1989–90 Derby County F.C. season

Derby County F.C. 1989–90 football season

Derby County F.C.
1989–90 season
Manager	Arthur Cox^[1]
Football League First Division	16th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
← 1987–88 1990–91 →

This article documents the 1989–90 season of football club Derby County F.C.

League table

^[2]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Manchester City	38	12	12	14	43	52	−9	48
15	Crystal Palace	38	13	9	16	42	66	−24	48
16	Derby County	38	13	7	18	43	40	+3	46
17	Luton Town	38	10	13	15	43	57	−14	43
18	Sheffield Wednesday (R)	38	11	10	17	35	51	−16	43	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

^[3]

First Division

Charlton Athletic v Derby County

19 August 1989 1	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Derby County	London
		^[4]		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 8,543

Derby County v Wimbledon

23 August 1989 2	Derby County	1–1	Wimbledon	Derby
	Cork 28'	^[5]	Hebberd 84'	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 13,874

Derby County v Manchester United

26 August 1989 3	Derby County	2–0	Manchester United	Derby
	Goddard Saunders	^[6]		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,175

Nottingham Forest v Derby County

30 August 1989 4	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Derby County	Nottingham
	Crosby Pearce	^[7]	Hodge o.g.'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 24,060

Derby County v Liverpool

9 September 1989 5	Derby County	0–3	Liverpool	Derby
		^[8]	Rush Barnes Beardsley	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 20,034

Queens Park Rangers v Derby County

16 September 1989 6	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Derby County	London
		^[9]	Saunders	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,697

Derby County v Southampton

23 September 1989 7	Derby County	0–1	Southampton	Derby
		^[10]	Wallace	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 13,694

Aston Villa v Derby County

30 September 1989 8	Aston Villa	1–0	Derby County	Birmingham
	Platt	^[11]		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 16,245

Derby County v Crystal Palace

14 October 1989 9	Derby County	3–1	Crystal Palace	Derby
	Goddard x2 Saunders pen.'	^[12]	Pardew	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,535

Derby County v Chelsea

21 October 1989 10	Derby County	0–1	Chelsea	Derby
		^[13]	Dixon	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,279

Arsenal v Derby County

28 October 1989 11	Arsenal	1–1	Derby County	London
	Smith	^[14]	Goddard	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 33,189

Luton Town v Derby County

4 November 1989 12	Luton Town	1–0	Derby County	Luton
	Dowie	^[15]		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,919

Derby County v Manchester City

11 November 1989 13	Derby County	6–0	Manchester City	Derby
	Wright Hebberd Saunders pen.' x2 Goddard Micklewhite	^[16]		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 19,239

Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday

18 November 1989 14	Derby County	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Derby
	Goddard Saunders	^[17]		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 18,085

Tottenham Hotspur v Derby County

25 November 1989 15	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Derby County	London
	Stewart	^[18]	Saunders Goddard	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,075

Derby County v Charlton Athletic

2 December 1989 16	Derby County	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Derby
	Saunders Micklewhite	^[19]		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,590

Wimbledon v Derby County

9 December 1989 17	Wimbledon	1–1	Derby County	London
	Scales	^[20]	Goddard	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 5,024

Norwich City v Derby County

16 December 1989 18	Norwich City	1–0	Derby County	Norwich
	Scales	^[21]	Rosario	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 16,184

Derby County v Everton

26 December 1989 19	Derby County	0–1	Everton	Derby
		^[22]	McCall	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 21,314

Derby County v Coventry City

30 December 1989 20	Derby County	4–1	Coventry City	Derby
	Pickering Hebberd x2 Ramage	^[23]	Speedie	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,011

Millwall v Derby County

1 January 1990 21	Millwall	1–1	Derby County	London
	Dawes	^[24]	Pickering	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,790

Manchester United v Derby County

12 January 1990 22	Manchester United	1–2	Derby County	Manchester
	Pallister	^[25]	Wright Pickering	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 38,985

Derby County v Nottingham Forest

20 January 1990 23	Derby County	0–2	Nottingham Forest	Derby
		^[26]	Hodge Jemson	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,176

