Participants
The competition was open to teams from the top two levels of the English leagues (First and Second Divisions) but not all eligible teams competed in the tournament. Details of numbers of teams competing in each of the seasons is provided below:
1985/86: 21 teams – 5 from Division 1 (Chelsea, Coventry City, Manchester City, Oxford United, West Bromwich Albion) and 16 from Division 2 .
1986/87: 30 teams – 14 from Division 1 and 16 from Division 2
1987/88: 40 teams – 17 from Division 1 and all 23 from Division 2
1988/89: 40 teams – 16 from Division 1 and all 24 from Division 2
1989/90: 37 teams – 13 from Division 1 and all 24 from Division 2
1990/91: 39 teams – 15 from Division 1 and all 24 from Division 2
1991/92: 41 teams – 18 from Division 1 and 23 from Division 2 (all D2 teams entered except Sunderland)
Note: Four teams were in the First Division throughout the six seasons of the tournament but never entered the competition – Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
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