1989–90 FA Cup

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The FA Cup 1989–90 was the 109th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition started in September 1989 for teams outside the football league who played in a qualifying competition.

First round proper

The first round of games was played over the weekend 17–19 November 1989, with a first round of replays being played on the 21st–22nd. The Bristol Rovers–Reading match went to a second replay, on the 27th.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Blackpool	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	18 Nov 1989
2	Darlington	6–2	Northwich Victoria	18 Nov 1989
3	Dartford	1–1	Exeter City	18 Nov 1989
Replay	Exeter City	4–1	Dartford	22 Nov 1989
4	Bath City	2–2	Fulham	19 Nov 1989
Replay	Fulham	2–1	Bath City	22 Nov 1989
5	Bristol City	2–0	Barnet	18 Nov 1989
6	Burnley	1–1	Stockport County	18 Nov 1989
Replay	Stockport County	1–2	Burnley	22 Nov 1989
7	Preston North End	1–0	Tranmere Rovers	18 Nov 1989
8	Sutton United	1–1	Torquay United	18 Nov 1989
Replay	Torquay United	4–0	Sutton United	22 Nov 1989
9	Marine	0–1	Rochdale	17 Nov 1989
10	Gillingham	0–0	Welling United	18 Nov 1989
Replay	Welling United	1–0	Gillingham	22 Nov 1989
11	Macclesfield Town	1–1	Chester City	18 Nov 1989
Replay	Chester City	3–2	Macclesfield Town	21 Nov 1989
12	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Congleton Town	18 Nov 1989
13	Lincoln City	1–0	Billingham Synthonia	18 Nov 1989
14	Stafford Rangers	2–3	Halifax Town	18 Nov 1989
15	Scarborough	0–1	Whitley Bay	18 Nov 1989
16	Shrewsbury Town	2–3	Chesterfield	18 Nov 1989
17	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Notts County	18 Nov 1989
18	Bishop Auckland	2–0	Tow Law Town	18 Nov 1989
19	Kidderminster Harriers	2–3	Swansea City	18 Nov 1989
20	Aylesbury United	1–0	Southend United	18 Nov 1989
21	Brentford	0–1	Colchester United	18 Nov 1989
22	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Reading	18 Nov 1989
Replay	Reading	1–1	Bristol Rovers	21 Nov 1989
Replay	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Reading	27 Nov 1989
23	Maidstone United	2–1	Yeovil Town	19 Nov 1989
24	Carlisle United	3–0	Wrexham	18 Nov 1989
25	Scunthorpe United	4–1	Matlock Town	18 Nov 1989
26	Cardiff City	1–0	Halesowen Town	18 Nov 1989
27	York City	1–2	Grimsby Town	18 Nov 1989
28	Kettering Town	0–1	Northampton Town	18 Nov 1989
29	Rotherham United	0–0	Bury	18 Nov 1989
Replay	Bury	1–2	Rotherham United	21 Nov 1989
30	Aldershot	0–1	Cambridge United	17 Nov 1989
31	Gloucester City	1–0	Dorchester Town	18 Nov 1989
32	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Mansfield Town	19 Nov 1989
33	Peterborough United	1–1	Hayes	18 Nov 1989
Replay	Hayes	0–1	Peterborough United	21 Nov 1989
34	Leyton Orient	0–1	Birmingham City	18 Nov 1989
35	Basingstoke Town	3–0	Bromsgrove Rovers	18 Nov 1989
36	Slough Town	1–2	Woking	18 Nov 1989
37	Telford United	0–3	Walsall	18 Nov 1989
38	Redditch United	1–3	Merthyr Tydfil	18 Nov 1989
39	Farnborough Town	0–1	Hereford United	18 Nov 1989
40	Hartlepool United	0–2	Huddersfield Town	18 Nov 1989

