Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos. Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Sub 4 Sub 5 Sub 6 Sub 7 Sub 8 t     1989-90 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1989-90
1 22/07/1989 Skelleftea (Sweden)   A FR 2-1 3-2 -   Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas t Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Merson 1 Hayes O'Leary (46) Caesar (46) Groves (46) Quinn (46) Campbell (46) 1 Marwood (46) Miller (60) Davis (75) 1   League FA Cup League Cup Charity Shield Friendlies League FA Cup League Cup Europe Charity Shield Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 24/07/1989 FK Mjolner (Norway)   A FR 1-0 4-0 - 4,000 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Bould Groves Richardson Smith Merson 1 Marwood Adams (46) 1 Rocastle (46) Quinn (46) 1 Campbell (46) 1 Hayes (46) Davis (60) Caesar (70) (Miller) 2 Player Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls 1 Liverpool 38 23 10 5 78 37 79
3 26/07/1989 Lulea (Sweden)   A FR 1-2 2-2 -   Lukic Caesar Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams 1 Campbell 1 Richardson Smith Bould Marwood Hayes (46) Davis (46) Merson (46) Rocastle (46) Quinn (75) (Miller) (Dixon) (Groves) 3 TA Adams 38   - 5   3   - -   4   - -   1   - -   9 +1 - 2   183 +1 2 17   14   - -   26 +1 - -   -   - -   1   - -   35 +4 5 7   2 Aston Villa 38 21 7 10 57 38 70
4 29/07/1989 Porto (Portugal) OG N FR 1-0 1-0 - 20,374 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Bould Merson Hayes (75) Campbell (80) (Miller) (Caesar) (Groves)       4 PKK Ampadu 0 +2 - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2 - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1   1   3 Tottenham Hotspur 38 19 6 13 59 47 63
5 30/07/1989 Liverpool   N FR 1-0 1-0 - 23,026 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Bould 1 Merson Caesar (46) Hayes (89) (Miller) (Groves) (Campbell)       5 SA Bould 19   - -   3   - -   -   - -   -   - -   6   - 1   45 +4 - 2   4   - -   5   - -   -   - -   -   - -   12 +3 2 1   4 ARSENAL 38 18 8 12 54 38 62
6 06/08/1989 Independiente (Argentina)   N FR 1-0 2-1 - 5,000 Lukic Dixon Morrow Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle 2(1p) Richardson Smith Caesar Merson (Miller) (Groves) (Hayes) (Campbell) (Quinn)       6 GC Caesar 0 +3 3 -   -   - -   0 +1 1 -   1   - -   3 +4 3 -   27 +17 18 -   0 +1 2 -   3 +2 10 -   -   - -   1   - -   11 +12   -   5 Chelsea 38 16 12 10 58 50 60
  12/08/1989 Liverpool   N CS 0-1 0-1 - 63,149 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Caesar Merson Marwood (60) Quinn (78) (Miller) (Morrow) (Groves)         KJ Campbell 8 +7 - 2   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   3 +4 2 5   8 +8 - 2   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   3 +5 2 5   6 Everton 38 17 8 13 57 46 59
1 19/08/1989 Manchester United   A FL 1-1 1-4 20 47,245 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle 1 Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Caesar (19) Groves (77)             1 D Connelly -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 - 1   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +3   1   7 Southampton 38 15 10 13 71 63 55
2 22/08/1989 Coventry City   H FL 0-0 2-0 10 33,886 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood 1 Groves (85) (Morrow)             2 PV Davis 8 +3 2 1   2   - -   -   - -   -   - -   3 +3 - 2   253 +17 14 26   13 +4 1 3   35 +3 - 4   3 +1 2 -   -   - -   60 +11   17   8 Wimbledon 38 13 16 9 47 40 55
3 26/08/1989 Wimbledon   H FL 0-0 0-0 12 32,279 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Groves (77) (Caesar)             3 LM Dixon 38   - 5   3   - -   4   - -   1   - -   9   1 1   75 +2 2 6   4   - -   9   - -   -   - -   1   - -   24     2   9 Nottingham Forest 38 15 9 14 55 47 54
