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 since 1982 after winning the 1989–90 Football League Second Division. Manager Howard Wilkinson spent heavily on building a team capable of thriving as well as surviving in the First Division, signing goalkeeper John Lukic and midfielder Gary McAllister, as Leeds finished fourth the league and reached the semi-finals of the Football League Cup.

Squad

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Mervyn Day
		GK	John Lukic
		DF	Jim Beglin
		DF	Chris Fairclough
		DF	Peter Haddock
		DF	Chris Kamara
		DF	Dylan Kerr
		DF	John McClelland
		DF	Glynn Snodin
		DF	Mel Sterland
		DF	Mike Whitlow
		DF	Chris Whyte

No.		Position	Player
		MF	David Batty
		MF	Simon Grayson
		MF	Vinnie Jones
		MF	Gary McAllister
		MF	Gary Speed
		MF	Gordon Strachan (captain)
		MF	Andy Williams
		FW	Bobby Davison
		FW	Lee Chapman
		FW	John Pearson
		FW	Carl Shutt
		FW	Imre Varadi

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Liverpool	38	23	7	8	77	40	+37	76	Qualified for UEFA Cup
3	Crystal Palace	38	20	9	9	50	41	+9	69
4	Leeds United	38	19	7	12	65	47	+18	64
5	Manchester City	38	17	11	10	64	53	+11	62
6	Manchester United	38	16	12	10	58	45	+13	59[lower-alpha 1]	Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup

Source:
Notes:

Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

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.

Transfers out

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

Loaned in

Loaned out

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

Top goalscorers

First Division

FA Cup

League Cup (Rumbelows Cup)

Full Members Cup (Zenith System Data Cup)

Awards

FWA Footballer of the Year

Gordon Strachan[1]

LUFC Player of the Year

David Batty

Notes and references

"Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year". Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2012.

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[table_hth_ARS0.61211304581357-1] Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

[2] "Football Writers' Association Footballers of the Year". Archived from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2012.