1988–89 FA Cup
The FA Cup 1988/89 was the 108th edition of the competition. Defending champion was the Wimbledon FC, who had beaten Liverpool in the previous year 1-0. The finals contest the teams of FC Liverpool and Everton. Everton had won the FA Cup last 1984, a 2-0 win against FC Watford. Liverpool won the coveted trophy last in 1986 in the final against Everton.
The final took place on 20 May 1989 at Wembley Stadium in front of 82,800 spectators instead and was a repeat of the final game of 1986. Three years ago, had the team of FC Liverpool goals from Ian Rush ( 2) and Craig Johnston, with a goal, enforced by Gary Lineker 3-1.
The Liverpool FC already went in the 4th minute with a goal of the Irish international's John Aldridge lead and held this score until just before the end of normal time. Only in the 89 minutes succeeded Stuart McCall of the acclaimed compensation for Everton. In the subsequent extension Ian Rush scored in the 95th minute opener for Liverpool before McCall was able to achieve the re- compensation for his team with his second goal in the 102nd minute. The second hit the Welshman Ian Rush in the 104th minute sealed the fourth Liverpool triumph in the prestigious competition.
Hillsborough disaster
The competition was overshadowed this season by the tragic events during the semi-final on 15 April 1989 by the Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. The game was stopped after six minutes, as there had been in the block of FC Liverpool in a mass panic that ultimately led to 96 dead and 766 injured. Only after spectators climbed into panic over the fences of the block, the game in the sixth minute was stopped by the referee. (see Hillsborough disaster )
Mode
All teams in the first and second English League rise from the 3rd round in the competition. Followed each per round qualifying matches. Ends the game after regular time in a draw, a replay will take place in which the venue is changed. During another draw another game is needed.
The team from Watford FC was therefore such as in the third round forced four games to discharge against Newcastle United, before the collection was achieved in the 4th round.
The two semi-finals are always held on neutral ground, so the match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium and Old Trafford was played and the game Everton against Norwich City at Villa Park.
First round
- Enfield FC - Leyton Orient 1-1 Leyton Orient - Enfield FC 2-2, Leyton Orient - Enfield FC 0:1
- Blackpool FC - Scunthorpe United 2-1
- Darlington FC - Notts County 1:2
- Bath City - Grays Athletic 2-0
- Bristol City - Southend United 3-1
- Burnley FC - Chester City 0:2
- Preston North End - Tranmere Rovers 1:1 Tranmere Rovers - Preston North End 3-0
- Yeovil Town - Merthyr Tydfil FC 3:2
- Reading FC - Hendon FC 2:0
- FC Woking - Cambridge United 1:4
- Gillingham FC - Peterborough United 3-3 Peterborough United - FC Gillingham 1-0
- Bolton Wanderers - FC Chesterfield 0-0 Chesterfield FC - Bolton Wanderers 2:3
- Grimsby Town - Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0
- Stafford Rangers - Crewe Alexandra 2-2, Crewe Alexandra - Stafford Rangers 3-2
- Scarborough FC - Stockport County 2-1
- Doncaster Rovers - Brandon United 0-0 Doncaster Rovers - Brandon United 2-1
- Fulham FC - Colchester United 0:1
- Brentford FC - Halesowen Town 2-0
- Bristol Rovers - Fisher Athletic 3-0
- FC Altrincham - Lincoln City F. C. 3:2
- Bognor Regis Town - Exeter City 2-1
- Huddersfield Town AFC Rochdale 1:1, AFC Rochdale - Huddersfield Town 3:4
- Mansfield Town - Sheffield United 1-1 Sheffield United - Mansfield Town 2-1
- Cardiff City - Hereford United 3-0
- Halifax Town - York City 1-0
- AFC Newport County - Maidstone United 1:2
- Southport FC - FC Port Vale 0:2
- Runcorn FC - Wrexham FC 2:2, Wrexham FC - FC Runcorn 2:3
- Torquay United - Fareham Town 2-2, Fareham Town - Torquay United 2:3
- Kettering Town - Dartford FC 2:1
- Rotherham United - FC 3-1 Barrow
- Aldershot FC - FC Hayes 1-0
- Dagenham - Sutton United 0:4
- Havant & Waterlooville FC - Aylesbury United 1:4
- Telford United 1-1 Carlisle United Carlisle United - Telford United 4-1
