# 1982–83 Football League Cup

The 1982–83 Football League Cup (known as the Milk Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 23rd season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 30 August 1982 and ended with the final on 26 March 1983. The final was contested by First Division teams Manchester United and Liverpool at the Wembley Stadium in London.

## First round
### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Bradford City | 1–0 | Mansfield Town | 1 September 1982 |
| Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | Torquay United | 31 August 1982 |
| Bury | 3–5 | Burnley | 31 August 1982 |
| Cardiff City | 2–1 | Hereford United | 31 August 1982 |
| Carlisle United | 3–3 | Bolton Wanderers | 31 August 1982 |
| Chester | 1–2 | Blackpool | 1 September 1982 |
| Chesterfield | 2–1 | Hartlepool United | 31 August 1982 |
| Colchester United | 2–0 | Aldershot | 31 August 1982 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 31 August 1982 |
| Crystal Palace | 2–0 | Portsmouth | 31 August 1982 |
| Darlington | 0–2 | Peterborough United | 31 August 1982 |
| Exeter City | 1–2 | Newport County | 1 September 1982 |
| Gillingham | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | 31 August 1982 |
| Halifax Town | 2–1 | Derby County | 31 August 1982 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | 31 August 1982 |
| Millwall | 0–2 | Northampton Town | 31 August 1982 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Bournemouth | 31 August 1982 |
| Port Vale | 1–0 | Rochdale | 30 August 1982 |
| Reading | 0–2 | Oxford United | 1 September 1982 |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–2 | Grimsby Town | 31 August 1982 |
| Sheffield United | 3–1 | Hull City | 31 August 1982 |
| Southend United | 1–0 | Fulham | 1 September 1982 |
| Stockport County | 1–1 | Wigan Athletic | 30 August 1982 |
| Swindon Town | 2–1 | Bristol City | 31 August 1982 |
| Walsall | 0–1 | Preston North End | 31 August 1982 |
| Wimbledon | 1–1 | Brentford | 30 August 1982 |
| Wrexham | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 31 August 1982 |
| York City | 2–1 | Lincoln City | 31 August 1982 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Aldershot | 0–1 | Colchester United | 14 September 1982 | 0–3 |
| Blackpool | 5–1 | Chester | 14 September 1982 | 7–2 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4–0 | Carlisle United | 14 September 1982 | 7–3 |
| Bournemouth | 3–0 | Plymouth Argyle | 14 September 1982 | 3–2 |
| Brentford | 2–0 | Wimbledon | 14 September 1982 | 3–1 |
| Bristol City | 2–0 | Swindon Town | 14 September 1982 | 3–2 |
| Burnley | 3–1 | Bury | 14 September 1982 | 8–4 |
| Derby County | 5–2 | Halifax Town | 15 September 1982 | 6–4 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | 14 September 1982 | 1–2 |
| Fulham | 4–2 | Southend United | 14 September 1982 | 4–3 |
| Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | 14 September 1982 | 2–1 |
| Hartlepool United | 2–0 | Chesterfield | 15 September 1982 | 3–2 |
| Hereford United | 1–2 | Cardiff City | 15 September 1982 | 2–4 |
| Hull City | 1–0 | Sheffield United | 14 September 1982 | 2–3 |
| Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Gillingham | 14 September 1982 | 2–3 |
| Lincoln City | 3–1 | York City | 15 September 1982 | 4–3 |
| Mansfield Town | 0–2 | Bradford City | 13 September 1982 | 0–3 |
| Newport County | 6–0 | Exeter City | 14 September 1982 | 8–1 |
| Northampton Town | 2–2 | Millwall | 14 September 1982 | 4–2 |
| Oxford United | 2–0 | Reading | 15 September 1982 | 4–0 |
| Peterborough United | 4–2 | Darlington | 15 September 1982 | 6–2 |
| Portsmouth | 1–1 | Crystal Palace | 14 September 1982 | 1–3 |
| Preston North End | 1–1 | Walsall | 14 September 1982 | 2–1 |
| Rochdale | 2–0 | Port Vale | 14 September 1982 | 2–1 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 2–0 | Wrexham | 14 September 1982 | 2–1 |
| Torquay United | 0–4 | Bristol Rovers | 15 September 1982 | 2–6 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 September 1982 | 1–1 |
| Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Stockport County | 14 September 1982 | 2–2 |