7 30/08/1989 Bohemians (Ireland)   A FR 0-1 2-1 - 8,000 Miller Dixon Morrow Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson 1 Smith Merson Marwood Quinn (46) Groves (70) Campbell (70) 1 (Caesar)         7 P Groves 20 +10 1 4   3   - -   1 +2 - 1   -   1 -   2 +3 4 -   73 +37 4 17   8 +4 - 1   13 +6 - 3   -   - -   -   1 -   12 +14   4   10 Norwich City 38 13 14 11 44 42 53
4 09/09/1989 Sheffield Wednesday   H FL 1-0 5-0 8 30,058 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 O'Leary Adams 1 Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Merson 1 Marwood 1 (Groves) (Jonsson)             4 M Hayes 8 +4 - 3   -   - -   2   - -   -   - -   1 +6 1 -   70 +32 6 26   8 +1 1 3   14 +7 2 5   -   - -   -   - -   15 +20   13   11 Queens Park Rangers 38 13 11 14 45 44 50
5 16/09/1989 Nottingham Forest   A FL 1-1 2-1 6 22,216 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson 1 Marwood 1 Groves (82) (Jonsson)             5 D Hillier -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1 +1   -   12 Coventry City 38 14 7 17 39 59 49
2 19/09/1989 Plymouth Argyle OG H FLC 1-0 2-0 - 26,865 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Merson Marwood Groves (64) (Jonsson)             2 S Jonsson 0 +6 6 1   0 +1 - -   1   2 -   -   - -   -   1 -   0 +6 6 1   0 +1 - -   1   2 -   -   - -   -   - -   -     -   13 Manchester United 38 13 9 16 46 47 48
6 23/09/1989 Charlton Athletic   H FL 0-0 1-0 4 34,583 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood 1p Groves (80) (Caesar)             6 J Lukic 38 (14) - 38 * 3 (2) - 2 * 4 (2) - 4 * 1 (0) - 1 * 9 (4) - 8 * 223 (86) - 216 * 21 (5) - 27 * 32 (15) - 23 * -   - -   1 (0) - 1 * 47 +6 (26)   41 * 14 Manchester City 38 12 12 14 43 52 48
7 30/09/1989 Chelsea   A FL 0-0 0-0 3 31,833 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Groves Hayes Merson (75) (Caesar)             7 CA McKernon -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   -   - -   1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   15 Crystal Palace 38 13 9 16 42 66 48
2 03/10/1989 Plymouth Argyle OG A FLC 1-1 6-1 - 17,360 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 3 O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Groves 1 Hayes Merson (74) Caesar (85)             2 B Marwood 17   1 6   -   - -   1   - -   0 +1 - -   5 +1 - -   52   1 16   2   - -   6   - 1   -   - -   0 +1 - -   21 +1   7   16 Derby County 38 13 7 18 43 40 46
8 14/10/1989 Manchester City   H FL 1-0 4-0 2 40,414 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Groves 2 Marwood Jonsson (73) Merson (73) 1             8 PC Merson 21 +8 1 7   1 +2 - -   2 +1 - -   1   - -   8 +1 - 3   62 +26 3 25   4 +2 - 2   6 +2 - 2   -   - -   1   - -   17 +9   12   17 Luton Town 38 10 13 15 43 57 43
9 18/10/1989 Tottenham Hotspur   A FL 0-2 1-2 2 33,944 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Groves Hayes Merson (72) Jonsson (77)             9 AJ Miller -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   1 +2 (1) 7 3 * -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   1 +2 (1)   3 * 18 Sheffield Wednesday 38 11 10 17 35 51 43
10 21/10/1989 Everton   A FL 0-1 0-3 5 32,917 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Quinn Merson Hayes Smith (72) (Jonsson)             10 SJ Morrow -   1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   2   - -   -   1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   2 +3   -   19 Charlton Athletic 38 7 9 22 31 57 30
3 25/10/1989 Liverpool   H FLC 0-0 1-0 - 40,814 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Quinn Merson Hayes Smith (62) 1 (Jonsson)             3 DA O'Leary 28 +6 2 1   3   - -   4   - -   1   - -   8 +2 - -   495 +6 8 10   59   - 1   66   2 2   20   - -   2   - -   99 +6   2   20 Millwall 38 5 11 22 39 65 26
11 28/10/1989 Derby County   H FL 1-0 1-1 4 33,189 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Quinn Merson Campbell (72) Jonsson (72)             11 CG Pates 1 +1 1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   1 +1 1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -     -  
