1990–91 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
1990–91 season | |||
Chairman | Jack Harris | ||
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Manager | Graham Turner | ||
Second Division | 12th | ||
FA Cup | 3rd Round | ||
League Cup | 2nd Round | ||
Full Members Cup | 2nd round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Steve Bull (26) All: Steve Bull (27) |
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Highest home attendance | 22,982 (vs West Brom, 6 April 1991) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 9,313 (vs Hull, 20 April 1991) |
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Average home league attendance | 15,834 (league only) | ||
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The 1990–91 season was the 92nd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division. The team finished in 12th place after a poor run of form at the end of the season brought only two victories from the final fifteen matches.
This was the first season – of an eventual seventeen – for the club under the ownership of Sir Jack Hayward, who had purchased it in May 1990 for £2.1 million.[1]
Contents
Results
Football League Second Division
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A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1990–91 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.
25 August 1990 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Oldham Athletic | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Bull ![]() |
Marshall ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,864 |
28 August 1990 2 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burslem |
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19:30 BST | Beckford ![]() |
Bellamy ![]() Bull ![]() |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,349 |
1 September 1990 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Hove |
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15:00 BST | Small ![]() |
Cook ![]() |
Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,820 |
8 September 1990 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Dennison ![]() |
Holloway ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,912 |
15 September 1990 5 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
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15:00 BST | Martin ![]() |
Bull ![]() |
Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 23,241 |
18 September 1990 6 | Swindon Town | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Swindon |
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19:30 BST | Simpson ![]() |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,228 |
22 September 1990 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Bull ![]() Mutch ![]() |
Turner ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,137 |
29 September 1990 8 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oxford |
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15:00 BST | Simpson ![]() |
Dennison ![]() |
Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,418 |
2 October 1990 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | Wolverhampton |
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19:30 BST | Bull ![]() Thompson ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,363 |
6 October 1990 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 | Bristol City | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Thompson ![]() Bull ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,891 |
13 October 1990 11 | Notts County | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Nottingham |
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15:00 BST | Thomas ![]() |
Westley ![]() |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 12,872 |
20 October 1990 12 | Hull City | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kingston upon Hull |
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15:00 BST | Payton ![]() |
Bull ![]() Dennison ![]() |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 7,144 |
23 October 1990 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | Wolverhampton |
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19:30 BST | Bull ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,285 |
27 October 1990 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Blackburn Rovers | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Cook ![]() Steele ![]() |
Stapleton ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,776 |
3 November 1990 15 | Portsmouth | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
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15:00 GMT | Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,574 |
10 November 1990 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Steele ![]() Bellamy ![]() |
Clark ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,721 |
17 November 1990 17 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
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15:00 GMT | Kelly ![]() |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,574 |
24 November 1990 18 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Barnsley |
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15:00 GMT | Saville ![]() |
Cook ![]() |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,267 |
1 December 1990 19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Bull ![]() |
Dozzell ![]() Redford ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,803 |
15 December 1990 20 | Oldham Athletic | 4–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oldham |
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15:00 GMT | Barrett ![]() Ritchie ![]() Palmer ![]() |
Thompson ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 11,587 |
22 December 1990 21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Millwall | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Bellamy ![]() Bull ![]() Taylor ![]() |
Sheringham ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,504 |
26 December 1990 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sheffield |
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15:00 GMT | McCall ![]() Palmer ![]() |
Cook ![]() Bull ![]() |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 29,686 |
29 December 1990 23 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
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15:00 GMT | Bannister ![]() |
Hindmarch ![]() |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 28,497 |
1 January 1991 24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Watford | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,159 |
12 January 1991 25 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Bull ![]() Mutch ![]() |
Wade ![]() Codner ![]() Barham ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,688 |
19 January 1991 26 | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bath |
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15:00 GMT | Saunders ![]() |
Twentyman ![]() |
Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 6,042 |
2 February 1991 27 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | West Ham United | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Birch ![]() Bull ![]() |
McAvennie ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,454 |
23 February 1991 28 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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15:00 GMT | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 18,612 |
26 February 1991 29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Port Vale | Wolverhampton |
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19:30 GMT | Bull ![]() Mutch ![]() |
Earle ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,919 |
2 March 1991 30 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
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15:00 GMT | Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,350 |
5 March 1991 31 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 | Leicester City | Wolverhampton |
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19:30 GMT | Bull ![]() Mutch ![]() |
Gibson ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,707 |
9 March 1991 32 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–5 | Barnsley | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Saville ![]() Rammell ![]() Stancliffe ![]() Agnew ![]() Robinson ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,671 |
