1988–89 FA Cup

1988–89 FA Cup
Tournament details
Country	England; Wales
Defending champions	Wimbledon
Final positions
Champions	Liverpool (4th title)
Runner-up	Everton
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	John Aldridge (6)
	← 1987–88 1989–90 →

The 1988–89 FA Cup was the 108th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short.

First round proper

Teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Division entered in this round plus Enfield, Telford United, Maidstone United and Bath City, were given byes. The first round of games were played over the weekend 19–20 November 1988, with most replays being played on 22–23 November. All other replays were played on 28 November.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Enfield	1–1	Leyton Orient	19 November 1988
Replay	Leyton Orient	2–2	Enfield	23 November 1988
Replay	Leyton Orient	0–1	Enfield	28 November 1988
2	Blackpool	2–1	Scunthorpe United	19 November 1988
3	Darlington	1–2	Notts County	19 November 1988
4	Bath City	2–0	Grays Athletic	19 November 1988
5	Bristol City	3–1	Southend United	19 November 1988
6	Burnley	0–2	Chester City	19 November 1988
7	Preston North End	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	19 November 1988
Replay	Tranmere Rovers	3–0	Preston North End	22 November 1988
8	Yeovil Town	3–2	Merthyr Tydfil	19 November 1988
9	Reading	4–2	Hendon	19 November 1988
10	Woking	1–4	Cambridge United	19 November 1988
11	Gillingham	3–3	Peterborough United	19 November 1988
Replay	Peterborough United	1–0	Gillingham	23 November 1988
12	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Chesterfield	19 November 1988
Replay	Chesterfield	2–3	Bolton Wanderers	28 November 1988
13	Grimsby Town	1–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19 November 1988
14	Stafford Rangers	2–2	Crewe Alexandra	19 November 1988
Replay	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Stafford Rangers	22 November 1988
15	Scarborough	2–1	Stockport County	19 November 1988
16	Doncaster Rovers	0–0	Brandon United	19 November 1988
Replay	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Brandon United	22 November 1988
17	Fulham	0–1	Colchester United	19 November 1988
18	Brentford	2–0	Halesowen Town	19 November 1988
19	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Fisher Athletic	20 November 1988
20	Altrincham	3–2	Lincoln City	19 November 1988
21	Bognor Regis Town	2–1	Exeter City	19 November 1988
22	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Rochdale	19 November 1988
Replay	Rochdale	3–4	Huddersfield Town	28 November 1988
23	Mansfield Town	1–1	Sheffield United	19 November 1988
Replay	Sheffield United	2–1	Mansfield Town	22 November 1988
24	Cardiff City	3–0	Hereford United	19 November 1988
25	Halifax Town	1–0	York City	19 November 1988
26	Newport County	1–2	Maidstone United	19 November 1988
27	Southport	0–2	Port Vale	19 November 1988
28	Runcorn	2–2	Wrexham	19 November 1988
Replay	Wrexham	2–3	Runcorn	22 November 1988
29	Torquay United	2–2	Fareham Town	19 November 1988
Replay	Fareham Town	2–3	Torquay United	23 November 1988
30	Kettering Town	2–1	Dartford	19 November 1988
31	Rotherham United	3–1	Barrow	19 November 1988
32	Aldershot	1–0	Hayes	19 November 1988
33	Dagenham	0–4	Sutton United	19 November 1988
34	Waterlooville	1–4	Aylesbury United	19 November 1988
35	Telford United	1–1	Carlisle United	19 November 1988
Replay	Carlisle United	4–1	Telford United	22 November 1988
36	Swansea City	3–1	Northampton Town	19 November 1988
37	Frickley Athletic	0–2	Northwich Victoria	19 November 1988
38	Hartlepool United	2–0	Wigan Athletic	19 November 1988
39	Welling United	3–0	Bromsgrove Rovers	19 November 1988
40	Guisborough Town	0–1	Bury	19 November 1988

