1990–91 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was the 92nd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division. The team finished in 12th place after a poor run of form at the end of the season brought only two victories from the final fifteen matches.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1990–91 season
Chairman	Jack Harris
Manager	Graham Turner
Second Division	12th
FA Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	2nd Round
Full Members Cup	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Bull (26) All: Steve Bull (27)
Highest home attendance	22,982 (vs West Brom, 6 April 1991)
Lowest home attendance	9,313 (vs Hull, 20 April 1991)
Average home league attendance	15,834 (league only)

This was the first season – of an eventual seventeen – for the club under the ownership of Sir Jack Hayward, who had purchased it in May 1990 for £2.1 million.[1]

Results

Football League Second Division

See also: 1990–91 Football League

A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1990–91 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oldham Athletic

25 August 1990 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Oldham Athletic	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Bull  6', 48'		Marshall  11', 81', 82'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 20,864

Port Vale v Wolverhampton Wanderers

28 August 1990 2	Port Vale	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Burslem
19:30 BST	Beckford  7' (pen.)		Bellamy  23' Bull  43'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 12,349

Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 September 1990 3	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Hove
15:00 BST	Small  65' (pen.)		Cook  23'	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 9,820

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

8 September 1990 4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Dennison  5'		Holloway  37'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,912

West Ham United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

15 September 1990 5	West Ham United	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
15:00 BST	Martin  2'		Bull  72'	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 23,241

Swindon Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

18 September 1990 6	Swindon Town	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Swindon
19:30 BST	Simpson  61'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,228

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

22 September 1990 7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Plymouth Argyle	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Bull  35', 43' Mutch  44'		Turner  25'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,137

Oxford United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 September 1990 8	Oxford United	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Oxford
15:00 BST	Simpson  3'		Dennison  10'	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,418

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic

2 October 1990 9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Charlton Athletic	Wolverhampton
19:30 BST	Bull  12', 89' Thompson  58'			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,363

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bristol City

6 October 1990 10	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–0	Bristol City	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Thompson  3' Bull  16', 67', 80'			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,891

Notts County v Wolverhampton Wanderers

13 October 1990 11	Notts County	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Thomas  89'		Westley  31'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 12,872

Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

20 October 1990 12	Hull City	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST	Payton  63'		Bull  7' Dennison  56'	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 7,144

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

23 October 1990 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Middlesbrough	Wolverhampton
19:30 BST	Bull  61'			Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,285

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers

27 October 1990 14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Blackburn Rovers	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Cook  58' Steele  71'		Stapleton  5', 13', 77'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 17,776

Portsmouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 November 1990 15	Portsmouth	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 14,574

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United

10 November 1990 16	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Newcastle United	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Steele  2' Bellamy  53'		Clark  27'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,721

Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 November 1990 17	Leicester City	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leicester
15:00 GMT	Kelly  38'			Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 16,574

Barnsley v Wolverhampton Wanderers

24 November 1990 18	Barnsley	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Saville  31'		Cook  36'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9,267

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

1 December 1990 19	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	Ipswich Town	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Bull  4', 78'		Dozzell  41' Redford  44'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,803

Oldham Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

15 December 1990 20	Oldham Athletic	4–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Barrett  44' Ritchie  59' Palmer  64', 87'		Thompson  16'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 11,587

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Millwall

22 December 1990 21	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4–1	Millwall	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Bellamy  4' Bull  43' Taylor  74', 83'		Sheringham  22'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,504

Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers

26 December 1990 22	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	McCall  6' Palmer  25'		Cook  72' Bull  84'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 29,686

West Bromwich Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers

29 December 1990 23	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Bannister  57'		Hindmarch  90'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 28,497

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Watford

1 January 1991 24	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Watford	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,159

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion

12 January 1991 25	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Bull  18' Mutch  76'		Wade  17' Codner  33' Barham  81'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,688

Bristol Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

19 January 1991 26	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bath
15:00 GMT	Saunders  25'		Twentyman  21' (o.g.)	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 6,042

