The 1990–91 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1990–91 Leyland DAF Cup, was the eighth staging of the
Associate Members' Cup
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, a knock-out competition for
English football
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clubs in the
Third Division
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and the
Fourth Division
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. The winners were
Birmingham City
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and the runners-up were
Tranmere Rovers
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.
The competition began on 5 November 1990 and ended with the final on 26 May 1991 at
Wembley Stadium
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.
In the first round, there were two sections split into eight groups: 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 faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
Preliminary round
Northern Section
Southern Section
First round
Northern Section
Southern Section
Quarter-finals
Northern Section
Southern Section
Area semi-finals
Northern Section
Southern Section
Area finals
Northern Area final
Southern Area final
Final
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