The 1990–91 season was the 92nd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division. The team finished in 12th place after a poor run of form at the end of the season brought only two victories from the final fifteen matches.
| 1990–91 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jack Harris |
| Manager | Graham Turner |
| Second Division | 12th |
| FA Cup | 3rd Round |
| League Cup | 2nd Round |
| Full Members Cup | 2nd round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Steve Bull (26) All: Steve Bull (27) |
| Highest home attendance | 22,982 (vs West Brom, 6 April 1991) |
| Lowest home attendance | 9,313 (vs Hull, 20 April 1991) |
| Average home league attendance | 15,834 (league only) |
This was the first season – of an eventual seventeen – for the club under the ownership of Sir Jack Hayward, who had purchased it in May 1990 for £2.1 million.[1]
Results edit
Football League Second Division edit
A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1990–91 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.
| 25 August 1990 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Oldham Athletic | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Bull  6', 48' |
Marshall 11', 81', 82' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,864 |
| 28 August 1990 2 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burslem |
| 19:30 BST | Beckford 7' (pen.) |
Bellamy 23' Bull 43' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,349 |
| 1 September 1990 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hove |
| 15:00 BST | Small 65' (pen.) |
Cook 23' |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,820 |
| 8 September 1990 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Dennison 5' |
Holloway 37' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,912 |
| 15 September 1990 5 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00 BST | Martin 2' |
Bull 72' |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 23,241 |
| 18 September 1990 6 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Swindon |
| 19:30 BST | Simpson 61' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,228 |
| 22 September 1990 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Bull 35', 43' Mutch 44' |
Turner 25' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,137 |
| 29 September 1990 8 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Simpson 3' |
Dennison 10' |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,418 |
| 2 October 1990 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 BST | Bull 12', 89' Thompson 58' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,363 |
| 6 October 1990 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 | Bristol City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Thompson 3' Bull 16', 67', 80' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,891 |
| 13 October 1990 11 | Notts County | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham |
| 15:00 BST | Thomas 89' |
Westley 31' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 12,872 |
| 20 October 1990 12 | Hull City | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 BST | Payton 63' |
Bull 7' Dennison 56' |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 7,144 |
| 23 October 1990 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 BST | Bull 61' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,285 |
| 27 October 1990 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Cook 58' Steele 71' |
Stapleton 5', 13', 77' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,776 |
| 3 November 1990 15 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,574 |
| 10 November 1990 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Steele 2' Bellamy 53' |
Clark 27' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,721 |
| 17 November 1990 17 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Kelly 38' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,574 |
| 24 November 1990 18 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | Saville 31' |
Cook 36' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,267 |
| 1 December 1990 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bull 4', 78' |
Dozzell 41' Redford 44' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,803 |
| 15 December 1990 20 | Oldham Athletic | 4–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | Barrett 44' Ritchie 59'Palmer 64', 87' |
Thompson 16' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 11,587 |
| 22 December 1990 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Millwall | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bellamy 4' Bull 43'Taylor 74', 83' |
Sheringham 22' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,504 |
| 26 December 1990 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | McCall 6' Palmer 25' |
Cook 72' Bull 84' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 29,686 |
| 29 December 1990 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
| 15:00 GMT | Bannister 57' |
Hindmarch 90' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 28,497 |
| 1 January 1991 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Watford | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,159 |
| 12 January 1991 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bull 18' Mutch 76' |
Wade 17' Codner 33'Barham 81' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,688 |
| 19 January 1991 26 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bath |
| 15:00 GMT | Saunders 25' |
Twentyman 21' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 6,042 |
| 2 February 1991 27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | West Ham United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Birch 44' Bull 48' |
McAvennie 57' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,454 |
| 23 February 1991 28 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 18,612 |
| 26 February 1991 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Port Vale | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 GMT | Bull 30', 42' Mutch 70' |
Earle 20' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,919 |
| 2 March 1991 30 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,350 |
| 5 March 1991 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 GMT | Bull 5' Mutch 61' |
Gibson 17' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,707 |
| 9 March 1991 32 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–5 | Barnsley | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Saville 5' Rammell 19'Stancliffe 25' (o.g.)Agnew 49'Robinson 86' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,671 |
| 12 March 1991 33 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 19:30 GMT | Grant 75' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 6,853 |
| 16 March 1991 34 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–3 | Oxford United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Bull 10', 15', 23' |
Melville 52' Stein 88'Simpson 89' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,357 |
| 19 March 1991 35 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Notts County | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 GMT | Johnson 35' Bartlett 40' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,375 |
| 23 March 1991 36 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Bryant 54' |
Dennison 62' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,499 |
| 30 March 1991 37 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Mutch 1', 12' Bull 71' |
