The 1989–90
Full Members' Cup
The Full Members' Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.
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, known as the Zenith Data Systems Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 5th staging of a knock-out competition for
English football
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clubs in the
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and
Second Division. The winners were
Chelsea and the runners-up were
Middlesbrough
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.
The competition began on 7 November 1989 and ended with the final on 25 March 1990 at the
Wembley Stadium
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.
In the first round, there were two sections: 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 face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United, Everton, Southampton and Queens Park Rangers opted out of this competition.
First round
Northern Section
Southern Section
Second round
Northern Section
Southern Section
Third round
Northern Section
Southern Section
Area semi-finals
Northern Section
Southern Section
Area finals
Northern Area final
''Middlesbrough beat Aston Villa 4–2 on aggregate.''
Southern Area final
''Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 4–0 on aggregate.''
Final
Notes
External links
When Saturday Comes Article on the Full Members' Cup
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