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1989–90 Crystal Palace F.C. season

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Crystal Palace F.C.
1989–90 season
ChairmanRon Noades
ManagerSteve Coppell[1]
GroundSelhurst Park
First Division15th
FA CupRunners-up
(eliminated by Manchester United)
League CupThird round
(eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
Full Members' CupSouthern final
(eliminated by Chelsea)
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Bright (12)
All: Mark Bright (17)
Highest home attendance29,870 vs Liverpool
First Division,
20 January 1990
Lowest home attendance3,747 vs Luton Town,
Full Members' Cup,
27 November 1989
Average home league attendance17,369
Biggest win4–0 vs Huddersfield Town (home),
FA Cup, 27 January 1990
Biggest defeat 9–0 vs Liverpool (away),
First Division, 12 September 1989

The 1989–90 season was the 74th season of competitive association football and 63rd season in the Football League played by Crystal Palace Football Club, a professional football club based in Selhurst, South London, England. Their promotion via the Second Division play-offs in 1988–89 meant they played in the First Division, after an eight-year absence from the top division of the English football league system. The season ran from 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990.

It was Steve Coppell's sixth start to a season as manager. Palace occupied a position in the bottom half of the table for most of the season, and finished the 1989–90 Football League First Division in 15th place. The club suffered its record league defeat this season when Liverpool beat them 9–0 at Anfield. Palace reached the 1990 FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium, they drew 3–3 with Manchester United and so the tie had to be replayed five days later, United won 1–0 to give Alex Ferguson his first major trophy as their manager. Palace were eliminated from the 1989–90 Football League Cup in the third round, and from the 1989–90 Full Members' Cup in the Southern section final.

23 players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were 12 different goalscorers. Midfielders Andy Gray, Alan Pardew and Geoff Thomas played in 51 of the 54 competitive matches played over the season; Gray started all 51 while Pardew and Thomas made 2 and 4 substitute appearances respectively. Mark Bright finished as leading scorer with 17 goals, of which 12 came in league competition, two came in the FA Cup, one came in the League Cup and two came in the Full Members' Cup. Bright was voted as the Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Year.

Background and pre-season

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The 1988–89 season was Palace's eight successive season in the Football League Second Division. They finished the season in third place missing out on the second automatic promotion place by one point, instead they qualified for the play-offs. They beat Swindon Town in the semi-final 2–1 on aggregate. In the 1989 Football League Second Division play-off final they faced Blackburn Rovers, the first leg was won by Rovers 3–1 at Ewood Park. In the second leg at Selhurst Park, Palace were 2–0 up after 90 minutes so the match went into extra time. Another goal from Palace saw them win the tie and take the remaining place in the First Division.

Pre-season match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
FA
23 July 1989 IF Norvalla A W 3–1
25 July 1989 Billesholms GIF A W 7–2
27 July 1989 Verderslov Danninglanda A W 5–1
29 July 1989 Virserums SGF A W 7–1
31 July 1989 Skera IF A W 7–1
1 August 1989 Sodra Vings IF A W 2–0
5 August 1989 Farnborough Town A W 2–1
8 August 1989 Aldershot A W 2–0
11 August 1989 Swansea City A W 4–1
13 August 1989 West Ham United A L 1–3
30 August 1989 Derry City A W 4–2

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
13 Manchester United 38 13 9 16 46 47 −1 48 Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
14 Manchester City 38 12 12 14 43 52 −9 48
15 Crystal Palace 38 13 9 16 42 66 −24 48
16 Derby County 38 13 7 18 43 40 +3 46
17 Luton Town 38 10 13 15 43 57 −14 43
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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First Division