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United

2 February 1991 27	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	West Ham United	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Birch  44' Bull  48'		McAvennie  57'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 19,454

Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

23 February 1991 28	Newcastle United	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 18,612

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Port Vale

26 February 1991 29	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Port Vale	Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT	Bull  30', 42' Mutch  70'		Earle  20'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,919

Ipswich Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 March 1991 30	Ipswich Town	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 13,350

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City

5 March 1991 31	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Leicester City	Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT	Bull  5' Mutch  61'		Gibson  17'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,707

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Barnsley

9 March 1991 32	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–5	Barnsley	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT			Saville  5' Rammell  19' Stancliffe  25' (o.g.) Agnew  49' Robinson  86'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,671

Charlton Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

12 March 1991 33	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
19:30 GMT	Grant  75'			Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 6,853

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oxford United

16 March 1991 34	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–3	Oxford United	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Bull  10', 15', 23'		Melville  52' Stein  88' Simpson  89'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,357

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Notts County

19 March 1991 35	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Notts County	Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT			Johnson  35' Bartlett  40'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,375

Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

23 March 1991 36	Bristol City	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Bryant  54'		Dennison  62'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,499

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday

30 March 1991 37	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT	Mutch  1', 12' Bull  71'		Pearson  54', 86'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 18,011

Millwall v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 April 1991 38	Millwall	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	London
19:30 BST	Stevens  28' Sheringham  72'		Cook  13'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 13,708

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

6 April 1991 39	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Dennison  15' Mutch  75'		Goodman  35' Ford  65'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 22,982

Plymouth Argyle v Wolverhampton Wanderers

9 April 1991 40	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Plymouth
19:30 BST	Hodges  64'			Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,618

Watford v Wolverhampton Wanderers

13 April 1991 41	Watford	3–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Watford
15:00 BST	Wilkinson  19', 66', 89'		Cook  77' (pen.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 12,014

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swindon Town

16 April 1991 42	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Swindon Town	Wolverhampton
19:30 BST	Hindmarch  15'		Shearer  38' Hazard  79'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,799

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City

20 April 1991 43	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Hull City	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 9,313

Middlesbrough v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 April 1991 44	Middlesbrough	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Ripley  11' Hendrie  82'			Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 16,447

Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wanderers

4 May 1991 45	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Livingstone  30'		Paskin  42'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,560

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Portsmouth

11 May 1991 46	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–1	Portsmouth	Wolverhampton
15:00 BST	Birch  37' Mutch  68' Downing  89'		Clarke  75'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 12,570

Final table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Middlesbrough	46	20	9	17	66	47	+19	69
8	Barnsley	46	19	12	15	63	48	+15	69
9	Bristol City	46	20	7	19	68	71	0–3	67
10	Oxford United	46	14	19	13	69	66	0+3	61
11	Newcastle United	46	14	17	15	49	56	0–7	59
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	13	19	14	63	53	00	58
13	Bristol Rovers	46	15	13	18	56	59	0–3	58

Source: Statto.com

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	19	14	63	63	0	58	11	6	6	45	35	+10	2	13	8	18	28	−10

Source: Statto.com

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Result	L	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	W
Position	15	10	8	12	13	17	13	12	8	6	7	5	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	8	9	8	8	5	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	13	14	15	12

Source: Statto.com
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup

See also: 1990–91 FA Cup

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cambridge United

5 January 1991 R3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Cambridge United	Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT			Leadbitter  76'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 15,100

League Cup

See also: 1990–91 Football League Cup

Hull City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

25 September 1990 R2.1	Hull City	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Kingston upon Hull
19:30 BST				Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 5,283

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Hull City

9 October 1990 R2.2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.)	Hull City	Wolverhampton
19:30 BST	Steele  12'		Swan  30'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 14,954

Hull City won on away goals.

