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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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 1989 90 Football League CupLeague Cup Littlewoods Challenge CupTournament detailsCountry England WalesTeams92Final positionsChampionsNottingham Forest 4th title Runner upOldham AthleticTournament statisticsTop goal scorer s Andy Ritchie 10 1988 891990 91 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 Contents 1 First round 1 1 First leg 1 2 Second leg 2 Second round 2 1 First leg 2 2 Second leg 3 Third round 3 1 Ties 3 2 Replays 3 3 2nd Replay 3 4 3rd Replay 4 Fourth round 4 1 Ties 4 2 Replays 5 Fifth round 5 1 Ties 5 2 Replays 5 3 2nd Replay 6 Semi finals 6 1 First leg 6 2 Second leg 7 Final 8 References 8 1 General 8 2 Specific 9 External linksFirst round editA 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 edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Birmingham City 2 1 Chesterfield 22 August 1989 Blackpool 2 2 Burnley 22 August 1989 Brighton and Hove Albion 0 3 Brentford 23 August 1989 Bristol City 2 3 Reading 22 August 1989 Bristol Rovers 1 0 Portsmouth 23 August 1989 Cambridge United 3 1 Maidstone United 1897 22 August 1989 Cardiff City 0 3 Plymouth Argyle 22 August 1989 Colchester United 3 4 Southend United 22 August 1989 Crewe Alexandra 4 0 Chester City 22 August 1989 Exeter City 3 0 Swansea City 23 August 1989 Fulham 0 1 Oxford United 23 August 1989 Gillingham 1 4 Leyton Orient 22 August 1989 Halifax Town 3 1 Carlisle United 22 August 1989 Hartlepool United 3 3 York City 23 August 1989 Huddersfield Town 1 1 Doncaster Rovers 22 August 1989 Hull City 1 0 Grimsby Town 22 August 1989 Mansfield Town 1 1 Northampton Town 22 August 1989 Peterborough United 2 0 Aldershot 23 August 1989 Preston North End 3 4 Tranmere Rovers 22 August 1989 Rochdale 2 1 Bolton Wanderers 22 August 1989 Scarborough 2 0 Scunthorpe United 22 August 1989 Sheffield United 1 1 Rotherham United 22 August 1989 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 Notts County 22 August 1989 Stockport County 1 0 Bury 21 August 1989 Torquay United 1 0 Hereford United 22 August 1989 Walsall 1 2 Port Vale 22 August 1989 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 0 Lincoln City 22 August 1989 Wrexham 0 0 Wigan Athletic 22 August 1989 Second leg edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Aldershot 6 2 1 Peterborough United 29 August 1989 6 4 Bolton Wanderers 5 1 Rochdale 29 August 1989 6 3 Brentford 1 1 Brighton and Hove Albion 29 August 1989 4 1 Burnley 0 1 Blackpool 29 August 1989 2 3 Bury 1 1 Stockport County 29 August 1989 1 2 Carlisle United 1 0 Halifax Town 29 August 1989 2 3 Chester City 0 2 Crewe Alexandra 29 August 1989 0 6 Chesterfield 1 1 Birmingham City 29 August 1989 2 3 Doncaster Rovers 1 2 Huddersfield Town 29 August 1989 2 3 Grimsby Town 2 0 1 Hull City 29 August 1989 2 1 Hereford United 3 0 Torquay United 30 August 1989 3 1 Leyton Orient 3 0 Gillingham 29 August 1989 7 1 Lincoln City 0 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 30 August 1989 0 3 Maidstone United 1897 0 1 Cambridge United 30 August 1989 1 4 Northampton Town 0 2 Mansfield Town 5 September 1989 1 3 Notts County 3 1 Shrewsbury Town 29 August 1989 3 4 Oxford United 3 5 Fulham 30 August 1989 4 5 Plymouth Argyle 