League Cup 1981/82

The League Cup 1981/82 was the 22nd edition of the English League Cup , which had existed since 1960 .

The competition started on August 31, 1981 with the first round and ended on March 13, 1982 with the final at Wembley . The title went to defending champions Liverpool FC , who defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the final after extra time. Liverpool won the English League Cup for the second time since 1981 .

First round

		First leg	Return leg
Aldershot Town	Wimbledon FC	0-0	3: 1
Bolton Wanderers	Oldham Athletic	2: 1	2: 3
Bournemouth AFC	Fulham FC	1: 1	0: 2 a.d.
Bradford City	Blackpool FC	3: 1	0-0
Bristol City	Walsall FC	2-0	0: 1
Bury FC	Carlisle United	3: 3	1: 1 a.d.
Cardiff City	Exeter City	2: 1	1: 3 a.d.
Chester City	Plymouth Argyle	1: 1	0: 1
Colchester United	Gillingham FC	2-0	1: 1
Crewe Alexandra	Bristol Rovers	1: 1	0: 1 a.d.
Darlington FC	Rotherham United	1: 3	1: 2
Doncaster Rovers	Chesterfield FC	0-0	1: 1
Halifax Town	Preston North End	1: 2	0-0
Hereford United	FC Port Vale	1: 1	0: 2
Huddersfield Town	Rochdale AFC	3: 1	4: 2
Lincoln City FC	Hull City	3-0	1: 1
Northampton Town	Hartlepool United	2-0	1: 2
Leyton Orient	Millwall FC	1: 1	2: 3
Oxford United	Brentford FC	1-0	2-0
Peterborough United	Barnsley FC	2: 3	0: 6
Reading FC	Charlton Athletic	2: 2	1: 3 a.d.
Scunthorpe United	Mansfield Town	0-0	0: 2
Sheffield United	York city	1-0	1: 1
Southend United	Portsmouth FC	0-0	1: 4
Torquay United	AFC Newport County	2: 3	0-0
Tranmere Rovers	Burnley FC	4: 2	3: 3
Wigan Athletic	Stockport County	3-0	2: 1
Wrexham AFC	Swindon Town	3: 2	2-0

Second round

	total		First leg	Return leg
Aldershot Town	2: 3	Wigan Athletic	2: 2	0: 1
Aston Villa	5: 3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3: 2	2: 1
Barnsley FC	4: 3	Swansea City	2-0	2: 3 a.d.
Birmingham City	3: 5	Nottingham Forest	2: 3	1: 2
Blackburn Rovers	3: 2	Sheffield Wednesday	1: 1	2: 1
Bradford City	5: 4	Mansfield Town	3: 4	2-0
Bristol Rovers	2: 5	Northampton Town	1: 2	1: 3
Carlisle United	1: 2	Bristol City	0-0	1: 2
Colchester United	5: 4	Cambridge United	3: 1	2: 3 a.d.
Derby County	2: 5	West Ham United	2: 3	0: 2
Doncaster Rovers	1: 2	Crystal Palace	1-0	0: 2
Everton FC	2: 1	Coventry City	1: 1	1-0
Grimsby Town	2: 3	Watford FC	1-0	1: 3
Huddersfield Town	1: 2	Brighton & Hove Albion	1-0	0: 2
Leeds United	0: 4	Ipswich Town	0: 1	0: 3
Lincoln City FC	4: 3	Notts County	1: 1	3: 2
Liverpool FC	11: 00	Exeter City	5-0	6-0
Luton Town	1: 2	Wrexham AFC	0: 2	1-0
Manchester City	2: 2 (9: 8 on behalf)	Stoke City	2-0	0: 2 a.d.
Middlesbrough FC	2: 1	Plymouth Argyle	2: 1	0-0
Millwall FC	3: 4	Oxford United	3: 3	0: 1
Newcastle United	1: 4	Fulham FC	1: 2	0: 2
Norwich City	2-0	Charlton Athletic	1-0	1-0
Oldham Athletic	1-0	AFC Newport County	1-0	0-0
Preston North End	1: 4	Leicester City	1-0	0: 4
Queens Park Rangers	7: 2	Portsmouth FC	5-0	2: 2
Sheffield United	1: 2	Arsenal FC	1-0	0: 2 a.d.
Shrewsbury Town	4: 5	West Bromwich Albion	3: 3	1: 2
Southampton FC	2: 3	Chelsea FC	1: 1	1: 2 a.d.
Sunderland FC	5: 3	Rotherham United	2-0	3: 3
Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	Manchester United	1-0	1-0
Tranmere Rovers	4: 1	FC Port Vale	2-0	2: 1

Third round

	Result
Arsenal FC	1-0	Norwich City
Barnsley FC	4: 1	Brighton & Hove Albion
Blackburn Rovers	0: 1	Nottingham Forest
Everton FC	1-0	Oxford United
Ipswich Town	1: 1	Bradford City
Leicester City	0-0	Aston Villa
Liverpool FC	4: 1	Middlesbrough FC
Manchester City	3: 1	Northampton Town
Oldham Athletic	1: 1	Fulham FC
Queens Park Rangers	3-0	Bristol City
Sunderland FC	0: 1	Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur	2-0	Wrexham AFC
Tranmere Rovers	1-0	Colchester United
Watford FC	2: 2	Lincoln City FC
West Ham United	2: 2	West Bromwich Albion
Wigan Athletic	4: 2	Chelsea FC

Replay games

	Result
Bradford City	2: 3 a.d.	Ipswich Town
Aston Villa	2-0	Leicester City
Fulham FC	3-0	Oldham Athletic
Lincoln City FC	2: 3	Watford FC
West Bromwich Albion	1: 1 a.d.	West Ham United

2. Replay

	Result
West Ham United	0: 1	West Bromwich Albion

Fourth round

	Result
Arsenal FC	0-0	Liverpool FC
Barnsley FC	1-0	Manchester City
Crystal Palace	1: 3	West Bromwich Albion
Everton FC	2: 3	Ipswich Town
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Tranmere Rovers
Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Fulham FC
Watford FC	4: 1	Queens Park Rangers
Wigan Athletic	1: 2	Aston Villa