1990–91 FA Cup

1990–91 FA Cup
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Defending champions	Manchester United
Final positions
Champions	Tottenham Hotspur ; (8th title)
Runner-up	Nottingham Forest
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Paul Gascoigne (6)
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The 1990–91 FA Cup was the 110th season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. Tottenham Hotspur won the competition after coming from 1–0 behind in the final against Nottingham Forest to win 2–1 and take the trophy. It gave Tottenham their eighth victory in nine FA Cup Finals and their first since their wins in 1981 and 1982.

First round proper

Teams from the

Sutton United

. The first round of games were played over the weekend 17–18 November 1990, with replays being played on 20–21 November.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Blackpool	2–0	Grimsby Town	17/11/1990
2	Chester City	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	17/11/1990
Replay	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Chester City	20/11/1990
3	Chesterfield	3–2	Spennymoor United	17/11/1990
4	Darlington	1–1	York City	17/11/1990
Replay	York City	1–0	Darlington	19/11/1990
5	Bournemouth	2–1	Gillingham	17/11/1990
6	Barnet	2–2	Chelmsford City	17/11/1990
Replay	Chelmsford City	0–2	Barnet	21/11/1990
7	Preston North End	0–1	Mansfield Town	17/11/1990
8	Rochdale	1–1	Scunthorpe United	17/11/1990
Replay	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Rochdale	20/11/1990
9	Woking	0–0	Kidderminster Harriers	17/11/1990
Replay	Kidderminster Harriers	1–1	Woking	21/11/1990
Replay	Kidderminster Harriers	1–2	Woking	26/11/1990
10	Lincoln City	1–4	Crewe Alexandra	17/11/1990
11	Stafford Rangers	1–3	Burnley	17/11/1990
12	Scarborough	0–2	Leek Town	17/11/1990
13	Bishop Auckland	0–1	Barrow	17/11/1990
14	Chorley	2–1	Bury	17/11/1990
15	Fulham	2–1	Farnborough Town	17/11/1990
16	Aylesbury United	0–1	Walsall	17/11/1990
17	Brentford	5–0	Yeovil Town	17/11/1990
18	Maidstone United	4–1	Torquay United	17/11/1990
19	Bradford City	0–0	Shrewsbury Town	17/11/1990
Replay	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Bradford City	21/11/1990
20	Altrincham	1–2	Huddersfield Town	18/11/1990
21	Witton Albion	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	17/11/1990
22	Exeter City	1–2	Cambridge United	17/11/1990
23	Cardiff City	0–0	Hayes	17/11/1990
Replay	Hayes	1–0	Cardiff City	21/11/1990
24	Halifax Town	3–2	Wrexham	17/11/1990
25	Halesowen Town	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	17/11/1990
26	Runcorn	0–3	Hartlepool United	17/11/1990
27	Hereford United	1–1	Peterborough United	17/11/1990
Replay	Peterborough United	2–1	Hereford United	20/11/1990
28	Rotherham United	1–0	Stockport County	17/11/1990
29	Aldershot	6–2	Tiverton Town	17/11/1990
30	Wigan Athletic	5–0	Carlisle United	17/11/1990
31	Tamworth	4–6	Whitley Bay	17/11/1990
32	Boston United	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	17/11/1990
Replay	Wycombe Wanderers	4–0	Boston United	21/11/1990
33	Colchester United	2–1	Reading	17/11/1990
34	Birmingham City	1–0	Cheltenham Town	17/11/1990
35	Leyton Orient	3–2	Southend United	17/11/1990
36	Merthyr Tydfil	1–1	Sutton United	17/11/1990
Replay	Sutton United	0–1	Merthyr Tydfil	21/11/1990
37	Littlehampton Town	0–4	Northampton Town	17/11/1990
38	Telford United	0–0	Stoke City	17/11/1990
Replay	Stoke City	1–0	Telford United	21/11/1990
39	Swansea City	5–2	Welling United	17/11/1990
40	Atherstone United	3–1	Fleetwood Town	17/11/1990

