1990–91 Norwich City F.C. season

Norwich City
1990–91 season
ChairmanRobert Chase
ManagerDave Stringer
StadiumCarrow Road
First Division15th
FA CupQuarter finals
League CupThird round
Full Members CupSouthern final
Player of the YearIan Culverhouse
Top goalscorerGordon/Sherwood (7)
Average home league attendance15,468

During the 1990–91 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

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In the 1990–91 season, Norwich had a good run in the FA Cup, which includes a 'live TV' win over Manchester United, ends with a 1–0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the quarter finals. The Canaries also reached the Southern Area final of the Full Members Cup before losing to Crystal Palace over two legs. In the league, Norwich finished in a disappointing 15th place, but weren't in relegation danger for much of the season. Youngsters that made their mark that season included Daryl Sutch, Chris Sutton and Robert Ullathorne.

Final league table

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Main article: 1990–91 Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Sheffield United 38 13 7 18 36 55 −19 46
14 Southampton 38 12 9 17 58 69 −11 45
15 Norwich City 38 13 6 19 41 64 −23 45
16 Coventry City 38 11 11 16 42 49 −7 44
17 Aston Villa 38 9 14 15 46 58 −12 41
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 13 6 19 41 64  −23 45 9 3 7 27 32  −5 4 3 12 14 32  −18

Source: Statto

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAAHHAHHHAAHAA
ResultWLLLLWLLDWWDWLLWWWLLLWWLDDWDLLDWLLLWLL
Position5815171716171717161212911131010999111110101010101011131310131516131315
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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First Division

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25 August 1990 1 Norwich City 3–2 Sunderland Norwich
Gordon 9'
Sherwood 43'
Fox 71'		 [2] Davenport 54'
Gabbiadini 63'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,247
28 August 1990 2 Southampton 1–0 Norwich City Southampton
Polston 63' (o.g.) [3] Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 17,206
1 September 1990 3 Leeds United 3–0 Norwich City Leeds
Chapman 6', 35'
Varadi 78'		 [4] Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 25,684
8 September 1990 4 Norwich City 0–3 Crystal Palace Norwich
[5] Barber 7'
Wright 13'
Salako 55'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 15,306
15 September 1990 5 Manchester City 2–1 Norwich City Manchester
Quinn 22'
Brennan 27'		 [6] Fleck 77' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 26,247
22 September 1990 6 Norwich City 2–1 Derby County Norwich
Phillips 58'
Fox 62'		 [7] Patterson 62' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,258
29 September 1990 7 Norwich City 1–3 Luton Town Norwich
Gordon 5' [8] Elstrup 48', 53', 62' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,794
6 October 1990 8 Arsenal 2–0 Norwich City London
Davis 28', 32' [9] Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 36,048
20 October 1990 9 Norwich City 1–1 Liverpool Norwich
Fox 7' [10] Gillespie 2' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 21,275
27 October 1990 10 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Norwich City London
Wegerle 59' (pen.) [11] Power 15', 69'
Phillips 39'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,103
3 November 1990 11 Norwich City 3–0 Sheffield United Norwich
Sherwood 30'
Jones 51' (o.g.)
Phillips 75'		 [12] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,806
10 November 1990 12 Chelsea 1–1 Norwich City London
Wise 26' (pen.) [13] Gordon 13' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 16,925
17 November 1990 13 Norwich City 2–0 Aston Villa Norwich
Crook 4'
Fox 70'		 [14] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,243
24 November 1990 14 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Norwich City London
Lineker 29', 51' [15] Crook 32' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 33,942
1 December 1990 15 Norwich City 0–4 Wimbledon Norwich
[16] Fashanu 1', 28'
Barton 19'
Scales 21'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,324
8 December 1990 16 Norwich City 3–1 Southampton Norwich
Phillips 36'
Ruddock 53' (o.g.)
Bowen 55'		 [17] Le Tissier 5' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 11,705
15 December 1990 17 Sunderland 1–2 Norwich City Sunderland
Armstrong 14' [18] Sherwood 60'
Gordon 75'		 Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 18,693
22 December 1990 18 Norwich City 1–0 Everton Norwich
Polston 37' [19] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14,294
26 December 1990 19 Manchester United 3–0 Norwich City Manchester
Hughes 54'
McClair 69', 89'		 [20] Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 39,801
29 December 1990 20 Coventry City 2–0 Norwich City Coventry
Borrows 56' (pen.)
Speedie 58'		 [21] Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 12,039
2 January 1991 21 Norwich City 2–6 Nottingham Forest Norwich
Sherwood 10'
Fleck 71'		 [22] Wilson 26'
Clough 26'
Polston 53' (o.g.)
Keane 68', 77'
Crosby 86'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,043
12 January 1991 22 Norwich City 2–0 Leeds United Norwich
Sherwood 17'
Gordon 73'		 [23] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,786
19 January 1991 23 Crystal Palace 1–3 Norwich City London
Bright 53' [24] Goss 19'
Fleck 58', 73'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,201
2 February 1991 24 Norwich City 1–2 Manchester City Norwich
Polston 80' [25] Quinn 2'
White 43'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 15,194
23 February 1991 25 Derby County 0–0 Norwich City Derby
[26] Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 14,102
2 March 1991 26 Wimbledon 0–0 Norwich City London
[27] Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 4,041
16 March 1991 27 Luton Town 0–1 Norwich City Luton
[28] Sherwood 21' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,604
23 March 1991 28 Norwich City 0–0 Arsenal Norwich
[29] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 20,131
30 March 1991 29 Norwich City 0–3 Manchester United Norwich
[30] Bruce 18' (pen.), 74'}
Ince 80'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18,282
1 April 1991 30 Everton 1–0 Norwich City Liverpool
Newell 62' [31] Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 20,485
6 April 1991 31 Norwich City 2–2 Coventry City Norwich
Sherwood 41'
Fleck 48'		 [32] Gallacher 29'}
Gynn 60'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 11,550
10 April 1991 32 Norwich City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur Norwich
Power 13'
Crook 81'		 [33] Hendry 44' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,014
16 April 1991 33 Norwich City 1–3 Chelsea Norwich
Polston 79' [34] Wise 18'
Durie 38', 65'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,301
20 April 1991 34 Liverpool 3–0 Norwich City Liverpool
Barnes 31'
Houghton 36'
Rush 85'		 [35] Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 37,605
24 April 1991 35 Nottingham Forest 5–0 Norwich City Nottingham
Glover 18'
Clough 35'
Pearce 58'
Crosby 65'
Woan 88'		 [36] Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 17,641
4 May 1991 36 Norwich City 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Norwich
Gordon 50' [37] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,469
8 May 1991 37 Aston Villa 2–1 Norwich City Birmingham
Bowen 9' (o.g.)
Yorke 66'		 [38] Gordon 42' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 16,697
11 May 1991 38 Sheffield United 2–1 Norwich City Sheffield
Agana 12', 18' [39] Polston 10' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 21,019

