1991–92 Football League Cup

1991–92 Football League Cup
League Cup, Rumbelows Cup
Country  England
 Wales
Teams 93
Champions Manchester United
(1st title)
Runners-up Nottingham Forest

The 1991–92 Football League Cup (known as the Rumbelows Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 association football clubs.

The competition began on 20 August 1991, and ended with the final on 12 April 1992 at the Old Wembley Stadium. The trophy was won by Manchester United for the first time.

For the fifth round draw the home teams were drawn by Jimmy Greaves and the away teams by Donald Trump. The draw was conducted at Trump Tower in New York City.

First round

First Leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Barnet5–5Brentford20 August 1991
Blackburn Rovers1–1Hull City20 August 1991
Bolton Wanderers2–2York City20 August 1991
Cambridge United1–0Reading21 August 1991
Cardiff City3–2Bournemouth21 August 1991
Charlton Athletic4–2Fulham21 August 1991
Chester City1–0Lincoln City20 August 1991
Crewe Alexandra5–2Doncaster Rovers20 August 1991
Darlington1–0Huddersfield Town20 August 1991
Exeter City0–1Birmingham City21 August 1991
Halifax Town3–4Tranmere Rovers20 August 1991
Hartlepool United1–0Bury20 August 1991
Leicester City3–0Maidstone United21 August 1991
Leyton Orient5–0Northampton20 August 1991
Mansfield Town0–3Blackpool20 August 1991
Peterborough United3–1Aldershot20 August 1991
Portsmouth2–1Gillingham20 August 1991
Preston North End5–4Scarborough20 August 1991
Rochdale5–1Carlisle United20 August 1991
Rotherham United1–3Grimsby Town20 August 1991
Shrewsbury Town1–1Plymouth Argyle20 August 1991
Stockport County1–1Bradford City20 August 1991
Stoke City1–0Chesterfield21 August 1991
Swansea City2–2Walsall20 August 1991
Swindon Town2–0West Bromwich Albion20 August 1991
Torquay United2–0Hereford United20 August 1991
Watford2–0Southend United20 August 1991
Wigan Athletic3–1Burnley20 August 1991
Wrexham1–0Scunthorpe United20 August 1991

Second Leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Aldershot1–2Peterborough United27 August 19912–5
Birmingham City4–0Exeter City27 August 19915–0
Blackpool4–2Mansfield Town27 August 19917–2
Bournemouth4–1Cardiff City27 August 19916–4
Bradford City3–1[1]Stockport County28 August 19914–2
Brentford3–1Barnet27 August 19918–6
Burnley2–3Wigan Athletic27 August 19913–6
Bury2–2Hartlepool United27 August 19912–3
Carlisle United1–1Rochdale27 August 19912–6
Chesterfield1–2Stoke City27 August 19911–3
Doncaster Rovers2–4Crewe Alexandra27 August 19914–9
Fulham1–1Charlton Athletic27 August 19913–5
Gillingham3–4Portsmouth27 August 19914–6
Grimsby Town1–0Rotherham United27 August 19914–1
Hereford United2–1Torquay United28 August 19912–3
Huddersfield Town4–0Darlington28 August 19914–1
Hull City1–0Blackburn Rovers27 August 19912–1
Lincoln City4–3[1][2]Chester City28 August 19914–4
Maidstone United0–1Leicester City28 August 19910–4
Northampton2–0Leyton Orient10 September 19912–5
Plymouth Argyle2–2[1][3]Shrewsbury Town27 August 19913–3
Reading0–3Cambridge United28 August 19910–4
Scarborough3–1[1]Preston North End28 August 19917–6
Scunthorpe United3–0Wrexham27 August 19913–1
Southend United1–1Watford28 August 19911–3
Tranmere Rovers4–3[1]Halifax Town27 August 19918–6
Walsall0–1Swansea City27 August 19912–3
West Bromwich Albion2–2Swindon Town28 August 19912–4
York City1–2Bolton Wanderers27 August 19913–4

Second round

First Leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Blackpool1–0Barnsley24 September 1991
Bradford City1–1West Ham United24 September 1991
Brentford4–1Brighton & Hove Albion24 September 1991
Bristol Rovers1–3Bristol City25 September 1991
Charlton Athletic0–2Norwich City25 September 1991
Chelsea1–1Tranmere Rovers25 September 1991
Coventry City4–0Rochdale25 September 1991
Crewe Alexandra3–4Newcastle United24 September 1991
Derby County0–0Ipswich Town25 September 1991
Everton1–0Watford24 September 1991
Grimsby Town0–0Aston Villa25 September 1991
Hartlepool United1–1Crystal Palace25 September 1991
Hull City0–3Queens Park Rangers24 September 1991
Leicester City1–1Arsenal25 September 1991
Leyton Orient0–0Sheffield Wednesday24 September 1991
Liverpool2–2Stoke City25 September 1991
Luton Town2–2Birmingham City25 September 1991
Manchester City3–1Chester City25 September 1991
Manchester United3–0Cambridge United25 September 1991
Middlesbrough1–1Bournemouth24 September 1991
Millwall2–2Swindon Town25 September 1991
Nottingham Forest4–0Bolton Wanderers25 September 1991
Oldham Athletic7–1Torquay United24 September 1991
Port Vale2–1Notts County24 September 1991
Portsmouth0–0Oxford United24 September 1991
Scarborough1–3Southampton24 September 1991
Scunthorpe United0–0Leeds United24 September 1991
Sunderland1–2Huddersfield Town24 September 1991
Swansea City1–0Tottenham Hotspur25 September 1991
Wigan Athletic2–2Sheffield United24 September 1991
Wimbledon1–2Peterborough United24 September 1991
Wolverhampton Wanderers6–1Shrewsbury Town24 September 1991

