1989–90 AFC Bournemouth season

During the 1989–90 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Second Division.

Bournemouth

1989–90 season
Manager	Harry Redknapp
Stadium	Dean Court
Second Division	22nd
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Third round
Football League Trophy	Second round

Final league table

Main article: 1989–90 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
20	West Bromwich Albion	46	12	15	19	67	71	−4	51
21	Middlesbrough	46	13	11	22	52	63	−11	50
22	Bournemouth (R)	46	12	12	22	57	76	−19	48	Relegation to the Third Division
23	Bradford City (R)	46	9	14	23	44	68	−24	41
24	Stoke City (R)	46	6	19	21	35	63	−28	37

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

Bournemouth's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
19 August 1989	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	1–2	9,685
22 August 1989	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–1	8,226
26 August 1989	Hull City	H	5–4	6,454
2 September 1989	Ipswich Town	A	1–1	11,425
9 September 1989	Newcastle United	H	2–1	9,882
16 September 1989	Middlesbrough	A	1–2	16,077
23 September 1989	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–4	7,409
26 September 1989	Port Vale	A	1–0	6,511
30 September 1989	Oxford United	A	2–1	5,325
7 October 1989	Sunderland	A	2–3	15,933
14 October 1989	Oldham Athletic	H	2–0	6,796
17 October 1989	Watford	A	2–2	9,013
21 October 1989	Portsmouth	H	0–1	9,353
1 November 1989	West Ham United	H	1–1	9,979
4 November 1989	Leeds United	A	0–3	26,484
11 November 1989	Sheffield United	H	0–1	8,481
18 November 1989	Stoke City	H	2–1	6,412
25 November 1989	Bradford City	A	0–1	7,436
2 December 1989	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	0–2	6,890
5 December 1989	Swindon Town	A	3–2	7,326
8 December 1989	West Bromwich Albion	A	2–2	9,568
16 December 1989	Barnsley	H	2–1	5,506
26 December 1989	Leicester City	A	1–2	14,128
30 December 1989	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–3	15,421
1 January 1990	Plymouth Argyle	H	2–2	6,939
13 January 1990	Hull City	A	4–1	4,673
20 January 1990	Ipswich Town	H	3–1	7,464
3 February 1990	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–1	7,947
10 February 1990	Middlesbrough	H	2–2	7,630
24 February 1990	Bradford City	H	1–0	6,206
28 February 1990	Newcastle United	A	0–3	15,119
3 March 1990	Stoke City	A	0–0	10,988
6 March 1990	Oxford United	H	0–1	6,319
10 March 1990	Port Vale	A	1–1	7,131
17 March 1990	Sunderland	H	0–1	6,328
20 March 1990	Oldham Athletic	A	0–4	10,109
24 March 1990	Watford	H	0–0	6,737
31 March 1990	Portsmouth	A	1–2	8,836
3 April 1990	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–1	7,448
7 April 1990	Swindon Town	H	1–2	7,772
11 April 1990	West Ham United	A	1–4	20,202
14 April 1990	Plymouth Argyle	A	0–1	7,520
17 April 1990	Leicester City	H	2–3	6,781
21 April 1990	Barnsley	A	1–0	7,415
28 April 1990	Sheffield United	A	2–4	20,994
5 May 1990	Leeds United	H	0–1	9,918

FA Cup

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R3	6 January 1990	Sheffield United	A	0–2

League Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Notes
R2 1st Leg	19 September 1989	Crewe Alexandra	A	1–0	3,504
R2 2nd Leg	4 September 1989	Crewe Alexandra	H	0–0	5,343	Bournemouth won 1–0 on aggregate
R3	25 September 1989	Sunderland	A	1–1	12,595
R3R	10 October 1989	Sunderland	H	0–1	7,349

Football League Trophy

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Trophy

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Other
2R	28 November 1989	Chelsea	H	2–3	6,214	aet

Squad

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	ENG	Phil Kite
—	GK	IRL	Gerry Peyton
—	DF	ENG	John Williams
—	DF	ENG	Kevin Bond
—	DF	ENG	Paul Miller
—	DF	ENG	Mark Newson
—	DF	ENG	Keith Rowland
—	DF	WAL	Neil Slatter (on loan from Oxford United)
—	DF	ENG	Shaun Teale
—	DF	ENG	Denny Mundee
—	DF	ENG	David Coleman
—	DF	ENG	Paul Morrell
—	MF	ENG	Shaun Brooks

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Matty Holmes
—	MF	ENG	George Lawrence
—	MF	IRL	Mark O'Connor
—	MF	ENG	Gavin Peacock
—	MF	ENG	Peter Shearer
—	MF	IRL	Sean O'Driscoll
—	FW	ENG	Trevor Aylott
—	FW	ENG	Bobby Barnes
—	FW	ENG	Luther Blissett
—	FW	ENG	Richard Cadette (on loan from Brentford)
—	FW	ENG	Paul Moulden