1989–90 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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Crystal Palace F.C.
1989–90 season
ChairmanRon Noades
ManagerSteve Coppell[1]
GroundSelhurst Park
First Division15th
FA CupRunners-up
(eliminated by Manchester United)
League CupThird round
(eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
Full Members' CupSouthern final
(eliminated by Chelsea)
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Bright (12)
All: Mark Bright (17)
Highest home attendance29,870 vs Liverpool
First Division,
20 January 1990
Lowest home attendance3,747 vs Luton Town,
Full Members' Cup,
27 November 1989
Average home league attendance17,369
Biggest win4–0 vs Huddersfield Town (home),
FA Cup, 27 January 1990
Biggest defeat 9–0 vs Liverpool (away),
First Division, 12 September 1989

The 1989–90 season was the 74th season of competitive association football and 63rd season in the Football League played by Crystal Palace Football Club, a professional football club based in Selhurst, South London, England. Their promotion via the Second Division play-offs in 1988–89 meant they played in the First Division, after an eight-year absence from the top division of the English football league system. The season ran from 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990.

It was Steve Coppell's sixth start to a season as manager. Palace occupied a position in the bottom half of the table for most of the season, and finished the 1989–90 Football League First Division in 15th place. The club suffered its record league defeat this season when Liverpool beat them 9–0 at Anfield. Palace reached the 1990 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, they drew 3–3 with Manchester United and so the tie had to be replayed five days later, United won 1–0 to give Alex Ferguson his first major trophy as their manager. Palace were eliminated from the 1989–90 Football League Cup in the third round, and from the 1989–90 Full Members' Cup in the Southern section final.

23 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 12 different goalscorers. Midfielders Andy Gray, Alan Pardew and Geoff Thomas played in 51 of the 54 competitive matches played over the season; Gray started all 51 while Pardew and Thomas made 2 and 4 substitute appearances respectively. Mark Bright finished as leading scorer with 17 goals, of which 12 came in league competition, two came in the FA Cup, one came in the League Cup and two came in the Full Members' Cup. Bright was voted as the Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year.

Background and pre-season[edit]

See also: History of Crystal Palace F.C. and List of Crystal Palace F.C. seasons

The 1988–89 season was Palace's eight successive season in the Football League Second Division. They finished the season in third place missing out on the second automatic promotion place by one point, instead they qualified for the play-offs. They beat Swindon Town in the semi-final 2–1 on aggregate. In the 1989 Football League Second Division play-off final they faced Blackburn Rovers, the first leg was won by Rovers 3–1 at Ewood Park. In the second leg at Selhurst Park, Palace were 2–0 up after 90 minutes so the match went into extra time. Another goal from Palace saw them win the tie and take the remaining place in the First Division.

Pre-season match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A
23 July 1989 IF Norvalla A W 3–1
25 July 1989 Billesholms GIF A W 7–2
27 July 1989 Verderslov Danninglanda A W 5–1
29 July 1989 Virserums SGF A W 7–1
31 July 1989 Skera IF A W 7–1
1 August 1989 Sodra Vings IF A W 2–0
5 August 1989 Farnborough Town A W 2–1
8 August 1989 Aldershot A W 2–0
11 August 1989 Swansea City A W 4–1
13 August 1989 West Ham United A L 1–3
30 August 1989 Derry City A W 4–2

League table[edit]

[2]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Manchester United 38 13 9 16 46 47 −1 48 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
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
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results[edit]

[3]

First Division[edit]

