1990–91 Football League Cup
League Cup, Rumbelows Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Teams | 92 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Sheffield Wednesday (1st title) |
Runner-up | Manchester United |
Tournament statistics | |
Top goal scorer(s) | Paul Gascoigne Mark Hughes (6 goals) |
The 1990–91 Football League Cup (known as the Rumbelows Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 association football clubs.
The competition began on 27 August 1990, and ended with the final on 21 April 1991 at the Old Wembley Stadium. The cup was won by Sheffield Wednesday, who beat Manchester United 1–0 in the final. A single goal from John Sheridan gave Wednesday the title.
The 1990-91 League Cup remains the last time that one of English football's major honours was won by a team outside the top flight, as winners Sheffield Wednesday were in the second division at the time.
First round
[edit]First leg
[edit]Second leg
[edit]Home team | Score | Away team | Date | Agg |
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Aldershot | 2–2 | Southend United | 4 September 1990 | 3–4 |
Barnsley | 0–1[1][2] | Wigan Athletic | 4 September 1990 | 1–1 |
Blackpool | 1–1[1][3] | Darlington | 4 September 1990 | 1–1 |
Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | 4 September 1990 | 5–1 |
Bournemouth | 1–1 | Birmingham City | 4 September 1990 | 2–1 |
Bristol City | 1–0[1] | West Bromwich Albion | 5 September 1990 | 3–2 |
Burnley | 0–1 | Stockport County | 4 September 1990 | 2–1 |
Bury | 3–2[1] | Bradford City | 4 September 1990 | 3–4 |
Cambridge United | 2–1 | Walsall | 4 September 1990 | 4–5 |
Cardiff City | 3–0 | Mansfield Town | 4 September 1990 | 4–1 |
Chester City | 5–1[1] | Preston North End | 4 September 1990 | 5–3 |
Crewe Alexandra | 1–0[1][4] | Grimsby Town | 4 September 1990 | 2–2 |
Hartlepool United | 2–2 | Chesterfield | 11 September 1990 | 4–3 |
Hereford United | 1–0 | Brentford | 5 September 1990 | 1–2 |
Leyton Orient | 4–1 | Maidstone United | 4 September 1990 | 6–3 |
Lincoln City | 1–0 | Halifax Town | 5 September 1990 | 1–2 |
Northampton | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 September 1990 | 3–1 |
Notts County | 1–0 | Exeter City | 4 September 1990 | 2–1 |
Oxford United | 2–1 | Reading | 5 September 1990 | 3–1 |
Peterborough United | 2–0 | Fulham | 4 September 1990 | 4–1 |
Rotherham United | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | 4 September 1990 | 8–3 |
Scarborough | 3–3 | Rochdale | 5 September 1990 | 3–7 |
Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Carlisle United | 4 September 1990 | 1–2 |
Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | Gillingham | 4 September 1990 | 2–1 |
Swansea City | 0–1 | Stoke City | 4 September 1990 | 0–1 |
Torquay United | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | 4 September 1990 | 3–2 |
Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | 3 September 1990 | 2–3 |
Wrexham | 2–0 | York City | 4 September 1990 | 3–0 |
Second round
[edit]First leg
[edit]Second leg
[edit]Home team | Score | Away team | Date | Agg |
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Arsenal | 5–0 | Chester City | 9 October 1990 | 6–0 |
Barnsley | 0–1 | Aston Villa | 9 October 1990 | 0–2 |
Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Rotherham United | 9 October 1990 | 2–1 |
Bolton Wanderers | 2–3 | Coventry City | 9 October 1990 | 4–7 |
Bradford City | 1–1[1][5] | Luton Town | 10 October 1990 | 2–2 |
Brentford | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 October 1990 | 2–4 |
Bristol City | 1–6 | Sunderland | 9 October 1990 | 2–6 |
Burnley | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | 10 October 1990 | 1–5 |
Chelsea | 4–1 | Walsall | 10 October 1990 | 9–1 |
Crewe Alexandra | 1–4 | Liverpool | 9 October 1990 | 2–9 |
Derby County | 1–0 | Carlisle United | 10 October 1990 | 2–1 |
Everton | 6–0 | Wrexham | 9 October 1990 | 11–0 |
Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 October 1990 | 1–7 |
Ipswich Town | 3–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 9 October 1990 | 4–1 |
Leeds United | 3–0 | Leicester City | 10 October 1990 | 3–1 |
Leyton Orient | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | 9 October 1990 | 3–2 |
Manchester City | 0–0 | Torquay United | 10 October 1990 | 4–0 |
Manchester United | 2–1 | Halifax Town | 10 October 1990 | 5–2 |
Millwall | 2–1 | Bournemouth | 10 October 1990 | 2–1 |
Newcastle United | 1–0 | Middlesbrough | 10 October 1990 | 1–2 |
Oldham Athletic | 5–2[1] | Notts County | 10 October 1990 | 5–3 |
Oxford United | 0–0 | Port Vale | 10 October 1990 | 2–0 |
