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1989–90 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

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Sheffield Wednesday
1989–90 season
ManagerRon Atkinson
StadiumHillsborough Stadium
First Division18th (relegated)
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Full Members' CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Hirst (14)
All: David Hirst (16)

The 1989–90 season was Sheffield Wednesday's 88th season in the Football League, and their sixth consecutive season in the Football League First Division, the top tier of English football, where they finished 18th and were relegated to the Second Division. The club also participated in the FA Cup and Football League Cup, being eliminated in the fourth round of the former and the third round of the latter.

Squad

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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. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Lance Key
GK England ENG Kevin Pressman
GK England ENG Chris Turner
DF England ENG Dean Barrick
DF England ENG Greg Fee
DF England ENG Phil King
DF England ENG Ian Knight
DF England ENG Lawrie Madden
DF England ENG Jon Newsome
DF Sweden SWE Roland Nilsson
DF England ENG Nigel Pearson
DF England ENG Peter Shirtliff
DF England ENG Darren Wood
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Northern Ireland NIR Nigel Worthington
MF England ENG Dave Bennett
MF England ENG Graham Hyde
MF England ENG Steve McCall
MF England ENG Carlton Palmer
MF England ENG Craig Shakespeare
MF Republic of Ireland IRL John Sheridan
MF England ENG Mark Taylor
FW England ENG Dalian Atkinson
FW England ENG Trevor Francis
FW England ENG David Hirst
FW England ENG Steve Whitton

Competitions

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Football League First Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Derby County 38 13 7 18 43 40 +3 46
17 Luton Town 38 10 13 15 43 57 −14 43
18 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 38 11 10 17 35 51 −16 43 Relegation to the Second Division
19 Charlton Athletic (R) 38 7 9 22 31 57 −26 30
20 Millwall (R) 38 5 11 22 39 65 −26 26
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

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First Division match results[2]
Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
19 August 1989 Norwich City H 0–2 19,142
22 August 1989 Luton Town A 0–2 9,503
26 August 1989 Chelsea A 0–4 16,265
30 August 1989 Everton H 1–1 Atkinson 19,657
9 September 1989 Arsenal A 0–5 30,058
16 September 1989 Aston Villa H 1–0 Atkinson 17,509
23 September 1989 Millwall A 0–2 11,287
30 September 1989 Coventry City H 0–0 15,054
14 October 1989 Manchester United A 0–0 41,492
21 October 1989 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–3 26,909
28 October 1989 Wimbledon H 0–1 13,728
4 November 1989 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 Wilson (o.g.) 21,864
11 November 1989 Charlton Athletic H 3–0 Atkinson, Hirst (2) 16,740
18 November 1989 Derby County A 0–2 18,085
25 November 1989 Crystal Palace H 2–2 Whitton, Hirst (pen.) 17,227
29 November 1989 Liverpool H 2–0 Hirst, Atkinson 32,732
2 December 1989 Norwich City A 1–2 Hirst 15,341
9 December 1989 Luton Town H 1–1 Dreyer (o.g.) 16,339
16 December 1989 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 Atkinson, Hirst 14,569
26 December 1989 Liverpool A 1–2 Atkinson 37,488
30 December 1989 Southampton A 2–2 Atkinson, Shirtliff 16,417
1 January 1990 Manchester City H 2–0 Hirst, Pearson 28,756
14 January 1990 Chelsea H 1–1 Atkinson 18,042
20 January 1990 Everton A 0–2 25,545
3 February 1990 Millwall H 1–1 Hirst 17,737
10 February 1990 Aston Villa A 0–1 27,168
17 February 1990 Arsenal H 1–0 Bould (o.g.) 20,640
24 February 1990 Crystal Palace A 1–1 Worthington 11,857
3 March 1990 Derby County H 1–0 Sheridan 21,811
17 March 1990 Coventry City A 4–1 Hirst, Worthington, Sheridan, Atkinson 13,339
21 March 1990 Manchester United H 1–0 Hirst 33,260
24 March 1990 Wimbledon A 1–1 Shirtliff 5,034
31 March 1990 Tottenham Hotspur H 2–4 Hirst, Atkinson 26,582
7 April 1990 Southampton H 0–1 18,329
14 April 1990 Manchester City A 1–2 Hirst 33,022
21 April 1990 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 10,448
28 April 1990 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 Hirst (2) 7,029
5 May 1990 Nottingham Forest H 0–3 29,762

FA Cup

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FA Cup match results[3]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Third round 6 January 1990 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 2–1 Shirtliff, Atkinson 23,800
Fourth round 28 January 1990 Everton H 1–2 Hirst 31,754

Football League Cup

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Football League Cup match results[4]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Second round, first leg 20 September 1989 Aldershot H 0–0 9,237
Second round, second leg 3 October 1989 Aldershot A 8–0 Whitton (4), Atkinson (3), Shakespeare 4,011
Third round 25 October 1989 Derby County A 1–2 Hirst (pen.) 18,042

Full Members' Cup

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Full Members' Cup match results[5]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Second round 21 November 1989 Sheffield United H 3–2 (a.e.t.) Atkinson, Palmer, Sheridan 30,464
Third round 20 December 1989 Middlesbrough A 1–4 Bennett 8,716

References

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  1. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday - Squad 1989/1990". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans football yearbook, 1990-91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. p. 488. ISBN 9780356179117. OCLC 1285748432.
  3. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans football yearbook, 1990-91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. pp. 674–676. ISBN 9780356179117. OCLC 1285748432.
  4. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans football yearbook, 1990-91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. pp. 645–648. ISBN 9780356179117. OCLC 1285748432.
  5. ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1990). Rothmans football yearbook, 1990-91 (21st ed.). Queen Anne Press. pp. 652–653. ISBN 9780356179117. OCLC 1285748432.