1990–91 Full Members' Cup

6th staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs
Football tournament season
Tournament statisticsMatches played40Goals scored130 (3.25 per match)

The 1990–91 Full Members' Cup, known as the Zenith Data Systems Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 6th staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the First and Second Division. The winners were Crystal Palace and the runners-up were Everton.

The competition began on 20 November 1990 and ended with the final on 7 April 1991 at Wembley Stadium.

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.

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

First round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
27 November Leicester City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 November Middlesbrough 3–1[1] Hull City
20 November Notts County 1–0 Port Vale
21 November West Bromwich Albion 3–5 Barnsley

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
21 November Oxford United 3–2[1] Bristol City
20 November Plymouth Argyle 0–0[1] Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion won 3–1 on penalties
20 November Watford 1–2 Bristol Rovers

Second round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
18 December Blackburn Rovers 1–4 Everton
19 December Derby County 1–0 Coventry City
19 December Manchester City 2–1 Middlesbrough
21 November Nottingham Forest 2–1 Newcastle United
11 December Notts County 2–2[1] Sunderland
Sunderland won 5–3 on penalties
11 December Sheffield United 7–2 Oldham Athletic
18 December Sheffield Wednesday 3–3[1] Barnsley
Barnsley won 4–3 on penalties
19 December Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Leeds United

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
19 December Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Charlton Athletic
12 December Chelsea 1–0 Swindon Town
18 December Crystal Palace 2–1 Bristol Rovers
19 December Luton Town 5–1 West Ham United
19 December Norwich City 1–1[1] Millwall
Norwich City won 6–5 on penalties
12 December Oxford United 1–0 Portsmouth
20 November Southampton 4–0 Queens Park Rangers
12 December Wimbledon 0–2 Ipswich Town

Third round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
30 January Barnsley 2–1 Nottingham Forest
22 January Everton 4–1 Sunderland
22 January Leeds United 2–1 Derby County
22 January Sheffield United 0–2 Manchester City

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
18 February Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2[1] Crystal Palace
18 February Chelsea 1–1[1] Luton Town
Luton Town won 4–1 on penalties
22 January Ipswich Town 2–1 Oxford United
20 February Norwich City 2–1 Southampton

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
13 March Barnsley 0–1 Everton
20 February Leeds United 2–0[1] Manchester City

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
26 February Crystal Palace 3–1 Luton Town
27 February Norwich City 2–0 Ipswich Town

Area finals

Northern Area final

Date Home team Score Away team
19 March Leeds United 3–3 Everton
21 March Everton 3–1 Leeds United

Everton beat Leeds United 6–4 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

Date Home team Score Away team
5 March Norwich City 1–1 Crystal Palace
19 March Crystal Palace 2–0 Norwich City

Crystal Palace beat Norwich City 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

Crystal Palace4–1 (a.e.t.)Everton
Thomas 67'
Wright 101', 115'
Salako 113'
Warzycha 69'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 52,460

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i after extra time

External links

  • When Saturday Comes Article on the Full Members' Cup
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