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1989 Football League Cup final

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1989 Football League Cup Final
Event1988–89 Football League Cup
Date9 April 1989
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeRoger Milford (Somerset)
Attendance76,130
1988
1990

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

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Nottingham Forest3–1Luton Town
Harford 35'
Wembley, London
Attendance: 76,130
Nottingham Forest
Luton Town
GK 1 England Steve Sutton
RB 2 England Brian Laws
LB 3 England Stuart Pearce (c)
CB 4 England Des Walker
CB 5 Scotland Terry Wilson
LM 6 England Steve Hodge
RM 7 Republic of Ireland Tommy Gaynor
CM 8 England Neil Webb
CF 9 England Nigel Clough
CF 10 England Lee Chapman
CM 11 England Garry Parker
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Steve Chettle
FW 14 Scotland Lee Glover
Manager:
England Brian Clough
GK 1 England Les Sealey
RB 2 England Tim Breacker
LB 3 Republic of Ireland Ashley Grimes downward-facing red arrow
CM 4 England David Preece
CB 5 England Steve Foster (c)
CB 6 Scotland Dave Beaumont
RM 7 Northern Ireland Danny Wilson
CF 8 United States Roy Wegerle
CF 9 England Mick Harford
CM 10 England Ricky Hill
LM 11 Northern Ireland Kingsley Black
Substitutes:
DF 12 England Darron McDonough upward-facing green arrow
FW 14 England Raphael Meade
Manager:
England Ray Harford

Road to Wembley

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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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