1989–90 League Cup (rugby league)

Background

This season saw two changes in the existing members, and two new members, a new Chorley Borough (2) and an additional (now three in total) junior club
This brought the number of entrants up to thirty-eight
The changes in details are :-
1 Mansfield Marksman changed their name to Nottingham City and moved to a new Harvey Hadden Stadium in Nottingham
2 York had been renamed as Ryedale-York and moved to the new Ryedale Stadium on the outskirts of the city
3 Chorley Borough re-formed, this time as Trafford Borough and moved out of Chorley and to Moss Lane the home ground of Altrincham F.C.
4 and this left a vacancy in Chorley which was filled by a newly formed club using the name of the recently departed club, yet another Chorley Borough (2)

Preliminary Round

Involved 6 matches and 12 Clubs

Round 1 - First Round

Involved 16 matches and 32 Clubs

Round 2 - Second Round

Involved 8 matches and 16 Clubs

Round 2 - Second Round Replays

Involved 1 match and 2 Clubs

Round 3 -Quarter Finals

Involved 4 matches with 8 clubs

Round 3 -Quarter Finals - Replays

Involved 1 match with 2 clubs

Round 4 – Semi-Finals

Involved 2 matches and 4 Clubs

Teams and Scorers

Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point

Prize Money

As part of the sponsorship deal and funds, the prize money awarded to the competing teams for this season is as follows :-

The road to success

This tree excludes any preliminary round fixtures