1989–90 Leicester City F.C. season

1989–90 season of Leicester City May 2012 May 2012 March 2014 March 2014 Leicester City 1989–90 David Pleat Terry Shipman Second Division 13th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Full Members Cup First round McAllister (10) 11,715 1988–89 1990–91 During the 1989–90 English football season, Leicester City competed in the Football League Second Division. Season summary The Foxes had a very poor start to the season, with only one win from the first twelve league games that saw Leicester bottom of the second tier of English football for the first time since February 1915. At the end of the year, the Foxes found form with six wins from Seven games guided Leicester to mid-table and stayed there for most of the season, settling for a 13th-place finish. In March 1990, there was another chapter in the club's boardroom history when chairman Terry Shipman's father Len died at the age of 87. Final league table 1989–90 Football League#Second Division Second Division y LEI Results Leicester City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1989-1990 Leicester City 1989-1990 Home statto.com 2012-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120818193635/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1989-1990 18 August 2012 live dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 19 August 1989 Hull CityA1–18,158Clarke 23 August 1989 Blackburn RoversH0–111,411 26 August 1989 Newcastle UnitedH2–213,693McAllister, Spearing 2 September 1989 WatfordA1–310,252McAllister 9 September 1989 West Bromwich AlbionH1–310,700Reid 16 September 1989 Bradford CityA0–28,732 23 September 1989 Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–08,926Glover 27 September 1989 SunderlandH2–310,843Williams, Paris 30 September 1989 Oldham AthleticA0–16,407 7 October 1989 Port ValeA1–27,268Reid 14 October 1989 Oxford UnitedH0–08,199 17 October 1989 Plymouth ArgyleA1–310,037Reid 21 October 1989 Swindon TownH2–18,547Reid (2) 28 October 1989 BarnsleyA2–26,856North, Wright 1 November 1989 Wolverhampton WanderersH0–016,580 4 November 1989 Sheffield UnitedA1–115,971North 11 November 1989 Leeds UnitedH4–318,032Ramsey (2), Moran, McAllister 18 November 1989 Ipswich TownH0–111,661 25 November 1989 Stoke CityA1–012,264Mills 2 December 1989 Hull CityH2–18,616Paris, McAllister (pen) 9 December 1989 Blackburn RoversA4–27,538McAllister (pen), Morgan, Campbell, Wright 16 December 1989 MiddlesbroughA1–411,428McAllister (pen) 26 December 1989 BournemouthH2–114,128Campbell, Mills 30 December 1989 West Ham UnitedH1–016,925Mauchlen 1 January 1990 PortsmouthA3–29,387Moran, Campbell (2) 13 January 1990 Newcastle UnitedA4–520,785Wright, Walsh, McAllister, Campbell 20 January 1990 WatfordH1–111,466Mills 10 February 1990 Bradford CityA1–110,281Oldfield 17 February 1990 Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–17,498 21 February 1990 West Bromwich AlbionA1–010,902Oldfield 24 February 1990 Stoke CityH2–112,245Oldfield, Reid 3 March 1990 Ipswich TownA2–212,237Walsh, Oldfield 10 March 1990 SunderlandA2–213,017Mills, James 17 March 1990 Port ValeH2–010,076North, Walsh 21 March 1990 Oxford UnitedA2–45,744Reid, McAllister 24 March 1990 Plymouth ArgyleH1–19,395McAllister (pen) 31 March 1990 Swindon TownA1–18,561Kelly 3 April 1990 Oldham AthleticH3–010,368North, Kelly (2) 7 April 1990 BarnsleyH2–28,620Kelly (2) 10 April 1990 Wolverhampton WanderersA0–518,175 14 April 1990 PortsmouthH1–18,407James 17 April 1990 BournemouthA3–26,781North, Oldfield, Reid 21 April 1990 MiddlesbroughH2–19,203Kelly (2) 28 April 1990 Leeds UnitedA1–232,597McAllister 2 May 1990 West Ham UnitedA1–317,939Ramsey 5 May 1990 Sheffield UnitedH2–521,134Mills, North FA Cup 1989–90 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR36 January 1990 BarnsleyH1–216,278Paris League Cup 1989–90 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 First Leg 19 September 1989 Crystal PalaceA2–17,382Kitson, ReidR2 Second Leg 4 October 1989 Crystal PalaceH2–3 (lost on away goals)10,283Clarke, Paris Full Members Cup 1989–90 Full Members Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR114 November 1989 Charlton AthleticA1–21,565Campbell Squad yes yes ENG GK Martin Hodge yes ENG DF Rob Johnson yes ENG DF Tony Spearing yes SCO MF Ali Mauchlen captain yes ENG DF Alan Paris yes SCO DF Allan Evans yes ENG FW Kevin Russell yes SCO MF Tommy Wright yes SCO MF Gary McAllister yes ENG MF Gary Mills yes ENG MF Paul Reid yes NIR MF Paul Ramsey yes ENG DF Steve Walsh yes ENG DF Tony James yes ENG DF Simon Morgan yes yes ENG FW Paul Kitson yes SCO FW Lee Glover on loan from Nottingham Forest yes ENG MF Darren Williams yes ENG FW Marc North yes ENG MF Scott Oakes yes ENG GK Carl Muggleton yes ENG FW Paul Moran on loan from Tottenham Hotspur yes ENG FW Kevin Campbell on loan from Arsenal yes ENG MF Jason Peake yes ENG DF Ian Baraclough yes ENG MF David Oldfield yes IRL FW David Kelly yes ENG DF Richard Smith yes ENG DF Des Linton yes ENG MF Gary Fitzpatrick Left club during the season yes yes ENG FW Steve Wilkinson to Mansfield Town yes ENG MF Dave Puttnam to Lincoln City yes yes ENG FW Wayne Clarke to Manchester City References Category:Leicester City F.C. seasons Leicester City