1990–91 Football League Cup

April 2014 April 2014 Football League Cup 1990–91 League Cup, Rumbelows Cup EnglandWales 92 Sheffield Wednesday(1st title) Manchester United Paul GascoigneMark HughesLee Sharpehttps://www.worldfootball.net/goalgetter/eng-league-cup-1990-1991/ English League Cup Statistics 24 September 2024 WorldFootball.net 12 April 2025Alan Shearerhttps://www.worldfootball.net/goalgetter/eng-league-cup-1990-1991/ English League Cup Statistics 24 September 2024 WorldFootball.net 12 April 2025 (6 goals) 1989–90 1991–92 The 1990–91 Football League Cup (known as the Rumbelows Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 association football clubs. The competition began on 27 August 1990, and ended with the final on 21 April 1991 at the Old Wembley Stadium. The cup was won by Sheffield Wednesday, who beat Manchester United 1–0 in the final. A single goal from John Sheridan gave Wednesday the title. The 1990-91 League Cup remains the last time that one of English football's major honours was won by a team outside the top flight, as winners Sheffield Wednesday were in the second division at the time. First round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Birmingham City 0–1 Bournemouth 28 August 1990 Bradford City 2–0 Bury 29 August 1990 Brentford 2–0 Hereford United 28 August 1990 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–2 Northampton 29 August 1990 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Torquay United 29 August 1990 Carlisle United 1–0 Scunthorpe United 28 August 1990 Chesterfield 1–2 Hartlepool United 28 August 1990 Darlington 0–0 Blackpool 28 August 1990 Doncaster Rovers 2–6 Rotherham United 28 August 1990 Exeter City 1–1 Notts County 29 August 1990 Fulham 1–2 Peterborough United 28 August 1990 Gillingham 1–0 Shrewsbury Town 28 August 1990 Grimsby Town 2–1 Crewe Alexandra 28 August 1990 Halifax Town 2–0 Lincoln City 28 August 1990 Huddersfield Town 0–3 Bolton Wanderers 29 August 1990 Maidstone United 2–2 Leyton Orient 29 August 1990 Mansfield Town 1–1 Cardiff City 28 August 1990 Middlesbrough 1–1 Tranmere Rovers 28 August 1990 Preston North End 2–0 Chester City 28 August 1990 Reading 0–1 Oxford United 28 August 1990 Rochdale 4–0 Scarborough 28 August 1990 Southend United 2–1 Aldershot 28 August 1990 Stockport County 0–2 Burnley 27 August 1990 Stoke City 0–0 Swansea City 29 August 1990 Walsall 4–2 Cambridge United 28 August 1990 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 Bristol City 29 August 1990 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Barnsley 28 August 1990 York City 0–1 Wrexham 28 August 1990 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Aldershot 2–2 Southend United 4 September 1990 3–4 Barnsley 0–1After Extra TimeBarnsley won 4–3 on penalties Wigan Athletic 4 September 1990 1–1 Blackpool 1–1After Extra TimeDarlington won on the Away Goals Rule Darlington 4 September 1990 1–1 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Huddersfield Town 4 September 1990 5–1 Bournemouth 1–1 Birmingham City 4 September 1990 2–1 Bristol City 1–0After Extra Time West Bromwich Albion 5 September 1990 3–2 Burnley 0–1 Stockport County 4 September 1990 2–1 Bury 3–2After Extra Time Bradford City 4 September 1990 3–4 Cambridge United 2–1 Walsall 4 September 1990 4–5 Cardiff City 3–0 Mansfield Town 4 September 1990 4–1 Chester City 5–1After Extra Time Preston North End 4 September 1990 5–3 Crewe Alexandra 1–0After Extra TimeCrewe Alexandra won on the Away Goals Rule Grimsby Town 4 September 1990 2–2 Hartlepool United 2–2 Chesterfield 11 September 1990 4–3 Hereford United 1–0 Brentford 5 September 1990 1–2 Leyton Orient 4–1 Maidstone United 4 September 1990 6–3 Lincoln City 1–0 Halifax Town 5 September 1990 1–2 Northampton 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 September 1990 3–1 Notts County 1–0 Exeter City 4 September 1990 2–1 Oxford United 2–1 Reading 5 September 1990 3–1 Peterborough United 2–0 Fulham 4 September 1990 4–1 Rotherham United 2–1 Doncaster Rovers 4 September 1990 8–3 Scarborough 3–3 Rochdale 5 September 1990 3–7 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Carlisle United 4 