They won the Associate Members' Cup, a cup competition open to clubs in the third and fourth tiers of the English football league system, defeating Tranmere Rovers 3–2 in the final at Wembley Stadium with goals from Simon Sturridge and two from John Gayle.

Off the field, Dave Mackay resigned as manager in January 1991, to be replaced by Lou Macari on a non-contract basis.

With the club in financial difficulties, Macari and his staff walked out of the club in June to join Stoke City.When I took over the Birmingham job without any contract, things were so bad the chairman asked me to raise £250,000 by the end of the season.

It looked impossible, but the revenue was delivered with the great run in the Leyland Daf.

[1] Many of the playing staff were out of contract and reluctant to renew, and an action group was formed to try to remove the chairman.