# 1991–92 Football League Cup

The 1991–92 Football League Cup (known as the Rumbelows Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 association football clubs.
The competition began on 20 August 1991, and ended with the final on 12 April 1992 at the Old Wembley Stadium. The trophy was won by Manchester United for the first time.

## First round
### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Barnet | 5–5 | Brentford | 20 August 1991 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Hull City | 20 August 1991 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | York City | 20 August 1991 |
| Cambridge United | 1–0 | Reading | 21 August 1991 |
| Cardiff City | 3–2 | Bournemouth | 21 August 1991 |
| Charlton Athletic | 4–2 | Fulham | 21 August 1991 |
| Chester City | 1–0 | Lincoln City | 20 August 1991 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 5–2 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 August 1991 |
| Darlington | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | 20 August 1991 |
| Exeter City | 0–1 | Birmingham City | 21 August 1991 |
| Halifax Town | 3–4 | Tranmere Rovers | 20 August 1991 |
| Hartlepool United | 1–0 | Bury | 20 August 1991 |
| Leicester City | 3–0 | Maidstone United | 21 August 1991 |
| Leyton Orient | 5–0 | Northampton | 20 August 1991 |
| Mansfield Town | 0–3 | Blackpool | 20 August 1991 |
| Peterborough United | 3–1 | Aldershot | 20 August 1991 |
| Portsmouth | 2–1 | Gillingham | 20 August 1991 |
| Preston North End | 5–4 | Scarborough | 20 August 1991 |
| Rochdale | 5–1 | Carlisle United | 20 August 1991 |
| Rotherham United | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | 20 August 1991 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 August 1991 |
| Stockport County | 1–1 | Bradford City | 20 August 1991 |
| Stoke City | 1–0 | Chesterfield | 21 August 1991 |
| Swansea City | 2–2 | Walsall | 20 August 1991 |
| Swindon Town | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | 20 August 1991 |
| Torquay United | 2–0 | Hereford United | 20 August 1991 |
| Watford | 2–0 | Southend United | 20 August 1991 |
| Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Burnley | 20 August 1991 |
| Wrexham | 1–0 | Scunthorpe United | 20 August 1991 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Aldershot | 1–2 | Peterborough United | 27 August 1991 | 2–5 |
| Birmingham City | 4–0 | Exeter City | 27 August 1991 | 5–0 |
| Blackpool | 4–2 | Mansfield Town | 27 August 1991 | 7–2 |
| Bournemouth | 4–1 | Cardiff City | 27 August 1991 | 6–4 |
| Bradford City | 3–1 | Stockport County | 28 August 1991 | 4–2 |
| Brentford | 3–1 | Barnet | 27 August 1991 | 8–6 |
| Burnley | 2–3 | Wigan Athletic | 27 August 1991 | 3–6 |
| Bury | 2–2 | Hartlepool United | 27 August 1991 | 2–3 |
| Carlisle United | 1–1 | Rochdale | 27 August 1991 | 2–6 |
| Chesterfield | 1–2 | Stoke City | 27 August 1991 | 1–3 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2–4 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 August 1991 | 4–9 |
| Fulham | 1–1 | Charlton Athletic | 27 August 1991 | 3–5 |
| Gillingham | 3–4 | Portsmouth | 27 August 1991 | 4–6 |
| Grimsby Town | 1–0 | Rotherham United | 27 August 1991 | 4–1 |
| Hereford United | 2–1 | Torquay United | 28 August 1991 | 2–3 |
| Huddersfield Town | 4–0 | Darlington | 28 August 1991 | 4–1 |
| Hull City | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | 27 August 1991 | 2–1 |
| Lincoln City | 4–3 | Chester City | 28 August 1991 | 4–4 |
| Maidstone United | 0–1 | Leicester City | 28 August 1991 | 0–4 |
| Northampton | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | 10 September 1991 | 2–5 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 August 1991 | 3–3 |
| Reading | 0–3 | Cambridge United | 28 August 1991 | 0–4 |
| Scarborough | 3–1 | Preston North End | 28 August 1991 | 7–6 |
| Scunthorpe United | 3–0 | Wrexham | 27 August 1991 | 3–1 |
| Southend United | 1–1 | Watford | 28 August 1991 | 1–3 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 4–3 | Halifax Town | 27 August 1991 | 8–6 |
| Walsall | 0–1 | Swansea City | 27 August 1991 | 2–3 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 2–2 | Swindon Town | 28 August 1991 | 2–4 |
| York City | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 August 1991 | 3–4 |

