F.A. Cup competition results from 1988/1989
A full listing of matches played in the competition throughout the season
| Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 20th May 1989 | ||||
| Liverpool (DIV1) | 3 | Everton (DIV1) | 2 | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes 1-1; played at Wembley | ||||
| Semi Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 15th April 1989 | ||||
| Everton (DIV1) | 1 | Norwich City (DIV1) | 0 | |
| played at Villa Park | ||||
| Sunday, 7th May 1989 | ||||
| Liverpool (DIV1) | 3 | Nottingham Forest (DIV1) | 1 | |
| played at Old Trafford | ||||
| 6th Round Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 22nd March 1989 | ||||
| Norwich City (DIV1) | 3 | West Ham United (DIV1) | 1 | |
| 6th Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 18th March 1989 | ||||
| Liverpool (DIV1) | 4 | Brentford (DIV3) | 0 | |
| Manchester United (DIV1) | 0 | Nottingham Forest (DIV1) | 1 | |
| West Ham United (DIV1) | 0 | Norwich City (DIV1) | 0 | |
| Sunday, 19th March 1989 | ||||
| Everton (DIV1) | 1 | Wimbledon (DIV1) | 0 | |
| 5th Round Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 22nd February 1989 | ||||
| Manchester United (DIV1) | 1 | Bournemouth (DIV2) | 0 | |
| 5th Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 18th February 1989 | ||||
| Barnsley (DIV2) | 0 | Everton (DIV1) | 1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers (DIV2) | 0 | Brentford (DIV3) | 2 | |
| Bournemouth (DIV2) | 1 | Manchester United (DIV1) | 1 | |
| Charlton Athletic (DIV1) | 0 | West Ham United (DIV1) | 1 | |
| Hull City (DIV2) | 2 | Liverpool (DIV1) | 3 | |
| Norwich City (DIV1) | 3 | Sheffield United (DIV3) | 2 | |
| Wimbledon (DIV1) | 3 | Grimsby Town (DIV4) | 1 | |
| Sunday, 19th February 1989 | ||||
| Watford (DIV2) | 0 | Nottingham Forest (DIV1) | 3 | |
| 4th Round Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 31st January 1989 | ||||
| Barnsley (DIV2) | 2 | Stoke City (DIV2) | 1 | |
| Bournemouth (DIV2) | 5 | Hartlepool United (DIV4) | 2 | |
| Colchester United (DIV4) | 0 | Sheffield United (DIV3) | 2 | |
| Everton (DIV1) | 4 | Plymouth Argyle (DIV2) | 0 | |
| Wednesday, 1st February 1989 | ||||
| Reading (DIV3) | 1 | Grimsby Town (DIV4) | 2 | |
| West Ham United (DIV1) | 1 | Swindon Town (DIV2) | 0 | |
| 4th Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 28th January 1989 | ||||
| Aston Villa (DIV1) | 0 | Wimbledon (DIV1) | 1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers (DIV2) | 2 | Sheffield Wednesday (DIV1) | 1 | |
| Bradford City (DIV2) | 1 | Hull City (DIV2) | 2 | |
| Brentford (DIV3) | 3 | Manchester City (DIV2) | 1 | |
| Charlton Athletic (DIV1) | 2 | Kettering Town (CONF) | 1 | |
| Grimsby Town (DIV4) | 1 | Reading (DIV3) | 1 | |
| Hartlepool United (DIV4) | 1 | Bournemouth (DIV2) | 1 | |
| Manchester United (DIV1) | 4 | Oxford United (DIV2) | 0 | |
| Norwich City (DIV1) | 8 | Sutton United (CONF) | 0 | |
| Nottingham Forest (DIV1) | 2 | Leeds United (DIV2) | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle (DIV2) | 1 | Everton (DIV1) | 1 | |
| Sheffield United (DIV3) | 3 | Colchester United (DIV4) | 3 | |
| Stoke City (DIV2) | 3 | Barnsley (DIV2) | 3 | |
| Swindon Town (DIV2) | 0 | West Ham United (DIV1) | 0 | |
| Watford (DIV2) | 2 | Derby County (DIV1) | 1 | |
| Sunday, 29th January 1989 | ||||
| Millwall (DIV1) | 0 | Liverpool (DIV1) | 2 | |
| 3rd Round 3rd Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 18th January 1989 | ||||
| Watford (DIV2) | 1 | Newcastle United (DIV1) | 0 | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes 0-0 | ||||
| 3rd Round 2nd Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 16th January 1989 | ||||
| Newcastle United (DIV1) | 0 | Watford (DIV2) | 0 | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes 0-0 | ||||
| Monday, 23rd January 1989 | ||||
| Manchester United (DIV1) | 3 | Queens Park Rangers (DIV1) | 0 | |
| 3rd Round Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 10th January 1989 | ||||
| Brentford (DIV3) | 1 | Walsall (DIV2) | 0 | |