Second round proper

The second round of games were played over 10–11 December 1988, with the first round of replays being played on 13–14 December. The Aldershot-Bristol City game went to two more replays.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Enfield	1–4	Cardiff City	11 December 1988
2	Blackpool	3–0	Bury	10 December 1988
3	Bath City	0–0	Welling United	10 December 1988
Replay	Welling United	3–2	Bath City	14 December 1988
4	Yeovil Town	1–1	Torquay United	10 December 1988
Replay	Torquay United	1–0	Yeovil Town	14 December 1988
5	Reading	1–1	Maidstone United	10 December 1988
Replay	Maidstone United	1–2	Reading	14 December 1988
6	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Port Vale	10 December 1988
7	Grimsby Town	3–2	Rotherham United	10 December 1988
8	Northwich Victoria	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	10 December 1988
9	Scarborough	0–1	Carlisle United	10 December 1988
10	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Sheffield United	11 December 1988
11	Aylesbury United	0–1	Sutton United	10 December 1988
12	Altrincham	0–3	Halifax Town	10 December 1988
13	Bognor Regis Town	0–1	Cambridge United	10 December 1988
14	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Chester City	10 December 1988
15	Runcorn	0–3	Crewe Alexandra	10 December 1988
16	Kettering Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	10 December 1988
17	Aldershot	1–1	Bristol City	10 December 1988
Replay	Bristol City	0–0	Aldershot	13 December 1988
Replay	Aldershot	2–2	Bristol City	20 December 1988
Replay	Bristol City	1–0	Aldershot	22 December 1988
18	Peterborough United	0–0	Brentford	10 December 1988
Replay	Brentford	3–2	Peterborough United	14 December 1988
19	Colchester United	2–2	Swansea City	10 December 1988
Replay	Swansea City	1–3	Colchester United	13 December 1988
20	Hartlepool United	1–0	Notts County	10 December 1988

Third round proper

Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 7–8 January 1989, with the first set of replays being played on 10–11 January. Two games went to second replays, and one to a third replay.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Blackpool	0–1	AFC Bournemouth	7 January 1989
2	Sutton United	2–1	Coventry City	7 January 1989
3	Walsall	1–1	Brentford	7 January 1989
Replay	Brentford	1–0	Walsall	10 January 1989
4	Nottingham Forest	3–0	Ipswich Town	7 January 1989
5	Sheffield Wednesday	5–1	Torquay United	7 January 1989
6	Crewe Alexandra	2–3	Aston Villa	7 January 1989
7	Middlesbrough	1–2	Grimsby Town	7 January 1989
8	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Everton	7 January 1989
Replay	Everton	1–0	West Bromwich Albion	11 January 1989
9	Sunderland	1–1	Oxford United	7 January 1989
Replay	Oxford United	2–0	Sunderland	11 January 1989
10	Derby County	1–1	Southampton	7 January 1989
Replay	Southampton	1–2	Derby County	10 January 1989
11	Shrewsbury Town	0–3	Colchester United	7 January 1989
12	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Reading	7 January 1989
Replay	Reading	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	11 January 1989
13	Newcastle United	0–0	Watford	7 January 1989
Replay	Watford	2–2	Newcastle United	10 January 1989
Replay	Newcastle United	0–0	Watford	16 January 1989
Replay	Watford	1–0	Newcastle United	18 January 1989
14	Manchester City	1–0	Leicester City	7 January 1989
15	Barnsley	4–0	Chelsea	7 January 1989
16	Portsmouth	1–1	Swindon Town	7 January 1989
Replay	Swindon Town	2–0	Portsmouth	10 January 1989
17	West Ham United	2–2	Arsenal	8 January 1989
Replay	Arsenal	0–1	West Ham United	11 January 1989
18	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	Leeds United	7 January 1989
19	Manchester United	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	7 January 1989
Replay	Queens Park Rangers	2–2	Manchester United	11 January 1989
Replay	Manchester United	3–0	Queens Park Rangers	23 January 1989
20	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Cambridge United	7 January 1989
21	Bradford City	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	7 January 1989
22	Millwall	3–2	Luton Town	7 January 1989
23	Carlisle United	0–3	Liverpool	7 January 1989
24	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Sheffield United	7 January 1989
25	Cardiff City	1–2	Hull City	7 January 1989
26	Port Vale	1–3	Norwich City	8 January 1989
27	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Oldham Athletic	7 January 1989
28	Kettering Town	1–1	Halifax Town	7 January 1989
Replay	Halifax Town	2–3	Kettering Town	10 January 1989
29	Stoke City	1–0	Crystal Palace	7 January 1989
30	Birmingham City	0–1	Wimbledon	7 January 1989
31	Hartlepool United	1–0	Bristol City	7 January 1989
32	Welling United	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	7 January 1989