## Second round
### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Blackpool | 1–0 | Barnsley | 24 September 1991 |
| Bradford City | 1–1 | West Ham United | 24 September 1991 |
| Brentford | 4–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 September 1991 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–3 | Bristol City | 25 September 1991 |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–2 | Norwich City | 25 September 1991 |
| Chelsea | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 25 September 1991 |
| Coventry City | 4–0 | Rochdale | 25 September 1991 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 3–4 | Newcastle United | 24 September 1991 |
| Derby County | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | 25 September 1991 |
| Everton | 1–0 | Watford | 24 September 1991 |
| Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Aston Villa | 25 September 1991 |
| Hartlepool United | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | 25 September 1991 |
| Hull City | 0–3 | Queens Park Rangers | 24 September 1991 |
| Leicester City | 1–1 | Arsenal | 25 September 1991 |
| Leyton Orient | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 September 1991 |
| Liverpool | 2–2 | Stoke City | 25 September 1991 |
| Luton Town | 2–2 | Birmingham City | 25 September 1991 |
| Manchester City | 3–1 | Chester City | 25 September 1991 |
| Manchester United | 3–0 | Cambridge United | 25 September 1991 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Bournemouth | 24 September 1991 |
| Millwall | 2–2 | Swindon Town | 25 September 1991 |
| Nottingham Forest | 4–0 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 September 1991 |
| Oldham Athletic | 7–1 | Torquay United | 24 September 1991 |
| Port Vale | 2–1 | Notts County | 24 September 1991 |
| Portsmouth | 0–0 | Oxford United | 24 September 1991 |
| Scarborough | 1–3 | Southampton | 24 September 1991 |
| Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Leeds United | 24 September 1991 |
| Sunderland | 1–2 | Huddersfield Town | 24 September 1991 |
| Swansea City | 1–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 September 1991 |
| Wigan Athletic | 2–2 | Sheffield United | 24 September 1991 |
| Wimbledon | 1–2 | Peterborough United | 24 September 1991 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 September 1991 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Arsenal | 2–0 | Leicester City | 8 October 1991 | 3–1 |
| Aston Villa | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | 9 October 1991 | 1–1 |
| Barnsley | 2–0 | Blackpool | 8 October 1991 | 2–1 |
| Birmingham City | 3–2 | Luton Town | 8 October 1991 | 5–4 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–5 | Nottingham Forest | 8 October 1991 | 2–9 |
| Bournemouth | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | 8 October 1991 | 2–3 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4–2 | Brentford | 9 October 1991 | 5–6 |
| Bristol City | 2–4 | Bristol Rovers | 8 October 1991 | 5–5 |
| Cambridge United | 1–1 | Manchester United | 9 October 1991 | 1–4 |
| Chester City | 0–3 | Manchester City | 8 October 1991 | 1–6 |
| Crystal Palace | 6–1 | Hartlepool United | 8 October 1991 | 7–2 |
| Huddersfield Town | 4–0 | Sunderland | 9 October 1991 | 6–1 |
| Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Derby County | 8 October 1991 | 0–2 |
| Leeds United | 3–0 | Scunthorpe United | 8 October 1991 | 3–0 |
| Newcastle United | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 October 1991 | 5–3 |
| Norwich City | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | 9 October 1991 | 5–0 |
| Notts County | 3–2 | Port Vale | 9 October 1991 | 4–4 |
| Oxford United | 0–1 | Portsmouth | 9 October 1991 | 0–1 |
| Peterborough United | 2–2 | Wimbledon | 8 October 1991 | 4–3 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 5–1 | Hull City | 9 October 1991 | 8–1 |
| Rochdale | 1–0 | Coventry City | 8 October 1991 | 1–4 |
| Sheffield United | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | 8 October 1991 | 3–2 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4–1 | Leyton Orient | 9 October 1991 | 4–1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 October 1991 | 4–7 |
| Southampton | 2–2 | Scarborough | 9 October 1991 | 5–3 |
| Stoke City | 2–3 | Liverpool | 9 October 1991 | 4–5 |
| Swindon Town | 3–1 | Millwall | 8 October 1991 | 5–3 |
| Torquay United | 0–2 | Oldham Athletic | 9 October 1991 | 1–9 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 5–1 | Swansea City | 9 October 1991 | 5–2 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | Chelsea | 8 October 1991 | 4–2 |
| Watford | 1–2 | Everton | 8 October 1991 | 1–3 |
| West Ham United | 4–0 | Bradford City | 9 October 1991 | 5–1 |

