The 1990
Full Members' Cup
The Full Members' Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992.
Th ...
final, also known by its sponsored name, the Zenith Data Systems Cup, was a
football
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match which took place at
Wembley Stadium
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on 25 March 1990. It was contested between
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Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
* 1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)
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Armoured divisions
*1st Armoure ...
Chelsea and
Second Division
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Middlesbrough
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. Chelsea's
Tony Dorigo
Anthony Robert Dorigo (born 31 December 1965) is a former professional footballer, sports pundit and co-commentator.
As a player, he was a defender from 1983 to 2001. He had lengthy spells in the old First Division for both Aston Villa and C ...
scored the only goal of the match with a long-range
free kick
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Association football
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.
Match details
References
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Full Members' Cup Final 1990
Full Members' Cup Final 1990
1990
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1989–90 in English football
March 1990 sports events in the United Kingdom
1990 in sport in London