1990–91 Full Members' Cup
{{short description|6th staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs}}
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Full Members' Cup
| year = 1990–91
| other_titles =
| image =
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| country = England
| venue =
| num_teams = 39
| winners = Crystal Palace
| count = 1
| second = Everton
| semifinal1 = Leeds United
| semifinal2 = Norwich City
| matches = 40
| goals = 130
| attendance =
| scoring_leader =
| prev_season = 1989–90
| next_season = 1991–92
| extra_information =
}}
The 1990–91 Full Members' Cup, known as the Zenith Data Systems Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 6th staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the First and Second Division. The winners were Crystal Palace and the runners-up were Everton.
The competition began on 20 November 1990 and ended with the final on 7 April 1991 at Wembley Stadium.
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.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United and Aston Villa opted out of this competition.
First round
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=Northern Section=
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Date
!Home team !Score !Away team | |||
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27 November | Leicester City | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
20 November | Middlesbrough | 3–1after extra time | Hull City |
20 November | Notts County | 1–0 | Port Vale |
21 November | West Bromwich Albion | 3–5 | Barnsley |
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=Southern Section=
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Date
!Home team !Score !Away team | |||
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21 November | Oxford United | 3–2 | Bristol City |
20 November | Plymouth Argyle | 0–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
colspan="5"|Brighton & Hove Albion won 3–1 on penalties | |||
20 November | Watford | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers |
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Second round
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=Northern Section=
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Date
!Home team !Score !Away team | |||
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18 December | Blackburn Rovers | 1–4 | Everton |
19 December | Derby County | 1–0 | Coventry City |
19 December | Manchester City | 2–1 | Middlesbrough |
21 November | Nottingham Forest | 2–1 | Newcastle United |
11 December | Notts County | 2–2 | Sunderland |
colspan="5"|Sunderland won 5–3 on penalties | |||
11 December | Sheffield United | 7–2 | Oldham Athletic |
18 December | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–3 | Barnsley |
colspan="5"|Barnsley won 4–3 on penalties | |||
19 December | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Leeds United |
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=Southern Section=
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Date
!Home team !Score !Away team | |||
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19 December | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–1 | Charlton Athletic |
12 December | Chelsea | 1–0 | Swindon Town |
18 December | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |
19 December | Luton Town | 5–1 | West Ham United |
19 December | Norwich City | 1–1 | Millwall |
colspan="5"|Norwich City won 6–5 on penalties | |||
12 December | Oxford United | 1–0 | Portsmouth |
20 November | Southampton | 4–0 | Queens Park Rangers |
12 December | Wimbledon | 0–2 | Ipswich Town |
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Third round
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=Northern Section=
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Date
!Home team !Score !Away team | |||
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30 January | Barnsley | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest |
22 January | Everton | 4–1 | Sunderland |
22 January | Leeds United | 2–1 | Derby County |
22 January | Sheffield United | 0–2 | Manchester City |
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=Southern Section=
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Date
!Home team !Score !Away team | |||
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18 February | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Crystal Palace |
18 February | Chelsea | 1–1 | Luton Town |
colspan="5"|Luton Town won 4–1 on penalties | |||
22 January | Ipswich Town | 2–1 | Oxford United |
20 February | Norwich City | 2–1 | Southampton |
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Area semi-finals
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=Northern Section=
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Date
!Home team !Score !Away team | |||
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13 March | Barnsley | 0–1 | Everton |
20 February | Leeds United | 2–0 | Manchester City |
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=Southern Section=
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Date
!Home team !Score !Away team | |||
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26 February | Crystal Palace | 3–1 | Luton Town |
27 February | Norwich City | 2–0 | Ipswich Town |
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Area finals
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=Northern Area final=
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Date
!Home team !Score !Away team | |||
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19 March | Leeds United | 3–3 | Everton |
21 March | Everton | 3–1 | Leeds United |
Everton beat Leeds United 6–4 on aggregate.
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=Southern Area final=
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Date
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5 March | Norwich City | 1–1 | Crystal Palace |
19 March | Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Norwich City |
Crystal Palace beat Norwich City 3–1 on aggregate.
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Final
{{Main article|1991 Full Members' Cup Final}}
{{football box
|date=7 April 1991
|time= 15:00 BST
|team1=Crystal Palace
|score=4–1
|aet=yes
|report=
|team2=Everton
|goals1=Thomas {{goal|67}}
Wright {{goal|101||115}}
Salako {{goal|113}}
|goals2=Warzycha {{goal|69}}
|stadium=Wembley Stadium, London
|attendance=52,460
|referee=
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Notes
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111104081847/http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/3316/29/ When Saturday Comes Article on the Full Members' Cup]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100219143003/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/full-members-cup/1990-1991/results/1991-05 Full Results]
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