1990–91 Leeds United A.F.C. season

Leeds United
1990–91 season
Chairman	Leslie Silver
Manager	Howard Wilkinson
Stadium	Elland Road
First Division	4th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Semi-finals
Full Members Cup	Northern final
Top goalscorer	League: ; Lee Chapman (21); All: ; Lee Chapman (31)
Highest home attendance	32,014 vs Manchester United ; (24 Feb 1991, League Cup)
Lowest home attendance	6,334 vs Derby County ; (22 Jan 1991, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance	25,779
	← 1989–90 1991–92 →

The 1990–91 season saw Leeds United A.F.C. return to the Football League First Division for the first time since 1982 after winning the 1989–90 Football League Second Division. Manager Howard Wilkinson spent heavily on building a team capable of thriving as well as surviving in the First Division, signing goalkeeper John Lukic and midfielder Gary McAllister, as Leeds finished fourth the league and reached the semi-finals of the Football League Cup.

Squad

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	Mervyn Day
—	GK	ENG	John Lukic
—	DF	EIR	Jim Beglin
—	DF	ENG	Chris Fairclough
—	DF	ENG	Peter Haddock
—	DF	ENG	Chris Kamara
—	DF	MLT	Dylan Kerr
—	DF	ENG	John McClelland
—	DF	ENG	Glynn Snodin
—	DF	ENG	Mel Sterland
—	DF	ENG	Mike Whitlow
—	DF	ENG	Chris Whyte


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	David Batty
—	MF	ENG	Simon Grayson
—	MF	WAL	Vinnie Jones
—	MF	SCO	Gary McAllister
—	MF	WAL	Gary Speed
—	MF	SCO	Gordon Strachan (captain)
—	MF	ENG	Andy Williams
—	FW	ENG	Bobby Davison
—	FW	ENG	Lee Chapman
—	FW	ENG	John Pearson
—	FW	ENG	Carl Shutt
—	FW	ENG	Imre Varadi

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
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
6	Manchester United	38	16	12	10	58	45	+13	59^[a]	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

Date	P	Player	From club	Transfer fee
1 Jun 1990	DF	Chris Whyte	West Bromwich Albion	£450,000
1 Jun 1990	GK	John Lukic	Arsenal	£1,000,000^†
2 Jul 1990	MF	Gary McAllister	Leicester City	£1,000,000

^†Club record transfer fee at the time.

Date	P	Player	To club	Transfer fee
1 Jun 1990	FW	Ian Baird	Middlesbrough	£275,000
1 Jun 1990	DF	Noel Blake	Stoke City	Undisc.
1 Jun 1990	FW	John Hendrie	Middlesbrough	£275,000
1 Jun 1990	GK	Alessandro Nista	Ancona Calcio	Undisc.
1 Jun 1990	DF	Chris O'Donnell	Exeter City	Free
1 Jul 1990	DF	Brendan Ormsby	Doncaster Rovers	Free
1 Aug 1990	MF	Mickey Thomas	Stoke City	Free
11 Sep 1990	MF	Vinnie Jones	Sheffield United	£650,000
1 Nov 1990	MF	Vince Hilaire	Stoke City	Free