FA Cup 1990/91

FA Cup 1990/91

Cup winners	Tottenham Hotspur (8th title)
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The FA Cup 1990/91 was the 110th edition of the competition. The defending champions were Manchester United , who had defeated Crystal Palace the previous year . Nottingham Forest had won the FA Cup for the last time in 1959, the Tottenham Hotspur won the coveted cup last 1982 in the final against the Queens Park Rangers .

All teams in the first and second English leagues only enter the competition from the third round. This is followed by an elimination game per round. If this game ends in a draw after regular playing time, a replay takes place in which home rights are exchanged. If there is another tie, another game is required.

The team from Nottingham Forest was therefore forced to play three games against Crystal Palace in the 3rd round before reaching the 4th round.

The two semi-finals will take place on neutral ground, the game between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United was played at Villa Park and the game between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Wembley Stadium .

The final took place on May 18, 1991 at Wembley Stadium in front of 80,000 spectators. The Nottingham Forest side took the lead early on from a free-kick from Stuart Pearce . The free kick was preceded by a foul by Paul Gascoigne who injured himself so badly that he had to be substituted after the free kick was taken. Gascoigne tore a cruciate ligament and even missed the 1992 European Football Championship due to this injury . The English international striker Gary Lineker failed in the first half when he committed a penalty to goalkeeper Mark Crossley . Tottenham equalized in the second half through Paul Stewart, before a Des Walker own goal in extra time brought the decision for Tottenham Hotspur.

1 round

Blackpool FC - Grimsby Town 2-0
Chester City - Doncaster Rovers 2: 2 Doncaster Rovers - Chester City 1: 2
Chesterfield FC - Spennymoor United 3: 2
Darlington FC - York City 1-1, York City - Darlington FC 1-0
AFC Bournemouth - Gillingham FC 2: 1
Barnet FC - Chelmsford City 2: 2 Chelmsford City - Barnet FC 0: 2
Preston North End - Mansfield Town 0: 1
AFC Rochdale - Scunthorpe United 1: 1, Scunthorpe United - FC Rochdale 2: 1
FC Woking - Kidderminster Harriers 0-0, Kidderminster Harriers - FC Woking 1: 1, Kidderminster Harriers - FC Woking 1: 2
Lincoln City FC - Crewe Alexandra 1: 4
Stafford Rangers - Burnley FC 1: 3
Scarborough FC - Leek Town 0-2
Bishop Auckland - AFC Barrow 0: 1
Chorley FC - Bury FC 2-1
Fulham FC - Farnborough Town 2: 1
Aylesbury United - Walsall FC 0: 1
Brentford FC - Yeovil Town 5: 0
Maidstone United - Torquay United 4-1
Bradford City - Shrewsbury Town 0: 0 Shrewsbury Town - Bradford City 2: 1
FC Altrincham - Huddersfield Town 1: 2
Witton Albion - Bolton Wanderers 1: 2
Exeter City - Cambridge United 1: 2
Cardiff City - FC Hayes 0: 0, Hayes - Cardiff City 1: 0
Halifax Town - AFC Wrexham 3: 2
Halesowen Town - Tranmere Rovers 1: 2
Runcorn FC - Hartlepool United 0: 3
Hereford United - Peterborough United 1: 1 Peterborough United - Hereford United 2: 1
Rotherham United - Stockport County 1: 0
Aldershot Town - Tiverton Town 6-2
Wigan Athletic - Carlisle United 5-0
FC Tamworth - FC Whitley Bay 5: 6
Boston United - Wycombe Wanderers 1: 1 Wycombe Wanderers - Boston United 4: 0
Colchester United - Reading FC 2: 1
Birmingham City - Cheltenham Town 1-0
Leyton Orient - Southend United 3: 2
Merthyr Tydfil FC - Sutton United 1: 1 Sutton United - Merthyr Tydfil 0: 1
Littlehampton Town - Northampton Town 0: 4
Telford United 0-0 Stoke City , Stoke City 1-0 Telford United
Swansea City - Welling United 1-0
Atherstone United - Fleetwood Town 3-1

2nd round

Chesterfield FC - Bolton Wanderers 3: 4
AFC Bournemouth - FC Hayes 1: 0
Barnet FC 0-0 Northampton Town , Northampton Town 0-1 FC Barnet
Burnley - Stoke City 2: 0
FC Woking - Merthyr Tydfil FC 5: 1
Crewe Alexandra - Atherstone United 1-0
Shrewsbury Town - FC Chorley 1: 0
Wycombe Wanderers - Peterborough United 1-1, Peterborough United - Wycombe Wanderers 2-0
Fulham FC - Cambridge United 0: 0, Cambridge United - Fulham 2: 1
FC Whitley Bay - AFC Barrow 0: 1
Scunthorpe United - Tranmere Rovers 3: 2
Huddersfield Town - Blackpool 0: 2
Mansfield Town - York City 2: 1
Rotherham United 1-1 Halifax Town , Halifax Town 1-2 Rotherham United
Aldershot Town - Maidstone United 2-1
Wigan Athletic - Hartlepool United 2-0
Colchester United - Leyton Orient 0: 0, Leyton Orient - Colchester United 4: 1
Birmingham City - Brentford FC 1: 3
Leek Town - Chester City 1: 1, Chester City - Leek Town 4: 0
Swansea City - Walsall FC 2: 1

