1988–89 Full Members' Cup

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The 1988–89 Full Members' Cup (also known as the Simod Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth 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
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Teams40
Final positions
ChampionsNottingham Forest (1st title)
Runner-upEverton
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played39

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham opted out of this competition.

First round

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8 November 1988 Charlton Athletic (1)0–1 Sunderland (2) The Valley
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 Aston Villa (1) 6–0Birmingham City (2)Villa Park
9 November 1988 Chelsea (2) 6–2Plymouth Argyle (2)Stamford Bridge
K. Wilson   37'
McAllister   50', 72'
Clarke   65'
Roberts   76'
McLaughlin   87'
Stuart   53'
McCarthy   63' (pen.)
9 November 1988 Derby County (1) 1–0Bournemouth (2)Baseball Ground
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)2–3 Ipswich Town (2) Manor Ground

Second round

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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)2–3 Chelsea (2) Valley Parade
Thomas   72'
Palin   83' (pen.)
Dixon   23'
Roberts   45' (pen.)
Wood   60'
13 December 1988 Southampton (1)1–2 Crystal 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

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13 December 1988 Watford (2) 2–1Newcastle United (1)Vicarage Road
20 December 1988 Everton (1) 2–0Millwall (1)Goodison Park
Hurlock   36' (o.g.)
Cottee   37'
21 December 1988 Wimbledon (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Derby County (1)Plough Lane
10 January 1989 Chelsea (2)1–4 (a.e.t.) Nottingham Forest (1) Stamford Bridge
Dixon   58' Chapman   54'
Gaynor   104'
Pearce   108' (pen.)
Parker   114'
10 January 1989 Crystal Palace (2) 4–1Luton Town (1)Selhurst Park

Quarter-final

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Wimbledon (1)1–2Everton (1)
Scales   18' Clarke   58', 81'
Attendance: 2,477
Ipswich Town (2)1–3Nottingham Forest (1)
Dozzell Hodge
Pearce
Crosby
Attendance: 16,498
Middlesbrough (1)2–3Crystal Palace (2)
Slaven
Cooper
Pardew
Barter
Wright
Attendance: 16,314
Watford (2)1–1 (a.e.t.)Queens Park Rangers (1)
Porter (pen) Coney
Penalties
1–3
Attendance: 8,103

Semi-final

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Nottingham Forest (1)3–1Crystal Palace (2)
Webb (2)
Pearce
Wright
Everton (1)1–0Queens Park Rangers (1)
Nevin   68'
Attendance: 7,072

Final

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Nottingham Forest (1)4–3 (a.e.t.)Everton (1)
Parker   30', 67'
Chapman   92', 117'
Cottee   8', 101'
Sharp   49'
Attendance: 46,606
Referee: Allan Gunn

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

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