1991–92 Full Members' Cup

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The 1991–92 Full Members' Cup, known as the Zenith Data Systems Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 7th and final staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the First and Second Division. The winners were Nottingham Forest and the runners-up were Southampton.

The competition began on 1 October 1991 and ended with the final on 29 March 1992 at Wembley Stadium. The competition was then cancelled after seven seasons, when the Premier League arose from the old Football League First Division and reduced the Football League to three divisions.

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, Manchester United, Tottenham and Sunderland opted out of this competition.

First round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
1 October Grimsby Town 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 October Leicester City 4–3
a.e.t.		 Barnsley
1 October Port Vale 1–0 Blackburn Rovers
1 October Tranmere Rovers 6–6
a.e.t.		 Newcastle United
Tranmere Rovers won 3–2 on penalties

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
2 October Bristol Rovers 1–3 Ipswich Town
2 October Cambridge United 1–1
a.e.t.		 Charlton Athletic
Cambridge United won 4–2 on penalties
1 October Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Portsmouth
1 October Swindon Town 3–3
a.e.t.		 Oxford United
Swindon Town won 4–3 on penalties
2 October Watford 0–1 Southend United

Second round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
23 October Coventry City 0–2 Aston Villa
1 October Everton 3–2 Oldham Athletic
22 October Leeds United 1–3 Nottingham Forest
23 October Leicester City 4–0 Port Vale
22 October Middlesbrough 4–2
a.e.t.		 Derby County
22 October Sheffield United 3–3
a.e.t.		 Notts County
Notts County won 2–1 on penalties
23 October Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 Manchester City
22 October Tranmere Rovers 5–1 Grimsby Town

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
23 October Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Wimbledon
22 October Bristol City 1–2 Southampton
23 October Chelsea 1–0 Swindon Town
22 October Crystal Palace 4–2
a.e.t.		 Southend United
22 October Ipswich Town 1–1
a.e.t.		 Luton Town
Ipswich Town won 2–1 on penalties
23 October Norwich City 1–2 Queens Park Rangers
22 October Plymouth Argyle 4–0 Millwall
22 October West Ham United 2–1 Cambridge United

Third round

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
19 November Aston Villa 0–2 Nottingham Forest
27 November Leicester City 2–1 Everton
26 November Middlesbrough 0–1 Tranmere Rovers
26 November Notts County 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
26 November Chelsea 2–2
a.e.t.		 Ipswich Town
Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties
26 November Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Southampton
26 November Queens Park Rangers 2–3 Crystal Palace
26 November West Ham United 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Area semi-finals

Northern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
8 January Notts County 1–2
a.e.t.		 Leicester City
10 December Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Nottingham Forest

Southern Section

Date Home team Score Away team
10 December Crystal Palace 0–1 Chelsea
7 January Southampton 2–1 West Ham United

Area finals

Northern Area final

Date Home team Score Away team
12 February Leicester City 1–1 Nottingham Forest
26 February Nottingham Forest 2–0 Leicester City

Nottingham Forest beat Leicester City 3–1 on aggregate.

Southern Area final

Date Home team Score Away team
21 January Southampton 2–0 Chelsea
29 January Chelsea 1–3 Southampton

Southampton beat Chelsea 5–1 on aggregate.

Final

Nottingham Forest3–2 (a.e.t.)Southampton
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 67,688

External links

  • When Saturday Comes - Article on the Full Members' Cup
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