Football tournament season
1988–89 Associate Members Cup Sherpa Van Trophy Country England Wales
The 1988–89 Associate Members' Cup (known as the 1988–89 Sherpa Van Trophy ) was the eight staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the sixth staging of the Associate Members' Cup , a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division . The winners were Bolton Wanderers and the runners-up were Torquay United .
The competition began on 21 November 1988 and ended with the final on 28 May 1989 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 faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 29 Nov Carlisle United 1–1 Scarborough 6 Dec Darlington 3–2 Carlisle United 14 Dec Scarborough 4–0 Darlington
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 22 Nov York City 0–2 Burnley 29 Nov Burnley 3–0 Hartlepool United 13 Dec Hartlepool United 0–2 York City
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 22 Nov Wigan Athletic 1–2 Blackpool 6 Dec Blackpool 2–0 Rochdale 13 Dec Rochdale 0–2 Wigan Athletic
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 29 Nov Grimsby Town 1–0 Rotherham United 6 Dec Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Grimsby Town 13 Dec Rotherham United 2–1 Doncaster Rovers
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 6 Dec Scunthorpe United 1–2 Halifax Town 13 Dec Huddersfield Town 1–0 Scunthorpe United 20 Dec Halifax Town 1–1 Huddersfield Town
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 6 Dec Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Preston North End 13 Dec Preston North End 4–0 Bury 20 Dec Bury 1–0 Bolton Wanderers
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 28 Nov Stockport County 1–1 Crewe Alexandra 5 Dec Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Stockport County 13 Dec Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Tranmere Rovers
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 5 Dec Wrexham 1–1 Sheffield United 13 Dec Sheffield United 2–2 Chester City 21 Dec Chester City 1–2 Wrexham
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 22 Nov Fulham 0–2 Brentford 29 Nov Brentford 2–0 Gillingham 10 Dec Gillingham 2–1 Fulham
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 29 Nov Mansfield Town 1–1 Notts County 6 Dec Notts County 1–1 Chesterfield 10 Dec Chesterfield 2–1 Mansfield Town
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 22 Nov Southend United 2–1 Lincoln City 30 Nov Lincoln City 1–2 Colchester United 20 Dec Colchester United 2–1 Southend United
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 23 Nov Bristol Rovers 1–0 Bristol City 6 Dec Bristol City 2–0 Exeter City 14 Dec Exeter City 1–1 Bristol Rovers
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 29 Nov Swansea City 1–0 Torquay United 6 Dec Cardiff City 2–0 Swansea City 20 Dec Torquay United 3–1 Cardiff City
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 21 Nov Port Vale 1–1 Hereford United 30 Nov Hereford United 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 Port Vale
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 30 Nov Reading 5–2 Aldershot 6 Dec Leyton Orient 1–1 Reading 10 Jan Aldershot 1–3 Leyton Orient
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 22 Nov Northampton Town 1–1 Cambridge United 29 Nov Cambridge United 2–2 Peterborough United 21 Dec Peterborough United 0–2 Northampton Town
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