0 2 Cardiff City 29 August 1989 3 2 Port Vale 1 0 Walsall 28 August 1989 3 1 Portsmouth 2 0 1 Bristol Rovers 29 August 1989 2 1 Reading 2 2 Bristol City 29 August 1989 5 4 Rotherham United 1 0 Sheffield United 29 August 1989 2 1 Scunthorpe United 1 1 Scarborough 29 August 1989 1 3 Southend United 2 1 Colchester United 29 August 1989 6 4 Swansea City 1 1 Exeter City 29 August 1989 1 4 Tranmere Rovers 3 1 Preston North End 29 August 1989 7 4 Wigan Athletic 5 0 Wrexham 30 August 1989 5 0 York City 4 1 Hartlepool United 29 August 1989 7 4Second round editA 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 edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Arsenal 2 0 Plymouth Argyle 19 September 1989 Aston Villa 2 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 September 1989 Barnsley 1 1 Blackpool 19 September 1989 Birmingham City 1 2 West Ham United 19 September 1989 Bolton Wanderers 2 1 Watford 19 September 1989 Brentford 2 1 Manchester City 19 September 1989 Cambridge United 2 1 Derby County 19 September 1989 Charlton Athletic 3 1 Hereford United 20 September 1989 Chelsea 1 1 Scarborough 19 September 1989 Crewe Alexandra 0 1 Bournemouth 19 September 1989 Crystal Palace 1 2 Leicester City 19 September 1989 Exeter City 3 0 Blackburn Rovers 20 September 1989 Grimsby Town 3 1 Coventry City 19 September 1989 Ipswich Town 0 1 Tranmere Rovers 19 September 1989 Leyton Orient 0 2 Everton 19 September 1989 Liverpool 5 2 Wigan Athletic 19 September 1989 Mansfield Town 3 4 Luton Town 19 September 1989 Middlesbrough 4 0 Halifax Town 20 September 1989 Norwich City 1 1 Rotherham United 20 September 1989 Nottingham Forest 1 1 Huddersfield Town 20 September 1989 Oldham Athletic 2 1 Leeds United 19 September 1989 Port Vale 1 2 Wimbledon 18 September 1989 Portsmouth 2 3 Manchester United 20 September 1989 Queens Park Rangers 2 1 Stockport County 20 September 1989 Reading 3 1 Newcastle United 19 September 1989 Sheffield Wednesday 0 0 Aldershot 20 September 1989 Shrewsbury Town 0 3 Swindon Town 19 September 1989 Stoke City 1 0 Millwall 19 September 1989 Sunderland 1 1 Fulham 19 September 1989 Tottenham Hotspur 1 0 Southend United 20 September 1989 West Bromwich Albion 1 3 Bradford City 20 September 1989 York City 0 1 Southampton 20 September 1989 Second leg edit Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg Aldershot 0 8 Sheffield Wednesday 3 October 1989 0 8 Blackburn Rovers 2 1 Exeter City 3 October 1989 2 4 Blackpool 1 1 1 2 Barnsley 3 October 1989 2 2 Bournemouth 0 0 Crewe Alexandra 3 October 1989 1 0 Bradford City 3 5 1 3 West Bromwich Albion 4 October 1989 6 6 Coventry City 3 0 Grimsby Town 4 October 1989 4 3 Derby County 5 0 Cambridge United 4 October 1989 6 2 Everton 2 2 Leyton Orient 3 October 1989 4 2 Fulham 0 3 Sunderland 3 October 1989 1 4 Halifax Town 0 1 Middlesbrough 3 October 1989 0 5 Hereford United 0 1 Charlton Athletic 4 October 1989 1 4 Huddersfield Town 3 3 1 Nottingham Forest 3 October 1989 4 4 Leeds United 1 2 Oldham Athletic 3 October 1989 2 4 Leicester City 2 3 1 4 Crystal Palace 4 October 1989 4 4 Luton Town 7 2 Mansfield Town 3 October 1989 11 5 Manchester City 4 1 Brentford 4 October 1989 5 3 Manchester United 0 0 Portsmouth 3 October 1989 3 2 Millwall 2 0 1 Stoke City 4 October 1989 2 1 Newcastle United 4 0 Reading 4 October 1989 5 3 Plymouth