# 1989–90 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1989–90 English football season, Leicester City competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Season summary

The Foxes had a very poor start to the season, with only one win from the first twelve league games that saw Leicester bottom of the second tier of English football for the first time since February 1915. At the end of the year, the Foxes found form with six wins from Seven games guided Leicester to mid-table and stayed there for most of the season, settling for a 13th-place finish. In March 1990, there was another chapter in the club's boardroom history when chairman Terry Shipman's father Len died at the age of 87.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 61 |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 65 | −3 | 61 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 67 | 79 | −12 | 59 |
| 14 | Hull City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 65 | −7 | 58 |
| 15 | Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 57 |

## Results

Leicester City's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| 19 August 1989 | Hull City | A | 1–1 | 8,158 | Clarke |
| 23 August 1989 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–1 | 11,411 | |
| 26 August 1989 | Newcastle United | H | 2–2 | 13,693 | McAllister, Spearing |
| 2 September 1989 | Watford | A | 1–3 | 10,252 | McAllister |
| 9 September 1989 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–3 | 10,700 | Reid |
| 16 September 1989 | Bradford City | A | 0–2 | 8,732 | |
| 23 September 1989 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | 8,926 | Glover |
| 27 September 1989 | Sunderland | H | 2–3 | 10,843 | Williams, Paris |
| 30 September 1989 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–1 | 6,407 | |
| 7 October 1989 | Port Vale | A | 1–2 | 7,268 | Reid |
| 14 October 1989 | Oxford United | H | 0–0 | 8,199 | |
| 17 October 1989 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–3 | 10,037 | Reid |
| 21 October 1989 | Swindon Town | H | 2–1 | 8,547 | Reid (2) |
| 28 October 1989 | Barnsley | A | 2–2 | 6,856 | North, Wright |
| 1 November 1989 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–0 | 16,580 | |
| 4 November 1989 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | 15,971 | North |
| 11 November 1989 | Leeds United | H | 4–3 | 18,032 | Ramsey (2), Moran, McAllister |
| 18 November 1989 | Ipswich Town | H | 0–1 | 11,661 | |
| 25 November 1989 | Stoke City | A | 1–0 | 12,264 | Mills |
| 2 December 1989 | Hull City | H | 2–1 | 8,616 | Paris, McAllister (pen) |
| 9 December 1989 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 4–2 | 7,538 | McAllister (pen), Morgan, Campbell, Wright |
| 16 December 1989 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–4 | 11,428 | McAllister (pen) |
| 26 December 1989 | Bournemouth | H | 2–1 | 14,128 | Campbell, Mills |
| 30 December 1989 | West Ham United | H | 1–0 | 16,925 | Mauchlen |
| 1 January 1990 | Portsmouth | A | 3–2 | 9,387 | Moran, Campbell (2) |
| 13 January 1990 | Newcastle United | A | 4–5 | 20,785 | Wright, Walsh, McAllister, Campbell |
| 20 January 1990 | Watford | H | 1–1 | 11,466 | Mills |
| 10 February 1990 | Bradford City | A | 1–1 | 10,281 | Oldfield |
| 17 February 1990 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | 7,498 | |
| 21 February 1990 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–0 | 10,902 | Oldfield |
| 24 February 1990 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | 12,245 | Oldfield, Reid |
| 3 March 1990 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–2 | 12,237 | Walsh, Oldfield |
| 10 March 1990 | Sunderland | A | 2–2 | 13,017 | Mills, James |
| 17 March 1990 | Port Vale | H | 2–0 | 10,076 | North, Walsh |
| 21 March 1990 | Oxford United | A | 2–4 | 5,744 | Reid, McAllister |
| 24 March 1990 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 1–1 | 9,395 | McAllister (pen) |
| 31 March 1990 | Swindon Town | A | 1–1 | 8,561 | Kelly |
| 3 April 1990 | Oldham Athletic | H | 3–0 | 10,368 | North, Kelly (2) |
| 7 April 1990 | Barnsley | H | 2–2 | 8,620 | Kelly (2) |
| 10 April 1990 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–5 | 18,175 | |
| 14 April 1990 | Portsmouth | H | 1–1 | 8,407 | James |
| 17 April 1990 | Bournemouth | A | 3–2 | 6,781 | North, Oldfield, Reid |
| 21 April 1990 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 | 9,203 | Kelly (2) |
| 28 April 1990 | Leeds United | A | 1–2 | 32,597 | McAllister |
| 2 May 1990 | West Ham United | A | 1–3 | 17,939 | Ramsey |
| 5 May 1990 | Sheffield United | H | 2–5 | 21,134 | Mills, North |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R3 | 6 January 1990 | Barnsley | H | 1–2 | 16,278 | Paris |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R2 First Leg | 19 September 1989 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–1 | 7,382 | Kitson, Reid |
| R2 Second Leg | 4 October 1989 | Crystal Palace | H | 2–3 (lost on away goals) | 10,283 | Clarke, Paris |

### Full Members Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
| R1 | 14 November 1989 | Charlton Athletic | A | 1–2 | 1,565 | Campbell |

## 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 | ENG | Martin Hodge |
| - | DF | ENG | Rob Johnson |
| - | DF | ENG | Tony Spearing |
| - | MF | SCO | Ali Mauchlen (captain) |
| - | DF | ENG | Alan Paris |
| - | DF | SCO | Allan Evans |
| - | FW | ENG | Kevin Russell |
| - | MF | SCO | Tommy Wright |
| - | MF | SCO | Gary McAllister |
| - | MF | ENG | Gary Mills |
| - | MF | ENG | Paul Reid |
| - | MF | NIR | Paul Ramsey |
| - | DF | ENG | Steve Walsh |
| - | DF | ENG | Tony James |
| - | DF | ENG | Simon Morgan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | FW | ENG | Paul Kitson |
| - | FW | SCO | Lee Glover (on loan from Nottingham Forest) |
| - | MF | ENG | Darren Williams |
| - | FW | ENG | Marc North |
| - | MF | ENG | Scott Oakes |
| - | GK | ENG | Carl Muggleton |
| - | FW | ENG | Paul Moran (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) |
| - | FW | ENG | Kevin Campbell (on loan from Arsenal) |
| - | MF | ENG | Jason Peake |
| - | DF | ENG | Ian Baraclough |
| - | MF | ENG | David Oldfield |
| - | FW | IRL | David Kelly |
| - | DF | ENG | Richard Smith |
| - | DF | ENG | Des Linton |
| - | MF | ENG | Gary Fitzpatrick |

### Left club during the 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 | Steve Wilkinson (to Mansfield Town) |
| - | MF | ENG | Dave Puttnam (to Lincoln City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | FW | ENG | Wayne Clarke (to Manchester City) |