- Swansea City - Northampton Town 3-1
- Frickley Athletic FC - Northwich Victoria 0-2
- Hartlepool United - Wigan Athletic 2-0
- Welling United - Bromsgrove Rovers 3-0
- Guisborough Town - Bury FC 0:1
2nd round
- FC Enfield - Cardiff City 1:4
- Blackpool FC - FC Bury 3-0
- Bath City - Welling United 0-0 Welling United - Bath City 3:2
- Yeovil Town - Torquay United 0-0 Torquay United - Yeovil Town 1-0
- Reading FC - Maidstone United 1:1, Maidstone United - Reading FC 1:2
- Bolton Wanderers - FC Port Vale 1:2
- Grimsby Town - Rotherham United 3-2
- Northwich Victoria - Tranmere Rovers 1:2
- Scarborough FC - Carlisle United 0:1
- Doncaster Rovers - Sheffield United 1:3
- Aylesbury United - Sutton United 0:1
- FC Altrincham - Halifax Town 0:3
- Bognor Regis Town - Cambridge United 0:1
- Huddersfield Town - Chester City 1-0
- Runcorn FC - Crewe Alexandra 0:3
- Kettering Town - Bristol Rovers 2-1
- Aldershot FC - Bristol City 1-1 Bristol City - FC Aldershot 0-0 Aldershot FC - Bristol City 2-2 Bristol City - FC Aldershot 1-0
- Peterborough United - FC Brentford 0-0 Brentford FC - Peterborough United 3-2
- Colchester United - Swansea City 2-2 Swansea City - Colchester United 1:3
- Hartlepool United - Notts County 1-0
Round 3
- Blackpool FC - AFC Bournemouth 0-1
- Sutton United - Coventry City 3-0
- Walsall FC - FC Brentford 1:1 Brentford FC - Walsall FC 1-0
- Nottingham Forest - Ipswich Town 3-0
- Sheffield Wednesday - Torquay United 5-1
- Crewe Alexandra - Aston Villa 2:3
- Middlesbrough FC - Grimsby Town 1:2
- West Bromwich Albion - Everton 1:1 Everton - West Bromwich Albion 1-0
- Sunderland AFC - Oxford United 1-1 Oxford United - Sunderland AFC 2-0
- Derby County - Southampton FC 1:1, Southampton FC - Derby County 1:2
- Shrewsbury Town - Colchester United 0:3
- Tranmere Rovers - Reading FC 1:1 FC Reading - Tranmere Rovers 2-1
- Newcastle United - FC Watford 0-0 Watford FC - Newcastle United 2-2 Newcastle United - FC Watford 0-0 Watford FC - Newcastle United 1-0
- Manchester City - Leicester City 1-0
- Barnsley FC - Chelsea 4-0
- Portsmouth FC - Swindon Town 1-1 Swindon Town - Portsmouth FC 2-0
- Brighton & Hove Albion - Leeds United 1:2
- Manchester United - Queens Park Rangers 0-0, Queens Park Rangers - Manchester United 2-2 Manchester United - Queens Park Rangers 3-0
- Plymouth Argyle - Cambridge United 2-0
- Bradford City - Tottenham Hotspur 1-0
- Luton Town 3:2 - Millwall FC
- Carlisle United - FC Liverpool 0:3
- Huddersfield Town - Sheffield United 0:1
- Cardiff City - Hull City 1:2
- Port Vale FC - Norwich City 1:3
- Charlton Athletic - Oldham Athletic 2-1
- Kettering Town - Halifax Town 1:1, Halifax Town - Kettering Town 2:3
- Stoke City - Crystal Palace 1-0
- Birmingham City - Wimbledon FC 0:1
- Hartlepool United - Bristol City 1-0
- Welling United - Blackburn Rovers 0:1
4th Round
- Watford FC - Derby County 2-1
- Nottingham Forest - Leeds United 2-0
- Blackburn Rovers - Sheffield Wednesday 2-1
- Aston Villa - FC Wimbledon 0:1
- Grimsby Town - Reading FC 1:1, Reading FC - Grimsby Town 1:2
- Sheffield United - Colchester United 3-3 Colchester United - Sheffield United 0:2
- Brentford FC - Manchester City 3:1
- Manchester United - Oxford United 4-0
- Norwich City - Sutton United 8-0
- Plymouth Argyle - Everton 1:1 Everton FC - Plymouth Argyle 4-0
- Bradford City - Hull City 1:2
- Millwall FC - FC Liverpool 0:2
- Charlton Athletic - Kettering Town 2-1
- Stoke City - Barnsley FC 3:3, Barnsley FC - Stoke City 2:1
- Hartlepool United - AFC Bournemouth 1-1 AFC Bournemouth - Hartlepool United 5:2
Second round
- AFC Bournemouth - Manchester United 1:1 Manchester United - AFC Bournemouth 1-0
- Watford FC - Nottingham Forest 0:3
- Blackburn Rovers - Brentford FC 0:2
- Barnsley FC - Everton FC 0:1
- Norwich City - Sheffield United 3:2
- Hull City - FC Liverpool 2:3
- Wimbledon FC - Grimsby Town 3-1
Quarterfinals
- Liverpool FC - FC Brentford 4-0
- Everton FC - FC Wimbledon 1-0
- Manchester United - Nottingham Forest 0:1
Semifinal
- Liverpool - Nottingham Forest 0-0 ( canceled, see Hillsborough disaster ), Liverpool - Nottingham Forest 3-1
- Everton FC - Norwich City 1-0