1989–90 Football League Cup Explained

Football League Cup
Year:1989–90
Other Titles:League Cup, Littlewoods Challenge Cup
Country:
Num Teams:92
Winners:Nottingham Forest (4th title)
Second:Oldham Athletic
Scoring Leader:Andy Ritchie (10)
Prev Season:1988–89
Next Season:1990–91

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

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

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
2–1 22 August 1989
2–2 22 August 1989
0–3 23 August 1989
2–3 22 August 1989
1–0 23 August 1989
3–1 22 August 1989
0–3 22 August 1989
3–4 22 August 1989
4–0 22 August 1989
3–0 23 August 1989
0–1 23 August 1989
1–4 22 August 1989
3–1 22 August 1989
3–3 23 August 1989
1–1 22 August 1989
1–0 22 August 1989
1–1 22 August 1989
2–0 23 August 1989
3–4 22 August 1989
2–1 22 August 1989
2–0 22 August 1989
1–1 22 August 1989
3–0 22 August 1989
1–0 21 August 1989
1–0 22 August 1989
1–2 22 August 1989
1–0 22 August 1989
0–0 22 August 1989

Second leg

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6–2[1] 29 August 1989 6–4
5–1 29 August 1989 6–3
1–1 29 August 1989 4–1
0–1 29 August 1989 2–3
1–1 29 August 1989 1–2
1–0 29 August 1989 2–3
0–2 29 August 1989 0–6
1–1 29 August 1989 2–3
1–2 29 August 1989 2–3
2–0[2] 29 August 1989 2–1
3–0 30 August 1989 3–1
3–0 29 August 1989 7–1
0–2 30 August 1989 0–3
0–1 30 August 1989 1–4
0–2 5 September 1989 1–3
3–1 29 August 1989 3–4
3–5 30 August 1989 4–5
0–2 29 August 1989 3–2
1–0 28 August 1989 3–1
2–0[3] 29 August 1989 2–1
2–2 29 August 1989 5–4
1–0 29 August 1989 2–1
1–1 29 August 1989 1–3
2–1 29 August 1989 6–4
1–1 29 August 1989 1–4
3–1 29 August 1989 7–4
5–0 30 August 1989 5–0
4–1 29 August 1989 7–4

Second round

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

width=175 Home Teamwidth=20 Scorewidth=175 Away Teamwidth=125Date
2–0 19 September 1989
2–1 20 September 1989
1–1 19 September 1989
1–2 19 September 1989
2–1 19 September 1989
2–1 19 September 1989
2–1 19 September 1989
3–1 20 September 1989
1–1 19 September 1989
0–1 19 September 1989
1–2 19 September 1989
3–0 20 September 1989
3–1 19 September 1989
0–1 19 September 1989
0–2 19 September 1989
5–2 19 September 1989
3–4 19 September 1989
4–0 20 September 1989
1–1 20 September 1989
1–1 20 September 1989
2–1 19 September 1989
1–2 18 September 1989
2–3 20 September 1989
2–1 20 September 1989
3–1 19 September 1989
0–0 20 September 1989
0–3 19 September 1989
1–0 19 September 1989
1–1 19 September 1989
1–0 20 September 1989
1–3 20 September 1989
0–1 20 September 1989

Second leg

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0–8 3 October 1989 0–8
2–1 3 October 1989 2–4
1–1[4] [5] 3 October 1989 2–2
0–0 3 October 1989 1–0
3–5[6] [7] 4 October 1989 6–6
3–0 4 October 1989 4–3
5–0 4 October 1989 6–2
2–2 3 October 1989 4–2
0–3 3 October 1989 1–4
0–1 3 October 1989 0–5
0–1 4 October 1989 1–4
3–3[8] 3 October 1989 4–4
1–2 3 October 1989 2–4
2–3[9] [10] 4 October 1989 4–4
7–2 3 October 1989 11–5
4–1 4 October 1989 5–3
0–0 3 October 1989 3–2
2–0[11] 4 October 1989 2–1
4–0 4 October 1989 5–3
1–6 3 October 1989 1–8
0–2 3 October 1989 1–3
3–2[12] 4 October 1989 4–3
2–0 3 October 1989 3–0
3–2[13] [14] 4 October 1989 3–3
0–0 2 October 1989 1–2
3–1 3 October 1989 6–1
1–0 3 October 1989 2–0
1–1 3 October 1989 2–3
1–1 4 October 1989 3–2
0–3 4 October 1989 2–8
3–0 4 October 1989 5–1
1–1 4 October 1989 2–3

Third round

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

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Arsenal 1–0 25 October 1989
0–0 25 October 1989
0–0 24 October 1989
Derby County 2–1 25 October 1989
Everton 3–0 24 October 1989
Exeter City 3–0 25 October 1989
Manchester City 3–1 25 October 1989
0–3 Tottenham Hotspur 25 October 1989
1–1 25 October 1989
0–1 West Bromwich Albion 25 October 1989
Oldham Athletic 7–0 25 October 1989
1–2 Coventry City 25 October 1989
Southampton 1–0 24 October 1989
1–1 24 October 1989
3–3 24 October 1989
Tranmere Rovers 3–2 23 October 1989

Replays

Home teamResultAway teamDate
1–1[15] 7 November 1989
0–1 Sunderland 7 November 1989
Nottingham Forest 5–0 1 November 1989
West Ham United 1–0 8 November 1989
Wimbledon 1–0 8 November 1989

3rd Replay

Fourth round

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

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Derby County 2–0 22 November 1989
2–2 29 November 1989
0–1 Coventry City 22 November 1989
Nottingham Forest 1–0 22 November 1989
Oldham Athletic 3–1 22 November 1989
0–0 29 November 1989
2–2 22 November 1989
West Ham United 1–0 22 November 1989

Replays

Home teamResultAway teamDate
Southampton 4–2[18] 16 January 1990
Sunderland 5–2 5 December 1989
Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 29 November 1989

Fifth round

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

2nd Replay

Semi-finals

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.

Second leg

Nottingham Forest won 2–1 on aggregate.

Oldham Athletic won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 1990 Football League Cup Final.

References

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Notes and References

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