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{{infobox season
  
{{infobox season
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| manager =
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| manager = [[Kenny Dalglish]]
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| captain = [[Alan Hansen]]
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| league =
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| division = Division 1
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| league = Winners
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| leaguecup =
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| facup = Semi-final
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| leaguetop =
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| leaguecup = 3rd round
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| leaguetop = [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (22)
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| facuptop = [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (6)
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| leaguecuptop =
  
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| leaguecuptop = [[Steve Staunton|Staunton]] (3)
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| overalltop = [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (28)
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| highest = 38,730
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| average =
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| lowest = 19,231
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| average = 36,690
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| prevseason = [[1988-89 season|1988-89]]
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| nextseason = [[1990-91 season|1990-91]]
 
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The '''1989-90 season''' was Liverpool's 99th season of football since they were established.
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The '''1989-90 season''' was Liverpool's 98th season of football since they were established. Liverpool went one step better than the [[1988-89 season|previous season]], reclaiming the league championship. [[John Barnes]] was in imperious scoring form racking up 28 goals throughout the season (his highest seasonal tally while at Liverpool). This would prove to be Liverpool’s last title for thirty years.
   
 
==Squad==
  
==Squad==
 
[[File:LiverpoolSquad1989-1990.jpg|right|400px]]
  
[[File:LiverpoolSquad1989-1990.jpg|right|400px]]
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*GK. [[Bruce Grobbelaar]]
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*GK. [[Mike Hooper]]
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*DF. [[Gary Ablett]]
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*DF. [[Jim Beglin]]
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*DF. [[David Burrows]]
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*DF. [[Gary Gillespie]]
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*DF. [[Alex Watson]]
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*DF. [[Steve Staunton]]
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*DF. [[Glenn Hysen]]
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*DF. [[Steve Nicol]]
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*DF. [[Barry Venison]]
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*MF. [[Alan Hansen]]
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*MF. [[Nick Tanner]]
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*MF. [[Kenny Dalglish]]
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*MF. [[Ronnie Whelan]]
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*MF. [[Ray Houghton]]
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*MF. [[Mike Marsh]]
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*MF. [[Jan Molby]]
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*MF. [[Steve McMahon]]
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*MF. [[John Barnes]]
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*MF. [[Jim Magilton]]
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*FW. [[Peter Beardsley]]
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*FW. [[John Aldridge]]
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*FW. [[Ronny Rosenthal]]
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*FW. [[Ian Rush]]
   
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Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the [[1993-94 season]].
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==Pre season==
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
  
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! Date
  
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! Score
  
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! Scorers
  
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==Friendlies==
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Other friendles:
  
  ⚫
===Pre-season===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
  
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
! Date
  
! Date
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! Scorers
  
! Scorers
 
|-
  
|-
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| 29 July 1989 || Dynamo Kiev || 2-0 || [[Jonh Barnes|Barnes]] (pen), [[John Aldridge|Aldridge]]
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|-
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| 30 July 1989 || Arsenal || 0-1 ||
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|-
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| 1 August 1989 || Malmo || 2-1 || [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (18), [[Glenn Hysen|Hysen]] (64)
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|-
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| 3 August 1989 || Vasalunds || 1-1 || [[John Aldridge|Aldridge]] (13)
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|-
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| 5 August 1989 || Halmstads || 1-0 || [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]]
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|-
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| 7 August 1989 || HJK Helsinki || 0-0 ||
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|-
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| 30 August 1989 || Real Madrid || 0-2 ||
 
