6th staging of a knock-out competition for English football clubs
Football tournament season
Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 40 |
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Goals scored | 130 (3.25 per match) |
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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
Northern Section | Southern Section |
Second round
Northern Section | Southern Section |
Third round
Northern Section | Southern Section |
Area semi-finals
Northern Section | Southern Section |
Area finals
Northern Area final Everton beat Leeds United 6–4 on aggregate. | Southern Area final Crystal Palace beat Norwich City 3–1 on aggregate. |
Final
Notes
External links
- When Saturday Comes Article on the Full Members' Cup
- Full Results
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League competitions | Levels 1–4 | |
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Level 5 | |
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Levels 6–7 | |
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Levels 8–9 | - Isthmian League (Two North, Two South)
- Combined Counties League (level 8 only)
- Eastern Counties League (Premier, One)
- Essex Senior League (level 8 only)
- Hellenic League (Premier, One)
- Kent League (level 8 only)
- Midland Football Combination (level 8 only)
- North West Counties League (One, Two)
- Northern Counties East League (Premier, One)
- Northern League (One, Two)
- South Midlands League (Premier, One)
- Spartan League (Premier, One)
- Sussex County League (One, Two)
- United Counties League (Premier, One)
- Wessex League (level 8 only)
- West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only)
- Western League (Premier, One)
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Cup competitions | FA cups | |
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Football League cups | |
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European competitions | |
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