1989–90 Football League Cup

1989–90 Football League Cup
League Cup, Littlewoods Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams92
Final positions
ChampionsNottingham Forest (4th title)
Runner-upOldham Athletic
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Andy Ritchie (10)

The 1989–90 Football League Cup (known as the Littlewoods Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs.

The competition began on 21 August 1989, and ended with the final on 29 April 1990 at the Old Wembley Stadium. The cup was won by Nottingham Forest who beat Oldham Athletic in the final, who regained the trophy after winning it the previous season. This was the second time that Nottingham Forest had won the trophy in successive seasons, having won previously in 1978 and 1979.

First round

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A total of 56 teams took part in the first round. All of the Third Division and Fourth Division sides entered, with eight of the Second Division clubs also starting in this round. The eight clubs consisted of the three teams promoted from the Third Division and the five teams finishing 17th to 21st in the Second Division from the 1988–89 season. Each tie was played across two legs.

First leg

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Home Team Score Away Team Date
Birmingham City 2–1 Chesterfield 22 August 1989
Blackpool 2–2 Burnley 22 August 1989
Brighton and Hove Albion 0–3 Brentford 23 August 1989
Bristol City 2–3 Reading 22 August 1989
Bristol Rovers 1–0 Portsmouth 23 August 1989
Cambridge United 3–1 Maidstone United (1897) 22 August 1989
Cardiff City 0–3 Plymouth Argyle 22 August 1989
Colchester United 3–4 Southend United 22 August 1989
Crewe Alexandra 4–0 Chester City 22 August 1989
Exeter City 3–0 Swansea City 23 August 1989
Fulham 0–1 Oxford United 23 August 1989
Gillingham 1–4 Leyton Orient 22 August 1989
Halifax Town 3–1 Carlisle United 22 August 1989
Hartlepool United 3–3 York City 23 August 1989
Huddersfield Town 1–1 Doncaster Rovers 22 August 1989
Hull City 1–0 Grimsby Town 22 August 1989
Mansfield Town 1–1 Northampton Town 22 August 1989
Peterborough United 2–0 Aldershot 23 August 1989
Preston North End 3–4 Tranmere Rovers 22 August 1989
Rochdale 2–1 Bolton Wanderers 22 August 1989
Scarborough 2–0 Scunthorpe United 22 August 1989
Sheffield United 1–1 Rotherham United 22 August 1989
Shrewsbury Town 3–0 Notts County 22 August 1989
Stockport County 1–0 Bury 21 August 1989
Torquay United 1–0 Hereford United 22 August 1989
Walsall 1–2 Port Vale 22 August 1989
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Lincoln City 22 August 1989
Wrexham 0–0 Wigan Athletic 22 August 1989

Second leg

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Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Aldershot 6–2[1] Peterborough United 29 August 1989 6–4
Bolton Wanderers 5–1 Rochdale 29 August 1989 6–3
Brentford 1–1 Brighton and Hove Albion 29 August 1989 4–1
Burnley 0–1 Blackpool 29 August 1989 2–3
Bury 1–1 Stockport County 29 August 1989 1–2
Carlisle United 1–0 Halifax Town 29 August 1989 2–3
Chester City 0–2 Crewe Alexandra 29 August 1989 0–6
Chesterfield 1–1 Birmingham City 29 August 1989 2–3
Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Huddersfield Town 29 August 1989 2–3
Grimsby Town 2–0[1] Hull City 29 August 1989 2–1
Hereford United 3–0 Torquay United 30 August 1989 3–1
Leyton Orient 3–0 Gillingham 29 August 1989 7–1
Lincoln City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 August 1989 0–3
Maidstone United (1897) 0–1 Cambridge United 30 August 1989 1–4
Northampton Town 0–2 Mansfield Town 5 September 1989 1–3
Notts County 3–1 Shrewsbury Town 29 August 1989 3–4
Oxford United 3–5 Fulham 30 August 1989 4–5
Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Cardiff City 29 August 1989 3–2
Port Vale 1–0 Walsall 28 August 1989 3–1
Portsmouth 2–0[1] Bristol Rovers 29 August 1989 2–1
Reading 2–2 Bristol City 29 August 1989 5–4
Rotherham United 1–0 Sheffield United 29 August 1989 2–1
Scunthorpe United 1–1 Scarborough 29 August 1989 1–3
Southend United 2–1 Colchester United 29 August 1989 6–4
Swansea City 1–1 Exeter City 29 August 1989 1–4
Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Preston North End 29 August 1989 7–4
Wigan Athletic 5–0 Wrexham 30 August 1989 5–0
York City 4–1 Hartlepool United 29 August 1989 7–4

