1990–91 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1990–91 season
ManagerColin Harvey
(until 31 October 1990)
Jimmy Gabriel
(caretaker)
Howard Kendall
(from 7 November 1990)
StadiumGoodison Park
First Division9th
FA Cup6th round
Full Members' CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Cottee (10)
All: Tony Cottee (24)
Highest home attendance40, 201 (vs. Liverpool, 27 February 1991)
Lowest home attendance4,609 (vs. Sunderland, 22 January 1991)

During the 1990–91 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 9th in the table, advanced to the 6th round of the FA Cup and were the runners-up in the Full Members' Cup, losing to Crystal Palace in the final at Wembley.

Final League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Wimbledon 38 14 14 10 53 46 +7 56
8 Nottingham Forest 38 14 12 12 65 50 +15 54
9 Everton 38 13 12 13 50 46 +4 51
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 16 11 51 50 +1 49 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
11 Chelsea 38 13 10 15 58 69 −11 49
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Everton's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 August 1990 Leeds United H 2–3 34,412 Nevin, Ebbrell
29 August 1990 Coventry City A 1–3 12,902 Nevin
1 September 1990 Manchester City A 0–1 31,456
8 September 1990 Arsenal H 1–1 29,919 Newell
15 September 1990 Sunderland A 2–2 25,004 Sharp, Newell
22 September 1990 Liverpool H 2–3 39,847 Hinchcliffe, McCall
29 September 1990 Southampton H 3–0 23,093 Cottee 2, Ebbrell
7 October 1990 Nottingham Forest A 1–3 25,790 McDonald
20 October 1990 Crystal Palace H 0–0 24,504
27 October 1990 Luton Town A 1–1 10,047 Nevin
3 November 1990 Queens Park Rangers H 3–0 22,352 Newell, Nevin, McDonald
10 November 1990 Sheffield United A 0–0 21,447
18 November 1990 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 28,716 McCall
24 November 1990 Wimbledon A 1–2 6,411 Sheedy (pen)
1 December 1990 Manchester United H 0–1 32,400
8 December 1990 Coventry City H 1–0 17,472 McCall
16 December 1990 Leeds United A 0–2 27,775
22 December 1990 Norwich City A 0–1 14,294
26 December 1990 Aston Villa H 1–0 27,804 Sharp
29 December 1990 Derby County H 2–0 25,361 Newell, Nevin
1 January 1991 Chelsea A 2–1 18,351 Sharp, Cundy J (og)
13 January 1991 Manchester City H 2–0 22,774 Beagrie, Sheedy
19 January 1991 Arsenal A 0–1 35,349
2 February 1991 Sunderland H 2–0 23,124 Sheedy, Beagrie,
9 February 1991 Liverpool A 1–3 38,127 Nevin
23 February 1991 Sheffield United H 1–2 28,148 Cottee
2 March 1991 Manchester United A 2–0 45,656 Newell, Watson
16 March 1991 Southampton A 4–3 15,410 Watson, Milligan, Newell, Cottee
23 March 1991 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 23,078
30 March 1991 Aston Villa A 2–2 27,660 Warzycha 2
1 April 1991 Norwich City H 1–0 20,485 Newell
10 April 1991 Wimbledon H 1–2 14,590 Cottee
13 April 1991 Chelsea H 2–2 19,526 Cottee, Ebbrell
20 April 1991 Crystal Palace A 0–0 16,439
24 April 1991 Tottenham Hotspur A 3–3 21,675 Nevin, Stewart P (og), Cottee
4 May 1991 Luton Town H 1–0 19,809 Cottee
8 May 1991 Derby County A 3–2 12,403 Cottee 2, Sheedy
11 May 1991 Queens Park Rangers A 1–1 12,508 Nevin

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 5 January 1991 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 12,234 Sheedy 2
4 27 January 1991 Woking H 1–0 34,724 Sheedy
5 17 February 1991 Liverpool A 0–0 38,323
5 (replay) 20 February 1991 Liverpool H 4–4 (a.e.t.) 37,766 Sharp 2, Cottee 2
5 (2nd replay) 27 February 1991 Liverpool H 1–0 40,201 Watson
QF 11 March 1991 West Ham United A 1–2 28,162 Watson

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2:1 25 September 1990 Wrexham A 5–0 9,072 Cottee 3, McDonald, Nevin
2:2 9 October 1990 Wrexham H 6–0 (agg 11–0) 7,415 Sharp 3, Cottee, Ebbrell, McDonald
3 30 October 1990 Sheffield United A 1–2 15,042 Pemberton J (og)

Full Members' Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2 18 December 1990 Blackburn Rovers A 4–1 5,410 Newell, Cottee, Watson 2
3 22 January 1991 Sunderland H 4–1 4,609 Cottee 4
North SF 13 March 1991 Barnsley A 1–0 10,287 Cottee
North F:1 19 March 1991 Leeds United A 3–3 13,387 Beagrie, Warzycha, Milligan
North F:2 21 March 1991 Leeds United H 3–1 (a.e.t.) (agg 6–4) 12,603 Cottee 2, Ebbrell
Final 7 April 1991 Crystal Palace Wembley Stadium 1–4 (a.e.t.) 52,460 Warzycha 69'

Squad

[2] 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 Wales WAL Neville Southall
DF Wales WAL Kevin Ratcliffe
MF England ENG John Ebbrell
MF Scotland SCO Stuart McCall
DF England ENG Dave Watson
MF Scotland SCO Pat Nevin
DF England ENG Neil McDonald
FW Scotland SCO Graeme Sharp
DF England ENG Andy Hinchcliffe
DF England ENG Martin Keown
FW England ENG Tony Cottee
MF Netherlands NED Raymond Atteveld
FW England ENG Mike Newell
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Sheedy
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mike Milligan
MF England ENG Peter Beagrie
MF Poland POL Robert Warzycha
DF England ENG Eddie Youds
DF England ENG Iain Jenkins
DF England ENG Ian Snodin
MF Northern Ireland NIR Norman Whiteside
FW England ENG Stuart Barlow
MF Wales WAL Marcus Ebdon
DF England ENG Alan Harper
GK Australia AUS Jason Kearton

References

  1. ^ "Everton 1991-1992 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ "All Everton players: 1991".