Fourth round proper

The fourth round of games were played over the weekend 28–29 January 1989, with replays being played on 31 January – 1 February.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Watford	2–1	Derby County	28 January 1989
2	Nottingham Forest	2–0	Leeds United	28 January 1989
3	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	28 January 1989
4	Aston Villa	0–1	Wimbledon	28 January 1989
5	Grimsby Town	1–1	Reading	28 January 1989
Replay	Reading	1–2	Grimsby Town	1 February 1989
6	Swindon Town	0–0	West Ham United	28 January 1989
Replay	West Ham United	1–0	Swindon Town	1 February 1989
7	Sheffield United	3–3	Colchester United	28 January 1989
Replay	Colchester United	0–2	Sheffield United	31 January 1989
8	Brentford	3–1	Manchester City	28 January 1989
9	Manchester United	4–0	Oxford United	28 January 1989
10	Norwich City	8–0	Sutton United	28 January 1989
11	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Everton	28 January 1989
Replay	Everton	4–0	Plymouth Argyle	31 January 1989
12	Bradford City	1–2	Hull City	28 January 1989
13	Millwall	0–2	Liverpool	29 January 1989
14	Charlton Athletic	2–1	Kettering Town	28 January 1989
15	Stoke City	3–3	Barnsley	28 January 1989
Replay	Barnsley	2–1	Stoke City	31 January 1989
16	Hartlepool United	1–1	AFC Bournemouth	28 January 1989
Replay	AFC Bournemouth	5–2	Hartlepool United	31 January 1989

Fifth round proper

The fifth set of games were played over the weekend 18–19 February 1989, with replay being played on 22 February.

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	AFC Bournemouth	1–1	Manchester United	18 February 1989
Replay	Manchester United	1–0	AFC Bournemouth	22 February 1989
2	Watford	0–3	Nottingham Forest	19 February 1989
3	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Brentford	18 February 1989
4	Barnsley	0–1	Everton	18 February 1989
5	Norwich City	3–2	Sheffield United	18 February 1989
6	Hull City	2–3	Liverpool	18 February 1989
7	Wimbledon	3–1	Grimsby Town	18 February 1989
8	Charlton Athletic	0–1	West Ham United	18 February 1989

Sixth round proper

Most of the sixth round of FA Cup games were played over the weekend 18–19 March 1989, with a replay on 22 March.

Third Division Brentford's impressive cup run was ended by a 4–0 defeat at Liverpool, who were chasing the double.

Wimbledon's defence of the trophy ended with a 1–0 defeat at Everton.

West Ham United, struggling in the league but thriving in the cup competitions (as League Cup semi-finalists), surrendered their chances of FA Cup glory with a 3-1 replay defeat to Norwich City following a goalless draw in the first game.

Nottingham Forest kept alive their outside chances of a unique domestic treble by winning 1–0 against Manchester United, who lost their own last chance of silverware in a season in which they had failed to feature in the title race.

18 March 1989

Liverpool	4–0	Brentford
McMahon 15' Barnes 62' Beardsley 79', 82'

Anfield Stadium, Liverpool

18 March 1989

Manchester United	0–1	Nottingham Forest
		Parker 42'

Old Trafford, Manchester

18 March 1989

West Ham United	0–0	Norwich City

Upton Park, London

19 March 1989

Everton	1–0	Wimbledon
McCall 55'

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Replay

22 March 1989

Norwich City	3–1	West Ham United
Allen 25', 27' Gordon 86'		Ince 75'

Carrow Road, Norwich

Semi-finals

The FA Cup semi-finals were scheduled for 15 April 1989 and this would be the last year that both games were scheduled to be held simultaneously on a Saturday afternoon with a 3pm kick off. The Everton–Norwich City game was completed as expected; however, the Liverpool–Nottingham Forest game was abandoned after six minutes due to the Hillsborough Disaster which claimed 94 lives on 15 April 1989 (the final death toll was 97). There was talk that the competition for this season would be abandoned, but on 30 April, it was confirmed that both teams would continue in the competition and play in a rescheduled semi-final, which was replayed on 7 May and won 3–1 by Liverpool.^[1]

Norwich's hopes of a first-ever FA Cup final were ended as Everton beat them 1–0 to book the second all-Merseyside FA Cup final in four seasons.

