1983 Football League Cup final

The 1983 Football League Cup Final was a football match held on 26 March 1983 between League Cup holders Liverpool and first-time finalists Manchester United, who won the FA Cup later that year. Liverpool won the match 2–1; Norman Whiteside scored the opener for Manchester United, before Alan Kennedy equalised with 15 minutes to go. The winner was scored in the eighth minute of extra-time by Ronnie Whelan.

1983 Football League Cup Final
Event1982–83 Football League Cup
After extra time
Date26 March 1983
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeGeorge Courtney (County Durham)
Attendance99,304
1982
1984

Had Manchester United won the League Cup as well as the FA Cup that year, they would have become the first team ever to have won the two competitions in the same season. Instead, Liverpool won their third successive League Cup, and the second of three successive League and League Cup Doubles.

The match was played at Wembley Stadium in front of approximately 100,000 spectators.

Liverpool manager Bob Paisley collected the trophy, as it was his last major final in charge of Liverpool.

Match details

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Liverpool2–1 (a.e.t.)Manchester United
Kennedy   75'
Whelan   98'
Report Whiteside   12'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liverpool
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester United
GK 1   Bruce Grobbelaar
RB 2   Phil Neal
LB 3   Alan Kennedy
CB 4   Mark Lawrenson
LM 5   Ronnie Whelan
CB 6   Alan Hansen
CF 7   Kenny Dalglish
RM 8   Sammy Lee
CF 9   Ian Rush
CM 10   Craig Johnston   83'
CM 11   Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
FW 12   David Fairclough   83'
Manager:
  Bob Paisley
 
GK 1   Gary Bailey
RB 2   Mike Duxbury
LB 3   Arthur Albiston
CM 4   Remi Moses
CB 5   Kevin Moran   69'
CB 6   Gordon McQueen
CM 7   Ray Wilkins (c)
LM 8   Arnold Mühren
CF 9   Frank Stapleton
CF 10   Norman Whiteside
RM 11   Steve Coppell
Substitute:
FW 12   Lou Macari   69'
Manager:
  Ron Atkinson

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level.
  • One named substitute.
  • Maximum of one substitution.
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