1988–89 Associate Members' Cup

1988–89 Associate Members Cup
Sherpa Van Trophy
Tournament details
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.

Preliminary round

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Northern Section

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Southern Section

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First round

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Quarter-finals

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Area semi-finals

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Area finals

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Northern Area final

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Bolton Wanderers1–0Blackpool
Report
Attendance: 10,345
Blackpool(1) 1 – 1 (2)Bolton Wanderers
Report
Attendance: 9,027

Southern Area final

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Torquay United1–2Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Attendance: 4,612
Wolverhampton Wanderers(2) 0 – 2 (3)Torquay United
Report
Attendance: 22,532

Final

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Bolton Wanderers4–1Torquay United
Edwards
Attendance: 46,513

Notes

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General

Specific

  1. ^ a b c d e f After extra-time.