Leyland DAF Cup - 1990/91
Participating teams
48: 24 each from the Third and Fourth Divisions. 24 teams in each
area group.
North: Blackpool, Bolton, Bradford, Burnley, Bury, Carlisle,
Chester, Chesterfield, Crewe, Darlington, Doncaster, Grimsby, Halifax,
Hartlepool, Huddersfield, Preston, Rochdale, Rotherham, Scarborough,
Scunthorpe, Stockport, Tranmere, Wigan, York.
South: Aldershot, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Brentford, Cambridge,
Cardiff, Exeter, Fulham, Gillingham, Hereford, Leyton Orient, Lincoln,
Maidstone, Mansfield, Northampton, Peterborough, Reading, Shrewsbury,
Southend, Stoke, Swansea, Torquay, Walsall, Wrexham.
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
Note: The source from which this information was obtained does
not give the group numbers; therefore, the number assigned to each group
below is arbitrary, and does not necessarily correspond to the number
which the group actually bore.
North
Group 1
| 5 Nov |
Halifax |
1 |
- |
1 |
Rotherham |
| 27 Nov |
Rotherham |
1 |
- |
1 |
Scarborough |
| 9 Jan |
Scarborough |
1 |
- |
2 |
Halifax |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Halifax |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Rotherham |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 3 |
Scarborough |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Group 2
| 6 Nov |
Bolton |
1 |
- |
0 |
Tranmere |
| 27 Nov |
Tranmere |
4 |
- |
0 |
Blackpool |
| 18 Dec |
Blackpool |
3 |
- |
0 |
Bolton |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Tranmere |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| 2 |
Blackpool |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
Bolton |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Group 3
| 6 Nov |
Burnley |
2 |
- |
1 |
Crewe |
| 27 Nov |
Crewe |
1 |
- |
1 |
Stockport |
| 8 Jan |
Stockport |
1 |
- |
1 |
Burnley |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Burnley |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Stockport |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| 3 |
Crewe |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Group 4
| 6 Nov |
Carlisle |
1 |
- |
1 |
Preston |
| 27 Nov |
Preston |
3 |
- |
1 |
Rochdale |
| 18 Dec |
Rochdale |
1 |
- |
0 |
Carlisle |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Preston |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Rochdale |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Carlisle |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Group 5
| 6 Nov |
Chesterfield |
1 |
- |
1 |
Doncaster |
| 27 Nov |
Doncaster |
1 |
- |
0 |
Scunthorpe |
| 18 Dec |
Scunthorpe |
3 |
- |
1 |
Chesterfield |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Doncaster |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Scunthorpe |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Chesterfield |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
Group 6
| 6 Nov |
Grimsby |
1 |
- |
3 |
York |
| 27 Nov |
York |
3 |
- |
2 |
Darlington |
| 11 Dec |
Darlington |
3 |
- |
1 |
Grimsby |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
York |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
| 2 |
Darlington |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
Grimsby |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
Group 7
| 6 Nov |
Wigan |
4 |
- |
0 |
Chester |
| 27 Nov |
Chester |
2 |
- |
0 |
Bury |
| 11 Dec |
Bury |
2 |
- |
1 |
Wigan |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Wigan |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
| 2 |
Bury |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Chester |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
Group 8
| 7 Nov |
Bradford |
1 |
- |
1 |
Huddersfield |
| 28 Nov |
Huddersfield |
1 |
- |
4 |
Hartlepool |
| 18 Dec |
Hartlepool |
0 |
- |
4 |
Bradford |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Bradford |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Hartlepool |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
| 3 |
Huddersfield |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
South
Group 1
| 6 Nov |
Bournemouth |
0 |
- |
0 |
Gillingham |
| 27 Nov |
Gillingham |
4 |
- |
1 |
Maidstone |
| 11 Dec |
Maidstone |
3 |
- |
1 |
Bournemouth |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Gillingham |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
Maidstone |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
| 3 |
Bournemouth |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Group 2
| 6 Nov |
Peterborough |
0 |
- |
2 |
Cambridge |
| 27 Nov |
Wrexham |
3 |
- |
3 |
Peterborough |
| 18 Dec |
Cambridge |
1 |
- |
0 |
Wrexham |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Cambridge |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| 2 |
