# 1989–90 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1989–90 season was Manchester City's first season back in the top tier of English football, the Football League First Division.

## Football League First Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Coventry City | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 49 | |
| 13 | Manchester United | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 48 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 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 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

### Matches

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 1989 | Liverpool | A | 1-3 | 35,628 | Hinchcliffe |
| 23 August 1989 | Southampton | H | 1-2 | 25,416 | Gleghorn |
| 26 August 1989 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1-1 | 32,004 | White |
| 30 August 1989 | Coventry City | A | 1-2 | 16,129 | White |
| 9 September 1989 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1-0 | 23,420 | Allen |
| 16 September 1989 | Wimbledon | A | 0-1 | 6,922 | |
| 23 September 1989 | Manchester United | H | 5-1 | 43,246 | Oldfield (2), Bishop, Hinchcliffe, Morley |
| 30 September 1989 | Luton Town | H | 3-1 | 23,863 | Bishop, Brightwell, Oldfield |
| 14 October 1989 | Arsenal | A | 0-4 | 40,393 | |
| 22 October 1989 | Aston Villa | H | 0-2 | 23,354 | |
| 28 October 1989 | Chelsea | A | 1-1 | 21,917 | Allen |
| 3 November 1989 | Crystal Palace | H | 3-0 | 23,768 | White, Morley, Allen |
| 10 November 1989 | Derby County | A | 0-6 | 19,239 | |
| 17 November 1989 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0-3 | 26,238 | |
| 24 November 1989 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1-1 | 8,857 | Allen |
| 1 December 1989 | Liverpool | H | 1-4 | 31,641 | Allen (pen |
| 8 December 1989 | Southampton | A | 1-2 | 15,832 | Allen |
| 16 December 1989 | Everton | A | 0-0 | 21,737 | |
| 25 December 1989 | Norwich City | H | 1-0 | 29,534 | Allen |
| 29 December 1989 | Millwall | H | 2-0 | 28,084 | White (2) |
| 31 December 1989 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0-2 | 28,756 | |
| 13 January 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1-1 | 26,384 | Hendry |
| 19 January 1990 | Coventry City | H | 1-0 | 24,345 | White |
| 2 February 1990 | Manchester United | A | 1-1 | 40,274 | Brightwell |
| 9 February 1990 | Wimbledon | H | 1-1 | 24,126 | Hendry |
| 23 February 1990 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1-2 | 24,030 | White |
| 2 March 1990 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0-1 | 22,644 | |
| 9 March 1990 | Arsenal | H | 1-1 | 29,087 | White |
| 16 March 1990 | Luton Town | A | 1-1 | 9,765 | Allen (pen) |
| 20 March 1990 | Chelsea | H | 1-1 | 24,670 | Quinn |
| 1 April 1990 | Aston Villa | A | 2-1 | 24,797 | M. Ward, Reid |
| 6 April 1990 | Millwall | A | 1-1 | 10,265 | M. Ward |
| 10 April 1990 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3-1 | 8,437 | Allen, Hendry, M. Ward |
| 13 April 1990 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2-1 | 33,022 | Quinn, Heath |
| 15 April 1990 | Norwich City | A | 1-0 | 18,914 | Heath |
| 20 April 1990 | Everton | H | 1-0 | 32,144 | Quinn |
| 27 April 1990 | Derby County | H | 0-1 | 29,542 | |
| 4 May 1990 | Crystal Palace | A | 2-2 | 20,056 | Allen, Quinn |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R3 1st leg | 5 January 1990 | Millwall | H | 0-0 |
| R3 2nd leg | 8 January 1990 | Millwall | A | 1-1 |
| R3 3rd leg | 14 January 1990 | Millwall | A | 3-1 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R2 1st leg | 18 September 1989 | Brentford | A | 2-1 |
| R2 2nd leg | 4 October 1989 | Brentford | H | 4-1 |
| R3 | 25 October 1989 | Arsenal | H | 3-1 |
| Round of 16 | 21 November 1989 | Coventry City | H | 0-1 |

## Squad

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 | WAL | Andy Dibble |
| — | GK | ENG | Paul Cooper |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Hinchcliffe |
| — | DF | ENG | Steve Redmond |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Seagraves |
| — | DF | SCO | Colin Hendry (from October) |
| — | DF | ENG | Alan Harper |
| — | MF | ENG | Paul Lake |
| — | MF | ENG | Ian Brightwell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Gary Megson |
| — | MF | ENG | Mark Ward |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Reid |
| — | FW | ENG | David White |
| — | FW | ENG | Jason Beckford |
| — | FW | IRL | Niall Quinn (from March) |
| — | FW | ENG | Clive Allen |
| — | FW | ENG | Wayne Clarke |
| — | FW | ENG | Ashley Ward |
| — | FW | ENG | Adrian Heath (from February) |

### 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 |
| — | FW | ENG | Nigel Gleghorn (to Birmingham City) |
| — | FW | ENG | Trevor Morley (to West Ham United) |
| — | MF | ENG | Ian Bishop (to West Ham United) |
| — | FW | ENG | Justin Fashanu (to West Ham United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ENG | Gerry Taggart (to Barnsley) |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Fleming (to Barnsley) |
| — | MF | SCO | Neil McNab (to Tranmere Rovers) |
| — | FW | ENG | David Oldfield (to Leicester City) |
| — | DF | ENG | Brian Gayle (to Ipswich Town) |