15 April 1989

15:00 BST

Everton	1–0	Norwich City
Nevin 26'	Report

Villa Park, Birmingham

Attendance: 46,553

Referee: George Courtney

15 April 1989

15:00 BST

Liverpool	0–0 (Match abandoned)	Nottingham Forest

Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Ray Lewis

7 May 1989

13:00 BST

Liverpool	3–1	Nottingham Forest
Aldridge 3', 58' Laws 72' (o.g.)	Report	Webb 33'

Old Trafford, Manchester

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Ray Lewis

Due to the exceptional circumstances surrounding the rearranged tie the then normal competition rules of the match requiring a replay if the match finished with scores level after extra time was rescinded so the match would be decided on the day by penalties if it had been necessary

Final

The second all-Merseyside FA Cup final in four seasons ended like the previous one, with Liverpool beating Everton and Ian Rush scoring twice, although this time the scoreline was 3–2 rather than 3–1.

A fourth-minute goal from John Aldridge handed the initiative to Liverpool, but a late equaliser by Stuart McCall forced extra-time. Ian Rush restored Liverpool's lead five minutes into extra time, before Stuart McCall's second goal drew the scores level after 102 minutes. However, a second goal from Ian Rush came just two minutes later, and the trophy went to Anfield.

As a tribute to the fans who had died in the Hillsborough disaster, both teams wore black armbands and observed a minute's silence prior to the match.

20 May 1989

15:00 BST

Liverpool	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Everton
Aldridge 4' Rush 95', 104'	Report	McCall 89', 102'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 82,800

Referee: Joe Worrall

Liverpool

Everton

Media coverage

The BBC had all rights to show FA Cup games. They were able to show one live game from Round 3 onwards as part of Match of the Day Live. They were also able to show highlights of games from Round 1 onwards on Match of the Day.^[2] These matches were.

Round	Live	Highlights
First round proper		Enfield v Leyton Orient Southport v Port Vale
Second round proper		Kettering Town v Bristol Rovers Altrincham v Halifax Town
Third round proper	West Ham United v Arsenal	Sutton United v Coventry City Bradford City v Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion v Everton Port Vale v Norwich City Manchester United v Queen's Park Rangers (Replay)
Fourth round proper	Millwall v Liverpool	Norwich City v Sutton United Charlton Athletic v Kettering Town Aston Villa v Wimbledon Plymouth Argyle v Everton
Fifth round proper	Watford v Nottingham Forest	Hull City v Liverpool Barnsley v Everton AFC Bournemouth v Manchester United Wimbledon v Grimsby Town Norwich City v Sheffield United
Sixth round proper	Everton v Wimbledon	Manchester United v Nottingham Forest Liverpool v Brentford West Ham United v Norwich City
Semi-finals	Liverpool v Nottingham Forest	Everton v Norwich City
Final	Liverpool v Everton

Match of the Day was due to show highlights of both FA Cup Semi-finals, but this was cancelled due to the Hillsborough disaster with the entire programme reflecting on the tragic events. The rescheduled Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest match at Old Trafford was the first semi-final ever to be televised live and highlights of the other semi final between Everton and Norwich, which coincided with the Hillsborough disaster, were not shown until the build-up coverage on the day of the final.

References

^ "The days after the disaster". The Independent. 14 April 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
^ "MOTD Listings 1988-89".

External links

The FA Cup at TheFA.com
FA Cup at BBC.co.uk
FA Cup news at Reuters.co.uk

[1] "The days after the disaster". The Independent. 14 April 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

[2] "MOTD Listings 1988-89".

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League cups	England Israel Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Scotland Soviet Union '88 '89
Supercups	West Germany
UEFA competitions	European Cup (Final) Cup Winners' Cup (Final) UEFA Cup (Final) Super Cup
Non-UEFA competitions	Intertoto Cup Balkans Cup '87–'88 '88–'89

First round proper

Second round proper

Third round proper

Fourth round proper

Fifth round proper

Sixth round proper

Replay

Semi-finals

Final

Media coverage

See also

References

External links