1990–91 Derby County F.C. season
Derby County 1990–91 football season
During the 1990–91 English football season, Derby County F.C. competed in the Football League First Division .
Season summary
In the 1990–91 season, the Rams endured an even worse season than the one before. Between December 1990 and April 1991, Derby went a club record 20 games without a win and equalled the worst ever home league defeat when they crashed 7–1 at home to Liverpool . Gates dropped to 11,000 from an opening match crowd of 18,011 against Sheffield United and the team looked a shadow of the one that had finished fifth two years before as they were relegated and finished bottom of the table with just 5 wins and 24 points from 38 games, a massive 13 points from safety.
Final league table
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results
Derby County's score comes first [1]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
25 August 1990
Chelsea
A
1–2
24,652
Saunders
29 August 1990
Sheffield United
H
1–1
18,011
Saunders
1 September 1990
Wimbledon
H
1–1
12,469
Saunders (pen)
8 September 1990
Tottenham Hotspur
A
0–3
29,614
15 September 1990
Aston Villa
H
0–2
19,024
22 September 1990
Norwich City
A
1–2
13,258
Patterson
29 September 1990
Crystal Palace
H
0–2
15,202
6 October 1990
Liverpool
A
0–2
37,076
20 October 1990
Manchester City
H
1–1
17,884
Saunders
27 October 1990
Southampton
A
1–0
16,328
Harford
3 November 1990
Luton Town
H
2–1
15,008
Callaghan , Saunders (pen)
10 November 1990
Manchester United
H
0–0
21,115
17 November 1990
Leeds United
A
0–3
27,868
24 November 1990
Nottingham Forest
H
2–1
21,729
Ramage , Saunders
1 December 1990
Sunderland
A
2–1
21,212
Saunders , Harford
15 December 1990
Chelsea
H
4–6
15,057
Hebberd , Micklewhite , Saunders (2)
23 December 1990
Queens Park Rangers
H
1–1
16,429
Saunders
26 December 1990
Arsenal
A
0–3
25,538
29 December 1990
Everton
A
0–2
25,361
1 January 1991
Coventry City
H
1–1
15,741
Harford
12 January 1991
Wimbledon
A
1–3
4,724
Harford
20 January 1991
Tottenham Hotspur
H
0–1
17,747
26 January 1991
Sheffield United
A
0–1
18,390
2 February 1991
Aston Villa
A
2–3
21,852
Harford , Sage
23 February 1991
Norwich City
H
0–0
14,102
2 March 1991
Sunderland
H
3–3
16,027
Saunders (3, 1 pen)
16 March 1991
Crystal Palace
A
1–2
14,752
Micklewhite
23 March 1991
Liverpool
H
1–7
20,531
Saunders
30 March 1991
Arsenal
H
0–2
18,397
1 April 1991
Queens Park Rangers
A
1–1
12,036
Harford
10 April 1991
Nottingham Forest
A
0–1
25,109
13 April 1991
Coventry City
A
0–3
11,961
16 April 1991
Manchester United
A
1–3
32,776
P Williams
20 April 1991
Manchester City
A
1–2
24,037
Harford
23 April 1991
Leeds United
H
0–1
12,666
4 May 1991
Southampton
H
6–2
11,680
Phillips, Saunders (2), P Williams (3, 1 pen)
8 May 1991
Everton
H
2–3
12,403
Saunders , Harford (pen)
11 May 1991
Luton Town
A
0–2
12,889
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
5 January 1991
Newcastle United
A
0–2
19,584
League Cup
Full Members Cup
Squad
[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
In
Out
Transfers in: £0
Transfers out: £745,000
Total spending: £745,000
References
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two North , Two South )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Spartan League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
European competitions