Derby County v Queens Park Rangers

10 February 1990 24	Derby County	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Derby
	Gee Saunders	^[27]		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 14,445

Derby County v Tottenham Hotspur

24 February 1990 25	Derby County	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Derby
	Saunders Harford	^[28]	Moncur	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 19,676

Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County

3 March 1990 26	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Derby County	Sheffield
	Sheridan	^[29]		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,811

Southampton v Derby County

10 March 1990 27	Southampton	2–1	Derby County	Southampton
	Wallace Le Tissier	^[30]	Saunders	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,430

Derby County v Aston Villa

17 March 1990 28	Derby County	0–1	Aston Villa	Derby
		^[31]	Ormondroyd	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 21,062

Crystal Palace v Derby County

20 March 1990 29	Crystal Palace	1–1	Derby County	London
	Gray	^[32]	Wright	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 10,051

Derby County v Arsenal

24 March 1990 30	Derby County	1–3	Arsenal	Derby
	Briscoe	^[33]	Hayes x2 Campbell	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,514

Chelsea v Derby County

31 March 1990 31	Chelsea	1–1	Derby County	London
	Wilson	^[34]	Harford	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 14,265

Coventry City v Derby County

7 April 1990 32	Coventry City	1–0	Derby County	Coventry
	Wright	^[35]		Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 11,157

Derby County v Millwall

14 April 1990 33	Derby County	2–0	Millwall	Derby
	Harford x2	^[36]		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 13,718

Everton v Derby County

16 April 1990 34	Everton	2–1	Derby County	Liverpool
	Atteveld Sheedy	^[37]	Wright	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 23,933

Derby County v Norwich City

21 April 1990 35	Derby County	0–2	Norwich City	Derby
		^[38]	Rosario Fox	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 13,758

Manchester City v Derby County

28 April 1990 36	Manchester City	0–1	Derby County	Manchester
		^[39]	Wright	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 29,542

Liverpool v Derby County

1 May 1990 37	Liverpool	1–0	Derby County	Liverpool
	Gillespie	^[40]		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 38,038

Derby County v Luton Town

5 May 1990 38	Derby County	2–3	Luton Town	Derby
	Wright Williams	^[41]	Breacker Black x2	Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,044

FA Cup

Port Vale v Derby County

7 January 1990 Third round	Port Vale	1–1	Derby County	Stoke-on-Trent
			Hebberd	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 17,478

Derby County v Port Vale

10 January 1990 Third round	Derby County	2–3	Port Vale	Derby
	Ramage Francis			Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 21,389

League Cup

Cambridge United v Derby County

19 September 1989 Second round First Leg	Cambridge United	2–1	Derby County	Cambridge
		^[42]	Goddard	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,333

Derby County v Cambridge United

4 October 1989 Second round Second Leg	Derby County	5–0 (6–2 agg.)	Cambridge United	Derby
	McMinn Saunders x3 Goddard	^[43]		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 12,525

Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday

25 October 1989 Third round	Derby County	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Derby
	Saunders x2	^[44]		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 18,042

Derby County v West Bromwich Albion

22 November 1989 Fourth Round	Derby County	2–0	West Bromwich Albion	Derby
	McMinn x2	^[45]		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 21,313

West Ham United v Derby County

17 January 1990 Quarter Final	West Ham United	1–1	Derby County	London
	Dicks	^[46]	Saunders	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,035

Derby County v West Ham United

24 January 1990 Quarter Final Replay	Derby County	0–0	West Ham United	Derby
		^[47]		Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,510

West Ham United v Derby County

31 January 1990 Quarter Final Second Replay	West Ham United	2–1	Derby County	London
	Slater Keen	^[48]	Saunders	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 25,166

Full Members' Cup

West Bromwich Albion v Derby County

29 November 1989 Northern Section Round 2	West Bromwich Albion	0–5	Derby County	West Bromwich
		^[49]		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 4,880

Newcastle United v Derby County

20 December 1989 Northern Section Round 3	Newcastle United	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Derby County	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
		^[50]		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,800