|}
  
|}
   
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! Scorers
  
! Scorers
 
|-
  
|-
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| 19 August 1989 || Man City || 3-1 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (pen 7), [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (60), [[Steve Nicol|Nicol]] (90)
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|-
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| 23 August 1989 || Aston Villa || 1-1 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (24)
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|-
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| 26 August 1989 || Luton || 0-0 ||
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|-
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| 9 September 1989 || Derby || 3-0 || [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (50), [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (pen 82), [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (90)
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|-
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| 12 September 1989 || Crystal Palace || 9-0 || [[Steve Nicol|Nicol]] (7, 90), [[Steve McMahon|McMahon]] (15), [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (45), [[Gary Gillespie|Gillespie]] (56), [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (61), [[John Aldridge|Aldridge]] (pen 67), [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (79), [[Glenn Hysen|Hysen]] (82)
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|-
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| 16 September 1989 || Norwich || 0-0 ||
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|-
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| 23 September 1989 || Everton || 3-1 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (33), [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (62, 64)
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|-
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| 14 October 1989 || Wimbledon || 2-1 || [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (3), [[Ronnie Whelan|Whelan]] (55)
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|-
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| 21 October 1989 || Southampton || 1-4 || [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (pen 57)
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|-
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| 29 October 1989 || Tottenham || 1-0 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (25)
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|-
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| 4 November 1989 || Coventry || 0-1 ||
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|-
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| 11 November 1989 || Queens Park Rangers || 2-3 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (pen 32, 58)
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|-
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| 19 November 1989 || Millwall || 2-1 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (36), [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (70)
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|-
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| 26 November 1989 || Arsenal || 2-1 || [[Steve McMahon|McMahon]] (30), [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (65)
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|-
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| 29 November 1989 || Sheffield Wednesday || 0-2 ||
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|-
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| 2 December 1989 || Man City || 4-1 || [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (9, 88), [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (48), [[Steve McMahon|McMahon]] (58)
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|-
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| 9 December 1989 || Aston Villa || 1-1 || [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (64)
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|-
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| 16 December 1989 || Chelsea || 5-2 || [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (3), [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (5, 79), [[Ray Houghton|Houghton]] (23), [[Steve McMahon|McMahon]] (51)
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|-
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| 23 December 1989 || Man Utd || 0-0 ||
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|-
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| 26 December 1989 || Sheffield Wednesday || 2-1 || [[Jan Molby|Molby]] (2), [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (84)
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|-
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| 30 December 1989 || Charlton || 1-0 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (17)
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|-
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| 1 January 1990 || Nottingham Forest || 2-2 || [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (13, 38)
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|-
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| 13 January 1990 || Luton || 2-2 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (32), [[Steve Nicol|Nicol]] (75)
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|-
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| 20 January 1990 || Crystal Palace || 2-0 || [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (9), [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (62)
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|-
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| 3 February 1990 || Everton || 2-1 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (10), [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (pen 29)
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|-
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| 10 February 1990 || Norwich || 0-0 ||
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|-
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| 3 March 1990 || Millwall || 1-0 || [[Gary Gillespie|Gillespie]] (83)
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|-
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| 18 March 1990 || Man Utd || 2-1 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (pen 15, 55)
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|-
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| 21 March 1990 || Tottenham || 0-1 ||
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|-
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| 31 March 1990 || Southampton || 3-2 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (15), Osman (og 73), [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (82)
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|-
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| 3 April 1990 || Wimbledon || 2-1 || [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (10), [[Gary Gillespie|Gillespie]] (44)
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|-
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| 11 April 1990 || Charlton || 4-0 || [[Ronny Rosenthal|Rosenthal]] (26, 50, 62), [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (87)
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|-
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| 14 April 1990 || Nottingham Forest || 2-2 || [[Ronny Rosenthal|Rosenthal]] (12), [[Steve McMahon|McMahon]] (15)
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|-
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| 18 April 1990 || Arsenal || 1-1 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (86)
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|-
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| 21 April 1990 || Chelsea || 4-1 || [[Ronny Rosenthal|Rosenthal]] (25), [[Steve McMahon|McMahon]] (36, 80), [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (82)
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|-
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| 28 April 1990 || Queens Park Rangers || 2-1 || [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (40), [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (pen 63)
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|-
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| 1 May 1990 || Derby || 1-0 || [[Gary Gillespie|Gillespie]] (81)
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|-
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| 5 May 1990 || Coventry || 6-1 || [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (16), [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (37, 39, 61), [[Ronny Rosenthal|Rosenthal]] (50, 69)
 
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! width="105"|Date
 
! Opponent
  
! Opponent
 
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! Score
 
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| 3 || 6 January 1990 || Swansea || 0-0 ||
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| 3 (R) || 9 January 1990 || Swansea || 8-0 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (21, 43), [[Ronnie Whelan|Whelan]] (40), [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (53, 77, 83), [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (54), [[Steve Nicol|Nicol]] (86)
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|-
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| 4 || 28 January 1990 || Norwich || 0-0 ||
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|-
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| 4 (R) || 31 January 1990 || Norwich || 3-1 || [[Steve Nicol|Nicol]] (17), [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (56), [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (pen 64)
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|-
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| 5 || 17 February 1990 || Southampton || 3-0 || [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (39), [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (64), [[Steve Nicol|Nicol]] (77)
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|-
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| 6 || 11 March 1990 || Queens Park Rangers || 2-2 || [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (55), [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (80)
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|-
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| 6 (R) || 14 March 1990 || Queens Park Rangers || 1-0 || [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (4)
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|-
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| Semi-final || 8 April 1990 || Crystal Palace || 3-4 || [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (14), [[Steve McMahon|McMahon]] (81), [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (pen 83)
 
