1990–91 Sunderland A.F.C. season

During the 1990–91 season Sunderland competed in the Football League First Division, the League Cup and the FA Cup. They finished 19th in the First Division and were relegated. Marco Gabbiadini was the top scorer in the First Division with 9 goals. They were knocked out of the League Cup in Round 3. Marco Gabbiadini was the top scorer in the League Cup with 2 goals. They were knocked out of The FA Cup in Round 3. No Sunderland players scored in the FA Cup. Marco Gabbiadini was the top scorer in all competitions with 11 goals. At the end of the season, Kevin Ball won the club's official Player Of The Season award, as well as the SAFC Supporters' Association Player Of The Season award.

Sunderland
1990–91 season
ManagerDenis Smith
StadiumRoker Park
First Division19th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Full Members CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Marco Gabbiadini (9)
All: Marco Gabbiadini (11)
Highest home attendance31,107
Lowest home attendance17,899
Average home league attendance22,534

Players

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First-team squad

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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   ENG Tim Carter
GK   WAL Tony Norman
DF   ENG Kevin Ball
DF   ENG Gary Bennett
DF   ENG Paul Hardyman
DF   ENG John Kay
DF   ENG Richard Ord
DF   ENG Ian Sampson
DF   ENG Anth Smith
DF   NGA Reuben Agboola[notes 1]
MF   ENG Brian Atkinson
MF   ENG Gordon Armstrong
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Paul Bracewell
MF   ENG John Cornforth
MF   ENG Martin Gray
MF   ENG Gary Owers
MF   WAL Colin Pascoe
MF   IRL Kieron Brady[notes 2]
MF   IRL Brian Mooney
FW   ENG Peter Davenport
FW   ENG Marco Gabbiadini
FW   ENG Warren Hawke
FW   ENG David Rush
FW   GER Thomas Hauser

Results

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Sunderland's score comes first.

Win Draw Loss

League Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 September 1990 Round 2 Leg 1 Bristol City Roker Park 0-1 10,358
9 October 1990 Round 2 Leg 2 Bristol City Ashton Gate 6-1 (6-2 on aggregate) 11,776 Hauser 1', Ball 43', Owers 49', Gabbiadini 67', 82', Cullen 77'
31 October 1990 Round 3 Derby County The Baseball Ground 0-6 16,442

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
5 January 1991 Round 3 Arsenal Highbury 1-2 35,128 O'Leary (own goal)

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
25 August 1990 Norwich City Carrow Road 2-3 17,247 Davenport 54', Gabbiadini 63'
28 August 1990 Tottenham Hotspur Roker Park 0-0 30,214
1 September 1990 Manchester United Roker Park 2-1 26,105 Owers 23', Bennett 89'
8 September 1990 Chelsea Stamford Bridge 2-3 19,424 Gabbiadini 37', Brady 55'
15 September 1990 Everton Roker Park 2-2 25,004 Davenport (pen) 8', Gabbiadini 32'
22 September 1990 Wimbledon Plough Lane 2-2 6,143 Armstrong 39', Davenport 72'
29 September 1990 Liverpool Roker Park 0-1 31,107
6 October 1990 Aston Villa Villa Park 0-3 26,017
20 October 1990 Luton Town Roker Park 2-0 20,025 Gabbiadini 12', Davenport 31'
27 October 1990 Arsenal Highbury 0-1 38,539
3 November 1990 Manchester City Roker Park 1-1 23,137 Davenport 26'
10 November 1990 Coventry City Roker Park 0-0 20,101
17 November 1990 Nottingham Forest The City Ground 0-2 22,757
24 November 1990 Sheffield United Bramall Lane 2-0 19,179 Gabbiadini 70', 90'
1 December 1990 Derby County Roker Park 1-2 21,212 Armstrong 90'
8 December 1990 Tottenham Hotspur White Hart Lane 3-3 30,431 Pascoe 10', 75' , Davenport 22'
15 December 1990 Norwich City Roker Park 1-2 18,693 Armstrong 14'
23 December 1990 Leeds United Roker Park 0-1 23,773
26 December 1990 Crystal Palace Selhurst Park 1-2 15,228 Rush 61'
29 December 1990 Queens Park Rangers Loftus Road 2-3 11,072 Pascoe 44', Ball (pen) 48'
1 January 1991 Southampton Roker Park 1-0 19,757 Ball (pen) 48'
12 January 1991 Manchester United Old Trafford 0-3 45,934
19 January 1991 Chelsea Roker Park 1-0 20,038 Pascoe 59'
2 February 1991 Everton Goodison Park 0-2 23,124
16 February 1991 Nottingham Forest Roker Park 1-0 20,394 Gabbiadini 39'
23 February 1991 Coventry City Highfield Road 0-0 10,453
2 March 1991 Derby County The Baseball Ground 3-3 16,027 Armstrong 11', Gabbiadini 16', Ball 23'
9 March 1991 Sheffield United Roker Park 0-1 23,238
16 March 1991 Liverpool Anfield 1-2 37,582 Armstrong 18'
23 March 1991 Aston Villa Roker Park 1-3 21,099 Davenport 55'
30 March 1991 Crystal Palace Roker Park 2-1 19,704 Brady 45', Rush 90'
2 April 1991 Leeds United Elland Road 0-5 28,132
6 April 1991 Queens Park Rangers Roker Park 0-1 17,899
13 April 1991 Southampton The Dell 1-3 16,812 Hauser 24'
20 April 1991 Luton Town Kenilworth Road 2-1 11,157 Gordon Armstrong 22', Pascoe 63'
23 April 1991 Wimbledon Roker Park 0-0 24,036
4 May 1991 Arsenal Roker Park 0-0 22,606
11 May 1991 Manchester City Maine Road 2-3 39,194 Gabbiadini 40', Bennett 44'

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Coventry City 38 11 11 16 42 49 −7 44
17 Aston Villa 38 9 14 15 46 58 −12 41
18 Luton Town 38 10 7 21 42 61 −19 37
19 Sunderland (R) 38 8 10 20 38 60 −22 34 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Derby County (R) 38 5 9 24 37 75 −38 24
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Goal scorers

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Nation Name League League Cup FA Cup Total
  Marco Gabbiadini 8 2 0 10
  Peter Davenport 7 0 0 7
  Gordon Armstrong 6 0 0 6
  Colin Pascoe 5 0 0 5
  Kevin Ball 3 1 0 4
  Gary Bennett 2 0 0 2
  David Rush 2 0 0 2
  Kieron Brady 2 0 0 2
  Gary Owers 1 1 0 2
  Thomas Hauser 1 1 0 2
  Tony Cullen 0 1 0 1
/ Own goals 0 0 1 1
/ Totals 38 6 1 45

References

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  1. ^ Agboola was born in Camden, England, but also qualified to represent Nigeria internationally and made his international debut for Nigeria in April 1991.
  2. ^ Brady was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.