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{{Short description|104th season in existence of Arsenal F.C.}} |
{{Short description|104th season in existence of Arsenal F.C.}} |
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{{Infobox football club season |
{{Infobox football club season |
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|cup1=[[FA Cup]] |
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|cup1 result=[[1989–90 FA Cup|Fourth round]] |
|cup1 result=[[1989–90 FA Cup|Fourth round]] |
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|cup2=[[EFL Cup|League Cup]] |
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|cup2 result=[[1989–90 Football League Cup|Fourth round]] |
|cup2 result=[[1989–90 Football League Cup|Fourth round]] |
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|league topscorer=<br/>[[Alan Smith (footballer born 1962)|Alan Smith]] (10) |
|league topscorer=<br/>[[Alan Smith (footballer born 1962)|Alan Smith]] (10) |
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|lowest attendance=26,865 vs. [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]<br />(2 May 1990) |
|lowest attendance=26,865 vs. [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]<br />(2 May 1990) |
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|prevseason=[[1988–89 Arsenal F.C. season|1988–89]] |
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The '''1989–90 season''' was [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'s |
The '''1989–90 season''' was [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal Football Club]]'s [[List of Arsenal F.C. seasons|64th consecutive season]] in the top flight of English football.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- |title=All-time Arsenal |last=James |first=Josh |date=18 June 2013 |publisher=Arsenal F.C. |access-date=22 June 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622042610/https://www.arsenal.com/news/features/48523/behind-the-numbers- |archive-date=22 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html |title=English Clubs Divisional Movements 1888–2016 |last1=Ross |first1=James |last2=Heneghan |first2=Michael |last3=Orford |first3=Stuart |last4=Culliton |first4=Eoin |date=25 August 2016 |publisher=[[RSSSF|Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |access-date=22 June 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622041929/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engall.html |archive-date=22 June 2023}}</ref> After winning the title the previous season, Arsenal finished fourth in 1989–90, behind champions Liverpool, runners-up Aston Villa and third-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the title challenge. |
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==Season summary== |
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{{see also|1988–89 Arsenal F.C. season}} |
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Arsenal's campaign to retain the Championship in 1989–90 began well once they recovered from a 4–1 drubbing by [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on the opening day, and in November they were on top. But the signs were not good; few of their victories were comfortable. The 4–3 home victory over [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich]] on the first Saturday of November was particularly uncomfortable. The game marked [[David O'Leary]]s 622nd major match for Arsenal, a club record, and it was an eventful occasion. O'Leary scored an equaliser as Arsenal recovered from 3–1 down and was also shown the yellow card. Then a last-minute penalty which gave Arsenal victory sparked a fracas involving 19 players. Three weeks later the FA Disciplinary Committee fined Norwich £50.000 and Arsenal £20.000. It was the first time clubs had been responsible for their players in such an incident.<ref>{{Cite news |title=when-arsenal-and-norwich-shared-seven-goals-and-a-21-man-brawl |newspaper=The Guardian |date=July 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2020/jul/01/when-arsenal-and-norwich-shared-seven-goals-and-a-21-man-brawl|last1=Pye |first1=Steven }}</ref> |
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Arsenal's wheels wobbled in the fourth round of the [[EFL Cup|Littlewoods Cup]] in November. After a two-leg, 8–1 victory over [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth]] and a 1–0 victory over [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]], a visit to [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] [[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham]] did not seem so awesome. Yet they were beaten 3–1 and, from Christmas onwards, their season fell apart. Five out of six successive away games were lost, with only one goal scored. |
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[[Niall Quinn]] scored the winning goal against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in the FA-cup third round on 6 January 1990, which was to be his last game for Arsenal. After only 6 appearances in the League, Quinn left to join [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] for £700,000 in March 1990.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-02 |title=arsenal/historic/players/niall-quinn |url=https://www.arsenal.com/historic/players/niall-quinn}}</ref> |
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FA-cup defeat at [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] followed, [[David Rocastle]] and [[Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967)|Michael Thomas]] suffered dramatic losses in form and the goals dried up for [[Alan Smith (footballer, born 1962)|Alan Smith]], only 10 compared to 23 the previous season. On the other hand, the introduction of [[Kevin Campbell (footballer)|Kevin Campbell]] was an exiting indication of the future.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Emery |first=David |title=Gunning for Glory |publisher=Simon & Schuster |year=1994}}</ref> |
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As Arsenal had seen before, winning the championship and retaining it were different propositions. A final position of fourth was no disgrace, but it was 17 points behind [[Liverpool F.C.]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Soar & Tyler |title=The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal |publisher=Hamlyn |year=2003 |pages=147}}</ref> |