|}
  
|}
   
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! Scorers
  
! Scorers
 
|-
  
|-
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| 2 (1st leg) || 19 September 1989 || Wigan || 5-2 || [[Glenn Hysen|Hysen]] (4), [[Ian Rush|Rush]] (64, 66), [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (81), [[John Barnes|Barnes]] (88)
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|-
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| 2 (2nd leg || 4 October 1989 || Wigan || 3-0 || [[Steve Staunton|Staunton]] (59, 72, 88)
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|-
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| 3 || 25 October 1989 || Arsenal || 0-1 ||
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|}
   
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===Other===
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Charity Shield:
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Date
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! Opponent
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! Score
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! Scorers
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| 12 August 1989 || Arsenal || 1-0 || [[Peter Beardsley|Beardsley]] (33)
 
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|}
   
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===League===
  
===League===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
  
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!Club
  
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!width=30|<span title="Won" style="border-bottom:1px dotted">W</span>
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!width=30|W
  
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!width=30|<span title="Drawn" style="border-bottom:1px dotted">D</span>
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!width=30|D
  
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!width=30|<span title="Lost" style="border-bottom:1px dotted">L</span>
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!width=30|L
  
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!width=30|<span title="Goals for" style="border-bottom:1px dotted">F</span>
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!width=30|F
  
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!width=30|<span title="Goals against" style="border-bottom:1px dotted">A</span>
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!width=30|A
  
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!width=30|<span title="Goal difference" style="border-bottom:1px dotted">GD</span>
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!width=30|GD
  
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!width=30|<span title="Points" style="border-bottom:1px dotted">Pts</span>
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!width=30|Pts
  
 
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|'''1'''||align=left|'''Liverpool'''
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|'''38'''||'''23'''||'''10'''||'''5'''||'''78'''||'''37'''||'''41'''||'''79'''
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|''' '''||align=left|''' '''
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|2||align=left|Aston Villa
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|''' '''||''' '''||''' '''||''' '''||''' '''||''' '''||''' '''||''' '''
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|38||21||7||10||57||38||19||70
 
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|3||align=left|Tottenham
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|38||19||6||13||59||47||12||63
 
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!Goals
  
!Goals
 
|-
  
|-
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| MF || [[Gary Ablett]] || 15 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0
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|-
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| FW || [[John Aldridge]] || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1
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|-
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| MF || [[John Barnes]] || 34 || 22 || 8 || 5 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 45 || 28
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|-
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| FW || [[Peter Beardsley]] || 29 || 10 || 8 || 4 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 41 || 16
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|-
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| DF || [[David Burrows]] || 26 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 33 || 0
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|-
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| MF || [[Kenny Dalglish]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
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|-
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| DF || [[Gary Gillespie]] || 13 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 4
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|-
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| GK || [[Bruce Grobbelaar]] || 38 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 50 || 0
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|-
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| MF || [[Alan Hansen]] || 31 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 42 || 0
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|-
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| GK || [[Mike Hooper]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|-
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| MF || [[Ray Houghton]] || 19 || 1 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 25 || 1
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|-
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| DF || [[Glenn Hysen]] || 35 || 1 || 8 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 46 || 2
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|-
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| MF || [[Mike Marsh]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0
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|-
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| MF || [[Steve McMahon]] || 38 || 5 || 8 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 49 || 6
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|-
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| MF || [[Jan Molby]] || 17 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 1
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|-
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| DF || [[Steve Nicol]] || 23 || 6 || 7 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 33 || 9
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|-
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| FW || [[Ronny Rosenthal]] || 8 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 7
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|-
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| FW || [[Ian Rush]] || 36 || 18 || 8 || 6 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 48 || 26
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|-
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| DF || [[Steve Staunton]] || 20 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 28 || 3
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|-
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| MF || [[Nick Tanner]] || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0
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|-
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| DF || [[Barry Venison]] || 25 || 0 || 8 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 37 || 0
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|-
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| DF || [[Alex Watson]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
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|-
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| MF || [[Ronnie Whelan]] || 34 || 1 || 8 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 46 || 2
 
