1991–92 Full Members' Cup Explained

Full Members' Cup
Year:1991–92
Country:England
Num Teams:41
Winners:Nottingham Forest
Count:2
Second:Southampton
Semifinal1:Chelsea
Semifinal2:Leicester City
Matches:40
Prev Season:1990–91

The 1991–92 Full Members' Cup, known as the Zenith Data Systems Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 7th and final staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the First and Second Division. The winners were Nottingham Forest and the runners-up were Southampton.

The competition began on 1 October 1991 and ended with the final on 29 March 1992 at Wembley Stadium. The competition was then cancelled after seven seasons, when the Premier League arose from the old Football League First Division and reduced the Football League to three divisions.

In the first round, there were two sections: 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 face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham and Sunderland opted out of this competition.

First round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
1 OctoberGrimsby Town1–0Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 OctoberLeicester City4–3
a.e.t.
Barnsley
1 OctoberPort Vale1–0Blackburn Rovers
1 OctoberTranmere Rovers6–6
a.e.t.
Newcastle United
Tranmere Rovers won 3–2 on penalties

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
2 OctoberBristol Rovers1–3Ipswich Town
2 OctoberCambridge United1–1
a.e.t.
Charlton Athletic
Cambridge United won 4–2 on penalties
1 OctoberPlymouth Argyle1–0Portsmouth
1 OctoberSwindon Town3–3
a.e.t.
Oxford United
Swindon Town won 4–3 on penalties
2 OctoberWatford0–1Southend United

Second round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
23 OctoberCoventry City0–2Aston Villa
1 OctoberEverton3–2Oldham Athletic
22 OctoberLeeds United1–3Nottingham Forest
23 OctoberLeicester City4–0Port Vale
22 OctoberMiddlesbrough4–2
a.e.t.
Derby County
22 OctoberSheffield United3–3
a.e.t.
Notts County
Notts County won 2–1 on penalties
23 OctoberSheffield Wednesday3–2Manchester City
22 OctoberTranmere Rovers5–1Grimsby Town

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
23 OctoberBrighton & Hove Albion3–2Wimbledon
22 OctoberBristol City1–2Southampton
23 OctoberChelsea1–0Swindon Town
22 OctoberCrystal Palace4–2
a.e.t.
Southend United
22 OctoberIpswich Town1–1
a.e.t.
Luton Town
Ipswich Town won 2–1 on penalties
23 OctoberNorwich City1–2Queens Park Rangers
22 OctoberPlymouth Argyle4–0Millwall
22 OctoberWest Ham United2–1Cambridge United

Third round

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
19 NovemberAston Villa0–2Nottingham Forest
27 NovemberLeicester City2–1Everton
26 NovemberMiddlesbrough0–1Tranmere Rovers
26 NovemberNotts County1–0Sheffield Wednesday

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
26 NovemberChelsea2–2
a.e.t.
Ipswich Town
Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties
26 NovemberPlymouth Argyle0–1Southampton
26 NovemberQueens Park Rangers2–3Crystal Palace
26 NovemberWest Ham United2–0Brighton & Hove Albion

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
8 JanuaryNotts County1–2
a.e.t.
Leicester City
10 DecemberTranmere Rovers0–2Nottingham Forest

Southern Section

DateHome teamScoreAway team
10 DecemberCrystal Palace0–1Chelsea
7 JanuarySouthampton2–1West Ham United

Area finals

Northern Area final

DateHome teamScoreAway team
12 FebruaryLeicester City1–1Nottingham Forest
26 FebruaryNottingham Forest2–0Leicester City
Nottingham Forest beat Leicester City 3–1 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

DateHome teamScoreAway team
21 JanuarySouthampton2–0Chelsea
29 JanuaryChelsea1–3Southampton
Southampton beat Chelsea 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

See also: 1992 Full Members' Cup Final.

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