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1989/90

League Tier
3
League Pos
4
Win Rate
55.4%
Avg Attendance
7,854

Results

Date Opposition Venue Competition Result Pos Att. Manager
Game 1
Fulham
A League Division Three
2-1
Bishop (38'), Malkin (72')
5 4,811 John King
Game 2
Preston North End
A League Cup
4-3
Malkin (8', 33'), Muir (47'), Bishop (80')
- 4,632 John King
Game 3
CARDIFF CITY
H League Division Three
3-0
Harvey (5'), McCarrick (66'), Morrissey (67')
2 5,268 John King
Game 4
PRESTON NORTH END
H League Cup
3-1
Muir (51', 65'), Malkin (53')
- 5,275 John King
Game 5
Reading
A League Division Three
0-1
-
6 4,548 John King
Game 6
ROTHERHAM UNITED
H League Division Three
2-1
Malkin (11'), Fairclough (85')
2 4,912 John King
Game 7
Birmingham City
A League Division Three
1-2
Muir (83')
8 8,604 John King
Game 8
Ipswich Town
A League Cup
1-0
Muir (22')
- 7,757 John King
Game 9
HUDDERSFIELD TOWN
H League Division Three
4-0
Malkin (45'), Morrissey (73'), Muir (73'), Higgins (75')
1 7,375 John King
Game 10
Wigan Athletic
A League Division Three
3-1
Muir (34', 59'), Hughes (88')
2 3,136 John King
Game 11
BRISTOL CITY
H League Division Three
6-0
Malkin (36', 37'), Morrissey (53'), Muir (76'), Bishop (83', 89')
1 8,974 John King
Game 12
IPSWICH TOWN
H League Cup
1-0
Malkin (9')
- 10,050 John King
Game 13
LEYTON ORIENT
H League Division Three
3-0
Malkin (20'), Muir (53', 82')
1 8,223 John King
Game 14
Notts County
A League Division Three
0-1
-
1 6,332 John King
Game 15
MANSFIELD TOWN
H League Division Three
1-1
Muir (88')
1 6,909 John King
Game 16
Swansea City
A League Division Three
0-1
-
1 3,669 John King
Game 17
MILLWALL
H League Cup
3-2
McCarrick (30'), Steel (56'), Bishop (63')
- 11,626 John King
Game 18
CREWE ALEXANDRA
H League Division Three
1-1
Muir (60')
2 9,020 John King
Game 19
Shrewsbury Town
A League Division Three
1-3
Hughes (34')
6 4,927 John King
Game 20
Brentford
A League Division Three
4-2
Harvey (17', 68'), Steel (32'), Muir (60')
5 5,720 John King
Game 21
CHESTER CITY
H Leyland Daf Cup
1-0
Muir (7')
- 10,559 John King
Game 22
WALSALL
H League Division Three
2-1
McCarrick (7'), Bishop (85')
1 6,281 John King
Game 23
Preston North End
A FA Cup
0-1
-
- 7,521 John King
Game 24
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
H League Cup
2-2
Vickers (51'), Steel (62')
- 13,789 John King
Game 25
Blackpool
A League Division Three
3-0
O.G. (16'), Vickers (56'), Martindale (64')
3 4,106 John King
Game 26
Tottenham Hotspur
A League Cup
0-4
-
- 23,724 John King
Game 27
BURY
H League Division Three
2-4
Martindale (7'), Malkin (14')
5 6,207 John King
Game 28
Rochdale
A Leyland Daf Cup
1-0
Muir (59')
- 1,078 John King
Game 29
CHESTER CITY
H League Division Three
0-0
-
3 5,594 John King
Game 30
Preston North End
A League Division Three
2-2
Harvey (17'), Steel (33')
5 8,300 John King
Game 31
Bristol Rovers
A League Division Three
0-2
-
7 6,821 John King
Game 32
BOLTON WANDERERS
H League Division Three
1-3
Muir (32')
