1989–90 Full Members Cup

The Full Members Cup 1989–90, known as the Zenith Data Systems Cup 1989–90 for sponsorship reasons, was the 5th staging of the Full Members Cup, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in First and Second Division. The winners were Chelsea and the runners-up were Middlesbrough.

The competition began on 7 November 1989 and ended with the final on 25 March 1990 at the Wembley Stadium.

In the first round, there were two sections: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

Contents

First round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
7 November Leeds United 1 – 0 Blackburn Rovers
7 November Sheffield United 1 – 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
14 November Sunderland 1 – 2 Port Vale

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
29 November Coventry City 1 – 3[1] Wimbledon
8 November Oxford United 2 – 3[1] Luton Town

Second round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
28 November Barnsley 1 – 2 Leeds United
28 November Hull City 1 – 2 Aston Villa
29 November Middlesbrough 3 – 1 Port Vale
21 November Newcastle United 2 – 0 Oldham Athletic
29 November Nottingham Forest 3 – 2 Manchester City
21 November Sheffield Wednesday 3 – 2[1] Sheffield United
28 November Stoke City 2 – 1 Bradford City
29 November West Bromwich Albion 0 – 5 Derby County

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
28 November Bournemouth 2 – 3[1] Chelsea
14 November Charlton Athletic 2 – 1 Leicester City
27 November Crystal Palace 4 – 1 Luton Town
21 November Ipswich Town 4 – 1 Watford
29 November Norwich City 5 – 0 Brighton & Hove Albion
5 December Portsmouth 0 – 1 Wimbledon
13 December Swindon Town 2 – 1 Millwall
29 November West Ham United 5 – 2[1] Plymouth Argyle

Third round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
22 December Aston Villa 2 – 1 Nottingham Forest
20 December Middlesbrough 4 – 1 Sheffield Wednesday
20 December Newcastle United 3 – 2[1] Derby County
19 December Stoke City 2 – 2[1] Leeds United
Leeds United won 5 – 4 on penalties

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
22 December Chelsea 4 – 3 West Ham United
19 December Crystal Palace 2 – 0 Charlton Athletic
21 December Ipswich Town 3 – 1 Wimbledon
24 January Swindon Town 4 – 1 Norwich City

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
17 January Aston Villa 2 – 0 Leeds United
23 January Middlesbrough 1 – 0 Newcastle United

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
13 February Crystal Palace 1 – 0 Swindon Town
23 January Ipswich Town 2 – 3 Chelsea

Area finals

Northern Area final

Date Home team Score Away team
30 January Aston Villa 1 – 2 Middlesbrough
6 February Middlesbrough 2 – 1 Aston Villa

Middlesbrough beat Aston Villa 4–2 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

Date Home team Score Away team
21 February Crystal Palace 0 – 2 Chelsea
12 March Chelsea 2 – 0 Crystal Palace

Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 4–0 on aggregate.

Final

1990-03-25
15:00 BST
Chelsea 1 – 0 Middlesbrough Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 76,369
Referee: R. Milford, Bristol
Dorigo  26'

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g after extra time

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