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Adams, Rocastle and Smith were all in [[Bobby Robson|Bobby Robsons]] preliminary squad to [[1990 FIFA World Cup|World Cup 1990]]. Adams was axed in preference to [[Mark Wright (footballer, born 1963)|Mark Wright]], Rocastle was excluded although he had played in five of England's six World Cup qualifying matches. Smith was omitted in favour of [[Steve Bull]]. The only Arsenal player to make an appearance in the World Cup 1990 was David O'Leary who scored the last decesive penalty that took [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Ireland]] to the quarter finals. |
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<ref>{{Cite book |last=Davies |first=Pete |title=All Played Out: The World Cup Finals 1990 |publisher=Arrow (A Division of Random House Group) |year=1990}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ten-surprising-england-tournament-squad-selections |date=13 May 2016 |url=https://www.football365.com/news/ten-surprising-england-tournament-squad-selections}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-01 |title=irelands-world-cup-joy-david-oleary-recalls-his-penalty-v-romania |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12011/9889945/irelands-world-cup-joy-david-oleary-recalls-his-penalty-v-romania}}</ref> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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|goals1 = [[Robert Briscoe|Briscoe]] |
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|goals1 = [[Lee Dixon|Dixon]] (pen)<br>[[David Rocastle|Rocastle]] |
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===FA Cup=== |
===FA Cup=== |
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{{see also|1989–90 FA Cup}} |
{{see also|1989–90 FA Cup}} |
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==Squad |
==Squad== |
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:Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as [[substitute (association football)|substitute]]. |
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:Players with names ''in italics'' and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Arsenal. |
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!colspan="2" width="85"|League Cup |
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!colspan="2" width="85"|Charity Shield |
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|align="left"|GK||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Lukic]] |
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|38||0||3||0||4||0||1||0||46||0 |
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<small>Source:</small> <ref>{{cite web |title=Arsenal first team line up (1991–92) |url=http://www.stats.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/aftlu_files/sheet105.htm |work=Andy's Arsenal Resource Website |access-date=5 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426015515/http://www.stats.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/aftlu_files/sheet105.htm |archive-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[John Lukic]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Lee Dixon]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Nigel Winterburn]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967)|Michael Thomas]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]]|other=captain}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[David O'Leary]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[David Rocastle]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Kevin Richardson (footballer)|Kevin Richardson]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Paul Merson]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Alan Smith (footballer, born 1962)|Alan Smith]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Brian Marwood]]}} |
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{{Fs mid}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Perry Groves]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Steve Bould]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Kevin Campbell (footballer)|Kevin Campbell]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Paul Davis (footballer born 1961)|Paul Davis]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Martin Hayes (footballer)|Martin Hayes]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Gus Caesar]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[Niall Quinn]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ISL|pos=MF|name=[[Sigurður Jónsson (footballer)| |
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Sigurdur Jonsson]]}} |
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Colin Pates]]}} |
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==Top scorers== |
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===First Division=== |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Smith (footballer, born 1962)|Alan Smith]] 10 |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Merson]] 7 |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Brian Marwood]] 6 |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967)|Michael Thomas]] 5 |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tony Adams]] 5 |
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* {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lee Dixon]] 5 |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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1989–90 season | |||
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Chairman | Peter Hill-Wood | ||
Manager | George Graham | ||
Stadium | Highbury | ||
First Division | 4th | ||
FA Cup | Fourth round | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Alan Smith (10) All: Alan Smith (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 43,483 vs. Queens Park Rangers (27 January 1990) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 26,865 vs. Southampton (2 May 1990) | ||
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The 1989–90 season was Arsenal Football Club's 64th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.[1][2] After winning the title the previous season, Arsenal finished fourth in 1989–90, behind champions Liverpool, runners-up Aston Villa and third-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the title challenge.