Second Leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Arsenal2–0Leicester City8 October 19913–1
Aston Villa1–1[1][4]Grimsby Town9 October 19911–1
Barnsley2–0[1]Blackpool8 October 19912–1
Birmingham City3–2Luton Town8 October 19915–4
Bolton Wanderers2–5Nottingham Forest8 October 19912–9
Bournemouth1–2[1]Middlesbrough8 October 19912–3
Brighton & Hove Albion4–2[1]Brentford9 October 19915–6
Bristol City2–4[1][5]Bristol Rovers8 October 19915–5
Cambridge United1–1Manchester United9 October 19911–4
Chester City0–3Manchester City8 October 19911–6
Crystal Palace6–1Hartlepool United8 October 19917–2
Huddersfield Town4–0Sunderland9 October 19916–1
Ipswich Town0–2Derby County8 October 19910–2
Leeds United3–0Scunthorpe United8 October 19913–0
Newcastle United1–0Crewe Alexandra9 October 19915–3
Norwich City3–0Charlton Athletic9 October 19915–0
Notts County3–2[1][6]Port Vale9 October 19914–4
Oxford United0–1Portsmouth9 October 19910–1
Peterborough United2–2Wimbledon8 October 19914–3
Queens Park Rangers5–1Hull City9 October 19918–1
Rochdale1–0Coventry City8 October 19911–4
Sheffield United1–0Wigan Athletic8 October 19913–2
Sheffield Wednesday4–1Leyton Orient9 October 19914–1
Shrewsbury Town3–1Wolverhampton Wanderers8 October 19914–7
Southampton2–2Scarborough9 October 19915–3
Stoke City2–3Liverpool9 October 19914–5
Swindon Town3–1Millwall8 October 19915–3
Torquay United0–2Oldham Athletic9 October 19911–9
Tottenham Hotspur5–1Swansea City9 October 19915–2
Tranmere Rovers3–1[1]Chelsea8 October 19914–2
Watford1–2Everton8 October 19911–3
West Ham United4–0Bradford City9 October 19915–1

Third round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Birmingham City1–1Crystal Palace29 October 1991
Coventry City1–0Arsenal30 October 1991
Everton4–1Wolverhampton Wanderers30 October 1991
Grimsby Town0–3Tottenham Hotspur29 October 1991
Huddersfield Town1–4Swindon Town29 October 1991
Leeds United3–1Tranmere Rovers29 October 1991
Liverpool2–2Port Vale29 October 1991
Manchester City0–0Queens Park Rangers29 October 1991
Manchester United3–1Portsmouth30 October 1991
Middlesbrough1–0Barnsley29 October 1991
Norwich City4–1Brentford30 October 1991
Nottingham Forest2–0Bristol Rovers30 October 1991
Oldham Athletic2–1Derby County29 October 1991
Peterborough United1–0Newcastle United29 October 1991
Sheffield United0–2West Ham United29 October 1991
Sheffield Wednesday1–1Southampton30 October 1991

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Crystal Palace1–1[1]Birmingham City19 November 1991
Port Vale1–4Liverpool20 November 1991
Queens Park Rangers1–3Manchester City20 November 1991
Southampton1–0Sheffield Wednesday20 November 1991

2nd Replay

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Crystal Palace2–1Birmingham City3 December 1991

Fourth round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Middlesbrough2–1Manchester City3 December 1991
Peterborough United1–0Liverpool3 December 1991
Coventry City1–2Tottenham Hotspur4 December 1991
Everton1–4Leeds United4 December 1991
Manchester United2–0Oldham Athletic4 December 1991
Norwich City2–1West Ham United4 December 1991
Nottingham Forest0–0Southampton4 December 1991
Swindon Town0–1Crystal Palace17 December 1991

Replay

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Southampton0–1Nottingham Forest17 December 1991

Fifth Round

Ties

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Peterborough United 0–0Middlesbrough8 January 1992
Leeds United1–3Manchester United8 January 1992
Tottenham Hotspur2–1Norwich City8 January 1992
Nottingham Forest4–2Crystal Palace5 February 1992

Replays

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Middlesbrough1–0Peterborough United12 February 1992

Semi-finals

Four time winners Nottingham Forest edged past Tottenham Hotspur to reach their sixth League Cup final in 15 years, while Manchester United overcame Middlesbrough to reach the final for the third time and be in a position to win it for the first time ever.

First Leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date
Middlesbrough0–0Manchester United4 March 1992
Nottingham Forest1–1Tottenham Hotspur9 February 1992

Second Leg

Home Team Score Away Team Date Agg
Manchester United2–1[1]Middlesbrough11 March 19922–1
Tottenham Hotspur1–2[1]Nottingham Forest1 March 19922–3

Final

Manchester United 1–0 Nottingham Forest
McClair  14'
Attendance: 76,810

References

General

  • "English League Cup 1991/1992". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  • "England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  • "English League Cup 1991–1992 : Results". Statto. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

Specific

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 After Extra Time
  2. ↑ Chester City won on the Away Goals Rule
  3. ↑ Shrewsbury Town won on the Away Goals Rule
  4. ↑ Grimsby Town won on the Away Goals Rule
  5. ↑ Bristol Rovers won on the Away Goals Rule
  6. ↑ Port Vale won on the Away Goals Rule
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