1991 Football League Cup Final
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The 1991 Rumbelows Cup Final was a football match played on 21 April 1991 between Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday. It was the first year that the competition had been sponsored by Rumbelows.1

Despite the previous season's FA Cup winners, Manchester United being favourites to lift the trophy, Second Division side Sheffield Wednesday won the match 1–0, the winning goal scored by John Sheridan, giving the Owls their first League Cup title in a season when they also won promotion to the top flight. The match is regarded as one of the most memorable League Cup finals of all time.23

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Match details

1991-04-21 Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 0 Manchester United Wembley, London
Attendance: 77,612
Sheridan Scored
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Sheffield Wednesday
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Manchester United
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
GK 1 Flag of England Chris Turner
RB 2 Flag of Sweden Roland Nilsson
LB 3 Flag of England Phil King
CM 4 Flag of the United States John Harkes Substituted off
CB 5 Flag of England Peter Shirtliff
CB 6 Flag of England Nigel Pearson
RM 7 Flag of Northern Ireland Danny Wilson
CM 8 Flag of Ireland John Sheridan
CF 9 Flag of England David Hirst
CF 10 Flag of England Paul Williams
LM 11 Flag of Northern Ireland Nigel Worthington
Substitutes:
DF Flag of England Lawrie Madden Substituted on
FW Flag of England Trevor Francis
Manager:
Flag of England Ron Atkinson
MANCHESTER UNITED:
GK 1 Flag of England Les Sealey
RB 2 Flag of Ireland Denis Irwin
LB 3 Flag of Wales Clayton Blackmore
CB 4 Flag of England Steve Bruce
RM 5 Flag of England Neil Webb Substituted off in the 55th minute 55'
CB 6 Flag of England Gary Pallister
CM 7 Flag of England Bryan Robson
CM 8 Flag of England Paul Ince
CF 9 Flag of Scotland Brian McClair
CF 10 Flag of Wales Mark Hughes
LM 11 Flag of England Lee Sharpe
Substitutes:
DF Flag of England Mike Phelan Substituted on in the 55th minute 55'
DF Flag of Northern Ireland Mal Donaghy
Manager:
Flag of Scotland Alex Ferguson

Yorkshire Television controversy

The broadcast of this League Cup final caused controversy in the Yorkshire region, as instead of showing the post-match celebrations (as London Weekend Television did), Yorkshire Television decided to cut the broadcast short in order to show a programme titled War of the Monster Trucks. Sheffielders often cite this event as a demonstration of the station's bias towards West Yorkshire, Leeds and above all Leeds United.3 The incident inspired the name of the Sheffield Wednesday fanzine War of the Monster Trucks.4

References

  1. ^ "League Cup History". The Football League. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  2. ^ "Top Ten: League Cup finals". Sky Sports (2008-03-17). Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  3. ^ a b "XI at 11: The best League Cup finals". Setanta Sports (2008-02-22). Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  4. ^ "Football Diary: Friendless England". The Daily Telegraph (2003-10-13). Retrieved on 2008-04-30.

External links

Football League Cup Finals
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