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1990–91 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
1990–91 season
ChairmanTerry Shipman (until 29 January 1991)
Martin George (from 29 January 1991)
ManagerDavid Pleat (until 29 January 1991)
Gordon Lee (caretaker from 29 January 1991)
Second Division22nd
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupFirst round
(Northern Area)
Top goalscorerLeague: Kelly (14)
All: Kelly (15)
Highest home attendance19,011 vs Oxford United
(11 May 1991, Second Division)
Lowest home attendance4,705 vs Wolves
(27 Nov 1990, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance11,546

During the 1990–91 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

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David Pleat oversaw one of Leicester's most unsuccessful periods in its history during the 1990–91 season. He was sacked in January 1991 after a 3–1 defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers left Leicester fourth from bottom. Gordon Lee was put in charge of the club until the end of the season. Leicester won their final game of the season which guided them clear of relegation to the third tier of the Football League at the expense of West Bromwich Albion.[1]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
20 Watford 46 12 15 19 45 59 −14 51
21 Swindon Town 46 12 14 20 65 73 −8 50
22 Leicester City 46 14 8 24 60 83 −23 50
23 West Bromwich Albion (R) 46 10 18 18 52 61 −9 48 Relegation to the Third Division
24 Hull City (R) 46 10 15 21 57 85 −28 45
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

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Leicester City's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 August 1990 Bristol Rovers H 3–2 13,648 Kelly, Wright, Alexander (own goal)
28 August 1990 Oldham Athletic A 0–2 13,099
1 September 1990 Port Vale A 0–2 8,840
8 September 1990 West Ham United H 1–2 14,605 Mills
15 September 1990 Plymouth Argyle A 0–2 6,336
18 September 1990 Blackburn Rovers A 1–4 5,682 Oldfield
22 September 1990 Sheffield Wednesday H 2–4 16,156 Oldfield, Kelly
29 September 1990 Middlesbrough A 0–6 16,178
3 October 1990 Bristol City H 3–0 9,815 James, Kelly (2)
6 October 1990 Notts County H 2–1 13,597 Oldfield, Kelly
13 October 1990 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 6,000 James, Balmer (own goal)
20 October 1990 Portsmouth A 1–3 9,286 Mills
24 October 1990 Swindon Town H 2–2 9,592 Mauchlen, North
27 October 1990 Ipswich Town H 1–2 11,053 Kelly (pen)
3 November 1990 Oxford United A 2–2 5,371 Wright, Kelly
10 November 1990 Barnsley A 1–1 8,581 Wright
17 November 1990 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1–0 16,574 Kelly
23 November 1990 Hull City A 2–5 5,855 North, Reid
1 December 1990 Newcastle United H 5–4 11,045 Fenwick, Kelly (3, 1 pen), Oldfield
15 December 1990 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 5,791
23 December 1990 Watford H 0–0 16,920
26 December 1990 Millwall A 1–2 6,686 Oldfield
1 January 1991 West Bromwich Albion H 2–1 12,210 Walsh, James
12 January 1991 Port Vale H 1–1 9,307 Oldfield
19 January 1991 West Ham United A 0–1 21,652
26 January 1991 Blackburn Rovers H 1–3 8,167 Kelly
2 February 1991 Plymouth Argyle H 3–1 8,172 Wright, Kelly, James
20 February 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–3 6,455
23 February 1991 Barnsley H 2–1 9,027 James, Peake
2 March 1991 Newcastle United A 1–2 13,575 Wright
5 March 1991 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1–2 15,707 Gibson
9 March 1991 Hull City H 0–1 8,386
12 March 1991 Bristol City A 0–1 13,297
16 March 1991 Middlesbrough H 4–3 8,324 Oldfield, Walsh, Russell, Phillips (own goal)
20 March 1991 Charlton Athletic H 1–2 8,363 Mortimer (own goal)
23 March 1991 Notts County A 2–0 11,532 Mills, Russell
30 March 1991 Millwall H 1–2 10,783 Kelly
1 April 1991 Watford A 0–1 10,078
6 April 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion H 3–0 8,444 Wright, Russell, Mills
10 April 1991 Oldham Athletic H 0–0 11,846
13 April 1991 West Bromwich Albion A 1–2 13,991 Russell
20 April 1991 Portsmouth H 2–1 10,509 Walsh, Russell
24 April 1991 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–0 31,308
27 April 1991 Swindon Town A 2–5 10,404 James, Wright
4 April 1991 Ipswich Town A 2–3 11,347 Reid, Mills (pen)
11 May 1991 Oxford United H 1–0 19,011 James

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 5 January 1991 Millwall A 1–2 10,766 James

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 26 September 1990 Leeds United H 1–0 13,744 Kelly (pen) 38'
R2 2nd Leg 10 October 1990 Leeds United A 0–3 (lost 1–3 on agg) 19,090

Full Members Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR1 27 November 1990 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 0–1 4,705

Squad

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[3] 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 Carl Muggleton
- MF England ENG Gary Mills
- DF England ENG Rob Johnson
- MF Scotland SCO Ali Mauchlen (captain)
- DF England ENG Steve Walsh
- DF England ENG Alan Paris
- MF Scotland SCO Tommy Wright
- FW England ENG Marc North
- MF England ENG David Oldfield
- FW Republic of Ireland IRL David Kelly
- DF England ENG Tony James
- MF England ENG Ricky Hill
- MF England ENG Paul Reid
- FW England ENG Paul Kitson
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul Ramsey
- GK England ENG Martin Hodge
- DF England ENG Tony Spearing
- GK England ENG Mike Hooper (on loan from Liverpool)
- DF England ENG Des Linton
- FW England ENG Pat Gavin
- DF England ENG Terry Fenwick (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
- MF England ENG Jason Peake
- MF England ENG Colin Gibson
- DF England ENG Lawrie Madden (on loan from Sheffield Wed)
- DF England ENG Richard Smith
- FW England ENG Kevin Russell
- MF England ENG Scott Oakes
- MF England ENG Gary Hyde

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
- DF England ENG Simon Morgan (to Fulham)
- MF Scotland SCO Billy Davies (to Dunfermline Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Paul O'Connor (to Nuneaton Borough)

nat=eng|pos st Daniel Pickering

References

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  1. ^ "1990/91 - Last day nerves and celebrations". BBC Leicester. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Leicester City results for the 1990-1991 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 November 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  3. ^ "All Leicester City players: 1991".