Full Members Cup

Leicester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 November 1990 R1	Leicester City	0–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Leicester
19:35 GMT			Bull  9'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 4,705

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United

19 December 1990 R2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Leeds United	Wolverhampton
19:30 GMT	Cook  60'		Varadi  21' McAllister  74'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 11,080

Players

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

• # = Squad number
• Pos = Playing position
• P = Number of games played
• G = Number of goals scored
• GK = Goalkeeper
• DF = Defender
• MF = Midfielder
• FW = Forward
• = Yellow cards
• = Red cards
• † Permanent player left club during the season
• ¤ Loaned to another club for part or all of season

Correct as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

Pos	Name	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G	P	G			Notes
		League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total		Discipline
GK	Vince Bartram ¤	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
GK	Tony Lange ¤	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
GK	Mike Stowell	39	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	44	0	0	0
DF	Kevin Ashley	15(1)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	15(2)	0	0	1
DF	Gary Bellamy	26	3	1	0	2	0	2	0	31	3	0	0
DF	Nicky Clarke	10(4)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10(4)	0	0	0
DF	Rob Hindmarch	40	2	1	0	2	0	0(1)	0	43(1)	2	0	0
DF	Brian Roberts	17(4)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20(4)	0	0	0
DF	Paul Stancliffe ‡	17	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20	0	0	0
DF	Andy Thompson	43(1)	3	1	0	2	0	2	0	48(1)	3	0	0
DF	Mark Venus	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
DF	Shane Westley	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0
MF	Tom Bennett	24(2)	0	1	0	2	0	0(1)	0	27(3)	0	0	0
MF	Paul Birch	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	2	0	0
MF	Mark Blake ‡	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
MF	Mark Burke	3(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3(3)	0	0	0
MF	Paul Cook	42	6	0	0	2	0	2	1	46	7	0	1
MF	Robbie Dennison	41(1)	5	1	0	1(1)	0	2	0	45(2)	5	0	0
MF	Keith Downing	31	1	0	0	2	0	2	0	35	1	0	0
MF	Paul Jones	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
MF	Tim Steele	22(6)	2	1	0	2	1	2	0	27(6)	3	0	0
MF	Mark Todd ‡	6(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6(1)	0	0	0
FW	Steve Bull	43	26	1	0	2	0	2	1	48	27	0	0
FW	Paul McLoughlin	2(4)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	2(5)	0	0	0
FW	Andy Mutch	29	8	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	29(1)	8	0	0
FW	John Paskin	10(5)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	12(5)	1	0	0
FW	Colin Taylor	6(9)	2	0	0	0(2)	0	2	0	8(11)	2	0	0

Source: Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record[2]

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
June 1990	Brian Roberts	Birmingham City	Free
19 June 1990	Rob Hindmarch	Derby County	£325,000
28 June 1990	Mike Stowell	Everton	£250,000
13 September 1990	Kevin Ashley	Birmingham City	£500,000
December 1990	Paul Stancliffe	Sheffield United	Free
1 February 1991	Paul Birch	Aston Villa	£400,000
14 March 1991	Mark Burke	Middlesbrough	£25,000

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
May 1990	Mark Kendall	Swansea City	Free
May 1990	Floyd Streete	Reading	Free
June 1990	Ally Robertson	Released	Free
July 1990	Nigel Vaughan	Hereford United	Free

Loans in

Start date	Player	From	End date
November 1990	Paul Stancliffe	Sheffield United	December 1990
17 January 1991	Mark Blake	Aston Villa
March 1991	Mark Todd	Sheffield United

Loans out

Start date	Player	To	End date
?	Tony Lange	Aldershot
20 February 1991	Vince Bartram	West Bromwich Albion	8 April 1991

Management and coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Graham Turner
Coach	Garry Pendrey, Barry Powell
Club Doctors	Dr Tweddell and Dr Peter Bekenn
Club Physio	Paul Darby

References

1. "Rich List Profiles: Sir Jack Hayward". Birmingham Post. 23 January 2011.
2. Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.