1989–90 FA Cup

The 1989–90 FA Cup was the 109th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition started in September 1989 for teams outside the football league who played in a qualifying competition.

1989–90 FA Cup
Country England
 Wales
Defending championsLiverpool
ChampionsManchester United
(7th title)
Runners-upCrystal Palace
Top goal scorer(s)Ian Rush (6)

First round proper
For the qualifying rounds, see 1989–90 FA Cup qualifying rounds.

Teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Division entered in this round plus four non-league teams were given byes to this round: Telford United, Macclesfield Town, Kettering Town and Sutton United. The first round of games was played over the weekend 17–19 November 1989, with a first round of replays being played on the 21st–22nd. The Bristol Rovers–Reading match went to a second replay, on the 27th.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Blackpool2–1Bolton Wanderers18 November 1989
2Darlington6–2Northwich Victoria18 November 1989
3Dartford1–1Exeter City18 November 1989
ReplayExeter City4–1Dartford22 November 1989
4Bath City2–2Fulham19 November 1989
ReplayFulham2–1Bath City22 November 1989
5Bristol City2–0Barnet18 November 1989
6Burnley1–1Stockport County18 November 1989
ReplayStockport County1–2Burnley22 November 1989
7Preston North End1–0Tranmere Rovers18 November 1989
8Sutton United1–1Torquay United18 November 1989
ReplayTorquay United4–0Sutton United22 November 1989
9Marine0–1Rochdale17 November 1989
10Gillingham0–0Welling United18 November 1989
ReplayWelling United1–0Gillingham22 November 1989
11Macclesfield Town1–1Chester City18 November 1989
ReplayChester City3–2Macclesfield Town21 November 1989
12Crewe Alexandra2–0Congleton Town18 November 1989
13Lincoln City1–0Billingham Synthonia18 November 1989
14Stafford Rangers2–3Halifax Town18 November 1989
15Scarborough0–1Whitley Bay18 November 1989
16Shrewsbury Town2–3Chesterfield18 November 1989
17Doncaster Rovers1–0Notts County18 November 1989
18Bishop Auckland2–0Tow Law Town18 November 1989
19Kidderminster Harriers2–3Swansea City18 November 1989
20Aylesbury United1–0Southend United18 November 1989
21Brentford0–1Colchester United18 November 1989
22Bristol Rovers1–1Reading18 November 1989
ReplayReading1–1Bristol Rovers21 November 1989
ReplayBristol Rovers0–1Reading27 November 1989
23Maidstone United2–1Yeovil Town19 November 1989
24Carlisle United3–0Wrexham18 November 1989
25Scunthorpe United4–1Matlock Town18 November 1989
26Cardiff City1–0Halesowen Town18 November 1989
27York City1–2Grimsby Town18 November 1989
28Kettering Town0–1Northampton Town18 November 1989
29Rotherham United0–0Bury18 November 1989
ReplayBury1–2Rotherham United21 November 1989
30Aldershot0–1Cambridge United17 November 1989
31Gloucester City1–0Dorchester Town18 November 1989
32Wigan Athletic2–0Mansfield Town19 November 1989
33Peterborough United1–1Hayes18 November 1989
ReplayHayes0–1Peterborough United21 November 1989
34Leyton Orient0–1Birmingham City18 November 1989
35Basingstoke Town3–0Bromsgrove Rovers18 November 1989
36Slough Town1–2Woking18 November 1989
37Telford United0–3Walsall18 November 1989
38Redditch United1–3Merthyr Tydfil18 November 1989
39Farnborough Town0–1Hereford United18 November 1989
40Hartlepool United0–2Huddersfield Town18 November 1989

Second round proper

The second round of games was played on 9 December 1989, with the first round of replays being played on the 12th–13th. Two games went to second replays and one of these went to a third replay.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Blackpool3–0Chester City9 December 1989
2Chesterfield0–2Huddersfield Town9 December 1989
3Darlington3–0Halifax Town9 December 1989
4Bristol City2–1Fulham9 December 1989
5Rochdale3–0Lincoln City9 December 1989
6Reading0–0Welling United9 December 1989
ReplayWelling United1–1Reading13 December 1989
ReplayReading0–0Welling United19 December 1989
ReplayWelling United1–2Reading22 December 1989
7Walsall1–0Rotherham United9 December 1989
8Grimsby Town1–0Doncaster Rovers9 December 1989
9Crewe Alexandra1–1Bishop Auckland9 December 1989
ReplayBishop Auckland0–2Crewe Alexandra13 December 1989
10Maidstone United1–1Exeter City9 December 1989
ReplayExeter City3–2Maidstone United13 December 1989
11Northampton Town0–0Aylesbury United9 December 1989
ReplayAylesbury United0–1Northampton Town13 December 1989
12Whitley Bay2–0Preston North End9 December 1989
13Scunthorpe United2–2Burnley9 December 1989
ReplayBurnley1–1Scunthorpe United12 December 1989
ReplayBurnley5–0Scunthorpe United18 December 1989
14Cardiff City2–2Gloucester City9 December 1989
ReplayGloucester City0–1Cardiff City12 December 1989
15Hereford United3–2Merthyr Tydfil9 December 1989
16Wigan Athletic2–0Carlisle United9 December 1989
17Colchester United0–2Birmingham City9 December 1989
18Basingstoke Town2–3Torquay United9 December 1989
19Cambridge United3–1Woking9 December 1989
20Swansea City3–1Peterborough United9 December 1989