19 August 1989 1 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Crystal Palace London
Wright x2 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,161
22 August 1989 2 Crystal Palace 1–1 Manchester United London
Wright Robson Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,423
26 August 1989 3 Crystal Palace 0–1 Coventry City London
Kilcline Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,122
9 September 1989 4 Crystal Palace 2–0 Wimbledon London
Thomas
Wright 		Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,116
12 September 1989 5 Liverpool 9–0 Crystal Palace Liverpool
Nicol 7', 90'
McMahon 15'
Rush 45'
Gillespie 56'
Beardsley 61'
Aldridge 67' (pen.)
Barnes 79'
Hysén 82'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,779
16 September 1989 6 Southampton 1–1 Crystal Palace Southampton
Horne Hopkins Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,368
23 September 1989 7 Crystal Palace 1–0 Nottingham Forest London
Wright Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,899
30 September 1989 8 Crystal Palace 2–1 Everton London
Wright
Pardew 		Newell Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,943
14 October 1989 9 Derby County 3–1 Crystal Palace Derby
Goddard x2
Saunders pen.'		 Pardew Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 14,535
21 October 1989 10 Crystal Palace 4–3 Millwall London
Wright x2
Bright x2		 Hopkins o.g.'
Cascarino
Anthrobus 		Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,920
28 October 1989 11 Aston Villa 2–1 Crystal Palace Birmingham
Platt x2 Pardew Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 15,724
4 November 1989 12 Manchester City 3–0 Crystal Palace Manchester
White
Morley
Allen 		Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 23,768
11 November 1989 13 Crystal Palace 1–1 Luton Town London
Bright Wilson Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,346
18 November 1989 14 Crystal Palace 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur London
Bright x2 Howells
Samways
Lineker pen.'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 26,266
25 November 1989 15 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Crystal Palace Sheffield
Whitton
Hirst 		Gray
Hopkins 		Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 17,227
2 December 1989 16 Crystal Palace 0–3 Queens Park Rangers London
Maddix
Sinton x2		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,784
9 December 1989 17 Manchester United 1–2 Crystal Palace Manchester
Beardsmore Bright x2 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 33,514
16 December 1989 18 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Crystal Palace London
Walsh Thorn
Bright 		Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,763
26 December 1989 19 Crystal Palace 2–2 Chelsea London
Wright
Pemberton 		Dixon
Le Saux 		Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,680
30 December 1989 20 Crystal Palace 1–0 Norwich City London
Wright Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,250
1 January 1990 21 Arsenal 4–1 Crystal Palace London
Dixon
Adams
Smith x2		 Pardew Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,711
13 January 1990 22 Coventry City 1–0 Crystal Palace Coventry
Speedie Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 10,858
20 January 1990 23 Crystal Palace 0–2 Liverpool London
Rush 9'
Beardsley 62'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 29,807
3 February 1990 24 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Crystal Palace Nottingham
Clough
Hodge
Jemson 		Salako Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 19,739
10 February 1990 25 Crystal Palace 3–1 Southampton London
Salako
Gray
Barber 		Osman Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,363
24 February 1990 26 Crystal Palace 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday London
Bright Worthington Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,857
3 March 1990 27 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 Crystal Palace London
Pardew Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 26,181
17 March 1990 28 Everton 4–0 Crystal Palace Everton
Cottee x2
Whiteside
Sharp 		Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 19,274
20 March 1990 29 Crystal Palace 1–1 Derby County London
Gray Wright Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,051
24 March 1990 30 Crystal Palace 1–0 Aston Villa London
Thompson Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,586
31 March 1990 31 Millwall 1–2 Crystal Palace London
Allen Bright
Gray 		Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,332
4 April 1990 32 Norwich City 2–0 Crystal Palace Norwich
Sherwood
O'Reilly o.g.'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,640
14 April 1990 33 Crystal Palace 1–1 Arsenal London
Gray Hayes Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 28,094
16 April 1990 34 Chelsea 3–0 Crystal Palace London
Dixon
Stuart
Wilson 		Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 16,132
21 April 1990 35 Crystal Palace 2–0 Charlton Athletic London
Thompson
Bright 		Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,276
28 April 1990 36 Luton Town 1–0 Crystal Palace Luton
Dowie Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,369
2 May 1990 37 Wimbledon 0–1 Crystal Palace London
Bright Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,209
5 May 1990 38 Crystal Palace 2–2 Manchester City London
Pardew
Gray 		Allen pen.'
Quinn 		Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,056

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup
6 January 1990 Round 3 Crystal Palace 2–1 Portsmouth London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
27 January 1990 Round 4 Crystal Palace 4–0 Huddersfield Town London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
17 February 1990 Round 5 Crystal Palace 1–0 Rochdale London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
10 March 1990 Quarter-final Cambridge United 0–1 Crystal Palace Cambridge
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
8 April 1990 Semi-final Crystal Palace 4–3 (a.e.t.) Liverpool Birmingham
Bright 46'
O'Reilly 70'
Gray 88'
Pardew 109'		 Rush 14'
McMahon 81'
Barnes 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,389
12 May 1990 Final Manchester United 3–3 (a.e.t.) Crystal Palace London
Robson 35'
Hughes 62', 113'		 O'Reilly 18'
Wright 72', 92'		 Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 80,000
17 May 1990 Final replay Manchester United 1–0 Crystal Palace London
Martin 59' Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 80,000


League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup
19 September 1989 Round 2 leg 1 Crystal Palace 1–2 Leicester City London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 7,382
4 October 1989 Round 2 leg 2 Leicester City 2–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)		 Crystal Palace Leicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 10,283
Note: (Crystal Palace won on away goals)
24 October 1989 Round 3 Crystal Palace 0–0 Nottingham Forest London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,250
1 November 1989 Round 3 replay Nottingham Forest 5–0 Crystal Palace Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,625

Full Members' Cup[edit]

Main article: 1989–90 Full Members' Cup
29 November 1989 Southern section round 2 Crystal Palace 4–1 Luton Town London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 3,747
19 December 1989 Southern section round 3 Crystal Palace 2–0 Charlton Athletic London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,621
13 February 1990 Southern section semi-final Crystal Palace 1–0 Swindon Town London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,027
21 February 1990 Southern section final leg 1 Crystal Palace 0–2 Chelsea London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,839
12 March 1990 Southern section final leg 1 Chelsea 2–0
(4–0 agg.)		 Crystal Palace London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,061

Squad[edit]

[4] 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 England ENG Nigel Martyn
— GK England ENG Perry Suckling
— GK England ENG Brian Parkin
— GK England ENG Andy Woodman
— DF Wales WAL Jeff Hopkins
— DF England ENG John Pemberton
— DF England ENG Rudi Hedman
— DF England ENG Adam Locke
— DF England ENG Gareth Southgate
— DF England ENG Gary O'Reilly
— DF England ENG Richard Shaw
— DF England ENG Andy Thorn
— DF England ENG Mark Dennis
— DF England ENG Chris Powell
— DF England ENG Ricky Newman
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Alex Dyer
— DF England ENG David Burke
— MF England ENG Phil Barber
— MF England ENG Andy Gray
— MF England ENG David Madden
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Eddie McGoldrick
— MF England ENG Alan Pardew
— MF England ENG John Salako
— MF England ENG Geoff Thomas
— MF England ENG Mark Hone
— MF England ENG Simon Osborn
— FW England ENG Mark Bright
— FW England ENG Ian Wright
— FW England ENG Garry Thompson

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Manchester United qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as the 1989–90 FA Cup winners.

References[edit]

General
  • King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books Publishing Company. pp. 398–399. ISBN 978-1-85983-809-9.
Specific
  1. ^ "Crystal Palace Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  2. ^ "English Football League Tables 1989/1990".
  3. ^ "Crystal Palace match record: 1990".
  4. ^ "All Crystal Palace players: 1990".
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