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Revision as of 01:24, 3 May 2014

Liverpool F.C.
1990–91 season
ManagerKenny Dalglish
Ronnie Moran
Graeme Souness
First Division2nd
FA Cup5th Round
League Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ian Rush (16)
John Barnes (16)
All: Ian Rush (26)

Liverpool F.C. did not manage to defend its league title, and more than 20 years on has still yet to added to its 18th top division title won in 1990.

Manager Kenny Dalglish resigned on 22 February 1991 following a dramatic 4–4 draw with local rivals Everton, citing personal reasons for his decision. With caretaker Ronnie Moran in charge, Liverpool was unable to sustain a title challenge, Arsenal running away with the title having lost just one game all season, with Liverpool having to settle for 2nd after being leapfrogged by the North Londoners after Christmas. Graeme Souness was appointed manager for the five last matches of the season, resulting in three wins and two defeats.

Captain Alan Hansen, out of action for a nearly a year, announced his retirement as a player not long after Dalglish's resignation.

It was also the final season at Anfield for striker Peter Beardsley, who enjoyed a fine start to his fourth season at the club but was then dropped in favour of new signing David Speedie halfway through the season. Both players left the club in the close season; Speedie to Blackburn Rovers and Beardsley to local rivals Everton. Also on their way out of Anfield that summer were defenders Gary Gillespie and Steve Staunton to Celtic and Aston Villa respectively.

Just weeks before his resignation, Dalglish invested for the future with a move for 17-year-old AFC Bournemouth midfielder Jamie Redknapp, while fellow teenage midfielder Steve McManaman made his first two senior appearances during the season.

Competition Result Top Scorer
First Division Runners-Up England John Barnes, 16
Wales Ian Rush, 16
FA Cup Fifth Round Wales Ian Rush, 5
League Cup Third Round Wales Ian Rush, 5
Charity Shied Winners England John Barnes, 1
Overall Wales Ian Rush, 26

Events of the season

August

Liverpool's defence of their record 18th top division league title began on 25 August 1990 at Bramall Lane, where they defeated newly promoted Sheffield United 3–1. A visit to Wembley a week earlier for the FA Charity Shield had seen Liverpool share the honour with FA Cup holders Manchester United in a 1–1 draw.

September

September ended with Liverpool top of the First Division, having won all of their seven opening league games, including a 3–2 win at Goodison Park in the Merseyside derby in which Peter Beardsley scored twice, and even more impressively a 4–0 demolition of Manchester United at Anfield in which Beardsley hit a hat-trick. Beardsley ended the month as the First Division's top goalscorer with seven goals in as many games.

October

Liverpool's winning start to the season reached an eighth successive game as they triumphed 2–0 at home to struggling Derby County, and in the next game they dropped points for the first time when Norwich City held them to a 1–1 draw at Carrow Road. The month ended in disappointment when Manchester United dumped them out of the Football League Cup with a 3–1 defeat at Old Trafford.

November

Peter Beardsley's excellent form continued as he reached the 10-goal mark in the First Division on 10 November, finding the net in a 4–0 home win over Luton Town. It was also a fine month for Ian Rush, who was on the scoresheet twice against both Luton Town and Tottenham Hotspur. Liverpool remained comfortably in the lead at the top of the First Division as November ended.

December

Liverpool's unbeaten start to the season ended after 14 games when they crashed 3–0 to their nearest challengers Arsenal at Highbury on 2 December, but their lead of the First Division remained intact. The month ended with a second defeat at Crystal Palace, slowly emerging as outsiders in the title race, but also included wins over Sheffield United and Southampton.

January

The new year brought two significant signings for Liverpool, in the shape of experienced striker David Speedie from Coventry City and promising 17-year-old midfielder Jamie Redknapp from AFC Bournemouth. There were just three league games for the Reds this month, starting with a 3–0 win over Leeds United at Anfield on New Year's Day, followed by draws against Aston Villa at Wimbledon.

The FA Cup quest got off to a rocky start, with the Reds needing replays to see off Second Division competition in the shape of Blackburn Rovers in the third round and Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth. However, Arsenal had overtaken the Reds as league leaders by the end of the month.

February

Kenny Dalglish stunned the football world on 22 February 1991 by suddenly announcing his resignation as Liverpool manager after nearly six years in charge, during which time he had guided them to three league titles, two FA Cups, and they had never finished lower than runners-up in the league. They were also in contention for the double when he handed in his resignation, having just forced a second replay against Everton in the fifth round following a goalless draw at Anfield and a 4–4 thriller at Goodison Park less than 48 hours before the bombshell was dropped. They had also beaten Everton in the league earlier in the month.