## Second round
### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Arsenal | 2–1 | Cardiff City | 5 October 1982 |
| Aston Villa | 1–2 | Notts County | 6 October 1982 |
| Barnsley | 2–1 | Cambridge United | 12 October 1982 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Watford | 5 October 1982 |
| Brentford | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 October 1982 |
| Bristol City | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 October 1982 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Swansea City | 5 October 1982 |
| Burnley | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | 5 October 1982 |
| Chelsea | 3–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 October 1982 |
| Colchester United | 0–0 | Southampton | 6 October 1982 |
| Derby County | 2–0 | Hartlepool United | 6 October 1982 |
| Fulham | 2–2 | Coventry City | 5 October 1982 |
| Gillingham | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | 5 October 1982 |
| Grimsby Town | 3–3 | Sheffield United | 12 October 1982 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2–0 | Oxford United | 5 October 1982 |
| Ipswich Town | 1–2 | Liverpool | 5 October 1982 |
| Leeds United | 0–1 | Newcastle United | 6 October 1982 |
| Lincoln City | 2–0 | Leicester City | 6 October 1982 |
| Luton Town | 3–0 | Charlton Athletic | 5 October 1982 |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | Bournemouth | 6 October 1982 |
| Newport County | 0–2 | Everton | 5 October 1982 |
| Northampton Town | 1–1 | Blackpool | 5 October 1982 |
| Norwich City | 2–1 | Preston North End | 6 October 1982 |
| Nottingham Forest | 6–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 October 1982 |
| Peterborough United | 0–2 | Crystal Palace | 6 October 1982 |
| Rochdale | 0–1 | Bradford City | 5 October 1982 |
| Rotherham United | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 October 1982 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Birmingham City | 5 October 1982 |
| Stoke City | 1–1 | West Ham United | 6 October 1982 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 October 1982 |
| Wigan Athletic | 1–1 | Manchester City | 5 October 1982 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Sunderland | 5 October 1982 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Birmingham City | 4–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 October 1982 | 5–2 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 0–0 | Brentford | 27 October 1982 | 2–3 |
| Blackpool | 2–1 | Northampton Town | 26 October 1982 | 3–2 |
| Bournemouth | 2–2 | Manchester United | 26 October 1982 | 2–4 |
| Bradford City | 4–0 | Rochdale | 27 October 1982 | 5–0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 October 1982 | 1–2 |
| Cambridge United | 1–3 | Barnsley | 26 October 1982 | 2–5 |
| Cardiff City | 1–3 | Arsenal | 26 October 1982 | 2–5 |
| Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Luton Town | 26 October 1982 | 2–3 |
| Coventry City | 0–0 | Fulham | 26 October 1982 | 2–2 |
| Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Peterborough United | 26 October 1982 | 4–1 |
| Everton | 2–2 | Newport County | 27 October 1982 | 4–2 |
| Hartlepool United | 4–2 | Derby County | 12 October 1982 | 4–4 |
| Leicester City | 0–1 | Lincoln City | 27 October 1982 | 0–3 |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | Ipswich Town | 26 October 1982 | 4–1 |
| Manchester City | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | 27 October 1982 | 3–1 |
| Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Burnley | 26 October 1982 | 3–4 |
| Newcastle United | 1–4 | Leeds United | 27 October 1982 | 2–4 |
| Notts County | 1–0 | Aston Villa | 26 October 1982 | 3–1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Gillingham | 26 October 1982 | 1–2 |
| Oxford United | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | 27 October 1982 | 1–2 |
| Preston North End | 1–2 | Norwich City | 26 October 1982 | 2–4 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 0–0 | Rotherham United | 26 October 1982 | 1–2 |
| Sheffield United | 5–1 | Grimsby Town | 26 October 1982 | 8–4 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Bristol City | 26 October 1982 | 3–2 |
| Southampton | 4–2 | Colchester United | 26 October 1982 | 4–2 |
| Sunderland | 5–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 October 1982 | 6–1 |
| Swansea City | 3–0 | Bristol Rovers | 26 October 1982 | 3–1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–2 | Chelsea | 27 October 1982 | 2–5 |
| Watford | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 October 1982 | 4–2 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | 27 October 1982 | 4–7 |
| West Ham United | 2–1 | Stoke City | 26 October 1982 | 3–2 |

