Season 1989-1990

Results

Barclays League Division Two

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 19 AUG Sunderland (Home) Sunderland (H) L0 - 2 - 10,199
2 26 AUG Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) D2 - 2 A. McLoughlin, D. Shearer 5,531
3 03 SEP Wolverhampton Wanderers (Home) Wolves (H) W3 - 1 T. Jones, D. Shearer, A. McLoughlin 10,312
4 09 SEP West Ham United (Away) West Ham United (A) D1 - 1 J. Gittens 21,469
5 12 SEP Sheffield United (Away) Sheffield United (A) L0 - 2 - 13,920
6 16 SEP Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) D0 - 0 - 6,540
7 23 SEP Leeds United (Away) Leeds United (A) L0 - 4 - 21,694
8 26 SEP Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W3 - 0 T. Jones, P. King, P. Bodin 6,862
9 30 SEP Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A) D1 - 1 S. White 8,334
10 07 OCT Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) W3 - 2 F. Simpson, A. McLoughlin, T. Parkin 5,366
11 14 OCT Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) W3 - 0 D. Shearer, A. McLoughlin, M. Stockwell (o.g.) 8,039
12 17 OCT Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W3 - 0 C. Calderwood, S. White 2 10,741
13 21 OCT Leicester City (Away) Leicester City (A) L1 - 2 A. McLoughlin 8,547
14 01 NOV Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) W2 - 1 R. MacLaren, J. Gittens 8,070
15 04 NOV Stoke City (Home) Stoke City (H) W6 - 0 A. McLoughlin, D. Shearer 2, D. Bamber (o.g.), S. White 2 7,825
16 11 NOV Middlesbrough (Away) Middlesbrough (A) W2 - 0 D. Shearer, N. Mohan (o.g.) 13,720
17 18 NOV Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) L0 - 2 - 7,393
18 26 NOV Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) D2 - 2 D. Shearer 2 10,438
19 02 DEC Sunderland (Away) Sunderland (A) D2 - 2 A. McLoughlin, D. Shearer 15,849
20 05 DEC AFC Bournemouth (Home) Bournemouth (H) L2 - 3 P. Bodin pen., S. White 7,326
21 10 DEC Sheffield United (Home) Sheffield United (H) L0 - 2 - 10,282
22 17 DEC West Bromwich Albion (Away) West Bromwich Albion (A) W2 - 1 D. Shearer, S. White 9,884
23 26 DEC Blackburn Rovers (Home) Blackburn (H) W4 - 3 D. Shearer 2, P. Bodin, S. Foley 8,426
24 30 DEC Newcastle United (Home) Newcastle United (H) D1 - 1 D. Shearer 11,657
25 01 JAN Watford (Away) Watford (A) W2 - 0 A. McLoughlin 2 13,708
26 13 JAN Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) W3 - 2 A. McLoughlin, S. White 2 7,785
27 20 JAN Wolverhampton Wanderers (Away) Wolves (A) L1 - 2 S. White 17,210
28 04 FEB Leeds United (Home) Leeds United (H) W3 - 2 A. McLoughlin, S. Foley, R. MacLaren 16,208
29 10 FEB Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) W1 - 0 C. Calderwood 7,179
30 18 FEB West Ham United (Home) West Ham United (H) D2 - 2 S. White, R. MacLaren 16,105
31 24 FEB Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) D1 - 1 A. McLoughlin 10,300
32 03 MAR Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W3 - 0 C. Calderwood, S. White, D. Shearer 8,314
33 06 MAR Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) W3 - 1 D. Shearer 2, S. Foley 8,483
34 10 MAR Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) W3 - 0 S. White 2, D. Shearer 8,364
35 17 MAR Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) L1 - 3 D. Shearer 8,123
36 20 MAR Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) L0 - 1 - 11,856
37 24 MAR Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D2 - 2 S. White, P. Bodin pen. 8,382
38 31 MAR Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H) D1 - 1 T. Spearing (o.g.) 8,561
39 07 APR AFC Bournemouth (Away) Bournemouth (A) W2 - 1 F. Simpson, J. Gittens 7,772
40 10 APR Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) L1 - 2 S. White 8,444
41 14 APR Watford (Home) Watford (H) W2 - 0 D. Shearer, S. White 8,520
42 16 APR Blackburn Rovers (Away) Blackburn (A) L1 - 2 J. Gittens 10,689
43 21 APR West Bromwich Albion (Home) West Bromwich Albion (H) W2 - 1 P. Bodin, S. White 8,495
44 25 APR Newcastle United (Away) Newcastle United (A) D0 - 0 - 26,568
45 28 APR Middlesbrough (Home) Middlesbrough (H) D1 - 1 S. Foley 9,532
46 05 MAY Stoke City (Away) Stoke City (A) D1 - 1 D. Shearer 11,386
PLAYOFFS
SEMI FINAL
SF-1L 13 MAY Blackburn Rovers (Away) Blackburn (A) W2 - 1 S. White, S. Foley 15,636
SF-2L 16 MAY Blackburn Rovers (Home) Blackburn (H) W2 - 1
W4 - 2  (Agg.)
D. Shearer, S. White 12,416
FINAL
F 28 MAY Sunderland (Neutral) Sunderland (N) W1 - 0 A. McLoughlin 72,873

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
THIRD ROUND
3 06 JAN Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L1 - 2 D. Shearer 17,422

Littlewoods Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
SECOND ROUND
2-1L 19 SEP Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) W3 - 0 D. Shearer, A. McLoughlin 2 3,518
2-2L 03 OCT Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W3 - 1
W6 - 1  (Agg.)
S. White 2, D. Shearer 5,544
THIRD ROUND
3 24 OCT Bolton Wanderers (Home) Bolton (H) D3 - 3 A. McLoughlin, D. Shearer, R. MacLaren 8,318
3R 07 NOV Bolton Wanderers (Away) Bolton (A) D1 - 1  (AET) D. Shearer 11,533
3-2R 14 NOV Bolton Wanderers (Away) Bolton (A) D1 - 1  (AET) S. White 14,129
3-3R 21 NOV Bolton Wanderers (Home) Bolton (H) W2 - 1  (AET) S. White, R. MacLaren 11,238
FOURTH ROUND
4 29 NOV Southampton (Home) Southampton (H) D0 - 0 - 15,085
4R 16 JAN Southampton (Away) Southampton (A) L2 - 4  (AET) A. McLoughlin, S. White 19,018

Zenith Data Systems Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
AREA SECOND ROUND - S
2A 13 DEC Millwall (Home) Millwall (H) W2 - 1 S. White, D. Thompson (o.g.) 3,223
AREA THIRD ROUND - S
3A 24 JAN Norwich City (Home) Norwich City (H) W4 - 1 D. Shearer, S. Foley, P. Bodin, S. White 5,314
AREA SEMI FINAL - S
SFA 13 FEB Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L0 - 1 - 6,027