1989–90 Associate Members' Cup

The 1989–90 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1989–90 Leyland DAF Cup, was the ninth staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the seventh staging of the Associate Members' Cup, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. The winners were Tranmere Rovers and the runners-up were Bristol Rovers.

The competition began on 7 November 1989 and ended with the final on 20 May 1990 at Wembley Stadium.

In the first round, there were two sections split into eight groups: 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 faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

Preliminary round Northern Section

Southern Section

First round

Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team9 JanuaryBolton Wanderers2–1Lincoln City9 JanuaryCarlisle United1 – 2After extra-time.Stockport County9 JanuaryDoncaster Rovers2–0Bury9 JanuaryHalifax Town1–1York CityHalifax Town won 7–6 on penalties9 JanuaryPreston North End1–2Wigan Athletic9 JanuaryRotherham United3–0Huddersfield Town9 JanuaryTranmere Rovers2–1Scunthorpe United16 JanuaryBlackpool0–1Chester City

Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team9 JanuaryAldershot1–4Walsall10 JanuaryPeterborough United0–1Hereford United17 JanuaryMaidstone United2–1Mansfield Town17 JanuarySouthend United2–1Northampton Town23 JanuaryBrentford2–1Reading23 JanuaryBristol City0–1Notts County23 JanuaryShrewsbury Town0–1Exeter City24 JanuaryBristol Rovers1–0Gillingham

Quarter-finals

Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team30 JanuaryHalifax Town3 – 1Stockport County30 JanuaryWigan Athletic1 – 2Doncaster Rovers31 JanuaryBolton Wanderers1–0Rotherham United6 FebruaryTranmere Rovers3–0Chester City

Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team30 JanuaryWalsall4–1Southend United6 FebruaryBrentford2–2Bristol RoversBristol Rovers won 4–3 on penalties21 FebruaryHereford United1–1Notts CountyNotts County won 4–3 on penalties21 FebruaryMaidstone United2–0Exeter City

Area semi-finals

Northern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team20 FebruaryDoncaster Rovers3–0Halifax Town20 FebruaryTranmere Rovers2–1Bolton Wanderers

Southern Section DateHome teamScoreAway team14 MarchBristol Rovers0–0WalsallBristol Rovers won 3–2 on penalties14 MarchMaidstone United0 – 1Notts County

Area finals Northern Area final

Southern Area final

Final

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