1990–91 Norwich City F.C. season
# 1990–91 Norwich City F.C. season

During the 1990–91 English football season, Norwich City F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

## Season summary

In the 1990–91 season, Norwich had a good run in the FA Cup, which includes a 'live TV' win over Manchester United, ends with a 1–0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest in the quarter finals. The Canaries also reached the Southern Area final of the Full Members Cup before losing to Crystal Palace over two legs. In the league, Norwich finished in a disappointing 15th place, but weren't in relegation danger for much of the season. Youngsters that made their mark that season included Daryl Sutch, Chris Sutton and Robert Ullathorne.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Sheffield United | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 55 | −19 | 46 |
| 14 | Southampton | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 45 |
| 15 | Norwich City | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 45 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 49 | −7 | 44 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 41 |

## Results

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Source: Statto

### Results by round

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A |
| Result | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 |

## 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 | SCO | Bryan Gunn |
| — | GK | ENG | Jon Sheffield |
| — | GK | WAL | Mark Walton |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Blades |
| — | DF | WAL | Mark Bowen |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Butterworth |
| — | DF | ENG | Ian Culverhouse |
| — | DF | ENG | Jason Minett |
| — | DF | ENG | Adrian Pennock |
| — | DF | ENG | John Polston |
| — | DF | ENG | Daryl Sutch |
| — | DF | ENG | Robert Ullathorne |
| — | DF | ENG | Colin Woodthorpe |
| — | MF | ENG | Steve Ball |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Ian Crook |
| — | MF | MSR | Ruel Fox |
| — | MF | ENG | Dale Gordon |
| — | MF | WAL | Jeremy Goss |
| — | MF | WAL | David Phillips |
| — | MF | ENG | Tim Sherwood |
| — | MF | ENG | David Smith |
| — | FW | SCO | Robert Fleck |
| — | FW | DEN | Henrik Mortensen |
| — | FW | IRL | Lee Power |
| — | FW | ENG | Robert Rosario |
| — | FW | ENG | Chris Sutton |
| — | FW | ENG | Robert Taylor |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 July 1990 | DF | Colin Woodthorpe | Chester City | £175,000 |
| 18 July 1990 | DF | Paul Blades | Derby County | £700,000 |
| 24 July 1990 | DF | John Polston | Tottenham Hotspur | £250,000 |
| 18 September 1990 | MF | Steve Ball | Colchester United | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 July 1990 | DF | Andy Linighan | Arsenal | £1,250,000 |
| 5 July 1990 | MF | Andy Townsend | Chelsea | £1,200,000 |
| 18 March 1991 | GK | Jon Sheffield | Cambridge United | Free transfer |
| 22 March 1991 | FW | Robert Rosario | Coventry City | £600,000 |

    Transfers in: £1,125,000
    Transfers out: £2,050,000
    Total spending: £925,000
