During the 1990–91 English football season, Sheffield Wednesday F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division, following relegation from the First Division the previous season. They finished third to make an immediate return to the top flight and also won the League Cup (then known as the Rumbelows Cup for sponsorship reasons).
Season summary
Wednesday began the season strongly with four straight wins and remained unbeaten until their 13th league match. Although they never dropped below fourth in the table, a run of three straight defeats in March and April threatened to derail their progress, but they recovered to clinch promotion with a 3–1 win over Bristol City at Hillsborough in the penultimate match of the season.
A 4–0 humbling at Cambridge United put paid to Wednesday's FA Cup hopes in the fifth round, but their Rumbelows Cup campaign proved considerably more successful. Having already disposed of three First Division sides (Derby County, Coventry City and Chelsea) en route to the final, they beat Manchester United by a John Sheridan goal to claim their first major trophy since winning the FA Cup in 1935.
Squad
Players who made one appearance or more for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. during the 1990-91 season
Final league table
Results
Second Division
Rumbelows Cup
ZDS Cup
FA Cup
References
- Bibliography
- Rothmans Football Yearbook 1991-92 (Editor: Jack Rollin). Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0356-20164-3.
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