Second round

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A total of 64 teams took part in the second round, including the 28 winners from round one. The remaining Second Division clubs entered in this round, as well as the 20 sides from the First Division. Each tie was again played across two legs.

First leg

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Home Team Score Away Team Date
Arsenal 2–0 Plymouth Argyle 19 September 1989
Aston Villa 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 September 1989
Barnsley 1–1 Blackpool 19 September 1989
Birmingham City 1–2 West Ham United 19 September 1989
Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Watford 19 September 1989
Brentford 2–1 Manchester City 19 September 1989
Cambridge United 2–1 Derby County 19 September 1989
Charlton Athletic 3–1 Hereford United 20 September 1989
Chelsea 1–1 Scarborough 19 September 1989
Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Bournemouth 19 September 1989
Crystal Palace 1–2 Leicester City 19 September 1989
Exeter City 3–0 Blackburn Rovers 20 September 1989
Grimsby Town 3–1 Coventry City 19 September 1989
Ipswich Town 0–1 Tranmere Rovers 19 September 1989
Leyton Orient 0–2 Everton 19 September 1989
Liverpool 5–2 Wigan Athletic 19 September 1989
Mansfield Town 3–4 Luton Town 19 September 1989
Middlesbrough 4–0 Halifax Town 20 September 1989
Norwich City 1–1 Rotherham United 20 September 1989
Nottingham Forest 1–1 Huddersfield Town 20 September 1989
Oldham Athletic 2–1 Leeds United 19 September 1989
Port Vale 1–2 Wimbledon 18 September 1989
Portsmouth 2–3 Manchester United 20 September 1989
Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Stockport County 20 September 1989
Reading 3–1 Newcastle United 19 September 1989
Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Aldershot 20 September 1989
Shrewsbury Town 0–3 Swindon Town 19 September 1989
Stoke City 1–0 Millwall 19 September 1989
Sunderland 1–1 Fulham 19 September 1989
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Southend United 20 September 1989
West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Bradford City 20 September 1989
York City 0–1 Southampton 20 September 1989

