1989 Football League Cup Final
Event1988–89 Football League Cup
Date9 April 1989
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeRoger Milford (Somerset)
Attendance76,130

The 1989 Football League Cup Final was a football match played on 9 April 1989 between Nottingham Forest and the 1988 League Cup winners, Luton Town at Wembley Stadium. Nottingham Forest claimed victory in the 29th League Cup final with a 3–1 victory. Luton opened the scoring in the first half with a header from Mick Harford, while Forest's Lee Chapman had a goal disallowed at the other end. In the second half Forest took control and equalised with a penalty by Nigel Clough. Soon after, Tommy Gaynor provided a cross for Neil Webb to control and slot into the Luton net. Clough completed the scoring with a low drilled shot from just outside the penalty area. It was Forest's third victory in this competition, and currently the last time Luton have appeared in either domestic cup final.

Match details

Nottingham Forest3–1Luton Town
Clough 54' (pen.), 76'
Webb 68'
Harford 35'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 76,130
Nottingham Forest
Luton Town
GK1England Steve Sutton
RB2England Brian Laws
LB3England Stuart Pearce (c)
CB4England Des Walker
CB5Scotland Terry Wilson
LM6England Steve Hodge
RM7Republic of Ireland Tommy Gaynor
CM8England Neil Webb
CF9England Nigel Clough
CF10England Lee Chapman
CM11England Garry Parker
Substitutes:
DF12England Steve Chettle
FW14Scotland Lee Glover
Manager:
England Brian Clough
GK1England Les Sealey
RB2England Tim Breacker
LB3Republic of Ireland Ashley Grimesdownward-facing red arrow
CM4England David Preece
CB5England Steve Foster (c)
CB6Scotland Dave Beaumont
RM7Northern Ireland Danny Wilson
CF8United States Roy Wegerle
CF9England Mick Harford
CM10England Ricky Hill
LM11Northern Ireland Kingsley Black
Substitutes:
DF12England Darron McDonoughupward-facing green arrow
FW14England Raphael Meade
Manager:
England Ray Harford

Road to Wembley

Luton

Luton 1–1 Burnley (R Johnson) 2nd Round 1st Leg

Burnley 0–1 Luton (R Hill) 2nd Round 2nd Leg

Leeds 0–2 Luton (D Wilson, K Black) 3rd Round

Luton 3–1 Manchester City (R Wegerle 2, Oldfield) 4th Round

Luton 1–1 Southampton (M Harford) 5th Round

Southampton 1–2 Luton (M Harford, R Hill) 5th Round Replay

West Ham United 0–3 Luton (M Harford, R Wegerle, D Wilson) Semi-final 1st Leg

Luton 2–0 West Ham United (M Harford, R Wegerle) Semi-final 2nd Leg

References


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