Season archive
1989-90 season
Div 2 (2) — finished 1. Manager: Howard Wilkinson.
Season summary
Division
Div 2 (2)
Position
1
Played
46
W-D-L
24-13-9
Goals
79-52
Points
85
Manager: Howard Wilkinson
Cups: FA Cup: R3 · League Cup: R2 · Europe: Full Members Cup
Squad & statistics
Match results (53)
| Date | Competition | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | Newcastle United | 2–5 | L |
| 23 Aug 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Middlesbrough | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Aug 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Sept 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | Stoke City | 1–1 | D |
| 09 Sept 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Sept 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | Hull City | 1–0 | W |
| 19 Sept 89 | League Cup | Away | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | L |
| 23 Sept 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Swindon Town | 4–0 | W |
| 27 Sept 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Oxford United | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Sept 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | Port Vale | 0–0 | D |
| 03 Oct 89 | League Cup | Home | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | L |
| 07 Oct 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | West Ham United | 1–0 | W |
| 14 Oct 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Sunderland | 2–0 | W |
| 17 Oct 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | Portsmouth | 3–3 | D |
| 21 Oct 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Oct 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | Bradford City | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Nov 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | W |
| 04 Nov 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | AFC Bournemouth | 3–0 | W |
| 07 Nov 89 | Full Members' Cup | Home | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | W |
| 11 Nov 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | Leicester City | 3–4 | L |
| 18 Nov 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Watford | 2–1 | W |
| 25 Nov 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | West Bromwich Albion | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Nov 89 | Full Members' Cup | Away | Barnsley | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Dec 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Newcastle United | 1–0 | W |
| 09 Dec 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | W |
| 16 Dec 89 | Football League Second Division | Home | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | W |
| 19 Dec 89 | Full Members' Cup | Away | Stoke City | 2–2 | D |
| 26 Dec 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | Sheffield United | 2–2 | D |
| 30 Dec 89 | Football League Second Division | Away | Barnsley | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Jan 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | D |
| 06 Jan 90 | FA Cup | Home | Ipswich Town | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Jan 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Jan 90 | Full Members' Cup | Away | Aston Villa | 0–2 | L |
| 20 Jan 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | Stoke City | 2–0 | W |
| 04 Feb 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | Swindon Town | 2–3 | L |
| 10 Feb 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | Hull City | 4–3 | W |
| 17 Feb 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | D |
| 24 Feb 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Mar 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | Watford | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Mar 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | Port Vale | 0–0 | D |
| 10 Mar 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | Oxford United | 4–2 | W |
| 17 Mar 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | West Ham United | 3–2 | W |
| 20 Mar 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | Sunderland | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Mar 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | Portsmouth | 2–0 | W |
| 31 Mar 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | L |
| 07 Apr 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | Bradford City | 1–1 | D |
| 10 Apr 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | Plymouth Argyle | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Apr 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | Oldham Athletic | 1–3 | L |
| 16 Apr 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | Sheffield United | 4–0 | W |
| 21 Apr 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | D |
| 25 Apr 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | Barnsley | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Apr 90 | Football League Second Division | Home | Leicester City | 2–1 | W |
| 05 May 90 | Football League Second Division | Away | AFC Bournemouth | 1–0 | W |