1989–90 Middlesbrough F.C. season

During the 1989–90 English football season, Middlesbrough F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Middlesbrough
1989–90 season
ChairmanColin Henderson
ManagerBruce Rioch/Colin Todd
StadiumAyresome Park
Second Division21st
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Full Members' CupRunners up
Top goalscorerLeague: Slaven (21)
All: Slaven (25)

Season summary

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In the 1989–90 season, Boro finished 21st in the Second Division, only escaping relegation by two points with a dramatic end of season victory at home to local rivals Newcastle United.

Squad

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Appearances and goals

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Appearance and goalscoring records for all the players who were in the Middlesbrough F.C. first team squad during the 1989–90 season.[1]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 2 FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Stephen Pears 28 0 25 0 3 0 0 0
GK   ENG Kevin Poole 25 0 21 0 0 0 4 0
DF   IRL Alan Kernaghan 44 5 37 4 3 0 4 1
DF   ENG Simon Coleman 39 1 36 1 3 0 0 0
DF   ENG Colin Cooper 26 2 21 2 3 0 2 0
DF   ENG Nicky Mohan 24 0 22 0 0 0 2 0
DF   ENG Tony Mowbray 34 2 28 2 3 0 3 0
DF   ENG Gary Pallister 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Jimmy Phillips 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Gary Parkinson 48 4 41 3 3 1 4 0
DF   ENG Owen McGee 14 0 13 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Alan Comfort 18 3 15 2 0 0 3 1
MF   ENG Mark Brennan 47 3 40 3 3 0 4 0
MF   ENG Gary Gill 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Paul Kerr 24 2 17 1 3 0 4 1
MF   ENG Mark Proctor 49 4 45 4 1 0 3 0
MF   ENG Trevor Putney 32 0 25 0 3 0 4 0
MF   ENG Stuart Ripley 44 1 39 1 3 0 2 0
MF   ENG Mark Burke 14 1 12 1 0 0 2 0
FW   ENG Ian Baird 25 5 19 5 0 0 6 0
FW   ENG Peter Davenport 37 3 35 3 0 0 2 0
FW   IRL Bernie Slaven 53 25 46 21 3 0 4 4

Transfers

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Date Player Previous Club Fee
July 1989   Trevor Putney Norwich City £342,000
March 1990   Jimmy Phillips Oxford United £257,000
January 1990   Ian Baird Leeds United £500,000
September 1989   Simon Coleman Mansfield Town Undisclosed
Date Player New Club Fee
August 1989   Gary Pallister Manchester United £2,340,000

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
19 Barnsley 46 13 15 18 49 71 −22 54
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
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated


Results

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Football League Second Division

