The 1989 Football League Trophy Final, known as the Sherpa Van Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 6th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third Division

Football League Third Division

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 and Fourth Division

Football League Fourth Division

The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...

. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London

London

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 on 28 May 1989, and was contested by Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....

 and Torquay United

Torquay United F.C.

Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley...

. Bolton won the match 4–1, with Julian Darby

Julian Darby

Julian Timothy Darby is a former English footballer who played for his local club Bolton Wanderers from 1986 to 1993, scoring 36 goals in 270 league appearances. He scored in the 1989 Sherpa Van Trophy final, with Bolton beating Torquay United 4–1 at Wembley, in a side captained by future Derby...

, Dean Crombie, Trevor Morgan

Trevor Morgan (footballer)

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 and Jeff Chandler

Jeff Chandler (footballer)

Jeffrey George "Jeff" Chandler is an English-born former professional footballer who played twice for the Republic of Ireland....

 scoring the goals for the winning team.

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