8 8,273 John King
Game 33
SCUNTHORPE UNITED
H Leyland Daf Cup
2-1
McCarrick (32'), Malkin (67')
- 2,766 John King
Game 34
Cardiff City
A League Division Three
0-0
-
8 4,300 John King
Game 35
FULHAM
H League Division Three
2-1
Morrissey (63', 80')
7 6,154 John King
Game 36
Rotherham United
A League Division Three
0-0
-
7 6,386 John King
Game 37
Huddersfield Town
A League Division Three
0-1
-
8 7,005 John King
Game 38
CHESTER CITY
H Leyland Daf Cup
3-0
McNab (47'), Muir (49'), Morrissey (76')
- 4,183 John King
Game 39
BIRMINGHAM CITY
H League Division Three
5-1
McNab (28'), Steel (63'), Malkin (70'), Hughes (77'), Muir (81')
6 6,033 John King
Game 40
READING
H League Division Three
3-1
Steel (57'), Harvey (69'), Muir (86')
4 5,264 John King
Game 41
Bury
A League Division Three
2-1
Muir (67'), Malkin (77')
3 3,801 John King
Game 42
BOLTON WANDERERS
H Leyland Daf Cup
2-1
Muir (57'), Steel (76')
- 9,315 John King
Game 43
BLACKPOOL
H League Division Three
4-2
Malkin (2', 83'), Vickers (4'), McCarrick (70')
2 7,873 John King
Game 44
Northampton Town
A League Division Three
4-0
Muir (43'), Bishop (48', 70'), Hughes (64')
2 3,147 John King
Game 45
Bristol City
A League Division Three
3-1
McCarrick (8'), Muir (48'), Bishop (51')
1 14,376 John King
Game 46
WIGAN ATHLETIC
H League Division Three
2-0
Thomas (43'), Muir (71')
1 9,604 John King
Game 47
DONCASTER ROVERS
H Leyland Daf Cup
2-0
Muir (28'), Malkin (77')
- 10,004 John King
Game 48
Leyton Orient
A League Division Three
1-0
Malkin (43')
2 4,046 John King
Game 49
NOTTS COUNTY
H League Division Three
2-0
Malkin (20', 28')
1 9,718 John King
Game 50
Mansfield Town
A League Division Three
0-1
-
2 3,363 John King
Game 51
SWANSEA CITY
H League Division Three
3-0
Malkin (4'), Harvey (50'), Thomas (77')
2 8,111 John King
Game 52
Doncaster Rovers
A Leyland Daf Cup
1-1
Muir (51')
- 6,670 John King
Game 53
Crewe Alexandra
A League Division Three
2-2
Muir (41'), Steel (81')
3 6,900 John King
Game 54
SHREWSBURY TOWN
H League Division Three
3-1
Harvey (6'), Vickers (31'), O.G. (62')
3 7,812 John King
Game 55
Bolton Wanderers
A League Division Three
1-1
Muir (58')
3 9,070 John King
Game 56
PRESTON NORTH END
H League Division Three
2-1
Mungall (47'), Muir (65')
3 10,187 John King
Game 57
Chester City
A League Division Three
2-2
Malkin (69'), Muir (90')
3 4,210 John King
Game 58
BRISTOL ROVERS
H League Division Three
1-2
Muir (10')
3 12,723 John King
Game 59
Walsall
A League Division Three
1-2
Malkin (28')
4 3,287 John King
Game 60
NORTHAMPTON TOWN
H League Division Three
0-0
-
4 5,363 John King
Game 61
BRENTFORD
H League Division Three
2-2
Muir (12'), Mungall (61')
4 5,379 John King
Game 62
Bury
A League Division Three Play-Offs
0-0
-
- 7,019 John King
Game 63
BURY
H League Division Three Play-Offs
2-0
Malkin (41'), Muir (70')
- 10,343 John King
Game 64
Bristol Rovers
N Leyland Daf Cup
2-1
Muir (10'), Steel (71')
- 48,402 John King
Game 65
Notts County
N League Division Three Play-Offs
0-2
-
- 29,252 John King