1990-91 season | |
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General information | |
Manager | |
Captain |
Steve Nicol |
Performance | |
Division 1 |
Runners-up |
FA Cup |
5th round |
League Cup |
3rd round |
Top scorers | |
League | |
FA Cup |
Rush (5) |
League Cup |
Rush (5) |
Overall |
Rush (26) |
Attendances | |
Average |
35,077 |
The 1990-91 season was Liverpool's 99th season of football since they were established. Liverpool followed up the 1989-90 league championship winning season by being runners-up, finishing 7 points off the lead. The season started with a club record winning streak, but there would be 8 league defeats by season's end, including both fixtures against eventual champions Arsenal. A 2-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest, in the penultimate league game, finally ended the possibility of finishing in top spot.
The domestic cup competitions were less successful for Liverpool, as they were dismissed in the fifth and third rounds in the FA Cup and League Cup respectively.
Ian Rush's good scoring rate in all competitions was backed up by John Barnes and Peter Beardsley, who chipped in with 31 goals between them.
Squad[]
- GK. Bruce Grobbelaar
- GK. Mike Hooper
- GK. Robbie Holcroft
- DF. Gary Ablett
- DF. David Burrows
- DF. Gary Gillespie
- DF. Alex Watson
- DF. Glenn Hysen
- DF. Steve Nicol
- DF. Steve Staunton
- DF. Barry Venison
- DF. Nick Tanner
- MF. Don Hutchison
- MF. Steve McMahon
- MF. Steve McManaman
- MF. Ronnie Whelan
- MF. John Barnes
- MF. Ray Houghton
- MF. Mike Marsh
- MF. Jan Molby
- MF. Jamie Redknapp
- MF. Jimmy Carter
- MF. Jim Magilton
- FW. Peter Beardsley
- FW. Ronny Rosenthal
- FW. Ian Rush
- FW. David Speedie
- FW. Tony Cousins
Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.
Friendlies[]
Pre-season[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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2 August 1990 | Fiorentina | 0-0 | |
5 August 1990 | Lillestrom | 3-0 | McMahon (45), Burrows (69), Barnes (88) |
8 August 1990 | Stockholm Alliance | 1-0 | Barnes |
10 August 1990 | Landskrona Bois | 6-3 | Houghton 2, Rush 3 (1 pen), Rosenthal |
12 August 1990 | Helsinki | 2-0 | Houghton (60), Burrows (76) |
14 August 1990 | Real Sociedad | 3-1[1] | McMahon, Rush 2 |
Other friendlies[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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27 April 1991 | Arsenal | 3-1[2] | Molby, Speedie, Beardsley |
17 May 1991 | Arsenal | 1-1 | Rush (52) |
Results[]
League[]
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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25 August 1990 | Sheffield United | 3-1 | Barnes (59), Houghton (65), Rush (88) |
28 August 1990 | Nottingham Forest | 2-0 | Rush (52), Beardsley (83) |
1 September 1990 | Aston Villa | 2-1 | Beardsley (12), Barnes (87) |
8 September 1990 | Wimbledon | 2-1 | Barnes (27), Whelan (31) |
16 September 1990 | Man Utd | 4-0 | Beardsley (11, 32, 81), Barnes (44) |
22 September 1990 | Everton | 3-2 | Beardsley (36, 68), Barnes (pen 37) |
29 September 1990 | Sunderland | 1-0 | Houghton (44) |
6 October 1990 | Derby | 2-0 | Beardsley (37), Houghton (85) |
20 October 1990 | Norwich | 1-1 | Gillespie (2) |
27 October 1990 | Chelsea | 2-0 | Rush (3), Nicol (17) |
4 November 1990 | Tottenham | 3-1 | Rush (38, 48), Beardsley (67) |
10 November 1990 | Luton | 4-0 | Rush (5, 39), Molby (pen 9), Beardsley (71) |
17 November 1990 | Coventry | 1-0 | Beardsley (73) |
24 November 1990 | Man City | 2-2 | Rush (82), Rosenthal (86) |
2 December 1990 | Arsenal | 0-3 | |
15 December 1990 | Sheffield United | 2-0 | Rush (61), Barnes (75) |
22 December 1990 | Southampton | 3-2 | Rosenthal (33, 43), Houghton (83) |
26 December 1990 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-1 | Barnes (48) |
30 December 1990 | Crystal Palace | 0-1 | |
1 January 1991 | Leeds | 3-0 | Barnes (7), Rosenthal (33), Rush (89) |
12 January 1991 | Aston Villa | 0-0 | |
19 January 1991 | Wimbledon | 1-1 | Barnes (33) |
3 February 1991 | Man Utd | 1-1 | Speedie (39) |
9 February 1991 | Everton | 3-1 | Molby (17), Speedie (49, 53) |
23 February 1991 | Luton | 1-3 | Molby (pen 15) |
3 March 1991 | Arsenal | 0-1 | |
9 March 1991 | Man City | 3-0 | Molby (pen 39, pen 44), Barnes (86) |
16 March 1991 | Sunderland | 2-1 | Rush (27), Owers (og 44) |
23 March 1991 | Derby | 7-1 | Molby (pen 7), Barnes (23, 47), Rush (39), Nicol (56, 63), Houghton (90) |
30 March 1991 | Queens Park Rangers | 1-3 | Molby (pen 64) |
