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1989–90 Leicester City F.C. season

1989–90 season of Leicester City

Field	Value
club	Leicester City
season	1989–90
manager	David Pleat
chairman	Terry Shipman
league	Second Division
league result	13th
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Third round
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Second round
cup3	Full Members Cup
cup3 result	First round
league topscorer	McAllister (10)
average attendance	11,715
prevseason	1988–89
nextseason	1990–91

During the 1989–90 English football season, Leicester City competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

The Foxes had a very poor start to the season, with only one win from the first twelve league games that saw Leicester bottom of the second tier of English football for the first time since February 1915. At the end of the year, the Foxes found form with six wins from Seven games guided Leicester to mid-table and stayed there for most of the season, settling for a 13th-place finish. In March 1990, there was another chapter in the club's boardroom history when chairman Terry Shipman's father Len died at the age of 87.

Final league table

Main article: 1989–90 Football League#Second Division

Results

Leicester City's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
19 August 1989	Hull City	A	1–1	8,158	Clarke
23 August 1989	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–1	11,411
26 August 1989	Newcastle United	H	2–2	13,693	McAllister, Spearing
2 September 1989	Watford	A	1–3	10,252	McAllister
9 September 1989	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–3	10,700	Reid
16 September 1989	Bradford City	A	0–2	8,732
23 September 1989	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	1–0	8,926	Glover
27 September 1989	Sunderland	H	2–3	10,843	Williams, Paris
30 September 1989	Oldham Athletic	A	0–1	6,407
7 October 1989	Port Vale	A	1–2	7,268	Reid
14 October 1989	Oxford United	H	0–0	8,199
17 October 1989	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–3	10,037	Reid
21 October 1989	Swindon Town	H	2–1	8,547	Reid (2)
28 October 1989	Barnsley	A	2–2	6,856	North, Wright
1 November 1989	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0–0	16,580
4 November 1989	Sheffield United	A	1–1	15,971	North
11 November 1989	Leeds United	H	4–3	18,032	Ramsey (2), Moran, McAllister
18 November 1989	Ipswich Town	H	0–1	11,661
25 November 1989	Stoke City	A	1–0	12,264	Mills
2 December 1989	Hull City	H	2–1	8,616	Paris, McAllister (pen)
9 December 1989	Blackburn Rovers	A	4–2	7,538	McAllister (pen), Morgan, Campbell, Wright
16 December 1989	Middlesbrough	A	1–4	11,428	McAllister (pen)
26 December 1989	Bournemouth	H	2–1	14,128	Campbell, Mills
30 December 1989	West Ham United	H	1–0	16,925	Mauchlen
1 January 1990	Portsmouth	A	3–2	9,387	Moran, Campbell (2)
13 January 1990	Newcastle United	A	4–5	20,785	Wright, Walsh, McAllister, Campbell
20 January 1990	Watford	H	1–1	11,466	Mills
10 February 1990	Bradford City	A	1–1	10,281	Oldfield
17 February 1990	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	0–1	7,498
21 February 1990	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–0	10,902	Oldfield
24 February 1990	Stoke City	H	2–1	12,245	Oldfield, Reid
3 March 1990	Ipswich Town	A	2–2	12,237	Walsh, Oldfield
10 March 1990	Sunderland	A	2–2	13,017	Mills, James
17 March 1990	Port Vale	H	2–0	10,076	North, Walsh
21 March 1990	Oxford United	A	2–4	5,744	Reid, McAllister
24 March 1990	Plymouth Argyle	H	1–1	9,395	McAllister (pen)
31 March 1990	Swindon Town	A	1–1	8,561	Kelly
3 April 1990	Oldham Athletic	H	3–0	10,368	North, Kelly (2)
7 April 1990	Barnsley	H	2–2	8,620	Kelly (2)
10 April 1990	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–5	18,175
14 April 1990	Portsmouth	H	1–1	8,407	James
17 April 1990	Bournemouth	A	3–2	6,781	North, Oldfield, Reid
21 April 1990	Middlesbrough	H	2–1	9,203	Kelly (2)
28 April 1990	Leeds United	A	1–2	32,597	McAllister
2 May 1990	West Ham United	A	1–3	17,939	Ramsey
5 May 1990	Sheffield United	H	2–5	21,134	Mills, North

FA Cup

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R3	6 January 1990	Barnsley	H	1–2	16,278	Paris

League Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R2 First Leg	19 September 1989	Crystal Palace	A	2–1	7,382	Kitson, Reid
	R2 Second Leg	4 October 1989	Crystal Palace	H	2–3 (lost on away goals)	10,283	Clarke, Paris

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Full Members Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
	R1	14 November 1989	Charlton Athletic	A	1–2	1,565	Campbell

Squad

Left club during the season

References

"Leicester City 1989-1990 Home". statto.com.

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