1988–89 Associate Members' Cup Explained

Associate Members Cup
Year:1988–89
Other Titles:Sherpa Van Trophy
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Prev Season:1987–88
Next Season:1989–90

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

Southern Section

First round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
7 JanuaryScarborough3–1York City
17 JanuaryBlackpool4–3Rotherham United
17 JanuaryBurnley1–1Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra won 4–2 on penalties[1]
17 JanuaryGrimsby Town1–3Huddersfield Town
17 JanuaryHalifax Town3–0Darlington
17 JanuaryPreston North End0–1Bolton Wanderers
17 JanuaryTranmere Rovers0–1Wigan Athletic
17 JanuaryWrexham2–1Sheffield United

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
17 JanuaryBrentford2–0Notts County
17 JanuaryChesterfield4–2Cambridge United
17 JanuaryColchester United3–1Leyton Orient
17 JanuaryNorthampton Town2 – 1Southend United
17 JanuaryTorquay United3–0Gillingham
18 JanuaryReading2–3Hereford United
24 JanuaryBristol Rovers2–1Cardiff City
24 JanuaryWolverhampton Wanderers3–0Bristol City

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
21 FebruaryBolton Wanderers3 – 1Wrexham
21 FebruaryHalifax Town0–2Blackpool
21 FebruaryHuddersfield Town1–2Scarborough
21 FebruaryWigan Athletic0–1Crewe Alexandra

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
14 FebruaryColchester United0–1Hereford United
21 FebruaryChesterfield0–1Brentford
21 FebruaryWolverhampton Wanderers3 – 1Northampton Town
22 FebruaryBristol Rovers0–1Torquay United

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
21 MarchBlackpool1 – 0Scarborough
21 MarchCrewe Alexandra1 – 2Bolton Wanderers

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
21 MarchBrentford0–1Torquay United
22 MarchHereford United0–2Wolverhampton Wanderers

Area finals

Southern Area final

Notes

General

Specific

Notes and References

  1. After extra-time.

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