First Division 1990/91
Arsenal won the 1990/91 First Division with 83 points, 7 points ahead of Liverpool. Sunderland and Derby County were relegated. The season's 380 matches produced 1,049 goals, 2.76 a game.
Arsenal
Champions
1,049
Goals
2.76
Goals a game
50%
Home wins
Final table
| 1 |  ArsenalArsenal | 38 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 74 | 18 | +56 | 83* |
| 2 |  LiverpoolLiverpool | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 77 | 40 | +37 | 76 |
| 3 |  Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 69 |
| 4 |  Leeds UnitedLeeds United | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 64 |
| 5 |  Manchester CityMan City | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 64 | 53 | +11 | 62 |
| 6 |  Manchester UnitedMan United | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 59* |
| 7 |  WimbledonWimbledon | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 56 |
| 8 |  Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 50 | +15 | 54 |
| 9 |  EvertonEverton | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 51 |
| 10 |  Tottenham HotspurTottenham | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 49 |
| 11 |  ChelseaChelsea | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 69 | -11 | 49 |
| 12 |  Queens Park RangersQPR | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 53 | -9 | 46 |
| 13 |  Sheffield UnitedSheffield Utd | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 55 | -19 | 46 |
| 14 |  SouthamptonSouthampton | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 58 | 69 | -11 | 45 |
| 15 |  Norwich CityNorwich | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 41 | 64 | -23 | 45 |
| 16 |  Coventry CityCoventry City | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 49 | -7 | 44 |
| 17 |  Aston VillaAston Villa | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 41 |
| 18 |  Luton TownLuton Town | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 61 | -19 | 37 |
| 19 |  SunderlandSunderland | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 60 | -22 | 34 |
| 20 |  Derby CountyDerby County | 38 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 75 | -38 | 24 |
▌ Champions ▌ Relegated. Three points for a win, one for a draw, minus Arsenal's 2-point deduction (a brawl with Man United at Old Trafford) and Manchester United's 1-point deduction (a brawl with Arsenal at Old Trafford), marked *. Sort and filter it on the all-time table →
The 1990/91 title race
The top four's points, match day by match day. Pick other clubs or measures on the race chart →
Points, Mon 20 May 1991
1
Arsenal
83
2
Liverpool
76
3
Crystal Palace
69
4
Leeds United
64
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1990/91 · Mon 20 May 1991
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The 1990/91 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.
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First-ever results
Every result in 1990/91 had happened before.
Biggest wins
Highest-scoring matches
Most common results
How 1990/91 compares
At 2.76 goals a game, 1990/91 was the 29th lowest-scoring of the 93 old First Division seasons (the average is 3.07). Home sides won 50% of matches, against 52% across all seasons; 27% were draws and 23% away wins.