Season summary[edit]
Arsenal's campaign to retain the Championship in 1989–90 began well once they recovered from a 4–1 drubbing by Manchester United on the opening day, and in November they were on top. But the signs were not good; few of their victories were comfortable. The 4–3 home victory over Norwich on the first Saturday of November was particularly uncomfortable. The game marked David O'Learys 622nd major match for Arsenal, a club record, and it was an eventful occasion. O'Leary scored an equaliser as Arsenal recovered from 3–1 down and was also shown the yellow card. Then a last-minute penalty which gave Arsenal victory sparked a fracas involving 19 players. Three weeks later the FA Disciplinary Committee fined Norwich £50.000 and Arsenal £20.000. It was the first time clubs had been responsible for their players in such an incident.[3] Arsenal's wheels wobbled in the fourth round of the Littlewoods Cup in November. After a two-leg, 8–1 victory over Plymouth and a 1–0 victory over Liverpool at Highbury, a visit to Second Division Oldham did not seem so awesome. Yet they were beaten 3–1 and, from Christmas onwards, their season fell apart. Five out of six successive away games were lost, with only one goal scored. Niall Quinn scored the winning goal against Stoke City in the FA-cup third round on 6 January 1990, which was to be his last game for Arsenal. After only 6 appearances in the League, Quinn left to join Manchester City for £700,000 in March 1990.[4]
FA-cup defeat at Queens Park Rangers followed, David Rocastle and Michael Thomas suffered dramatic losses in form and the goals dried up for Alan Smith, only 10 compared to 23 the previous season. On the other hand, the introduction of Kevin Campbell was an exiting indication of the future.[5]
As Arsenal had seen before, winning the championship and retaining it were different propositions. A final position of fourth was no disgrace, but it was 17 points behind Liverpool F.C.[6]
Adams, Rocastle and Smith were all in Bobby Robsons preliminary squad to World Cup 1990. Adams was axed in preference to Mark Wright, Rocastle was excluded although he had played in five of England's six World Cup qualifying matches. Smith was omitted in favour of Steve Bull. The only Arsenal player to make an appearance in the World Cup 1990 was David O'Leary who scored the last decesive penalty that took Ireland to the quarter finals. [7][8][9]
Results[edit]
FA Charity Shield[edit]
As league champions, Arsenal contested the 1989 FA Charity Shield against Liverpool, who beat their local rivals Everton to win the 1989 FA Cup Final. Liverpool won the match on 12 August 1989 by 1–0 with a goal from Peter Beardsley.
