Leyland DAF Cup - 1989/90
Participating teams
48: 24 each from the Third and Fourth Divisions. 24 teams in each
area group.
North: Blackpool, Bolton, Burnley, Bury, Carlisle, Chester,
Chesterfield, Crewe, Doncaster, Grimsby, Halifax, Hartlepool,
Huddersfield, Lincoln, Preston, Rochdale, Rotherham, Scarborough,
Scunthorpe, Stockport, Tranmere, Wigan, Wrexham, York.
South: Aldershot, Birmingham, Brentford, Bristol City, Bristol
Rovers, Cambridge, Cardiff, Colchester, Exeter, Fulham, Gillingham,
Hereford, Leyton Orient, Maidstone, Mansfield, Northampton, Notts
County, Peterborough, Reading, Shrewsbury, Southend, Swansea, Torquay,
Walsall.
Format
Preliminary round: 8 groups of 3 in each area. Winners and
runners-up advance to the first round.
First round: 8 single-game ties in each area. Winners advance to
the area quarter-finals.
Area quarter-finals: 4 single-game ties in each area. Winners
advance to the area semi-finals.
Area semi-finals: 2 single-game ties in each area. Winners
advance to the area finals.
Area finals: 1 two-legged tie in each area. Winners advance to
the national final.
Final: a single game, played at Wembley.
Preliminary round
North
Group 1
| 7 Nov |
Tranmere |
1 |
- |
0 |
Chester |
| 28 Nov |
Chester |
0 |
- |
0 |
Rochdale |
| 12 Dec |
Rochdale |
0 |
- |
1 |
Tranmere |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Tranmere |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| 2 |
Chester |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Rochdale |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Play-off to determine the group runner-up:
| 20 Dec |
Rochdale |
1 |
- |
2 |
Chester |
Group 2
| 7 Nov |
Wrexham |
1 |
- |
0 |
Blackpool |
| 28 Nov |
Blackpool |
4 |
- |
0 |
Bury |
| 9 Dec |
Bury |
4 |
- |
1 |
Wrexham |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Blackpool |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| 2 |
Bury |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
| 3 |
Wrexham |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
Group 3
| 28 Nov |
Bolton |
2 |
- |
0 |
Crewe |
| 5 Dec |
Wigan |
1 |
- |
0 |
Bolton |
| 19 Dec |
Crewe |
1 |
- |
0 |
Wigan |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Bolton |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 2 |
Wigan |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 3 |
Crewe |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Group 4
| 7 Nov |
Preston |
3 |
- |
0 |
Burnley |
| 28 Nov |
Burnley |
0 |
- |
2 |
Stockport |
| 13 Dec |
Stockport |
2 |
- |
4 |
Preston |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Preston |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
Stockport |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
Burnley |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Group 5
| 7 Nov |
Huddersfield |
2 |
- |
2 |
Doncaster |
| 28 Nov |
Doncaster |
1 |
- |
0 |
Grimsby |
| 12 Dec |
Grimsby |
3 |
- |
3 |
Huddersfield |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Doncaster |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Huddersfield |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
| 3 |
Grimsby |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
Group 6
| 7 Nov |
York |
7 |
- |
1 |
Hartlepool |
| 28 Nov |
Hartlepool |
1 |
- |
4 |
Rotherham |
| 5 Dec |
Rotherham |
3 |
- |
1 |
York |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Rotherham |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
York |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
Hartlepool |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
Group 7
| 7 Nov |
Scunthorpe |
1 |
- |
0 |
Scarborough |
| 28 Nov |
Scarborough |
0 |
- |
1 |
Carlisle |
| 23 Dec |
Carlisle |
1 |
- |
1 |
Scunthorpe |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Carlisle |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Scunthorpe |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| 3 |
Scarborough |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
The top two placings in this group were decided by the toss of a
coin.
Group 8
| 7 Nov |
Halifax |
3 |
- |
0 |
Lincoln |
| 29 Nov |
Lincoln |
3 |
- |
0 |
Chesterfield |
| 12 Dec |
Chesterfield |
2 |
- |
1 |
Halifax |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Halifax |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| 2 |
Lincoln |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Chesterfield |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
South
Group 1
| 8 Nov |
Hereford |
3 |
- |
2 |
Aldershot |
| 28 Nov |
Aldershot |
3 |
- |
0 |
Birmingham |
| 12 Dec |
Birmingham |
1 |
- |
0 |
Hereford |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Aldershot |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| 2 |
Hereford |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Birmingham |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Group 2
| 5 Dec |
Bristol City |
2 |
- |
1 |
Swansea |
| 15 Jan |
Reading |
1 |
- |
1 |
Bristol City |
| 17 Jan |
Swansea |
1 |
- |
2 |
Reading |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Bristol City |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Reading |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 3 |
Swansea |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
The top two placings in this group were decided by the toss of a
coin.