12 March 1991 33 | Charlton Athletic | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
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19:30 GMT | Grant ![]() |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 6,853 |
16 March 1991 34 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–3 | Oxford United | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Bull ![]() |
Melville ![]() Stein ![]() Simpson ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,357 |
19 March 1991 35 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–2 | Notts County | Wolverhampton |
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19:30 GMT | Johnson ![]() Bartlett ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,375 |
23 March 1991 36 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bristol |
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15:00 GMT | Bryant ![]() |
Dennison ![]() |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,499 |
30 March 1991 37 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Mutch ![]() Bull ![]() |
Pearson ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,011 |
3 April 1991 38 | Millwall | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
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19:30 BST | Stevens ![]() Sheringham ![]() |
Cook ![]() |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,708 |
6 April 1991 39 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Dennison ![]() Mutch ![]() |
Goodman ![]() Ford ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,982 |
9 April 1991 40 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Plymouth |
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19:30 BST | Hodges ![]() |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,618 |
13 April 1991 41 | Watford | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Watford |
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15:00 BST | Wilkinson ![]() |
Cook ![]() |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,014 |
16 April 1991 42 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Wolverhampton |
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19:30 BST | Hindmarch ![]() |
Shearer ![]() Hazard ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,799 |
20 April 1991 43 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Hull City | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,313 |
27 April 1991 44 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Middlesbrough |
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15:00 BST | Ripley ![]() Hendrie ![]() |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 16,447 |
4 May 1991 45 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackburn |
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15:00 BST | Livingstone ![]() |
Paskin ![]() |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,560 |
11 May 1991 46 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 BST | Birch ![]() Mutch ![]() Downing ![]() |
Clarke ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,570 |
Final table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 69 |
8 | Barnsley | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 69 |
9 | Bristol City | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 71 | –3 | 67 |
10 | Oxford United | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 61 |
11 | Newcastle United | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 56 | –7 | 59 |
12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 53 | 0 | 58 |
13 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 59 | –3 | 58 |
Source: Statto.com
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 28 | −10 |
Source: Statto.com
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
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Result | L | W | D | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | W |
Position | 15 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Source: Statto.com
FA Cup
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5 January 1991 R3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Wolverhampton |
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15:00 GMT | Leadbitter ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,100 |
League Cup
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25 September 1990 R2.1 | Hull City | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Kingston upon Hull |
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19:30 BST | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 5,283 |
9 October 1990 R2.2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) |
Hull City | Wolverhampton |
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19:30 BST | Steele ![]() |
Swan ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,954 |
Hull City won on away goals.
Full Members Cup
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27 November 1990 R1 | Leicester City | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Leicester |
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19:35 GMT | Bull ![]() |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 4,705 |
19 December 1990 R2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Leeds United | Wolverhampton |
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19:30 GMT | Cook ![]() |
Varadi ![]() McAllister ![]() |
Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,080 |
Players
Key
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
# = Squad number Pos = Playing position P = Number of games played G = Number of goals scored |
GK = Goalkeeper DF = Defender MF = Midfielder FW = Forward |
† Permanent player left club during the season ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season |
Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | ![]() |
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Notes |
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League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | Discipline | |||||||||
GK | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
15(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
10(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 43(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
17(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
43(1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
24(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 27(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
41(1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45(2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
22(6) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27(6) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
43 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
2(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
29 | 8 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29(1) | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
10(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
6(9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8(11) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[2]
Transfers
In
Date | Player | From | Fee |
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June 1990 | ![]() |
Birmingham City | Free |
19 June 1990 | ![]() |
Derby County | £325,000 |
28 June 1990 | ![]() |
Everton | £250,000 |
13 September 1990 | ![]() |
Birmingham City | £500,000 |
December 1990 | ![]() |
Sheffield United | Free |
1 February 1991 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | £400,000 |
14 March 1991 | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | £25,000 |
Out
Date | Player | To | Fee |
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May 1990 | ![]() |
Swansea City | Free |
May 1990 | ![]() |
Reading | Free |
June 1990 | ![]() |
Released | Free |
July 1990 | ![]() |
Hereford United | Free |
Loans in
Start date | Player | From | End date |
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November 1990 | ![]() |
Sheffield United | December 1990 |
17 January 1991 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | |
March 1991 | ![]() |
Sheffield United |
Loans out
Start date | Player | To | End date |
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? | ![]() |
Aldershot | |
20 February 1991 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | 8 April 1991 |
Management and coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Manager | Graham Turner |
Coach | Garry Pendrey, Barry Powell |
Club Doctors | Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn |
Club Physio | Paul Darby |