The 1989 Football League Cup Final was a football match played on 9 April 1989 between

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

and the 1988 League Cup winners,

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

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. 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 Nigel Howard Clough (born 19 March 1966) is an English professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Mansfield Town. Playing predominantly as a forward, but later in his career used as a midfielder, Clough was ...

. Soon after, Tommy Gaynor provided a cross for

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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

Road to Wembley

Luton 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

References

Match report at the Sporting Chronicle
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