1989–90 Tranmere Rovers F.C. season

Tranmere Rovers F.C.
1989–90 season
Manager	John King
Stadium	Prenton Park
Football League Third Division	4th (of 24)
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John King guided Tranmere Rovers F.C to Leyland DAF Cup victory in 1989–90. Tranmere moved to the top of the Third Division after winning seven of their opening nine games, including a 6–0 victory over Bristol City. They also took Tottenham Hotspur to a Littlewoods Cup fourth round replay. Following a poor spell, they revived their promotion prospects with nine straight wins. Tranmere finished in fourth place, but lost 2–0 to Notts County in the play-off final. They defeated Rochdale 1–0, Scunthorpe United 2–1, Chester City 3–0, Bolton Wanderers 2–1 and Doncaster Rovers 3–1 in the Leyland DAF Cup before beating Bristol Rovers 2–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Bristol Rovers	46	15	8	0	43	14	11	7	5	28	21	71	35	+36	93
2	Bristol City	46	15	5	3	40	16	12	5	6	36	24	76	40	+36	91
3	Notts County	46	17	4	2	40	18	8	8	7	33	35	73	53	+20	87	^{[notes4 1]}
4	Tranmere Rovers	46	15	5	3	54	22	8	6	9	32	27	86	49	+37	80
5	Bury	46	11	7	5	35	19	10	4	9	35	30	70	49	+21	74
6	Bolton Wanderers	46	12	7	4	32	19	6	8	9	27	29	59	48	+11	69
7	Birmingham City	46	10	7	6	33	19	8	5	10	27	40	60	59	+1	66
8	Huddersfield Town	46	11	5	7	30	23	6	9	8	31	39	61	62	–1	65
9	Rotherham United	46	12	6	5	48	28	5	7	11	23	34	71	62	+9	64
10	Reading	46	10	9	4	33	21	5	10	8	24	32	57	53	+4	64
11	Shrewsbury Town	46	10	9	4	38	24	6	6	11	21	30	59	54	+5	63
12	Crewe Alexandra	46	10	8	5	32	24	5	9	9	24	29	56	54	+2	62
13	Brentford	46	11	4	8	41	31	7	3	13	25	35	66	66	±0	61
14	Leyton Orient	46	9	6	8	28	24	7	4	12	24	32	52	56	–4	58
15	Mansfield Town	46	13	2	8	34	25	3	5	15	16	40	50	65	–15	55
16	Chester City	46	11	7	5	30	23	2	8	13	13	32	43	55	–12	54
17	Swansea City	46	10	6	7	25	27	4	6	13	20	36	45	63	–18	54
18	Wigan Athletic	46	10	6	7	29	22	3	8	12	19	42	48	64	–16	53
19	Preston North End	46	10	7	6	42	30	4	3	16	23	49	65	79	–14	52
20	Fulham	46	8	8	7	33	27	4	7	12	22	39	55	66	–11	51
21	Cardiff City	46	6	9	8	30	35	6	5	12	21	35	51	70	–19	50
22	Northampton	46	7	7	9	27	31	4	7	12	24	37	51	68	–17	47
23	Blackpool	46	8	6	9	29	33	2	10	11	20	40	49	73	–24	46
24	Walsall	46	6	8	9	23	30	3	6	14	17	42	40	72	–30	41

Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted through play-offs
	Relegated

Leigh, Edwards (17 December 2011). "Tranmere Rovers classic campaigns". Official matchday programme. Stevenage F.C. (12): 21.

Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. ISBN 978-0-9518648-2-1.

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Tranmere Rovers Football Club
Overview	Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers L.F.C. Players Managers Seasons
Grounds	Prenton Park
Matches	1990 Football League Trophy Final 1991 Football League Trophy Final 2000 Football League Cup Final 2017 National League play-off Final 2018 National League play-off Final