1990–91 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
1990–91 season
Chairman	Reg Brealey
Manager	Dave Bassett
Stadium	Bramall Lane
First Division	13th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Fourth round
Full Members Cup	Quarter finals ; (Northern Area)
Top goalscorer	Deane (13)
Average home league attendance	21,451

During the 1990–91 English football season, Sheffield United F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, after being promoted from the Second Division the previous season.

Season summary

Sheffield United had returned to the top flight after two successive promotions, and it soon appeared that perhaps First Division survival was a bridge too far, with the club going 16 matches without a win at the start of the season, leaving the club bottom of the division on Christmas Day with only 4 points. However, a run of seven straight victories at the turn of the year lifted United from 20th to 12th, and, although the winning streak eventually came to a halt, it was more than enough to ensure United's survival in 13th, twelve points clear of relegation.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Chelsea	38	13	10	15	58	69	−11	49
12	Queens Park Rangers	38	12	10	16	44	53	−9	46
13	Sheffield United	38	13	7	18	36	55	−19	46
14	Southampton	38	12	9	17	58	69	−11	45
15	Norwich City	38	13	6	19	41	64	−23	45

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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	Matt Dickins
—	GK	ENG	Phil Kite
—	GK	ENG	Simon Tracey
—	DF	ENG	David Barnes
—	DF	ENG	Paul Beesley
—	DF	ENG	Carl Bradshaw
—	DF	NIR	Colin Hill[notes 1]
—	DF	ENG	Mark Morris
—	DF	ENG	John Pemberton
—	DF	ENG	Chris Wilder
—	MF	ENG	Bob Booker
—	MF	ENG	John Gannon
—	MF	WAL	Glyn Hodges[notes 2]
—	MF	ENG	Jamie Hoyland


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Vinnie Jones[notes 3]
—	MF	ENG	Mike Lake
—	MF	ENG	Brian Marwood
—	MF	NIR	Mark Todd
—	MF	ENG	Mitch Ward
—	MF	ENG	Dane Whitehouse
—	MF	ENG	Paul Wood
—	MF	SCO	Ian Bryson
—	FW	ENG	Tony Agana
—	FW	ENG	Brian Deane
—	FW	ENG	Peter Duffield
—	FW	ENG	Andy Sayer (on loan from Leyton Orient)
—	FW	ENG	Billy Whitehurst

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Darren Carr (to Crewe Alexandra)
—	DF	ENG	Paul Stancliffe (to Wolves)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Wilf Rostron (to Brentford)

Transfers

Out

Wilf Rostron - Brentford, January 1991

References

http://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/players/season/1991

Notes

Hill was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.
Hodges was born in Streatham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1984.
Jones was born in Watford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandfather and would make his international debut for Wales in December 1994.

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[1] ttp://www.11v11.com/teams/sheffield-united/tab/players/season/1991

[2] Hill was born in Hillingdon, England, but also qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.

[3] Hodges was born in Streatham, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in 1984.

[4] Jones was born in Watford, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his maternal grandfather and would make his international debut for Wales in December 1994.