During the 1989–90 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 6th in the table with 59 points. The Toffees also advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup and the 4th round of the League Cup.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
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
7
Southampton
38
15
10
13
71
63
+8
55
8
Wimbledon
38
13
16
9
47
40
+7
55
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Everton's score comes first [ 1]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
19 August 1989
Coventry City
A
0–2
17,981
22 August 1989
Tottenham Hotspur
H
2–1
34,402
Newell , Sheedy
26 August 1989
Southampton
H
3–0
27,807
Whiteside , Newell , McCall
30 August 1989
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–1
19,657
Sheedy
9 September 1989
Manchester United
H
3–2
37,916
Newell , Nevin , Sharp
16 September 1989
Charlton Athletic
A
1–0
11,491
Newell
23 September 1989
Liverpool
H
1–3
42,453
Newell
30 September 1989
Crystal Palace
A
1–2
15,943
Newell
14 October 1989
Millwall
H
2–1
26,125
Sheedy (pen), Whiteside
21 October 1989
Arsenal
H
3–0
32,917
Nevin 2, McDonald
28 October 1989
Norwich City
A
1–1
18,627
Cottee
5 November 1989
Aston Villa
A
2–6
17,637
Cottee , McGrath (og)
11 November 1989
Chelsea
H
0–1
33,737
18 November 1989
Wimbledon
H
1–1
21,561
Sheedy (pen)
25 November 1989
Nottingham Forest
A
0–1
20,709
2 December 1989
Coventry City
H
2–0
21,171
McCall , Watson
9 December 1989
Tottenham Hotspur
A
1–2
29,374
Cottee
17 December 1989
Manchester City
H
0–0
21,737
26 December 1989
Derby County
A
1–0
21,314
McCall
30 December 1989
Queens Park Rangers
A
0–1
11,683
1 January 1990
Luton Town
H
2–1
21,743
Whiteside , Sharp
13 January 1990
Southampton
A
2–2
19,381
Whiteside 2
20 January 1990
Sheffield Wednesday
H
2–0
25,545
Sheedy 2
3 February 1990
Liverpool
A
1–2
38,730
Sharp
10 February 1990
Charlton Athletic
H
2–1
21,442
Cottee , Whiteside
3 March 1990
Wimbledon
A
1–3
6,512
Sheedy
14 March 1990
Manchester United
A
0–0
37,398
17 March 1990
Crystal Palace
H
4–0
19,274
Sharp , Cottee 2, Whiteside
21 March 1990
Millwall
A
2–1
11,495
Pointon , Cottee
24 March 1990
Norwich City
H
3–1
21,707
Cottee 2, Sharp
31 March 1990
Arsenal
A
0–1
35,223
4 April 1990
Nottingham Forest
H
4–0
17,795
Cottee 2, Whiteside
7 April 1990
Queens Park Rangers
H
1–0
19,887
Cottee (pen)
14 April 1990
Luton Town
A
2–2
9,538
Cottee , Sharp
16 April 1990
Derby County
H
2–1
23,933
Atteveld , Sheedy
21 April 1990
Manchester City
A
0–1
32,144
28 April 1990
Chelsea
A
1–2
18,879
Nevin
5 May 1990
Aston Villa
H
3–3
29,551
Cascarino (og), Newell , Sheedy
[ 2]
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