1990–91 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season
season of football team
The 1990–91 season was the 92nd season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League Second Division. The team finished in 12th place after a poor run of form at the end of the season brought only two victories from the final fifteen matches.
This was the first season – of an eventual seventeen – for the club under the ownership of Sir Jack Hayward, who had purchased it in May 1990 for £2.1 million.
Results
Football League Second Division
A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League Second Division in the 1990–91 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats.
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
FA Cup
League Cup
Hull City won on away goals.
Full Members Cup
Players
Key: ‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the clubCorrect as of end of season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
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