FA Cup

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Main article: 1990–91 FA Cup
5 January 1991 Round 3 Norwich City 2–1 Bristol City Norwich
[40] Stadium: Carrow Road
26 January 1991 Round 4 Norwich City 3–1 Swindon Town Norwich
[41] Stadium: Carrow Road
18 February 1991 Round 5 Norwich City 2–1 Manchester United Norwich
[42] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 23,058
9 March 1991 Quarter Final Norwich City 0–1 Nottingham Forest Norwich
[43] Stadium: Carrow Road

League Cup

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Main article: 1990–91 Football League Cup
26 September 1990 Round 2 Leg 1 Norwich City 2–0 Watford Norwich
[44] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 7,720
9 October 1990 Round 2 Leg 2 Watford 0–3
(0–5 agg.)		 Norwich City Norwich
[45] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 6,148
30 October 1990 Round 3 Middlesbrough 2–0 Norwich City Middlesbrough
[46] Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,024

Full Members' Cup

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Main article: 1990–91 Full Members' Cup
19 December 1990 Southern Section Round 2 Norwich City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Millwall Norwich
[47] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 4,741
20 February 1991 Southern Section Quarter Final Norwich City 2–1 Southampton Norwich
[48] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 5,920
27 February 1991 Southern Section Semi Final Norwich City 2–0 Ipswich Town Norwich
[49] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,225
5 March 1991 Southern Section Final First Leg Norwich City 1–1 Crystal Palace Norwich
[50] Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 7,554
19 March 1991 Southern Section Final Second Leg Crystal Palace 2–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Norwich City London
[51] Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,857

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Scotland SCO Bryan Gunn
— GK England ENG Jon Sheffield
— GK Wales WAL Mark Walton
— DF England ENG Paul Blades
— DF Wales WAL Mark Bowen
— DF England ENG Ian Butterworth
— DF England ENG Ian Culverhouse
— DF England ENG Jason Minett
— DF England ENG Adrian Pennock
— DF England ENG John Polston
— DF England ENG Daryl Sutch
— DF England ENG Robert Ullathorne
— DF England ENG Colin Woodthorpe
— MF England ENG Steve Ball
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Ian Crook
— MF Montserrat MSR Ruel Fox
— MF England ENG Dale Gordon
— MF Wales WAL Jeremy Goss
— MF Wales WAL David Phillips
— MF England ENG Tim Sherwood
— MF England ENG David Smith
— FW Scotland SCO Robert Fleck
— FW Denmark DEN Henrik Mortensen
— FW Republic of Ireland IRL Lee Power
— FW England ENG Robert Rosario
— FW England ENG Chris Sutton
— FW England ENG Robert Taylor

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Name To Fee
17 July 1990 DF Colin Woodthorpe Chester City £175,000
18 July 1990 DF Paul Blades Derby County £700,000
24 July 1990 DF John Polston Tottenham Hotspur £250,000
18 September 1990 MF Steve Ball Colchester United Free transfer

Out

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Date Pos Name To Fee
4 July 1990 DF Andy Linighan Arsenal £1,250,000
5 July 1990 MF Andy Townsend Chelsea £1,200,000
18 March 1991 GK Jon Sheffield Cambridge United Free transfer
22 March 1991 FW Robert Rosario Coventry City £600,000
Transfers in: Decrease £1,125,000
Transfers out: Increase £2,050,000
Total spending: Increase £925,000

References

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