12 August 1989 FA Charity Shield | Liverpool | 1–0 | Arsenal | London |
Beardsley |
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 63,149 Referee: Allan Gunn (Sussex) |
First Division[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 70 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 63 | |
4 | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 62 | |
5 | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 60 | |
6 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 59 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
19 August 1989 1 | Manchester United | 4–1 | Arsenal | Manchester |
Bruce Hughes Webb McClair |
Rocastle |
Stadium: Old Trafford Referee: David Hutchinson |
9 September 1989 4 | Arsenal | 5–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | London |
Merson Adams Marwood Thomas Smith |
Stadium: Highbury |
16 September 1989 5 | Nottingham Forest | 1–2 | Arsenal | Nottingham |
Parker | Merson Marwood |
Stadium: City Ground |
23 September 1989 6 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | London |
Marwood (pen) | Stadium: Highbury |
30 September 1989 7 | Chelsea | 0–0 | Arsenal | London |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge |
18 October 1989 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Arsenal | London |
Samways Walsh |
Michael Thomas | Stadium: White Hart Lane |
4 November 1989 12 | Arsenal | 4–3 | Norwich City | London |
Quinn Dixon O'Leary |
Allen Phillips Sherwood |
Stadium: Highbury |
18 November 1989 14 | Arsenal | 3–0 | Queen's Park Rangers | London |
Smith Dixon (pen) Jónsson |
Stadium: Highbury |
26 November 1989 15 | Liverpool | 2–1 | Arsenal | Liverpool |
McMahon Barnes |
Smith |
Stadium: Anfield |
3 December 1989 16 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Manchester United | London |
Groves |
Stadium: Highbury |
9 December 1989 17 | Coventry City | 0–1 | Arsenal | Coventry |
Merson | Stadium: Highfield Road |
16 December 1989 18 | Arsenal | 3–2 | Luton Town | London |
Smith Merson Marwood |
Elstrup (2,1 pen) | Stadium: Highbury |
26 December 1989 19 | Southampton | 1–0 | Arsenal | Southampton |
Rod Wallace | Stadium: The Dell |
30 December 1989 20 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Arsenal | Birmingham |
Platt Mountfield |
Adams | Stadium: Villa Park |
13 January 1990 22 | Wimbledon | 1–0 | Arsenal | London |
Bennett | Stadium: Plough Lane |
20 January 1990 23 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | London |
Adams |
Stadium: Highbury |
17 February 1990 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Arsenal | Sheffield |
Bould (o.g.) | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium |
27 February 1990 25 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Arsenal | London |
Stadium: Selhurst Park |
3 March 1990 26 | Queen's Park Rangers | 2–0 | Arsenal | London |
Wilkins Wegerle |
Stadium: Loftus Road |
10 March 1990 28 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Arsenal | Manchester |
White | Marwood | Stadium: Maine Road |
24 March 1990 30 | Derby County | 1–3 | Arsenal | Derby |
Briscoe | Hayes (2) Campbell |
Stadium: Baseball Ground |
11 April 1990 32 | Arsenal | 0–1 | Aston Villa | London |
Price |
Stadium: Highbury |
14 April 1990 33 | Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Arsenal | London |
Gray | Hayes | Stadium: Selhurst Park |
21 April 1990 35 | Luton Town | 2–0 | Arsenal | Luton |
Dowie Black |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road |
2 May 1990 37 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Southampton | London |
Dixon (pen) Rocastle |
Horne | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 26,685 |
5 May 1990 38 | Norwich City | 2–2 | Arsenal | Norwich |
Bowen Fox |
Smith |
Stadium: Carrow Road |
Football League Cup[edit]
19 September 1989 Second round (1st Leg) | Arsenal | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle | London |
Smith, o.g. | Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 26,865 |
3 October 1989 Second round (2nd Leg) | Plymouth Argyle | 1–6 (1–8 agg.) | Arsenal | Plymouth |
Thomas (3), Groves, Smith, o.g. | Stadium: Hope Park Attendance: 17,360 |
25 October 1989 Third round | Arsenal | 1–0 | Liverpool | London |
Smith |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 40,814 |
22 November 1989 Fourth round | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Arsenal | Oldham |
Ritchie (2) Henry |
Quinn |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,924 |
FA Cup[edit]
Arsenal entered the FA Cup in the third round proper, in which they were drawn to face Stoke City.
6 January 1990 Third round | Stoke City | 0–1 | Arsenal | Stoke on Trent |
Quinn | Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 23,827 |
27 January 1990 Fourth round | Arsenal | 0–0 | Queen's Park Rangers | London |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 43,483 |
31 January 1990 Fourth round replay | Queen's Park Rangers | 2–0 | Arsenal | London |
Sansom, Sinton | Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 21,547 |
Squad[edit]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Top scorers[edit]
First Division[edit]
Alan Smith 10
Paul Merson 7
Brian Marwood 6
Michael Thomas 5
Tony Adams 5
Lee Dixon 5
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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