FA Cup 1989/90

FA Cup 1989/90

Cup winners	Manchester United (7th title)
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The 1989/90 FA Cup was the 109th staging of the world's oldest football cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup for short . The cup competition ended with the replay of the final at Wembley Stadium on May 17, 1990. The winner of this event was Manchester United .

calendar

round	date
Preliminary round
First qualifying round
Second qualifying round
Third qualifying round
Fourth qualifying round
First main round	November 18, 1989
Second main round	December 9, 1989
Third main round	January 6, 1990
Fourth main round	January 27, 1990
Fifth main round	17th February 1990
Sixth main round (quarter-finals)	March 10, 1990
Semifinals	April 8, 1990
final	May 12, 1990

mode

Complete overview at: FA Cup

The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and an appropriate playing field can take part. The game is played i. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, there will be a second leg. If this does not result in a decision, further repetitions are scheduled; until a winning team is determined. Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.

Main round

First main round

The games were played on the weekend of November 17, 1989. Most of the replays took place on November 21 and 22.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Blackpool FC	2: 1	Bolton Wanderers
2	Darlington FC	6: 2	AFC Guiseley
3	Dartford FC	1: 1	Exeter City
Replay	Exeter City	4: 1	Dartford FC
4th	Bath City	2: 2	Fulham FC
Replay	Fulham FC	2: 1	Bath City
5	Bristol City	2-0	Barnet FC
6th	Burnley FC	1: 1	Stockport County
Replay	Stockport County	1: 2	Burnley FC
7th	Preston North End	1-0	Tranmere Rovers
8th	Sutton United	1: 1	Torquay United
Replay	Torquay United	4-0	Sutton United
9	FC Marine	0: 1	Rochdale AFC
10	Gillingham FC	0-0	Welling United
Replay	Welling United	1-0	Gillingham FC
11	Macclesfield Town	1: 1	Chester City
Replay	Chester City	3: 2	Macclesfield Town
12	Crewe Alexandra	2-0	Congleton Town
13	Lincoln City	1-0	Billingham Synthonia
14th	Stafford Rangers	2: 3	Halifax Town
15th	Scarborough FC	0: 1	Whitley Bay FC
16	Shrewsbury Town	2: 3	Chesterfield FC
17th	Doncaster Rovers	1-0	Notts County
18th	Bishop Auckland FC	2-0	Tow Law Town
19th	Kidderminster Harriers	2: 3	Swansea City
20th	Aylesbury United	1-0	Southend United
21st	Brentford FC	0: 1	Colchester United
22nd	Bristol Rovers	1: 1	Reading FC
Replay	Reading FC	1: 1	Bristol Rovers
Replay	Bristol Rovers	0: 1	Reading FC
23	Maidstone United	2: 1	Yeovil Town
24	Carlisle United	3-0	Wrexham FC
25th	Scunthorpe United	4: 1	Matlock Town
26th	Cardiff City	1-0	Halesowen Town
27	York city	1: 2	Grimsby Town
28	Kettering Town	0: 1	Northampton Town
29	Rotherham United	0-0	Bury FC
Replay	Bury FC	1: 2	Rotherham United
30th	FC Aldershot	0: 1	Cambridge United
31	Gloucester City	1-0	Dorchester Town
32	Wigan Athletic	2-0	Mansfield Town
33	Peterborough United	1: 1	FC Hayes
Replay	FC Hayes	0: 1	Peterborough United
34	Leyton Orient	0: 1	Birmingham City
35	Basingstoke Town	3-0	Bromsgrove Rovers
36	Slough Town	1: 2	Woking FC
37	Telford United	0: 3	Walsall FC
38	Redditch United	1: 3	Merthyr Tydfil FC
39	Farnborough Town	0: 1	Hereford United
40	Hartlepool United	0: 2	Huddersfield Town

Second main round

The games were played on the weekend of December 9, 1989. The replay took place on the 12th to the 23rd of the month.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Blackpool FC	3-0	Chester City
2	Chesterfield FC	0: 2	Huddersfield Town
3	Darlington FC	3-0	Halifax Town
4th	Bristol City	2: 1	Fulham FC
5	Rochdale AFC	3-0	Lincoln City
6th	Reading FC	0-0	Welling United
Replay	Welling United	1: 1	Reading FC
Replay	Reading FC	0-0	Welling United
Replay	Welling United	1: 2	Reading FC
7th	Walsall FC	1-0	Rotherham United
8th	Grimsby Town	1-0	Doncaster Rovers
9	Crewe Alexandra	1: 1	Bishop Auckland FC
Replay	Bishop Auckland FC	0: 2	Crewe Alexandra
10	Maidstone United	1: 1	Exeter City
Replay	Exeter City	3: 2	Maidstone United
11	Northampton Town	0-0	Aylesbury United
Replay	Aylesbury United	0: 1	Northampton Town
12	Whitley Bay FC	2-0	Preston North End
13	Scunthorpe United	2: 2	Burnley FC
Replay	Burnley FC	1: 1	Scunthorpe United
Replay	Burnley FC	5-0	Scunthorpe United
14th	Cardiff City	2: 2	Gloucester City
Replay	Gloucester City	0: 1	Cardiff City
15th	Hereford United	3: 2	Merthyr Tydfil FC
16	Wigan Athletic	2-0	Carlisle United
17th	Colchester United	0: 2	Birmingham City
18th	Basingstoke Town	2: 3	Torquay United
19th	Cambridge United	3: 1	Woking FC
20th	Swansea City	3: 1	Peterborough United

Third main round

The games were played on the weekend of January 6, 1990. Necessary replay games have been scheduled for January 9th to 17th.

