The Football League Full Members' Cup was a short lived competition for clubs from the top two divisions of the Football League. Introduced after the ban on English clubs from Europe, it never gathered support from either the leading clubs or fans, and in the end it was a suprise that it lasted as long as seven seasons.

Effectively, two parallel competitions (North and South) were run, with the two regional winners meeting in a national final.

Possibly the most noteworthy event in this cup's history was the inability of Reading to defend the title after their win in 1988, when they were also relegated to Division Three.

Sponsored Names, 1983 to date
1985-87 Full Members Cup (i.e. Unsponsored)
1987-89 Simod Cup
1989-92 Zenith Data Systems Cup

Football League Full Members' Cup Winners and Runner-up, 1985 to 1992

Season Winner Runner-up Result In FCHD
1985-86 Chelsea Manchester City 5-4 None
1986-87 Blackburn Rovers Charlton Athletic 1-0 None
1987-88 Reading Luton Town 4-1 None
1988-89 Nottingham Forest Everton 4-3 None
1989-90 Chelsea Middlesbrough 1-0 None
1990-91 Crystal Palace Everton 4-1 None
1991-92 Nottingham Forest Southampton 3-2 None


Summary of winners

2. Chelsea, Nottingham Forest

1. Blackburn Rovers, Crystal Palace, Reading


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