Season

1990-91

Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson

6thleague finish

of 20 in the First Division

+0.6
goal difference
1.7 scored · 1.1 conceded
60
Played
53%
Win rate

Season in brief

6th of 20 in the First Division, up from 13th the year before. Lost the League Cup final to Sheffield Wednesday. Lifted the European Cup Winners' Cup, beating FC Barcelona in the final. Mark Hughes led the scoring with 21 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 101 United scored).

The First Division table

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

  1. 1Arsenal38P · 24W 13D 1L · GD +5685
  3. 4Leeds United38P · 19W 7D 12L · GD +1864
  4. 5Manchester City38P · 17W 11D 10L · GD +1162
  5. 6Manchester United38P · 16W 12D 10L · GD +1360
  6. 7Wimbledon38P · 14W 14D 10L · GD +756
  7. 8Nottingham Forest38P · 14W 12D 12L · GD +1554
  9. 19Sunderland38P · 8W 10D 20L · GD -2234
  10. 20Derby County38P · 5W 9D 24L · GD -3824

Slice: the final First Division table for 1990-91, 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

60 matches
18 Aug 1990 n Liverpool: 1–125 Aug 1990 v Coventry City: 2–028 Aug 1990 @ Leeds United: 0–01 Sep 1990 @ Sunderland: 1–24 Sep 1990 @ Luton Town: 1–08 Sep 1990 v Queens Park Rangers: 3–116 Sep 1990 @ Liverpool: 0–419 Sep 1990 v Pécsi Mecsek: 2–022 Sep 1990 v Southampton: 3–226 Sep 1990 @ Halifax Town: 3–129 Sep 1990 v Nottingham Forest: 0–13 Oct 1990 @ Pécsi Mecsek: 1–010 Oct 1990 v Halifax Town: 2–120 Oct 1990 v Arsenal: 0–123 Oct 1990 v Wrexham: 3–027 Oct 1990 @ Manchester City: 3–331 Oct 1990 v Liverpool: 3–13 Nov 1990 v Crystal Palace: 2–07 Nov 1990 @ Wrexham: 2–010 Nov 1990 @ Derby County: 0–017 Nov 1990 v Sheffield United: 2–025 Nov 1990 v Chelsea: 2–328 Nov 1990 @ Arsenal: 6–21 Dec 1990 @ Everton: 1–08 Dec 1990 v Leeds United: 1–115 Dec 1990 @ Coventry City: 2–222 Dec 1990 @ Wimbledon: 3–126 Dec 1990 v Norwich City: 3–029 Dec 1990 v Aston Villa: 1–11 Jan 1991 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 2–17 Jan 1991 v Queens Park Rangers: 2–112 Jan 1991 v Sunderland: 3–016 Jan 1991 @ Southampton: 1–119 Jan 1991 @ Queens Park Rangers: 1–123 Jan 1991 v Southampton: 3–226 Jan 1991 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–03 Feb 1991 v Liverpool: 1–110 Feb 1991 v Leeds United: 2–118 Feb 1991 @ Norwich City: 1–224 Feb 1991 @ Leeds United: 1–026 Feb 1991 @ Sheffield United: 1–22 Mar 1991 v Everton: 0–26 Mar 1991 v Montpellier HSC: 1–19 Mar 1991 @ Chelsea: 2–313 Mar 1991 @ Southampton: 1–116 Mar 1991 @ Nottingham Forest: 1–119 Mar 1991 @ Montpellier HSC: 2–023 Mar 1991 v Luton Town: 4–130 Mar 1991 @ Norwich City: 3–02 Apr 1991 v Wimbledon: 2–16 Apr 1991 @ Aston Villa: 1–110 Apr 1991 @ Legia Warsaw: 3–116 Apr 1991 v Derby County: 3–121 Apr 1991 n Sheffield Wednesday: 0–124 Apr 1991 v Legia Warsaw: 1–14 May 1991 v Manchester City: 1–06 May 1991 @ Arsenal: 1–311 May 1991 @ Crystal Palace: 0–315 May 1991 n FC Barcelona: 2–120 May 1991 v Tottenham Hotspur: 1–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.