Seasons · Division Two · Season 70

1989/90

Finished 1st · Manager Howard Wilkinson

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The season · Record

Played: 53
Won: 26
Drawn: 14
Lost: 13
For: 86
Against: 62
Points: 85

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Sheffield United
Biggest defeat: 2–5; v Newcastle United
Clean sheets: 18
Top scorer: -
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 20,730

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1989/90
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Leeds United	46	24	13	9	79	52	+27	85
2	Sheffield United	46	24	13	9	78	58	+20	85
3	Newcastle United	46	22	14	10	80	55	+25	80
4	Swindon Town	46	20	14	12	79	59	+20	74
5	Blackburn Rovers	46	19	17	10	74	59	+15	74
6	Sunderland	46	20	14	12	70	64	+6	74
7	West Ham United	46	20	12	14	80	57	+23	72
8	Oldham Athletic	46	19	14	13	70	57	+13	71
9	Ipswich Town	46	19	12	15	67	66	+1	69
10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	18	13	15	67	60	+7	67
11	Port Vale	46	15	16	15	62	57	+5	61
12	Portsmouth	46	15	16	15	62	65	-3	61
13	Leicester City	46	15	14	17	67	79	-12	59
14	Hull City	46	14	16	16	58	65	-7	58
15	Watford	46	14	15	17	58	60	-2	57
16	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	13	19	58	63	-5	55
17	Oxford United	46	15	9	22	57	66	-9	54
18	Brighton and Hove Albion	46	15	9	22	56	72	-16	54
19	Barnsley	46	13	15	18	49	71	-22	54
20	West Bromwich Albion	46	12	15	19	67	71	-4	51
21	Middlesbrough	46	13	11	22	52	63	-11	50
22	AFC Bournemouth	46	12	12	22	57	76	-19	48
23	Bradford City	46	9	14	23	44	68	-24	41
24	Stoke City	46	6	19	21	35	63	-28	37

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 46 played

Division Two fixtures, 1989/90
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Aug	A	Newcastle United	2–5	24,482	Lost 2–5 v Newcastle United
23 Aug	H	Middlesbrough	2–1	25,004	Won 2–1 v Middlesbrough
26 Aug	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	25,045	Drew 1–1 v Blackburn Rovers
2 Sep	A	Stoke City	1–1	10,915	Drew 1–1 v Stoke City
9 Sep	H	Ipswich Town	1–1	22,972	Drew 1–1 v Ipswich Town
16 Sep	A	Hull City	1–0	11,620	Won 1–0 v Hull City
23 Sep	H	Swindon Town	4–0	21,694	Won 4–0 v Swindon Town
27 Sep	H	Oxford United	2–1	24,097	Won 2–1 v Oxford United
30 Sep	A	Port Vale	0–0	11,156	Drew 0–0 v Port Vale
7 Oct	A	West Ham United	1–0	23,539	Won 1–0 v West Ham United
14 Oct	H	Sunderland	2–0	27,815	Won 2–0 v Sunderland
17 Oct	A	Portsmouth	3–3	10,260	Drew 3–3 v Portsmouth
21 Oct	H	Wolves	1–0	28,204	Won 1–0 v Wolves
28 Oct	A	Bradford City	1–0	12,527	Won 1–0 v Bradford City
1 Nov	H	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	26,791	Won 2–1 v Plymouth Argyle
4 Nov	H	Bournemouth	3–0	26,484	Won 3–0 v Bournemouth
11 Nov	A	Leicester City	3–4	18,032	Lost 3–4 v Leicester City
18 Nov	H	Watford	2–1	26,921	Won 2–1 v Watford
25 Nov	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	15,116	Lost 1–2 v West Bromwich Albion
2 Dec	H	Newcastle United	1–0	31,715	Won 1–0 v Newcastle United
9 Dec	A	Middlesbrough	2–0	19,686	Won 2–0 v Middlesbrough
16 Dec	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	24,070	Won 3–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion
26 Dec	A	Sheffield United	2–2	31,254	Drew 2–2 v Sheffield United
30 Dec	A	Barnsley	0–1	14,481	Lost 0–1 v Barnsley
1 Jan	H	Oldham Athletic	1–1	30,217	Drew 1–1 v Oldham Athletic
13 Jan	A	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	14,485	Won 2–1 v Blackburn Rovers
20 Jan	H	Stoke City	2–0	29,318	Won 2–0 v Stoke City
4 Feb	A	Swindon Town	2–3	16,208	Lost 2–3 v Swindon Town
10 Feb	H	Hull City	4–3	29,977	Won 4–3 v Hull City
17 Feb	A	Ipswich Town	2–2	17,102	Drew 2–2 v Ipswich Town
24 Feb	H	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	30,004	Drew 2–2 v West Bromwich Albion
3 Mar	A	Watford	0–1	13,468	Lost 0–1 v Watford
7 Mar	H	Port Vale	0–0	28,756	Drew 0–0 v Port Vale
10 Mar	A	Oxford United	4–2	8,397	Won 4–2 v Oxford United
17 Mar	H	West Ham United	3–2	32,536	Won 3–2 v West Ham United
20 Mar	A	Sunderland	1–0	17,851	Won 1–0 v Sunderland
24 Mar	H	Portsmouth	2–0	27,600	Won 2–0 v Portsmouth
31 Mar	A	Wolves	0–1	22,419	Lost 0–1 v Wolves
7 Apr	H	Bradford City	1–1	32,316	Drew 1–1 v Bradford City
10 Apr	A	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	11,382	Drew 1–1 v Plymouth Argyle
13 Apr	A	Oldham Athletic	1–3	16,292	Lost 1–3 v Oldham Athletic
16 Apr	H	Sheffield United	4–0	32,727	Won 4–0 v Sheffield United
21 Apr	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–2	11,359	Drew 2–2 v Brighton & Hove Albion
25 Apr	H	Barnsley	1–2	31,700	Lost 1–2 v Barnsley
28 Apr	H	Leicester City	2–1	32,597	Won 2–1 v Leicester City
5 May	A	Bournemouth	1–0	9,918	Won 1–0 v Bournemouth

Full Members Cup · 4 played

Full Members Cup fixtures, 1989/90
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
7 Nov	H	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	5,070	Won 1–0 v Blackburn Rovers
28 Nov	A	Barnsley	2–1	6,136	Won 2–1 v Barnsley
19 Dec	A	Stoke City	2–2	6,136	Drew 2–2 v Stoke City
17 Jan	A	Aston Villa	0–2	17,543	Lost 0–2 v Aston Villa

League Cup · 2 played

League Cup fixtures, 1989/90
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
19 Sep	A	Oldham Athletic	1–2	8,415	Lost 1–2 v Oldham Athletic
3 Oct	H	Oldham Athletic	1–2	18,092	Lost 1–2 v Oldham Athletic

FA Cup · 1 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1989/90
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
6 Jan	H	Ipswich Town	0–1	26,766	Lost 0–1 v Ipswich Town