## Third round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Birmingham City | 3–1 | Derby County | 9 November 1982 |
| Bradford City | 0–0 | Manchester United | 10 November 1982 |
| Brentford | 1–1 | Swansea City | 9 November 1982 |
| Coventry City | 1–2 | Burnley | 9 November 1982 |
| Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 November 1982 |
| Everton | 1–1 | Arsenal | 9 November 1982 |
| Gillingham | 2–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 November 1982 |
| Leeds United | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | 10 November 1982 |
| Lincoln City | 1–1 | West Ham United | 10 November 1982 |
| Liverpool | 1–0 | Rotherham United | 10 November 1982 |
| Luton Town | 4–2 | Blackpool | 9 November 1982 |
| Manchester City | 1–1 | Southampton | 10 November 1982 |
| Nottingham Forest | 7–3 | Watford | 10 November 1982 |
| Notts County | 2–0 | Chelsea | 9 November 1982 |
| Sheffield United | 1–3 | Barnsley | 9 November 1982 |
| Sunderland | 0–0 | Norwich City | 10 November 1982 |

### Replays

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Arsenal | 3–0 | Everton | 23 November 1982 |
| Manchester United | 4–1 | Bradford City | 24 November 1982 |
| Norwich City | 3–1 | Sunderland | 24 November 1982 |
| Southampton | 4–0 | Manchester City | 24 November 1982 |
| Swansea City | 1–2 | Brentford | 17 November 1982 |
| West Ham United | 2–1 | Lincoln City | 29 November 1982 |

## Fourth round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Arsenal | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | 30 November 1982 |
| Burnley | 3–2 | Birmingham City | 30 November 1982 |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | Norwich City | 30 November 1982 |
| Manchester United | 2–0 | Southampton | 30 November 1982 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2–0 | Brentford | 30 November 1982 |
| Notts County | 3–3 | West Ham United | 7 December 1982 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1–0 | Barnsley | 30 November 1982 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | Luton Town | 30 November 1982 |

### Replay

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| West Ham United | 3–0 | Notts County | 21 December 1982 |

## Fifth round
### Ties

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Arsenal | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | 18 January 1983 |
| Liverpool | 2–1 | West Ham United | 18 January 1983 |
| Manchester United | 4–0 | Nottingham Forest | 19 January 1983 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–4 | Burnley | 19 January 1983 |

## Semi-finals

Manchester United, in search of their first League Cup triumph, overcame Arsenal in the semi-finals to reach the final for the first time. A 4–2 win at Highbury was followed by a 2–1 win at Old Trafford. Liverpool, winners of the previous two finals, booked their place in the final for the third year running at the expense of Second Division strugglers Burnley, winning the first leg 3–0 at Anfield. Burnley's 1–0 win at Turf Moor in the second leg wasn't enough to prevent Liverpool from getting through.

### First leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
| Arsenal | 2–4 | Manchester United | 15 February 1983 |
| Liverpool | 3–0 | Burnley | 8 February 1983 |

### Second leg

| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date | Agg |
| Burnley | 1–0 | Liverpool | 15 February 1983 | 1–3 |
| Manchester United | 2–1 | Arsenal | 23 February 1983 | 6–3 |