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
Second round
Third round
Result | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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Liverpool FC | 2: 1 | Arsenal FC |
Fourth round
Result | ||
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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 |
Replay games
Result | ||
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Nottingham Forest | 2: 1 | Leicester City |
Wimbledon FC | 0: 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
Fifth round
Result | ||
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Bradford City | 0: 1 | Bristol City |
Luton Town | 1: 1 | Southampton FC |
Nottingham Forest | 5: 2 | Queens Park Rangers |
West Ham United | 2: 1 | Aston Villa |
Replay
Result | ||
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Southampton FC | 1: 2 a.d. | Luton Town |
Semifinals
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Nottingham Forest | 2: 1 | Bristol City | 1: 1 | 1: 0 nV |
West Ham United | 0: 5 | Luton Town | 0: 3 | 0: 2 |
final
Nottingham Forest | Luton Town | ||||||
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Steve Sutton - Brian Laws , Stuart Pearce , Des Walker , Terry Wilson - Steve Hodge , Tommy Gaynor , Neil Webb , Garry Parker - Nigel Clough , Lee Chapman Trainer: Brian Clough |
Les Sealey - Tim Breacker , Ashley Grimes (45th Darron McDonough ), Dave Beaumont , Steve Foster - David Preece , Ricky Hill , Danny Wilson , Kingsley Black - Roy Wegerle , Mick Harford Trainer: Ray Harford |
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1: 1 Nigel Clough (?., Penalty kick) 2: 1 Neil Webb (?.) 3: 1 Nigel Clough (?.) |
0: 1 Mick Harford (?.) |