1989 Football League Cup final

Football match
1989 Football League Cup Final
Event1988–89 Football League Cup
Nottingham Forest Luton Town
3 1
Date9 April 1989
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeRoger Milford (Somerset)
Attendance76,130
1988
1990

The 1989 Football League Cup Final was a football match played on 9 April 1989 between Nottingham Forest and the 1988 League Cup winners, Luton Town at Wembley Stadium. 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. Soon after, Tommy Gaynor provided a cross for Neil Webb 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, and currently the last time Luton have appeared in either domestic cup final.

Match details

Nottingham Forest3–1Luton Town
Clough 54' (pen.), 76'
Webb 68'
Harford 35'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 76,130
Nottingham Forest
Luton Town
GK 1 England Steve Sutton
RB 2 England Brian Laws
LB 3 England Stuart Pearce (c)
CB 4 England Des Walker
CB 5 Scotland Terry Wilson
LM 6 England Steve Hodge
RM 7 Republic of Ireland Tommy Gaynor
CM 8 England Neil Webb
CF 9 England Nigel Clough
CF 10 England Lee Chapman
CM 11 England Garry Parker
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Steve Chettle
FW 14 Scotland Lee Glover
Manager:
England Brian Clough
GK 1 England Les Sealey
RB 2 England Tim Breacker
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Ashley Grimes downward-facing red arrow
CM 4 England David Preece
CB 5 England Steve Foster (c)
CB 6 Scotland Dave Beaumont
RM 7 Northern Ireland Danny Wilson
CF 8 United States Roy Wegerle
CF 9 England Mick Harford
CM 10 England Ricky Hill
LM 11 Northern Ireland Kingsley Black
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Darron McDonough upward-facing green arrow
FW 14 England Raphael Meade
Manager:
England Ray Harford

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
  • v
  • t
  • e
SeasonsFinals
  • v
  • t
  • e
National teams
League
competitions
Levels 1–4
Level 5
Levels 6–7
Levels 8–9
Cup
competitions
FA cups
Football League cups
Club seasons
First Division
Second Division
Third Division
Fourth Division
  • Burnley
  • Cambridge United
  • Carlisle United
  • Colchester United
  • Crewe Alexandra
  • Darlington
  • Doncaster Rovers
  • Exeter City
  • Grimsby Town
  • Halifax Town
  • Hartlepool United
  • Hereford United
  • Leyton Orient
  • Lincoln City
  • Peterborough United
  • Rochdale
  • Rotherham United
  • Scarborough
  • Scunthorpe United
  • Stockport County
  • Torquay United
  • Tranmere Rovers
  • Wrexham
  • York City
Others
  • v
  • t
  • e
Nottingham Forest F.C. matches
National
FA Cup Finals
League Cup Finals
FA Charity Shields
Full Members' Cup Finals
Football League play-off Finals
Premier League
International
European Cup Finals
European Super Cups
Intercontinental Cup
  • v
  • t
  • e
Luton Town F.C. matches
FA Cup Final
League Cup Finals
Football League Trophy Final
Full Members' Cup Final
Football League play-off finals
Other matches


Flag of EnglandSoccer icon

This article about an English association football competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e