1983 Football League Cup Final

1983 Football League Cup Final
Event 1982–83 Football League Cup
Liverpool Manchester United
2 1
After extra time
Date 26 March 1983
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Referee George Courtney (County Durham)
Attendance 99,304

The 1983 Football League Cup Final was a football match held on 26 March 1983 between League Cup holders Liverpool and 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.

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

Liverpool 2–1 (a.e.t.) Manchester United
Kennedy  75'
Whelan  98'		 Report Whiteside  12'
Attendance: 99,304
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK1Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar
RB2England Phil Neal
LB3England Alan Kennedy
CB4Republic of Ireland Mark Lawrenson
LM5Republic of Ireland Ronnie Whelan
CB6Scotland Alan Hansen
CF7Scotland Kenny Dalglish
RM8England Sammy Lee
CF9Wales Ian Rush
CM10England Craig Johnston 83'
CM11Scotland Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
FW12England David Fairclough 83'
Manager:
England Bob Paisley
GK1England Gary Bailey
RB2England Mike Duxbury
LB3Scotland Arthur Albiston
CM4England Remi Moses
CB5Republic of Ireland Kevin Moran 69'
CB6Scotland Gordon McQueen
CM7England Ray Wilkins (c)
LM8Netherlands Arnold Mühren
CF9Republic of Ireland Frank Stapleton
CF10Northern Ireland Norman Whiteside
RM11England Steve Coppell
Substitute:
FW12Scotland Lou Macari 69'
Manager:
England 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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