Wrexham |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| 3 |
Peterborough |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
Group 3
| 6 Nov |
Southend |
10 |
- |
1 |
Aldershot |
| 27 Nov |
Aldershot |
3 |
- |
1 |
Reading |
| 7 Dec |
Reading |
1 |
- |
4 |
Southend |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Southend |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
Aldershot |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
11 |
3 |
| 3 |
Reading |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
Group 4
| 6 Nov |
Stoke |
1 |
- |
1 |
Northampton |
| 27 Nov |
Northampton |
1 |
- |
2 |
Mansfield |
| 8 Jan |
Mansfield |
3 |
- |
0 |
Stoke |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Mansfield |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
| 2 |
Northampton |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| 3 |
Stoke |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Group 5
| 6 Nov |
Torquay |
1 |
- |
1 |
Swansea |
| 27 Nov |
Swansea |
1 |
- |
1 |
Shrewsbury |
| 18 Dec |
Shrewsbury |
1 |
- |
1 |
Torquay |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Shrewsbury |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Swansea |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Torquay |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Play-offs to determine the group placings:
| 16 Jan |
Shrewsbury |
2 |
- |
6 |
Torquay |
| 23 Jan |
Swansea |
4 |
- |
2 |
Shrewsbury |
| 28 Jan |
Torquay |
2 |
- |
0 |
Swansea |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Torquay |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
Swansea |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
Shrewsbury |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
Group 6
| 6 Nov |
Walsall |
0 |
- |
1 |
Birmingham |
| 27 Nov |
Birmingham |
2 |
- |
0 |
Lincoln |
| 12 Dec |
Lincoln |
1 |
- |
1 |
Walsall |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Birmingham |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| 2 |
Walsall |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| 3 |
Lincoln |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Group 7
| 12 Nov |
Leyton Orient |
0 |
- |
2 |
Fulham |
| 27 Nov |
Fulham |
1 |
- |
1 |
Brentford |
| 29 Jan |
Brentford |
2 |
- |
0 |
Leyton Orient |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Brentford |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
|
Fulham |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| 3 |
Leyton Orient |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
Group 8
| 13 Nov |
Cardiff |
0 |
- |
1 |
Exeter |
| 28 Nov |
Exeter |
2 |
- |
2 |
Hereford |
| 11 Dec |
Hereford |
1 |
- |
1 |
Cardiff |
|
|
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Exeter |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
Hereford |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| 3 |
Cardiff |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
First round
North
| 8 Jan |
Preston |
2 |
- |
1 |
Darlington |
(aet) |
| 15 Jan |
Doncaster |
0 |
- |
0 |
Scunthorpe |
(aet) |
|
(Scunthorpe won on penalties) |
|
Tranmere |
3 |
- |
0 |
Rotherham |
| 22 Jan |
Bradford |
3 |
- |
2 |
Hartlepool |
|
Burnley |
3 |
- |
2 |
Stockport |
(aet) |
|
Halifax |
0 |
- |
1 |
Blackpool |
|
Wigan |
2 |
- |
0 |
Rochdale |
|
York |
1 |
- |
2 |
Bury |
South
| 8 Jan |
Gillingham |
0 |
- |
1 |
Hereford |
|
Southend |
2 |
- |
0 |
Maidstone |
| 23 Jan |
Exeter |
1 |
- |
0 |
Aldershot |
| 29 Jan |
Cambridge |
1 |
- |
0 |
Walsall |
| 18 Feb |
Birmingham |
0 |
- |
0 |
Swansea |
(aet) |
|
(Birmingham won on penalties) |
| 19 Feb |
Mansfield |
2 |
- |
1 |
Fulham |
|
Torquay |
2 |
- |
0 |
Northampton |
| 21 Feb |
Brentford |
0 |
- |
0 |
Wrexham |
(aet) |
|
(Brentford won on penalties) |
Area quarter-finals
North
| 29 Jan |
Bradford |
0 |
- |
1 |
Burnley |
|
Scunthorpe |
1 |
- |
4 |
Preston |
|
Tranmere |
2 |
- |
0 |
Blackpool |
|
Wigan |
2 |
- |
0 |
Bury |
South
| 20 Feb |
Exeter |
0 |
- |
1 |
Cambridge |
| 26 Feb |
Birmingham |
2 |
- |
0 |
Mansfield |
|
Southend |
7 |
- |
0 |
Torquay |
| 28 Feb |
Hereford |
0 |
- |
2 |
Brentford |
Area semi-finals
North
| 19 Feb |
Preston |
6 |
- |
1 |
Burnley |
|
Wigan |
0 |
- |
3 |
Tranmere |
South
| 5 Mar |
Birmingham |
3 |
- |
1 |
Cambridge |
|
Southend |
0 |
- |
3 |
Brentford |
Area finals
North
| 5 Mar |
Tranmere |
4 |
- |
0 |
Preston |
| 9 Apr |
Preston |
1 |
- |
0 |
Tranmere |
|
(Tranmere won 4-1 on aggregate) |
South
| 26 Mar |
Birmingham |
2 |
- |
1 |
Brentford |
| 9 Apr |
Brentford |
0 |
- |
1 |
Birmingham |
|
(Birmingham won 3-1 on aggregate) |
Final
Sunday 26th May 1991, at Wembley
| Birmingham City |
3 |
- |
2 |
Tranmere Rovers |