1988–89 Full Members' Cup

The 1988–89 Full Members' Cup (also known as the Simod Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the tournament created to compensate for the ban on English clubs from European football following the Heysel Stadium disaster. It was won by Nottingham Forest, who beat Everton 4–3 in the final at Wembley.

1988–89 Full Members' Cup
CountryEngland
Teams40
ChampionsNottingham Forest (1st title)
Runners-upEverton
Semi-finalists
Championship match score4–3 (a.e.t.)
Matches played39

First round

8 November 1988 Portsmouth (2)2–1Hull City (2)Fratton Park
8 November 1988 Southampton (1)3–0Stoke City (2)The Dell
Wallace
8 November 1988 Watford (2)2–0 (a.e.t.)Leicester City (2)Vicarage Road
9 November 1988 Chelsea (2)6–2Plymouth Argyle (2)Stamford Bridge
9 November 1988 Derby County (1)1–0Bournemouth (2)Baseball Ground
9 November 1988 Leeds United (2)3–1Shrewsbury Town (2)Elland Road
9 November 1988 Millwall (1)1–1
(3–1 p)
Barnsley (2)The Den
9 November 1988 Norwich City (1)2–1Swindon Town (2)Carrow Road
22 November 1988 Crystal Palace (2)4–2Walsall (2)Selhurst Park
23 November 1988 Oxford United (2)2–3Ipswich Town (2)Manor Ground

Second round

22 November 1988 Watford (2)1–1
(4–2 p)
West Ham United (1)Vicarage Road
23 November 1988 Derby County (1)2–1Aston Villa (1)Baseball Ground
29 November 1988 Millwall (2)2–0Leeds United (2)The Den
30 November 1988 Bradford City (2)2–3Chelsea (2)Valley Parade
13 December 1988 Southampton (1)1–2Crystal Palace (2)The Dell
20 December 1988 Ipswich Town (2)1–0 (a.e.t.)Norwich City (1)Portman Road
21 December 1988 Middlesbrough (1)2–1 (a.e.t.)Portsmouth (2)Ayresome Park
22 December 1988 Blackburn Rovers (2)2–1Sunderland (2)Ewood Park

Third round

13 December 1988 Watford (2)2–1Newcastle United (1)Vicarage Road
20 December 1988 Everton (1)2–0Millwall (1)Goodison Park
21 December 1988 Wimbledon (1)0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Derby County (1)Plough Lane
10 January 1989 Crystal Palace (2)4–1Luton Town (1)Selhurst Park

Quarter final

18 January 1989 Wimbledon (1)1–2Everton (1)Plough Lane
14 February 1989 Watford (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Queens Park Rangers (1)Vicarage Road

Semi final

Final

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Nottingham Forest
No. Position Player
1 GK Steve Sutton
2 DF Brian Laws
3 DF Stuart Pearce
4 DF Des Walker
5 DF Terry Wilson
6 MF Steve Hodge
7 MF Tommy Gaynor
8 MF Neil Webb
9 FW Nigel Clough
10 FW Lee Chapman 2
11 MF Garry Parker 2
12 (sub) DF Steve Chettle
14 (sub) MF Franz Carr
Manager Brian Clough
Everton
No. Position Player
1 GK Neville Southall
2 DF Neil McDonald
3 DF Pat Van Den Hauwe
4 DF Kevin Ratcliffe
5 DF Dave Watson
6 MF Paul Bracewell
7 MF Trevor Steven
8 MF Pat Nevin
9 FW Graeme Sharp 1
10 FW Tony Cottee 2
11 MF Kevin Sheedy
sub MF Stuart McCall
Manager Colin Harvey
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