FA Cup 1981/82

FA Cup 1981/82

Cup winners	Tottenham Hotspur (7th title)
Beginning	November 20, 1981
final	May 22, 1982 (replay: May 27, 1982)
Final stadium	Wembley Stadium , London
Teams	124
Games	160 (including repetitions)
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The FA Cup 1981/82 was the 101st staging of the world's oldest soccer cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup for short . After the first final between Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers ended 1-1, the Spurs won the replay 1-0. It was the 7th title for Tottenham Hotspur.

calendar

round	date
First main round	November 20–2. December 1981
Second main round	December 12, 1981-9. January 1982
Third main round	2nd - 23rd January 1982
Fourth main round	January 23–1. February 1982
Fifth main round (round of 16)	13-16 February 1982
Sixth main round (quarter-finals)	March 6, 1982
Semifinals	April 3, 1982
final	May 22 and 27, 1982

mode

Complete overview at: FA Cup

The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and has an appropriate playing field can take part in the qualifying matches for the FA Cup. The winners of the qualifying rounds and the teams from the 3rd and 4th leagues then play against each other in the first main round. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, a replay takes place. If this does not lead to a decision either, further repetitions are scheduled; until a winning team is determined. Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round. The teams of the two highest leagues only intervene in the third round.

First main round

The games of the first main round were played on the weekend of November 20 and 21, 1981. The replay took place between November 23rd and December 2nd.

date		Result
November 21, 1981	Enfield FC	2-0	Hastings United
November 21, 1981	Chesterfield FC	4: 1	Preston North End
November 21, 1981	Darlington FC	2: 2	Carlisle United
November 21, 1981	Bournemouth AFC	1-0	Reading FC
November 20, 1981	Bristol City	0-0	Torquay United
November 21, 1981	Burnley FC	0-0	FC Runcorn
November 21, 1981	Dorchester Town	3: 3	Minehead FC
November 21, 1981	Rochdale AFC	2: 2	Hull City
November 21, 1981	Weymouth FC	0-0	Northampton Town
November 21, 1981	Lincoln City	2: 2	Port Vale
November 21, 1981	Stafford Rangers	1: 2	York city
November 21, 1981	Swindon Town	2: 1	Taunton Town
November 21, 1981	Sheffield United	2: 2	Altrincham FC
November 21, 1981	Bishop Auckland FC	4: 1	Nuneaton Borough
November 21, 1981	Tranmere Rovers	1: 1	Bury FC
November 21, 1981	Stockport County	3: 1	Mossley FC
November 21, 1981	Dover FC	0: 2	Oxford United
November 21, 1981	Brentford FC	2-0	Exeter City
November 21, 1981	Bristol Rovers	1: 2	Fulham FC
November 21, 1981	Portsmouth FC	1: 1	Millwall FC
November 21, 1981	Plymouth Argyle	0-0	Gillingham FC
November 21, 1981	Penrith FC	1-0	Chester FC
November 21, 1981	Scunthorpe United	1-0	Bradford City
November 21, 1981	Blyth Spartans	1: 2	Walsall FC
November 21, 1981	Bedford Town	0: 2	Wimbledon FC
November 21, 1981	Mansfield Town	0: 1	Doncaster Rovers
November 21, 1981	Halifax Town	0: 3	Peterborough United
November 21, 1981	AFC Workington	1: 1	Huddersfield Town
November 21, 1981	Hereford United	3: 1	Southend United
November 21, 1981	Bishop's Stortford FC	2: 2	Sutton United
November 21, 1981	Bideford FC	1: 2	Barking FC
November 21, 1981	FC Aldershot	2-0	Leytonstone FC / Ilford
November 21, 1981	AFC Horde Colliery Welfare	0: 1	Blackpool FC
November 21, 1981	Wigan Athletic	2: 2	Hartlepool United
November 21, 1981	Boston United	0: 1	Kettering Town
November 21, 1981	Harlow Town	0-0	Barnet FC
November 21, 1981	Colchester United	2-0	AFC Newport County
November 21, 1981	Hendon FC	1: 1	Wycombe Wanderers
November 21, 1981	Dagenham FC	2: 2	Yeovil Town
November 21, 1981	Willenhall Town	0: 1	Crewe Alexandra

