1991 Football League Cup final
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| Event | 1990–91 Football League Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 21 April 1991 | ||||||
| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Nigel Pearson (Sheffield Wednesday) | ||||||
| Referee | Ray Lewis (Surrey) | ||||||
| Attendance | 77,612 | ||||||
The 1991 Football League Cup Final was a football match played on 21 April 1991 between Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday. It was the first of two years that the competition was 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 back to the top flight. The match is regarded as one of the most memorable League Cup finals of all time.[2][3]
The trophy was presented to Wednesday skipper Nigel Pearson by Rumbelows employee of the year Tracy Bateman.[4][5] Pearson was also named man of the match.[6]
Match details
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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 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.[8]
References
- ^ "League Cup History". The Football League. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Top Ten: League Cup finals". Sky Sports. 17 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "XI at 11: The best League Cup finals". Setanta Sports. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Adams, Tom (21 April 2011). "Ferguson's Black Wednesday". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ "1991: Sheffield Wednesday 1 Manchester United 0". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/AlanHardakerTrophyWinners/0,,10794~1354852,00.html Archived 21 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Football League Cup". Soccer Mistreal. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ Smith, Martin (13 October 2003). "Football Diary: Friendless England". London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 April 2008.