| Halifax Town (DIV4) | 2 | Kettering Town (CONF) | 3 | |
| Southampton (DIV1) | 1 | Derby County (DIV1) | 2 | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes ?-? | ||||
| Swindon Town (DIV2) | 2 | Portsmouth (DIV2) | 0 | |
| Watford (DIV2) | 2 | Newcastle United (DIV1) | 2 | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes ?-? | ||||
| Wednesday, 11th January 1989 | ||||
| Arsenal (DIV1) | 0 | West Ham United (DIV1) | 1 | |
| Everton (DIV1) | 1 | West Bromwich Albion (DIV2) | 0 | |
| Oxford United (DIV2) | 2 | Sunderland (DIV2) | 0 | |
| Queens Park Rangers (DIV1) | 2 | Manchester United (DIV1) | 2 | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes ?-? | ||||
| Reading (DIV3) | 2 | Tranmere Rovers (DIV4) | 1 | |
| 2nd Round 3rd Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 22nd December 1988 | ||||
| Bristol City (DIV3) | 1 | Aldershot (DIV3) | 0 | |
| 2nd Round 2nd Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 20th December 1988 | ||||
| Aldershot (DIV3) | 2 | Bristol City (DIV3) | 2 | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes ?-? | ||||
| 2nd Round Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 13th December 1988 | ||||
| Bristol City (DIV3) | 0 | Aldershot (DIV3) | 0 | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes 0-0 | ||||
| Swansea City (DIV3) | 1 | Colchester United (DIV4) | 3 | |
| Wednesday, 14th December 1988 | ||||
| Brentford (DIV3) | 3 | Peterborough United (DIV4) | 2 | |
| Maidstone United (CONF) | 1 | Reading (DIV3) | 2 | |
| Torquay United (DIV4) | 1 | Yeovil Town (CONF) | 0 | |
| Welling United (CONF) | 3 | Bath City (N/L) | 2 | |
| 2nd Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 10th December 1988 | ||||
| Aldershot (DIV3) | 1 | Bristol City (DIV3) | 1 | |
| Altrincham (CONF) | 0 | Halifax Town (DIV4) | 3 | |
| Aylesbury United (CONF) | 0 | Sutton United (CONF) | 1 | |
| Bath City (N/L) | 0 | Welling United (CONF) | 0 | |
| Blackpool (DIV3) | 3 | Bury (DIV3) | 0 | |
| Bognor Regis Town (N/L) | 1 | Cambridge United (DIV4) | 0 | |
| Bolton Wanderers (DIV3) | 1 | Port Vale (DIV3) | 2 | |
| Colchester United (DIV4) | 2 | Swansea City (DIV3) | 2 | |
| Grimsby Town (DIV4) | 3 | Rotherham United (DIV4) | 2 | |
| Hartlepool United (DIV4) | 1 | Notts. County (DIV3) | 0 | |
| Huddersfield Town (DIV3) | 1 | Chester City (DIV3) | 0 | |
| Kettering Town (CONF) | 2 | Bristol Rovers (DIV3) | 1 | |
| Northwich Victoria (CONF) | 1 | Tranmere Rovers (DIV4) | 2 | |
| Peterborough United (DIV4) | 0 | Brentford (DIV3) | 0 | |
| Reading (DIV3) | 1 | Maidstone United (CONF) | 1 | |
| Runcorn FC Halton (CONF) | 0 | Crewe Alexandra (DIV4) | 3 | |
| Scarborough (DIV4) | 0 | Carlisle United (DIV4) | 1 | 2,849 |
| Yeovil Town (CONF) | 1 | Torquay United (DIV4) | 1 | |
| Sunday, 11th December 1988 | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers (DIV4) | 1 | Sheffield United (DIV3) | 3 | |
| Enfield (CONF) | 1 | Cardiff City (DIV3) | 4 | |
| 1st Round 2nd Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 28th November 1988 | ||||
| Leyton Orient (DIV4) | 0 | Enfield (CONF) | 1 | |
| 1st Round Replay | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 22nd November 1988 | ||||
| Brandon United (N/L) | 1 | Doncaster Rovers (DIV4) | 2 | |
| Carlisle United (DIV4) | 4 | Telford United (CONF) | 1 | 2,833 |
| Crewe Alexandra (DIV4) | 3 | Stafford Rangers (CONF) | 2 | |
| Sheffield United (DIV3) | 2 | Mansfield Town (DIV3) | 1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers (DIV4) | 3 | Preston North End (DIV3) | 0 | |
| Wrexham (DIV4) | 2 | Runcorn FC Halton (CONF) | 3 | |
| Wednesday, 23rd November 1988 | ||||
| Fareham Town (N/L) | 2 | Torquay United (DIV4) | 3 | |
| Leyton Orient (DIV4) | 2 | Enfield (CONF) | 2 | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes ?-? | ||||
| Peterborough United (DIV4) | 1 | Gillingham (DIV3) | 0 | |
| after extra time, 90 minutes 0-0 | ||||
| Monday, 28th November 1988 | ||||
| Chesterfield (DIV3) | 2 | Bolton Wanderers (DIV3) | 3 | |
| Rochdale (DIV4) | 3 | Huddersfield Town (DIV3) | 4 | |