Peterborough United | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 October 1990 | 2–4 |
Portsmouth | 3–1[1] | Cardiff City | 9 October 1990 | 4–2 |
Sheffield United | 2–1 | Northampton | 10 October 1990 | 3–1 |
Southampton | 3–0 | Rochdale | 9 October 1990 | 8–0 |
Southend United | 1–2 | Crystal Palace | 9 October 1990 | 1–10 |
Stoke City | 1–2 | West Ham United | 10 October 1990 | 1–5 |
Swindon Town | 4–0 | Darlington | 9 October 1990 | 4–3 |
Watford | 0–3 | Norwich City | 9 October 1990 | 0–5 |
Wimbledon | 0–2 | Plymouth Argyle | 10 October 1990 | 0–3 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1[1][6] | Hull City | 9 October 1990 | 1–1 |
Third round
[edit]Ties
[edit]Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Aston Villa | 2–0 | Millwall | 31 October 1990 |
Chelsea | 0–0 | Portsmouth | 31 October 1990 |
Coventry City | 3–0 | Hull City | 31 October 1990 |
Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Leyton Orient | 30 October 1990 |
Derby County | 6–0 | Sunderland | 31 October 1990 |
Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Southampton | 30 October 1990 |
Leeds United | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | 31 October 1990 |
Manchester City | 1–2 | Arsenal | 30 October 1990 |
Manchester United | 3–1 | Liverpool | 31 October 1990 |
Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Norwich City | 30 October 1990 |
Oxford United | 2–1 | West Ham United | 31 October 1990 |
Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | 31 October 1990 |
Queens Park Rangers | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers | 31 October 1990 |
Sheffield United | 2–1 | Everton | 30 October 1990 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Swindon Town | 31 October 1990 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Bradford City | 30 October 1990 |
Replays
[edit]Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Leyton Orient | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | 7 November 1990 |
Portsmouth | 2–3 | Chelsea | 6 November 1990 |
Swindon Town | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 November 1990 |
Fourth round
[edit]Ties
[edit]Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Arsenal | 2–6 | Manchester United | 28 November 1990 |
Aston Villa | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | 28 November 1990 |
Coventry City | 5–4 | Nottingham Forest | 28 November 1990 |
Oxford United | 1–2 | Chelsea | 28 November 1990 |
Queens Park Rangers | 0–3 | Leeds United | 27 November 1990 |
Sheffield United | 0–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 November 1990 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Derby County | 28 November 1990 |
Southampton | 2–0 | Crystal Palace | 27 November 1990 |
Replay
[edit]Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Derby County | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 December 1990 |
Fifth Round
[edit]Ties
[edit]Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Chelsea | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 January 1991 |
Coventry City | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 23 January 1991 |
Leeds United | 4–1 | Aston Villa | 16 January 1991 |
Southampton | 1–1 | Manchester United | 16 January 1991 |
Replays
[edit]Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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Manchester United | 3–2 | Southampton | 23 January 1991 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | Chelsea | 23 January 1991 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Sheffield Wednesday moved closer to their first major trophy in more than 50 years with a comfortably victory over Chelsea, while Manchester United edged out Leeds United to book their place at Wembley for a clash against a side managed by their former boss Ron Atkinson.
First leg
[edit]Manchester United | 2–1 | Leeds United |
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Sharpe 67' McClair 79' |
Whyte 70' |
Chelsea | 0–2 | Sheffield Wednesday |
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Shirtliff 52' Hirst 80' |
Second leg
[edit]Leeds United | 0–1 | Manchester United |
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Sharpe 90' |
Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | Chelsea |
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Pearson 34' D. Wilson 42' Williams 88' |
Stuart 62' |
Sheffield Wednesday won 5–1 on aggregate.
Final
[edit]References
[edit]General
[edit]- "English League Cup 1990/1991". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- "English League Cup 1990–1991 : Results". Statto. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.