League Cup 1982/83

The League Cup 1982/83 was the 23rd edition of the English League Cup , which had existed since 1960 .

The competition started on August 30, 1982 with the first round and ended on March 26, 1983 with the final at Wembley . The title went to defending champions Liverpool FC , who defeated Manchester United 2-1 in the final after extra time. Liverpool won the English League Cup for the third time in a row after 1981 and 1982 . Manchester United made it to the final of this competition for the first time and won the FA Cup in 1982/83 two months later . After United's early lead by 17-year-old Norman Whiteside , Alan Kennedy equalized for Liverpool in the 75th minute. Ronnie Whelan scored the winning goal in the eighth minute of extra time and thus ensured the last cup success for coaching legend Bob Paisley .

First round

	total		First leg	Return leg
Bradford City		Mansfield Town	1-0	2-0
Bristol Rovers		Torquay United	2: 2	4-0
Bury FC		Burnley FC	3: 5	1: 3
Cardiff City		Hereford United	2: 1	2: 1
Carlisle United		Bolton Wanderers	3: 3	0: 4
Chester City		Blackpool FC	1: 2	1: 5
Chesterfield FC		Hartlepool United	2: 1	0: 2 a.d.
Colchester United		Aldershot Town	2-0	1-0
Crewe Alexandra		Tranmere Rovers	1: 1	0: 0 a.d.
Crystal Palace		Portsmouth FC	2-0	1: 1
Darlington FC		Peterborough United	0: 2	2: 4
Exeter City		AFC Newport County	1: 2	0: 6
Gillingham FC		Leyton Orient	3-0	0: 2
Halifax Town		Derby County	2: 1	2: 5 a.d.
Huddersfield Town		Doncaster Rovers	1: 1	1-0
Millwall FC		Northampton Town	0: 2	2: 2
Plymouth Argyle		Bournemouth AFC	2-0	0: 3 a.d.
FC Port Vale		Rochdale AFC	1-0	0: 2
Reading FC		Oxford United	0: 2	0: 2
Scunthorpe United		Grimsby Town	1: 2	0-0
Sheffield United		Hull City	3: 1	0: 1
Southend United		Fulham FC	1-0	2: 4
Stockport County	(5: 6 i.E.)	Wigan Athletic	1: 1	1: 1 a.d.
Swindon Town		Bristol City	2: 1	0: 2
Walsall FC		Preston North End	0: 1	1: 1
Wimbledon FC		Brentford FC	1: 1	0: 2
Wrexham AFC		Shrewsbury Town	1-0	0: 2
York city		Lincoln City FC	2: 1	1: 3

Second round

		First leg	Return leg
Arsenal FC	Cardiff City	2: 1	3: 1
Aston Villa	Notts County	1: 2	0: 1
Barnsley FC	Cambridge United	2: 1	3: 1
Bolton Wanderers	Watford FC	1: 2	1: 2 a.d.
Brentford FC	Blackburn Rovers	3: 2	0-0
Bristol City	Sheffield Wednesday	1: 2	1: 1
Bristol Rovers	Swansea City	1-0	0: 3
Burnley FC	Middlesbrough FC	3: 2	1: 1
Chelsea FC	Tranmere Rovers	3: 1	2: 1
Colchester United	Southampton FC	0-0	2: 4
Derby County	Hartlepool United	2-0	2: 4 a.d.
Fulham FC	Coventry City	2: 2	0: 0 a.d.
Gillingham FC	Oldham Athletic	2-0	0: 1
Grimsby Town	Sheffield United	3: 3	1: 5
Huddersfield Town	Oxford United	2-0	0: 1
Ipswich Town	Liverpool FC	1: 2	0: 2
Leeds United	Newcastle United	0: 1	4: 1 a.d.
Lincoln City FC	Leicester City	2-0	1-0
Luton Town	Charlton Athletic	3-0	0: 2
Manchester United	Bournemouth AFC	2-0	2: 2
AFC Newport County	Everton FC	0: 2	2: 2
Norwich City	Preston North End	2: 1	2: 1
Northampton Town	Blackpool FC	1: 1	1: 2
Nottingham Forest	West Bromwich Albion	6: 1	1: 3
Peterborough United	Crystal Palace	0: 2	1: 2
Rochdale AFC	Bradford City	0: 1	0: 4
Rotherham United	Queens Park Rangers	2: 1	0-0
Shrewsbury Town	Birmingham City	1: 1	1: 4
Stoke City	West Ham United	1: 1	1: 2
Tottenham Hotspur	Brighton & Hove Albion	1: 1	1-0
Wigan Athletic	Manchester City	1: 1	0: 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sunderland AFC	1: 1	0: 5

Third round

	Result
Birmingham City	3: 1	Derby County
Bradford City	0-0	Manchester United
Brentford FC	1: 1	Swansea City
Coventry City	1: 2	Burnley FC
Crystal Palace	1: 2	Sheffield Wednesday
Everton FC	1: 1	Arsenal FC
Gillingham FC	2: 4	Tottenham Hotspur
Leeds United	0: 1	Huddersfield Town
Lincoln City FC	1: 1	West Ham United
Liverpool FC	1-0	Rotherham United
Luton Town	4: 2	Blackpool FC
Manchester City	1: 1	Southampton FC
Nottingham Forest	7: 3	Watford FC
Notts County	2-0	Chelsea FC
Sheffield United	1: 3	Barnsley FC
Sunderland AFC	0-0	Norwich City

Replay games

	Result
Manchester United	4: 1	Bradford City
Swansea City	1: 2	Brentford FC
Arsenal FC	3-0	Everton FC
West Ham United	2: 1 a.d.	Lincoln City FC
Southampton FC	4-0	Manchester City
Norwich City	3: 1	Sunderland AFC

Fourth round

	Result
Arsenal FC	1-0	Huddersfield Town
Burnley FC	3: 2	Birmingham City
Liverpool FC	2-0	Norwich City
Manchester United	2-0	Southampton FC
Nottingham Forest	2-0	Brentford FC
Notts County	3: 3	West Ham United
Sheffield Wednesday	1-0	Barnsley FC
Tottenham Hotspur	1-0	Luton Town