Game no.	home	Result	Away
1	Blackpool FC	1-0	Burnley FC
2	Bristol City	2: 1	Swindon Town
3	Rochdale AFC	1-0	Whitley Bay FC
4th	Watford FC	2-0	Wigan Athletic
5	Reading FC	2: 1	Sunderland AFC
6th	Leicester City	1: 2	Barnsley FC
7th	Nottingham Forest	0: 1	Manchester United
8th	Blackburn Rovers	2: 2	Aston Villa
Replay	Aston Villa	3: 1	Blackburn Rovers
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1: 2	Sheffield Wednesday
10	Middlesbrough FC	0-0	Everton FC
Replay	Everton FC	1: 1	Middlesbrough FC
Replay	Everton FC	1-0	Middlesbrough FC
11	West Bromwich Albion	2-0	Wimbledon FC
12	Sheffield United	2-0	Bournemouth AFC
13	Tottenham Hotspur	1: 3	Southampton FC
14th	Manchester City	0-0	Millwall FC
Replay	Millwall FC	1: 1	Manchester City
Replay	Millwall FC	3: 1	Manchester City
15th	Northampton Town	1-0	Coventry City
16	Brighton & Hove Albion	4: 1	Luton Town
17th	Plymouth Argyle	0: 1	Oxford United
18th	Hull City	0: 1	Newcastle United
19th	Crystal Palace	2: 1	Portsmouth FC
20th	Chelsea FC	1: 1	Crewe Alexandra
Replay	Crewe Alexandra	0: 2	Chelsea FC
21st	Exeter City	1: 1	Norwich City
Replay	Norwich City	2-0	Exeter City
22nd	Huddersfield Town	3: 1	Grimsby Town
23	Cardiff City	0-0	Queens Park Rangers
Replay	Queens Park Rangers	2-0	Cardiff City
24	Port Vale	1: 1	Derby County
Replay	Derby County	2: 3	Port Vale
25th	Charlton Athletic	1: 1	Bradford City
Replay	Bradford City	0: 3	Charlton Athletic
26th	Leeds United	0: 1	Ipswich Town
27	Torquay United	1-0	West Ham United
28	Hereford United	2: 1	Walsall FC
29	Stoke City	0: 1	Arsenal FC
30th	Birmingham City	1: 1	Oldham Athletic
Replay	Oldham Athletic	1-0	Birmingham City
31	Cambridge United	0-0	Darlington FC
Replay	Darlington FC	1: 3	Cambridge United
32	Swansea City	0-0	Liverpool FC
Replay	Liverpool FC	8-0	Swansea City

Fourth main round

The games took place on January 27 and 28, 1990. The required replay games were played on January 30th and 31st.

Game no.	Home team	Result	Away team
1	Blackpool FC	1-0	Torquay United
2	Bristol City	3: 1	Chelsea FC
3	Rochdale AFC	3-0	Northampton Town
4th	Southampton FC	1-0	Oxford United
5	Reading FC	3: 3	Newcastle United
Replay	Newcastle United	4: 1	Reading FC
6th	Aston Villa	6-0	Port Vale
7th	Sheffield Wednesday	1: 2	Everton FC
8th	West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Charlton Athletic
9	Sheffield United	1: 1	Watford FC
Replay	Watford FC	1: 2	Sheffield United
10	Barnsley FC	2-0	Ipswich Town
11	Norwich City	0-0	Liverpool FC
Replay	Liverpool FC	3: 1	Norwich City
12	Millwall FC	1: 1	Cambridge United
Replay	Cambridge United	1-0	Millwall FC
13	Oldham Athletic	2: 1	Brighton & Hove Albion
14th	Crystal Palace	4-0	Huddersfield Town
15th	Arsenal FC	0-0	Queens Park Rangers
Replay	Queens Park Rangers	2-0	Arsenal FC
16	Hereford United	0: 1	Manchester United

Fifth main round

The meetings took place on the weekend of February 17, 1990. The four replay games followed from February 21 to March 10.

Game no.	Home team	Result	Away team
1	Blackpool FC	2: 2	Queens Park Rangers
Replay	Queens Park Rangers	0-0	Blackpool FC
Replay	Queens Park Rangers	3-0	Blackpool FC
2	Bristol City	0-0	Cambridge United
Replay	Cambridge United	1: 1	Bristol City
Replay	Cambridge United	5: 1	Bristol City
3	Liverpool FC	3-0	Southampton FC
4th	West Bromwich Albion	0: 2	Aston Villa
5	Sheffield United	2: 2	Barnsley FC
Replay	Barnsley FC	0-0	Sheffield United
Replay	Barnsley FC	0: 1	Sheffield United
6th	Newcastle United	2: 3	Manchester United
7th	Oldham Athletic	2: 2	Everton FC
Replay	Everton FC	1: 1	Oldham Athletic
Replay	Oldham Athletic	2: 1	Everton FC
8th	Crystal Palace	1-0	Rochdale AFC

Sixth main round

The games took place from March 10-14, 1990. The replay took place on March 14th.

game	home	Result	Away
1	Sheffield United	0: 1	Manchester United
2	Queens Park Rangers	2: 2	Liverpool FC
Replay	Liverpool FC	1-0	Burnley FC
3	Oldham Athletic	3-0	Aston Villa
4th	Cambridge United	0: 1	Crystal Palace

Semifinals

The games were played on April 8, 1990. The replay kicked off on April 11th. The first semi-final and replay between Manchester and Oldham was awarded to Maine Road in Manchester . The match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool took place in Villa Park in Birmingham .