1990–91 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1990–91 season
Chairman	Leslie Silver
Manager	Howard Wilkinson
Stadium	Elland Road
First Division	4th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Semi-finals
Full Members Cup	Northern final
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lee Chapman (21); All: ; Lee Chapman (31)
Highest home attendance	32,014 vs Manchester United ; (24 Feb 1991, League Cup)
Lowest home attendance	6,334 vs Derby County ; (22 Jan 1991, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance	25,779

The 1990–91 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. return to the Football League First Division for the first time in 8 seasons after winning the 1989–90 Football League Second Division.

Squad

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

Date	P	Player	From club	Transfer fee
1 Jun 1990	DF	Chris Whyte	West Bromwich Albion	£450,000
1 Jun 1990	GK	John Lukic	Arsenal	£1,000,000^†
2 Jul 1990	MF	Gary McAllister	Leicester City	£1,000,000

^†Club record transfer fee at the time.

Date	P	Player	To club	Transfer fee
1 Jun 1990	FW	Ian Baird	Middlesbrough	£275,000
1 Jun 1990	DF	Noel Blake	Stoke City	Undisc.
1 Jun 1990	FW	John Hendrie	Middlesbrough	£275,000
1 Jun 1990	GK	Alessandro Nista	Ancona Calcio	Undisc.
1 Jun 1990	DF	Chris O'Donnell	Exeter City	Free
1 Jul 1990	DF	Brendan Ormsby	Doncaster Rovers	Free
1 Aug 1990	MF	Mickey Thomas	Stoke City	Free
11 Sep 1990	MF	Vinnie Jones	Sheffield United	£650,000
1 Nov 1990	MF	Vince Hilaire	Stoke City	Free

Total spending: £1,250,000

Start date	End date	P	Player	To club
1 Dec 1990	1 Jun 1991	DF	Jim Beglin	Blackburn Rovers
1 Mar 1991	1 Jul 1991	DF	John Pearson	Rotherham

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