1990–91 Coventry City F.C. season

Coventry City
1990–91 season
Chairman John Poynton
Manager John Sillett
(until 14 November)
Terry Butcher
(from 14 November)
Stadium Highfield Road
First Division 16th
FA Cup Fourth round
League Cup Quarter finals
Full Members Cup Second round
(Northern Area)
Player of the Year Kevin Gallacher
Top goalscorer League: Gallacher (11)
All: Gallacher (16)
Highest home attendance 22,731 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(26 Dec 1990, First Division)
Lowest home attendance 6,193 vs Bolton Wanderers
(26 Sep 1990, League Cup)
Average home league attendance 13,794

During the 1990–91 English football season, Coventry City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

In the 1990-91 season, Coventry's problems with league form returned and in November 1990 with the club sitting only two points above the relegation zone, Sillett was sacked by chairman John Poynton after five years in charge. Sillett received the news of his sacking whilst feeling unwell at home. He was replaced by Terry Butcher, the former England defender who was released from his contract with Rangers in a £350,000 deal. Butcher, aged 32, became player-manager and at the time was the youngest manager employed in English league football. From Boxing Day, Coventry's fortunes turned as they went on a great run by picking up 29 points from the next 17 league games (losing only four matches during this form) which prevented any chance of Coventry going down.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts
1Arsenal38154051109912387418+5683
2Liverpool381432421394635277740+3776
3Crystal Palace381162261793724245041+969
4Leeds United381225462375719246547+1864
5Manchester City381234352558629286453+1162
6Manchester United381144341758624285845+1359
7Wimbledon38865282268525245346+756
8Nottingham Forest381144422138823296550+1554
9Everton38955261547824315046+451
10Tottenham Hotspur38892352237916285150+149
11Chelsea3810633325341225445869– 1149
12Queens Park Rangers388562722451017314453– 946
13Sheffield United389372323441113323655– 1946
14Southampton389643322331325475869– 1145
15Norwich City389372732431214324164– 2345
16Coventry City3810633016151312334249– 744
17Aston Villa387932925251217334658– 1241
18Luton Town387572218321420434261– 1937
19Sunderland386671516241323443860– 2234
20Derby County383882536211612393775– 3824
  • Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  • Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.
Key
League Champions, qualified for the European Cup
FA Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
Qualified for UEFA Cup
Relegated
Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 11 16 42 49  −7 44 10 6 3 30 16  +14 1 5 13 12 33  −21

Source: Statto

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLWDLDLWLLWLDLDLLDLWWDLWLDWLWLWDWDDWLDL
Position1987111517121416121614151617181818161616161515161617141615151211119141416

Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

Coventry City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
25 August 1990Manchester UnitedA0–246,715
29 August 1990EvertonH3–112,902Dobson, Gallacher, Speedie
1 September 1990Nottingham ForestH2–212,630Borrows (pen), Kilcline (pen)
8 September 1990Aston VillaA1–227,001Borrows
15 September 1990WimbledonH0–08,925
22 September 1990Luton TownA0–18,336
29 September 1990Queens Park RangersH3–19,897Livingstone (2), Gynn
6 October 1990Manchester CityA0–226,198
20 October 1990SouthamptonH1–210,040Borrows (pen)
27 October 1990Sheffield UnitedA1–017,978Borrows (pen)
3 November 1990ArsenalH0–215,336
10 November 1990SunderlandA0–020,101
17 November 1990LiverpoolH0–122,571
24 November 1990Leeds UnitedH1–116,183Gallacher
1 December 1990Crystal PalaceA1–217,052Regis
8 December 1990EvertonA0–117,472
15 December 1990Manchester UnitedH2–217,106Regis, Gallacher
22 December 1990ChelseaA1–216,317Gallacher
26 December 1990Tottenham HotspurH2–022,731Gynn, Gallacher
29 December 1990Norwich CityH2–012,039Borrows (pen), Speedie
1 January 1991Derby CountyA1–115,741Regis
12 January 1991Nottingham ForestA0–318,344
19 January 1991Aston VillaH2–115,751Gynn, Speedie
2 February 1991WimbledonA0–14,061
23 February 1991SunderlandH0–010,453
2 March 1991Crystal PalaceH3–110,891Kilcline (2), Peake
9 March 1991Leeds UnitedA0–228,880
13 March 1991Luton TownH2–19,725Borrows (pen), Pearce
16 March 1991Queens Park RangersA0–19,510
23 March 1991Manchester CityH3–113,198Regis, Gynn, Gallacher
30 March 1991Tottenham HotspurA2–229,033Smith, Gallacher
1 April 1991ChelseaH1–014,272Gynn
6 April 1991Norwich CityA2–211,550Gynn, Gallacher
9 April 1991LiverpoolA1–131,063Gynn
13 April 1991Derby CountyH3–011,961Gallacher (2), Woods
20 April 1991SouthamptonA1–215,461Gynn
4 May 1991Sheffield UnitedH0–017,254
11 May 1991ArsenalA1–641,039Gallacher

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R35 January 1991Wigan AthleticH1–110,802Gynn
R3R9 January 1991Wigan AthleticA1–07,429Gynn
R426 January 1991SouthamptonH1–114,013Kilcline
R4R29 January 1991SouthamptonA0–217,001

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st Leg26 September 1990Bolton WanderersH4–26,193Livingstone (2), Gynn, Gallacher
R2 2nd Leg9 October 1990Bolton WanderersA3–2 (won 7-4 on agg)5,222Regis (2), Gallacher
R331 October 1990Hull CityH3–07,708Regis, Livingstone, Speedie
R428 November 1990Nottingham ForestH6–416,304Livingstone (2), Gallacher (3)
QF23 January 1991Sheffield WednesdayH0–120,712

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
NR219 December 1990Derby CountyA0–17,270

Squad

[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
England GK Tim Clarke
England GK Steve Ogrizovic
England GK Steve Sutton (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
England GK Keith Waugh
England DF Peter Billing
England DF Martyn Booty
England DF Brian Borrows
England DF Terry Butcher (player-manager)
England DF Tony Dobson
England DF Paul Edwards
England DF Brian Kilcline
England DF Trevor Peake
England DF Andy Pearce
England DF Kenny Sansom
England DF David Titterton
England MF Howard Clark
England MF Dean Emerson
No. Position Player
England MF Terry Fleming
England MF Micky Gynn
England MF Lee Hurst
Scotland MF Kevin MacDonald
England MF Lloyd McGrath
England MF Craig Middleton
Uruguay MF José Perdomo
England MF Stewart Robson
England MF David Smith
England MF Keith Thompson
England MF Ray Woods
England FW Kevin Drinkell
Scotland FW Kevin Gallacher
England FW Steve Livingstone
England FW Cyrille Regis
England FW Robert Rosario
Scotland FW David Speedie

Transfers

In

Date Pos Name From Fee
22 October 1990 GK Tim Clarke Halesowen Town £25,000
30 January 1991 FW Ray Woods Wigan Athletic £200,000

Out

Date Pos Name To Fee
1 July 1990 GK Dean Kiely York City Signed
3 August 1990 DF Greg Downs Birmingham City Transfer
17 January 1991 FW Steve Livingstone Blackburn Rovers £450,000
17 January 1991 DF Tony Dobson Blackburn Rovers £300,000
Transfers in: Decrease £225,000
Transfers out: Increase £750,000
Total spending: Increase £525,000

References

  1. ↑ Statto Organisation Ltd. "Coventry City results for the 1990-1991 season". Statto.com.
  2. ↑ "All Coventry City players: 1991". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
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