Are we the 6th best team in the league?

One of my earliest memories as a child was the first game of the 1989-1990 season. The season before we had finished 11th, but as a child I simply remembered it as being rubbish. We started that 1989-1990 season by beating Arsenal 4-1 and as a child I remember getting all excited thinking we were going to win the league. Or at the very least, be much better than the season before. What actually...

Are we the 6th best team in the league?