Manchester United Data

Manchester United 1989-1990

FA Cup Winners
FA Cup Winners
Won FA Cup ยท 13th in the Division One, 48 pts

Manchester United won FA Cup in 1989-1990, finishing 13th in the Division One with 48 points from 38 games and scoring 64 goals in all competitions. They won 20, drew 12 and lost 17 of their 49 games in all competitions under Alex Ferguson.

Stats
20
Won
12
Drawn
17
Lost
Form
W
D
W
L
D

Season at a Glance

64
Goals Scored
61
Conceded
49
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.47
Points per game
91st-best of 123 full seasons
1.31
Goals per game
108th-best of 123 full seasons
1.24
Conceded per game
71st-best of 123 full seasons
41%
Win rate
87th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 10th of 20 for goals scored (-0.09 per game vs the league average) and 9th for fewest conceded. That was 2 places lower than 1988-1989 (-3 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

All Results

49 matches
August 1989 1W ยท 1D ยท 2L
W
Arsenal H
D1 Bruce, Hughes, Webb, McClair
4โ€“1
19 Aug 47,245 1-0-0 W1
D
Crystal Palace A
D1 Robson
1โ€“1
22 Aug 22,423 1-1-0 D1
L
Derby County A
D1
0โ€“2
26 Aug 22,175 1-1-1 L1
L
Norwich City H
D1
0โ€“2
30 Aug 39,610 1-1-2 L2
September 1989 2W ยท 0D ยท 2L
L
Everton A
D1 McClair, Beardsmore
2โ€“3
9 Sep 37,916 1-1-3 L3
W
Millwall H
D1 Hughes 3, Robson, Sharpe
5โ€“1
16 Sep 42,746 2-1-3 W1
W
Portsmouth A
LC agg 3-2 Ince 2, Wallace
3โ€“2
20 Sep 18,072 3-1-3 W2
L
Manchester City A
D1 Hughes
1โ€“5
23 Sep 43,246 3-1-4 L1
October 1989 2W ยท 2D ยท 1L
D
Portsmouth H
LC agg 3-2
0โ€“0
3 Oct 26,698 3-2-4 D1
D
Sheffield Wednesday H
D1
0โ€“0
14 Oct 41,492 3-3-4 D2
W
Coventry City A
D1 Bruce, Hughes 2, Phelan
4โ€“1
21 Oct 19,605 4-3-4 W1
L
Tottenham Hotspur H
LC
0โ€“3
25 Oct 45,759 4-3-5 L1
W
Southampton H
D1 McClair 2
2โ€“1
28 Oct 37,122 5-3-5 W1
November 1989 2W ยท 1D ยท 1L
L
Charlton Athletic A
D1
0โ€“2
4 Nov 16,065 5-3-6 L1
W
Nottingham Forest H
D1 Pallister
1โ€“0
12 Nov 34,182 6-3-6 W1
W
Luton Town A
D1 Wallace, Blackmore, Hughes
3โ€“1
18 Nov 11,141 7-3-6 W2
D
Chelsea H
D1
0โ€“0
25 Nov 46,975 7-4-6 D1
December 1989 0W ยท 2D ยท 4L
L
Arsenal A
D1
0โ€“1
3 Dec 34,484 7-4-7 L1
L
Crystal Palace H
D1 Beardsmore
1โ€“2
9 Dec 33,514 7-4-8 L2