Pearson 54', 86' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,011 |
| 3 April 1991 38 | Millwall | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 19:30 BST | Stevens 28' Sheringham 72' |
Cook 13' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,708 |
| 6 April 1991 39 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Dennison 15' Mutch 75' |
Goodman 35' Ford 65' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,982 |
| 9 April 1991 40 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Plymouth |
| 19:30 BST | Hodges 64' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,618 |
| 13 April 1991 41 | Watford | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Watford |
| 15:00 BST | Wilkinson 19', 66', 89' |
Cook 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,014 |
| 16 April 1991 42 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 BST | Hindmarch 15' |
Shearer 38' Hazard 79' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,799 |
| 20 April 1991 43 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Hull City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,313 |
| 27 April 1991 44 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00 BST | Ripley 11' Hendrie 82' |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 16,447 |
| 4 May 1991 45 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackburn |
| 15:00 BST | Livingstone 30' |
Paskin 42' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,560 |
| 11 May 1991 46 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Birch 37' Mutch 68'Downing 89' |
Clarke 75' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,570 |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 69 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 69 |
| 9 | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 71 | –3 | 67 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 61 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 56 | –7 | 59 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 53 | 0 | 58 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 59 | –3 | 58 |
Source: Statto.com
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 28 | −10 |
Source: Statto.com
Results by round
FA Cup edit
| 5 January 1991 R3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Leadbitter 76' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,100 |
League Cup edit
| 25 September 1990 R2.1 | Hull City | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kingston upon Hull |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 5,283 |
| 9 October 1990 R2.2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) | Hull City | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 BST | Steele 12' |
Swan 30' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,954 |
Hull City won on away goals.
Full Members Cup edit
| 27 November 1990 R1 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
| 19:35 GMT | Bull 9' |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 4,705 |
| 19 December 1990 R2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Leeds United | Wolverhampton |
| 19:30 GMT | Cook 60' |
Varadi 21' McAllister 74' |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,080 |
Players edit
Key:
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
- # = Squad number
- Pos = Playing position
- P = Number of games played 10
- G = Number of goals scored
- GK = Goalkeeper
- DF = Defender
- MF = Midfielder
- FW = Forward
= Yellow cards
= Red cards- † Permanent player left club during the season
- ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
| Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G |  |
 |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | Discipline | |||||||||
| GK |  Vince Bartram ¤
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Tony Lange ¤
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Mike Stowell
|
39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Kevin Ashley
|
15(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Gary Bellamy
|
26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Nicky Clarke
|
10(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Rob Hindmarch
|
40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 43(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Brian Roberts
|
17(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Paul Stancliffe ‡
|
17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Andy Thompson
|
43(1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Mark Venus
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Shane Westley
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  Tom Bennett
|
24(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 27(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Paul Birch
|
20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Blake ‡
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Burke
|
3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Paul Cook
|
42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF |  Robbie Dennison
|
41(1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45(2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Keith Downing
|
31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Paul Jones
|
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Tim Steele
|
22(6) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27(6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Todd ‡
|
6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Steve Bull
|
43 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Paul McLoughlin
|
2(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Andy Mutch
|
29 | 8 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29(1) | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW |  John Paskin
|
10(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Colin Taylor
|
6(9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8(11) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[2]
Transfers edit
In edit
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1990 | Brian Roberts |
Birmingham City | Free |
| 19 June 1990 | Rob Hindmarch |
Derby County | £325,000 |
| 28 June 1990 | Mike Stowell |
Everton | £250,000 |
| 13 September 1990 | Kevin Ashley |
Birmingham City | £500,000 |
| December 1990 | Paul Stancliffe |
Sheffield United | Free |
| 1 February 1991 | Paul Birch |
Aston Villa | £400,000 |
| 14 March 1991 | Mark Burke |
Middlesbrough | £25,000 |
Out edit
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1990 |  Mark Kendall |
Swansea City | Free |
| May 1990 |  Floyd Streete |
Reading | Free |
| June 1990 | Ally Robertson |
Released | Free |
| July 1990 | Nigel Vaughan |
Hereford United | Free |
Loans in edit
| Start date | Player | From | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 1990 | Paul Stancliffe |
Sheffield United | December 1990 |
| 17 January 1991 | Mark Blake |
Aston Villa | |
| March 1991 | Mark Todd |
Sheffield United |
Loans out edit
| Start date | Player | To | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Tony Lange |
Aldershot | |
| 20 February 1991 | Vince Bartram |
West Bromwich Albion | 8 April 1991 |
Management and coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Graham Turner |
| Coach | Garry Pendrey, Barry Powell |
| Club doctors | Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn |
| Club Physio | Paul Darby |
References edit
- ^ "Rich List Profiles: Sir Jack Hayward". Birmingham Post. 23 January 2011. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.