Manager Denis Smith FA Cup Third round Full Members Cup First round | League Cup Fifth round | |
Second Division 6th (promoted via playoffs) |
During the 1989–90 season Sunderland competed in the Football League Second Division. They finished sixth in the league and were promoted via the play-offs.
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Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Results
Sunderland's score comes first.
League table
Note: Although Swindon Town won the play-offs, they were denied promotion due to their financial irregularities. They were also initially relegated to the Third Division for the following season, but this was overturned on appeal. Sunderland, as the losing play-offs finalists, were promoted in their place.
References
1989–90 Sunderland A.F.C. season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA