Season summary
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In the 1989–90 season, the Foxes had a very poor start to the season with only 1 win from the first 12 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 6 wins from 7 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
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Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Leicester City's score comes first [1]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
19 August 1989
Hull City A
1–1
8,158
Clarke
23 August 1989
Blackburn Rovers H
0–1
11,411
26 August 1989
Newcastle United H
2–2
13,693
McAllister , Spearing
2 September 1989
Watford A
1–3
10,252
McAllister
9 September 1989
West Bromwich Albion H
1–3
10,700
Reid
16 September 1989
Bradford City A
0–2
8,732
23 September 1989
Brighton & Hove Albion H
1–0
8,926
Glover
27 September 1989
Sunderland H
2–3
10,843
Williams, Paris
30 September 1989
Oldham Athletic A
0–1
6,407
7 October 1989
Port Vale A
1–2
7,268
Reid
14 October 1989
Oxford United H
0–0
8,199
17 October 1989
Plymouth Argyle A
1–3
10,037
Reid
21 October 1989
Swindon Town H
2–1
8,547
Reid (2)
28 October 1989
Barnsley A
2–2
6,856
North , Wright
1 November 1989
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
0–0
16,580
4 November 1989
Sheffield United A
1–1
15,971
North
11 November 1989
Leeds United H
4–3
18,032
Ramsey (2), Moran , McAllister
18 November 1989
Ipswich Town H
0–1
11,661
25 November 1989
Stoke City A
1–0
12,264
Mills
2 December 1989
Hull City H
2–1
8,616
Paris , McAllister (pen)
9 December 1989
Blackburn Rovers A
4–2
7,538
McAllister (pen), Morgan , Campbell , Wright
16 December 1989
Middlesbrough A
1–4
11,428
McAllister (pen)
26 December 1989
Bournemouth H
2–1
14,128
Campbell , Mills
30 December 1989
West Ham United H
1–0
16,925
Mauchlen
1 January 1990
Portsmouth A
3–2
9,387
Moran , Campbell (2)
13 January 1990
Newcastle United A
4–5
20,785
Wright , Walsh , McAllister , Campbell
20 January 1990
Watford H
1–1
11,466
Mills
10 February 1990
Bradford City A
1–1
10,281
Oldfield
17 February 1990
Brighton & Hove Albion A
0–1
7,498
21 February 1990
West Bromwich Albion A
1–0
10,902
Oldfield
24 February 1990
Stoke City H
2–1
12,245
Oldfield , Reid
3 March 1990
Ipswich Town A
2–2
12,237
Walsh , Oldfield
10 March 1990
Sunderland A
2–2
13,017
Mills , James
17 March 1990
Port Vale H
2–0
10,076
North , Walsh
21 March 1990
Oxford United A
2–4
5,744
Reid , McAllister
24 March 1990
Plymouth Argyle H
1–1
9,395
McAllister (pen)
31 March 1990
Swindon Town A
1–1
8,561
Kelly
3 April 1990
Oldham Athletic H
3–0
10,368
North , Kelly (2)
7 April 1990
Barnsley H
2–2
8,620
Kelly (2)
10 April 1990
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
0–5
18,175
14 April 1990
Portsmouth H
1–1
8,407
James
17 April 1990
Bournemouth A
3–2
6,781
North , Oldfield , Reid
21 April 1990
Middlesbrough H
2–1
9,203
Kelly (2)
28 April 1990
Leeds United A
1–2
32,597
McAllister
2 May 1990
West Ham United A
1–3
17,939
Ramsey
5 May 1990
Sheffield United H
2–5
21,134
Mills , North
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
6 January 1990
Barnsley H
1–2
16,278
Paris
League Cup
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Full Members Cup
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Left club during the 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.
References
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