## Third round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Birmingham City | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | 29 October 1991 |
| Coventry City | 1–0 | Arsenal | 30 October 1991 |
| Everton | 4–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 October 1991 |
| Grimsby Town | 0–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 October 1991 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–4 | Swindon Town | 29 October 1991 |
| Leeds United | 3–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 29 October 1991 |
| Liverpool | 2–2 | Port Vale | 29 October 1991 |
| Manchester City | 0–0 | Queens Park Rangers | 29 October 1991 |
| Manchester United | 3–1 | Portsmouth | 30 October 1991 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Barnsley | 29 October 1991 |
| Norwich City | 4–1 | Brentford | 30 October 1991 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | 30 October 1991 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Derby County | 29 October 1991 |
| Peterborough United | 1–0 | Newcastle United | 29 October 1991 |
| Sheffield United | 0–2 | West Ham United | 29 October 1991 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Southampton | 30 October 1991 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Birmingham City | 19 November 1991 |
| Port Vale | 1–4 | Liverpool | 20 November 1991 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 1–3 | Manchester City | 20 November 1991 |
| Southampton | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 November 1991 |

### 2nd Replay

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Birmingham City | 3 December 1991 |

## Fourth round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Middlesbrough | 2–1 | Manchester City | 3 December 1991 |
| Peterborough United | 1–0 | Liverpool | 3 December 1991 |
| Coventry City | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 December 1991 |
| Everton | 1–4 | Leeds United | 4 December 1991 |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | 4 December 1991 |
| Norwich City | 2–1 | West Ham United | 4 December 1991 |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Southampton | 4 December 1991 |
| Swindon Town | 0–1 | Crystal Palace | 17 December 1991 |

### Replay

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Southampton | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | 17 December 1991 |

## Fifth Round

The draw was made at Trump Tower, New York and shown on ITV's Saint and Greavsie programme. Jimmy Greaves drew the home teams and Donald Trump drew the away teams.

### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Peterborough United | 0–0 | Middlesbrough | 8 January 1992 |
| Leeds United | 1–3 | Manchester United | 8 January 1992 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Norwich City | 8 January 1992 |
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | Nottingham Forest | 8 January 1992 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Nottingham Forest F.C. | 4–2 | Crystal Palace | 5 February 1992 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Peterborough United | 12 February 1992 |

## Semi-finals

Four-time winners Nottingham Forest edged past Tottenham Hotspur to reach their sixth League Cup final in 15 years, while Manchester United overcame Middlesbrough to reach the final for the third time and be in a position to win it for the first time.

### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Manchester United | 4 March 1992 |
| Nottingham Forest | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 February 1992 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | Middlesbrough | 11 March 1992 | 2–1 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | Nottingham Forest | 1 March 1992 | 2–3 |