1989–90 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton F.C. 1989–90 football season

Southampton F.C.
1989–90 season
Manager	Chris Nicholl^[1]
Football League First Division	7th
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Quarter-final
← 1988–89 1990–91 →

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

League table

^[2]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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

Results

^[3]

First Division

Southampton v Millwall

19 August 1989 1	Southampton	1–2	Millwall	Southampton
	Ruddock 71'	^[4]	Briley 38' Cascarino 89'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,201

Manchester City v Southampton

23 August 1989 2	Manchester City	1–2	Southampton	Manchester
	Gleghorn	^[5]	D. Wallace x2	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 25,416

Everton v Southampton

26 August 1989 3	Everton	3–0	Southampton	Liverpool
	Whiteside Newell McCall	^[6]		Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 27,807

Southampton v Aston Villa

29 August 1989 4	Southampton	2–1	Aston Villa	Southampton
	Cockerill Case	^[7]	Platt	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,401

Norwich City v Southampton

9 September 1989 5	Norwich City	4–4	Southampton	Norwich
	Rosario x2 Sherwood Fleck	^[8]	Rideout x2 R. Wallace x2	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,259

Southampton v Crystal Palace

16 September 1989 6	Southampton	1–1	Crystal Palace	Southampton
	Horne	^[9]	Hopkins	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,368

Derby County v Southampton

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

Southampton v Wimbledon

30 September 1989 8	Southampton	2–2	Wimbledon	Southampton
	Le Tissier x2	^[11]	Young Wise	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 12,904

Queens Park Rangers v Southampton

14 October 1989 9	Queens Park Rangers	1–4	Southampton	London
	Francis	^[12]	R. Wallace x2 Le Tissier Shearer	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,022

Southampton v Liverpool

21 October 1989 10	Southampton	4–1	Liverpool	Southampton
	Rideout R. Wallace x2 Le Tissier	^[13]	Beardsley	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,501

Manchester United v Southampton

28 October 1989 11	Manchester United	2–1	Southampton	Manchester
	McClair x2	^[14]	Le Tissier	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 37,122

Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur

4 November 1989 12	Southampton	1–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Southampton
	Cockerill	^[15]	Gascoigne	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,601

Coventry City v Southampton

11 November 1989 13	Coventry City	1–0	Southampton	Coventry
	Drinkell	^[16]		Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 12,151

Chelsea v Southampton

18 November 1989 14	Chelsea	2–2	Southampton	London
	Monkou Wilson	^[17]	Le Tissier x2	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 23,093

Southampton v Luton Town

25 November 1989 15	Southampton	6–3	Luton Town	Southampton
	Rideout x2 Le Tissier x2 R. Wallace x2 Shearer	^[18]	Dreyer Black Elstrup	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,014

Millwall v Southampton

2 December 1989 16	Millwall	2–2	Southampton	London
	Cascarino Stephenson	^[19]	Rideout Le Tissier	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 10,470

Southampton v Manchester City

9 December 1989 17	Southampton	2–1	Manchester City	Southampton
	R. Wallace x2 Horne	^[20]	Allen	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,832

Nottingham Forest v Southampton

17 December 1989 18	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Southampton	Nottingham
	Hodge Chapman	^[21]		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 16,437

Southampton v Arsenal

26 December 1989 19	Southampton	1–0	Arsenal	Southampton
	R. Wallace	^[22]		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,229

Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday

30 December 1989 20	Southampton	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Southampton
	Le Tissier x2	^[23]	Atkinson Shirtliff	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,417

Charlton Athletic v Southampton

1 January 1990 21	Charlton Athletic	2–4	Southampton	London
	Lee MacKenzie	^[24]	Le Tissier Osman R. Wallace x2	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 7,614

Southampton v Everton

13 January 1990 22	Southampton	2–2	Everton	Southampton
	Osman x2	^[25]	Whiteside x2	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,381

Aston Villa v Southampton

20 January 1990 23	Aston Villa	2–1	Southampton	Birmingham
	Daley Gage	^[26]	Cockerill	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,118

