# 1989–90 AFC Bournemouth season

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

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 67 | 71 | −4 | 51 | |
| 21 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 50 | |
| 22 | Bournemouth (R) | 46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 57 | 76 | −19 | 48 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 23 | Bradford City (R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 41 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 24 | Stoke City (R) | 46 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 37 | Relegation to the Third Division |

## Results

Bournemouth's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance |
| 19 August 1989 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 1–2 | 9,685 |
| 22 August 1989 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | 8,226 |
| 26 August 1989 | Hull City | H | 5–4 | 6,454 |
| 2 September 1989 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | 11,425 |
| 9 September 1989 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 | 9,882 |
| 16 September 1989 | Middlesbrough | A | 1–2 | 16,077 |
| 23 September 1989 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–4 | 7,409 |
| 26 September 1989 | Port Vale | A | 1–0 | 6,511 |
| 30 September 1989 | Oxford United | A | 2–1 | 5,325 |
| 7 October 1989 | Sunderland | A | 2–3 | 15,933 |
| 14 October 1989 | Oldham Athletic | H | 2–0 | 6,796 |
| 17 October 1989 | Watford | A | 2–2 | 9,013 |
| 21 October 1989 | Portsmouth | H | 0–1 | 9,353 |
| 1 November 1989 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | 9,979 |
| 4 November 1989 | Leeds United | A | 0–3 | 26,484 |
| 11 November 1989 | Sheffield United | H | 0–1 | 8,481 |
| 18 November 1989 | Stoke City | H | 2–1 | 6,412 |
| 25 November 1989 | Bradford City | A | 0–1 | 7,436 |
| 2 December 1989 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 0–2 | 6,890 |
| 5 December 1989 | Swindon Town | A | 3–2 | 7,326 |
| 8 December 1989 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–2 | 9,568 |
| 16 December 1989 | Barnsley | H | 2–1 | 5,506 |
| 26 December 1989 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 14,128 |
| 30 December 1989 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | 15,421 |
| 1 January 1990 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–2 | 6,939 |
| 13 January 1990 | Hull City | A | 4–1 | 4,673 |
| 20 January 1990 | Ipswich Town | H | 3–1 | 7,464 |
| 3 February 1990 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–1 | 7,947 |
| 10 February 1990 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–2 | 7,630 |
| 24 February 1990 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | 6,206 |
| 28 February 1990 | Newcastle United | A | 0–3 | 15,119 |
| 3 March 1990 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | 10,988 |
| 6 March 1990 | Oxford United | H | 0–1 | 6,319 |
| 10 March 1990 | Port Vale | A | 1–1 | 7,131 |
| 17 March 1990 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | 6,328 |
| 20 March 1990 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–4 | 10,109 |
| 24 March 1990 | Watford | H | 0–0 | 6,737 |
| 31 March 1990 | Portsmouth | A | 1–2 | 8,836 |
| 3 April 1990 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–1 | 7,448 |
| 7 April 1990 | Swindon Town | H | 1–2 | 7,772 |
| 11 April 1990 | West Ham United | A | 1–4 | 20,202 |
| 14 April 1990 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0–1 | 7,520 |
| 17 April 1990 | Leicester City | H | 2–3 | 6,781 |
| 21 April 1990 | Barnsley | A | 1–0 | 7,415 |
| 28 April 1990 | Sheffield United | A | 2–4 | 20,994 |
| 5 May 1990 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | 9,918 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R3 | 6 January 1990 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Notes |
| R2 1st Leg | 19 September 1989 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 1–0 | 3,504 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 4 September 1989 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 0–0 | 5,343 | Bournemouth won 1–0 on aggregate |
| R3 | 25 September 1989 | Sunderland | A | 1–1 | 12,595 | |
| R3R | 10 October 1989 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | 7,349 | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Other |
| 2R | 28 November 1989 | Chelsea | H | 2–3 | 6,214 | aet |

## 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 | Phil Kite |
| — | GK | IRL | Gerry Peyton |
| — | DF | ENG | John Williams |
| — | DF | ENG | Kevin Bond |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Miller |
| — | DF | ENG | Mark Newson |
| — | DF | ENG | Keith Rowland |
| — | DF | WAL | Neil Slatter (on loan from Oxford United) |
| — | DF | ENG | Shaun Teale |
| — | DF | ENG | Denny Mundee |
| — | DF | ENG | David Coleman |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Morrell |
| — | MF | ENG | Shaun Brooks |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Matty Holmes |
| — | MF | ENG | George Lawrence |
| — | MF | IRL | Mark O'Connor |
| — | MF | ENG | Gavin Peacock |
| — | MF | ENG | Peter Shearer |
| — | MF | IRL | Sean O'Driscoll |
| — | FW | ENG | Trevor Aylott |
| — | FW | ENG | Bobby Barnes |
| — | FW | ENG | Luther Blissett |
| — | FW | ENG | Richard Cadette (on loan from Brentford) |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Moulden |