Argyle 1 6 Arsenal 3 October 1989 1 8 Rotherham United 0 2 Norwich City 3 October 1989 1 3 Scarborough 3 2 1 Chelsea 4 October 1989 4 3 Southampton 2 0 York City 3 October 1989 3 0 Southend United 3 2 1 5 Tottenham Hotspur 4 October 1989 3 3 Stockport County 0 0 Queens Park Rangers 2 October 1989 1 2 Swindon Town 3 1 Shrewsbury Town 3 October 1989 6 1 Tranmere Rovers 1 0 Ipswich Town 3 October 1989 2 0 Watford 1 1 Bolton Wanderers 3 October 1989 2 3 West Ham United 1 1 Birmingham City 4 October 1989 3 2 Wigan Athletic 0 3 Liverpool 4 October 1989 2 8 Wimbledon 3 0 Port Vale 4 October 1989 5 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 1 Aston Villa 4 October 1989 2 3Third round editA 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 edit Home team Result Away team Date Arsenal 1 0 Liverpool 25 October 1989 Aston Villa 0 0 West Ham United 25 October 1989 Crystal Palace 0 0 Nottingham Forest 24 October 1989 Derby County 2 1 Sheffield Wednesday 25 October 1989 Everton 3 0 Luton Town 24 October 1989 Exeter City 3 0 Blackpool 25 October 1989 Manchester City 3 1 Norwich City 25 October 1989 Manchester United 0 3 Tottenham Hotspur 25 October 1989 Middlesbrough 1 1 Wimbledon 25 October 1989 Newcastle United 0 1 West Bromwich Albion 25 October 1989 Oldham Athletic 7 0 Scarborough 25 October 1989 Queens Park Rangers 1 2 Coventry City 25 October 1989 Southampton 1 0 Charlton Athletic 24 October 1989 Sunderland 1 1 Bournemouth 24 October 1989 Swindon Town 3 3 Bolton Wanderers 24 October 1989 Tranmere Rovers 3 2 Millwall 23 October 1989 25 October 1989Arsenal1 0LiverpoolSmith nbsp 80 Highbury London 25 October 1989Aston Villa0 0West Ham UnitedVilla Park Birmingham 25 October 1989Crystal Palace0 0Nottingham ForestSelhurst Park South Norwood London 24 October 1989Everton3 0Luton TownNewell 2 NevinGoodison Park Liverpool 25 October 1989Manchester United0 3Tottenham HotspurLineker nbsp 22 SamwaysNayim nbsp 88 Old Trafford Manchester 25 October 1989Oldham Athletic7 0ScarboroughBunn 6 RitchieBoundary Park Oldham Replays edit Home team Result Away team Date Bolton Wanderers 1 1 1 Swindon Town 7 November 1989 Bournemouth 0 1 Sunderland 7 November 1989 Nottingham Forest 5 0 Crystal Palace 1 November 1989 West Ham United 1 0 Aston Villa 8 November 1989 Wimbledon 1 0 Middlesbrough 8 November 1989 7 November 1989Bournemouth0 1SunderlandGabbiadiniDean Court Bournemouth 8 November 1989West Ham United1 0Aston VillaDicksUpton Park London 2nd Replay edit Home team Result Away team Date Bolton Wanderers 1 1 1 Swindon Town 14 November 1989 3rd Replay edit Home team Result Away team Date Swindon Town 2 1 1 Bolton Wanderers 20 November 1989Fourth round editA 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 edit Home team Result Away team Date Derby County 2 0 West Bromwich Albion 22 November 1989 Exeter City 2 2 Sunderland 29 November 1989 Manchester City 0 1 Coventry City 22 November 1989 Nottingham Forest 1 0 Everton 22 November 1989 Oldham Athletic 3 1 Arsenal 22 November 1989 Swindon Town 0 0 Southampton 29 November 1989 Tranmere Rovers 2 2 Tottenham Hotspur 22 November 1989 West Ham United 1 0 Wimbledon 22 November 1989 29 November 1989Exeter City2 2SunderlandRowbotham nbsp 17 Neville nbsp Armstrong nbsp Gates nbsp St James Park Exeter 22 November 1989Nottingham Forest1 