1988–89 Associate Members' Cup

The 1988–89 Associate Members' Cup (known as the 1988–89 Sherpa Van Trophy) was the sixth staging of the Associate Members' Cup, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. The winners were Bolton Wanderers and the runners-up were Torquay United.

1988–89 Associate Members Cup
Sherpa Van Trophy
Country England
 Wales

The competition began on 21 November 1988 and ended with the final on 28 May 1989 at Wembley Stadium.

In the first round, there were two sections split into eight groups: 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 faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

Preliminary round

Northern Section

Southern Section

First round

Quarter-finals

Area semi-finals

Area finals

Northern Area final

Bolton Wanderers1–0Blackpool
Blackpool(1) 1 – 1 (2)Bolton Wanderers

Southern Area final

Wolverhampton Wanderers(2) 0 – 2 (3)Torquay United

Final

Bolton Wanderers4–1Torquay United
Edwards
Attendance: 46,513

Notes

General

Specific

  1. After extra-time.
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