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{{Short description|1990–91 season of Leicester City}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox football club season
|club=[[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
|season=1990–91
|manager=[[David Pleat]] (until 29 January 1991) <br /> [[Gordon Lee (footballer)|Gordon Lee]] (caretaker from 29 January 1991)
|chairman=Terry Shipman (until 29 January 1991) <br /> Martin George (from 29 January 1991)
|league=[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|league result=[[1990–91 Football League#Second Division|22nd]]
|cup1=[[FA Cup]]
|cup1 result=[[1990–91 FA Cup#Third round proper|Third round]]
|cup2=[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
|cup2 result=[[1990–91 Football League Cup|Second round]]
|cup3=[[Full Members Cup]]
|cup3 result=[[1990–91 Full Members Cup|First round]] <br> (Northern Area)
|league topscorer=[[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]] (14)
|season topscorer=Kelly (15)
|highest attendance=<span class="nowrap">19,011 vs [[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]</span> <br> <small>(11 May 1991, [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]])</small>
|lowest attendance=<span class="nowrap">4,705 vs [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]]</span> <br> <small>(27 Nov 1990, [[Full Members Cup]])</small>
|average attendance=11,546
|prevseason=[[1989–90 Leicester City F.C. season|1989–90]]
|nextseason=[[1991–92 Leicester City F.C. season|1991–92]]
}}
During the '''1990–91''' English football season, '''Leicester City F.C.''' competed in the [[Football League Second Division]].

==Season summary==
[[David Pleat]] oversaw one of Leicester's most unsuccessful periods in its history during the 1990–91 season. He was sacked in January 1991 after a 3–1 defeat at home to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] left Leicester fourth from bottom. [[Gordon Lee (footballer)|Gordon Lee]] was put in charge of the club until the end of the season. Leicester won their final game of the season which guided them clear of relegation to the third tier of the [[Football League]] at the expense of [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1990/91 - Last day nerves and celebrations|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2006/02/15/lcfc_90_91_feature.shtml|website=BBC Leicester|access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref>

==Final league table==
{{main|1990–91 Football League#Second Division}}
{{:1990–91 Football League|transcludesection=Second Division|only_totals=y|showteam=LEI}}

==Results==
''Leicester City's score comes first''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1990-1991/results |title=Leicester City results for the 1990-1991 season - Statto.com |access-date=15 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126234802/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1990-1991/results |archive-date=26 November 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Legend===
{| class="wikitable"
|style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"|<small>Win</small>
|style="background-color: #ffffdd;"|<small>Draw</small>
|style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"|<small>Loss</small>
|}

===Football League Second Division===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 25 August 1990 ||[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]||H||3–2||13,648||[[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]], [[Tommy Wright (footballer born 1966)|Wright]], [[Ian Alexander (footballer)|Alexander]] (own goal)
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 28 August 1990 ||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||A||0–2||13,099||
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 1 September 1990 ||[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]||A||0–2||8,840||
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 8 September 1990 ||[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]||H||1–2||14,605||[[Gary Mills (footballer born 1961)|Mills]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 15 September 1990 ||[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]||A||0–2||6,336||
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 18 September 1990 ||[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]||A||1–4||5,682||[[David Oldfield (footballer)|Oldfield]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 22 September 1990 ||[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]||H||2–4||16,156||[[David Oldfield (footballer)|Oldfield]], [[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 29 September 1990 ||[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]||A||0–6||16,178||
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 3 October 1990 ||[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]||H||3–0||9,815||[[Tony James (footballer born 1967)|James]], [[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]] (2)
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 6 October 1990 ||[[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]||H||2–1||13,597||[[David Oldfield (footballer)|Oldfield]], [[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]]
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 13 October 1990 ||[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||A||2–1||6,000||[[Tony James (footballer born 1967)|James]], [[Stuart Balmer|Balmer]] (own goal)
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 20 October 1990 ||[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||A||1–3||9,286||[[Gary Mills (footballer born 1961)|Mills]]
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 24 October 1990 ||[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]||H||2–2||9,592||[[Ally Mauchlen|Mauchlen]], [[Marc North|North]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 27 October 1990 ||[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]||H||1–2||11,053||[[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]] (pen)
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 3 November 1990 ||[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]||A||2–2||5,371||[[Tommy Wright (footballer born 1966)|Wright]], [[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]]
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 10 November 1990 ||[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]||A||1–1||8,581||[[Tommy Wright (footballer born 1966)|Wright]]
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 17 November 1990 ||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||H||1–0||16,574||[[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 23 November 1990 ||[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]||A||2–5||5,855||[[Marc North|North]], [[Paul Reid (footballer born 1968)|Reid]]
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 1 December 1990 ||[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||H||5–4||11,045||[[Terry Fenwick|Fenwick]], [[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]] (3, 1 pen), [[David Oldfield (footballer)|Oldfield]]
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 15 December 1990 ||[[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]]||A||0–0||5,791||
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 23 December 1990 ||[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]||H||0–0||16,920||
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 26 December 1990 ||[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]||A||1–2||6,686||[[David Oldfield (footballer)|Oldfield]]
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 1 January 1991 ||[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||H||2–1||12,210||[[Steve Walsh (footballer)|Walsh]], [[Tony James (footballer born 1967)|James]]
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 12 January 1991 ||[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]||H||1–1||9,307||[[David Oldfield (footballer)|Oldfield]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 19 January 1991 ||[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]||A||0–1||21,652||
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 26 January 1991 ||[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]||H||1–3||8,167||[[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]]
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 2 February 1991 ||[[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]||H||3–1||8,172||[[Tommy Wright (footballer born 1966)|Wright]], [[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]], [[Tony James (footballer born 1967)|James]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 20 February 1991 ||[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]||A||0–3||6,455||
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 23 February 1991 ||[[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]||H||2–1||9,027||[[Tony James (footballer born 1967)|James]], [[Jason Peake|Peake]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 2 March 1991 ||[[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]||A||1–2||13,575||[[Tommy Wright (footballer born 1966)|Wright]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 5 March 1991 ||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||A||1–2||15,707||[[Colin Gibson (footballer, born 1960)|Gibson]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 9 March 1991 ||[[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]]||H||0–1||8,386||
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 12 March 1991 ||[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]||A||0–1||13,297||
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 16 March 1991 ||[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]||H||4–3||8,324||[[David Oldfield (footballer)|Oldfield]], [[Steve Walsh (footballer)|Walsh]], [[Kevin Russell (footballer)|Russell]], [[Jimmy Phillips (footballer born 1966)|Phillips]] (own goal)
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 20 March 1991 ||[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]||H||1–2||8,363||[[Paul Mortimer|Mortimer]] (own goal)
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 23 March 1991 ||[[Notts County F.C.|Notts County]]||A||2–0||11,532||[[Gary Mills (footballer born 1961)|Mills]], [[Kevin Russell (footballer)|Russell]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 30 March 1991 ||[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]||H||1–2||10,783||[[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 1 April 1991 ||[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]||A||0–1||10,078||
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 6 April 1991 ||[[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]]||H||3–0||8,444||[[Tommy Wright (footballer born 1966)|Wright]], [[Kevin Russell (footballer)|Russell]], [[Gary Mills (footballer born 1961)|Mills]]
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 10 April 1991 ||[[Oldham Athletic A.F.C.|Oldham Athletic]]||H||0–0||11,846||
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 13 April 1991 ||[[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]]||A||1–2||13,991||[[Kevin Russell (footballer)|Russell]]
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 20 April 1991 ||[[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]||H||2–1||10,509||[[Steve Walsh (footballer)|Walsh]], [[Kevin Russell (footballer)|Russell]]
|-style="background-color: #ffffdd;"
| 24 April 1991 ||[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]||A||0–0||31,308||
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 27 April 1991 ||[[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]]||A||2–5||10,404||[[Tony James (footballer born 1967)|James]], [[Tommy Wright (footballer born 1966)|Wright]]
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
| 4 April 1991 ||[[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]||A||2–3||11,347||[[Paul Reid (footballer born 1968)|Reid]], [[Gary Mills (footballer born 1961)|Mills]] (pen)
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
| 11 May 1991 ||[[Oxford United F.C.|Oxford United]]||H||1–0||19,011||[[Tony James (footballer born 1967)|James]]
|}

