Football League Fourth Division 1990/91
Football League Fourth Division 1990/91 | |
master | Darlington FC |
Climbers | Darlington FC Stockport County Hartlepool United Peterborough United Torquay United (as play-off winner) |
Relegation ↑ |
Blackpool FC Burnley Torquay United Scunthorpe United |
Relegated | none |
Teams | 24 |
Games | 552 |
Gates | 1,415 (ø 2.56 per game) |
Top scorer | Steve Norris ( Halifax Town ) |
← Football League Fourth Division 1989/90 | |
^ Football League Third Division 1990/91 |
The Football League Fourth Division 1990/91 was the 33rd season of the fourth highest English football league . The four best-ranked clubs Darlington FC , Stockport County , Hartlepool United and Peterborough United rose directly to the Football League Third Division. The clubs in places five to eight played the fifth promoted team in play-off mode. Here Torquay United prevailed.
There was no relegation this season. AFC Wrexham as bottom of the table avoided relegation, as the number of participants for the following season, in all four leagues together, was increased from 92 to 93.
Closing table
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Darlington FC (N) | 46 | 22nd | 17th | 7th | 68:38 | +30 | 83 |
2. | Stockport County | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 84:47 | +37 | 82 |
3. | Hartlepool United | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 67:48 | +19 | 82 |
4th | Peterborough United | 46 | 21st | 17th | 8th | 67:45 | +22 | 80 |
5. | Blackpool FC (A) | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 78:47 | +31 | 79 |
6th | Burnley FC | 46 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 70:51 | +19 | 79 |
7th | Torquay United | 46 | 18th | 18th | 10 | 64:47 | +17 | 72 |
8th. | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 20th | 11 | 15th | 71:62 | +9 | 71 |
9. | Scarborough FC | 46 | 19th | 12 | 15th | 59:56 | +3 | 69 |
10. | Northampton Town (A) | 46 | 18th | 13 | 15th | 57:58 | −1 | 67 |
11. | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17th | 14th | 15th | 56:46 | +10 | 65 |
12. | Rochdale AFC | 46 | 15th | 17th | 14th | 50:53 | −3 | 62 |
13. | Cardiff City (A) | 46 | 15th | 15th | 16 | 43:54 | −11 | 60 |
14th | Lincoln City | 46 | 14th | 17th | 15th | 50:61 | −11 | 59 |
15th | Gillingham FC | 46 | 12 | 18th | 16 | 57:60 | −3 | 54 |
16. | FC Walsall (A) | 46 | 12 | 17th | 17th | 48:51 | −3 | 53 |
17th | Hereford United | 46 | 13 | 14th | 19th | 53:58 | −5 | 53 |
18th | Chesterfield FC | 46 | 13 | 14th | 19th | 47:62 | −15 | 53 |
19th | Maidstone United | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21st | 66:71 | −5 | 51 |
20th | Carlisle United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 47:89 | −42 | 48 |
21st | York city | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22nd | 45:57 | −12 | 46 |
22nd | Halifax Town | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 59:79 | −20 | 46 |
23. | FC Aldershot | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25th | 61: 101 | −40 | 41 |
24. | Wrexham AFC | 46 | 10 | 10 | 26th | 48:74 | −26 | 40 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(A) | Relegated from the Football League Third Division 1989/90 |
(N) | Newcomers from the Football Conference |
Play-off round
Semi-finals (first leg / second leg / total) | final | |||||||||
5 | Blackpool FC | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
8th | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
5 | Blackpool FC | 2 (4) | ||||||||
7th | Torquay Unitedn. E. ) | (2 (5) | ||||||||
6th | Burnley FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
7th | Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 2 |