1989–90 Football League Trophy
The 1989–90 Football League Trophy, known as the 1989–90 Leyland DAF Cup, was the seventh staging of the Football League Trophy, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. The winners were Tranmere Rovers and the runners-up were Bristol Rovers.
The competition began on 7 November 1989 and ended with the final on 20 May 1990 at Wembley Stadium.
In the first round, there were two sections split into eight groups: 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.
Preliminary round
Northern Section
Group 1
07 Nov0000Halifax Town 3–0 Lincoln City
029 Nov0000Lincoln City 3–0 Chesterfield
012 Dec0000Chesterfield 2–1 Halifax Town
Group 4
07 Nov0000Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Chester City
028 Nov0000Chester City 0–0 Rochdale
012 Dec0000Rochdale 0–1 Tranmere Rovers
020 Dec0000Rochdale 1–2 Chester City (play-off)
Group 7
07 Nov0000York City 7–1 Hartlepool United
028 Nov0000Hartlepool United 1–4 Rotherham United
012 Dec0000Rotherham United 3–1 York City
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Group 2
07 Nov0000Huddersfield Town 2–2 Doncaster Rovers
028 Nov0000Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Grimsby Town
012 Dec0000Grimsby Town 3–3 Huddersfield Town
Group 5
07 Nov0000Preston North End 3–0 Burnley
028 Nov0000Burnley 0–2 Stockport County
013 Dec0000Stockport County 2–4 Preston North End
Group 8
028 Nov0000Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Crewe Alexandra
05 Dec0000Wigan Athletic 1–0 Bolton Wanderers
019 Dec0000Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Wigan Athletic
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Group 3
07 Nov0000Wrexham 1–0 Blackpool
028 Nov0000Blackpool 4–0 Bury
09 Dec0000Bury 4–1 Wrexham
Group 6
07 Nov0000Scunthorpe United 1–0 Scarborough
029 Nov0000Scarborough 0–1 Carlisle United
022 Dec0000Carlisle United 1–1 Scunthorpe United
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Southern Section
Group 1
07 Nov0000Cardiff City 3–5 Walsall
028 Nov0000Walsall 0–1 Shrewsbury Town
019 Dec0000Shrewsbury Town 4–0 Cardiff City
Group 4
08 Nov0000Hereford United 3–2 Aldershot
028 Nov0000Aldershot 3–0 Birmingham City
012 Dec0000Birmingham City 1–0 Hereford United
Group 7
07 Nov0000Colchester United 0–3 Northampton Town
028 Nov0000Northampton Town 2–4 Maidstone United
010 Jan0000Maidstone United 2–1 Colchester United
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Group 2
07 Nov0000Torquay United 1–0 Bristol Rovers
015 Jan0000Exeter City 2–0 Torquay United
017 Jan0000Bristol Rovers 3–0 Exeter City
Group 5
07 Nov0000Southend United 1–0 Gillingham
028 Nov0000Gillingham 2–0 Cambridge United
012 Dec0000Cambridge United 3–3 Southend United
Group 8
07 Nov0000Brentford 3–0 Leyton Orient
028 Nov0000Leyton Orient 2–0 Mansfield Town
09 Dec0000Mansfield Town 2–1 Brentford
09 Jan0000Mansfield Town 2–1 Leyton Orient (play-off)
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Group 3
08 Nov0000Peterborough United 1–0 Fulham
028 Nov0000Fulham 0–1 Notts County
012 Dec0000Notts County 2–2 Peterborough United
Group 6
05 Nov0000Bristol City 2–1 Swansea City
015 Jan0000Reading 1–1 Bristol City
017 Jan0000Swansea City 1–2 Reading
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First Round
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Quarter-finals
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Area semi-finals
Northern Section
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Southern Section
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Area finals
Northern Area final
Southern Area final
Final
Notes
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