League Cup 1988/89

The League Cup 1988/89 was the 29th edition of the English League Cup , which had existed since 1960 .

The competition started on August 29, 1988 with the first round and ended on April 9, 1989 with the final at Wembley . The title went to Nottingham Forest , who defeated the defending champions Luton Town 3-1 in the final. Nottingham won the League Cup for the third time after 1978 and 1979 .

First round

		First leg	Return leg
Bolton Wanderers	Chester City	1-0	1: 3
Bournemouth AFC	Bristol Rovers	1-0	0-0
Bristol City	Exeter City	1-0	1-0
Bury FC	Wrexham FC	2: 1	2: 2 a.d.
Cambridge United	Gillingham FC	1: 2	1: 3
Cardiff City	Swansea City	0: 1	2-0
Carlisle United	Blackpool FC	1: 1	0: 3
Colchester United	Northampton Town	0-0	0: 5
Crewe Alexandra	Lincoln City FC	1: 1	1: 2
Doncaster Rovers	Darlington FC	1: 1	0: 2
Fulham FC	Brentford FC	2: 2	0: 1 a.d.
Grimsby Town	Rotherham United	0: 1	0: 1
Hartlepool United	Sheffield United	2: 2	0: 2 a.d.
Hereford United	Plymouth Argyle	0: 3	2: 3
Leyton Orient	Aldershot Town	2-0	0-0
Notts County	Mansfield Town	5-0	0: 2
FC Port Vale	Chesterfield FC	3: 2	1: 1
Rochdale AFC	Burnley FC	3: 3	1: 2
Scarborough FC	Halifax Town	1: 1	2: 2 a.d.
Scunthorpe United	Huddersfield Town	3: 2	2: 2 a.d.
Shrewsbury Town	Walsall FC	2: 2	0: 3
Southend United	Brighton & Hove Albion	2-0	1-0
Stockport County	Tranmere Rovers	0: 1	1: 1
Torquay United	Reading FC	0: 1	1: 3
West Bromwich Albion	Peterborough United	0: 3	2-0
Wigan Athletic	Preston North End	0-0	0: 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Birmingham City	3: 2	0: 1 a.d.
York city	Sunderland FC	0-0	0: 4

Second round

	total		First leg	Return leg
Barnsley FC		Wimbledon FC	0: 2	1-0
Birmingham City		Aston Villa	0: 2	0: 5
Blackburn Rovers		Brentford FC	3: 1	3: 4
Blackpool FC		Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	1: 3 a.d.
Bournemouth AFC		Coventry City	0: 4	1: 3
Darlington FC		Oldham Athletic	2-0	0: 4 a.d.
Derby County		Southend United	1-0	2: 1
Everton FC		Bury FC	3-0	2: 2
Hull City		Arsenal FC	1: 2	0: 3
Leicester City		Watford FC	4: 1	2: 2
Leyton Orient	(3: 2 i.E.)	Stoke City	1: 2	2: 1
Lincoln City FC		Southampton FC	1: 1	1: 3
Liverpool FC		Walsall FC	1-0	3: 1
Luton Town		Burnley FC	1: 1	1-0
Manchester City		Plymouth Argyle	1-0	6: 3
Middlesbrough FC		Tranmere Rovers	0-0	0: 1
Millwall FC		Gillingham FC	3-0	3: 1
Northampton Town		Charlton Athletic	1: 1	1: 2
Norwich City		Preston North End	2-0	3-0
Nottingham Forest		Chester City	6-0	4-0
Notts County		Tottenham Hotspur	1: 1	1: 2
Oxford United		Bristol City	2: 4	0: 2
Peterborough United		Leeds United	1: 2	1: 3
Portsmouth FC		Scarborough FC	2: 2	1: 3
FC Port Vale		Ipswich Town	1-0	0: 3
Queens Park Rangers		Cardiff City	3-0	4: 1
Reading FC		Bradford City	1: 1	1: 2 a.d.
Rotherham United		Manchester United	0: 1	0: 5
Scunthorpe United		Chelsea FC	4: 1	2: 2
Sheffield United		Newcastle United	3-0	0: 2
Sunderland FC		West Ham United	0: 3	1: 2
Swindon Town		Crystal Palace	1: 2	0: 2

Third round

	Result
Aston Villa	3: 1	Millwall FC
Bradford City	1: 1	Scunthorpe United
Bristol City	4: 1	Crystal Palace
Everton FC	1: 1	Oldham Athletic
Ipswich Town	2-0	Leyton Orient
Leeds United	0: 2	Luton Town
Leicester City	2-0	Norwich City
Liverpool FC	1: 1	Arsenal FC
Manchester City	4: 2	Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest	3: 2	Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers	2: 1	Charlton Athletic
Scarborough FC	2: 2	Southampton FC
Tottenham Hotspur	0-0	Blackburn Rovers
Tranmere Rovers	1-0	Blackpool FC
West Ham United	5-0	Derby County
Wimbledon FC	2: 1	Manchester United

Replay games

	Result
Scunthorpe United	0: 1	Bradford City
Oldham Athletic	0: 2	Everton FC
Arsenal FC	0: 0 a.d.	Liverpool FC
Southampton FC	1-0	Scarborough FC
Blackburn Rovers	1: 2 a.d.	Tottenham Hotspur

2. Replay

	Result
Liverpool FC	2: 1	Arsenal FC

Fourth round

	Result
Aston Villa	6: 2	Ipswich Town
Bradford City	3: 1	Everton FC
Bristol City	1-0	Tranmere Rovers
Leicester City	0-0	Nottingham Forest
Luton Town	3: 1	Manchester City
Queens Park Rangers	0-0	Wimbledon FC
Southampton FC	2: 1	Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United	4: 1	Liverpool FC