# 1990–91 Associate Members' Cup

The 1990–91 Associate Members' Cup, known as the 1990–91 Leyland DAF Cup, was the tenth staging of a secondary football league tournament, and the eighth staging of the Associate Members' Cup, a knock-out competition for English football clubs in the Third Division and the Fourth Division. The winners were Birmingham City and the runners-up were Tranmere Rovers.
The competition began on 5 November 1990 and ended with the final on 26 May 1991 at Wembley Stadium.
In the first round, there were two sections split into eight groups: North and South. In the following rounds each section gradually eliminates teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.

## Preliminary round
### Northern Section

Group 1 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Chesterfield | 1-1 | Doncaster Rovers |
| 27 Nov | Doncaster Rovers | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United |
| 18 Dec | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Chesterfield |
Group 2 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Wigan Athletic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
| Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Chester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Wigan Athletic | 4–0 | Chester City |
| 27 Nov | Chester City | 2–0 | Bury |
| 11 Dec | Bury | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic |
Group 3 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 7 Nov | Bradford City | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town |
| 28 Nov | Huddersfield Town | 1–4 | Hartlepool United |
| 18 Dec | Hartlepool United | 0–4 | Bradford City |
Group 4 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Preston North End | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Rochdale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Carlisle United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Preston North End |
| 27 Nov | Preston North End | 3-1 | Rochdale |
| 18 Dec | Rochdale | 1-0 | Carlisle United |
Group 5 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| York City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Darlington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Grimsby Town | 1-3 | York City |
| 27 Nov | York City | 3–2 | Darlington |
| 11 Dec | Darlington | 3-1 | Grimsby Town |
Group 6 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Halifax Town | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Scarborough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 5 Nov | Halifax Town | 1–1 | Rotherham United |
| 27 Nov | Rotherham United | 1–1 | Scarborough |
| 9 Jan | Scarborough | 1–2 | Halifax Town |
Group 7 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
| Blackpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Tranmere Rovers |
| 27 Nov | Tranmere Rovers | 4–0 | Blackpool |
| 18 Dec | Blackpool | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers |
Group 8 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Burnley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Burnley | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 27 Nov | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Stockport County |
| 8 Jan | Stockport County | 1–1 | Burnley |

### Southern Section

Group 1 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Birmingham City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Walsall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Walsall | 0–1 | Birmingham City |
| 27 Nov | Birmingham City | 2–0 | Lincoln City |
| 12 Dec | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Walsall |
Group 2 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Cambridge United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 1 |
| Peterborough United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Peterborough United | 0–2 | Cambridge United |
| 27 Nov | Wrexham | 3–3 | Peterborough United |
| 18 Dec | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Wrexham |
Group 3 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Torquay United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Torquay United | 1–1 | Swansea City |
| 27 Nov | Swansea City | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town |
| 18 Dec | Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Torquay United |
Group 4 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Gillingham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| Maidstone United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Gillingham |
| 27 Nov | Gillingham | 4–1 | Maidstone United |
| 11 Dec | Maidstone United | 3–1 | Bournemouth |
Group 5 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Hereford United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 13 Nov | Cardiff City | 0–1 | Exeter City |
| 28 Nov | Exeter City | 2–2 | Hereford United |
| 11 Dec | Hereford United | 1–1 | Cardiff City |
Group 6 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Southend United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 6 |
| Aldershot | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 |
| Reading | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Southend United | 10–1 | Aldershot |
| 27 Nov | Aldershot | 3–1 | Reading |
| 7 Dec | Reading | 1–4 | Southend United |
Group 7 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Mansfield Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Northampton Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 Nov | Stoke City | 1–1 | Northampton Town |
| 27 Nov | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Mansfield Town |
| 8 Jan | Mansfield Town | 3–0 | Stoke City |
Group 8 :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Brentford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Fulham | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 12 Nov | Leyton Orient | 0–2 | Fulham |
| 17 Nov | Fulham | 1–1 | Brentford |
| 29 Jan | Brentford | 2–0 | Leyton Orient |
Group 3 play-off :
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Torquay United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 16 Jan | Shrewsbury Town | 2–6 | Torquay United |
| 23 Jan | Swansea City | 4–2 | Shrewsbury Town |
| 28 Jan | Torquay United | 2–0 | Swansea City |