Second leg

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Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Aldershot 0–8 Sheffield Wednesday 3 October 1989 0–8
Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Exeter City 3 October 1989 2–4
Blackpool 1–1[1][2] Barnsley 3 October 1989 2–2
Bournemouth 0–0 Crewe Alexandra 3 October 1989 1–0
Bradford City 3–5[1][3] West Bromwich Albion 4 October 1989 6–6
Coventry City 3–0 Grimsby Town 4 October 1989 4–3
Derby County 5–0 Cambridge United 4 October 1989 6–2
Everton 2–2 Leyton Orient 3 October 1989 4–2
Fulham 0–3 Sunderland 3 October 1989 1–4
Halifax Town 0–1 Middlesbrough 3 October 1989 0–5
Hereford United 0–1 Charlton Athletic 4 October 1989 1–4
Huddersfield Town 3–3[1] Nottingham Forest 3 October 1989 4–4
Leeds United 1–2 Oldham Athletic 3 October 1989 2–4
Leicester City 2–3[1][4] Crystal Palace 4 October 1989 4–4
Luton Town 7–2 Mansfield Town 3 October 1989 11–5
Manchester City 4–1 Brentford 4 October 1989 5–3
Manchester United 0–0 Portsmouth 3 October 1989 3–2
Millwall 2–0[1] Stoke City 4 October 1989 2–1
Newcastle United 4–0 Reading 4 October 1989 5–3
Plymouth Argyle 1–6 Arsenal 3 October 1989 1–8
Rotherham United 0–2 Norwich City 3 October 1989 1–3
Scarborough 3–2[1] Chelsea 4 October 1989 4–3
Southampton 2–0 York City 3 October 1989 3–0
Southend United 3–2[1][5] Tottenham Hotspur 4 October 1989 3–3
Stockport County 0–0 Queens Park Rangers 2 October 1989 1–2
Swindon Town 3–1 Shrewsbury Town 3 October 1989 6–1
Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Ipswich Town 3 October 1989 2–0
Watford 1–1 Bolton Wanderers 3 October 1989 2–3
West Ham United 1–1 Birmingham City 4 October 1989 3–2
Wigan Athletic 0–3 Liverpool 4 October 1989 2–8
Wimbledon 3–0 Port Vale 4 October 1989 5–1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Aston Villa 4 October 1989 2–3

Third round

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A total of 32 teams took part in the third round, all 32 winners from round two. Unlike the previous two rounds, this round was played over one leg. Frank Bunn scores a new League Cup record six goals in Oldham's 7–0 victory over Scarborough.

Ties

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Home team Result Away team Date
Arsenal 1–0 Liverpool 25 October 1989
Aston Villa 0–0 West Ham United 25 October 1989
Crystal Palace 0–0 Nottingham Forest 24 October 1989
Derby County 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday 25 October 1989
Everton 3–0 Luton Town 24 October 1989
Exeter City 3–0 Blackpool 25 October 1989
Manchester City 3–1 Norwich City 25 October 1989
Manchester United 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur 25 October 1989
Middlesbrough 1–1 Wimbledon 25 October 1989
Newcastle United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion 25 October 1989
Oldham Athletic 7–0 Scarborough 25 October 1989
Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Coventry City 25 October 1989
Southampton 1–0 Charlton Athletic 24 October 1989
Sunderland 1–1 Bournemouth 24 October 1989
Swindon Town 3–3 Bolton Wanderers 24 October 1989
Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Millwall 23 October 1989
Arsenal1 – 0Liverpool
Smith 80'
Aston Villa0 – 0West Ham United
Crystal Palace0 – 0Nottingham Forest
Everton3 – 0Luton Town
Newell (2)
Nevin
Manchester United0 – 3Tottenham Hotspur
Lineker 22'
Samways
Nayim 88'
Oldham Athletic7 – 0Scarborough
Bunn (6)
Ritchie

Replays

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Home team Result Away team Date
Bolton Wanderers 1–1[1] Swindon Town 7 November 1989
Bournemouth 0–1 Sunderland 7 November 1989
Nottingham Forest 5–0 Crystal Palace 1 November 1989
West Ham United 1–0 Aston Villa 8 November 1989
Wimbledon 1–0 Middlesbrough 8 November 1989
Bournemouth0 – 1Sunderland
Gabbiadini
West Ham United1 – 0Aston Villa
Dicks

2nd Replay

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Home team Result Away team Date
Bolton Wanderers 1–1[1] Swindon Town 14 November 1989

3rd Replay

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Home team Result Away team Date
Swindon Town 2–1[1] Bolton Wanderers 20 November 1989

Fourth round

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A total of 16 teams took part in the fourth round, all 16 winners from round three. Once again this round was played over one leg.