===FA Cup===
{{Main|1990–91 FA Cup}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
||R3||5 January 1991 ||[[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]]||A||1–2||10,766||[[Tony James (footballer born 1967)|James]]
|}

===League Cup===
{{Main|1990–91 Football League Cup}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
|-style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"
||R2 1st Leg ||26 September 1990 ||[[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]||H||1–0||13,744||[[David Kelly (association footballer)|Kelly]] (pen) 38'
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
||R2 2nd Leg ||10 October 1990 ||[[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]]||A||0–3 (lost 1–3 on agg)||19,090||
|}

===Full Members Cup===
{{Main|1990–91 Full Members Cup}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Goalscorers
|-style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"
||NR1||27 November 1990 ||[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]||H||0–1||4,705||
|}

==Squad==
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.11v11.com/teams/leicester-city/tab/players/season/1991|title = All Leicester City players: 1991}}</ref>
{{fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Carl Muggleton]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Gary Mills (footballer born 1961)|Gary Mills]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Rob Johnson (footballer born 1962)|Rob Johnson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Ally Mauchlen|Ali Mauchlen]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Steve Walsh (footballer)|Steve Walsh]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Alan Paris]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Tommy Wright (footballer born 1966)|Tommy Wright]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Marc North]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[David Oldfield (footballer)|David Oldfield]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=[[David Kelly (association footballer)|David Kelly]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Tony James (footballer born 1967)|Tony James]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Ricky Hill]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Paul Reid (footballer born 1968)|Paul Reid]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Paul Kitson]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=[[Paul Ramsey (footballer)|Paul Ramsey]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Martin Hodge]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Tony Spearing]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=[[Mike Hooper (footballer)|Mike Hooper]]|other=on loan from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Des Linton]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Pat Gavin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Terry Fenwick]]|other=on loan from [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Jason Peake]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Colin Gibson (footballer, born 1960)|Colin Gibson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Lawrie Madden]]|other=on loan from [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wed]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Richard Smith (footballer, born 1970)|Richard Smith]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Kevin Russell (footballer)|Kevin Russell]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=[[Scott Oakes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Gary Hyde}}
{{Fs end}}

===Left club during season===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Simon Morgan]]|other=to [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Billy Davies]]|other=to [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=-|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Paul O'Connor|other=to [[Nuneaton Borough F.C.|Nuneaton Borough]]}}
{{Fs end}}nat=eng|pos st Daniel Pickering

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Leicester City F.C. seasons}}
{{1990–91 in English football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1990-91 Leicester City F.C. season}}
[[Category:Leicester City F.C. seasons]]
[[Category:1990–91 Football League Second Division by team|Leicester City]]