Third round proper

Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup was played over the weekend 6–7 January 1990, with the first set of replays being played on the 9th–10th. Two games went to second replays, which were completed the week after.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Blackpool1–0Burnley6 January 1990
2Bristol City2–1Swindon Town6 January 1990
3Rochdale1–0Whitley Bay6 January 1990
4Watford2–0Wigan Athletic6 January 1990
5Reading2–1Sunderland6 January 1990
6Leicester City1–2Barnsley6 January 1990
7Nottingham Forest0–1Manchester United7 January 1990
8Blackburn Rovers2–2Aston Villa6 January 1990
ReplayAston Villa3–1Blackburn Rovers10 January 1990
9Wolverhampton Wanderers1–2Sheffield Wednesday6 January 1990
10Middlesbrough0–0Everton6 January 1990
ReplayEverton1–1Middlesbrough10 January 1990
ReplayEverton1–0Middlesbrough17 January 1990
11West Bromwich Albion2–0Wimbledon6 January 1990
12Sheffield United2–0Bournemouth6 January 1990
13Tottenham Hotspur1–3Southampton6 January 1990
14Manchester City0–0Millwall6 January 1990
ReplayMillwall1–1Manchester City9 January 1990
ReplayMillwall3–1Manchester City15 January 1990
15Northampton Town1–0Coventry City6 January 1990
16Brighton & Hove Albion4–1Luton Town6 January 1990
17Plymouth Argyle0–1Oxford United6 January 1990
18Hull City0–1Newcastle United6 January 1990
19Crystal Palace2–1Portsmouth6 January 1990
20Chelsea1–1Crewe Alexandra6 January 1990
ReplayCrewe Alexandra0–2Chelsea10 January 1990
21Exeter City1–1Norwich City6 January 1990
ReplayNorwich City2–0Exeter City10 January 1990
22Huddersfield Town3–1Grimsby Town6 January 1990
23Cardiff City0–0Queens Park Rangers6 January 1990
ReplayQueens Park Rangers2–0Cardiff City10 January 1990
24Port Vale1–1Derby County7 January 1990
ReplayDerby County2–3Port Vale10 January 1990
25Charlton Athletic1–1Bradford City7 January 1990
ReplayBradford City0–3Charlton Athletic10 January 1990
26Leeds United0–1Ipswich Town6 January 1990
27Torquay United1–0West Ham United6 January 1990
28Hereford United2–1Walsall6 January 1990
29Stoke City0–1Arsenal6 January 1990
30Birmingham City1–1Oldham Athletic6 January 1990
ReplayOldham Athletic1–0Birmingham City10 January 1990
31Cambridge United0–0Darlington6 January 1990
ReplayDarlington1–3Cambridge United9 January 1990
32Swansea City0–0Liverpool6 January 1990
ReplayLiverpool8–0Swansea City9 January 1990

Fourth round proper

The fourth round of games was played over the weekend 27–28 January 1990, with replays being played on the 30th–31st.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Blackpool1–0Torquay United27 January 1990
2Bristol City3–1Chelsea27 January 1990
3Rochdale3–0Northampton Town27 January 1990
4Southampton1–0Oxford United27 January 1990
5Reading3–3Newcastle United27 January 1990
ReplayNewcastle United4–1Reading31 January 1990
6Aston Villa6–0Port Vale27 January 1990
7Sheffield Wednesday1–2Everton28 January 1990
8West Bromwich Albion1–0Charlton Athletic27 January 1990
9Sheffield United1–1Watford27 January 1990
ReplayWatford1–2Sheffield United30 January 1990
10Barnsley2–0Ipswich Town27 January 1990
11Norwich City0–0Liverpool28 January 1990
ReplayLiverpool3–1Norwich City31 January 1990
12Millwall1–1Cambridge United27 January 1990
ReplayCambridge United1–0Millwall30 January 1990
13Oldham Athletic2–1Brighton & Hove Albion27 January 1990
14Crystal Palace4–0Huddersfield Town27 January 1990
15Arsenal0–0Queens Park Rangers27 January 1990
ReplayQueens Park Rangers2–0Arsenal31 January 1990
16Hereford United0–1Manchester United28 January 1990