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! Date
  
! Date
 
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| [[Glenn Hysen]] || Fiorentina || £600,000 || 1 June 1989
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| [[Steve Harkness]] || Carlisle || £75,000 || 17 July 1989
 
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| [[Jim Beglin]] || Leeds || Free || June 1989
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| [[John Aldridge]] || Real Sociedad || £1,250,000 || 13 September 1989
 
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 26 June 2020

1989-90 season
General information
Manager

Kenny Dalglish

Captain

Alan Hansen

Performance
Division 1

Winners

FA Cup

Semi-final

League Cup

3rd round

Top scorers
League

Barnes (22)

FA Cup

Rush (6)

League Cup

Staunton (3)

Overall

Barnes (28)

Attendances
Highest

38,730

Lowest

19,231

Average

36,690

The 1989-90 season was Liverpool's 98th season of football since they were established. Liverpool went one step better than the previous season, reclaiming the league championship. John Barnes was in imperious scoring form racking up 28 goals throughout the season (his highest seasonal tally while at Liverpool). This would prove to be Liverpool’s last title for thirty years.

Squad

LiverpoolSquad1989-1990
  • GK. Bruce Grobbelaar
  • GK. Mike Hooper
  • DF. Gary Ablett
  • DF. Jim Beglin
  • DF. David Burrows
  • DF. Gary Gillespie
  • DF. Alex Watson
  • DF. Steve Staunton
  • DF. Glenn Hysen
  • DF. Steve Nicol
  • DF. Barry Venison
  • MF. Alan Hansen
  • MF. Nick Tanner
  • MF. Kenny Dalglish
  • MF. Ronnie Whelan
  • MF. Ray Houghton
  • MF. Mike Marsh
  • MF. Jan Molby
  • MF. Steve McMahon
  • MF. John Barnes
  • MF. Jim Magilton
  • FW. Peter Beardsley
  • FW. John Aldridge
  • FW. Ronny Rosenthal
  • FW. Ian Rush

Note: Fixed squad numbers were not introduced until the 1993-94 season.

Friendlies

Pre-season

Date Opponent Score Scorers
29 July 1989 Dynamo Kiev 2-0 Barnes (pen), Aldridge
30 July 1989 Arsenal 0-1
1 August 1989 Malmo 2-1 Rush (18), Hysen (64)
3 August 1989 Vasalunds 1-1 Aldridge (13)
5 August 1989 Halmstads 1-0 Beardsley
7 August 1989 HJK Helsinki 0-0
30 August 1989 Real Madrid 0-2

Results

League

Date Opponent Score Scorers
19 August 1989 Man City 3-1 Barnes (pen 7), Beardsley (60), Nicol (90)
23 August 1989 Aston Villa 1-1 Barnes (24)
26 August 1989 Luton 0-0
9 September 1989 Derby 3-0 Rush (50), Barnes (pen 82), Beardsley (90)
12 September 1989 Crystal Palace 9-0 Nicol (7, 90), McMahon (15), Rush (45), Gillespie (56), Beardsley (61), Aldridge (pen 67), Barnes (79), Hysen (82)
16 September 1989 Norwich 0-0
23 September 1989 Everton 3-1 Barnes (33), Rush (62, 64)
14 October 1989 Wimbledon 2-1 Beardsley (3), Whelan (55)
21 October 1989 Southampton 1-4 Beardsley (pen 57)
29 October 1989 Tottenham 1-0 Barnes (25)
4 November 1989 Coventry 0-1
11 November 1989 Queens Park Rangers 2-3 Barnes (pen 32, 58)
19 November 1989 Millwall 2-1 Barnes (36), Rush (70)
26 November 1989 Arsenal 2-1 McMahon (30), Barnes (65)
29 November 1989 Sheffield Wednesday 0-2
2 December 1989 Man City 4-1 Rush (9, 88), Beardsley (48), McMahon (58)
9 December 1989 Aston Villa 1-1 Beardsley (64)
16 December 1989 Chelsea 5-2 Beardsley (3), Rush (5, 79), Houghton (23), McMahon (51)
23 December 1989 Man Utd 0-0
26 December 1989 Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Molby (2), Rush (84)
30 December 1989 Charlton 1-0 Barnes (17)
1 January 1990 Nottingham Forest 2-2 Rush (13, 38)
13 January 1990 Luton 2-2 Barnes (32), Nicol (75)
20 January 1990 Crystal Palace 2-0 Rush (9), Beardsley (62)
3 February 1990 Everton 2-1 Barnes (10), Beardsley (pen 29)
10 February 1990 Norwich 0-0
3 March 1990 Millwall 1-0 Gillespie (83)
18 March 1990 Man Utd 2-1 Barnes (pen 15, 55)
21 March 1990 Tottenham 0-1
31 March 1990 Southampton 3-2 Barnes (15), Osman (og 73), Rush (82)
3 April 1990 Wimbledon 2-1 Rush (10), Gillespie (44)
11 April 1990 Charlton 4-0 Rosenthal (26, 50, 62), Barnes (87)
14 April 1990 Nottingham Forest 2-2 Rosenthal (12), McMahon (15)
18 April 1990 Arsenal 1-1 Barnes (86)
21 April 1990 Chelsea 4-1 Rosenthal (25), McMahon (36, 80), Rush (82)
28 April 1990 Queens Park Rangers 2-1 Rush (40), Barnes (pen 63)
1 May 1990 Derby 1-0 Gillespie (81)
5 May 1990 Coventry 6-1 Rush (16), Barnes (37, 39, 61), Rosenthal (50, 69)

