1990–91 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
1990–91 season
Chairman	Reg Brealey
Manager	Dave Bassett
Stadium	Bramall Lane
First Division	13th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Full Members Cup	Quarter finals ; (Northern Area)
Top goalscorer	Deane (13)
Average home league attendance	21,451

During the 1990–91 English football season, Sheffield United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, after being promoted from the Second Division the previous season.

Season summary

Sheffield United had returned to the top flight after two successive promotions, and it soon appeared that perhaps First Division survival was a bridge too far, with the club going 16 matches without a win at the start of the season, leaving the club bottom of the division on Christmas Day with less than 10 points. However, a run of seven straight victories at the turn of the year lifted United from 20th to 12th, and, although the winning streak eventually came to a halt, it was more than enough to ensure United's survival in 13th, twelve points clear of relegation.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Chelsea	38	13	10	15	58	69	−11	49
12	Queens Park Rangers	38	12	10	16	44	53	−9	46
13	Sheffield United	38	13	7	18	36	55	−19	46
14	Southampton	38	12	9	17	58	69	−11	45
15	Norwich City	38	13	6	19	41	64	−23	45

Source:

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Matt Dickins
		GK	Phil Kite
		GK	Simon Tracey
		DF	David Barnes
		DF	Paul Beesley
		DF	Carl Bradshaw
		DF	Colin Hill[notes 1]
		DF	Mark Morris
		DF	John Pemberton
		DF	Chris Wilder
		MF	Bob Booker
		MF	John Gannon
		MF	Glyn Hodges[notes 2]
		MF	Jamie Hoyland

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Vinnie Jones[notes 3]
		MF	Mike Lake
		MF	Brian Marwood
		MF	Mark Todd
		MF	Mitch Ward
		MF	Dane Whitehouse
		MF	Paul Wood
		MF	Ian Bryson
		FW	Tony Agana
		FW	Brian Deane
		FW	Peter Duffield
		FW	Andy Sayer (on loan from Leyton Orient)
		FW	Billy Whitehurst

Left club during season

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

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Darren Carr (to Crewe Alexandra)
		DF	Paul Stancliffe (to Wolves)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Wilf Rostron (to Brentford)

Transfers

Out

Wilf Rostron - Brentford, January 1991

References

http://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/players/season/1991

Notes

Hill was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.
Hodges was born in Streatham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1984.
Jones was born in Watford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandfather and would make his international debut for Wales in December 1994.

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[1] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/players/season/1991

[2] Hill was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.

[3] Hodges was born in Streatham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1984.

[4] Jones was born in Watford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandfather and would make his international debut for Wales in December 1994.