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1989–90 FA Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Defending championsLiverpool
Final positions
ChampionsManchester United
(7th title)
Runner-upCrystal Palace
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Ian Rush (6)

The 1989–90 FA Cup was the 109th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition started in September 1989 for teams outside the football league who played in a qualifying competition.

First round proper

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Teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Division entered in this round plus four non-league teams were given byes to this round: Telford United, Macclesfield Town, Kettering Town and Sutton United. The first round of games was played over the weekend 17–19 November 1989, with a first round of replays being played on the 21st–22nd. The Bristol Rovers–Reading match went to a second replay, on the 27th.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 2–1 Bolton Wanderers 18 November 1989
2 Darlington 6–2 Northwich Victoria 18 November 1989
3 Dartford 1–1 Exeter City 18 November 1989
Replay Exeter City 4–1 Dartford 22 November 1989
4 Bath City 2–2 Fulham 19 November 1989
Replay Fulham 2–1 Bath City 22 November 1989
5 Bristol City 2–0 Barnet 18 November 1989
6 Burnley 1–1 Stockport County 18 November 1989
Replay Stockport County 1–2 Burnley 22 November 1989
7 Preston North End 1–0 Tranmere Rovers 18 November 1989
8 Sutton United 1–1 Torquay United 18 November 1989
Replay Torquay United 4–0 Sutton United 22 November 1989
9 Marine 0–1 Rochdale 17 November 1989
10 Gillingham 0–0 Welling United 18 November 1989
Replay Welling United 1–0 Gillingham 22 November 1989
11 Macclesfield Town 1–1 Chester City 18 November 1989
Replay Chester City 3–2 Macclesfield Town 21 November 1989
12 Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Congleton Town 18 November 1989
13 Lincoln City 1–0 Billingham Synthonia 18 November 1989
14 Stafford Rangers 2–3 Halifax Town 18 November 1989
15 Scarborough 0–1 Whitley Bay 18 November 1989
16 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Chesterfield 18 November 1989
17 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Notts County 18 November 1989
18 Bishop Auckland 2–0 Tow Law Town 18 November 1989
19 Kidderminster Harriers 2–3 Swansea City 18 November 1989
20 Aylesbury United 1–0 Southend United 18 November 1989
21 Brentford 0–1 Colchester United 18 November 1989
22 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Reading 18 November 1989
Replay Reading 1–1 Bristol Rovers 21 November 1989
Replay Bristol Rovers 0–1 Reading 27 November 1989
23 Maidstone United 2–1 Yeovil Town 19 November 1989
24 Carlisle United 3–0 Wrexham 18 November 1989
25 Scunthorpe United 4–1 Matlock Town 18 November 1989
26 Cardiff City 1–0 Halesowen Town 18 November 1989
27 York City 1–2 Grimsby Town 18 November 1989
28 Kettering Town 0–1 Northampton Town 18 November 1989
29 Rotherham United 0–0 Bury 18 November 1989
Replay Bury 1–2 Rotherham United 21 November 1989
30 Aldershot 0–1 Cambridge United 17 November 1989
31 Gloucester City 1–0 Dorchester Town 18 November 1989
32 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Mansfield Town 19 November 1989
33 Peterborough United 1–1 Hayes 18 November 1989
Replay Hayes 0–1 Peterborough United 21 November 1989
34 Leyton Orient 0–1 Birmingham City 18 November 1989
35 Basingstoke Town 3–0 Bromsgrove Rovers 18 November 1989
36 Slough Town 1–2 Woking 18 November 1989
37 Telford United 0–3 Walsall 18 November 1989
38 Redditch United 1–3 Merthyr Tydfil 18 November 1989
39 Farnborough Town 0–1 Hereford United 18 November 1989
40 Hartlepool United 0–2 Huddersfield Town 18 November 1989

Second round proper

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The second round of games was played on 9 December 1989, with the first round of replays being played on the 12th–13th. Two games went to second replays and one of these went to a third replay.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 3–0 Chester City 9 December 1989
2 Chesterfield 0–2 Huddersfield Town 9 December 1989
3 Darlington 3–0 Halifax Town 9 December 1989
4 Bristol City 2–1 Fulham 9 December 1989
5 Rochdale 3–0 Lincoln City 9 December 1989
6 Reading 0–0 Welling United 9 December 1989
Replay Welling United 1–1 Reading 13 December 1989
Replay Reading 0–0 Welling United 19 December 1989
Replay Welling United 1–2 Reading 22 December 1989
7 Walsall 1–0 Rotherham United 9 December 1989
8 Grimsby Town 1–0 Doncaster Rovers 9 December 1989
9 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Bishop Auckland 9 December 1989
Replay Bishop Auckland 0–2 Crewe Alexandra 13 December 1989
10 Maidstone United 1–1 Exeter City 9 December 1989
Replay Exeter City 3–2 Maidstone United 13 December 1989
11 Northampton Town 0–0 Aylesbury United 9 December 1989
Replay Aylesbury United 0–1 Northampton Town 13 December 1989
12 Whitley Bay 2–0 Preston North End 9 December 1989
13 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Burnley 9 December 1989
Replay Burnley 1–1 Scunthorpe United 12 December 1989
Replay Burnley 5–0 Scunthorpe United 18 December 1989
14 Cardiff City 2–2 Gloucester City 9 December 1989
Replay Gloucester City 0–1 Cardiff City 12 December 1989
15 Hereford United 3–2 Merthyr Tydfil 9 December 1989
16 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Carlisle United 9 December 1989
17 Colchester United 0–2 Birmingham City 9 December 1989
18 Basingstoke Town 2–3 Torquay United 9 December 1989
19 Cambridge United 3–1 Woking 9 December 1989
20 Swansea City 3–1 Peterborough United 9 December 1989

Third round proper

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Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup was played over the weekend 6–7 January 1990, with the first set of replays being played on the 9th–10th. Two games went to second replays, which were completed the week after.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 1–0 Burnley 6 January 1990
2 Bristol City 2–1 Swindon Town 6 January 1990
3 Rochdale 1–0 Whitley Bay 6 January 1990
4 Watford 2–0 Wigan Athletic 6 January 1990
5 Reading 2–1 Sunderland 6 January 1990
6 Leicester City 1–2 Barnsley 6 January 1990
7 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Manchester United 7 January 1990
8 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Aston Villa 6 January 1990
Replay Aston Villa 3–1 Blackburn Rovers 10 January 1990
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday 6 January 1990
10 Middlesbrough 0–0 Everton 6 January 1990
Replay Everton 1–1 Middlesbrough 10 January 1990
Replay Everton 1–0 Middlesbrough 17 January 1990
11 West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Wimbledon 6 January 1990
12 Sheffield United 2–0 AFC Bournemouth 6 January 1990
13 Tottenham Hotspur 1–3 Southampton 6 January 1990
14 Manchester City 0–0 Millwall 6 January 1990
Replay Millwall 1–1 Manchester City 9 January 1990
Replay Millwall 3–1 Manchester City 15 January 1990
15 Northampton Town 1–0 Coventry City 6 January 1990
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Luton Town 6 January 1990
17 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Oxford United 6 January 1990
18 Hull City 0–1 Newcastle United 6 January 1990
19 Crystal Palace 2–1 Portsmouth 6 January 1990
20 Chelsea 1–1 Crewe Alexandra 6 January 1990
Replay Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Chelsea 10 January 1990
21 Exeter City 1–1 Norwich City 6 January 1990
Replay Norwich City 2–0 Exeter City 10 January 1990
22 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Grimsby Town 6 January 1990
23 Cardiff City 0–0 Queens Park Rangers 6 January 1990
Replay Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Cardiff City 10 January 1990
24 Port Vale 1–1 Derby County 7 January 1990
Replay Derby County 2–3 Port Vale 10 January 1990
25 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Bradford City 7 January 1990
Replay Bradford City 0–3 Charlton Athletic 10 January 1990
26 Leeds United 0–1 Ipswich Town 6 January 1990
27 Torquay United 1–0 West Ham United 6 January 1990
28 Hereford United 2–1 Walsall 6 January 1990
29 Stoke City 0–1 Arsenal 6 January 1990
30 Birmingham City 1–1 Oldham Athletic 6 January 1990
Replay Oldham Athletic 1–0 Birmingham City 10 January 1990
31 Cambridge United 0–0 Darlington 6 January 1990
Replay Darlington 1–3 Cambridge United 9 January 1990
32 Swansea City 0–0 Liverpool 6 January 1990
Replay Liverpool 8–0 Swansea City 9 January 1990

Fourth round proper

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The fourth round of games was played over the weekend 27–28 January 1990, with replays being played on the 30th–31st.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 1–0 Torquay United 27 January 1990
2 Bristol City 3–1 Chelsea 27 January 1990
3 Rochdale 3–0 Northampton Town 27 January 1990
4 Southampton 1–0 Oxford United 27 January 1990
5 Reading 3–3 Newcastle United 27 January 1990
Replay Newcastle United 4–1 Reading 31 January 1990
6 Aston Villa 6–0 Port Vale 27 January 1990
7 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Everton 28 January 1990
8 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Charlton Athletic 27 January 1990
9 Sheffield United 1–1 Watford 27 January 1990
Replay Watford 1–2 Sheffield United 30 January 1990
10 Barnsley 2–0 Ipswich Town 27 January 1990
11 Norwich City 0–0 Liverpool 28 January 1990
Replay Liverpool 3–1 Norwich City 31 January 1990
12 Millwall 1–1 Cambridge United 27 January 1990
Replay Cambridge United 1–0 Millwall 30 January 1990
13 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 27 January 1990
14 Crystal Palace 4–0 Huddersfield Town 27 January 1990
15 Arsenal 0–0 Queens Park Rangers 27 January 1990
Replay Queens Park Rangers 2–0 Arsenal 31 January 1990
16 Hereford United 0–1 Manchester United 28 January 1990

Fifth round proper

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The fifth set of games was played over the weekend 17–18 February 1990, with a first round of replays being played on the 21st. Each of these finished in a draw, meaning a second round of replays had to be completed.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 2–2 Queens Park Rangers 18 February 1990
Replay Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Blackpool 21 February 1990
Replay Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Blackpool 26 February 1990
2 Bristol City 0–0 Cambridge United 17 February 1990
Replay Cambridge United 1–1 Bristol City 21 February 1990
Replay Cambridge United 5–1 Bristol City 27 February 1990
3 Liverpool 3–0 Southampton 17 February 1990
4 West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Aston Villa 17 February 1990
5 Sheffield United 2–2 Barnsley 18 February 1990
Replay Barnsley 0–0 Sheffield United 21 February 1990
Replay Barnsley 0–1 Sheffield United 5 March 1990
6 Newcastle United 2–3 Manchester United 18 February 1990
7 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Everton 17 February 1990
Replay Everton 1–1 Oldham Athletic 21 February 1990
Replay Oldham Athletic 2–1 Everton 10 March 1990
8 Crystal Palace 1–0 Rochdale 17 February 1990

Sixth round proper

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Most of the sixth round of FA Cup games were played over the weekend 10–11 March 1990, with the Oldham Athletic – Aston Villa game and the Liverpool – QPR replay being played on the 14th.

Alex Ferguson continued to defy the odds with a Manchester United side that was struggling in the league but performing wonders in the cup, as they defeated Sheffield United 1–0.

Liverpool built up their hopes of a unique second double (which had eluded them in dramatic fashion during the previous two seasons) by beating QPR in a quarter-final replay.

Aston Villa's double hopes were ended when they crashed 3–0 to an Oldham Athletic team that hadn't played top-division football since 1923.