Fifth round proper

The fifth set of games was played over the weekend 17–18 February 1990, with a first round of replays being played on the 21st. Each of these finished in a draw, meaning a second round of replays had to be completed.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Blackpool2–2Queens Park Rangers18 February 1990
ReplayQueens Park Rangers0–0Blackpool21 February 1990
ReplayQueens Park Rangers3–0Blackpool26 February 1990
2Bristol City0–0Cambridge United17 February 1990
ReplayCambridge United1–1Bristol City21 February 1990
ReplayCambridge United5–1Bristol City27 February 1990
3Liverpool3–0Southampton17 February 1990
4West Bromwich Albion0–2Aston Villa17 February 1990
5Sheffield United2–2Barnsley18 February 1990
ReplayBarnsley0–0Sheffield United21 February 1990
ReplayBarnsley0–1Sheffield United5 March 1990
6Newcastle United2–3Manchester United18 February 1990
7Oldham Athletic2–2Everton17 February 1990
ReplayEverton1–1Oldham Athletic21 February 1990
ReplayOldham Athletic2–1Everton10 March 1990
8Crystal Palace1–0Rochdale17 February 1990

Sixth round proper

Most of the sixth round of FA Cup games were played over the weekend 10–11 March 1990, with the Oldham Athletic – Aston Villa game and the Liverpool – QPR replay being played on the 14th.

Alex Ferguson continued to defy the odds with a Manchester United side that was struggling in the league but performing wonders in the cup, as they defeated Sheffield United 1–0.

Liverpool built up their hopes of a unique second double (which had eluded them in dramatic fashion during the previous two seasons) by beating QPR in a quarter-final replay.

Aston Villa's double hopes were ended when they crashed 3–0 to an Oldham Athletic team that hadn't played top-division football since 1923.

Cambridge United's hopes of becoming the first Fourth Division team to reach the FA Cup semi-finals were ended with a 1–0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace, who moved closer to a first FA Cup final but were first faced with the task of overcoming a Liverpool side that had crushed them 9–0 in the league earlier in the season.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1Sheffield United0–1Manchester United11 March 1990
2Queens Park Rangers2–2Liverpool11 March 1990
ReplayLiverpool1–0Queens Park Rangers14 March 1990
3Oldham Athletic3–0Aston Villa14 March 1990
4Cambridge United0–1Crystal Palace10 March 1990

Semi-finals

The semi-final matches were played on 8 April 1990.

Seven months after losing 9–0 to them in a league game, Crystal Palace found a 10-goal improvement to defeat Liverpool 4–3 and give them their first FA Cup final appearance as well as ending their opposition's hopes of a second double – the third season running that Liverpool had suffered a late blow to their double hopes.

Oldham Athletic, a Second Division side, opened the scoring against Manchester United through Earl Barrett in a game that eventually ended 3–3, forcing a replay. United won the replay 2–1.

Crystal Palace4 – 3 (a.e.t.)Liverpool
Bright 46'
O'Reilly 70'
Gray 88'
Pardew 109'		 Report Rush 14'
McMahon 81'
Barnes 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,389
Manchester United3 – 3 (a.e.t.)Oldham Athletic
Robson 29'
Webb 72'
Wallace 92'		 Barrett 5'
Marshall 75'
Palmer 113'
Attendance: 44,026
Oldham Athletic1 – 2 (a.e.t.)Manchester United
Ritchie 81' McClair 50'
Robins 114'
Attendance: 35,005

Final
Main article: 1990 FA Cup Final

Crystal Palace, playing in their first FA Cup final, took on a Manchester United side that already had six FA Cups to its name, and a thrilling game ended 3–3 with Palace taking the lead twice and United once before a late equaliser by Mark Hughes (his second goal of the game) forced a replay.

Manchester United3–3 (a.e.t.)Crystal Palace
Robson 35'
Hughes 62', 109'		 O'Reilly 18'
Wright 72', 92'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Allan Gunn (Sussex)
Manchester United
Crystal Palace

Replay

Lee Martin, a 21-year-old defender who nearly did not play due to Alex Ferguson's doubts about his fitness, scored the winning goal as Manchester United sealed their first major trophy in five years and their first under Ferguson's management, ending months of speculation that his job was at risk due to dismal league performances.

Manchester United1–0Crystal Palace
Martin 59'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Allan Gunn (Sussex)
Manchester United
Crystal Palace

Media coverage

For the second consecutive season in the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters.

The matches shown live on the BBC were: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United (R3); Norwich City vs Liverpool (R4); Newcastle United vs Manchester United (R5); Queens Park Rangers vs Liverpool (QF); both Crystal Palace vs Liverpool and Manchester United vs Oldham Athletic (SF); Manchester United vs Oldham Athletic (SF replay); and Crystal Palace vs Manchester United in both the Final and its replay.

This was the first season to feature live televised semi-finals; both were shown on the same Sunday afternoon with an EastEnders omnibus edition scheduled in between, though this was altered when the Liverpool vs Crystal Palace match required extra time. The semi-final replay, shown on the following Wednesday evening, coincided with ITV showing the First Division match between Arsenal and Aston Villa. This was the first occasion on which BBC1 and ITV had shown different English club matches on the same evening. The cup replay kicked off at 19:45, with the league match kicking off twenty minutes later at 20:05, with the cup replay having to allow for the possibility of extra time, meaning viewers may have changed channels in time to see Aston Villa's Chris Price score the only goal.

References
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