Group 3
| 7 Nov |
Cardiff |
3 |
- |
5 |
Walsall |
| 28 Nov |
Walsall |
0 |
- |
1 |
Shrewsbury |
| 19 Dec |
Shrewsbury |
4 |
- |
0 |
Cardiff |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Shrewsbury |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
| 2 |
Walsall |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
Cardiff |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
Group 4
| 7 Nov |
Torquay |
1 |
- |
1 |
Bristol Rovers |
| 15 Dec |
Exeter |
2 |
- |
0 |
Torquay |
| 17 Dec |
Bristol Rovers |
3 |
- |
0 |
Exeter |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Bristol Rovers |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Exeter |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Torquay |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Group 5
| 7 Nov |
Brentford |
3 |
- |
0 |
Leyton Orient |
| 28 Nov |
Leyton Orient |
2 |
- |
0 |
Mansfield |
| 9 Dec |
Mansfield |
2 |
- |
1 |
Brentford |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Brentford |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| 2 |
Leyton Orient |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
Mansfield |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Play-off to determine the group runner-up:
| 9 Jan |
Mansfield |
2 |
- |
1 |
Leyton Orient |
Group 6
| 7 Nov |
Colchester |
0 |
- |
3 |
Northampton |
| 28 Nov |
Northampton |
2 |
- |
4 |
Maidstone |
| 10 Jan |
Maidstone |
2 |
- |
1 |
Colchester |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Maidstone |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
| 2 |
Northampton |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
Colchester |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
Group 7
| 7 Nov |
Southend |
1 |
- |
0 |
Gillingham |
| 28 Nov |
Gillingham |
2 |
- |
0 |
Cambridge |
| 12 Dec |
Cambridge |
3 |
- |
3 |
Southend |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Southend |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| 2 |
Gillingham |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 3 |
Cambridge |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
Group 8
| 8 Nov |
Peterborough |
1 |
- |
0 |
Fulham |
| 28 Nov |
Fulham |
0 |
- |
1 |
Notts County |
| 12 Dec |
Notts County |
2 |
- |
2 |
Peterborough |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Peterborough |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Notts County |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 3 |
Fulham |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
The top two placings in this group were decided by the toss of a
coin.
First round
North
| 9 Jan |
Bolton |
2 |
- |
1 |
Lincoln |
|
Carlisle |
1 |
- |
2 |
Stockport |
(aet) |
|
Doncaster |
2 |
- |
0 |
Bury |
|
Halifax |
1 |
- |
1 |
York |
(aet) |
|
(Halifax won on penalties) |
|
Preston |
1 |
- |
2 |
Wigan |
|
Rotherham |
3 |
- |
0 |
Huddersfield |
|
Tranmere |
2 |
- |
1 |
Scunthorpe |
| 16 Jan |
Blackpool |
0 |
- |
1 |
Chester |
South
| 9 Jan |
Aldershot |
1 |
- |
4 |
Walsall |
| 10 Jan |
Peterborough |
0 |
- |
1 |
Hereford |
| 16 Jan |
Maidstone |
2 |
- |
1 |
Mansfield |
| 17 Jan |
Southend |
2 |
- |
1 |
Northampton |
| 23 Jan |
Brentford |
2 |
- |
1 |
Reading |
|
Bristol City |
0 |
- |
1 |
Notts County |
|
Shrewsbury |
0 |
- |
1 |
Exeter |
| 24 Jan |
Bristol Rovers |
1 |
- |
0 |
Gillingham |
Area quarter-finals
North
| 30 Jan |
Halifax |
3 |
- |
1 |
Stockport |
(aet) |
|
Wigan |
1 |
- |
2 |
Doncaster |
(aet) |
| 31 Jan |
Bolton |
1 |
- |
0 |
Rotherham |
| 6 Feb |
Tranmere |
3 |
- |
0 |
Chester |
South
| 30 Jan |
Walsall |
4 |
- |
1 |
Southend |
| 6 Feb |
Brentford |
2 |
- |
2 |
Bristol Rovers |
(aet) |
|
(Bristol Rovers won on penalties) |
| 21 Feb |
Hereford |
1 |
- |
1 |
Notts County |
(aet) |
|
(Notts County won on penalties) |
|
Maidstone |
2 |
- |
0 |
Exeter |
Area semi-finals
North
| 20 Feb |
Doncaster |
3 |
- |
0 |
Halifax |
|
Tranmere |
2 |
- |
1 |
Bolton |
South
| 14 Mar |
Bristol Rovers |
0 |
- |
0 |
Walsall |
(aet) |
|
(Bristol Rovers won on penalties) |
|
Maidstone |
0 |
- |
1 |
Notts County |
Area finals
North
| 12 Mar |
Tranmere |
2 |
- |
0 |
Doncaster |
| 3 Apr |
Doncaster |
1 |
- |
1 |
Tranmere |
|
(Tranmere won 3-1 on aggregate) |
South
| 28 Mar |
Bristol Rovers |
1 |
- |
0 |
Notts County |
| 2 Apr |
Notts County |
0 |
- |
0 |
Bristol Rovers |
|
(Bristol Rovers won 1-0 on
aggregate) |
Final
Sunday 20th May 1990, at Wembley
| Tranmere Rovers |
2 |
- |
1 |
Bristol Rovers |