1989 Football League Cup Final
Encyclopedia
The 1989 Littlewoods Cup Final was a football
match played on 9 April 1989 between Nottingham Forest
and the 1988 League Cup winners
, Luton Town at Wembley Stadium. Nottingham Forest claimed victory in the 29th League Cup final 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.
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
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
match played on 9 April 1989 between Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
and the 1988 League Cup winners
1988 Football League Cup Final
The 1988 Littlewoods Cup Final,took place at Wembley Stadium on 24 April 1988, and was contested between Luton Town and Arsenal. Luton won the match, thanks to goals from Danny Wilson and Brian Stein . Goals from Alan Smith and Martin Hayes had seen Arsenal lead 2-1 before a late comeback from Luton...
, Luton Town at Wembley Stadium. Nottingham Forest claimed victory in the 29th League Cup final with a 3–1 victory. Luton opened the scoring in the first half with a header from Mick Harford
Mick Harford
Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager. He is former manager of Rotherham and Luton Town and has also been caretaker manager of Nottingham Forest and QPR...
, 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
Nigel Clough
Nigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s....
. Soon after, Tommy Gaynor
Tommy Gaynor
Tommy Gaynor was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s.He made his League of Ireland debut on the 13th of September 1981 for Limerick United before signing for Shamrock Rovers in 1982. He scored 2 goals in 3 appearances for the club in the UEFA Cup. He left to sign for Dundalk in 1983...
provided a cross for Neil Webb
Neil Webb
Neil John Webb is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United...
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.
Match details
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GK | 1 | Les Sealey Les Sealey Leslie Jesse "Les" Sealey was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, among others, Coventry City, Luton Town, Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham United... |
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RB | 2 | Tim Breacker Tim Breacker Tim Breacker is an ex-footballer and now football coach with a UEFA Pro A licence.Tim started his career as an apprentice at Luton Town. He eventually graduated to the first team where he had a long and successful spell accumulating 210 appearances... |
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LB | 3 | Ashley Grimes Ashley Grimes (Irish footballer) Augustine Ashley Grimes is an Irish former footballer. He won 18 caps for the Republic of Ireland and scored one goal, a spectacular long-range strike against Spain in a Euro 84 qualifier at Lansdowne Road in November 1982.... |
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CM | 4 | David Preece | ||
CB | 5 | Steve Foster Steve Foster Stephen "Steve" Brian Foster is a former English football player, famed for wearing a headband and having one of the greatest beards in football.-Football career:... |
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CB | 6 | Dave Beaumont Dave Beaumont David Beaumont is a retired Scottish footballer who played for Dundee United, Luton Town and Hibernian.... |
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RM | 7 | Danny Wilson | ||
CF | 8 | Roy Wegerle Roy Wegerle Roy Wegerle is a South African-American former soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. He is one of two players who played in both the NASL and MLS; the other is Hugo Sánchez.... |
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CF | 9 | Mick Harford Mick Harford Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager. He is former manager of Rotherham and Luton Town and has also been caretaker manager of Nottingham Forest and QPR... |
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CM | 10 | Ricky Hill Ricky Hill Ricky Hill is a former English footballer and the current head coach for Tampa Bay in the second division North American Soccer League.He was born in Paddington.-Playing career:... |
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LM | 11 | Kingsley Black Kingsley Black Kingsley Black is an English-born Northern Ireland former professional footballer. He notably played for Luton Town, Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town... |
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DF | Darron McDonough Darron McDonough Darron Karl McDonough is a former English footballer, most noted as a player for Oldham Athletic and Luton Town.-Playing career:... |
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Ray Harford Ray Harford Raymond Thomas Harford was an English footballer, better known for his successes as a coach and manager than as a player. He is considered to have been one of the top coaches of his generation.-Playing career:... |
Road to Wembley
LutonLuton 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