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1989–90 Coventry City F.C. season

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Coventry City F.C.
1989–90 season
ManagerJohn Sillett[1]
Football League First Division12th
FA CupThird round
League CupSemi-final
Full Members' CupSouthern Section First Round

This article documents the 1989–90 season of football club Coventry City F.C.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Norwich City 38 13 14 11 44 42 +2 53
11 Queens Park Rangers 38 13 11 14 45 44 +1 50
12 Coventry City 38 14 7 17 39 59 −20 49
13 Manchester United 38 13 9 16 46 47 −1 48 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
14 Manchester City 38 12 12 14 43 52 −9 48
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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First Division

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19 August 1989 1 Coventry City 2–0 Everton Coventry
Bannister 67'
Speedie 90'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,981
22 August 1989 2 Arsenal 2–0 Coventry City London
Marwood 50'
Thomas 84'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 33,886
26 August 1989 3 Crystal Palace 0–1 Coventry City London
Kilcline Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,122
9 September 1989 5 Millwall 4–1 Coventry City London
Sheringham x 2
Anthrobus
Dawes
Smith Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,062
16 September 1989 6 Coventry City 1–0 Luton Town Coventry
Bannister Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,207
23 September 1989 7 Chelsea 1–0 Coventry City London
Wilson Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,248
30 September 1989 8 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Coventry City Sheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 15,054
4 November 1989 12 Liverpool 0–1 Coventry City Liverpool
Regis Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,443
11 November 1989 13 Coventry City 1–0 Southampton Coventry
Drinkell Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 12,151
18 November 1989 14 Aston Villa 4–1 Coventry City Birmingham
Ormondroyd x 2
Platt (pen)
Peake
Gynn Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,803
25 November 1989 15 Coventry City 1–0 Norwich City Coventry
Regis Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,999
2 December 1989 16 Everton 2–0 Coventry City Liverpool
McCall
Watson
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 21,171
9 December 1989 17 Coventry City 0–1 Arsenal Coventry
Merson Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 16,255
16 December 1989 18 Coventry City 2–1 Wimbledon Coventry
Borrows
Curle o.g.
Young Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 8,308
30 December 1989 20 Derby County 4–1 Coventry City Derby
Hebberd x2
Pickering
Ramage
Speedie Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,011
1 January 1990 21 Coventry City 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,559
13 January 1990 22 Coventry City 1–0 Crystal Palace Coventry
Speedie Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 10,858
20 January 1990 23 Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City Manchester
White Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 24,345
3 February 1990 24 Coventry City 3–2 Chelsea Coventry
McAllister o.g.
Regis
Livingstone
Dixon
Dorigo
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,243
17 February 1990 25 Coventry City 3–1 Millwall Coventry
Smith
Livingstone x2
Cascarino Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 10,981
4 March 1990 26 Coventry City 2–0 Aston Villa Coventry
Drinkell
Smith
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,891
14 March 1990 29 Norwich City 0–0 Coventry City Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,673
7 April 1990 33 Coventry City 1–0 Derby County Coventry
Wright o.g. Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,157
21 April 1990 36 Wimbledon 0–0 Coventry City London
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 4,086
28 April 1990 37 Southampton 3–0 Coventry City Southampton
Le Tissier (pen)
Horne
Osman
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,359
5 May 1990 38 Coventry City 1–6 Liverpool Coventry
Gallacher 2' Rush 16'
Barnes 37', 39', 61'
Rosenthal 50', 69'
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 23,204

FA Cup

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6 January 1990 Round 3 Northampton Town 1–0 Coventry City Northampton
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,648

League Cup

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19 September 1989 Round 2 Leg 1 Grimsby Town 3–1 Coventry City Cleethorpes
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 10,150
4 October 1989 Round 2 Leg 2 Coventry City 3–0
(4–3 agg.)
Grimsby Town Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,327
25 October 1989 Round 3 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Coventry City London
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,277
22 November 1989 Round 4 Manchester City 0–1 Coventry City Manchester
Regis Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 23,355
17 January 1990 Quarter Final Sunderland 0–0 Coventry City Sunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 27,218
24 January 1990 Quarter Final Replay Coventry City 5–0 Sunderland Coventry
Livingstone (4)
Gynn
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,219
11 February 1990 Semi Final First Leg Nottingham Forest 2–1 Coventry City Nottingham
Clough (pen)
Pearce
Livingstone Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,153
25 February 1990 Semi Final Second Leg Coventry City 0–0
(1–2 agg.)
Nottingham Forest Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 25,900

Football League Trophy

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29 November 1989 Southern Section Round 1 Coventry City 1–3 (a.e.t.) Wimbledon Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 3,781

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 England ENG Steve Ogrizovic
GK England ENG Keith Waugh
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Kiely
GK England ENG Les Sealey
DF England ENG Peter Billing
DF England ENG Brian Borrows
DF England ENG Brian Kilcline
DF England ENG Trevor Peake
DF England ENG Steve Livingstone
DF England ENG Tony Dobson
DF England ENG Martyn Booty
DF England ENG Greg Downs
DF England ENG Paul Edwards
DF England ENG David Titterton
DF Scotland SCO Gary Gillespie
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Howard Clark
MF England ENG Dean Emerson
MF Scotland SCO Kevin MacDonald
MF England ENG Micky Gynn
MF England ENG Lloyd McGrath
MF Scotland SCO Dougie McGuire
MF England ENG Craig Middleton
MF England ENG David Smith
MF England ENG Keith Thompson
FW England ENG Gary Bannister
FW England ENG Kevin Drinkell
FW Scotland SCO Kevin Gallacher
FW England ENG Cyrille Regis
FW Scotland SCO David Speedie


Notes

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  1. ^ Manchester United qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as the 1989–90 FA Cup winners.

References

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  1. ^ "Coventry Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  2. ^ "English Football League Tables 1989/1990".
  3. ^ "Coventry City match record: 1990".
  4. ^ "All Coventry City players: 1990".