L
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1
0โ€“1
16 Dec 36,230 7-4-9 L3
D
Liverpool A
D1
0โ€“0
23 Dec 37,426 7-5-9 D1
L
Aston Villa A
D1
0โ€“3
26 Dec 41,247 7-5-10 L1
D
Wimbledon A
D1 Hughes, Robins
2โ€“2
30 Dec 9,622 7-6-10 D1
January 1990 2W ยท 1D ยท 2L
D
Queens Park Rangers H
D1
0โ€“0
1 Jan 34,824 7-7-10 D2
W
Nottingham Forest A
FAC Robins
1โ€“0
7 Jan 23,072 8-7-10 W1
L
Derby County H
D1 Pallister
1โ€“2
13 Jan 38,985 8-7-11 L1
L
Norwich City A
D1
0โ€“2
21 Jan 17,370 8-7-12 L2
W
Hereford United A
FAC Blackmore
1โ€“0
28 Jan 13,777 9-7-12 W1
February 1990 2W ยท 1D ยท 1L
D
Manchester City H
D1 Blackmore
1โ€“1
3 Feb 40,274 9-8-12 D1
W
Millwall A
D1 Wallace, Hughes
2โ€“1
10 Feb 15,491 10-8-12 W1
W
Newcastle United A
FAC Robins, Wallace, McClair
3โ€“2
18 Feb 31,748 11-8-12 W2
L
Chelsea A
D1
0โ€“1
24 Feb 29,979 11-8-13 L1
March 1990 4W ยท 1D ยท 2L
W
Luton Town H
D1 McClair, Hughes, Wallace, Robins
4โ€“1
3 Mar 35,327 12-8-13 W1
W
Sheffield United A
FAC McClair
1โ€“0
11 Mar 34,344 13-8-13 W2
D
Everton H
D1
0โ€“0
14 Mar 37,389 13-9-13 D1
L
Liverpool H
D1 Whelan (og)
1โ€“2
18 Mar 46,629 13-9-14 L1
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
D1
0โ€“1
21 Mar 33,260 13-9-15 L2
W
Southampton A
D1 Gibson, Robins
2โ€“0
24 Mar 20,510 14-9-15 W1
W
Coventry City H
D1 Hughes 2, Robins
3โ€“0
31 Mar 39,172 15-9-15 W2
April 1990 3W ยท 2D ยท 1L
D
Oldham Athletic N
FAC Robson, Webb, Wallace
3โ€“3
8 Apr 44,026 15-10-15 D1
W
Oldham Athletic N
FAC Replay McClair, Robins
2โ€“1
11 Apr 35,005 16-10-15 W1
W
Queens Park Rangers A
D1 Robins, Webb
2โ€“1
14 Apr 18,997 17-10-15 W2
W
Aston Villa H
D1 Robins 2
2โ€“0
17 Apr 44,880 18-10-15 W3
L
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1 Bruce (pen)
1โ€“2
21 Apr 33,317 18-10-16 L1
D
Wimbledon H
D1
0โ€“0
30 Apr 29,281 18-11-16 D1
May 1990 2W ยท 1D ยท 1L
L
Nottingham Forest A
D1
0โ€“4
2 May 21,186 18-11-17 L1
W
Charlton Athletic H
D1 Pallister
1โ€“0
5 May 35,389 19-11-17 W1
D
Crystal Palace N
FAC Robson, Hughes 2
3โ€“3
12 May 80,000 19-12-17 D1
W
Crystal Palace N
FAC Replay Martin
1โ€“0
17 May 80,000 20-12-17 W1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 21876 2617+9 38%10 38,749
Away 2410311 2937-8 42%5 25,270
Neutral 4220 97+2 50%1 59,758