12 04/11/1989 Norwich City   H FL 0-2 4-3 3 35,338 Lukic Dixon 2(1p) Winterburn Thomas O'Leary 1 Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Quinn 1 Merson Groves (81) (Davis)             12 NJ Quinn 6   - 2   1   - 1   2   - 1   0 +1 - -   1 +5 1 2   59 +8 5 14   8 +2 2 2   14 +2 3 4   -   - -   0 +1 - -   9 +17   3  
13 11/11/1989 Millwall   A FL 1-1 2-1 2 17,265 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Quinn 1 Marwood Groves (76) (Jonsson)             13 K Richardson 32 +1 - -   3   - -   4   - -   1   - -   8   1 -   88 +8 8 5   9   - 1   13 +3 1 2   -   - -   1   - -   16 +5   3  
14 18/11/1989 Queen's Park Rangers   H FL 1-0 3-0 1 38,236 Lukic Dixon 1p Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Quinn Marwood Groves (69) Jonsson (84) 1             14 DC Rocastle 28 +5 - 2   2 +1 - -   4   - -   1   - -   8 +2 - 2   155 +8 2 18   17 +1 - 4   27 +1 - 6   -   - -   1   - -   36 +4   6  
4 22/11/1989 Oldham Athletic   A FLC 0-1 1-3 - 14,924 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Quinn 1 Jonsson Groves (70) (Caesar)             4 AM Smith 37 +1 - 10   2   - -   3 +1 - 3   1   - -   8   - 2   109 +4 - 44   7   - 1   16 +1 - 9   -   - -   1   - -   29 +1   17  
15 26/11/1989 Liverpool   A FL 0-1 1-2 2 35,983 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Quinn Groves Hayes (70) Jonsson (71)             15 ML Thomas 35 +1 - 5   2 +1 - -   4   - 3   1   - -   8   - -   116 +6 4 21   6 +3 1 -   18 +2 - 5   -   - -   1   - -   29 +4   2  
16 03/12/1989 Manchester United   H FL 1-0 1-0 2 34,484 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Groves 1 Marwood Merson (72) (Jonsson)             16 N Winterburn 36   - -   2   - -   4   - -   1   - -   7   - -   90 +1 3 3   8   - -   13   - 2   -   - -   1   - -   27     1  
17 09/12/1989 Coventry City   A FL 0-0 1-0 1 16,255 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Groves Marwood Merson (70) 1 (Jonsson)             17 Own Goals -   - -   -   - -   -   - 2   -   - -   -   - 1   -   - 94   -   - 14   -   - 3   -   - 2   -   - -   -     34  
18 16/12/1989 Luton Town   H FL 2-1 3-2 1 28,761 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Groves Marwood 1 Merson (30) 1 Jonsson (85)             18
8 19/12/1989 Rangers (Scotland)   A FR 1-0 2-1 - 31,118 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Davis 1 O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Merson Quinn 1 Marwood Groves (25) Caesar (33) Hayes (89) (Miller) (Jonsson)       8
19 26/12/1989 Southampton   A FL 0-0 0-1 2 20,229 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Davis (65) Groves (80)             19
20 30/12/1989 Aston Villa   A FL 0-1 1-2 3 40,665 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams 1 Groves Richardson Smith Bould Merson Rocastle (83) (Davis)             20
21 01/01/1990 Crystal Palace   H FL 4-1 4-1 3 38,711 Lukic Dixon 1 Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams 1 Groves Richardson Smith 2 Bould Merson Rocastle (46) Davis (82)             21
3 06/01/1990 Stoke City   A FAC 0-0 1-0 - 23,827 Lukic Dixon Davis Thomas O'Leary Adams Groves Richardson Quinn 1 Bould Merson Jonsson (75) Rocastle (82)             3
22 13/01/1990 Wimbledon   A FL 0-0 0-1 3 13,793 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Davis O'Leary Adams Groves Richardson Smith Bould Merson Caesar (32) Rocastle (75)             22
23 20/01/1990 Tottenham Hotspur   H FL 0-0 1-0 3 46,132 Lukic Dixon Davis Thomas O'Leary Adams 1 Rocastle Richardson Smith Bould Groves (Marwood) (Merson)             23
4 27/01/1990 Queen's Park Rangers   H FAC 0-0 0-0 - 43,483 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Davis O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Bould Groves Thomas (74) Merson (85)             4