3rd round

Blackpool FC - Tottenham Hotspur 0-1
Chester City - AFC Bournemouth 2: 3
Barnet FC - Portsmouth 0: 5
Burnley FC - Manchester City 0: 1
Southampton FC - Ipswich Town 3: 2
Blackburn Rovers - Liverpool FC 1: 1, Liverpool - Blackburn Rovers 3: 0
Aston Villa - FC Wimbledon 1: 1, FC Wimbledon - Aston Villa 1: 0
Bolton Wanderers - Borrow 1-0
Wolverhampton Wanderers - Cambridge United 0-1
FC Middlesbrough - Plymouth Argyle 0: 0 Plymouth Argyle - Middlesbrough 1: 2
West Bromwich Albion - FC Woking 2: 4
Shrewsbury Town - Watford FC 4: 1
Sheffield United - Luton Town 1: 3
Newcastle United - Derby County 2: 0
Barnsley FC - Leeds United 1-1, Leeds United - Barnsley FC 4-0
Bristol Rovers - Crewe Alexandra 0-2
Coventry City - Wigan Athletic 1: 1, Wigan Athletic - Coventry City 0: 1
West Ham United - Aldershot Town 0: 0, West Ham United - Aldershot Town 6: 1
Brighton & Hove Albion - Scunthorpe United 3: 2
Manchester United - Queens Park Rangers 2: 1
Norwich City - Bristol City 2: 1
Millwall FC - Leicester City 2: 1
Hull City - Notts County 0: 5
Oldham Athletic - Brentford FC 3: 1
Crystal Palace 0-0 Nottingham Forest, Nottingham Forest 2-2 Crystal Palace , Nottingham Forest 3-0 Crystal Palace

Chelsea FC - Oxford United 1: 3

Mansfield Town - Sheffield Wednesday 0-2

Port Vale FC - Peterborough United 2-1

Charlton Athletic - Everton 1: 2

Arsenal FC - Sunderland AFC 2-1

Leyton Orient - Swindon Town 1: 1 Swindon Town - Leyton Orient 1: 0

Swansea City - Rotherham United 0.0, Rotherham United - Swansea City 4: 0

4th round

Liverpool - Brighton & Hove Albion 2: 2, Brighton & Hove Albion - Liverpool FC 2: 3
Notts County - Oldham Athletic 2: 0
Crewe Alexandra - Rotherham United 1-0
Luton Town - West Ham United 1: 1, West Ham United - Luton Town 5: 0
FC Everton - FC Woking 1: 0
Shrewsbury Town - FC Wimbledon 1: 0
Newcastle United - Nottingham Forest 2: 2 Nottingham Forest - Newcastle United 3: 0
Tottenham Hotspur - Oxford United 4: 2
Coventry City - Southampton FC 1: 1 Southampton FC - Coventry City 2: 0
Portsmouth - AFC Bournemouth 5: 1
Manchester United - Bolton Wanderers 1: 0
Norwich City - Swindon Town 3: 1
FC Millwall - Sheffield Wednesday 4: 4, Sheffield Wednesday - FC Milwall 2: 0
FC Port Vale - Manchester City 1: 2
Arsenal - Leeds United 0: 0, Leeds United - Arsenal 1: 1 Arsenal - Leeds United 0: 0, Leeds United - Arsenal 1: 2
Cambridge United - Middlesbrough FC 2: 0

Round of 16

Liverpool - Everton 0: 0, Everton - Liverpool 4: 4, Everton - Liverpool 1: 0
Southampton FC - Nottingham Forest 1: 1, Nottingham Forest - Southampton FC 3: 1
Notts County - Manchester City 1: 0
Shrewsbury Town - Arsenal 0: 1
Portsmouth - Tottenham Hotspur 1: 2
West Ham United - Crewe Alexandra 1-0
Norwich City - Manchester United 2: 1
Cambridge United - Sheffield Wednesday 4-0

Quarter finals

Semifinals

Tottenham Hotspur - Arsenal 3: 1
Nottingham Forest - West Ham United 4: 0

The way to the final

Nottingham Forest

1st round: BYE
2nd round: BYE
3rd round: Crystal Palace - Nottingham Forest (0: 0) / Nottingham Forest - Crystal Palace (2: 2) / Nottingham Forest - Crystal Palace (3: 0)
4th round: Newcastle United - Nottingham Forest (2-2) / Nottingham Forest - Newcastle United (3-0)
5th round: Southampton FC - Nottingham Forest (1-1) / Nottingham Forest - Southampton FC (3-1)
6th round: Norwich City - Nottingham Forest (0-1)
Semi-finals: Nottingham Forest 4-0 West Ham United ( Villa Park , Birmingham )