Second round proper

The second round of games were played either over the weekend 7–8 December 1990, with replays being played on 11–12 December; or they were played in the midweek, from 10 to 12 December, with replays being played on 17 December.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Chesterfield	3–4	Bolton Wanderers	11/12/1990
2	Bournemouth	1–0	Hayes	08/12/1990
3	Barnet	0–0	Northampton Town	08/12/1990
Replay	Northampton Town	0–1	Barnet	12/12/1990
4	Burnley	2–0	Stoke City	12/12/1990
5	Woking	5–1	Merthyr Tydfil	08/12/1990
6	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Atherstone United	12/12/1990
7	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Chorley	11/12/1990
8	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Peterborough United	12/12/1990
Replay	Peterborough United	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	17/12/1990
9	Fulham	0–0	Cambridge United	07/12/1990
Replay	Cambridge United	2–1	Fulham	11/12/1990
10	Whitley Bay	0–1	Barrow	12/12/1990
11	Scunthorpe United	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	08/12/1990
12	Huddersfield Town	0–2	Blackpool	10/12/1990
13	Mansfield Town	2–1	York City	17/12/1990
14	Rotherham United	1–1	Halifax Town	11/12/1990
Replay	Halifax Town	1–2	Rotherham United	17/12/1990
15	Aldershot	2–1	Maidstone United	08/12/1990
16	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Hartlepool United	08/12/1990
17	Colchester United	0–0	Leyton Orient	12/12/1990
Replay	Leyton Orient	4–1	Colchester United	17/12/1990
18	Birmingham City	1–3	Brentford	12/12/1990
19	Leek Town	1–1	Chester City	12/12/1990
Replay	Chester City	4–0	Leek Town	17/12/1990
20	Swansea City	2–1	Walsall	08/12/1990

Third round proper

Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 5–7 January 1991, with replays being played on 8, 9, 16, 21 and 28 January. Of the three non-league sides remaining in the competition, Woking defeated Second Division opponents West Bromwich Albion 4–2.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Blackpool	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	05/01/1991
2	Chester City	2–3	Bournemouth	05/01/1991
3	Barnet	0–5	Portsmouth	05/01/1991
4	Burnley	0–1	Manchester City	06/01/1991
5	Southampton	3–2	Ipswich Town	05/01/1991
6	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Liverpool	05/01/1991
Replay	Liverpool	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	08/01/1991
7	Aston Villa	1–1	Wimbledon	05/01/1991
Replay	Wimbledon	1–0	Aston Villa	09/01/1991
8	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Barrow	05/01/1991
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–1	Cambridge United	05/01/1991
10	Middlesbrough	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	05/01/1991
Replay	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Middlesbrough	14/01/1991
11	West Bromwich Albion	2–4	Woking	05/01/1991
12	Shrewsbury Town	4–1	Watford	05/01/1991
13	Sheffield United	1–3	Luton Town	05/01/1991
14	Newcastle United	2–0	Derby County	05/01/1991
15	Barnsley	1–1	Leeds United	06/01/1991
Replay	Leeds United	4–0	Barnsley	09/01/1991
16	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Crewe Alexandra	05/01/1991
17	Coventry City	1–1	Wigan Athletic	05/01/1991
Replay	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Coventry City	09/01/1991
18	West Ham United	0–0	Aldershot	05/01/1991
Replay	West Ham United	6–1	Aldershot	16/01/1991
19	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–2	Scunthorpe United	05/01/1991
20	Manchester United	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	07/01/1991
21	Norwich City	2–1	Bristol City	05/01/1991
22	Millwall	2–1	Leicester City	05/01/1991
23	Hull City	2–5	Notts County	05/01/1991
24	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Brentford	05/01/1991
25	Crystal Palace	0–0	Nottingham Forest	06/01/1991
Replay	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Crystal Palace	21/01/1991
Replay	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Crystal Palace	28/01/1991
26	Chelsea	1–3	Oxford United	05/01/1991
27	Mansfield Town	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	05/01/1991
28	Port Vale	2–1	Peterborough United	05/01/1991
29	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Everton	05/01/1991
30	Arsenal	2–1	Sunderland	05/01/1991
31	Leyton Orient	1–1	Swindon Town	05/01/1991
Replay	Swindon Town	1–0	Leyton Orient	21/01/1991
32	Swansea City	0–0	Rotherham United	05/01/1991
Replay	Rotherham United	4–0	Swansea City	21/01/1991

Fourth round proper

The fourth round of games were mainly played over the weekend 26–27 January 1991, with replays being played on 29–30 January. The Arsenal-Leeds United game ended in a draw three times, with the two extra replays being played on 13 and 16 February. Because Nottingham Forest did not finish their third-round tie until 28 January, their fourth round match was not played until 13 February with a replay on 18 February.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Liverpool	2–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	26/01/1991
Replay	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–3	Liverpool	30/01/1991
2	Notts County	2–0	Oldham Athletic	26/01/1991
3	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Rotherham United	26/01/1991
4	Luton Town	1–1	West Ham United	26/01/1991
Replay	West Ham United	5–0	Luton Town	30/01/1991
5	Woking	0–1	Everton	27/01/1991
6	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Wimbledon	26/01/1991
7	Newcastle United	2–2	Nottingham Forest	13/02/1991
Replay	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Newcastle United	18/02/1991
8	Tottenham Hotspur	4–2	Oxford United	26/01/1991
9	Coventry City	1–1	Southampton	26/01/1991
Replay	Southampton	2–0	Coventry City	29/01/1991
10	Portsmouth	5–1	Bournemouth	26/01/1991
11	Manchester United	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	26/01/1991
12	Norwich City	3–1	Swindon Town	26/01/1991
13	Millwall	4–4	Sheffield Wednesday	26/01/1991
Replay	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Millwall	30/01/1991
14	Port Vale	1–2	Manchester City	26/01/1991
15	Arsenal	0–0	Leeds United	27/01/1991
Replay	Leeds United	1–1	Arsenal	30/01/1991
Replay	Arsenal	0–0	Leeds United	13/02/1991
Replay	Leeds United	1–2	Arsenal	16/02/1991
16	Cambridge United	2–0	Middlesbrough	26/01/1991

