1982–83 Football League Trophy

1982–83 Football League Trophy
Country England and Wales
Teams 32
Champions Millwall
Runners-up Lincoln City

The 1982–83 Football League Group Cup was the second and last edition of the tournament now renamed the Football League Trophy. It was won by Millwall, who beat Lincoln City 3–1 in the final at Sincil Bank. Next season the tournament would be replaced by the Associate Members' Cup which still runs as the EFL Trophy.


First round

Group A

Home team Result Away team Date
Colchester United3–1Southend United13 August 1982
Watford4–1Orient14 August 1982
Southend United1–1Orient16 August 1982
Watford2–1Colchester United17 August 1982
Orient0–2Colchester United21 August 1982
Southend United1–4Watford21 August 1982
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Watford 3300103+7211
Colchester United 320163+317
Southend United 301238-501
Orient 301227-501

Group B

Home team Result Away team Date
Shrewsbury Town1–1Tranmere Rovers13 August 1982
Chesterfield1–1Chester14 August 1982
Chesterfield1–0Shrewsbury Town17 August 1982
Tranmere Rovers2–1Chester18 August 1982
Chester5–0Shrewsbury Town21 August 1982
Tranmere Rovers1–1Chesterfield21 August 1982
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Chester 311173+415
Tranmere Rovers 312043+105
Chesterfield 312032+105
Shrewsbury Town 301217-601

Group C

Home team Result Away team Date
AFC Bournemouth2–2Aldershot14 August 1982
Reading2–1Oxford United14 August 1982
Aldershot1–3Oxford United17 August 1982
Reading4–2AFC Bournemouth18 August 1982
Aldershot3–3Reading21 August 1982
AFC Bournemouth3–0Oxford United21 August 1982
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Reading 321096+329
AFC Bournemouth 311176+115
Oxford United 310246-214
Aldershot 302168-213

Group D

Home team Result Away team Date
Bradford City1–0Halifax Town14 August 1982
Hartlepool United1–2Hull City14 August 1982
Halifax Town1–0Hull City17 August 1982
Hartlepool United0–4Bradford City18 August 1982
Halifax Town3–0Hartlepool United21 August 1982
Hull City0–0Bradford City21 August 1982
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Bradford City 321050+518
Halifax Town 320141+317
Hull City 311122004
Hartlepool United 300319-800

Group E

Home team Result Away team Date
Brentford2–2Crystal Palace14 August 1982
Millwall0–1Wimbledon14 August 1982
Crystal Palace1–0Wimbledon17 August 1982
Millwall3–0Brentford17 August 1982
Crystal Palace0–3Millwall21 August 1982
Wimbledon1–3Brentford21 August 1982
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Millwall 320161+528
Brentford 311156-115
Crystal Palace 311135-204
Wimbledon 310224-203

Group F

Home team Result Away team Date
Exeter City2–1Bristol City14 August 1982
Newport County0–1Torquay United14 August 1982
Bristol City1–0Torquay United17 August 1982
Newport County5–1Exeter City18 August 1982
Bristol City1–4Newport County21 August 1982
Torquay United3–2Exeter City21 August 1982
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Newport County 320193+628
Torquay United 320143+117
Exeter City 310259-403
Bristol City 310236-303

Group G

Home team Result Away team Date
Norwich City3–0Northampton Town14 August 1982
Peterborough United4–1Mansfield Town14 August 1982
Mansfield Town1–2Northampton Town16 August 1982
Norwich City6–2Peterborough United18 August 1982
Mansfield Town1–3Norwich City21 August 1982
Peterborough United5–2Northampton Town21 August 1982
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Norwich City 3300123+9312
Peterborough United 3201119+228
Northampton Town 310249-503
Mansfield Town 300339-600

Group H

Home team Result Away team Date
Scunthorpe United1–1Lincoln City14 August 1982
Sheffield United1–3Grimsby Town14 August 1982
Scunthorpe United0–0Sheffield United17 August 1982
Lincoln City2–0Grimsby Town18 August 1982
Grimsby Town2–0Scunthorpe United21 August 1982
Lincoln City3–1Sheffield United21 August 1982
  
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts
Lincoln City 321063+318
Grimsby Town 320163+317
Scunthorpe United 302113-202
Sheffield United 301226-401

Quarter-finals

Home team Result Away team Date
Millwall1–1 (aet) [note 1]Bradford City6 December 1982
Lincoln City3–1Norwich City8 December 1982
Reading5–3Watford8 December 1982
Chester0–0 (aet) [note 2]Newport County26 January 1983

Semi-finals

Home team Result Away team Date
Reading1–3Millwall26 January 1983
Chester1–3 (aet)Lincoln City8 February 1983

Final

Lincoln City 2 – 3 Millwall
Burke (32)
Burke (77)		 Neil (47)
McLeary (59)
Neil (71)
Attendance: 3,142

Millwall line-ups[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Millwall
No. Position Player
1 England GK Paul Sansome
2 England DF Keith Stevens
3 England DF David Stride
4 England MF Lawrie Madden
5 England DF Sam Allardyce
6 England DF Paul Roberts
7 England MF Andy Massey
8 England FW Dean Neal
9 England FW David Martin
10 England MF Paul Robinson
11 England MF Alan McLeary
sub England FW Teddy Sheringham
sub England DF Nicky Coleman
sub England FW Roger Wynter
sub Republic of Ireland MF John Neal
sub England GK Tony Ashby

Notes

  1. ↑ Millwall won 4-2 on penalties
  2. ↑ Chester won 5-4 on penalties

References

  • "Football League Group Cup 1982/1983". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  1. ↑ "Statistics 1982/83". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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