# 1989–90 Everton F.C. season

During the 1989–90 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 6th in the table with 59 points. The Toffees also advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup and the 4th round of the League Cup.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Arsenal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 62 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 60 |
| 6 | Everton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 59 |
| 7 | Southampton | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 55 |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 55 |

## Results

Everton's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 1989 | Coventry City | A | 0–2 | 17,981 | |
| 22 August 1989 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–1 | 34,402 | Newell, Sheedy |
| 26 August 1989 | Southampton | H | 3–0 | 27,807 | Whiteside, Newell, McCall |
| 30 August 1989 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–1 | 19,657 | Sheedy |
| 9 September 1989 | Manchester United | H | 3–2 | 37,916 | Newell, Nevin, Sharp |
| 16 September 1989 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–0 | 11,491 | Newell |
| 23 September 1989 | Liverpool | H | 1–3 | 42,453 | Newell |
| 30 September 1989 | Crystal Palace | A | 1–2 | 15,943 | Newell |
| 14 October 1989 | Millwall | H | 2–1 | 26,125 | Sheedy (pen), Whiteside |
| 21 October 1989 | Arsenal | H | 3–0 | 32,917 | Nevin 2, McDonald |
| 28 October 1989 | Norwich City | A | 1–1 | 18,627 | Cottee |
| 5 November 1989 | Aston Villa | A | 2–6 | 17,637 | Cottee, McGrath (og) |
| 11 November 1989 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | 33,737 | |
| 18 November 1989 | Wimbledon | H | 1–1 | 21,561 | Sheedy (pen) |
| 25 November 1989 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 20,709 | |
| 2 December 1989 | Coventry City | H | 2–0 | 21,171 | McCall, Watson |
| 9 December 1989 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–2 | 29,374 | Cottee |
| 17 December 1989 | Manchester City | H | 0–0 | 21,737 | |
| 26 December 1989 | Derby County | A | 1–0 | 21,314 | McCall |
| 30 December 1989 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 0–1 | 11,683 | |
| 1 January 1990 | Luton Town | H | 2–1 | 21,743 | Whiteside, Sharp |
| 13 January 1990 | Southampton | A | 2–2 | 19,381 | Whiteside 2 |
| 20 January 1990 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 2–0 | 25,545 | Sheedy 2 |
| 3 February 1990 | Liverpool | A | 1–2 | 38,730 | Sharp |
| 10 February 1990 | Charlton Athletic | H | 2–1 | 21,442 | Cottee, Whiteside |
| 3 March 1990 | Wimbledon | A | 1–3 | 6,512 | Sheedy |
| 14 March 1990 | Manchester United | A | 0–0 | 37,398 | |
| 17 March 1990 | Crystal Palace | H | 4–0 | 19,274 | Sharp, Cottee 2, Whiteside |
| 21 March 1990 | Millwall | A | 2–1 | 11,495 | Pointon, Cottee |
| 24 March 1990 | Norwich City | H | 3–1 | 21,707 | Cottee 2, Sharp |
| 31 March 1990 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | 35,223 | |
| 4 April 1990 | Nottingham Forest | H | 4–0 | 17,795 | Cottee 2, Whiteside |
| 7 April 1990 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 1–0 | 19,887 | Cottee (pen) |
| 14 April 1990 | Luton Town | A | 2–2 | 9,538 | Cottee, Sharp |
| 16 April 1990 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 23,933 | Atteveld, Sheedy |
| 21 April 1990 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | 32,144 | |
| 28 April 1990 | Chelsea | A | 1–2 | 18,879 | Nevin |
| 5 May 1990 | Aston Villa | H | 3–3 | 29,551 | Cascarino (og), Newell, Sheedy |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 3 | 6 January 1990 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–0 | 2,075 | |
| 3 (replay) | 10 January 1990 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 24,352 | Sheedy |
| 3 (2nd replay) | 17 January 1990 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–0 | 23,866 | Whiteside |
| 4 | 28 January 1990 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 2–1 | 31,754 | Whiteside 2 |
| 5 | 17 February 1990 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2–2 | 19,320 | Sharp, Cottee |
| 5 (replay) | 21 February 1990 | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 36,663 | Sheedy (pen) |
| 5 (2nd replay) | 10 March 1990 | Oldham Athletic | A | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 19,346 | Cottee |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 2:1 | 19 September 1989 | Leyton Orient | A | 2–0 | 8,214 | Newell, Sheedy |
| 2:2 | 3 October 1989 | Leyton Orient | H | 2–2 | 10,128 | Whiteside, Sheedy |
| 3 | 24 October 1989 | Luton Town | H | 3–0 | 18,428 | Newell 2, Nevin |
| 4 | 22 November 1989 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–1 | 21,324 | |

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | WAL | Neville Southall |
| — | MF | SCO | Stuart McCall |
| — | MF | IRL | Kevin Sheedy |
| — | DF | ENG | Dave Watson |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil McDonald |
| — | FW | SCO | Graeme Sharp |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Snodin |
| — | MF | NIR | Norman Whiteside |
| — | DF | WAL | Kevin Ratcliffe |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Pat Nevin |
| — | FW | ENG | Mike Newell |
| — | DF | ENG | Martin Keown |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil Pointon |
| — | MF | NED | Raymond Atteveld |
| — | MF | ENG | John Ebbrell |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Beagrie |
| — | MF | SWE | Stefan Rehn |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Wright |
| — | GK | AUS | Jason Kearton |