September 1990 1–2 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Gillingham 4 September 1990 2–1 Swansea City 0–1 Stoke City 4 September 1990 0–1 Torquay United 1–1 Bristol Rovers 4 September 1990 3–2 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Middlesbrough 3 September 1990 2–3 Wrexham 2–0 York City 4 September 1990 3–0 Second round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 1–0 Barnsley 26 September 1990 Bournemouth 0–0 Millwall 25 September 1990 Cardiff City 1–1 Portsmouth 25 September 1990 Carlisle United 1–1 Derby County 25 September 1990 Charlton Athletic 2–2 Leyton Orient 26 September 1990 Chester City 0–1 Arsenal 25 September 1990 Coventry City 4–2 Bolton Wanderers 26 September 1990 Crystal Palace 8–0 Southend United 25 September 1990 Darlington 3–0 Swindon Town 25 September 1990 Halifax Town 1–3 Manchester United 26 September 1990 Hull City 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 September 1990 Leicester City 1–0 Leeds United 26 September 1990 Liverpool 5–1 Crewe Alexandra 25 September 1990 Luton Town 1–1 Bradford City 25 September 1990 Middlesbrough 2–0 Newcastle United 25 September 1990 Northampton 0–1 Sheffield United 25 September 1990 Norwich City 2–0 Watford 26 September 1990 Nottingham Forest 4–1 Burnley 26 September 1990 Notts County 1–0 Oldham Athletic 25 September 1990 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Wimbledon 25 September 1990 Port Vale 0–2 Oxford United 24 September 1990 Queens Park Rangers 3–1 Peterborough United 26 September 1990 Rochdale 0–5 Southampton 25 September 1990 Rotherham United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers 25 September 1990 Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 Brentford 26 September 1990 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Ipswich Town 25 September 1990 Sunderland 0–1 Bristol City 25 September 1990 Torquay United 0–4 Manchester City 26 September 1990 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Hartlepool United 26 September 1990 Walsall 0–5 Chelsea 26 September 1990 West Ham United 3–0 Stoke City 26 September 1990 Wrexham 0–5 Everton 25 September 1990 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Arsenal 5–0 Chester City 9 October 1990 6–0 Barnsley 0–1 Aston Villa 9 October 1990 0–2 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Rotherham United 9 October 1990 2–1 Bolton Wanderers 2–3 Coventry City 9 October 1990 4–7 Bradford City 1–1After Extra TimeBradford City won 5–4 on penalties Luton Town 10 October 1990 2–2 Brentford 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday 9 October 1990 2–4 Bristol City 1–6 Sunderland 9 October 1990 2–6 Burnley 0–1 Nottingham Forest 10 October 1990 1–5 Chelsea 4–1 Walsall 10 October 1990 9–1 Crewe Alexandra 1–4 Liverpool 9 October 1990 2–9 Derby County 1–0 Carlisle United 10 October 1990 2–1 Everton 6–0 Wrexham 9 October 1990 11–0 Hartlepool United 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur 9 October 1990 1–7 Ipswich Town 3–0 Shrewsbury Town 9 October 1990 4–1 Leeds United 3–0 Leicester City 10 October 1990 3–1 Leyton Orient 1–0 Charlton Athletic 9 October 1990 3–2 Manchester City 0–0 Torquay United 10 October 1990 4–0 Manchester United 2–1 Halifax Town 10 October 1990 5–2 Millwall 2–1 Bournemouth 10 October 1990 2–1 Newcastle United 1–0 Middlesbrough 10 October 1990 1–2 Oldham Athletic 5–2After Extra Time Notts County 10 October 1990 5–3 Oxford United 0–0 Port Vale 10 October 1990 2–0 Peterborough United 1–1 Queens Park Rangers 9 October 1990 2–4 Portsmouth 3–1After Extra Time Cardiff City 9 October 1990 4–2 Sheffield United 2–1 Northampton 10 October 1990 3–1 Southampton 3–0 Rochdale 9 October 1990 8–0 Southend United 1–2 Crystal Palace 9 October 1990 1–10 Stoke City 1–2 West Ham United 10 October 1990 1–5 Swindon Town 4–0 Darlington 9 October 1990 4–3 Watford 0–3 Norwich City 9 October 1990 0–5 Wimbledon 0–2 Plymouth Argyle 10 October 1990 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1After Extra TimeHull City won on the Away Goals Rule Hull City 9 October 1990 1–1 Third round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 2–0 Millwall 31 