Season

1989-90

Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson

13thleague finish

of 20 in the First Division

+0.1
goal difference
1.3 scored · 1.2 conceded
49
Played
41%
Win rate

Season in brief

13th of 20 in the First Division, down from 11th the year before. Away form matched or beat home form: 42% won on the road, 38% at home. Lifted the FA Cup, beating Crystal Palace in the final. Mark Hughes led the scoring with 15 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 64 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 20 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Liverpool38P · 23W 10D 5L · GD +4179
  3. 11Queens Park Rangers38P · 13W 11D 14L · GD +150
  4. 12Coventry City38P · 14W 7D 17L · GD -2049
  5. 13Manchester United38P · 13W 9D 16L · GD -148
  6. 14Manchester City38P · 12W 12D 14L · GD -948
  7. 15Crystal Palace38P · 13W 9D 16L · GD -2448
  9. 19Charlton Athletic38P · 7W 9D 22L · GD -2630
  10. 20Millwall38P · 5W 11D 22L · GD -2626

Slice: the final First Division table for 1989-90, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

49 matches
19 Aug 1989 v Arsenal: 4–122 Aug 1989 @ Crystal Palace: 1–126 Aug 1989 @ Derby County: 0–230 Aug 1989 v Norwich City: 0–29 Sep 1989 @ Everton: 2–316 Sep 1989 v Millwall: 5–120 Sep 1989 @ Portsmouth: 3–223 Sep 1989 @ Manchester City: 1–53 Oct 1989 v Portsmouth: 0–014 Oct 1989 v Sheffield Wednesday: 0–021 Oct 1989 @ Coventry City: 4–125 Oct 1989 v Tottenham Hotspur: 0–328 Oct 1989 v Southampton: 2–14 Nov 1989 @ Charlton Athletic: 0–212 Nov 1989 v Nottingham Forest: 1–018 Nov 1989 @ Luton Town: 3–125 Nov 1989 v Chelsea: 0–03 Dec 1989 @ Arsenal: 0–19 Dec 1989 v Crystal Palace: 1–216 Dec 1989 v Tottenham Hotspur: 0–123 Dec 1989 @ Liverpool: 0–026 Dec 1989 @ Aston Villa: 0–330 Dec 1989 @ Wimbledon: 2–21 Jan 1990 v Queens Park Rangers: 0–07 Jan 1990 @ Nottingham Forest: 1–013 Jan 1990 v Derby County: 1–221 Jan 1990 @ Norwich City: 0–228 Jan 1990 @ Hereford United: 1–03 Feb 1990 v Manchester City: 1–110 Feb 1990 @ Millwall: 2–118 Feb 1990 @ Newcastle United: 3–224 Feb 1990 @ Chelsea: 0–13 Mar 1990 v Luton Town: 4–111 Mar 1990 @ Sheffield United: 1–014 Mar 1990 v Everton: 0–018 Mar 1990 v Liverpool: 1–221 Mar 1990 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–124 Mar 1990 @ Southampton: 2–031 Mar 1990 v Coventry City: 3–08 Apr 1990 n Oldham Athletic: 3–311 Apr 1990 n Oldham Athletic: 2–114 Apr 1990 @ Queens Park Rangers: 2–117 Apr 1990 v Aston Villa: 2–021 Apr 1990 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–230 Apr 1990 v Wimbledon: 0–02 May 1990 @ Nottingham Forest: 0–45 May 1990 v Charlton Athletic: 1–012 May 1990 n Crystal Palace: 3–317 May 1990 n Crystal Palace: 1–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.