Ties

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Home team Result Away team Date
Derby County 2–0 West Bromwich Albion 22 November 1989
Exeter City 2–2 Sunderland 29 November 1989
Manchester City 0–1 Coventry City 22 November 1989
Nottingham Forest 1–0 Everton 22 November 1989
Oldham Athletic 3–1 Arsenal 22 November 1989
Swindon Town 0–0 Southampton 29 November 1989
Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur 22 November 1989
West Ham United 1–0 Wimbledon 22 November 1989
Exeter City2 – 2Sunderland
Rowbotham 17'
Neville 		Armstrong
Gates
Nottingham Forest1 – 0Everton
Chapman 83'
Oldham Athletic3 – 1Arsenal
Ritchie 45'
Henry 		Quinn 90'
Swindon Town0 – 0Southampton
Tranmere Rovers2 – 2Tottenham Hotspur
Vickers
Steele 		Gascoigne
Lineker

Replays

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Home team Result Away team Date
Southampton 4–2[1] Swindon Town 16 January 1990
Sunderland 5–2 Exeter City 5 December 1989
Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Tranmere Rovers 29 November 1989
Tottenham Hotspur4 – 0Tranmere Rovers
Howells 30'
Stewart
Mabbutt
Allen

Fifth round

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The eight winners from the fourth round took part in the fifth round. Once again this round was played over one leg.

Ties

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Nottingham Forest2 – 2Tottenham Hotspur
Crosby
Parker 		Lineker
Sedgley
Southampton2 – 2Oldham Athletic
Le Tissier pen.' Ritchie 90'
Sunderland0 – 0Coventry City
West Ham Utd1 – 1Derby County
Dicks Saunders
Attendance: 27,854

Replays

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Coventry City5 – 0Sunderland
Livingstone (4)
Gynn
Derby County0 – 0 a.e.t.West Ham Utd
Oldham Athletic2 – 0Southampton
Ritchie
Milligan
Tottenham Hotspur2 – 3Nottingham Forest
Nayim
Walsh 		Hodge
Jemson

2nd Replay

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West Ham United2 – 1Derby County
Slater
Keen 		Saunders

Semi-finals

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As with the first two rounds, the semi-final ties were played over two legs. Holders Nottingham Forest narrowly defeated Coventry City, while West Ham United bowed out in the semi-finals for the second year running, this time at the hands of Oldham Athletic 6–3 on aggregate. Oldham's 6-0 first leg victory all but sealed their first ever appearance in a major final and at Wembley, was a record for a league cup semi-final until Manchester City defeated Burton Albion 9–0 in the first-leg of the semi-final tie in 2019. Five years earlier, in 2014, City had equaled Oldham's record, again at the expense of West Ham, with a 6-0 first-leg semi-final victory, and on that occasion City's 3–0 win in the second leg at Upton Park had set a record for an aggregate victory (9-0) which City themselves surpassed in 2019 with a 1-0 second-leg win at Burton for a 10-0 aggregate semi-final win.

First leg

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Nottingham Forest2 – 1Coventry City
Clough 36' (pen.)
Pearce 79'		 Livingstone 72'
Oldham Athletic6 – 0West Ham United
Adams 12'
Ritchie 18'
Barrett 33'
R. Holden 46'
Palmer 70'
Referee: Lester Shapter (Torquay)

Second leg

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Coventry City0 – 0Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest won 2–1 on aggregate.

West Ham United3 – 0Oldham Athletic
Martin
Dicks pen.'
Kelly
Referee: Terry Holbrook (Walsall)

Oldham Athletic won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 1990 Football League Cup Final
Nottingham Forest1–0Oldham Athletic
Jemson 47'
Attendance: 74,343
Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire)

References

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General

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  • "English League Cup 1989/1990". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  • "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  • "English League Cup 1989–1990 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2012.

Specific

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n After Extra Time
  2. ^ Blackpool F.C. won 5–4 on penalties
  3. ^ West Bromwich Albion won on the away goals rule
  4. ^ Crystal Palace won on the away goals rule
  5. ^ Tottenham Hotspur won on the away goals rule
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