1982–83 Football League Cup Explained

Football League Cup
Year:	1982–83
Other Titles:	Milk Cup, League Cup
Country:	England Wales
Num Teams:	92
Winners:	Liverpool
Count:	3
Second:	Manchester United
Prev Season:	1981–82
Next Season:	1983–84

The 1982–83 Football League Cup (known as the Milk Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 30 August 1982 and ended with the final on 26 March 1983. The final was contested by First Division teams Manchester United and Liverpool at the Wembley Stadium in London.

First round

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	1–0		1 September 1982
	2–2		31 August 1982
	3–5		31 August 1982
	2–1		31 August 1982
	3–3		31 August 1982
	1–2		1 September 1982
	2–1		31 August 1982
	2–0		31 August 1982
	1–1		31 August 1982
	2–0		31 August 1982
	0–2		31 August 1982
	1–2		1 September 1982
	3–0		31 August 1982
	2–1		31 August 1982
	1–1		31 August 1982
	0–2		31 August 1982
	2–0		31 August 1982
	1–0		30 August 1982
	0–2		1 September 1982
	1–2		31 August 1982
	3–1		31 August 1982
	1–0		1 September 1982
	1–1		30 August 1982
	2–1		31 August 1982
	0–1		31 August 1982
	1–1		30 August 1982
	1–0		31 August 1982
	2–1		31 August 1982

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	0–1		14 September 1982	0–3
	5–1		14 September 1982	7–2
	4–0		14 September 1982	7–3
	3–0^[1]		14 September 1982	3–2
	2–0		14 September 1982	3–1
	2–0		14 September 1982	3–2
	3–1		14 September 1982	8–4
	5–2^[2]		15 September 1982	6–4
	0–1		14 September 1982	1–2
	4–2		14 September 1982	4–3
	0–0		14 September 1982	2–1
	2–0^[3]		15 September 1982	3–2
	1–2		15 September 1982	2–4
	1–0		14 September 1982	2–3
	2–0		14 September 1982	2–3
	3–1		15 September 1982	4–3
	0–2		13 September 1982	0–3
	6–0		14 September 1982	8–1
	2–2		14 September 1982	4–2
	2–0		15 September 1982	4–0
	4–2		15 September 1982	6–2
	1–1		14 September 1982	1–3
	1–1		14 September 1982	2–1
	2–0		14 September 1982	2–1
	2–0		14 September 1982	2–1
	0–4		15 September 1982	2–6
	0–0^[4] ^[5]		13 September 1982	1–1
	1–1^[6] ^[7]		14 September 1982	2–2

Second round

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	2–1		5 October 1982
	1–2		6 October 1982
	2–1		12 October 1982
	1–2		5 October 1982
	3–2		5 October 1982
	1–2		4 October 1982
	1–0		5 October 1982
	3–2		5 October 1982
	3–1		6 October 1982
	0–0		6 October 1982
	2–0		6 October 1982
	2–2		5 October 1982
	2–0		5 October 1982
	3–3		12 October 1982
	2–0		5 October 1982
	1–2		5 October 1982
	0–1		6 October 1982
	2–0		6 October 1982
	3–0		5 October 1982
	2–0		6 October 1982
	0–2		5 October 1982
	1–1		5 October 1982
	2–1		6 October 1982
	6–1		6 October 1982
	0–2		6 October 1982
	0–1		5 October 1982
	2–1		5 October 1982
	1–1		5 October 1982
	1–1		6 October 1982
	1–1		6 October 1982
	1–1		5 October 1982
	1–1		5 October 1982

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	4–1		26 October 1982	5–2
	0–0		27 October 1982	2–3
	2–1^[8]		26 October 1982	3–2
	2–2		26 October 1982	2–4
	4–0		27 October 1982	5–0
	0–1		26 October 1982	1–2
	1–3		26 October 1982	2–5
	1–3		26 October 1982	2–5
	2–0		26 October 1982	2–3
	0–0^[9] ^[10]		26 October 1982	2–2
	2–1		26 October 1982	4–1
	2–2		27 October 1982	4–2
	4–2^[11] ^[12]		12 October 1982	4–4
	0–1		27 October 1982	0–3
	2–0		26 October 1982	4–1
	2–0		27 October 1982	3–1
	1–1		26 October 1982	3–4
	1–4^[13]		27 October 1982	2–4
	1–0		26 October 1982	3–1
	1–0		26 October 1982	1–2
	1–0		27 October 1982	1–2
	1–2		26 October 1982	2–4
	0–0		26 October 1982	1–2
	5–1		26 October 1982	8–4
	1–1^[14]		26 October 1982	3–2
	4–2		26 October 1982	4–2
	5–0		27 October 1982	6–1
	3–0		26 October 1982	3–1
	1–2		27 October 1982	2–5
	2–1^[15]		26 October 1982	4–2
	3–1		27 October 1982	4–7
	2–1		26 October 1982	3–2

Third round

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	3–1		9 November 1982
	0–0		10 November 1982
	1–1		9 November 1982
	1–2		9 November 1982
	1–2		9 November 1982
	1–1		9 November 1982
	2–4		9 November 1982
	0–1		10 November 1982
	1–1		10 November 1982
	1–0		10 November 1982
	4–2		9 November 1982
	1–1		10 November 1982
	7–3		10 November 1982
	2–0		9 November 1982
	1–3		9 November 1982
	0–0		10 November 1982

Replays

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	3–0		23 November 1982
	4–1		24 November 1982
	3–1		24 November 1982
	4–0		24 November 1982
	1–2		17 November 1982
	2–1		29 November 1982

Fourth round

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	1–0		30 November 1982
	3–2		30 November 1982
	2–0		30 November 1982
	2–0		30 November 1982
	2–0		30 November 1982
	3–3		7 December 1982
	1–0		30 November 1982
	1–0		30 November 1982

Replay

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	3–0		21 December 1982

Fifth round

Ties

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	1–0		18 January 1983
	2–1		18 January 1983
	4–0		19 January 1983
	1–4		19 January 1983

Semi-finals

Manchester United, in search of their first League Cup triumph, overcame Arsenal in the semi-finals to reach the final for the first time. A 4–2 win at Highbury was followed by a 2–1 win at Old Trafford. Liverpool, winners of the previous two finals, booked their place in the final for the third year running at the expense of Second Division strugglers Burnley, winning the first leg 3–0 at Anfield. Burnley's 1–0 win at Turf Moor in the second leg wasn't enough to prevent Liverpool from getting through.

First leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date
	2–4		15 February 1983
	3–0		8 February 1983

Second leg

width=175	Home Team	width=20	Score	width=175	Away Team	width=125	Date	width= 75	Agg
	1–0		15 February 1983	1–3
	2–1		23 February 1983	6–3

Final

See main article: 1983 Football League Cup Final.

References

General

• Web site: English League Cup 1982/1983 . 3 February 2009 . Soccerbase.
• Web site: England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 . 3 February 2009 . Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20090221012511/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html. 21 February 2009 . live.
• Web site: English League Cup 1982–1983 : Results . 17 January 2012 . Statto . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015153138/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1982-1983/results . 15 October 2014 . dead . dmy-all .

Specific

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