1989–90 Coventry City F.C. season

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

Coventry City F.C.
1989–90 season
ManagerJohn Sillett[1]
Football League First Division12th
FA CupThird round
League CupSemi-final
Full Members' CupSouthern Section First Round

League table

[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 Norwich City 38 13 14 11 44 42 +2 53
11 Queens Park Rangers 38 13 11 14 45 44 +1 50
12 Coventry City 38 14 7 17 39 59 −20 49
13 Manchester United 38 13 9 16 46 47 −1 48 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
14 Manchester City 38 12 12 14 43 52 −9 48
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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First Division
19 August 1989 1 Coventry City 2–0 Everton Coventry
Bannister 67'
Speedie 90'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,981
22 August 1989 2 Arsenal 2–0 Coventry City London
Marwood 50'
Thomas 84'		 Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 33,886
26 August 1989 3 Crystal Palace 0–1 Coventry City London
Kilcline Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,122
30 August 1989 4 Coventry City 2–1 Manchester City Coventry
Smith
Gynn		 White Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 16,111
9 September 1989 5 Millwall 4–1 Coventry City London
Sheringham x 2
Anthrobus
Dawes		 Smith Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,062
16 September 1989 6 Coventry City 1–0 Luton Town Coventry
Bannister Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,207
23 September 1989 7 Chelsea 1–0 Coventry City London
Wilson Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 18,248
30 September 1989 8 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Coventry City Sheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 15,054
14 October 1989 9 Coventry City 0–2 Nottingham Forest Coventry
Crosby
Rice		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,722
21 October 1989 10 Coventry City 1–4 Manchester United Coventry
Drinkell Bruce
Phelan
Hughes x 2		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,605
28 October 1989 11 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Coventry City London
Mortimer Speedie Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,149
4 November 1989 12 Liverpool 0–1 Coventry City Liverpool
Regis Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 36,443
11 November 1989 13 Coventry City 1–0 Southampton Coventry
Drinkell Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 12,151
18 November 1989 14 Aston Villa 4–1 Coventry City Birmingham
Ormondroyd x 2
Platt (pen)
Peake		 Gynn Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 22,803
25 November 1989 15 Coventry City 1–0 Norwich City Coventry
Regis Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,999
2 December 1989 16 Everton 2–0 Coventry City Liverpool
McCall
Watson		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 21,171
9 December 1989 17 Coventry City 0–1 Arsenal Coventry
Merson Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 16,255
16 December 1989 18 Coventry City 2–1 Wimbledon Coventry
Borrows
Curle o.g.		 Young Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 8,308
26 December 1989 19 Queens Park Rangers 1–1 Coventry City London
Falco Speedie Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,889
30 December 1989 20 Derby County 4–1 Coventry City Derby
Hebberd x2
Pickering
Ramage		 Speedie Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,011
1 January 1990 21 Coventry City 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 19,559
13 January 1990 22 Coventry City 1–0 Crystal Palace Coventry
Speedie Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 10,858
20 January 1990 23 Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City Manchester
White Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 24,345
3 February 1990 24 Coventry City 3–2 Chelsea Coventry
McAllister o.g.
Regis
Livingstone		 Dixon
Dorigo		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,243
17 February 1990 25 Coventry City 3–1 Millwall Coventry
Smith
Livingstone x2		 Cascarino Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 10,981
4 March 1990 26 Coventry City 2–0 Aston Villa Coventry
Drinkell
Smith		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,891
7 March 1990 27 Luton Town 3–2 Coventry City Luton
Black
Gray
Dowie		 Drinkell
Regis		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,244
10 March 1990 28 Nottingham Forest 2–4 Coventry City Nottingham
Currie
Laws		 Drinkell
Gallacher
Speedie x2		 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,750
14 March 1990 29 Norwich City 0–0 Coventry City Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,673
17 March 1990 30 Coventry City 1–4 Sheffield Wednesday Coventry
Gynn Hirst
Worthington
Sheridan
Atkinson		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 13,339
24 March 1990 31 Coventry City 1–2 Charlton Athletic Coventry
Gallacher Minto
Drinkell o.g.		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 9,997
31 March 1990 32 Manchester United 3–0 Coventry City Manchester
Hughes x2
Robins		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 39,172
7 April 1990 33 Coventry City 1–0 Derby County Coventry
Wright o.g. Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 11,157
14 April 1990 34 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Coventry City London
Stewart
Lineker x2		 Smith
Speedie		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 23,917
16 April 1990 35 Coventry City 1–1 Queens Park Rangers Coventry
Smith Maddix Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 10,039
21 April 1990 36 Wimbledon 0–0 Coventry City London
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 4,086
28 April 1990 37 Southampton 3–0 Coventry City Southampton
Le Tissier (pen)
Horne
Osman		 Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,359
5 May 1990 38 Coventry City 1–6 Liverpool Coventry
Gallacher 2' Rush 16'
Barnes 37', 39', 61'
Rosenthal 50', 69'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 23,204

FA Cup
Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup
6 January 1990 Round 3 Northampton Town 1–0 Coventry City Northampton
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 11,648

League Cup
Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup
19 September 1989 Round 2 Leg 1 Grimsby Town 3–1 Coventry City Cleethorpes
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 10,150
4 October 1989 Round 2 Leg 2 Coventry City 3–0
(4–3 agg.)		 Grimsby Town Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,327
25 October 1989 Round 3 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Coventry City London
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 9,277
22 November 1989 Round 4 Manchester City 0–1 Coventry City Manchester
Regis Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 23,355
17 January 1990 Quarter Final Sunderland 0–0 Coventry City Sunderland
Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 27,218
24 January 1990 Quarter Final Replay Coventry City 5–0 Sunderland Coventry
Livingstone (4)
Gynn		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 21,219
11 February 1990 Semi Final First Leg Nottingham Forest 2–1 Coventry City Nottingham
Clough (pen)
Pearce		 Livingstone Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 26,153
25 February 1990 Semi Final Second Leg Coventry City 0–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Nottingham Forest Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 25,900

Football League Trophy
Main article: 1989–90 Full Members' Cup
29 November 1989 Southern Section Round 1 Coventry City 1–3 (a.e.t.) Wimbledon Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 3,781

Squad

[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 Steve Ogrizovic
— GK England ENG Keith Waugh
— GK Republic of Ireland IRL Dean Kiely
— GK England ENG Les Sealey
— DF England ENG Peter Billing
— DF England ENG Brian Borrows
— DF England ENG Brian Kilcline
— DF England ENG Trevor Peake
— DF England ENG Steve Livingstone
— DF England ENG Tony Dobson
— DF England ENG Martyn Booty
— DF England ENG Greg Downs
— DF England ENG Paul Edwards
— DF England ENG David Titterton
— DF Scotland SCO Gary Gillespie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Howard Clark
— MF England ENG Dean Emerson
— MF Scotland SCO Kevin MacDonald
— MF England ENG Micky Gynn
— MF England ENG Lloyd McGrath
— MF Scotland SCO Dougie McGuire
— MF England ENG Craig Middleton
— MF England ENG David Smith
— MF England ENG Keith Thompson
— FW England ENG Gary Bannister
— FW England ENG Kevin Drinkell
— FW Scotland SCO Kevin Gallacher
— FW England ENG Cyrille Regis
— FW Scotland SCO David Speedie


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

References
  1. "Coventry Manager History | Past & Present | Soccer Base".
  2. "English Football League Tables 1989/1990".
  3. "Coventry City match record: 1990".
  4. "All Coventry City players: 1990".
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