4 31/01/1990 Queen's Park Rangers   A FAC 0-0 0-2 - 21,547 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Bould Groves Merson (64) (Pates)             4
24 17/02/1990 Sheffield Wednesday   A FL 0-1 0-1 3 20,640 Lukic Dixon Pates Davis O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Bould Merson Caesar (72) Campbell (72)             24
9 21/02/1990 Southend United   A FR 1-0 4-2 - 5,548 Lukic 0* Dixon Caesar Hillier Bould Adams Rocastle Davis 1 Merson 1 Campbell 1 Marwood Miller (46) 2* O'Leary (46) Hayes (60) Quinn (75) Connelly (80) 1       9
25 27/02/1990 Charlton Athletic   A FL 0-0 0-0 3 17,504 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Campbell (83) (O'Leary)             25
26 03/03/1990 Queen's Park Rangers   A FL 0-0 0-2 4 18,067 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Groves O'Leary (75) Campbell (75)             26
27 07/03/1990 Nottingham Forest   H FL 1-0 3-0 3 31,879 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams 1 Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Groves 1 Campbell (24) 1 O'Leary (46)             27
28 10/03/1990 Manchester City   A FL 0-1 1-1 3 29,087 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Campbell Marwood 1 Hayes (66) (O'Leary)             28
29 17/03/1990 Chelsea   H FL 0-0 0-1 3 33,805 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Campbell Groves Hayes (67) O'Leary (82)             29
30 24/03/1990 Derby County   A FL 3-0 3-1 3 17,514 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Hayes 2 Richardson Smith Campbell 1 Groves O'Leary (82) Ampadu (85)             30
31 31/03/1990 Everton   H FL 1-0 1-0 3 35,223 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Hayes Richardson Smith 1 Campbell Groves O'Leary (80) Ampadu (85)             31
32 11/04/1990 Aston Villa   H FL 0-0 0-1 4 30,060 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Hayes O'Leary Smith Campbell Groves Merson (75) (Pates)             32
33 14/04/1990 Crystal Palace   A FL 1-0 1-1 4 28,094 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Hayes 1 O'Leary Smith Campbell Groves Merson (74) Davis (83)             33
34 18/04/1990 Liverpool   H FL 1-0 1-1 5 33,395 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Davis O'Leary Smith Merson 1 Groves Campbell (20) Pates (90)             34
35 21/04/1990 Luton Town   A FL 0-1 0-2 5 11,595 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Davis O'Leary Smith Merson Campbell Hayes (67) Rocastle (67)             35
36 28/04/1990 Millwall   H FL 2-0 2-0 4 25,607 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Davis 1 Smith Merson 1 Marwood Campbell (70) Richardson (80)             36
37 02/05/1990 Southampton   H FL 0-0 2-1 3 23,732 Lukic Dixon 1p Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Richardson Davis Smith Merson Marwood Rocastle (59) 1 Groves (59)             37
38 05/05/1990 Norwich City   A FL 1-2 2-2 4 19,256 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Hayes Bould Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 2 Campbell Groves O'Leary (65) Thomas (65)             38
10 09/05/1990 South Korean National XI   N FR 1-0 2-1 -   Lukic Dixon 1p Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 1 Campbell Groves (Miller) (Caesar) (McKernon) (Pates) (Richardson)       10
29/07/1989 and 30/07/1989  Makita International Tournament, played at Wembley; Arsenal won the tournament. 06/08/1989 - Zenith Data Challenge Match, played in Miami (USA). 12/08/1989 played at Wembley. 19/12/1989 - Zenith Data British Challenge.21/02/1990 - Paul Clark testimonial. 09/05/1990 - Caltex Cup, played in Singapore.
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium.
Manager - George Graham.
Directors - Peter Hill-Wood (Chairman), David Dein (Vice-chairman), Ken Friar (Managing director and Secretary), Robert Bellinger, Roger Gibbs, Clive Carr, Richard Carr, David Miles (Assistant secretary).
Captain - Tony Adams.
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