The 1991 Football League Trophy Final, known as the Leyland DAF Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 8th final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third Division

Football League Third Division

The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...

 and Fourth Division

Football League Fourth Division

The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...

. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, London

London

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 on 26 May 1991, and was contested by Birmingham City

Birmingham City F.C.

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 and Tranmere Rovers

Tranmere Rovers F.C.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...

. Birmingham won the match 3–2, with Simon Sturridge

Simon Sturridge

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 and John Gayle

John Gayle (footballer)

John Gayle is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is most recently manager of defunct Devon County Football League side Newton Abbot.-Career:...

 scoring the goals for the winning team.

Match details

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	BIRMINGHAM CITY:
GK		Martin Thomas Martin Thomas (footballer) Martin Richard Thomas is a Welsh former footballer, currently a goalkeeping coach within the Football Association. His official title is "Assistant National Goalkeeping Coach".-Playing career:...
DF		Ian Clarkson Ian Clarkson Ian Stewart Clarkson is an English former professional footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Birmingham City, Stoke City, Northampton Town and Kidderminster Harriers.-Playing career:...
DF		Vince Overson Vince Overson Vincent David "Vince" Overson is an English former footballer who played as a central defender...  (c)
DF		Trevor Matthewson Trevor Matthewson Trevor Matthewson is a former English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. He played over 500 senior games, including over 200 for Birmingham City.-Biography:...
DF		John Frain John Frain John William Frain is a former English professional footballer who played for Birmingham City and Northampton Town. He played in all four divisions of the Football League, making nearly 500 league appearances for his two clubs....
MF		Mark Yates Mark Yates (footballer) Mark Jason Yates is an English football manager and former player, currently managing Cheltenham Town. As a player he played primarily in a central midfield role.-Playing career:...
MF		Dean Peer Dean Peer Dean Peer is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for a variety of Midlands clubs...
MF		Phil Robinson
MF		Nigel Gleghorn Nigel Gleghorn Nigel William Gleghorn is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward or central midfielder.-Biography:...
FW		John Gayle John Gayle (footballer) John Gayle is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is most recently manager of defunct Devon County Football League side Newton Abbot.-Career:...
FW		Simon Sturridge Simon Sturridge Simon Andrew Sturridge is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League.-Career:...
Substitutes:
MF		Robert Hopkins
FW		Dennis Bailey
Manager:
Lou Macari Lou Macari Luigi "Lou" Macari is a Scottish former footballer and football manager of Italian descent.-Playing career:...

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