1989–90 Manchester United F.C. season

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The 1989–90 season was Manchester United's 88th season in the Football League, and their 15th consecutive season in the top division of English football. The season brought their lowest league finish since their relegation from the First Division 15 years earlier, as they finished 13th in the league, and by Christmas there were continued calls from fans for Alex Ferguson to be sacked as manager. However, the season ended on a high as United won the FA Cup by beating Crystal Palace 1–0 in a replay after drawing the first game 3–3. It was their first major trophy for five years, and their first since the appointment of Alex Ferguson as manager. It also saw them enter European competition as England's representatives in the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup following the end of the ban on English clubs in European competition arising from the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985. 1989–90 saw Mark Hughes top the club's goalscoring charts for the second year running, while the club welcomed four...

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