0EvertonChapman nbsp 83 The City Ground Nottingham 22 November 1989Oldham Athletic3 1ArsenalRitchie nbsp 45 nbsp Henry nbsp Quinn nbsp 90 Boundary Park Oldham 29 November 1989Swindon Town0 0SouthamptonThe County Ground Swindon 22 November 1989Tranmere Rovers2 2Tottenham HotspurVickers nbsp Steele nbsp Gascoigne nbsp Lineker nbsp Prenton Park Birkenhead Replays edit Home team Result Away team Date Southampton 4 2 1 Swindon Town 16 January 1990 Sunderland 5 2 Exeter City 5 December 1989 Tottenham Hotspur 4 0 Tranmere Rovers 29 November 1989 29 November 1989Tottenham Hotspur4 0Tranmere RoversHowells nbsp 30 Stewart nbsp Mabbutt nbsp Allen nbsp White Hart Lane Tottenham LondonFifth round editThe eight winners from the fourth round took part in the fifth round Once again this round was played over one leg Ties edit 17 January 1990Nottingham Forest2 2Tottenham HotspurCrosby nbsp Parker nbsp Lineker nbsp Sedgley nbsp City Ground Nottingham 24 January 1990Southampton2 2Oldham AthleticLe Tissier nbsp nbsp pen Ritchie nbsp nbsp 90 The Dell Southampton 17 January 1990Sunderland0 0Coventry CityRoker Park Sunderland 17 January 1990West Ham Utd1 1Derby CountyDicks nbsp Saunders nbsp London E13 West Ham UnitedAttendance 27 854 Replays edit 24 January 1990Coventry City5 0SunderlandLivingstone nbsp 4 GynnHighfield Road Coventry 24 January 1990Derby County0 0 a e t West Ham UtdBaseball Ground Derby 31 January 1990Oldham Athletic2 0SouthamptonRitchie nbsp Milligan nbsp Boundary Park Oldham 24 January 1990Tottenham Hotspur2 3Nottingham ForestNayim nbsp Walsh nbsp Hodge nbsp nbsp Jemson nbsp White Hart Lane Tottenham London 2nd Replay edit 31 January 1990West Ham United2 1Derby CountySlater nbsp Keen nbsp Saunders nbsp Upton Park LondonSemi finals editAs 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 First leg edit 11 February 1990Nottingham Forest2 1Coventry CityClough nbsp 36 pen Pearce nbsp 79 Livingstone nbsp 72 City Ground Nottingham 14 February 1990Oldham Athletic6 0West Ham UnitedAdams nbsp 12 Ritchie nbsp 18 nbsp Barrett nbsp 33 R Holden nbsp 46 Palmer nbsp 70 Boundary Park OldhamReferee Lester Shapter Torquay Second leg edit 25 February 1990Coventry City0 0Nottingham ForestHighfield Road Coventry Nottingham Forest won 2 1 on aggregate 7 March 1990West Ham United3 0Oldham AthleticMartin nbsp Dicks nbsp pen Kelly nbsp Upton Park LondonReferee Terry Holbrook Walsall Oldham Athletic won 6 3 on aggregate Final editMain article 1990 Football League Cup Final 29 April 199015 00Nottingham Forest1 0Oldham AthleticJemson nbsp 47 Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 74 343Referee John Martin Alton Hampshire References editGeneral edit English League Cup 1989 1990 Soccerbase Retrieved 3 February 2009 England League Cup Full Results 1960 1996 Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation Archived from the original on 21 February 2009 Retrieved 3 February 2009 English League Cup 1989 1990 Results Statto Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 23 January 2012 Specific edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n After Extra Time Blackpool F C won 5 4 on penalties West Bromwich Albion won on the away goals rule Crystal Palace won on the away goals rule Tottenham Hotspur won on the away goals 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