Crystal Palace v Southampton

10 February 1990 24	Crystal Palace	3–1	Southampton	London
	Salako Gray Barber	^[27]	Osman	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 13,363

Luton Town v Southampton

24 February 1990 25	Luton Town	1–1	Southampton	Luton
	Dowie	^[28]	Shearer	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,417

Southampton v Norwich City

27 February 1990 26	Southampton	4–1	Norwich City	Southampton
	Le Tissier x3 Moore	^[29]	Allen	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,668

Southampton v Chelsea

3 March 1990 27	Southampton	2–3	Chelsea	Southampton
	R. Wallace x2	^[30]	Wilson Dorigo Durie	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,526

Southampton v Derby County

10 March 1990 28	Southampton	2–1	Derby County	Southampton
	R. Wallace Le Tissier	^[31]	Saunders	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,430

Wimbledon v Southampton

17 March 1990 29	Wimbledon	3–3	Southampton	London
	Young Scales Fashanu	^[32]	Le Tissier x3	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 5,382

Southampton v Manchester United

24 March 1990 30	Southampton	0–2	Manchester United	Southampton
		^[33]	Gibson Robins	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 20,510

Liverpool v Southampton

31 March 1990 31	Liverpool	3–2	Southampton	Liverpool
	Barnes Osman o.g.' Rush	^[34]	Rideout Case	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 37,027

Southampton v Queens Park Rangers

3 April 1990 32	Southampton	0–2	Queens Park Rangers	Southampton
		^[35]	Maddix Wegerle	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,757

Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton

7 April 1990 33	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Southampton	Sheffield
		^[36]	Cockerill	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 18,329

Southampton v Charlton Athletic

14 April 1990 34	Southampton	3–2	Charlton Athletic	Southampton
	Ruddock x2 Case	^[37]	Jones Caton	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,725

Southampton v Nottingham Forest

21 April 1990 35	Southampton	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Southampton
	R. Wallace x2	^[38]		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 17,006

Southampton v Coventry City

28 April 1990 36	Southampton	3–0	Coventry City	Southampton
	Le Tissier pen.' Horne Osman	^[39]		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 16,359

Arsenal v Southampton

2 May 1990 37	Arsenal	2–1	Southampton	London
	Dixon pen.' Rocastle	^[40]	Horne	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 23,732

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

5 May 1990 38	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Southampton	London
	Stewart Allen	^[41]	Cook	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,038

FA Cup

Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

6 January 1990 Third Round	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Southampton	London
	Howells	^[42]	Le Tissier R. Wallace Horne	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 33,134

Southampton v Oxford United

27 January 1990 Fourth Round	Southampton	1–0	Oxford United	Southampton
	Ruddock	^[43]		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,802

Liverpool v Southampton

17 February 1990 Fifth Round	Liverpool	3–0	Southampton	Liverpool
	Beardsley Rush Nicol	^[44]		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 35,961

League Cup

York City v Southampton

20 September 1989 Second Round First Leg	York City	0–1	Southampton	York
		^[45]	Wallace	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 4,526

Southampton v York City

3 October 1989 Second Round Second Leg	Southampton	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	York City	Southampton
	Shearer 9', 76'	^[46]		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 8,096

Southampton v Charlton Athletic

24 October 1989 Third Round	Southampton	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Southampton
	Cockerill	^[47]		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,590

Swindon Town v Southampton

29 November 1989 Fourth Round	Swindon Town	0–0	Southampton	Swindon
		^[48]		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 15,085

Southampton v Swindon Town

16 January 1990 Fourth Round Replay	Southampton	4–2	Swindon Town	Southampton
	Le Tissier R. Wallace Horne Rideout	^[49]		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 19,018

Southampton v Oldham Athletic

24 January 1990 Quarter Final	Southampton	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Southampton
	Le Tissier x2	^[50]		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,026

Oldham Athletic v Southampton

31 January 1990 Quarter Final Replay	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Southampton	Oldham
		^[51]		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 18,862

