# 1990–91 Fulham F.C. season

The 1990–91 season was Fulham's 96th season as a professional football club in the Football League. They competed in the Third Division for the fifth successive season.
Prior to the start of the season, manager Ray Lewington was demoted to assistant manager and replaced by Alan Dicks. Fulham finished in 21st place in the table, narrowly avoiding relegation to the Fourth Division. In the FA Cup they reached the second round, beating Farnborough Town in the first round but losing a second round replay against Cambridge. They were knocked out in the first round of the Football League Cup by Peterborough United

## Fourth Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
| 25 August 1990 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–1 | Marshall | 4,143 | 11th |
| 1 September 1990 | Cambridge United | H | 0–2 | | 4,145 | 21st |
| 8 September 1990 | Shrewsbury Town | A | 2–2 | Pike, Haag | 2,929 | 20th |
| 15 September 1990 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–0 | | 3,853 | 19th |
| 18 September 1990 | Wigan Athletic | H | 1–2 | Thomas | 3,041 | 23rd |
| 22 September 1990 | Preston | A | 0–1 | | 4,691 | 23rd |
| 29 September 1990 | Bournemouth | A | 0–3 | | 5,855 | 24th |
| 2 October 1990 | Birmingham City | H | 2–2 | Brazil, Rosenior | 4,011 | 24th |
| 6 October 1990 | Rotherham United | H | 2–0 | Rosenior, Davies | 3,498 | 22nd |
| 13 October 1990 | Stoke City | A | 1–2 | Rosenior | 12,394 | 23rd |
| 20 October 1990 | Swansea City | A | 2–2 | Brazil, Davies | 4,500 | 22nd |
| 23 October 1990 | Bury | H | 2–0 | Newson, Morgan | 3,439 | 20th |
| 27 October 1990 | Exeter City | H | 3–2 | Pike, Davies (2) | 4,523 | 20th |
| 4 November 1990 | Leyton Orient | A | 0–1 | | 6,163 | 20th |
| 10 November 1990 | Southend United | A | 1–1 | Brazil | 5,808 | 20th |
| 24 November 1990 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 1–2 | Davies | 4,194 | 20th |
| 1 December 1990 | Reading | A | 0–1 | | 4,073 | 21st |
| 15 December 1990 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–1 | | 3,466 | 22nd |
| 22 December 1990 | Mansfield Town | A | 1–1 | Eckhardt | 2,838 | 23rd |
| 26 December 1990 | Bradford City | H | 0–0 | | 3,029 | 23rd |
| 29 December 1990 | Chester City | H | 4–1 | Skinner (2), Scott, Brazil | 3,084 | 20th |
| 1 January 1991 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–3 | | 7,492 | 20th |
| 12 January 1991 | Cambridge United | A | 0–1 | | 5,087 | 20th |
| 19 January 1991 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 2–1 | Eckhardt, Davies | 3,477 | 20th |
| 26 January 1991 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–1 | | 4,369 | 20th |
| 2 February 1991 | Wigan Athletic | A | 0–2 | | 2,258 | 20th |
| 5 February 1991 | Preston | H | 1–0 | Stant | 2,750 | 20th |
| 16 February 1991 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–1 | Stant | 5,211 | 20th |
| 23 February 1991 | Southend United | H | 0–3 | | 5,113 | 20th |
| 2 March 1991 | Reading | H | 1–1 | Stant | 4,475 | 20th |
| 9 March 1991 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–3 | | 7,316 | 20th |
| 12 March 1991 | Birmingham City | A | 0–2 | | 8,083 | 21st |
| 16 March 1991 | Bournemouth | H | 1–1 | Talbot | 4,085 | 20th |
| 19 March 1991 | Stoke City | H | 0–1 | | 3,131 | 22nd |
| 23 March 1991 | Rotherham United | A | 1–3 | Scott | 3,188 | 23rd |
| 30 March 1991 | Bradford City | A | 0–0 | | 6,207 | 22nd |
| 1 April 1991 | Mansfield Town | H | 1–0 | Stant | 3,555 | 20th |
| 6 April 1991 | Chester City | A | 0–1 | | 1,047 | 22nd |
| 9 April 1991 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 4–0 | Skinner (2), Baker, Marshall | 3,415 | 20th |
| 13 April 1991 | Grimsby Town | H | 0–0 | | 5,464 | 20th |
| 16 April 1991 | Brentford | A | 2–1 | Haag, Stant | 7,839 | 20th |
| 20 April 1991 | Swansea City | H | 1–1 | Haag | 4,208 | 20th |
| 23 April 1991 | Brentford | H | 0–1 | | 6,765 | 20th |
| 27 April 1991 | Bury | A | 1–1 | Pike | 3,217 | 21st |
| 4 May 1991 | Exeter City | A | 1–0 | Skinner | 3,799 | 21st |
| 11 May 1991 | Leyton Orient | H | 1–1 | Onwere | 6,590 | 21st |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 May 1991. Source: soccerbase.com
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | D |
| Position | 11 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 17 November 1990 | Round 1 | Farnborough Town | H | 2–1 | Pike, Brazil | 4,990 |
| 7 December 1990 | Round 2 | Cambridge United | H | 0–0 | | 5,929 |
| 11 November 1990 | Round 2 Replay | Cambridge United | A | 1–2 | Davies | 4,966 |

## Rumbelows Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 27 August 1990 | Round 1 First leg | Peterborough United | H | 1–2 | Joseph | 2,736 |
| 3 September 1990 | Round 2 Second leg | Peterborough United | A | 0–2 | | 2,968 |

## Leyland DAF Trophy

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
| 12 November 1990 | Preliminary Round (Group Stage) | Leyton Orient | A | 2–0 |
| 27 November 1990 | Preliminary Round (Group Stage) | Brentford | H | 1–1 |
| 19 February 1991 | First Round (South) | Mansfield Town | A | 1–2 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1. Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 2. Fulham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 3. Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |

## Squad statistics

| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Rumbelows Cup | Rumbelows Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 31 May 1990 | MF | Gary Barnett | Huddersfield Town | Free |
| 29 August 1990 | MF | Julian Hails | Hemel Hempstead | Free |
| 6 September 1990 | MF | Gary Brazil | Newcastle United | £110,000 |
| 12 October 1990 | DF | Simon Morgan | Leicester City | £100,000 |
| 8 November 1990 | FW | Phil Gray | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan |
| 8 February 1991 | FW | Phil Stant | Notts County | £60,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 20 August 1990 | DF | Gary Elkins | Wimbledon | £20,000 |