October 1990 Chelsea 0–0 Portsmouth 31 October 1990 Coventry City 3–0 Hull City 31 October 1990 Crystal Palace 0–0 Leyton Orient 30 October 1990 Derby County 6–0 Sunderland 31 October 1990 Ipswich Town 0–2 Southampton 30 October 1990 Leeds United 2–0 Oldham Athletic 31 October 1990 Manchester City 1–2 Arsenal 30 October 1990 Manchester United 3–1 Liverpool 31 October 1990 Middlesbrough 2–0 Norwich City 30 October 1990 Oxford United 2–1 West Ham United 31 October 1990 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Nottingham Forest 31 October 1990 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Blackburn Rovers 31 October 1990 Sheffield United 2–1 Everton 30 October 1990 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Swindon Town 31 October 1990 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Bradford City 30 October 1990 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Leyton Orient 0–1 Crystal Palace 7 November 1990 Portsmouth 2–3 Chelsea 6 November 1990 Swindon Town 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday 6 November 1990 Fourth round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 2–6 Manchester United 28 November 1990 Aston Villa 3–2 Middlesbrough 28 November 1990 Coventry City 5–4 Nottingham Forest 28 November 1990 Oxford United 1–2 Chelsea 28 November 1990 Queens Park Rangers 0–3 Leeds United 27 November 1990 Sheffield United 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur 27 November 1990 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Derby County 28 November 1990 Southampton 2–0 Crystal Palace 27 November 1990 Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Derby County 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday 12 December 1990 Fifth Round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Chelsea 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur 16 January 1991 Coventry City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday 23 January 1991 Leeds United 4–1 Aston Villa 16 January 1991 Southampton 1–1 Manchester United 16 January 1991 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Manchester United 3–2 Southampton 23 January 1991 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Chelsea 23 January 1991 Semi-finals Sheffield Wednesday moved closer to their first major trophy in more than 50 years with a comfortably victory over Chelsea, while Manchester United edged out Leeds United to book their place at Wembley for a clash against a side managed by their former boss Ron Atkinson. First leg 10 February 1991 Manchester United 2–1 Leeds United Sharpe 67McClair 79 Whyte 70 Old Trafford, Manchester John Martin (Alton, Hampshire) 24 February 1991 Chelsea 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Shirtliff 52Hirst 80 Stamford Bridge, London Ron Groves (Weston-Super-Mare) Second leg 24 February 1991 Leeds United 0–1 Manchester United Sharpe 90 Elland Road, Leeds Vic Callow (Solihull) Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate. 27 February 1991 Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 Chelsea Pearson 34D. Wilson 42Williams 88 Stuart 62 Hillsborough, Sheffield Roger Milford (Bristol) Sheffield Wednesday won 5–1 on aggregate. Final 1991 Football League Cup Final 21 April 1991 15:00 Manchester United 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Sheridan 38 Wembley Stadium, London 77,612 Ray Lewis (Surrey) References General http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?seasonid=495&competitionid=60 https://archive.today/20130105062549/http://www.soccerbase.com/cup2.sd?seasonid=495&competitionid=60 dead 5 January 2013 English League Cup 1990/1991 25 January 2012 Soccerbase https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 25 January 2012 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1990-1991/results English League Cup 1990–1991 : Results 25 January 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20110906145357/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1990-1991/results 6 September 2011 live dmy-all Specific External links Official Carling Cup website Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup