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FA Cup
1990–91
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Region England
Champions Tottenham Hotspur
Runner-up Nottingham Forest
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The 1990–91 FA Cup was the 110th season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. Tottenham Hotspur won the competition after coming from 1–0 behind in the final against Nottingham Forest to win 2–1 and take the trophy. It gave Tottenham their eighth victory in nine FA Cup Finals and their first since their wins in 1981 and 1982.

First round proper[]

For the qualifying rounds, see 1990–91 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds.

The first round of games were played over the weekend 17–18 November 1990, with replays being played on 20–21 November.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 2–0 Grimsby Town 17/11/1990
2 Chester City 2–2 Doncaster Rovers 17/11/1990
Replay Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Chester City 20/11/1990
3 Chesterfield 3–2 Spennymoor United 17/11/1990
4 Darlington 1–1 York City 17/11/1990
Replay York City 1–0 Darlington 19/11/1990
5 Bournemouth 2–1 Gillingham 17/11/1990
6 Barnet 2–2 Chelmsford City 17/11/1990
Replay Chelmsford City 0–2 Barnet 21/11/1990
7 Preston North End 0–1 Mansfield Town 17/11/1990
8 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United 17/11/1990
Replay Scunthorpe United 2–1 Rochdale 20/11/1990
9 Woking 0–0 Kidderminster Harriers 17/11/1990
Replay Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Woking 21/11/1990
Replay Kidderminster Harriers 1–2 Woking 26/11/1990
10 Lincoln City 1–4 Crewe Alexandra 17/11/1990
11 Stafford Rangers 1–3 Burnley 17/11/1990
12 Scarborough 0–2 Leek Town 17/11/1990
13 Bishop Auckland 0–1 Barrow 17/11/1990
14 Chorley 2–1 Bury 17/11/1990
15 Fulham 2–1 Farnborough Town 17/11/1990
16 Aylesbury United 0–1 Walsall 17/11/1990
17 Brentford 5–0 Yeovil Town 17/11/1990
18 Maidstone United 4–1 Torquay United 17/11/1990
19 Bradford City 0–0 Shrewsbury Town 17/11/1990
Replay Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Bradford City 21/11/1990
20 Altrincham 1–2 Huddersfield Town 18/11/1990
21 Witton Albion 1–2 Bolton Wanderers 17/11/1990
22 Exeter City 1–2 Cambridge United 17/11/1990
23 Cardiff City 0–0 Hayes 17/11/1990
Replay Hayes 1–0 Cardiff City 21/11/1990
24 Halifax Town 3–2 Wrexham 17/11/1990
25 Halesowen Town 1–2 Tranmere Rovers 17/11/1990
26 Runcorn 0–3 Hartlepool United 17/11/1990
27 Hereford United 1–1 Peterborough United 17/11/1990
Replay Peterborough United 2–1 Hereford United 20/11/1990
28 Rotherham United 1–0 Stockport County 17/11/1990
29 Aldershot 6–2 Tiverton Town 17/11/1990
30 Wigan Athletic 5–0 Carlisle United 17/11/1990
31 Tamworth 4–6 Whitley Bay 17/11/1990
32 Boston United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers 17/11/1990
Replay Wycombe Wanderers 4–0 Boston United 21/11/1990
33 Colchester United 2–1 Reading 17/11/1990
34 Birmingham City 1–0 Cheltenham Town 17/11/1990
35 Leyton Orient 3–2 Southend United 17/11/1990
36 Merthyr Tydfil 1–1 Sutton United 17/11/1990
Replay Sutton United 0–1 Merthyr Tydfil 21/11/1990
37 Littlehampton Town 0–4 Northampton Town 17/11/1990
38 Telford United 0–0 Stoke City 17/11/1990
Replay Stoke City 1–0 Telford United 21/11/1990
39 Swansea City 5–2 Welling United 17/11/1990
40 Atherstone United 3–1 Fleetwood Town 17/11/1990

Second Round Proper[]

The second round of games were played either over the weekend 7–8 December 1990, with replays being played on 11–12 December; or they were played in the midweek, from 10–12 December, with replays being played on 17 December.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Chesterfield 3–4 Bolton Wanderers 11/12/1990
2 Bournemouth 1–0 Hayes 08/12/1990
3 Barnet 0–0 Northampton Town 08/12/1990
Replay Northampton Town 0–1 Barnet 12/12/1990
4 Burnley 2–0 Stoke City 12/12/1990
5 Woking 5–1 Merthyr Tydfil 08/12/1990
6 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Atherstone United 12/12/1990
7 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Chorley 11/12/1990
8 Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Peterborough United 12/12/1990
Replay Peterborough United 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers 17/12/1990
9 Fulham 0–0 Cambridge United 07/12/1990
Replay Cambridge United 2–1 Fulham 11/12/1990
10 Whitley Bay 0–1 Barrow 12/12/1990
11 Scunthorpe United 3–2 Tranmere Rovers 08/12/1990
12 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Blackpool 10/12/1990
13 Mansfield Town 2–1 York City 17/12/1990
14 Rotherham United 1–1 Halifax Town 11/12/1990
Replay Halifax Town 1–2 Rotherham United 17/12/1990
15 Aldershot 2–1 Maidstone United 08/12/1990
16 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Hartlepool United 08/12/1990
17 Colchester United 0–0 Leyton Orient 12/12/1990
Replay Leyton Orient 4–1 Colchester United 17/12/1990
18 Birmingham City 1–3 Brentford 12/12/1990
19 Leek Town 1–1 Chester City 12/12/1990
Replay Chester City 4–0 Leek Town 17/12/1990
20 Swansea City 2–1 Walsall 08/12/1990

Third round proper[]

The third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 5–7 January 1991, with replays being played on 8, 9, 16, 21 and 28 January.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Blackpool 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 05/01/1991
2 Chester City 2–3 Bournemouth 05/01/1991
3 Barnet 0–5 Portsmouth 05/01/1991
4 Burnley 0–1 Manchester City 06/01/1991
5 Southampton 3–2 Ipswich Town 05/01/1991
6 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Liverpool 05/01/1991
Replay Liverpool 3–0 Blackburn Rovers 08/01/1991
7 Aston Villa 1–1 Wimbledon 05/01/1991
Replay Wimbledon 1–0 Aston Villa 09/01/1991
8 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Barrow 05/01/1991
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Cambridge United 05/01/1991
10 Middlesbrough 0–0 Plymouth Argyle 05/01/1991
Replay Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Middlesbrough 14/01/1991
11 West Bromwich Albion 2–4 Woking 05/01/1991
12 Shrewsbury Town 4–1 Watford 05/01/1991
13 Sheffield United 1–3 Luton Town 05/01/1991
14 Newcastle United 2–0 Derby County 05/01/1991
15 Barnsley 1–1 Leeds United 06/01/1991
Replay Leeds United 4–0 Barnsley 09/01/1991
16 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Crewe Alexandra 05/01/1991
17 Coventry City 1–1 Wigan Athletic 05/01/1991
Replay Wigan Athletic 0–1 Coventry City 09/01/1991
18 West Ham United 0–0 Aldershot 05/01/1991
Replay West Ham United 6–1 Aldershot 16/01/1991
19 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 Scunthorpe United 05/01/1991
20 Manchester United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers 07/01/1991
21 Norwich City 2–1 Bristol City 05/01/1991
22 Millwall 2–1 Leicester City 05/01/1991
23 Hull City 2–5 Notts County 05/01/1991
24 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Brentford 05/01/1991
25 Crystal Palace 0–0 Nottingham Forest 06/01/1991
Replay Nottingham Forest 2–2 Crystal Palace 21/01/1991
Replay Nottingham Forest 3–0 Crystal Palace 28/01/1991
26 Chelsea 1–3 Oxford United 05/01/1991
27 Mansfield Town 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday 05/01/1991
28 Port Vale 2–1 Peterborough United 05/01/1991
29 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Everton 05/01/1991
30 Arsenal 2–1 Sunderland 05/01/1991
31 Leyton Orient 1–1 Swindon Town 05/01/1991
Replay Swindon Town 1–0 Leyton Orient 21/01/1991
32 Swansea City 0–0 Rotherham United 05/01/1991
Replay Rotherham United 4–0 Swansea City 21/01/1991

Fourth Round Proper[]

The fourth round of games were mainly played over the weekend 26–27 January 1991, with replays being played on 29–30 January. The Arsenal-Leeds United game ended in a draw three times, with the two extra replays being played on 13 and 16 February. Because Nottingham Forest did not finish their third round tie until 28 January, their fourth round match was not played until 13 February with a replay on 18 February.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Liverpool 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion 26/01/1991
Replay Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Liverpool 30/01/1991
2 Notts County 2–0 Oldham Athletic 26/01/1991
3 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Rotherham United 26/01/1991
4 Luton Town 1–1 West Ham United 26/01/1991
Replay West Ham United 5–0 Luton Town 30/01/1991
5 Woking 0–1 Everton 27/01/1991
6 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Wimbledon 26/01/1991
7 Newcastle United 2–2 Nottingham Forest 13/02/1991
Replay Nottingham Forest 3–0 Newcastle United 18/02/1991
8 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Oxford United 26/01/1991
9 Coventry City 1–1 Southampton 26/01/1991
Replay Southampton 2–0 Coventry City 29/01/1991
10 Portsmouth 5–1 Bournemouth 26/01/1991
11 Manchester United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers 26/01/1991
12 Norwich City 3–1 Swindon Town 26/01/1991
13 Millwall 4–4 Sheffield Wednesday 26/01/1991
Replay Sheffield Wednesday 2–0 Millwall 30/01/1991
14 Port Vale 1–2 Manchester City 26/01/1991
15 Arsenal 0–0 Leeds United 27/01/1991
Replay Leeds United 1–1 Arsenal 30/01/1991
Replay Arsenal 0–0 Leeds United 13/02/1991
Replay Leeds United 1–2 Arsenal 16/02/1991
16 Cambridge United 2–0 Middlesbrough 26/01/1991

Fifth Round Proper[]

The fifth set of games were mainly played over the weekend 16–18 February 1991, with replays being played on 20 February. The Merseyside derby went to an extra replay played on 27 February; Kenny Dalglish resigned as Liverpool's manager between the two replays. Because Nottingham Forest did not win their fourth round tie until 18 February, their fifth round match was not played until 25 February with a replay on 4 March. Similarly, Arsenal were late beating Leeds United in the previous round and so played Shrewsbury Town on 27 February.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Liverpool 0–0 Everton 17/02/1991
Replay Everton 4–4 Liverpool 20/02/1991
Replay Everton 1–0 Liverpool 27/02/1991
2 Southampton 1–1 Nottingham Forest 25/02/1991
Replay Nottingham Forest 3–1 Southampton 04/03/1991
3 Notts County 1–0 Manchester City 16/02/1991
4 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Arsenal 27/02/1991
5 Portsmouth 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur 16/02/1991
6 West Ham United 1–0 Crewe Alexandra 16/02/1991
7 Norwich City 2–1 Manchester United 18/02/1991
8 Cambridge United 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday 16/02/1991

Sixth Round Proper[]

The sixth round of FA Cup games were played over the weekend 9–11 March 1991.

Tottenham moved closer to an unprecedented eighth FA Cup triumph by beating Notts County 2–1.

Everton suffered a shock 2–1 defeat at the hands of West Ham United.

A first-ever FA Cup began to look nearer for Brian Clough after his Nottingham Forest side won 1–0 at Norwich City.

Arsenal kept their double hopes alive with a 2–1 win over Cambridge United, who were continuing their climb up the Football League with a second successive promotion on the way as well as a second successive FA Cup quarter-final.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Notts County 10/03/1991
2 West Ham United 2–1 Everton 11/03/1991
3 Norwich City 0–1 Nottingham Forest 09/03/1991
4 Arsenal 2–1 Cambridge United 09/03/1991

Semi-Finals[]

The semi-final matches were played on 14 April 1991.

Tottenham's 3–1 triumph over Arsenal, marked by a Paul Gascoigne goal from 35 yards, ended their opposition's chances of the double.

Nottingham Forest beat West Ham United 4–0 to reach their first FA Cup final for 32 years and give Brian Clough the chance of winning his first FA Cup to add to the two European Cups, one league title and four League Cups that he had already won with them.

1991-04-14
Tottenham Hotspur 3 – 1 Arsenal Wembley, London
Attendance: 77,893
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham)
Gascoigne Goal 5'
Lineker Goal 10'78'
Report Smith Goal 45'

1991-04-14
Nottingham Forest 4 – 0 West Ham United Villa Park, Birmingham
Referee: Keith Hackett (South Yorkshire)
Crosby
Keane
Pearce
Charles
Red card 20' Gale

Final[]

Main article: 1991 FA Cup Final

An own goal by Des Walker in extra time gave Tottenham Hotspur their eighth FA Cup triumph, a record at the time. Paul Gascoigne went off with a knee injury in the opening 15 minutes, and Gary Lineker had a first-half penalty saved by Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Mark Crossley.

1991-05-18
15:00 BST
Tottenham Hotspur 2 – 1
(a.e.t.)
Nottingham Forest Wembley, London
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol)
Stewart Goal 55'
Walker Goal 94' (o.g.)
Pearce Goal 16'
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