1989–90 Full Members' Cup

The 1989–90 Full Members' Cup, known as the Zenith Data Systems Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 5th staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the 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.

First round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
7 NovemberLeeds United1 – 0Blackburn Rovers
7 NovemberSheffield United1 – 0Wolverhampton Wanderers
14 NovemberSunderland1 – 2Port Vale

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
29 NovemberCoventry City1 – 3[1]Wimbledon
8 NovemberOxford United2 – 3[1]Luton Town

Second round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
28 NovemberBarnsley1 – 2Leeds United
28 NovemberHull City1 – 2Aston Villa
29 NovemberMiddlesbrough3 – 1Port Vale
21 NovemberNewcastle United2 – 0Oldham Athletic
29 NovemberNottingham Forest3 – 2Manchester City
21 NovemberSheffield Wednesday3 – 2[1]Sheffield United
28 NovemberStoke City2 – 1Bradford City
29 NovemberWest Bromwich Albion0 – 5Derby County

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
28 NovemberBournemouth2 – 3[1]Chelsea
14 NovemberCharlton Athletic2 – 1Leicester City
27 NovemberCrystal Palace4 – 1Luton Town
21 NovemberIpswich Town4 – 1Watford
29 NovemberNorwich City5 – 0Brighton & Hove Albion
5 DecemberPortsmouth0 – 1Wimbledon
13 DecemberSwindon Town2 – 1Millwall
29 NovemberWest Ham United5 – 2[1]Plymouth Argyle

Third round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
22 DecemberAston Villa2 – 1Nottingham Forest
20 DecemberMiddlesbrough4 – 1Sheffield Wednesday
20 DecemberNewcastle United3 – 2[1]Derby County
19 DecemberStoke City2 – 2[1]Leeds United
Leeds United won 5 – 4 on penalties

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
22 DecemberChelsea4 – 3West Ham United
19 DecemberCrystal Palace2 – 0Charlton Athletic
21 DecemberIpswich Town3 – 1Wimbledon
24 JanuarySwindon Town4 – 1Norwich City

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
17 JanuaryAston Villa2 – 0Leeds United
23 JanuaryMiddlesbrough1 – 0Newcastle United

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
13 FebruaryCrystal Palace1 – 0Swindon Town
23 JanuaryIpswich Town2 – 3Chelsea

Area finals

Northern Area final

Date Home team Score Away team
30 JanuaryAston Villa1 – 2Middlesbrough
6 FebruaryMiddlesbrough2 – 1Aston Villa

Middlesbrough beat Aston Villa 4–2 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

Date Home team Score Away team
21 FebruaryCrystal Palace0 – 2Chelsea
12 MarchChelsea2 – 0Crystal Palace

Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 4–0 on aggregate.

Final

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

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 after extra time
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