1 April 1991 | Southampton | 0-1 | |
9 April 1991 | Coventry | 1-1 | Rush (82) |
13 April 1991 | Leeds | 5-4 | Houghton (11), Molby (pen 16), Speedie (25), Barnes (28, 79) |
20 April 1991 | Norwich | 3-0 | Barnes (31), Houghton (36), Rush (85) |
23 April 1991 | Crystal Palace | 3-0 | Rush (41), Barnes (55), McGoldrick (og 88) |
4 May 1991 | Chelsea | 2-4 | Speedie (62), Rosenthal (72) |
6 May 1991 | Nottingham Forest | 1-2 | Molby (pen 56) |
11 May 1991 | Tottenham | 2-0 | Rush (41), Speedie (48) |
FA Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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3 | 5 January 1991 | Blackburn | 1-1 | Atkins (og 90) |
3 (R) | 8 January 1991 | Blackburn | 3-0 | Houghton (15), Rush (23), Staunton (82) |
4 | 26 January 1991 | Brighton | 2-2 | Rush (48, 55) |
4 (R) | 30 January 1991 | Brighton | 3-2 | McMahon (10, 103), Rush (106) |
5 | 17 February 1991 | Everton | 0-0 | |
5 (R) | 20 February 1991 | Everton | 4-4 | Beardsley (37, 71), Rush (77), Barnes (103) |
5 (R) | 27 February 1991 | Everton | 0-1 |
League Cup[]
Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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2 (1st leg) | 25 September 1990 | Crewe | 5-1 | McMahon (30), Gillespie (41), Houghton (67), Rush (72, 85) |
2 (2nd leg) | 9 October 1990 | Crewe | 4-1 | Rush (18, 48, 74), Staunton (42) |
3 | 31 October 1990 | Man Utd | 1-3 | Houghton (83) |
Other[]
Charity Shield:
Date | Opponent | Score | Scorers |
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18 August 1990 | Man Utd | 1-1 | Barnes (pen 51) |
Tables[]
League[]
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
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1 | Arsenal | 38 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 74 | 18 | 56 | 83 |
2 | Liverpool | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 40 | 37 | 76 |
3 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 69 |
Player stats[]
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
DF | Gary Ablett | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
MF | John Barnes | 35 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 18 |
FW | Peter Beardsley | 27 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 13 |
DF | David Burrows | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
MF | Jimmy Carter | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
DF | Gary Gillespie | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
GK | Bruce Grobbelaar | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
MF | Steve Harkness | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GK | Mike Hooper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
MF | Ray Houghton | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 10 |
DF | Glenn Hysen | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
MF | Jim Magilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MF | Mike Marsh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
MF | Steve McMahon | 22 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
MF | Steve McManaman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
MF | Jan Molby | 25 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 |
DF | Steve Nicol | 35 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
MF | Jamie Redknapp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FW | Ronny Rosenthal | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
FW | Ian Rush | 37 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 26 |
FW | David Speedie | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
DF | Steve Staunton | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
DF | Nick Tanner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DF | Barry Venison | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
MF | Ronnie Whelan | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
Transfers[]
In[]
Player | From | Fee | Date |
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Ronny Rosenthal | Standard Liege | £1,000,000 | 29 June 1990 |
Tony Cousins | Dundalk | £70,000 | October 1990 |
Don Hutchison | Hartlepool | £175,000 | 27 November 1990 |
Jimmy Carter | Millwall | £800,000 | 10 January 1991 |
Jamie Redknapp | Bournemouth | £350,000 | 15 January 1991 |
David Speedie | Coventry | £675,000 | 30 January 1991 |
Out[]
Player | To | Fee | Date |
---|---|---|---|
Jim Magilton | Oxford | £100,000 | 3 October 1990 |
Alex Watson | Bournemouth | £150,000 | 18 January 1991 |
Notes[]
- ↑ Kenny Dalglish's testimonial.
- ↑ Ray Kennedy's testimonial.