Home crowds averaged 38,749, away 25,270. Their biggest crowd was 80,000 v Crystal Palace, the smallest 9,622 v Wimbledon.

Season Records

5โ€“1
Biggest win
v Millwall ยท 16 Sep 1989
1โ€“5
Heaviest defeat
v Manchester City ยท 23 Sep 1989
3
Longest win streak
6
Longest unbeaten run
8
Longest winless run
16
Clean sheets
18
Failed to score
0โ€“0
Most common score
7 times

United completed the league double over Coventry City, Luton Town, Millwall and Southampton. They lost both league meetings with Derby County, Norwich City and Tottenham Hotspur.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
5
7
1-15
11
13
16-30
10
7
31-45
8
10
46-60
17
11
61-75
13
13
76+

United's average goal came in the 54', the average one conceded in the 50'. They scored 9 from the 81st minute on and conceded 9. Penalties: 1 scored, 4 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 1 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
2' Steve Bruce vs Arsenal D1 0โ€“0 19 Aug 1989
63' Mark Hughes vs Arsenal D1 1โ€“1 19 Aug 1989
79' Neil Webb vs Arsenal D1 2โ€“1 19 Aug 1989
83' Brian McClair vs Arsenal D1 3โ€“1 19 Aug 1989
19' Bryan Robson @ Crystal Palace D1 0โ€“0 22 Aug 1989
57' Brian McClair @ Everton D1 0โ€“3 9 Sep 1989
66' Russell Beardsmore @ Everton D1 1โ€“3 9 Sep 1989
13' Mark Hughes vs Millwall D1 0โ€“0 16 Sep 1989
43' Bryan Robson vs Millwall D1 1โ€“1 16 Sep 1989
60' Lee Sharpe vs Millwall D1 2โ€“1 16 Sep 1989
75' Mark Hughes vs Millwall D1 3โ€“1 16 Sep 1989
85' Mark Hughes vs Millwall D1 4โ€“1 16 Sep 1989
19' Paul Ince @ Portsmouth LC 0โ€“0 20 Sep 1989
41' Paul Ince @ Portsmouth LC 1โ€“0 20 Sep 1989
44' Danny Wallace @ Portsmouth LC 2โ€“0 20 Sep 1989
50' Mark Hughes @ Manchester City D1 0โ€“3 23 Sep 1989
5' Steve Bruce @ Coventry City D1 0โ€“0 21 Oct 1989
29' Mark Hughes @ Coventry City D1 1โ€“0 21 Oct 1989
65' Mike Phelan @ Coventry City D1 2โ€“0 21 Oct 1989
69' Mark Hughes @ Coventry City D1 3โ€“0 21 Oct 1989
16' Brian McClair vs Southampton D1 0โ€“0 28 Oct 1989
61' Brian McClair vs Southampton D1 1โ€“1 28 Oct 1989
44' Gary Pallister vs Nottingham Forest D1 0โ€“0 12 Nov 1989
5' Danny Wallace @ Luton Town D1 0โ€“0 18 Nov 1989
28' Clayton Blackmore @ Luton Town D1 1โ€“0 18 Nov 1989
76' Mark Hughes @ Luton Town D1 2โ€“1 18 Nov 1989
9' Russell Beardsmore vs Crystal Palace D1 0โ€“0 9 Dec 1989
74' Mark Hughes @ Wimbledon D1 0โ€“1 30 Dec 1989
75' Mark Robins @ Wimbledon D1 1โ€“1 30 Dec 1989
56' Mark Robins @ Nottingham Forest FAC 0โ€“0 7 Jan 1990
48' Gary Pallister vs Derby County D1 0โ€“1 13 Jan 1990
86' Clayton Blackmore @ Hereford United FAC 0โ€“0 28 Jan 1990
70' Clayton Blackmore vs Manchester City D1 0โ€“0 3 Feb 1990
65' Danny Wallace @ Millwall D1 0โ€“1 10 Feb 1990
84' Mark Hughes @ Millwall D1 1โ€“1 10 Feb 1990
19' Mark Robins @ Newcastle United FAC 0โ€“0 18 Feb 1990
60' Danny Wallace @ Newcastle United FAC 1โ€“1 18 Feb 1990
77' Brian McClair @ Newcastle United FAC 2โ€“2 18 Feb 1990
25' Brian McClair vs Luton Town D1 0โ€“0 3 Mar 1990
33' Mark Hughes vs Luton Town D1 1โ€“0 3 Mar 1990
44' Danny Wallace vs Luton Town D1 2โ€“0 3 Mar 1990
66' Mark Robins vs Luton Town D1 3โ€“0 3 Mar 1990
29' Brian McClair @ Sheffield United FAC 0โ€“0 11 Mar 1990
80' Ronnie Whelan OG vs Liverpool D1 0โ€“2 18 Mar 1990
66' Colin Gibson @ Southampton D1 0โ€“0 24 Mar 1990
88' Mark Robins @ Southampton D1 1โ€“0 24 Mar 1990
27' Mark Hughes vs Coventry City D1 0โ€“0 31 Mar 1990
36' Mark Hughes vs Coventry City D1 1โ€“0 31 Mar 1990
87' Mark Robins vs Coventry City D1 2โ€“0 31 Mar 1990
29' Bryan Robson v Oldham Athletic FAC 0โ€“1 8 Apr 1990
72' Neil Webb v Oldham Athletic FAC 1โ€“1 8 Apr 1990
92' Danny Wallace v Oldham Athletic FAC 2โ€“2 8 Apr 1990
50' Brian McClair v Oldham Athletic FAC 0โ€“0 11 Apr 1990
114' Mark Robins v Oldham Athletic FAC 1โ€“1 11 Apr 1990
68' Mark Robins @ Queens Park Rangers D1 0โ€“1 14 Apr 1990
74' Neil Webb @ Queens Park Rangers D1 1โ€“1 14 Apr 1990
24' Mark Robins vs Aston Villa D1 0โ€“0 17 Apr 1990
45' Mark Robins vs Aston Villa D1 1โ€“0 17 Apr 1990
68' Steve Bruce pen @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 0โ€“2 21 Apr 1990
36' Gary Pallister vs Charlton Athletic D1 0โ€“0 5 May 1990
35' Bryan Robson v Crystal Palace FAC 0โ€“1 12 May 1990
62' Mark Hughes v Crystal Palace FAC 1โ€“1 12 May 1990
113' Mark Hughes v Crystal Palace FAC 2โ€“3 12 May 1990
59' Lee Martin v Crystal Palace FAC 0โ€“0 17 May 1990

