1989 Football League Cup Final

The 1989 Football League Cup Final was a football match played on 9 April 1989 between Nottingham Forest and the 1988 League Cup winners, 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, 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. Soon after, Tommy Gaynor provided a cross for Neil Webb 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.
==Match details==
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GK 	1 	Steve Sutton 	 	
RB 	2 	Brian Laws 	 	
LB 	3 	Stuart Pearce	 	
CB 	4 	Des Walker 	 	
CB 	5 	Terry Wilson 	 	
LM 	6 	Steve Hodge 	 	
RM 	7 	Tommy Gaynor 	 	
CM 	8 	Neil Webb 	 	
CF 	9 	Nigel Clough 	 	
CF 	10 	Lee Chapman 	 	
CM 	11 	Garry Parker 	 	
Substitutes:	Substitutes:	Substitutes: 	 	
Manager: 	Manager: 	Manager: 	 	
Brian Clough	Brian Clough	Brian Clough 	Brian Clough	
==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
==References==
*Match report at the Sporting Chronicle
League Cup Final
Category:Football League Cup Finals
Category:1988–89 Football League