1989–90 Sunderland A.F.C. season
| 1989–90 season | |||
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| Manager | Denis Smith | ||
| Stadium | Roker Park | ||
| Second Division | 6th (promoted via playoffs) | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Full Members Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marco Gabbiadini (21) All: Marco Gabbiadini (25) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 29,449 (vs. Newcastle United, 24 September) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,017 (vs. Leicester City, 10 March) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 17,777 | ||
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During the 1989–90 season Sunderland competed in the Football League Second Division. They finished sixth in the league and were promoted via the play-offs.
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
[edit]Sunderland's score comes first.
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Second Division
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 12 May 1990 | Semi Final Leg 1 | Newcastle United | Roker Park | 0-0 | 26,641 | |
| 16 May 1990 | Semi Final Leg 2 | Newcastle United | St James' Park | 2-0 (2-0 on aggregate) | 32,199 | Gates and Gabbiadini |
| 28 May 1990 | Final | Swindon Town | Wembley | 0-1 | 72,873 |
League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 4 | Swindon Town[a] (O) | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 59 | +20 | 74 | Qualification for the Second Division play-offs |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 74 | |
| 6 | Sunderland[a] (P) | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 64 | +6 | 74 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 80 | 57 | +23 | 72 | |
| 8 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 70 | 57 | +13 | 71 |
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ a b Swindon Town were disqualified from promotion after being found guilty of making illegal payments, and the play-off runners-up Sunderland were promoted in their place.
League Cup
[edit]| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 19 September 1989 | Round 2 Leg 1 | Fulham | Roker Park | 1-1 | 11,416 | Hardyman |
| 3 October 1989 | Round 2 Leg 2 | Fulham | Craven Cottage | 3-0 (4-1 on aggregate) | 6,314 | Armstrong and Gabbiadini (2) |
| 24 October 1989 | Round 3 | Bournemouth | Roker Park | 1-1 | 12,595 | Gabbiadini |
| 7 November 1989 | Round 3 replay | Bournemouth | Dean Court | 1-0 | 8,500 | Gabbiadini |
| 29 November 1989 | Round 4 | Exeter City | St James Park | 2-2 | 8,643 | Armstrong and Gates |
| 5 December 1989 | Round 4 replay | Exeter City | Roker Park | 5-2 | 18,130 | Armstrong, Hardyman, Pascoe and Gates (2) |
| 17 January 1990 | Round 5 | Coventry City | Roker Park | 0-0 | 27,218 | |
| 24 January 1990 | Round 5 replay | Coventry City | Highfield Road | 0-5 | 21,219 |
FA Cup
[edit]| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 6 January 1990 | Round 3 | Reading | Elm Park | 1-2 | 9,344 | Armstrong |
Full Members Cup
[edit]| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 14 November 1989 | Round 1 | Port Vale | Roker Park | 1-2 | 7,035 | Armstrong |
Statistics
[edit]Goal scorers
[edit]| Nation | Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total |
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Marco Gabbiadini | 21 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
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Gordon Armstrong | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
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Gary Owers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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Eric Gates | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
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Paul Hardyman | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
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Thomas Hauser | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Gary Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Paul Bracewell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Kieron Brady | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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John MacPhail | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Colin Pascoe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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Richard Ord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Warren Hawke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| / | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| / | Totals | 70 | 13 | 1 | 84 |
References
[edit]- ^ Brady was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would represent them at U-21 level.