# 1990–91 Everton F.C. season

During the 1990–91 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 9th in the table, advanced to the 6th round of the FA Cup and were the runners-up in the Full Members' Cup, losing to Crystal Palace in the final at Wembley.

## Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Wimbledon | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 56 | |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 54 | |
| 9 | Everton | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 51 | |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 49 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 11 | Chelsea | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 49 | |

## Results

Everton's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League First Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 25 August 1990 | Leeds United | H | 2–3 | 34,412 | Nevin, Ebbrell |
| 29 August 1990 | Coventry City | A | 1–3 | 12,902 | Nevin |
| 1 September 1990 | Manchester City | A | 0–1 | 31,456 | |
| 8 September 1990 | Arsenal | H | 1–1 | 29,919 | Newell |
| 15 September 1990 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | 25,004 | Sharp, Newell |
| 22 September 1990 | Liverpool | H | 2–3 | 39,847 | Hinchcliffe, McCall |
| 29 September 1990 | Southampton | H | 3–0 | 23,093 | Cottee 2, Ebbrell |
| 7 October 1990 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–3 | 25,790 | McDonald |
| 20 October 1990 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–0 | 24,504 | |
| 27 October 1990 | Luton Town | A | 1–1 | 10,047 | Nevin |
| 3 November 1990 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 3–0 | 22,352 | Newell, Nevin, McDonald |
| 10 November 1990 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 21,447 | |
| 18 November 1990 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | 28,716 | McCall |
| 24 November 1990 | Wimbledon | A | 1–2 | 6,411 | Sheedy (pen) |
| 1 December 1990 | Manchester United | H | 0–1 | 32,400 | |
| 8 December 1990 | Coventry City | H | 1–0 | 17,472 | McCall |
| 16 December 1990 | Leeds United | A | 0–2 | 27,775 | |
| 22 December 1990 | Norwich City | A | 0–1 | 14,294 | |
| 26 December 1990 | Aston Villa | H | 1–0 | 27,804 | Sharp |
| 29 December 1990 | Derby County | H | 2–0 | 25,361 | Newell, Nevin |
| 1 January 1991 | Chelsea | A | 2–1 | 18,351 | Sharp, Cundy J (og) |
| 13 January 1991 | Manchester City | H | 2–0 | 22,774 | Beagrie, Sheedy |
| 19 January 1991 | Arsenal | A | 0–1 | 35,349 | |
| 2 February 1991 | Sunderland | H | 2–0 | 23,124 | Sheedy, Beagrie, |
| 9 February 1991 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | 38,127 | Nevin |
| 23 February 1991 | Sheffield United | H | 1–2 | 28,148 | Cottee |
| 2 March 1991 | Manchester United | A | 2–0 | 45,656 | Newell, Watson |
| 16 March 1991 | Southampton | A | 4–3 | 15,410 | Watson, Milligan, Newell, Cottee |
| 23 March 1991 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | 23,078 | |
| 30 March 1991 | Aston Villa | A | 2–2 | 27,660 | Warzycha 2 |
| 1 April 1991 | Norwich City | H | 1–0 | 20,485 | Newell |
| 10 April 1991 | Wimbledon | H | 1–2 | 14,590 | Cottee |
| 13 April 1991 | Chelsea | H | 2–2 | 19,526 | Cottee, Ebbrell |
| 20 April 1991 | Crystal Palace | A | 0–0 | 16,439 | |
| 24 April 1991 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 3–3 | 21,675 | Nevin, Stewart P (og), Cottee |
| 4 May 1991 | Luton Town | H | 1–0 | 19,809 | Cottee |
| 8 May 1991 | Derby County | A | 3–2 | 12,403 | Cottee 2, Sheedy |
| 11 May 1991 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 1–1 | 12,508 | Nevin |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 3 | 5 January 1991 | Charlton Athletic | A | 2–1 | 12,234 | Sheedy 2 |
| 4 | 27 January 1991 | Woking | H | 1–0 | 34,724 | Sheedy |
| 5 | 17 February 1991 | Liverpool | A | 0–0 | 38,323 | |
| 5 (replay) | 20 February 1991 | Liverpool | H | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | 37,766 | Sharp 2, Cottee 2 |
| 5 (2nd replay) | 27 February 1991 | Liverpool | H | 1–0 | 40,201 | Watson |
| QF | 11 March 1991 | West Ham United | A | 1–2 | 28,162 | Watson |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 2:1 | 25 September 1990 | Wrexham | A | 5–0 | 9,072 | Cottee 3, McDonald, Nevin |
| 2:2 | 9 October 1990 | Wrexham | H | 6–0 (agg 11–0) | 7,415 | Sharp 3, Cottee, Ebbrell, McDonald |
| 3 | 30 October 1990 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | 15,042 | Pemberton J (og) |

### Full Members' Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| 2 | 18 December 1990 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 4–1 | 5,410 | Newell, Cottee, Watson 2 |
| 3 | 22 January 1991 | Sunderland | H | 4–1 | 4,609 | Cottee 4 |
| North SF | 13 March 1991 | Barnsley | A | 1–0 | 10,287 | Cottee |
| North F:1 | 19 March 1991 | Leeds United | A | 3–3 | 13,387 | Beagrie, Warzycha, Milligan |
| North F:2 | 21 March 1991 | Leeds United | H | 3–1 (a.e.t.) (agg 6–4) | 12,603 | Cottee 2, Ebbrell |
| Final | 7 April 1991 | Crystal Palace | Wembley Stadium | 1–4 (a.e.t.) | 52,460 | Warzycha 69' |

## 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 |
| — | DF | WAL | Kevin Ratcliffe |
| — | MF | ENG | John Ebbrell |
| — | MF | SCO | Stuart McCall |
| — | DF | ENG | Dave Watson |
| — | MF | SCO | Pat Nevin |
| — | DF | ENG | Neil McDonald |
| — | FW | SCO | Graeme Sharp |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Hinchcliffe |
| — | DF | ENG | Martin Keown |
| — | FW | ENG | Tony Cottee |
| — | MF | NED | Raymond Atteveld |
| — | FW | ENG | Mike Newell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | IRL | Kevin Sheedy |
| — | MF | IRL | Mike Milligan |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Beagrie |
| — | MF | POL | Robert Warzycha |
| — | DF | ENG | Eddie Youds |
| — | DF | ENG | Iain Jenkins |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Snodin |
| — | MF | NIR | Norman Whiteside |
| — | FW | ENG | Stuart Barlow |
| — | MF | WAL | Marcus Ebdon |
| — | DF | ENG | Alan Harper |
| — | GK | AUS | Jason Kearton |