Long-serving coach Ronnie Moran was put in temporary charge of the first team until a permanent successor could be found. However, the month ended with Everton finally getting the better of the Reds in the second replay of the FA Cup fifth round.

March

Arsenal extended their lead over the Reds with a 1–0 win at Anfield on 3 March, but wins in the next three games (including a 7–1 demolition of bottom club Derby County at Anfield) kept the Reds in contention for a 19th league title.

April

13 goals and three straight wins meant that Liverpool ended the month still capable of catching Arsenal in the race for the league title, giving new manager Graeme Souness every chance of a dream return to the club he served so well as a player.

May

Successive defeats to Chelsea and Nottingham Forest ended Liverpool's hopes of another league title as the championship trophy headed back to Arsenal, who had seized it from Liverpool's grasp with the last kick of the season two years earlier. The last league action of the season was a 2–0 home win over Tottenham Hotspur, and the Reds at least had the consolation of a record 10th successive top two finish.[1]

Much speculation surrounded Anfield at the end of the season regarding who would be joining Liverpool and who might be leaving. The future of Peter Beardsley at Anfield was looking particularly bleak; after an excellent start to the season which saw him hit the back of the net 11 times in the league before the end of November, he had struggled to hold down his place in the first team due to competition from Ronny Rosenthal and then David Speedie for the position as Ian Rush's strike partner. There was also talk that David Speedie could soon be on his way out of Anfield just months after arriving as Souness looked to sign a new striker, with Mo Johnston of Rangers and Dean Saunders of Derby County being two names most strongly linked with a move to Anfield. Following the retirement of Alan Hansen in the centre of defence, Derby County's Mark Wright also became a transfer target. Midfielder Craig Johnston, who had announced his retirement from playing three years earlier in order to care for his sister following a serious accident, was offered the chance of reviving his career by Souness.[2]

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

First Division

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA W D L GF GA GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Arsenal 38 15 4 0 51 10 9 9 1 23 8 74 18 + 56 83 European Cup 1991–92
First round
2 Liverpool 38 14 3 2 42 13 9 4 6 35 27 77 40 + 37 76 UEFA Cup 1991–92
First round
3 Crystal Palace 38 11 6 2 26 17 9 3 7 24 24 50 41 + 9 69 [3]
4 Leeds United 38 12 2 5 46 23 7 5 7 19 24 65 47 + 18 64 [3]
5 Manchester City 38 12 3 4 35 25 5 8 6 29 28 64 53 + 11 62
6 Manchester United 38 11 4 4 34 17 5 8 6 24 28 58 45 + 13 59 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92
First round[4]
7 Wimbledon 38 8 6 5 28 22 6 8 5 25 24 53 46 + 7 56
8 Nottingham Forest 38 11 4 4 42 21 3 8 8 23 29 65 50 + 15 54
9 Everton 38 9 5 5 26 15 4 7 8 24 31 50 46 + 4 51
10 Tottenham Hotspur 38 8 9 2 35 22 3 7 9 16 28 51 50 + 1 49 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991–92
Qualifying round[5]
11 Chelsea 38 10 6 3 33 25 3 4 12 25 44 58 69 – 11 49
12 Queens Park Rangers 38 8 5 6 27 22 4 5 10 17 31 44 53 – 9 46
13 Sheffield United 38 9 3 7 23 23 4 4 11 13 32 36 55 – 19 46
14 Southampton 38 9 6 4 33 22 3 3 13 25 47 58 69 – 11 45
15 Norwich City 38 9 3 7 27 32 4 3 12 14 32 43 64 – 21 45
16 Coventry City 38 10 6 3 30 16 1 5 13 12 33 42 49 – 7 44
17 Aston Villa 38 7 9 3 29 25 2 5 12 17 33 46 58 – 12 41
18 Luton Town 38 7 5 7 22 18 3 2 14 20 43 42 61 – 19 37
19 Sunderland 38 6 6 7 15 16 2 4 13 23 44 38 60 – 22 34
20 Derby County 38 3 8 8 25 36 2 1 16 12 39 37 75 – 38 24

Note: Arsenal deducted two points for on-field brawl and Manchester United deducted one point also for on-field brawl.