Squad

25 players
Player LeagueFA CupLeague Cup Total Red
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Mark Hughes 37 (1) 13 8 2 3 โ€“ 48 (1) 15 โ€“
Brian McClair 37 5 8 3 3 โ€“ 48 8 โ€“
Mike Phelan 38 1 7 โ€“ 3 โ€“ 48 1 โ€“
Gary Pallister 35 3 8 โ€“ 3 โ€“ 46 3 โ€“
Jim Leighton 35 โ€“ 7 โ€“ 3 โ€“ 45 โ€“ โ€“
Steve Bruce 34 3 7 โ€“ 2 โ€“ 43 3 1
Lee A. Martin 32 (4) โ€“ 8 1 1 โ€“ 41 (4) 1 โ€“
Paul Ince 26 (1) โ€“ 7 (1) โ€“ 3 2 36 (2) 2 โ€“
Danny Wallace 26 (3) 3 7 (1) 2 2 1 35 (4) 6 โ€“
Clayton Blackmore 28 (9) 2 3 (1) 1 โ€“ โ€“ 31 (10) 3 โ€“
Bryan Robson 20 2 4 2 3 โ€“ 27 4 โ€“
Russell Beardsmore 21 (13) 2 3 (2) โ€“ 1 โ€“ 25 (15) 2 โ€“
Mick Duxbury 19 (7) โ€“ 4 (2) โ€“ 2 (1) โ€“ 25 (10) โ€“ โ€“
Mark Robins 17 (7) 7 6 (3) 3 โ€“ โ€“ 23 (10) 10 โ€“
Viv Anderson 16 (2) โ€“ 4 โ€“ 1 โ€“ 21 (2) โ€“ โ€“
Lee Sharpe 18 (5) 1 โ€“ โ€“ 2 (1) โ€“ 20 (6) 1 โ€“
Mal Donaghy 14 (1) โ€“ 1 โ€“ 3 โ€“ 18 (1) โ€“ โ€“
Neil Webb 11 (1) 2 4 1 โ€“ โ€“ 15 (1) 3 โ€“
Colin Gibson 6 (1) 1 2 (1) โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 8 (2) 1 โ€“
Les Sealey 2 โ€“ 1 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 3 โ€“ โ€“
Guiliano Maiorana 1 (1) โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 (1) โ€“ 2 (2) โ€“ โ€“
Mark Bosnich 1 โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 โ€“ โ€“
Derek Brazil 1 (1) โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 (1) โ€“ โ€“
Deiniol Graham 1 (1) โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 (1) โ€“ โ€“
Ralph Milne 1 (1) โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ โ€“ 1 (1) โ€“ โ€“

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Liverpool 38 23 10 5 78 37 +41 79
2 Aston Villa 38 21 7 10 57 38 +19 70
3 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 6 13 59 47 +12 63
4 Arsenal 38 18 8 12 54 38 +16 62
5 Chelsea 38 16 12 10 58 50 +8 60
6 Everton 38 17 8 13 57 46 +11 59
7 Southampton 38 15 10 13 71 63 +8 55
8 Wimbledon 38 13 16 9 47 40 +7 55
9 Nottingham Forest 38 15 9 14 55 47 +8 54
10 Norwich City 38 13 14 11 44 42 +2 53
11 Queens Park Rangers 38 13 11 14 45 44 +1 50
12 Coventry City 38 14 7 17 39 59 โˆ’20 49
13 Manchester United 38 13 9 16 46 47 โˆ’1 48
14 Manchester City 38 12 12 14 43 52 โˆ’9 48
15 Crystal Palace 38 13 9 16 42 66 โˆ’24 48
16 Derby County 38 13 7 18 43 40 +3 46
17 Luton Town 38 10 13 15 43 57 โˆ’14 43
18 Sheffield Wednesday 38 11 10 17 35 51 โˆ’16 43
19 Charlton Athletic 38 7 9 22 31 57 โˆ’26 30
20 Millwall 38 5 11 22 39 65 โˆ’26 26

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

16 moves
In
  • Gary Pallister Centre-Back
    from Middlesbroughโ‚ฌ2.60m
  • Neil Webb Right Midfield
    from Nott'm Forestโ‚ฌ1.70m
  • Paul Ince Central Midfield
    from West Hamโ‚ฌ1.50m
  • Danny Wallace Left Winger
    from Southamptonโ‚ฌ1.45m
  • Mike Phelan Defensive Midfield
    from Norwichโ‚ฌ875k
  • Denis Irwin Left-Back
    from Oldham Athleticโ‚ฌ700k
  • Brian Carey Centre-Back
    from Cork Cityโ‚ฌ117k
  • Andy Rammell Striker
    from Atherstoneโ‚ฌ48k
  • Mark Bosnich Goalkeeper
    from Sydney UnitedFree
Out
  • Norman Whiteside Attacking Midfield
    to Evertonโ‚ฌ750k
  • Paul McGrath Centre-Back
    to Aston Villaโ‚ฌ460k
  • Shaun Goater Centre-Forward
    to Rotherhamโ‚ฌ45k
  • Remi Moses Defensive Midfield
    to RetiredUndisclosed
Loans
  • OUT Mal Donaghy Left-Back
    to Luton
  • IN Les Sealey Goalkeeper
    from Luton
  • IN Mark Crossley Goalkeeper
    from Nott'm Forest

Debuts & Farewells

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