Replay games

date		Result
November 24, 1981	Carlisle United	3: 1	Darlington FC
November 25, 1981	Torquay United	1: 2	Bristol City
November 24, 1981	FC Runcorn	1: 2	Burnley FC
November 23, 1981	Minehead FC	0: 4	Dorchester Town
November 24, 1981	Hull City	2: 2	Rochdale AFC
November 24, 1981	Northampton Town	6: 2	Weymouth FC
November 30, 1981	Port Vale	0-0	Lincoln City
November 23, 1981	Altrincham FC	3-0	Sheffield United
November 24, 1981	Bury FC	3: 1	Tranmere Rovers
November 25, 1981	Millwall FC	3: 2	Portsmouth FC
November 24, 1981	Gillingham FC	1-0	Plymouth Argyle
November 24, 1981	Huddersfield Town	5-0	AFC Workington
November 24, 1981	Sutton United	2: 1	Bishop's Stortford FC
November 25, 1981	Hartlepool United	1-0	Wigan Athletic
November 24, 1981	Barnet FC	1-0	Harlow Town
November 24, 1981	Wycombe Wanderers	2-0	Hendon FC
November 25, 1981	Yeovil Town	0: 1	Dagenham FC

2. Replay games

date		Result
November 30, 1981	Hull City	1-0	Rochdale AFC
2nd December 1981	Port Vale	2-0	Lincoln City

Second main round

The games of the second main round were played between December 12, 1981 and January 9, 1982. The replay took place between December 15, 1981 and January 4, 1982

date		Result
15th December 1981	Enfield FC	4: 1	Wimbledon FC
December 12, 1981	Chesterfield FC	0: 1	Huddersfield Town
15th December 1981	Barnet FC	2-0	Wycombe Wanderers
15th December 1981	Bristol City	3-0	Northampton Town
2nd January 1982	Bury FC	1: 1	Burnley FC
December 12, 1981	Dorchester Town	1: 1	Bournemouth AFC
15th December 1981	Gillingham FC	1: 1	Barking FC
2nd January 1982	Crewe Alexandra	1: 3	Scunthorpe United
15th December 1981	Swindon Town	2: 1	Sutton United
December 12, 1981	Doncaster Rovers	3-0	Penrith FC
December 16, 1981	Brentford FC	1: 1	Colchester United
4th January 1982	Hull City	2-0	Hartlepool United
January 9, 1982	Carlisle United	1-0	Bishop Auckland FC
2nd January 1982	Port Vale	4: 1	Stockport County
December 12, 1981	York city	0-0	Altrincham FC
2nd January 1982	Hereford United	1-0	Fulham FC
2nd January 1982	Kettering Town	0: 3	Blackpool FC
15th December 1981	FC Aldershot	2: 2	Oxford United
2nd January 1982	Peterborough United	2: 1	Walsall FC
December 30, 1981	Dagenham FC	1: 2	Millwall FC

Replay

date		Result
4th January 1982	Burnley FC	2: 1	Bury FC
15th December 1981	Bournemouth AFC	2: 1	Dorchester Town
2nd January 1982	Gillingham FC	3: 1	Barking FC
December 30, 1981	Colchester United	1-0	Brentford FC
2nd January 1982	Altrincham FC	4: 3	York city
December 30, 1981	Oxford United	4: 2	FC Aldershot

Third main round

The games of the third main round took place between January 2 and 23, 1982. The replay games were played between January 5th and 21st.

