| Country | England | ||
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| Champions | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Runner-up | Nottingham Forest | ||
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The 1990–91 FA Cup was the 110th season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. Tottenham Hotspur won the competition after coming from 1-0 behind in the final against Nottingham Forest to win 2-1 and take the trophy. It gave Tottenham their eighth victory in nine FA Cup Finals and their first since their wins in 1981 and 1982.
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The first round of games were played over the weekend 17–18 November 1990, with replays being played on the 20th-21st.
The second round of games were played either over the weekend 7–8 December 1990, with replays being played on the 11th-12th; or they were played in the midweek, from 10-12 December, with replays being played on the 17th.
The third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 5–7 January 1991, with replays being played on the 8th, 9th, 16th, 21st and 28th.
The fourth round of games were mainly played over the weekend 26–27 January 1991, with replays being played on the 29th-30th. The Arsenal-Leeds United game ended in a draw three times, with the two extra replays being played on 13 and 16 February. Because Nottingham Forest did not finish their third round tie until 28 January, their fourth round match was not played until 13 February with a replay on the 18th.
The fifth set of games were mainly played over the weekend 16–18 February 1991, with replays being played on the 20th. The Merseyside derby went to an extra replay played on the 27th; Kenny Dalglish resigned as Liverpool's manager between the two replays.[1] Because Nottingham Forest did not win their fourth round tie until 18 February, their fifth round match was not played until 25 February with a replay on 4 March. Similarly, Arsenal were late beating Leeds United in the previous round and so played Shrewsbury Town on 27 February.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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| 1 | Liverpool | 0–0 | Everton | 17/02/1991 |
| Replay | Everton | 4–4 | Liverpool | 20/02/1991 |
| Replay | Everton | 1–0 | Liverpool | 27/02/1991 |
| 2 | Southampton | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | 25/02/1991 |
| Replay | Nottingham Forest | 3–1 | Southampton | 04/03/1991 |
| 3 | Notts County | 1–0 | Manchester City | 16/02/1991 |
| 4 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Arsenal | 27/02/1991 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16/02/1991 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 16/02/1991 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Manchester United | 18/02/1991 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 4–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 16/02/1991 |
The sixth round of FA Cup games were played over the weekend 9–11 March 1991.
Tottenham moved closer to an unprecedented eighth FA Cup triumph by beating Notts County 2-1.
Everton suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at the hands of West Ham United.
A first-ever FA Cup began to look nearer for Brian Clough after his Nottingham Forest side won 1-0 at Norwich City.
Arsenal kept their double hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Cambridge United, who were continuing their climb up the Football League with a second successive promotion on the way as well as a second successive FA Cup quarter-final.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Notts County | 10/03/1991 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 2–1 | Everton | 11/03/1991 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | 09/03/1991 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Cambridge United | 09/03/1991 |
The semi-final matches were played on 14 April 1991.
Tottenham's 3-1 triumph over Arsenal, marked by a Paul Gascoigne goal from 35 yards, ended their opposition's chances of the double.[2]
Nottingham Forest beat West Ham United 4-0 to reach their first FA Cup final for 32 years and give Brian Clough the chance of winning his first FA Cup to add to the two European Cups, one league title and four League Cups that he had already won with them.
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Tottenham Hotspur | 3–1 | Arsenal | Wembley, London Attendance: 77,893 Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham) |
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| Gascoigne 5' Lineker 10' 78' |
Report | Smith 45' |
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Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | West Ham United | Villa Park, Birmingham Referee: Keith Hackett (South Yorkshire) |
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| Crosby Keane Pearce Charles |
20' Gale |
A Des Walker own goal in extra time gave Tottenham Hotspur their record eighth FA Cup triumph in a game that will probably be best remembered for a knee injury suffered by Paul Gascoigne in the opening 15 minutes.
| 1991-05-18 15:00 BST |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) |
Nottingham Forest | Wembley, London Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol) |
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| Stewart 55' Walker 94' (o.g.) |
Pearce 16' |
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