1989 Football League Cup final

April 2014 July 2020 1989 Football League Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 200 1988–89 Football League Cup Nottingham Forest 3 Luton Town 1 9 April 1989 Wembley Stadium London Roger Milford (Somerset) 76,130 1988 1990 The 1989 Football League Cup final was a football match played on 9 April 1989 between Nottingham Forest and the League Cup holders Luton Town at Wembley Stadium. Nottingham Forest claimed a third title with a 3–1 victory. Luton opened the scoring in the first half with a header from Mick Harford, while Forest's Lee Chapman had a goal disallowed at the other end. In the second half Forest took control and equalised with a penalty by Nigel Clough. Soon after, Tommy Gaynor provided a cross for Neil Webb to control and slot into the Luton net. Clough completed the scoring with a low drilled shot from just outside the penalty area. It was Forest's third victory in this competition. As of 2026, this was the last time Luton have appeared in either major domestic cup final. Match details 9 April 1989 Nottingham Forest 3–1 Luton Town Clough 54 pen. 76 Webb 68 Harford 35 Wembley, London 76,130 Roger Milford (Somerset) _whiteborder _whitecollarplain _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 Nottingham Forest _navylines _vneckonwhite _navylines _adidaswhite _color_3_stripes_dark_blue FFFFFF 000080 FFFFFF 000080 FFFFFF Luton Town GK 1ENG Steve SuttonRB 2ENG Brian LawsLB 3 ENG Stuart Pearce (c)CB 4 ENG Des WalkerCB 5 SCO Terry WilsonLM 6ENG Steve HodgeRM 7 EIR Tommy GaynorCM 8ENG Neil WebbCF 9ENG Nigel CloughCF 10ENG Lee ChapmanCM 11 ENG Garry ParkerSubstitutes:DF 12 ENG Steve ChettleFW 14 SCO Lee GloverManager:ENG Brian Clough GK 1ENG Les SealeyRB 2 ENG Tim BreackerLB 3 EIR Ashley Grimes CM 4 ENG David PreeceCB 5 ENG Steve Foster (c)CB 6SCO Dave BeaumontRM 7NIR Danny WilsonCF 8 South Africa 1928 Roy WegerleCF 9ENG Mick HarfordCM 10ENG Ricky HillLM 11 NIR Kingsley BlackSubstitutes:DF 12 ENG Darron McDonough FW 14 ENG Raphael MeadeManager:ENG Ray Harford Road to Wembley Luton Luton 1–1 Burnley (R Johnson) 2nd Round 1st Leg Burnley 0–1 Luton (R Hill) 2nd Round 2nd Leg Leeds 0–2 Luton (D Wilson, K Black) 3rd Round Luton 3–1 Manchester City (R Wegerle 2, Oldfield) 4th Round Luton 1–1 Southampton (M Harford) 5th Round Southampton 1–2 Luton (M Harford, R Hill) 5th Round Replay West Ham United 0–3 Luton (M Harford, R Wegerle, D Wilson) Semi-final 1st Leg Luton 2–0 West Ham United (M Harford, R Wegerle) Semi-final 2nd Leg July 2010 References Match report at the Sporting Chronicle Category:EFL Cup finals League Cup final 1989 League Cup final 1989 Category:1988–89 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Football League Cup final Category:1989 in London