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19 August 1989 1 Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Crystal Palace London
Wright x2 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,161
26 August 1989 3 Crystal Palace 0–1 Coventry City London
Kilcline Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,122
9 September 1989 4 Crystal Palace 2–0 Wimbledon London
Thomas
Wright
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,116
12 September 1989 5 Liverpool 9–0 Crystal Palace Liverpool
Nicol 7', 90'
McMahon 15'
Rush 45'
Gillespie 56'
Beardsley 61'
Aldridge 67' (pen.)
Barnes 79'
Hysén 82'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 35,779
16 September 1989 6 Southampton 1–1 Crystal Palace Southampton
Horne Hopkins Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,368
23 September 1989 7 Crystal Palace 1–0 Nottingham Forest London
Wright Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 12,899
30 September 1989 8 Crystal Palace 2–1 Everton London
Wright
Pardew
Newell Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 15,943
14 October 1989 9 Derby County 3–1 Crystal Palace Derby
Goddard x2
Saunders pen.'
Pardew Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 14,535
21 October 1989 10 Crystal Palace 4–3 Millwall London
Wright x2
Bright x2
Hopkins o.g.'
Cascarino
Anthrobus
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,920
28 October 1989 11 Aston Villa 2–1 Crystal Palace Birmingham
Platt x2 Pardew Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 15,724
11 November 1989 13 Crystal Palace 1–1 Luton Town London
Bright Wilson Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,346
18 November 1989 14 Crystal Palace 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur London
Bright x2 Howells
Samways
Lineker pen.'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 26,266
26 December 1989 19 Crystal Palace 2–2 Chelsea London
Wright
Pemberton
Dixon
Le Saux
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 24,680
30 December 1989 20 Crystal Palace 1–0 Norwich City London
Wright Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,250
1 January 1990 21 Arsenal 4–1 Crystal Palace London
Dixon
Adams
Smith x2
Pardew Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,711
13 January 1990 22 Coventry City 1–0 Crystal Palace Coventry
Speedie Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 10,858
20 January 1990 23 Crystal Palace 0–2 Liverpool London
Rush 9'
Beardsley 62'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 29,807
10 February 1990 25 Crystal Palace 3–1 Southampton London
Salako
Gray
Barber
Osman Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,363
17 March 1990 28 Everton 4–0 Crystal Palace Everton
Cottee x2
Whiteside
Sharp
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 19,274
20 March 1990 29 Crystal Palace 1–1 Derby County London
Gray Wright Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 10,051
24 March 1990 30 Crystal Palace 1–0 Aston Villa London
Thompson Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 18,586
31 March 1990 31 Millwall 1–2 Crystal Palace London
Allen Bright
Gray
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,332
4 April 1990 32 Norwich City 2–0 Crystal Palace Norwich
Sherwood
O'Reilly o.g.'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 12,640
14 April 1990 33 Crystal Palace 1–1 Arsenal London
Gray Hayes Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 28,094
16 April 1990 34 Chelsea 3–0 Crystal Palace London
Dixon
Stuart
Wilson
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 16,132
28 April 1990 36 Luton Town 1–0 Crystal Palace Luton
Dowie Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,369
2 May 1990 37 Wimbledon 0–1 Crystal Palace London
Bright Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 8,209

FA Cup

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6 January 1990 Round 3 Crystal Palace 2–1 Portsmouth London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
17 February 1990 Round 5 Crystal Palace 1–0 Rochdale London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
8 April 1990 Semi-final Crystal Palace 4–3 (a.e.t.) Liverpool Birmingham
Bright 46'
O'Reilly 70'
Gray 88'
Pardew 109'
Rush 14'
McMahon 81'
Barnes 83' (pen.)
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 38,389
12 May 1990 Final Manchester United 3–3 (a.e.t.) Crystal Palace London
Robson 35'
Hughes 62', 113'
O'Reilly 18'
Wright 72', 92'
Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 80,000
17 May 1990 Final replay Manchester United 1–0 Crystal Palace London
Martin 59' Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 80,000


League Cup

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19 September 1989 Round 2 leg 1 Crystal Palace 1–2 Leicester City London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 7,382
4 October 1989 Round 2 leg 2 Leicester City 2–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–4 agg.)
Crystal Palace Leicester
Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 10,283
Note: (Crystal Palace won on away goals)
24 October 1989 Round 3 Crystal Palace 0–0 Nottingham Forest London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,250
1 November 1989 Round 3 replay Nottingham Forest 5–0 Crystal Palace Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 18,625

Full Members' Cup

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29 November 1989 Southern section round 2 Crystal Palace 4–1 Luton Town London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 3,747
19 December 1989 Southern section round 3 Crystal Palace 2–0 Charlton Athletic London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,621
13 February 1990 Southern section semi-final Crystal Palace 1–0 Swindon Town London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,027
21 February 1990 Southern section final leg 1 Crystal Palace 0–2 Chelsea London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,839
12 March 1990 Southern section final leg 1 Chelsea 2–0
(4–0 agg.)
Crystal Palace London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 15,061

Squad

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[4] 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 England ENG Nigel Martyn
GK England ENG Perry Suckling
GK England ENG Brian Parkin
GK England ENG Andy Woodman
DF Wales WAL Jeff Hopkins
DF England ENG John Pemberton
DF England ENG Rudi Hedman
DF England ENG Adam Locke
DF England ENG Gareth Southgate
DF England ENG Gary O'Reilly
DF England ENG Richard Shaw
DF England ENG Andy Thorn
DF England ENG Mark Dennis
DF England ENG Chris Powell
DF England ENG Ricky Newman
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Alex Dyer
DF England ENG David Burke
MF England ENG Phil Barber
MF England ENG Andy Gray
MF England ENG David Madden
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Eddie McGoldrick
MF England ENG Alan Pardew
MF England ENG John Salako
MF England ENG Geoff Thomas
MF England ENG Mark Hone
MF England ENG Simon Osborn
FW England ENG Mark Bright
FW England ENG Ian Wright
FW England ENG Garry Thompson

Notes

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  1. ^ Manchester United qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as the 1989–90 FA Cup winners.

References

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General
  • King, Ian (2011). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books Publishing Company. pp. 398–399. ISBN 978-1-85983-809-9.
Specific