The 1989 Littlewoods Cup Final was a football

Football (soccer)

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 match played on 9 April 1989 between Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest F.C.

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 and the 1988 League Cup winners

1988 Football League Cup Final

The 1988 Littlewoods Cup Final,took place at Wembley Stadium on 24 April 1988, and was contested between Luton Town and Arsenal. Luton won the match, thanks to goals from Danny Wilson and Brian Stein . Goals from Alan Smith and Martin Hayes had seen Arsenal lead 2-1 before a late comeback from Luton...

, Luton Town at Wembley Stadium. Nottingham Forest claimed victory in the 29th League Cup final with a 3–1 victory. Luton opened the scoring in the first half with a header from Mick Harford

Mick Harford

Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager. He is former manager of Rotherham and Luton Town and has also been caretaker manager of Nottingham Forest and QPR...

, while Forest's Lee Chapman had a goal disallowed at the other end. In the second half Forest took control and equalised with a penalty by Nigel Clough

Nigel Clough

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. Soon after, Tommy Gaynor

Tommy Gaynor

Tommy Gaynor was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s.He made his League of Ireland debut on the 13th of September 1981 for Limerick United before signing for Shamrock Rovers in 1982. He scored 2 goals in 3 appearances for the club in the UEFA Cup. He left to sign for Dundalk in 1983...

 provided a cross for Neil Webb

Neil Webb

Neil John Webb is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United...

 to control and slot into the Luton net. Clough completed the scoring with a low drilled shot from just outside the penalty area. It was Forest's third victory in this competition.

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EWLINE| NOTTINGHAM FOREST: GK 1   Steve Sutton Steve Sutton (footballer) Stephen "Steve" Sutton is an English former professional football goalkeeper, currently working as a coach.-Playing career:... RB 2   Brian Laws Brian Laws Brian Laws is an English former footballer and manager, most recently of Burnley.Playing as a defender, Laws made over 100 appearances for each of Burnley, Middlesbrough, and Nottingham Forest. In 1994, Laws became player-manager of Grimsby Town before taking a similar position with Scunthorpe... LB 3   Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce Stuart Pearce OBE is an English football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the England national under-21 team and the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic football team... CB 4   Des Walker Des Walker Desmond Sinclair "Des" Walker is a former England international footballer who is best remembered for his spells with Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday... CB 5   Terry Wilson Terry Wilson (footballer born 1969) Terry Wilson is a retired Scottish football defender. In his time at the City Ground, Wilson was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool... LM 6   Steve Hodge Steve Hodge Stephen Brian Hodge is a retired English footballer who enjoyed a high-profile club and international career in the 1980s and 1990s.- Playing career :... RM 7   Tommy Gaynor Tommy Gaynor Tommy Gaynor was an Irish soccer player during the 1980s and 1990s.He made his League of Ireland debut on the 13th of September 1981 for Limerick United before signing for Shamrock Rovers in 1982. He scored 2 goals in 3 appearances for the club in the UEFA Cup. He left to sign for Dundalk in 1983... CM 8   Neil Webb Neil Webb Neil John Webb is an English former footballer and television pundit. He played as a midfielder and defender between 1980 and 1997 notably for Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United... CF 9   Nigel Clough Nigel Clough Nigel Howard Clough is an English former footballer and the current manager of Derby County. Playing predominately as a striker, but later in his career was used as a midfielder, Clough was capped by England 14 times in the early 1990s.... CF 10   Lee Chapman Lee Chapman Lee Chapman is an English former footballer who scored almost 200 first-team goals as a striker. He was best known for his spells at Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United... CM 11   Garry Parker Garry Parker Garry Parker is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Luton Town, Hull City, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Leicester City, mostly in the top division of English football, in the 1980s and 1990s. He was capped by his country at under-21 and B international level... Substitutes: Manager:   Brian Clough Brian Clough Brian Howard Clough, OBE was an English footballer and football manager. He is most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. His achievement of winning back-to-back European Cups with Nottingham Forest, a traditionally moderate provincial English club, is considered to be...	style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center>	LUTON TOWN:
GK	1	Les Sealey Les Sealey Leslie Jesse "Les" Sealey was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, among others, Coventry City, Luton Town, Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham United...
RB	2	Tim Breacker Tim Breacker Tim Breacker is an ex-footballer and now football coach with a UEFA Pro A licence.Tim started his career as an apprentice at Luton Town. He eventually graduated to the first team where he had a long and successful spell accumulating 210 appearances...
LB	3	Ashley Grimes Ashley Grimes (Irish footballer) Augustine Ashley Grimes is an Irish former footballer. He won 18 caps for the Republic of Ireland and scored one goal, a spectacular long-range strike against Spain in a Euro 84 qualifier at Lansdowne Road in November 1982....
CM	4	David Preece
CB	5	Steve Foster Steve Foster Stephen "Steve" Brian Foster is a former English football player, famed for wearing a headband and having one of the greatest beards in football.-Football career:...
CB	6	Dave Beaumont Dave Beaumont David Beaumont is a retired Scottish footballer who played for Dundee United, Luton Town and Hibernian....
RM	7	Danny Wilson
CF	8	Roy Wegerle Roy Wegerle Roy Wegerle is a South African-American former soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. He is one of two players who played in both the NASL and MLS; the other is Hugo Sánchez....
CF	9	Mick Harford Mick Harford Michael Gordon "Mick" Harford , is an English former football player turned manager. He is former manager of Rotherham and Luton Town and has also been caretaker manager of Nottingham Forest and QPR...
CM	10	Ricky Hill Ricky Hill Ricky Hill is a former English footballer and the current head coach for Tampa Bay in the second division North American Soccer League.He was born in Paddington.-Playing career:...
LM	11	Kingsley Black Kingsley Black Kingsley Black is an English-born Northern Ireland former professional footballer. He notably played for Luton Town, Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town...
Substitutes:
DF		Darron McDonough Darron McDonough Darron Karl McDonough is a former English footballer, most noted as a player for Oldham Athletic and Luton Town.-Playing career:...
Manager:
Ray Harford Ray Harford Raymond Thomas Harford was an English footballer, better known for his successes as a coach and manager than as a player. He is considered to have been one of the top coaches of his generation.-Playing career:...

Road to Wembley

Luton

Luton 1-1 Burnley (R Johnson) 2nd Round 1st Leg

Burnley 0-1 Luton (R Hill) 2nd Round 2nd Leg

Leeds 0-2 Luton (D Wilson, K Black) 3rd Round

Luton 3-1 Manchester City (R Wegerle 2, Oldfield) 4th Round

Luton 1-1 Southampton (M Harford) 5th Round

Southampton 1-2 Luton (M Harford, R Hill) 5th Round Replay

West Ham United 0-3 Luton (M Harford, R Wegerle, D Wilson) Semi Final 1st Leg

Luton 2-0 West Ham United (M Harford, R Wegerle) Semi Final 2nd Leg