1990–91 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers
1990–91 season
ChairmanGordon Hargreaves
ManagerPhil Neal
StadiumBurnden Park
Third Division4th
FA Cup4th Round
Rumbelows Cup2nd Round
Leyland DAF CupNorthern Section Semi Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Philliskirk (19)
All: Tony Philliskirk (28)
Highest home attendance19,198 v Bury
22 May 1991
Lowest home attendance3,101 v Huddersfield Town
4 September 1990

The 1990–1991 season was the 112th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and their third successive season in the Football League Third Division. It covers the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991.

The club was knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United.[1]

Playing Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Wales WAL David Felgate
— GK England ENG Kevin Rose
— DF England ENG Phil Brown
— DF England ENG Barry Cowdrill
— DF England ENG Paul Comstive
— DF England ENG Mark Seagraves
— DF England ENG Alan Stubbs
— DF England ENG Stuart Storer
— DF England ENG Steve Thompson
— DF England ENG David Burke
— DF England ENG Scott Green
— DF England ENG Gary Henshaw
— DF England ENG Mark Came
— DF England ENG Dean Crombie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Mark Winstanley
— DF England ENG Nicky Spooner
— MF England ENG Julian Darby
— MF England ENG Sammy Lee
— MF England ENG Neil Fisher
— MF England ENG Robbie Savage
— FW Jamaica JAM Tony Cunningham
— FW England ENG Tony Philliskirk
— FW England ENG Mark Patterson
— FW England ENG David Reeves
— FW England ENG Ian Stevens
— FW England ENG Mike Jeffrey
— England ENG Paul Hughes

Results

Barclays League Division Three

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
25 August 1990 Shrewsbury Town A 1–0 Storer 4,608
1 September 1990 Bradford City H 0–1 7,031
8 September 1990 Huddersfield Town A 0–4 5,419
15 September 1990 Crewe Alexandra H 3–2 Green, Philliskirk, Darby 4,933
18 September 1990 Preston North End H 1–2 Darby 5,844
22 September 1990 Brentford A 2–4 Green, Reeves 5,077
28 September 1990 Wigan Athletic A 1–2 Philliskirk 4,366
2 October 1990 Mansfield Town H 1–1 Reeves 3,631
5 October 1990 Stoke City H 0–1 8,521
13 October 1990 Bury A 2–2 Thompson, Philliskirk 5,634
20 October 1990 Leyton Orient A 1–0 Storer 4,121
23 October 1990 Rotherham United H 0–0 4,692
27 October 1990 Swansea City H 1–0 Philliskirk 4,158
3 November 1990 Chester City A 2–0 Reeves, Philliskirk 2,553
10 November 1990 Reading H 3–1 Thompson, Reeves 4,648
24 November 1990 Grimsby Town A 1–0 Green 6,240
1 December 1990 Tranmere Rovers H 2–1 Green, Philliskirk 6,941
15 December 1990 Fulham A 1–0 Philiskirk 3,466
22 December 1990 Cambridge United H 2–2 Storer, Thompson 5,800
26 December 1990 Southend United A 1–1 Green 7,539
29 December 1990 Birmingham City A 3–1 Reeves, Philliskirk, Darby 7,318
1 January 1991 Bournemouth H 4–1 Comstive (2), Philliskirk, Darby 7,639
12 January 1991 Bradford City A 1–1 Philliskirk 8,764
19 January 1991 Shrewsbury Town H 1–0 Thompson 6,164
2 February 1991 Preston North End A 2–1 Philliskirk (2) 9,844
5 February 1991 Brentford H 1–0 (Own goal) 6,731
9 February 1991 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 Philliskirk 7,947
13 February 1991 Exeter City H 0–1 5,532
16 February 1991 Grimsby Town H 0–0 10,318
23 February 1991 Reading A 1–0 Cowdrill 5,997
1 March 1991 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 Patterson 10,076
9 March 1991 Fulham H 3–0 Patterson, Philiskirk (2) 7,316
12 March 1991 Mansfield Town A 0–4 3,611
16 March 1991 Wigan Athletic H 2–1 Reeves, Darby 7,812
19 March 1991 Bury H 1–3 Green 9,006
22 March 1991 Stoke City A 2–2 Storer, Darby 13,869
26 March 1991 Exeter City A 1–2 Reeves 4,009
30 March 1991 Southend United H 1–0 Darby 10,666
2 April 1991 Cambridge United A 1–2 Philliskirk 7,763
7 April 1991 Birmingham City H 3–1 Cunningham, Philliskirk, Darby 11,280
13 April 1991 Southend United A 0–1 7,156
16 April 1991 Crewe Alexandra A 3–1 Philliskirk (2), Reeves 4,419
20 April 1991 Leyton Orient H 1–0 Reeves 7,926
27 April 1991 Rotherham United A 2–2 Cunningham (2) 8,045
4 May 1991 Swansea City A 2–1 Storer, Darby 4,713
11 May 1991 Chester City H 1–0 Cunningham 12,826

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Southend United (P) 46 26 7 13 67 51 +16 85 Promotion to the Second Division
3 Grimsby Town (P) 46 24 11 11 66 34 +32 83
4 Bolton Wanderers 46 24 11 11 64 50 +14 83 Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
5 Tranmere Rovers (O, P) 46 23 9 14 64 46 +18 78
6 Brentford 46 21 13 12 59 47 +12 76
Source:
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Barclays League Division Three play-offs

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
19 May 1991 Semi-Final First Leg Bury A 1–1 Philliskirk 8,000
22 May 1991 Semi Final Second Leg Bury H 1–0
2–1 (agg) 		Philliskirk 19,198
1 June 1991 Final Tranmere Rovers Wembley Stadium 0–1 30,217

F.A. Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
17 November 1990 Round 1 Witton Albion A 2–1 Darby, Comstive 3,790
11 December 1990 Round 2 Chesterfield A 4–3 Storer, Thompson, Reeves, Philliskirk 4,836
5 January 1991 Round 3 Barrow H 1–0 Philliskirk 11,475
26 January 1991 Round 4 Manchester United A 0–1 43,293

Rumbelows Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
29 August 1990 Round 1 First Leg Huddersfield Town A 3–0 Philliskirk, Darby (2) 4,444
8 September 1990 Round 1 Second Leg Huddersfield Town H 2–1
5–1 (agg) 		Stubbs, Darby 3,101
26 September 1990 Round 2 First Leg Coventry City A 2–4 Philliskirk (2) 6,193
9 October 1990 Round 2 Second Leg Coventry City H 2–3
4–7 (agg) 		Philliskirk (2) 5,222

Leyland DAF Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
6 November 1990 Group Stage Game One Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 Reeves 3,178
18 December 1990 Group Stage Game Two Blackpool A 0–3 2,579

Top scorers

P Player Position FL FAC LC LD Total
1 England Tony Philliskirk Striker 19 2 5 0 26
2 England Julian Darby Midfielder 9 1 3 0 13
3 England David Reeves Striker 10 1 0 1 12
4= England Stuart Storer Midfielder 5 1 0 0 6
4= England Scott Green Midfielder 6 0 0 0 6
4= England Steve Thompson Midfielder 5 1 0 0 6

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Paul (27 January 1991). "Hughes strike saves United's blushes". The Observer. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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