1989–90 Derby County F.C. season

This article documents the 1989–90 season of football club Derby County F.C.

Derby County F.C.
1989–90 season
ManagerArthur Cox[1]
Football League First Division16th
FA CupThird round
League CupQuarter-finals

League table edit

[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Manchester City 38 12 12 14 43 52 −9 48
15 Crystal Palace 38 13 9 16 42 66 −24 48
16 Derby County 38 13 7 18 43 40 +3 46
17 Luton Town 38 10 13 15 43 57 −14 43
18 Sheffield Wednesday (R) 38 11 10 17 35 51 −16 43 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results edit

[3]

First Division edit

19 August 1989 1 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Derby County London
[4] Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 8,543
23 August 1989 2 Derby County 1–1 Wimbledon Derby
Cork   28' [5] Hebberd   84' Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 13,874
26 August 1989 3 Derby County 2–0 Manchester United Derby
Goddard  
Saunders  
[6] Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 22,175
30 August 1989 4 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Derby County Nottingham
Crosby  
Pearce  
[7] Hodge   o.g.' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 24,060
9 September 1989 5 Derby County 0–3 Liverpool Derby
[8] Rush  
Barnes  
Beardsley  
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 20,034
16 September 1989 6 Queens Park Rangers 0–1 Derby County London
[9] Saunders   Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,697
23 September 1989 7 Derby County 0–1 Southampton Derby
[10] Wallace   Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 13,694
30 September 1989 8 Aston Villa 1–0 Derby County Birmingham
Platt   [11] Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 16,245
14 October 1989 9 Derby County 3–1 Crystal Palace Derby
Goddard   x2
Saunders   pen.'
[12] Pardew   Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 14,535
21 October 1989 10 Derby County 0–1 Chelsea Derby
[13] Dixon   Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,279
28 October 1989 11 Arsenal 1–1 Derby County London
Smith   [14] Goddard   Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 33,189
4 November 1989 12 Luton Town 1–0 Derby County Luton
Dowie   [15] Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,919
11 November 1989 13 Derby County 6–0 Manchester City Derby
Wright  
Hebberd  
Saunders   pen.' x2
Goddard  
Micklewhite  
[16] Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 19,239
18 November 1989 14 Derby County 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday Derby
Goddard  
Saunders  
[17] Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 18,085
9 December 1989 17 Wimbledon 1–1 Derby County London
Scales   [20] Goddard Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 5,024
16 December 1989 18 Norwich City 1–0 Derby County Norwich
Scales   [21] Rosario   Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,184
26 December 1989 19 Derby County 0–1 Everton Derby
[22] McCall   Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 21,314
30 December 1989 20 Derby County 4–1 Coventry City Derby
Pickering  
Hebberd   x2
Ramage  
[23] Speedie   Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,011
1 January 1990 21 Millwall 1–1 Derby County London
Dawes   [24] Pickering   Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,790
20 January 1990 23 Derby County 0–2 Nottingham Forest Derby
[26] Hodge  
Jemson  
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 24,176
10 February 1990 24 Derby County 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Derby
Gee  
Saunders  
[27] Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 14,445
24 February 1990 25 Derby County 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Derby
Saunders  
Harford  
[28] Moncur   Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 19,676
10 March 1990 27 Southampton 2–1 Derby County Southampton
Wallace  
Le Tissier  
[30] Saunders   Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,430
17 March 1990 28 Derby County 0–1 Aston Villa Derby
[31] Ormondroyd   Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 21,062
20 March 1990 29 Crystal Palace 1–1 Derby County London
Gray   [32] Wright   Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,051
24 March 1990 30 Derby County 1–3 Arsenal Derby
Briscoe   [33] Hayes   x2
Campbell
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,514
31 March 1990 31 Chelsea 1–1 Derby County London
Wilson   [34] Harford   Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 14,265
7 April 1990 32 Coventry City 1–0 Derby County Coventry
Wright   [35] Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,157
14 April 1990 33 Derby County 2–0 Millwall Derby
Harford   x2 [36] Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 13,718
16 April 1990 34 Everton 2–1 Derby County Liverpool
Atteveld  
Sheedy  
[37] Wright   Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 23,933
21 April 1990 35 Derby County 0–2 Norwich City Derby
[38] Rosario  
Fox  
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 13,758
28 April 1990 36 Manchester City 0–1 Derby County Manchester
[39] Wright   Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 29,542
1 May 1990 37 Liverpool 1–0 Derby County Liverpool
Gillespie   [40] Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 38,038
5 May 1990 38 Derby County 2–3 Luton Town Derby
Wright  
Williams  
[41] Breacker  
Black   x2
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,044

FA Cup edit

7 January 1990 Third round Port Vale 1–1 Derby County Stoke-on-Trent
Hebberd   Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 17,478
10 January 1990 Third round Derby County 2–3 Port Vale Derby
Ramage  
Francis  
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 21,389

