First Division 1989/90
Liverpool won the 1989/90 First Division with 79 points, 9 points ahead of Aston Villa. Sheffield Wednesday, Charlton Athletic and Millwall were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 986 goals, 2.59 a game.
Liverpool
Champions
986
Goals
2.59
Goals a game
48%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 78 | 37 | +41 | 79 |
| 2 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 70 |
| 3 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 63 |
| 4 |  ArsenalArsenal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 62 |
| 5 |  ChelseaChelsea | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 60 |
| 6 |  EvertonEverton | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 59 |
| 7 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 71 | 63 | +8 | 55 |
| 8 |  WimbledonWimbledon | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 55 |
| 9 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 54 |
| 10 |  Norwich CityNorwich | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 53 |
| 11 |  Queens Park RangersQPR | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 50 |
| 12 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 59 | -20 | 49 |
| 13 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 47 | -1 | 48 |
| 14 |  Manchester CityMan City | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 52 | -9 | 48 |
| 15 |  Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 66 | -24 | 48 |
| 16 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 46 |
| 17 |  Luton TownLuton Town | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 43 | 57 | -14 | 43 |
| 18 |  Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wed | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 43 |
| 19 |  Charlton AthleticCharlton | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 57 | -26 | 30 |
| 20 |  MillwallMillwall | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 65 | -26 | 26 |
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The 1989/90 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Sat 5 May 1990
1
Liverpool
79
2
Aston Villa
70
3
Tottenham
63
4
Arsenal
62
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1989/90 · Sat 5 May 1990
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The 1989/90 scoreline grid
Every result of the season, home goals along the bottom and away goals up the side. Each square counts the matches that finished that way. Select a square to see those matches.
Times it's happened
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First-ever results
Every result in 1989/90 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1989/90 compares
At 2.59 goals a game, 1989/90 was the 13th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 48% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 26% were draws and 26% away wins.