Squad

^[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	ENG	Ian Andrews
—	GK	ENG	Tim Flowers
—	DF	ENG	Micky Adams
—	DF	ENG	Francis Benali
—	DF	ENG	Russell Osman
—	DF	ENG	Ray Wallace
—	DF	IRL	Jeff Kenna
—	DF	ENG	Steve Davis
—	DF	ENG	Kevin Moore
—	DF	ENG	Neil Ruddock
—	DF	ENG	Andy Cook
—	DF	ENG	Jason Dodd
—	DF	ENG	Gerry Forrest


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	TJK	Oleksiy Cherednyk
—	MF	ENG	Graham Baker
—	MF	ENG	Jimmy Case
—	MF	ENG	Glenn Cockerill
—	MF	ENG	Sammy Lee
—	MF	WAL	Barry Horne
—	MF	ENG	Neil Maddison
—	MF	ENG	Matt Le Tissier
—	FW	ENG	Paul Rideout
—	FW	ENG	Alan Shearer
—	FW	ENG	Danny Wallace
—	FW	ENG	Rod Wallace
—	FW	ENG	Nicky Banger

References

^ "Southampton Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
^ "English Football League Tables 1989/1990".
^ "Southampton - Fixtures & Results 1989/1990".
^ "Southampton FC - Millwall FC 1:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 1. Round)".
^ "Manchester City - Southampton FC 1:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 2. Round)".
^ "Everton FC - Southampton FC 3:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 3. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Aston Villa 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 4. Round)".
^ "Norwich City - Southampton FC 4:4 (Premier League 1989/1990, 5. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Crystal Palace 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 6. Round)".
^ "Derby County - Southampton FC 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 7. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Wimbledon FC 2:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 8. Round)".
^ "Queens Park Rangers - Southampton FC 1:4 (Premier League 1989/1990, 9. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Liverpool FC 4:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 10. Round)".
^ "Manchester United - Southampton FC 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 11. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Tottenham Hotspur 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 12. Round)".
^ "Coventry City - Southampton FC 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 13. Round)".
^ "Chelsea FC - Southampton FC 2:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 14. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Luton Town 6:3 (Premier League 1989/1990, 15. Round)".
^ "Millwall FC - Southampton FC 2:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 16. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Manchester City 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 17. Round)".
^ "Nottingham Forest - Southampton FC 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 18. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Arsenal FC 1:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 19. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Sheffield Wednesday 2:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 20. Round)".
^ "Charlton Athletic - Southampton FC 2:4 (Premier League 1989/1990, 21. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Everton FC 2:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 22. Round)".
^ "Aston Villa - Southampton FC 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 23. Round)".
^ "Crystal Palace - Southampton FC 3:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 25. Round)".
^ "Luton Town - Southampton FC 1:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 27. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Norwich City 4:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 26. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Chelsea FC 2:3 (Premier League 1989/1990, 28. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Derby County 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 24. Round)".
^ "Wimbledon FC - Southampton FC 3:3 (Premier League 1989/1990, 30. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Manchester United 0:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 31. Round)".
^ "Liverpool FC - Southampton FC 3:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 32. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Queens Park Rangers 0:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 29. Round)".
^ "Sheffield Wednesday - Southampton FC 0:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 33. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Charlton Athletic 3:2 (Premier League 1989/1990, 34. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Nottingham Forest 2:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 36. Round)".
^ "Southampton FC - Coventry City 3:0 (Premier League 1989/1990, 37. Round)".
^ "Arsenal FC - Southampton FC 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 35. Round)".
^ "Tottenham Hotspur - Southampton FC 2:1 (Premier League 1989/1990, 38. Round)".
^ "Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton, 06 January 1990".
^ "Southampton v Oxford United, 27 January 1990".
^ "Liverpool v Southampton, 17 February 1990".
^ "York City v Southampton, 20 September 1989".
^ "Southampton v York City, 03 October 1989".
^ "Southampton v Charlton Athletic, 24 October 1989".
^ "Swindon Town v Southampton, 29 November 1989".
^ "Southampton v Swindon Town, 16 January 1990".
^ "Southampton v Oldham Athletic, 24 January 1990".
^ "Oldham Athletic v Southampton, 31 January 1990".
^ "All Southampton 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