1990–91 Full Members' Cup

6th staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs Full Members' Cup 1990–91 England 39 Crystal Palace 1 Everton Leeds United Norwich City 40 130 1989–90 1991–92 The 1990–91 Full Members' Cup, known as the Zenith Data Systems Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 6th staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the First and Second Division. The winners were Crystal Palace and the runners-up were Everton. The competition began on 20 November 1990 and ended with the final on 7 April 1991 at Wembley Stadium. In the first round, there were two sections: 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 face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy. Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United and Aston Villa opted out of this competition. First round Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team27 NovemberLeicester City0–1Wolverhampton Wanderers20 NovemberMiddlesbrough3–1after extra timeHull City20 NovemberNotts County1–0Port Vale21 NovemberWest Bromwich Albion3–5Barnsley Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team21 NovemberOxford United3–2Bristol City20 NovemberPlymouth Argyle0–0Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton & Hove Albion won 3–1 on penalties20 NovemberWatford1–2Bristol Rovers Second round Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team18 DecemberBlackburn Rovers1–4Everton19 DecemberDerby County1–0Coventry City19 DecemberManchester City2–1Middlesbrough21 NovemberNottingham Forest2–1Newcastle United11 DecemberNotts County2–2SunderlandSunderland won 5–3 on penalties11 DecemberSheffield United7–2Oldham Athletic18 DecemberSheffield Wednesday3–3BarnsleyBarnsley won 4–3 on penalties19 DecemberWolverhampton Wanderers1–2Leeds United Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team19 DecemberBrighton & Hove Albion3–1Charlton Athletic12 DecemberChelsea1–0Swindon Town18 DecemberCrystal Palace2–1Bristol Rovers19 DecemberLuton Town5–1West Ham United19 DecemberNorwich City1–1MillwallNorwich City won 6–5 on penalties12 DecemberOxford United1–0Portsmouth20 NovemberSouthampton4–0Queens Park Rangers12 DecemberWimbledon0–2Ipswich Town Third round Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team30 JanuaryBarnsley2–1Nottingham Forest22 JanuaryEverton4–1Sunderland22 JanuaryLeeds United2–1Derby County22 JanuarySheffield United0–2Manchester City Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team18 FebruaryBrighton & Hove Albion0–2Crystal Palace18 FebruaryChelsea1–1Luton TownLuton Town won 4–1 on penalties22 JanuaryIpswich Town2–1Oxford United20 FebruaryNorwich City2–1Southampton Area semi-finals Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team13 MarchBarnsley0–1Everton20 FebruaryLeeds United2–0Manchester City Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team26 FebruaryCrystal Palace3–1Luton Town27 FebruaryNorwich City2–0Ipswich Town Area finals Northern Area final DateHome teamScoreAway team19 MarchLeeds United3–3Everton21 MarchEverton3–1Leeds United Everton beat Leeds United 6–4 on aggregate. Southern Area final DateHome teamScoreAway team5 MarchNorwich City1–1Crystal Palace19 MarchCrystal Palace2–0Norwich City Crystal Palace beat Norwich City 3–1 on aggregate. Final 1991 Full Members' Cup Final 7 April 1991 15:00 BST Crystal Palace 4–1 yes Everton Thomas 67 Wright 101 115 Salako 113 Warzycha 69 Wembley Stadium, London 52,460 Notes External links When Saturday Comes Article on the Full Members' Cup Full Results Category:Full Members' Cup Category:1990–91 in English men's football cups