1990–91 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United

1990–91 season
Chairman	Reg Brealey
Manager	Dave Bassett
Stadium	Bramall Lane
First Division	13th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Full Members Cup	Quarter finals (Northern Area)
Top goalscorer	Deane (13)
Average home league attendance	21,451
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

During the 1990–91 English football season, Sheffield United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, after being promoted from the Second Division the previous season.

Season summary

Sheffield United had returned to the top flight after two successive promotions and it soon appeared that perhaps First Division survival was a bridge too far, with the club going 16 matches without a win at the start of the season, leaving the club bottom of the division on Christmas Day. However, a run of seven straight victories at the turn of the year lifted United from 20th to 12th, and, although the winning streak eventually came to a halt, it was more than enough to ensure United's survival in 13th, twelve points clear of relegation.

Final league table

Main article: 1990-91 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld		W	D	L	F	A		W	D	L	F	A		F	A	GD		Pts
1	Arsenal	38		15	4	0	51	10		9	9	1	23	8		74	18	+56		83
2	Liverpool	38		14	3	2	42	13		9	4	6	35	27		77	40	+37		76
3	Crystal Palace	38		11	6	2	26	17		9	3	7	24	24		50	41	+9		69
4	Leeds United	38		12	2	5	46	23		7	5	7	19	24		65	47	+18		64
5	Manchester City	38		12	3	4	35	25		5	8	6	29	28		64	53	+11		62
6	Manchester United	38		11	4	4	34	17		5	8	6	24	28		58	45	+13		59
7	Wimbledon	38		8	6	5	28	22		6	8	5	25	24		53	46	+7		56
8	Nottingham Forest	38		11	4	4	42	21		3	8	8	23	29		65	50	+15		54
9	Everton	38		9	5	5	26	15		4	7	8	24	31		50	46	+4		51
10	Tottenham Hotspur	38		8	9	2	35	22		3	7	9	16	28		51	50	+1		49
11	Chelsea	38		10	6	3	33	25		3	4	12	25	44		58	69	– 11		49
12	Queens Park Rangers	38		8	5	6	27	22		4	5	10	17	31		44	53	– 9		46
13	Sheffield United	38		9	3	7	23	23		4	4	11	13	32		36	55	– 19		46
14	Southampton	38		9	6	4	33	22		3	3	13	25	47		58	69	– 11		45
15	Norwich City	38		9	3	7	27	32		4	3	12	14	32		41	64	– 23		45
16	Coventry City	38		10	6	3	30	16		1	5	13	12	33		42	49	– 7		44
17	Aston Villa	38		7	9	3	29	25		2	5	12	17	33		46	58	– 12		41
18	Luton Town	38		7	5	7	22	18		3	2	14	20	43		42	61	– 19		37
19	Sunderland	38		6	6	7	15	16		2	4	13	23	44		38	60	– 22		34
20	Derby County	38		3	8	8	25	36		2	1	16	12	39		37	75	– 38		24

• Pld = Matches ; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
• Arsenal deducted two points; Manchester United deducted one point due to a brawl in a game between both teams.

Key
	League Champions, qualified for the European Cup
	FA Cup winners, qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
	Qualified for UEFA Cup
	Relegated

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Matt Dickins GK Phil Kite GK Simon Tracey DF David Barnes DF Paul Beesley DF Carl Bradshaw DF Colin Hill DF Mark Morris DF John Pemberton DF Chris Wilder MF Bob Booker MF Ian Bryson MF John Gannon MF Glyn Hodges MF Jamie Hoyland

No. Position Player MF Vinnie Jones MF Mike Lake MF Brian Marwood MF Mark Todd MF Mitch Ward MF Dane Whitehouse MF Paul Wood MF Ian Bryson FW Tony Agana FW Brian Deane FW Peter Duffield FW Andy Sayer (on loan from Leyton Orient) FW Billy Whitehurst FW Paul Wood

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player DF Darren Carr (to Crewe Alexandra) DF Paul Stancliffe (to Wolves)

No. Position Player MF Wilf Rostron (to Brentford)

Transfers

Out

• Wilf Rostron - Brentford, January 1991