Fifth round proper

The fifth set of games were mainly played over the weekend 16–18 February 1991, with replays being played on 20 February. The Merseyside derby went to an extra replay played on 27 February, the last FA Cup tie to go to multiple replays before a rule change the following season limited ties to one replay. Kenny Dalglish resigned as Liverpool's manager between the two replays.^[1] Because Nottingham Forest did not win their fourth round tie until 18 February, their fifth round match was not played until 25 February with a replay on 4 March. Similarly, Arsenal were late beating Leeds United in the previous round and so played Shrewsbury Town on 27 February.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Liverpool	0–0	Everton	17/02/1991
Replay	Everton	4–4	Liverpool	20/02/1991
Replay	Everton	1–0	Liverpool	27/02/1991
2	Southampton	1–1	Nottingham Forest	25/02/1991
Replay	Nottingham Forest	3–1	Southampton	04/03/1991
3	Notts County	1–0	Manchester City	16/02/1991
4	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Arsenal	27/02/1991
5	Portsmouth	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	16/02/1991
6	West Ham United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	16/02/1991
7	Norwich City	2–1	Manchester United	18/02/1991
8	Cambridge United	4–0	Sheffield Wednesday	16/02/1991

Sixth round proper

9 March 1991

Cambridge United
Campbell 19' Adams 61'		Dublin 52'

Highbury, London

Referee: Ron Groves (Weston-Super-Mare)

9 March 1991

Nottingham Forest
		Keane 61'

Carrow Road, Norwich

Referee: Allan Gunn (Burgess Hill)

10 March 1991

Notts County
Craig Short 52' (o.g.) Gascoigne 83'		O'Riordan 41'

White Hart Lane, London

Referee: Peter Foakes (Clacton-on-Sea)

11 March 1991

West Ham United	2 – 1	Everton
Foster 33' Slater 60'		Watson 86'

Upton Park, London

Attendance: 28,162

Referee: Mike Reed (Birmingham)

Semi-finals

Tottenham's 3–1 triumph over Arsenal, marked by a Paul Gascoigne goal from 35 yards, ended their opposition's chances of the double.^[2]

Nottingham Forest beat West Ham United 4–0 to reach their first FA Cup final for 32 years and give Brian Clough the chance of winning his first FA Cup to add to the two European Cups, one league title and four League Cups that he had already won with them.

14 April 1991

Tottenham Hotspur	3 – 1	Arsenal
Gascoigne 5' Lineker 10', 78'	Report	Smith 45'

Wembley, London

Attendance: 77,893

Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham)

14 April 1991

West Ham United
Crosby 50' Keane 60' Pearce 72' Charles 83'	Report	26' Gale

Villa Park, Birmingham

Referee: Keith Hackett (South Yorkshire)

Final

An own goal by Des Walker in extra time gave Tottenham Hotspur their eighth FA Cup triumph, a record at the time. Paul Gascoigne went off with a knee injury in the opening 15 minutes, and Gary Lineker had a first-half penalty saved by Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Mark Crossley.

18 May 1991

15:00 BST

Tottenham Hotspur	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Nottingham Forest
Stewart 55' Walker 94' (o.g. )		Pearce 16'

Wembley, London

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol)

Media coverage

For the third consecutive season in the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters.^{[citation needed]}

The live matches on the BBC were:

Nottingham Forest

(Final). The BBC did not show a goal live until the quarter-finals.

References

^ "22.02.1991 Kenny Dalglish resigns as Liverpool manager". The Guardian. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
^ "Spurs 3 Arsenal 1". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

External links

The FA Cup at TheFA.com
FA Cup at BBC.co.uk
FA Cup news at Reuters.co.uk

[1] "22.02.1991 Kenny Dalglish resigns as Liverpool manager". The Guardian. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

[2] "Spurs 3 Arsenal 1". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 17 June 2011.

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