Second round proper

The second round of games was played on 9 December 1989, with the first round of replays being played on the 12th–13th. Two games went to second replays and one of these went to a third replay.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Blackpool	3–0	Chester City	9 Dec 1989
2	Chesterfield	0–2	Huddersfield Town	9 Dec 1989
3	Darlington	3–0	Halifax Town	9 Dec 1989
4	Bristol City	2–1	Fulham	9 Dec 1989
5	Rochdale	3–0	Lincoln City	9 Dec 1989
6	Reading	0–0	Welling United	9 Dec 1989
Replay	Welling United	1–1	Reading	13 Dec 1989
Replay	Reading	0–0	Welling United	19 Dec 1989
Replay	Welling United	1–2	Reading	22 Dec 1989
7	Walsall	1–0	Rotherham United	9 Dec 1989
8	Grimsby Town	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	9 Dec 1989
9	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Bishop Auckland	9 Dec 1989
Replay	Bishop Auckland	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	13 Dec 1989
10	Maidstone United	1–1	Exeter City	9 Dec 1989
Replay	Exeter City	3–2	Maidstone United	13 Dec 1989
11	Northampton Town	0–0	Aylesbury United	9 Dec 1989
Replay	Aylesbury United	0–1	Northampton Town	13 Dec 1989
12	Whitley Bay	2–0	Preston North End	9 Dec 1989
13	Scunthorpe United	2–2	Burnley	9 Dec 1989
Replay	Burnley	1–1	Scunthorpe United	12 Dec 1989
Replay	Burnley	5–0	Scunthorpe United	18 Dec 1989
14	Cardiff City	2–2	Gloucester City	9 Dec 1989
Replay	Gloucester City	0–1	Cardiff City	12 Dec 1989
15	Hereford United	3–2	Merthyr Tydfil	9 Dec 1989
16	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Carlisle United	9 Dec 1989
17	Colchester United	0–2	Birmingham City	9 Dec 1989
18	Basingstoke Town	2–3	Torquay United	9 Dec 1989
19	Cambridge United	3–1	Woking	9 Dec 1989
20	Swansea City	3–1	Peterborough United	9 Dec 1989

Third round proper

The third round of games in the FA Cup was played over the weekend 6–7 January 1990, with the first set of replays being played on the 9th–10th. Two games went to second replays, which were completed the week after.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Blackpool	1–0	Burnley	6 Jan 1990
2	Bristol City	2–1	Swindon Town	6 Jan 1990
3	Rochdale	1–0	Whitley Bay	6 Jan 1990
4	Watford	2–0	Wigan Athletic	6 Jan 1990
5	Reading	2–1	Sunderland	6 Jan 1990
6	Leicester City	1–2	Barnsley	6 Jan 1990
7	Nottingham Forest	0–1	Manchester United	7 Jan 1990
8	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Aston Villa	6 Jan 1990
Replay	Aston Villa	3–1	Blackburn Rovers	10 Jan 1990
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	6 Jan 1990
10	Middlesbrough	0–0	Everton	6 Jan 1990
Replay	Everton	1–1	Middlesbrough	10 Jan 1990
Replay	Everton	1–0	Middlesbrough	17 Jan 1990
11	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Wimbledon	6 Jan 1990
12	Sheffield United	2–0	Bournemouth	6 Jan 1990
13	Tottenham Hotspur	1–3	Southampton	6 Jan 1990
14	Manchester City	0–0	Millwall	6 Jan 1990
Replay	Millwall	1–1	Manchester City	9 Jan 1990
Replay	Millwall	3–1	Manchester City	15 Jan 1990
15	Northampton Town	1–0	Coventry City	6 Jan 1990
16	Brighton & Hove Albion	4–1	Luton Town	6 Jan 1990
17	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	Oxford United	6 Jan 1990
18	Hull City	0–1	Newcastle United	6 Jan 1990
19	Crystal Palace	2–1	Portsmouth	6 Jan 1990
20	Chelsea	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	6 Jan 1990
Replay	Crewe Alexandra	0–2	Chelsea	10 Jan 1990
21	Exeter City	1–1	Norwich City	6 Jan 1990
Replay	Norwich City	2–0	Exeter City	10 Jan 1990
22	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Grimsby Town	6 Jan 1990
23	Cardiff City	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	6 Jan 1990
Replay	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Cardiff City	10 Jan 1990
24	Port Vale	1–1	Derby County	7 Jan 1990
Replay	Derby County	2–3	Port Vale	10 Jan 1990
25	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Bradford City	7 Jan 1990
Replay	Bradford City	0–3	Charlton Athletic	10 Jan 1990
26	Leeds United	0–1	Ipswich Town	6 Jan 1990
27	Torquay United	1–0	West Ham United	6 Jan 1990
28	Hereford United	2–1	Walsall	6 Jan 1990
29	Stoke City	0–1	Arsenal	6 Jan 1990
30	Birmingham City	1–1	Oldham Athletic	6 Jan 1990
Replay	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Birmingham City	10 Jan 1990
31	Cambridge United	0–0	Darlington	6 Jan 1990
Replay	Darlington	1–3	Cambridge United	9 Jan 1990
32	Swansea City	0–0	Liverpool	6 Jan 1990
Replay	Liverpool	8–0	Swansea City	9 Jan 1990