Cambridge United's hopes of becoming the first Fourth Division team to reach the FA Cup semi-finals were ended with a 1–0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace, who moved closer to a first FA Cup final but were first faced with the task of overcoming a Liverpool side that had crushed them 9–0 in the league earlier in the season.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Sheffield United 0–1 Manchester United 11 March 1990
2 Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Liverpool 11 March 1990
Replay Liverpool 1–0 Queens Park Rangers 14 March 1990
3 Oldham Athletic 3–0 Aston Villa 14 March 1990
4 Cambridge United 0–1 Crystal Palace 10 March 1990

Semi-finals

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The semi-final matches were played on 8 April 1990.

Seven months after losing 9–0 to them in a league game, Crystal Palace found a 10-goal improvement to defeat Liverpool 4–3 and give them their first FA Cup final appearance as well as ending their opposition's hopes of a second double – the third season running that Liverpool had suffered a late blow to their double hopes.

Oldham Athletic, a Second Division side, opened the scoring against Manchester United through Earl Barrett in a game that eventually ended 3–3, forcing a replay. United won the replay 2–1.

Crystal Palace4–3 (a.e.t.)Liverpool
Bright 46'
O'Reilly 70'
Gray 88'
Pardew 109'
Report Rush 14'
McMahon 81'
Barnes 83' (pen.)

Manchester United3–3 (a.e.t.)Oldham Athletic
Robson 29'
Webb 72'
Wallace 92'
Report Barrett 5'
Marshall 75'
Palmer 113'
Attendance: 44,026

Oldham Athletic1–2 (a.e.t.)Manchester United
Ritchie 81' Report McClair 50'
Robins 114'
Attendance: 35,005

Final

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Crystal Palace, playing in their first FA Cup final, took on a Manchester United side that already had six FA Cups to its name, and a thrilling game ended 3–3 with Palace taking the lead twice and United once before a late equaliser by Mark Hughes (his second goal of the game) forced a replay.

Manchester United3–3 (a.e.t.)Crystal Palace
Robson 35'
Hughes 62', 109'
O'Reilly 18'
Wright 72', 92'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Allan Gunn (Sussex)
Manchester United
Crystal Palace

Replay

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Lee Martin, a 22-year-old defender who nearly did not play due to Alex Ferguson's doubts about his fitness, scored the winning goal as Manchester United sealed their first major trophy in five years and their first under Ferguson's management, ending months of speculation that his job was at risk due to dismal league performances.

Crystal Palace were controversially denied a clear penalty by Allan Gunn, a referee from Brighton - who instead awarded a free-kick outside the penalty area.

Les Sealey played in goal for Manchester United, the reds signing him on loan following Jim Leighton’s poor performance in the first match.

Manchester United1–0Crystal Palace
Martin 59'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Allan Gunn (Sussex)
Manchester United
Crystal Palace

Media coverage

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For the second consecutive season in the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters.[citation needed]

The matches shown live on the BBC were: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United (R3); Norwich City vs Liverpool (R4); Newcastle United vs Manchester United (R5); Queens Park Rangers vs Liverpool (QF); both Crystal Palace vs Liverpool and Manchester United vs Oldham Athletic (SF); Manchester United vs Oldham Athletic (SF replay); and Crystal Palace vs Manchester United in both the Final and its replay.

This was the first season to feature both semi-finals being televised live in full; they were shown on the same Sunday afternoon with an EastEnders omnibus edition scheduled in between, though this was altered when the Liverpool vs Crystal Palace match required extra time. The semi-final replay, shown on the following Wednesday evening, coincided with ITV showing the First Division match between Arsenal and Aston Villa. This was the first occasion on which BBC1 and ITV had shown different English club matches on the same evening. The cup replay kicked off at 19:45, with the league match kicking off twenty minutes later at 20:05, with the cup replay having to allow for the possibility of extra time, meaning viewers may have changed channels in time to see Aston Villa's Chris Price score the only goal.

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