1989–90 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
The 1989–90 season was the 91st 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 10th in the league, their best run of form coming in January and February 1990. They defeated their rivals West Bromwich Albion, winning the Black Country Derby both home and away. It was Graham Turner's 3rd year in charge of the club, after winning the Third Division and Sherpa Van Trophy in the season prior (the club's most successful season in almost a decade, having won the League Cup in 1980). The top scorer in this season was Steve Bull with a total of 27 goals.[1]
Results
Football League Second Division
A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1989–90 season. Each team played against 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.
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 4-2 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 1-1 | Bradford City |
| Swindon Town | 3-1 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 0-0 | Stoke City |
| Wolves | 2-4 | Brighton and Hove Albion |
| Ipswich Town | 1-3 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 1-0 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Barnsley | 0-0 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 5-0 | Portsmouth |
| Wolves | 1-2 | Sheffield United |
| West Bromwich Albion | 1-2 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 2-0 | Port Vale |
| Leeds United | 1-0 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 1-1 | Oldham Athletic |
| Leicester City | 0-0 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 1-0 | West Ham United |
| Sunderland | 1-1 | Wolves |
| Wovles | 1-2 | Blackburn Rovers |
| Watford | 3-1 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 2-0 | Middlesbrough |
| Brighton and Hove Albion | 1-1 | Wolves |
| Oxford United | 2-2 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 1-2 | Hull City |
| Wolves | 3-1 | AFC Bournemouth |
| Newcastle United | 1-4 | Wolves |
| Bradford City | 1-1 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 2-1 | Swindon Town |
| Plymouth Argyle | 0-1 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 2-1 | Ipswich Town |
| Stoke City | 2-0 | Wolves |
| Wovles | 1-1 | Watford |
| Blackburn Rovers | 2-3 | Wolves |
| Portsmouth | 1-3 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 1-1 | Barnsley |
| Sheffield United | 3-0 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 2-1 | West Bromwich Albion |
| Port Vale | 3-1 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 1-0 | Leeds United |
| AFC Bournemouth | 1-1 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 5-0 | Leicester City |
| Wovles | 0-1 | Newcastle United |
| Hull City | 2-0 | Wolves |
| Wolves | 2-0 | Oxford United |
| Wolves | 0-1 | Sunderland |
| Oldham Athletic | 1-1 | Wolves |
| West Ham United | 4-0 | Wolves |
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds United | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 34 | +27 | 85 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 31 | +20 | 85 | Promoted |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 46 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 29 | +25 | 80 | Participated in play-offs |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 30 | +20 | 74 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +15 | 74 | |
| 6 | Sunderland | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 32 | +6 | 74 | Promoted through play-offs |
| 7 | West Ham United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 35 | +23 | 72 | |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 34 | +13 | 71 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | +1 | 69 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 40 | +7 | 67 | |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | +5 | 61 | |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −3 | 61 | |
| 13 | Leicester City | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 50 | −12 | 59 | |
| 14 | Hull City | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 34 | −7 | 58 | |
| 15 | Watford | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 32 | −2 | 57 | |
| 16 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 40 | −5 | 55 | |
| 17 | Oxford United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 35 | −9 | 54 | |
| 18 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 45 | −16 | 54 | |
| 19 | Barnsley | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 48 | −22 | 54 | |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 34 | −4 | 51 | |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 34 | −11 | 50 | |
| 22 | Bournemouth | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 45 | −19 | 48 | Relegated |
| 23 | Bradford City | 46 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 44 | −24 | 41 | |
| 24 | Stoke City | 46 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 39 | −28 | 37 |
FA Cup
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Wolves | 1-2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
The FA Cup 1989–90 was the 109th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition started in September 1989 for teams outside the football league who played in a qualifying competition.
League Cup
| Round | Home | Score | Away | Agg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (First Leg) | Wolves | 1-0 | Lincoln City | - |
| 1 (Second Leg) | Lincoln City | 0-2 | Wolves | 0-3 |
| 2 (First Leg) | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Wolves | - |
| 2 (Second Leg) | Wolves | 1-1 | Aston Villa | 2-3 |
The 1989–90 Football League Cup (known as the Littlewoods Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition began on 21 August 1989, and ended with the final on 29 April 1990 at the Old Wembley Stadium. The cup was won by Nottingham Forest who beat Oldham Athletic in the final.
Full Members (Zenith Data Systems) Cup
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | 1-0 | Wolves |
The 1989–90 Full Members' Cup, known as the Zenith Data Systems Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 5th staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the First and Second Division. The winners were Chelsea and the runners-up were Middlesbrough.
References
- "Relive the 1989/90 season with Wolves ReReviewed". www.wolves.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-10.