# 1989–90 Norwich City F.C. season

For the 1989–90 season, Norwich City F.C. competed in Football League Division One, as well as the FA Cup, League Cup and Full Members' Cup.

## Overview

The previous season had been Norwich City's most successful to that point, with the club finishing fourth in Division One and reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup, so they might have been expected to be in competition to win one or more trophies. This, however, was not to be the case. While Norwich never looked in danger of being relegated from the top flight, they would finish mid-table and be eliminated early from all three cup competitions.
Although they defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 in the Full Members' Cup, they would not win a league game by more than 2–0, which they achieved eight times. Their heaviest defeat was 4–0 away at Tottenham. The highest scoring game was a 4–4 home draw with Southampton.

## Squad

    Squad at end of season (5 May 1990)
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 | SCO | Bryan Gunn |
| — | GK | WAL | Mark Walton |
| — | GK | ENG | Jon Sheffield |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Culverhouse (3rd captain) |
| — | DF | WAL | Mark Bowen |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Butterworth (captain) |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Linighan |
| — | DF | ENG | Adrian Pennock |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Theodosiou |
| — | MF | IRL | Andy Townsend (vice-captain) |
| — | MF | ENG | Dale Gordon |
| — | MF | ENG | Ian Crook |
| — | MF | WAL | David Phillips |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Tim Sherwood |
| — | MF | ENG | Jeremy Goss |
| — | MF | ENG | Ruel Fox |
| — | MF | DEN | Henrik Mortensen |
| — | MF | ENG | David Smith |
| — | MF | ENG | Jason Minett |
| — | MF | ENG | Daryl Sutch |
| — | MF | ENG | Robert Taylor |
| — | FW | SCO | Robert Fleck |
| — | FW | ENG | Robert Rosario |
| — | FW | ENG | Dean Coney |
| — | FW | IRL | Lee Power |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Fee |
| 4 July 1989 | DF | Andy Theodosiou | Tottenham Hotspur | Free |
| 18 July 1989 | MF | Tim Sherwood | Tottenham Hotspur | £175,000 |
| 31 July 1989 | MF | David Phillips | Coventry City | £550,000 |
| 15 August 1989 | GK | Mark Walton | Colchester United | £75,000 |
| 2 October 1989 | MF | Henrik Mortensen | Aarhus | £400,000 |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| 8 June 1989 | MF | Mike Phelan | Manchester United | £750,000 |
| 14 August 1989 | MF | Trevor Putney | Middlesbrough | £300,000 |
| 18 August 1989 | FW | Alan Reeves | Chester City | £10,000 |
| 1 November 1989 | MF | Paul Cook | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £250,000 |
| 4 December 1989 | MF | Mike Flynn | Preston North End | £125,000 |
| 20 March 1990 | FW | Malcolm Allen | Millwall | £400,000 |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Name | From | Until | Reference |
| 1 March 1990 | DF | Nicky Tanner | Liverpool | 31 March 1990 | |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Until | Reference |
| 22 September 1989 | GK | Jon Sheffield | Aldershot | 11 November 1989 | |
| 21 March 1990 | GK | Jon Sheffield | Ipswich Town | End of season | |

## Final table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Wimbledon | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 55 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 54 |
| 10 | Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 53 |
| 11 | Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 50 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 49 |

## Results
### Full Members Cup

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## Appearances

| Pos | Player | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Full Members Cup | Full Members Cup | Full Members Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| Pos | Player | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Sub | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||||||
| GK | Bryan Gunn | 37 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Mark Walton | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||||||
| RB | Ian Culverhouse | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 |
| LB | Mark Bowen | 38 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 7 |
| CB | Ian Butterworth | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| CB | Andy Linighan | 37 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 |
| RCB | Adrian Pennock | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CB | Nicky Tanner | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||||||
| CM | Andy Townsend | 35 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3 |
| CM | Ian Crook | 34 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
| RW | Dale Gordon | 26 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 6 |
| LW | David Phillips | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 5 |
| DM | Tim Sherwood | 22 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 4 |
| AM | Ruel Fox | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| AM | Henrik Mortensen | 12 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| CM | Jeremy Goss | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| CM | Paul Cook | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| CM | David Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||||||
| ST | Robert Fleck | 25 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 12 |
| ST | Robert Rosario | 29 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 7 |
| ST | Malcolm Allen | 9 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| ST | Dean Coney | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| ST | Lee Power | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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## Goalscorers

| Rank | Position | Player | Division One | FA Cup | League Cup | Full Members Cup | Total |
| 1 | ST | Robert Fleck | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | LB | Mark Bowen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | ST | Robert Rosario | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | RW | Dale Gordon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | LW | David Phillips | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | RB/DM | Tim Sherwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | CM | Andy Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | ST | Malcolm Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | RW | Ruel Fox | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | CB | Andy Linighan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | CM | Ian Crook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | ST | Henrik Mortensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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