Fourth round proper

The fourth round of games was played over the weekend 27–28 January 1990, with replays being played on the 30th–31st.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Blackpool	1–0	Torquay United	27 Jan 1990
2	Bristol City	3–1	Chelsea	27 Jan 1990
3	Rochdale	3–0	Northampton Town	27 Jan 1990
4	Southampton	1–0	Oxford United	27 Jan 1990
5	Reading	3–3	Newcastle United	27 Jan 1990
Replay	Newcastle United	4–1	Reading	31 Jan 1990
6	Aston Villa	6–0	Port Vale	27 Jan 1990
7	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Everton	28 Jan 1990
8	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Charlton Athletic	27 Jan 1990
9	Sheffield United	1–1	Watford	27 Jan 1990
Replay	Watford	1–2	Sheffield United	30 Jan 1990
10	Barnsley	2–0	Ipswich Town	27 Jan 1990
11	Norwich City	0–0	Liverpool	28 Jan 1990
Replay	Liverpool	3–1	Norwich City	31 Jan 1990
12	Millwall	1–1	Cambridge United	27 Jan 1990
Replay	Cambridge United	1–0	Millwall	30 Jan 1990
13	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	27 Jan 1990
14	Crystal Palace	4–0	Huddersfield Town	27 Jan 1990
15	Arsenal	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	27 Jan 1990
Replay	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Arsenal	31 Jan 1990
16	Hereford United	0–1	Manchester United	28 Jan 1990

Fifth round proper

The fifth set of games was played over the weekend 17–18 February 1990, with a first round of replays being played on the 21st. Each of these finished in a draw, meaning a second round of replays had to be completed.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Blackpool	2–2	Queens Park Rangers	18 Feb 1990
Replay	Queens Park Rangers	0–0	Blackpool	21 Feb 1990
Replay	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Blackpool	26 Feb 1990
2	Bristol City	0–0	Cambridge United	17 Feb 1990
Replay	Cambridge United	1–1	Bristol City	21 Feb 1990
Replay	Cambridge United	5–1	Bristol City	27 Feb 1990
3	Liverpool	3–0	Southampton	17 Feb 1990
4	West Bromwich Albion	0–2	Aston Villa	17 Feb 1990
5	Sheffield United	2–2	Barnsley	18 Feb 1990
Replay	Barnsley	0–0	Sheffield United	21 Feb 1990
Replay	Barnsley	0–1	Sheffield United	5 Mar 1990
6	Newcastle United	2–3	Manchester United	18 Feb 1990
7	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Everton	17 Feb 1990
Replay	Everton	1–1	Oldham Athletic	21 Feb 1990
Replay	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Everton	10 Mar 1990
8	Crystal Palace	1–0	Rochdale	17 Feb 1990

Sixth round proper

Most of the sixth round of FA Cup games were played over the weekend 10–11 March 1990, with the Oldham Athletic – Aston Villa game and the Liverpool – QPR replay being played on the 14th.

Alex Ferguson continued to defy the odds with a Manchester United side that was struggling in the league but performing wonders in the cup, as they defeated Sheffield United 1–0.

Liverpool built up their hopes of a unique second double (which had eluded them in dramatic fashion during the previous two seasons) by beating QPR in a quarter-final replay.