date		Result
2nd January 1982	Enfield FC	2: 3	Crystal Palace
2nd January 1982	Bournemouth AFC	0: 2	Oxford United
2nd January 1982	Barnet FC	0-0	Brighton & Hove Albion
January 18, 1982	Burnley FC	6: 1	Altrincham FC
January 2, 1982	Watford FC	1-0	Manchester United
5th January 1982	Gillingham FC	2: 1	Oldham Athletic
2nd January 1982	Leicester City	3: 1	Southampton FC
5th January 1982	Notts County	0: 6	Aston Villa
2nd January 1982	Nottingham Forest	1: 3	Wrexham AFC
2nd January 1982	Bolton Wanderers	3: 1	Derby County
2nd January 1982	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1: 3	Leeds United
2nd January 1982	West Bromwich Albion	3: 2	Blackburn Rovers
2nd January 1982	Luton Town	2: 1	Swindon Town
5th January 1982	Shrewsbury Town	1-0	Port Vale
2nd January 1982	Doncaster Rovers	2: 1	Cambridge United
4th January 1982	Newcastle United	1: 1	Colchester United
2nd January 1982	Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Arsenal FC
2nd January 1982	Manchester City	3: 1	Cardiff City
2nd January 1982	Queens Park Rangers	1: 1	Middlesbrough FC
5th January 1982	Barnsley FC	0: 2	Blackpool FC
2nd January 1982	Coventry City	3: 1	Sheffield Wednesday
2nd January 1982	West Ham United	2: 1	Everton FC
5th January 1982	Millwall FC	1: 6	Grimsby Town
January 23, 1982	Carlisle United	2: 3	Huddersfield Town
January 18, 1982	Chelsea FC	0-0	Hull City
January 6, 1982	Scunthorpe United	1: 1	Hereford United
2nd January 1982	Stoke City	0: 1	Norwich City
2nd January 1982	Rotherham United	1: 1	Sunderland AFC
January 6, 1982	Peterborough United	0: 1	Bristol City
2nd January 1982	Birmingham City	2: 3	Ipswich Town
2nd January 1982	Orient	1-0	Charlton Athletic
2nd January 1982	Swansea City	0: 4	Liverpool FC

Replay games

date		Result
5th January 1982	Brighton & Hove Albion	3: 1	Barnet FC
January 18, 1982	Colchester United	3: 4	Newcastle United
January 21, 1982	Hull City	0: 2	Chelsea FC
January 18, 1982	Middlesbrough FC	2: 3	Queens Park Rangers
January 20, 1982	Hereford United	4: 1	Scunthorpe United
January 18, 1982	Sunderland AFC	1-0	Rotherham United

Fourth main round

The fourth main round games were played on January 23 and 26, 1982. The replay took place on January 26th and February 1st.

date		Result
January 23, 1982	Blackpool FC	0-0	Queens Park Rangers
January 23, 1982	Bristol City	0: 1	Aston Villa
January 23, 1982	Watford FC	2-0	West Ham United
January 23, 1982	Gillingham FC	0: 1	West Bromwich Albion
January 23, 1982	Sunderland AFC	0: 3	Liverpool FC
January 23, 1982	Luton Town	0: 3	Ipswich Town
January 23, 1982	Shrewsbury Town	1-0	Burnley FC
January 23, 1982	Newcastle United	1: 2	Grimsby Town
January 23, 1982	Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Leeds United
January 23, 1982	Manchester City	1: 3	Coventry City
January 23, 1982	Brighton & Hove Albion	0: 3	Oxford United
January 23, 1982	Norwich City	2: 1	Doncaster Rovers
January 23, 1982	Crystal Palace	1-0	Bolton Wanderers
January 23, 1982	Chelsea FC	0-0	Wrexham AFC
January 26, 1982	Huddersfield Town	1: 1	Orient
January 23, 1982	Hereford United	0: 1	Leicester City

Replay games

date		Result
January 26, 1982	Queens Park Rangers	5: 1	Blackpool FC
January 26, 1982	Wrexham AFC	1: 1	Chelsea FC
February 1, 1982	Orient	2-0	Huddersfield Town

2. Replay

date		Result
February 1, 1982	Wrexham AFC	1: 2	Chelsea FC

Fifth main round

The games of the fifth main round took place on February 13, 1982. The only replay was played on February 16.

	Result
Leicester City	2-0	Watford FC
West Bromwich Albion	1-0	Norwich City
Shrewsbury Town	2: 1	Ipswich Town
Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Aston Villa
Queens Park Rangers	3: 1	Grimsby Town
Coventry City	4-0	Oxford United
Crystal Palace	0-0	Orient
Chelsea FC	2-0	Liverpool FC

Replay

	Result
Orient	0: 1	Crystal Palace

Sixth main round

The games of the sixth main round were played on March 6, 1982.

	Result
Leicester City	5: 2	Shrewsbury Town
West Bromwich Albion	2-0	Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers	1-0	Crystal Palace
Chelsea FC	2: 3	Tottenham Hotspur