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19 August 1989 1 Middlesbrough 4–2 Wolves Middlesbrough
Proctor  
Davenport  
Slaven   (2)
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 21,727
23 August 1989 2 Leeds United 2–1 Middlesbrough Leeds
Alan Comfort   Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,004
27 August 1989 3 Sunderland 2–1 Middlesbrough Sunderland
Slaven   Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 21,569
2 September 1989 4 Middlesbrough 3–3 Sheffield United Middlesbrough
Alan Comfort  
Slaven   (2)
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,897
9 September 1989 5 Barnsley 1–1 Middlesbrough Barnsley
Burke   Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,535
16 September 1989 6 Middlesbrough 2–1 Bournemouth Middlesbrough
Proctor  
Slaven  
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 16,077
23 September 1989 7 Portsmouth 3–1 Middlesbrough Portsmouth
Slaven   Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 7,306
27 September 1989 8 Middlesbrough 1–0 Hull Middlesbrough
Proctor   Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 16,382
30 September 1989 9 Watford 1–0 Middlesbrough Portsmouth
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10,102
14 October 1989 10 Middlesbrough 0–2 Plymouth Middlesbrough
Proctor   Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,003
18 October 1989 11 Middlesbrough 2–2 Brighton Middlesbrough
Parkinson  
Mowbray  
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 13,551
21 October 1989 12 Oldham 2–0 Middlesbrough Oldham
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,835
28 October 1989 13 Middlesbrough 0–0 West Brom Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 14,076
30 October 1989 14 Port Vale 1–1 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent
Alan Kernaghan   Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,708
4 November 1989 15 Newcastle 2–2 Middlesbrough Newcastle Upon Tyne
McGhee  
O'Brien  
Proctor  
Brennan  
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 23,349
11 November 1989 16 Middlesbrough 0–2 Swindon Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 13,720
18 November 1989 17 West Ham 2–0 Middlesbrough London
Dicks  
Slater  
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 18,720
21 November 1989 18 Blackburn Rovers 2–4 Middlesbrough Blackburn
Kernaghan   (3)
Slaven  
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,720
25 November 1989 19 Middlesbrough 1–0 Oxford United Middlesbrough
Slaven   Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 13,756
9 December 1989 21 Middlesbrough 0–2 Leeds United Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,686
16 December 1989 22 Middlesbrough 4–1 Leicester City Middlesbrough
Cooper   (2)
Slaven  
Ripley  
McAllister   (p) Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 11,428
26 December 1989 23 Bradford City 0–1 Middlesbrough Bradford
Slaven   Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10,008
30 December 1989 24 Ipswich Town 3–0 Middlesbrough Ipswich
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 14,290
1 January 1990 25 Middlesbrough 0–1 Stoke City Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 16,238
14 January 1990 26 Middlesbrough 3–0 Sunderland Middlesbrough
Parkinson  
Davenport  
Slaven  
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,698
20 January 1990 27 Sheffield United 1–0 Middlesbrough Sheffield
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 15,950
3 February 1990 28 Middlesbrough 2–0 Portsmouth Middlesbrough
Kerr  
Slaven  
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,295
10 February 1990 29 Bournemouth 2–2 Middlesbrough Bournemouth
Mowbray  
Slaven  
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 7,630
10 February 1990 30 Oxford United 3–1 Middlesbrough Oxford
Brennan   Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 5,949
10 February 1990 31 Brighton 1–0 Middlesbrough Brighton
Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 5,504
3 March 1990 32 Middlesbrough 0–1 West Ham Middlesbrough
Martin Allen   Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 23,617
7 March 1990 33 Middlesbrough 1–2 Watford Middlesbrough
Simon Coleman   Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 14,008
10 March 1990 34 Hull City 0–0 Middlesbrough Kingston Upon Hull
Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 6,602
17 March 1990 35 Middlesbrough 0–3 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,259
20 March 1990 36 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Middlesbrough Plymouth
Baird  
Brennan  
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7,185
17 March 1990 37 Middlesbrough 1–0 Oldham Athletic Middlesbrough
Slaven   Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,238
7 April 1990 38 West Brom 0–0 Middlesbrough West Bromwich
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 9,458
11 April 1990 39 Middlesbrough 2–3 Port Vale Middlesbrough
Davenport  
Slaven  
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 14,973
14 April 1990 40 Stoke City 0–0 Middlesbrough Stoke on Trent
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 8,636
16 April 1990 41 Middlesbrough 2–0 Bradford City Middlesbrough
Baird  
Slaven  
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 16,376
21 April 1990 42 Leicester City 2–1 Middlesbrough Leicester
Kelly   (2) Slaven   Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 9,203
25 April 1990 43 Middlesbrough 1–2 Ipswich Town Middlesbrough
Baird   Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 15,232
28 April 1990 44 Swindon Town 1–1 Middlesbrough Swindon
Slaven   Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,532
2 May 1990 45 Middlesbrough 0–1 Barnsley Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,015
9 May 1990 46 Middlesbrough 4–1 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Baird   (2)
Slaven   (2)
McGee   (og) Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 18,484

FA Cup

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6 January 1990 Third round Middlesbrough 0–0 Everton Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 20,075
10 January 1990 Third round replay Everton 1–1
(a.e.t.)
Middlesbrough Goodison Park, Liverpool
Sheedy   Parkinson   Attendance: 24,352
17 January 1990 Third round second replay Everton 1–0 Middlesbrough Goodison Park, Liverpool
Whiteside   Attendance: 23,866

League Cup

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20 September 1989 Second round
First leg
Middlesbrough 4–0 Halifax Town Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Kernaghan  
Comfort  
Slaven   (2)
Attendance: 10,613
3 October 1989 Second round
Second leg
Halifax Town 0–1 Middlesbrough The Shay, Halifax
Slaven   Attendance: 1,641
25 October 1989 Third round Middlesbrough 1–1 Wimbledon Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Slaven   Attendance: 12,933
8 November 1989 Third round replay Wimbledon 1–0 Middlesbrough Plough Lane, London
Attendance: 3,554

Full Members' Cup

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29 November 1989 Second round Middlesbrough 3–1 Port Vale Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 6,691
23 January 1990 Semi final
Northern section
Middlesbrough 1–0 Newcastle United Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 16,948
30 January 1990 Final
Northern section
First leg
Aston Villa 1–2 Middlesbrough Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 16,547
6 February 1990 Final
Northern section
Second leg
Middlesbrough 2–1
(a.e.t.)
Aston Villa Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 20,806
25 March 1990 Final Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough Wembley, London
Dorigo   26' Attendance: 76,369

References

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  1. ^ "All Middlesbrough football club players: 1990". Statto. Retrieved 16 November 2018.