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
3 6 January 1990 Swansea 0-0
3 (R) 9 January 1990 Swansea 8-0 Barnes (21, 43), Whelan (40), Rush (53, 77, 83), Beardsley (54), Nicol (86)
4 28 January 1990 Norwich 0-0
4 (R) 31 January 1990 Norwich 3-1 Nicol (17), Barnes (56), Beardsley (pen 64)
5 17 February 1990 Southampton 3-0 Rush (39), Beardsley (64), Nicol (77)
6 11 March 1990 Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Barnes (55), Rush (80)
6 (R) 14 March 1990 Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Beardsley (4)
Semi-final 8 April 1990 Crystal Palace 3-4 Rush (14), McMahon (81), Barnes (pen 83)

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
2 (1st leg) 19 September 1989 Wigan 5-2 Hysen (4), Rush (64, 66), Beardsley (81), Barnes (88)
2 (2nd leg 4 October 1989 Wigan 3-0 Staunton (59, 72, 88)
3 25 October 1989 Arsenal 0-1

Other

Charity Shield:

Date Opponent Score Scorers
12 August 1989 Arsenal 1-0 Beardsley (33)

Tables

League

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Liverpool 38 23 10 5 78 37 41 79
2 Aston Villa 38 21 7 10 57 38 19 70
3 Tottenham 38 19 6 13 59 47 12 63

Player stats

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Gary Ablett 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
FW John Aldridge 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
MF John Barnes 34 22 8 5 2 1 1 0 45 28
FW Peter Beardsley 29 10 8 4 3 1 1 1 41 16
DF David Burrows 26 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 33 0
MF Kenny Dalglish 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Gary Gillespie 13 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 16 4
GK Bruce Grobbelaar 38 0 8 0 3 0 1 0 50 0
MF Alan Hansen 31 0 8 0 2 0 1 0 42 0
GK Mike Hooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Ray Houghton 19 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 25 1
DF Glenn Hysen 35 1 8 0 2 1 1 0 46 2
MF Mike Marsh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Steve McMahon 38 5 8 1 2 0 1 0 49 6
MF Jan Molby 17 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 20 1
DF Steve Nicol 23 6 7 3 2 0 1 0 33 9
FW Ronny Rosenthal 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7
FW Ian Rush 36 18 8 6 3 2 1 0 48 26
DF Steve Staunton 20 0 6 0 2 3 0 0 28 3
MF Nick Tanner 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF Barry Venison 25 0 8 0 3 0 1 0 37 0
DF Alex Watson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Ronnie Whelan 34 1 8 1 3 0 1 0 46 2

Transfers

In

Player From Fee Date
Glenn Hysen Fiorentina £600,000 1 June 1989
Steve Harkness Carlisle £75,000 17 July 1989

Out

Player To Fee Date
Jim Beglin Leeds Free June 1989
John Aldridge Real Sociedad £1,250,000 13 September 1989


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