1990–91 Crystal Palace F.C. season

During the 1990–91 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Crystal Palace
1990–91 season
ChairmanRon Noades
ManagerSteve Coppell
StadiumSelhurst Park
First Division3rd
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Full Members' CupWinners
Player of the YearGeoff Thomas
Top goalscorerLeague: Wright (15)
All: Wright (25)
Highest home attendance28,880 vs Southampton
(9 Mar 1991, First Division)
Lowest home attendance5,209 vs Bristol Rovers
(18 Dec 1990, Full Members' Cup)
Average home league attendance19,660

Season summary

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In their second consecutive season in the First Division, Crystal Palace finished an astonishing third, their highest ever league placing, although, due to Liverpool's ban from European competition being lifted, Palace did not qualify for the UEFA Cup. Palace also won their first ever cup during the season, albeit the less significant Full Members' Cup.

In the League Cup, Palace broke their record for a cup victory with an 8–0 over Southend United, in the second round first leg, with strikers Mark Bright and Ian Wright both scoring hat-tricks. The two claimed the match ball; it was given away at a charity auction.[1]

At the end of the season, captain Geoff Thomas was named the Supporters' Player of the Year. Thomas was rewarded for his good form with a call-up to the England squad for a European Championship qualifying game against Turkey in May.

Bukta remained Palace's kit manufacturers, and introduced a new home kit for the season. English airline Virgin Atlantic remained the kit sponsors.[2]

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Arsenal (C) 38 24 13 1 74 18 +56 83[a] Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Liverpool 38 23 7 8 77 40 +37 76 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Crystal Palace 38 20 9 9 50 41 +9 69
4 Leeds United 38 19 7 12 65 47 +18 64
5 Manchester City 38 17 11 10 64 53 +11 62
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.
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
38 20 9 9 50 41  +9 69 11 6 2 26 17  +9 9 3 7 24 24  0

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHHHHAAH
ResultDWWWDDWDDWLDWWWLWWWWLWLWDLLWWWLLDWDLWW
Position84424544444444343333333333333333333333
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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Crystal Palace's score comes first[3]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 August 1990 Luton Town A 1–1 9,583 Young
28 August 1990 Chelsea H 2–1 27,101 Gray, Wright
1 September 1990 Sheffield United H 1–0 16,831 Thompson
8 September 1990 Norwich City A 3–0 15,306 Barber, Wright, Salako
15 September 1990 Nottingham Forest H 2–2 20,545 Shaw, Thomas
22 September 1990 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 34,859 Thomas
29 September 1990 Derby County A 2–0 15,202 Wright, Bright
6 October 1990 Leeds United H 1–1 21,676 Thomas
20 October 1990 Everton A 0–0 24,504
27 October 1990 Wimbledon H 4–3 17,220 Bright, Gray, Humphrey, Thomas
3 November 1990 Manchester United A 0–2 45,724
10 November 1990 Arsenal H 0–0 28,181
17 November 1990 Queens Park Rangers A 2–1 14,360 Wright (2)
24 November 1990 Southampton A 3–2 15,851 Wright (2), Bright
1 December 1990 Coventry City H 2–1 17,052 Bright, Gray
8 December 1990 Chelsea A 1–2 21,558 Thorn
16 December 1990 Luton Town H 1–0 15,579 Bright
22 December 1990 Manchester City A 2–0 25,321 Pointon (own goal), Wright
16 December 1990 Sunderland H 2–1 15,560 Salako, Bright
30 December 1990 Liverpool H 1–0 26,280 Bright
1 January 1991 Aston Villa A 0–2 25,523
12 January 1991 Sheffield United A 1–0 17,139 Bright
19 January 1991 Norwich City H 1–3 17,201 Bright
2 February 1991 Nottingham Forest A 1–0 17,045 Young
16 February 1991 Queens Park Rangers H 0–0 16,006
23 February 1991 Arsenal A 0–4 42,512
2 March 1991 Coventry City A 1–3 10,891 Wright
9 March 1991 Southampton H 2–1 14,439 Thomas (2)
16 March 1991 Derby County H 2–1 14,752 Gray, Wright
23 March 1991 Leeds United A 2–1 28,556 Wright, Salako
30 March 1991 Sunderland A 1–2 19,704 Pardew
1 April 1991 Manchester City H 1–3 18,001 Salako
13 April 1991 Aston Villa H 0–0 18,331
17 April 1991 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 26,285 Young
20 April 1991 Everton H 0–0 16,439
23 April 1991 Liverpool A 0–3 36,767
4 May 1991 Wimbledon A 3–0 10,002 Wright (3)
11 May 1991 Manchester United H 3–0 25,301 Wright, Salako (2)