Matches

1 Sheffield United 1–3 Liverpool Sheffield
Deane 60' Barnes 59'
Houghton 65'
Rush 88'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
2 Liverpool 2–0 Nottingham Liverpool
Rush 52'
Beardsley 83'		 Stadium: Anfield
3 Liverpool 2–1 Aston Villa Liverpool
Beardsley 12'
Barnes 87'		 Platt 26' Stadium: Anfield
4 Wimbledon 1–2 Liverpool London
Cork 74' Barnes 27'
Whelan 31'		 Stadium: Plough Lane
5 Liverpool 4–0 Manchester United Liverpool
Beardsley 11, 32, 81'
Barnes 44'		 Stadium: Anfield
6 Everton 2–3 Liverpool Liverpool
Hinchcliffe 71'
McCall 84'		 Beardsley 36, 68'
Barnes 37'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
7 Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool Sunderland
Houghton 44' Stadium: Roker Park
8 Liverpool 2–0 Derby Liverpool
Houghton 37'
Beardsley 85'		 Stadium: Anfield
9 Norwich 1–1 Liverpool Norwich
Fox 7' Gillespie 2' Stadium: Carrow Road
10 Liverpool 2–0 Chelsea Liverpool
Rush 3'
Nicol 17'		 Stadium: Anfield
11 Tottenham 1–3 Liverpool London
Lineker 50' Rush 38, 48'
Beardsley 67'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
12 Liverpool 4–0 Luton Liverpool
Rush 5, 39'
Mølby 9' (pen.)
Beardsley 71'		 Stadium: Anfield
13 Coventry 0–1 Liverpool Coventry
Beardsley 73' Stadium: Highfield Road
14 Liverpool 2–2 Manchester City Liverpool
Rush 82'
Rosenthal 86'		 Ward 62'
Quinn 89'		 Stadium: Anfield
15 Arsenal 3–0 Liverpool London
Stadium: Highbury
16 Liverpool 2–0 Sheffield United Liverpool
Barnes 61'
Rush 75'		 Stadium: Anfield
17 Liverpool 3–2 Southampton Liverpool
Rosenthal 33, 43'
Houghton 83'		 Rod Wallace 18', 48' Stadium: Anfield
18 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Liverpool London
Falco 67' Barnes 49' Stadium: Loftus Road
30 December 1990 19 Crystal Palace 1–0 Liverpool London
Bright 44' Stadium: Selhurst Park
20 Liverpool 3–0 Leeds Liverpool
Barnes 7'
Rosenthal 33'
Rush 89'		 Stadium: Anfield
21 Aston Villa 0–0 Liverpool Birmingham
Stadium: Villa Park
19 January 22 Liverpool 1–1 Wimbledon Liverpool
15:00 Barnes 33' Barton 81' Stadium: Anfield

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24 Liverpool 3–1 Everton Liverpool
Mølby 17'
Speedie 49, 53'		 Nevin 45' Stadium: Anfield
25 Luton 3–1 Liverpool Luton
Black 47'
 Mølby 13' (pen.) Stadium: Kenilworth Road
26 Liverpool 0–1 Arsenal Liverpool
Stadium: Anfield
27 Manchester City 0–3 Liverpool Manchester
Mølby 39' (pen.), 44' (pen.)
Barnes 86'		 Stadium: Maine Road
28 Liverpool 2–1 Sunderland Liverpool
Rush 27'
Owers 44' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Anfield
29 Derby 1–7 Liverpool Derby
Mølby 7' (pen.)
Barnes 23, 47'
Rush 39'
Nicol 56, 63'
Houghton 90'		 Stadium: The Baseball Ground
30 Liverpool 1–3 Queens Park Rangers Liverpool
Mølby 64' (pen.) Stadium: Anfield
31 Southampton 1–0 Liverpool Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
32 Liverpool 1–1 Coventry Liverpool
Rush 82' Stadium: Anfield
33 Leeds 4–5 Liverpool Leeds
Chapman 68', 81', 88'
Shutt 77'		 Houghton 11'
Mølby 16' (pen.)
Speedie 25'
Barnes 28, 79'		 Stadium: Elland Road
34 Liverpool 3–0 Norwich Liverpool
Barnes 31'
Houghton 36'
Rush 85'		 Stadium: Anfield
35 Liverpool 3–0 Crystal Palace Liverpool
Rush 41'
Barnes 55'
McGoldrick 88' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Anfield
36 Chelsea 4–2 Liverpool London
Speedie 62'
Rosenthal 72'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
37 Nottingham 2–1 Liverpool Nottingham
Mølby 56' (pen.) Stadium: City Ground
38 Liverpool 2–0 Tottenham Liverpool
Rush 41'
Speedie 48'		 Stadium: Anfield

Topscorers

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ a b English teams were still affected by the 1985 UEFA ban, imposed upon the Heysel Disaster, in that they had to earn back
    additional places to the UEFA Cup. The teams that missed out on this competition due to UEFA regulations are marked here with grey.
  4. ^ Manchester United qualified as defending champions of the Cup Winners' Cup.
  5. ^ Tottenham Hotspur were this season's FA Cup winners.
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