|  Final - Kennington Oval, London. |  | date | Winner | score | Finalist | HT | att. |  | Sat 30.03.89 | Preston North End | 3-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | 27,000 |  |   1-0 Frederick Dewhurst 15' 2-0 James Ross 25' 3-0 Samuel Tompson 70' Referee: Major Francis Marindin. |   
| FA Cup restructured with scheme for 32 teams. First year Football League was played. |   
| date | team 1 | score | team 2 | HT |  | Sat 16.03.89 | Preston North End | 1-0 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  |  played at Brammal Lane. |  | Sat 16.03.89 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |   |  |  played at Alexandra Ground. |  |  Replay |  | Sat 23.03.89 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-1 | Blackburn Rovers |   |  |  played at Alexandra Ground. |   
| date | Home | score | Away | HT |  | 02.03.89 | Preston North End | 2-0 | Birmingham St George's |   |  | 02.03.89 | Blackburn Rovers | 8-1 | Aston Villa |   |  | 02.03.89 | Chatham (q) | 1-10 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | 02.03.89 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3-0 | The Wednesday |   |   
| date | Home | score | Away | HT |  | Sat 16.02.89 | Grimsby Town (q) | 0-2 | Preston North End |   |  | Sat 16.02.89 | Halliwell | 2-3 | Birmingham St George's |   |  |   | Blackburn Rovers | w/o | Swifts |   |  | Sat 16.02.89 | Aston Villa | 5-3 | Derby County |   |  | Sat 16.02.89 | Chatham (q) | 1-1 | Nottingham Forest |   |  | Sat 16.02.89 | West Bromwich Albion | 5-1 | Burnley |   |  | Sat 16.02.89 | The Wednesday | 3-2 | Notts County (qFL) |   |  | Sat 16.02.89 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6-1 | Walsall Town Swifts |   |  |  Replay |  | Sat 23.02.89 | Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Chatham (q) |   |  | Thu 28.02.89 | Chatham (q) | 3-2 | Nottingham Forest |   |  |  played at Kennington Oval. |   
| date | Home | score | Away | HT |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Bootle | 0-3 | Preston North End |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Grimsby Town (q) | 3-1 | Sunderland Albion (q) |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Birmingham St George's | 3-2 | Long Eaton Rangers |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Halliwell | 2-2 | Crewe Alexandra |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Accrington | 1-1 | Blackburn Rovers |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Swifts | 3-1 | Wrexham (q) |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Aston Villa | 3-2 | Witton |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Derby County | 1-0 | Derby Junction |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Nottingham Forest | 2-2 | Linfield Athletic (qIRL) |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Chatham (q) | 2-1 | South Shore (q) |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Burnley | 4-3 | Old Westminsters |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Small Heath (q) | 2-3 | West Bromwich Albion |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Notts County (qFL) | 2-0 | Old Brightonians (q) |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Notts Rangers | 1-1 | The Wednesday |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Walsall Town Swifts | 5-1 | Sheffield Heeley (q) |   |  | Sat 02.02.89 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4-3 | Old Carthusians |   |  |  Replay |  |   | Nottingham Forest | w/o | Linfield Athletic (qIRL) |   |  | Sat 09.02.89 | Blackburn Rovers | 5-0 | Accrington |   |  | Sat 09.02.89 | Crewe Alexandra | 1-5 | Halliwell |   |  | Sat 09.02.89 | The Wednesday | 3-0 | Notts Rangers |   |   
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