Squad

^[51] 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	ENG	Peter Shilton
—	GK	ENG	Martin Taylor
—	DF	ENG	Jon Davidson
—	DF	ENG	Rob Hindmarch
—	DF	ENG	Paul Blades
—	DF	ENG	Michael Forsyth
—	DF	ENG	Mark Wright
—	DF	ENG	Paul Williams
—	DF	ENG	Jason Kavanagh
—	DF	ENG	Mark Patterson
—	DF	ENG	Robbie Briscoe
—	DF	ENG	Mel Sage
—	DF	ENG	Brian McCord
—	MF	ENG	Nick Pickering


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Steve Hayward
—	MF	ENG	Trevor Hebberd
—	MF	ENG	Gary Micklewhite
—	MF	ENG	Craig Ramage
—	MF	WAL	Geraint Williams
—	MF	ENG	Martyn Chalk
—	MF	SCO	Ted McMinn
—	MF	ENG	Steve Cross
—	MF	ENG	Kevin Francis
—	FW	ENG	Phil Gee
—	FW	ENG	Paul Goddard
—	FW	ENG	Mick Harford
—	FW	WAL	Dean Saunders

References

^ "Derby Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
^ "English Football League Tables 1989/1990".
^ "Derby County – Fixtures & Results 1989/1990".
^ "Charlton Athletic – Derby County 0:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 1. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Wimbledon FC 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 2. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Manchester United 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 3. Round)".
^ "Nottingham Forest – Derby County 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 4. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Liverpool FC 0:3 (Premier League 1989/1990, 5. Round)".
^ "Queens Park Rangers – Derby County 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 6. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Southampton FC 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 7. Round)".
^ "Aston Villa – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 8. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Crystal Palace 3:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 9. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Chelsea FC 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 10. Round)".
^ "Arsenal FC – Derby County 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 11. Round)".
^ "Luton Town – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 12. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Manchester City 6:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 13. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Sheffield Wednesday 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 14. Round)".
^ "Tottenham Hotspur – Derby County 1:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 15. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Charlton Athletic 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 16. Round)".
^ "Wimbledon FC – Derby County 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 17. Round)".
^ "Norwich City – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 18. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Everton FC 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 19. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Coventry City 4:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 20. Round)".
^ "Millwall FC – Derby County 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 21. Round)".
^ "Manchester United – Derby County 1:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 22. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Nottingham Forest 0:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 23. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Queens Park Rangers 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 25. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Tottenham Hotspur 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 27. Round)".
^ "Sheffield Wednesday – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 28. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC – Derby County 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 24. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Aston Villa 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 30. Round)".
^ "Crystal Palace – Derby County 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 29. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Arsenal FC 1:3 (Premier League 1989/1990, 31. Round)".
^ "Chelsea FC – Derby County 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 32. Round)".
^ "Coventry City – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 33. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Millwall FC 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 34. Round)".
^ "Everton FC – Derby County 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 35. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Norwich City 0:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 36. Round)".
^ "Manchester City – Derby County 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 37. Round)".
^ "Liverpool FC – Derby County 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 26. Round)".
^ "Derby County – Luton Town 2:3 (Premier League 1989/1990, 38. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
^ "Cambridge United v Derby County, 19 September 1989".
^ "Derby County v Cambridge United, 04 October 1989".
^ "Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday, 25 October 1989".
^ "Derby County v West Bromwich Albion, 22 November 1989".
^ "West Ham United v Derby County, 17 January 1990".
^ "Derby County v West Ham United, 24 January 1990".
^ "West Ham United v Derby County, 31 January 1990".
^ "West Bromwich Albion v Derby County, 29 November 1989".
^ "Newcastle United v Derby County, 20 December 1989".
^ "All Derby County players: 1990".

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National teams

Bobby Robson
Rous Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
- qualification
- UEFA
- UEFA Group 2

League
competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two North, Two South) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Full Members' Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final)

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Oldham Athletic Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Sheffield United Sunderland Swindon Town Stoke City Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division	Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Cardiff City Chester City Crewe Alexandra Fulham Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Northampton Town Preston North End Notts County Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Swansea City Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Athletic
Fourth Division	Aldershot Burnley Cambridge United Carlisle United Chesterfield Colchester United Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Gillingham Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Lincoln City Maidstone United Peterborough United Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Torquay United Wrexham York City