1989 Full Members' Cup final explained

1989 Simod Cup final
Event:1988–89 Full Members' Cup
Team1:Everton
Team1score:3
Team2:Nottingham Forest
Team2score:4
Date:30 April 1989
Stadium:Wembley Stadium
City:London
Attendance:46,606[1]
Previous:1988
Next:1990

The 1989 Full Members' Cup final was the fourth Full Members' Cup final, contested by Everton and Nottingham Forest at Wembley Stadium on 30 April 1989.

Background

English teams were banned from Europe and the Football League started a new cup for sides in the top two leagues. Nottingham Forest had already won the League Cup, while Everton were awaiting their FA Cup final. Both Everton and Nottingham Forest had been exempt from the first two rounds of the competition, due to their high league finish in the 1987–88 season, with Forest finishing third and the Toffees fourth.

Route to the final

Nottingham Forest

Match summary

Everton took the lead through Tony Cottee, before being pegged back from a goal by Garry Parker. Graeme Sharp restored Everton's lead after the break, before Parker sent the game into extra-time with an equaliser. In extra-time, Lee Chapman put Nottingham Forest ahead for the first time in the match. Cottee scored his second to level the match at 3–3. Chapman scored his second, three minutes from time, to win the trophy for Forest.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The day Wembley was barely half-full to watch Everton in a seven-goal thriller. liverpoolecho.co.uk. 30 April 2015. 17 March 2018.