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

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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

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}}

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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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

27 NovemberLeicester City0–1Wolverhampton Wanderers
20 NovemberMiddlesbrough3–1after extra timeHull City
20 NovemberNotts County1–0Port Vale
21 NovemberWest Bromwich Albion3–5Barnsley

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=Southern Section=

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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

21 NovemberOxford United3–2Bristol City
20 NovemberPlymouth Argyle0–0Brighton & Hove Albion
colspan="5"|Brighton & Hove Albion won 3–1 on penalties
20 NovemberWatford1–2Bristol Rovers

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Second round

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=Northern Section=

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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

18 DecemberBlackburn Rovers1–4Everton
19 DecemberDerby County1–0Coventry City
19 DecemberManchester City2–1Middlesbrough
21 NovemberNottingham Forest2–1Newcastle United
11 DecemberNotts County2–2Sunderland
colspan="5"|Sunderland won 5–3 on penalties
11 DecemberSheffield United7–2Oldham Athletic
18 DecemberSheffield Wednesday3–3Barnsley
colspan="5"|Barnsley won 4–3 on penalties
19 DecemberWolverhampton Wanderers1–2Leeds United

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=Southern Section=

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

19 DecemberBrighton & Hove Albion3–1Charlton Athletic
12 DecemberChelsea1–0Swindon Town
18 DecemberCrystal Palace2–1Bristol Rovers
19 DecemberLuton Town5–1West Ham United
19 DecemberNorwich City1–1Millwall
colspan="5"|Norwich City won 6–5 on penalties
12 DecemberOxford United1–0Portsmouth
20 NovemberSouthampton4–0Queens Park Rangers
12 DecemberWimbledon0–2Ipswich Town

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Third round

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=Northern Section=

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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

30 JanuaryBarnsley2–1Nottingham Forest
22 JanuaryEverton4–1Sunderland
22 JanuaryLeeds United2–1Derby County
22 JanuarySheffield United0–2Manchester City

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=Southern Section=

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Date

!Home team

!Score

!Away team

18 FebruaryBrighton & Hove Albion0–2Crystal Palace
18 FebruaryChelsea1–1Luton Town
colspan="5"|Luton Town won 4–1 on penalties
22 JanuaryIpswich Town2–1Oxford United
20 FebruaryNorwich City2–1Southampton

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Area semi-finals

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=Northern Section=

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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

13 MarchBarnsley0–1Everton
20 FebruaryLeeds United2–0Manchester City

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=Southern Section=

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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

26 FebruaryCrystal Palace3–1Luton Town
27 FebruaryNorwich City2–0Ipswich Town

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Area finals

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=Northern Area final=

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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

19 MarchLeeds United3–3Everton
21 MarchEverton3–1Leeds United

Everton beat Leeds United 6–4 on aggregate.

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=Southern Area final=

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!Home team

!Score

!Away team

5 MarchNorwich City1–1Crystal Palace
19 MarchCrystal Palace2–0Norwich 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=

}}

Notes

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