# 1982–83 Football League Trophy

The 1982–83 Football League Trophy was the second 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 reconstituted as the Associate Members' Cup which runs as the EFL Trophy today.

## First round
### Group A

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Colchester United | 3–1 | Southend United | 13 August 1982 |
| Watford | 4–1 | Orient | 14 August 1982 |
| Southend United | 1–1 | Orient | 16 August 1982 |
| Watford | 2–1 | Colchester United | 17 August 1982 |
| Orient | 0–2 | Colchester United | 21 August 1982 |
| Southend United | 1–4 | Watford | 21 August 1982 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Watford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 2 | 11 |
| Colchester United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 7 |
| Southend United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | 1 |
| Orient | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | 1 |

### Group B

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 August 1982 |
| Chesterfield | 1–1 | Chester | 14 August 1982 |
| Chesterfield | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 17 August 1982 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Chester | 18 August 1982 |
| Chester | 5–0 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 August 1982 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Chesterfield | 21 August 1982 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Chester | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 1 | 5 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 5 |
| Chesterfield | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 5 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | 1 |

### Group C

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| AFC Bournemouth | 2–2 | Aldershot | 14 August 1982 |
| Reading | 2–1 | Oxford United | 14 August 1982 |
| Aldershot | 1–3 | Oxford United | 17 August 1982 |
| Reading | 4–2 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 August 1982 |
| Aldershot | 3–3 | Reading | 21 August 1982 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 3–0 | Oxford United | 21 August 1982 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Reading | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 2 | 9 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 1 | 5 |
| Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | 4 |
| Aldershot | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 1 | 3 |

### Group D

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Bradford City | 1–0 | Halifax Town | 14 August 1982 |
| Hartlepool United | 1–2 | Hull City | 14 August 1982 |
| Halifax Town | 1–0 | Hull City | 17 August 1982 |
| Hartlepool United | 0–4 | Bradford City | 18 August 1982 |
| Halifax Town | 3–0 | Hartlepool United | 21 August 1982 |
| Hull City | 0–0 | Bradford City | 21 August 1982 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Bradford City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 8 |
| Halifax Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 7 |
| Hull City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hartlepool United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | 0 |

### Group E

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Brentford | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | 14 August 1982 |
| Millwall | 0–1 | Wimbledon | 14 August 1982 |
| Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Wimbledon | 17 August 1982 |
| Millwall | 3–0 | Brentford | 17 August 1982 |
| Crystal Palace | 0–3 | Millwall | 21 August 1982 |
| Wimbledon | 1–3 | Brentford | 21 August 1982 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Millwall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 2 | 8 |
| Brentford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 1 | 5 |
| Crystal Palace | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | 4 |
| Wimbledon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 3 |

### Group F

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Exeter City | 2–1 | Bristol City | 14 August 1982 |
| Newport County | 0–1 | Torquay United | 14 August 1982 |
| Bristol City | 1–0 | Torquay United | 17 August 1982 |
| Newport County | 5–1 | Exeter City | 18 August 1982 |
| Bristol City | 1–4 | Newport County | 21 August 1982 |
| Torquay United | 3–2 | Exeter City | 21 August 1982 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Newport County | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 2 | 8 |
| Torquay United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 7 |
| Exeter City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | 3 |
| Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | 3 |

### Group G

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Norwich City | 3–0 | Northampton Town | 14 August 1982 |
| Peterborough United | 4–1 | Mansfield Town | 14 August 1982 |
| Mansfield Town | 1–2 | Northampton Town | 16 August 1982 |
| Norwich City | 6–2 | Peterborough United | 18 August 1982 |
| Mansfield Town | 1–3 | Norwich City | 21 August 1982 |
| Peterborough United | 5–2 | Northampton Town | 21 August 1982 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Norwich City | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 3 | 12 |
| Peterborough United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 2 | 8 |
| Northampton Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 | 3 |
| Mansfield Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 | 0 |

### Group H

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | Lincoln City | 14 August 1982 |
| Sheffield United | 1–3 | Grimsby Town | 14 August 1982 |
| Scunthorpe United | 0–0 | Sheffield United | 17 August 1982 |
| Lincoln City | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | 18 August 1982 |
| Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | 21 August 1982 |
| Lincoln City | 3–1 | Sheffield United | 21 August 1982 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | BP | Pts |
| Lincoln City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 8 |
| Grimsby Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 7 |
| Scunthorpe United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sheffield United | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 1 |

## Quarter-finals

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date |
| Millwall | 1–1 (aet) | Bradford City | 6 December 1982 |
| Lincoln City | 3–1 | Norwich City | 8 December 1982 |
| Reading | 5–3 | Watford | 8 December 1982 |
| Chester | 0–0 (aet) | Newport County | 26 January 1983 |

## Semi-finals

| Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Attendance |
| Reading | 1–3 | Millwall | 26 January 1983 | 2,658 |
| Chester | 1–3 (aet) | Lincoln City | 8 February 1983 | 1,058 |

## Final
### Millwall line-up

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Paul Sansome |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Keith Stevens |
| 3 | DF | ENG | David Stride |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Lawrie Madden |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Sam Allardyce |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Paul Roberts |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Andy Massey |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Dean Neal |
| 9 | FW | ENG | David Martin |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Paul Robinson |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Alan McLeary |
| sub | FW | ENG | Teddy Sheringham |
| sub | DF | ENG | Nicky Coleman |
| sub | FW | ENG | Roger Wynter |
| sub | MF | IRL | John Neal |
| sub | GK | ENG | Tony Ashby |