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R3 6 January 1991 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 15,396
R3R 21 January 1991 Nottingham Forest A 2–2 (a.e.t.) 23,301 Wright, Salako
R3R2 28 January 1991 Nottingham Forest A 0–3 22,164

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R2 1st Leg 25 September 1990 Southend United H 8–0 5,666 Bright (3), Wright (3), Thompson, Hodges
R2 2nd Leg 9 October 1990 Southend United A 2–1 (won 10–1 on agg) 5,199 Young, Salako
R3 30 October 1990 Leyton Orient H 0–0 12,958
R3R 7 November 1990 Leyton Orient A 1–0 10,158 Bright
R4 27 November 1990 Southampton A 0–2 13,765

Full Members' Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
SR2 18 December 1990 Bristol Rovers H 2–1 5,209 Salako, Gray
SQF 18 February 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion A 2–0 (a.e.t.) 9,633 Bright, Wright
SSF 26 February 1991 Luton Town H 3–1 7,170 McGoldrick, Wright (2)
SF 1st Leg 5 March 1991 Norwich City A 1–1 7,554 Thomas
SF 2nd Leg 19 March 1991 Norwich City H 2–0 (won 3–1 on agg) 13,857 Bright, Wright
F 7 April 1991 Everton N 4–1 (a.e.t.) 52,460 Thomas 67', Wright 101', 115', Salako 113'

Squad

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[4] 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 Nigel Martyn
GK   ENG Perry Suckling
GK   ENG Andy Woodman
DF   ENG Alex Dyer
DF   ENG Rudi Hedman
DF   ENG John Humphrey
DF   ENG Gary O'Reilly
DF   ENG Richard Shaw
DF   ENG Gareth Southgate
DF   ENG Andy Thorn
DF   ENG Tony Witter
DF   WAL Paul Bodin
DF   WAL Jeff Hopkins
DF   WAL Eric Young
MF   ENG Phil Barber
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Andy Gray
MF   ENG Ricky Newman
MF   ENG Simon Osborn
MF   ENG Alan Pardew
MF   ENG Simon Rodger
MF   ENG John Salako
MF   ENG Geoff Thomas (captain)
MF   WAL Glyn Hodges
MF   IRL Eddie McGoldrick
FW   ENG Mark Bright
FW   ENG Stan Collymore
FW   ENG Jamie Moralee
FW   ENG Garry Thompson
FW   ENG Ian Wright
FW   ENG David Whyte

Left club during 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Mark Dennis (retired)

Transfers

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Date Pos Name From Fee
2 July 1990 MF Simon Rodger Bognor Regis Town £1,000
16 July 1990 MF Glyn Hodges Watford £410,000
15 August 1990 DF Eric Young Wimbledon £850,000
16 August 1990 DF John Humphrey Charlton Athletic £400,000
24 October 1990 DF Tony Witter Grays Athletic £10,000
4 January 1991 FW Stan Collymore Stafford Rangers £100,000
20 March 1991 DF Paul Bodin Swindon Town £550,000
Date Pos Name To Fee
27 July 1990 DF John Pemberton Sheffield United £300,000
6 August 1990 DF Adam Locke Southend United Free transfer
30 August 1990 DF Chris Powell Southend United Free transfer
30 November 1990 DF Alex Dyer Charlton Athletic £100,000
17 January 1991 MF Glyn Hodges Sheffield United £450,000
Transfers in:   £2,321,000
Transfers out:   £850,000
Total spending:   £1,471,000

References

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  1. ^ Top 10 hat-tricks - Crystal Palace FC Supporters' Website - The Holmesdale Online
  2. ^ Crystal Palace Historical Football Kits
  3. ^ "Crystal Palace results for the 1990-1991 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  4. ^ "All Crystal Palace players: 1991".