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1989-90 |
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Football League Full Members Cup |
Zenith Data Systems |
Format - 37 entrants, straight knockout. The original premise of two parallel competitions, North and South, with a national
final at Wembley Stadium was re-introduced.
First Round
North
- Leeds United 1-0 Blackburn Rovers
- Sheffield United 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Sunderland 1-2 Port Vale
South
- Coventry City 1-3 Wimbledon
- Oxford United 2-3 Luton Town
Second Round
North
- Barnsley 1-2 Leeds United
- Hull City 1-2 Aston Villa
- Middlesbrough 3-1 Port Vale
- Newcastle United 2-0 Oldham Athletic
- Nottingham Forest 3-2 Manchester City
- Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Sheffield United
- Stoke City 2-1 Bradford City
- West Bromwich Albion 0-5 Derby County
South
- A F C Bournemouth 2-3 Chelsea
- Charlton Athletic 2-1 Leicester City
- Crystal Palace 4-1 Luton Town
- Ipswich Town 4-1 Watford
- Norwich City 5-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
- Portsmouth 0-1 Wimbledon
- Swindon Town 2-1 Millwall
- West Ham United 5-2 Plymouth Argyle
Third Round
North
- Aston Villa 2-1 Nottingham Forest
- Middlesbrough 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday
- Newcastle United 3-2 Derby County
- Stoke City 2-2 Leeds United (Leeds United won 5-4 on penalties)
South
- Crystal Palace 2-2 Charlton Athletic
- Chelsea 4-3 West Ham United
- Ipswich Town 3-1 Wimbledon
- Swindon Town 4-1 Norwich City
Area Semi-Finals
North
- Aston Villa 2-0 Leeds United
- Middlesbrough 1-0 Newcastle United
South
- Crystal Palace 1-0 Swindon Town
- Ipswich Town 2-3 Chelsea
Area Finals (Two legs)
North
- Aston Villa 1-2 Middlesbrough
- Middlesbrough 2-1 Aston Villa
- Middlesbrough won 4-2 on aggregate
South
- Crystal Palace 0-2 Chelsea
- Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace
- Chelsea won 4-0 on aggregate
Final (@ Wembley Stadium, 25/4/90)
- Chelsea 1-0 Middlesbrough
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