League Cup edit

19 September 1989 Second round First Leg Cambridge United 2–1 Derby County Cambridge
[42] Goddard   Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,333
4 October 1989 Second round Second Leg Derby County 5–0
(6–2 agg.)
Cambridge United Derby
McMinn  
Saunders   x3
Goddard  
[43] Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 12,525
25 October 1989 Third round Derby County 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Derby
Saunders   x2 [44] Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 18,042
22 November 1989 Fourth Round Derby County 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Derby
McMinn   x2 [45] Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 21,313
17 January 1990 Quarter Final West Ham United 1–1 Derby County London
Dicks   [46] Saunders   Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 25,035
24 January 1990 Quarter Final Replay Derby County 0–0 West Ham United Derby
[47] Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 22,510
31 January 1990 Quarter Final Second Replay West Ham United 2–1 Derby County London
Slater  
Keen  
[48] Saunders   Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 25,166

Full Members' Cup edit

29 November 1989 Northern Section Round 2 West Bromwich Albion 0–5 Derby County West Bromwich
[49] Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 4,880
20 December 1989 Northern Section Round 3 Newcastle United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Derby County Newcastle-upon-Tyne
[50] Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 6,800

Squad edit

[51] 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 Peter Shilton
GK   ENG Martin Taylor
DF   ENG Jon Davidson
DF   ENG Rob Hindmarch
DF   ENG Paul Blades
DF   ENG Michael Forsyth
DF   ENG Mark Wright
DF   ENG Paul Williams
DF   ENG Jason Kavanagh
DF   ENG Mark Patterson
DF   ENG Robbie Briscoe
DF   ENG Mel Sage
DF   ENG Brian McCord
MF   ENG Nick Pickering
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Steve Hayward
MF   ENG Trevor Hebberd
MF   ENG Gary Micklewhite
MF   ENG Craig Ramage
MF   WAL Geraint Williams
MF   ENG Martyn Chalk
MF   SCO Ted McMinn
MF   ENG Steve Cross
MF   ENG Kevin Francis
FW   ENG Phil Gee
FW   ENG Paul Goddard
FW   ENG Mick Harford
FW   WAL Dean Saunders

References edit

  1. ^ "Derby Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  2. ^ "English Football League Tables 1989/1990".
  3. ^ "Derby County – Fixtures & Results 1989/1990".
  4. ^ "Charlton Athletic – Derby County 0:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 1. Round)".
  5. ^ "Derby County – Wimbledon FC 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 2. Round)".
  6. ^ "Derby County – Manchester United 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 3. Round)".
  7. ^ "Nottingham Forest – Derby County 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 4. Round)".
  8. ^ "Derby County – Liverpool FC 0:3 (Premier League 1989/1990, 5. Round)".
  9. ^ "Queens Park Rangers – Derby County 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 6. Round)".
  10. ^ "Derby County – Southampton FC 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 7. Round)".
  11. ^ "Aston Villa – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 8. Round)".
  12. ^ "Derby County – Crystal Palace 3:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 9. Round)".
  13. ^ "Derby County – Chelsea FC 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 10. Round)".
  14. ^ "Arsenal FC – Derby County 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 11. Round)".
  15. ^ "Luton Town – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 12. Round)".
  16. ^ "Derby County – Manchester City 6:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 13. Round)".
  17. ^ "Derby County – Sheffield Wednesday 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 14. Round)".
  18. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur – Derby County 1:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 15. Round)".
  19. ^ "Derby County – Charlton Athletic 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 16. Round)".
  20. ^ "Wimbledon FC – Derby County 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 17. Round)".
  21. ^ "Norwich City – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 18. Round)".
  22. ^ "Derby County – Everton FC 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 19. Round)".
  23. ^ "Derby County – Coventry City 4:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 20. Round)".
  24. ^ "Millwall FC – Derby County 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 21. Round)".
  25. ^ "Manchester United – Derby County 1:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 22. Round)".
  26. ^ "Derby County – Nottingham Forest 0:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 23. Round)".
  27. ^ "Derby County – Queens Park Rangers 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 25. Round)".
  28. ^ "Derby County – Tottenham Hotspur 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 27. Round)".
  29. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 28. Round)".
  30. ^ "Southampton FC – Derby County 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 24. Round)".
  31. ^ "Derby County – Aston Villa 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 30. Round)".
  32. ^ "Crystal Palace – Derby County 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 29. Round)".
  33. ^ "Derby County – Arsenal FC 1:3 (Premier League 1989/1990, 31. Round)".
  34. ^ "Chelsea FC – Derby County 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 32. Round)".
  35. ^ "Coventry City – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 33. Round)".
  36. ^ "Derby County – Millwall FC 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 34. Round)".
  37. ^ "Everton FC – Derby County 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 35. Round)".
  38. ^ "Derby County – Norwich City 0:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 36. Round)".
  39. ^ "Manchester City – Derby County 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 37. Round)".
  40. ^ "Liverpool FC – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 26. Round)".
  41. ^ "Derby County – Luton Town 2:3 (Premier League 1989/1990, 38. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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  43. ^ "Derby County v Cambridge United, 04 October 1989".
  44. ^ "Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday, 25 October 1989".
  45. ^ "Derby County v West Bromwich Albion, 22 November 1989".
  46. ^ "West Ham United v Derby County, 17 January 1990".
  47. ^ "Derby County v West Ham United, 24 January 1990".
  48. ^ "West Ham United v Derby County, 31 January 1990".
  49. ^ "West Bromwich Albion v Derby County, 29 November 1989".
  50. ^ "Newcastle United v Derby County, 20 December 1989".
  51. ^ "All Derby County players: 1990".