1989–90 Associate Members' Cup Explained

Associate Members Cup
Year:1989–90
Other Titles:Leyland DAF Cup
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Prev Season:1988–89
Next Season:1990–91

The 1989–90 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1989–90 Leyland DAF Cup, was the ninth staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the seventh 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 Tranmere Rovers and the runners-up were Bristol Rovers.

The competition began on 7 November 1989 and ended with the final on 20 May 1990 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

Northern Section

Southern Section

First round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
9 JanuaryBolton Wanderers2–1Lincoln City
9 JanuaryCarlisle United1 – 2[1] Stockport County
9 JanuaryDoncaster Rovers2–0Bury
9 JanuaryHalifax Town1–1York City
Halifax Town won 7–6 on penalties
9 JanuaryPreston North End1–2Wigan Athletic
9 JanuaryRotherham United3–0Huddersfield Town
9 JanuaryTranmere Rovers2–1Scunthorpe United
16 JanuaryBlackpool0–1Chester City

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
9 JanuaryAldershot1–4Walsall
10 JanuaryPeterborough United0–1Hereford United
17 JanuaryMaidstone United2–1Mansfield Town
17 JanuarySouthend United2–1Northampton Town
23 JanuaryBrentford2–1Reading
23 JanuaryBristol City0–1Notts County
23 JanuaryShrewsbury Town0–1Exeter City
24 JanuaryBristol Rovers1–0Gillingham

Quarter-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
30 JanuaryHalifax Town3 – 1Stockport County
30 JanuaryWigan Athletic1 – 2Doncaster Rovers
31 JanuaryBolton Wanderers1–0Rotherham United
6 FebruaryTranmere Rovers3–0Chester City

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
30 JanuaryWalsall4–1Southend United
6 FebruaryBrentford2–2Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers won 4–3 on penalties
21 FebruaryHereford United1–1Notts County
Notts County won 4–3 on penalties
21 FebruaryMaidstone United2–0Exeter City

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
20 FebruaryDoncaster Rovers3–0Halifax Town
20 FebruaryTranmere Rovers2–1Bolton Wanderers

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
14 MarchBristol Rovers0–0Walsall
Bristol Rovers won 3–2 on penalties
14 MarchMaidstone United0 – 1Notts County

Area finals

Southern Area final

Notes

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Notes and References

  1. After extra-time.