7 8 27 25 5 10 8 30 36 -4 56 Rd 3 Rd 2
17 -5 Portsmouth 46 10 6 7 34 27 4 5 14 24 43 -12 53 Rd 5 Rd 3
18 -2 Plymouth Argyle 46 10 10 3 36 20 2 7 14 18 48 -14 53 Rd 3 Rd 3
19 -14 Blackburn Rovers 46 8 6 9 26 27 6 4 13 25 39 -15 52 Rd 3 Rd 3
20 -5 Watford 46 5 8 10 24 32 7 7 9 21 27 -14 51 Rd 3 Rd 2
21 -17 Swindon Town 46 8 6 9 31 30 4 8 11 34 43 -8 50 Rd 4 Rd 3
22 -9 Leicester City 46 12 4 7 41 33 2 4 17 19 50 -23 50 Rd 3 Rd 2
23 -3 West Bromwich Albion 46 7 11 5 26 21 3 7 13 26 40 -9 48 Rd 3 Rd 1
24 -10 Hull City 46 6 10 7 35 32 4 5 14 22 53 -28 45 Rd 3 Rd 3
Third Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Third Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA GDPts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 D 4 Cambridge United 46 14 5 4 42 22 11 6 6 33 23 30 86Rd 6 Rd 1
2 D 4 Southend United 46 13 6 4 34 23 13 1 9 33 28 16 85 Rd 1 Rd 2
3 D 4 Grimsby Town 46 16 3 4 42 13 8 8 7 24 21 32 83 Rd 1 Rd 1
4 2 Bolton Wanderers 46 14 5 4 33 18 10 6 7 31 32 14 83 Rd 4 Rd 2
5 -1 Tranmere Rovers 46 13 5 5 38 21 10 4 9 26 25 18 78 Rd 2 Rd 1
6 7 Brentford 46 12 4 7 30 22 9 9 5 29 25 12 76 Rd 3 Rd 2
7 -2 Bury 46 13 6 4 39 26 7 7 9 28 30 11 73 Rd 1 Rd 1
8 D 2 Bradford City 46 13 3 7 36 22 7 7 9 26 32 8 70 Rd 1 Rd 3
9 D 2 AFC Bournemouth 46 14 6 3 37 20 5 7 11 21 38 0 70 Rd 4 Rd 2
10 8 Wigan Athletic 46 14 3 6 40 20 6 6 11 31 34 17 69 Rd 3 Rd 1
11 -3 Huddersfield Town 46 13 3 7 37 23 5 10 8 20 28 6 67 Rd 2 Rd 1
12 -5 Birmingham City 46 8 9 6 21 21 8 8 7 24 28 -4 65 Rd 2 Rd 1
13 1 Leyton Orient 46 15 2 6 35 19 3 8 12 20 39 -3 64 Rd 3 Rd 3
14 D 2 Stoke City 46 9 7 7 36 29 7 5 11 19 30 -4 60 Rd 2 Rd 2
15 -5 Reading 46 11 5 7 34 28 6 3 14 19 38 -13 59 Rd 1 Rd 1
16 D 4 Exeter City 46 12 6 5 35 16 4 3 16 23 36 6 57 Rd 1 Rd 1
17 2 Preston North End 46 11 5 7 33 29 4 6 13 21 38 -13 56 Rd 1 Rd 1
18 -7 Shrewsbury Town 46 8 7 8 29 22 6 3 14 32 46 -7 52 Rd 5 Rd 2
19 -3 Chester City 46 10 3 10 27 27 4 6 13 19 31 -12 51 Rd 3 Rd 2
20 -3 Swansea City 46 8 6 9 31 33 5 3 15 18 39 -23 48 Rd 3 Rd 1
21 -1 Fulham 46 8 8 7 27 22 2 8 13 14 34 -15 46 Rd 2 Rd 1
22 -10 Crewe Alexandra 46 6 9 8 35 35 5 2 16 27 45 -18 44 Rd 5 Rd 2
23 -14 Rotherham United 46 5 10 8 31 38 5 2 16 19 49 -37 42 Rd 4 Rd 2
24 -9 Mansfield Town 46 5 8 10 23 27 3 6 14 19 36 -21 38 Rd 3 Rd 1
Notes
Next season Fourth Division decreased to 23 clubs.
Fourth Division
Home Away
Ptn Change from last Season Fourth Division Pld W D L FA W D L FA GDPts FA Cup FL Cup Euro
1 CfL Darlington 46 13 8 2 36 14 9 9 5 32 24 30 83 Rd 1 Rd 2
2 2 Stockport County 46 16 6 1 54 19 7 7 9 30 28 37 82 Rd 1 Rd 1
3 16 Hartlepool United 46 15 5 3 35 15 9 5 9 32 33 19 82 Rd 2 Rd 1
4 5 Peterborough United 46 13 9 1 38 15 8 8 7 29 30 22 80 Rd 3 Rd 1
5 D 3 Blackpool 46 17 3 3 55 17 6 7 10 23 30 31 79 Rd 3 Rd 1
6 10 Burnley 46 17 5 1 46 16 6 5 12 24 35 19 79 Rd 3 Rd 1
7 8 Torquay United 46 14 7 2 37 13 4 11 8 27 34 17 72 Rd 1 Rd 2
8 3 Scunthorpe United 46 17 4 2 51 20 3 7 13 20 42 9 71 Rd 3 Rd 1
9 9 Scarborough 46 13 5 5 36 21 6 7 10 23 35 3 69 Rd 1 Rd 1
10 D 3 Northampton Town 46 14 5 4 34 21 4 8 11 23 37 -1 67 Rd 2 Rd 1
11 9 Doncaster Rovers 46 12 5 6 36 22 5 9 9 20 24 10 65 Rd 1 Rd 2
12 0 Rochdale 46 10 9 4 29 22 5 8 10 21 31 -3 62 Rd 1 Rd 1
13 D 3 Cardiff City 46 10 6 7 26 23 5 9 9 17 31 -11 60 Rd 1 Rd 1
14 -4 Lincoln City 46 10 7 6 32 27 4 10 9 18 34 -11 59 Rd 1 Rd 2
15 -1 Gillingham 46 9 9 5 35 27 3 9 11 22 33 -3 54 Rd 1 Rd 1
16 D 3 Walsall 46 7 12 4 25 17 5 5 13 23 34 -3 53 Rd 2 Rd 1
17 0 Hereford United 46 9 10 4 32 19 4 4 15 21 39 -5 53 Rd 1 Rd 2
18 -11 Chesterfield 46 8 12 3 33 26 5 2 16 14 36 -15 53 Rd 2 Rd 1
19 -14 Maidstone United 46 9 5 9 42 34 4 7 12 24 37 -5 51 Rd 2 Rd 2
20 -12 Carlisle United 46 12 3 8 30 30 1 6 16 17 59 -42 48 Rd 1 Rd 1
21 -8 York City 46 8 6 9 21 23 3 7 13 24 34 -12 46 Rd 2 Rd 1
22 1 Halifax Town 46 9 6 8 34 29 3 4 16 25 50 -20 46 Rd 2 Rd 2
23 -1 Aldershot 46 8 7 8 38 43 2 4 17 23 58 -40 41 Rd 3 Rd 1
24 -3 Wrexham 46 8 7 8 33 34 2 3 18 15 40 -26 40 Rd 1 Rd 2 CWC Rd 1
Notes
Barnet are promoted as Conference League Champions