The 1990–91 Football League Cup (known as the

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Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the

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, 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

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. The cup was won by

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, who beat

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1–0 in the

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. 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

were in the second division at the time.

First round

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Third round

Ties

Replays

Fourth round

Ties

Replay

Fifth Round

Ties

Replays

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

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First leg

Second leg

''Manchester United won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ''Sheffield Wednesday won 5–1 on aggregate.''

Final

References

General

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Specific

External links

Official Carling Cup website
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