Aston Villa's double hopes were ended when they crashed 3–0 to an Oldham Athletic team that hadn't played top-division football since 1923.

Cambridge United's hopes of becoming the first Fourth Division team to reach the FA Cup semi-finals were ended with a 1–0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace, who moved closer to a first FA Cup final but were first faced with the task of overcoming a Liverpool side that had crushed them 9–0 in the league earlier in the season.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Sheffield United	0–1	Manchester United	11 Mar 1990
2	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Liverpool	11 Mar 1990
Replay	Liverpool	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	14 Mar 1990
3	Oldham Athletic	3–0	Aston Villa	14 Mar 1990
4	Cambridge United	0–1	Crystal Palace	10 Mar 1990

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were played on 8 April 1990.

Seven months after losing 9–0 to them in a league game, Crystal Palace found a 10-goal improvement to defeat Liverpool 4–3 and give them their first FA Cup final appearance as well as ending their opposition's hopes of a second double – the third season running that Liverpool had suffered a late blow to their double hopes.

Oldham Athletic, a Second Division side, gave Manchester United a real run for their money; opening the scoring through Earl Barrett in a game that eventually ended 3–3, forcing a replay.

United won the replay 2–1 but some people have claimed that referee Joe Worrall should have awarded Oldham Athletic an early goal since Nick Henry's shot may have crossed the line.

Crystal Palace v Liverpool

8 April 1990
K.O 12 Noon

Crystal Palace	4 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool
Bright 46' O'Reilly 70' Gray 88' Pardew 109'		Rush 14' McMahon 81' Barnes 83' (pen.)

Villa Park, Birmingham
Attendance: 38,389
Referee: George Courtney (Spennymoor, County Durham)

Manchester United v Oldham Athletic

8 April 1990
K.O 3:30pm

Manchester United	3 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Oldham Athletic
Robson 29' Webb 72' Wallace 92'		Barrett 5' Marshall 75' Palmer 113'

Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 44,026
Referee: Joe Worrall (Cheshire)

Oldham Athletic v Manchester United

11 April 1990
K.O 7:45pm

Oldham Athletic	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Manchester United
Ritchie 81'		McClair 50' Robins 114'

Maine Road, Manchester
Attendance: 35,005
Referee: Joe Worrall (Cheshire)

Final

Crystal Palace, playing in their first FA Cup final, took on a Manchester United side that already had six FA Cups to its name, and a thrilling game ended 3–3 with Palace taking the lead twice and United once before a late equaliser by Mark Hughes (his second goal of the game) forced a replay.

Manchester United v Crystal Palace

12 May 1990

Manchester United	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Crystal Palace
Robson 35' Hughes 62', 109'		O'Reilly 18' Wright 72', 92'

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Allan Gunn (Sussex)

Manchester United

Crystal Palace

Replay

Lee Martin, a 21-year-old defender who nearly didn't play due to Alex Ferguson's doubts about his fitness, scored the winning goal as Manchester United sealed their first major trophy in five years and their first under Ferguson's management, ending months of speculation that his job was at risk due to dismal league performances.

Manchester United v Crystal Palace

17 May 1990

Manchester United	1–0	Crystal Palace
Martin 59'

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Allan Gunn (Sussex)

Manchester United

Crystal Palace

Media coverage

For the second consecutive season in the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters.

References

External links

The FA Cup at TheFA.com
FA Cup at BBC.co.uk
FA Cup news at Reuters.co.uk

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League cups	England Greece Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union '89 '90
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Intertoto Cup Super Cup

1989–90 in English football

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FA competitions

Football League

Lower leagues

Related to national team

Bobby Robson
Rous Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup (qualification – UEFA Group 2)

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Oldham Athletic Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Sheffield United Sunderland Swindon Town Stoke City Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division	Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Cardiff City Chester City Crewe Alexandra Fulham Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Northampton Town Preston North End Notts County Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Swansea City Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Athletic
Fourth Division	Aldershot Burnley Cambridge United Carlisle United Chesterfield Colchester United Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Gillingham Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Lincoln City Maidstone United Peterborough United Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Torquay United Wrexham York City
Others	Newport

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