# 1982–83 FA Cup

The 1982–83 FA Cup was the 102nd season of the world's oldest football knockout competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition was won by Manchester United, who drew the first final 2–2, but won the replay 4–0.

## Qualifying rounds

Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round.
The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Scarborough, North Shields, Mossley, Workington, Northwich Victoria, Horwich RMI, Macclesfield Town, Telford United, Boston United, Kettering Town, Worcester City, Holbeach United, Shepshed Charterhouse, Bishop's Stortford, Wokingham Town, Chesham United, Dagenham, Wealdstone, Dartford, Carshalton Athletic, Maidstone United, Worthing, Folkestone, Windsor & Eton, Slough Town, Wimborne Town, Yeovil Town and Weymouth.
Appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Holbeach United, Shepshed Charterhouse, Wokingham Town and Wimborne Town. Of the others, Telford United had last featured at this stage in 1973–74 while North Shields and Carshalton Athletic had last done so in 1969-70, Worthing had not done so since 1936-37 and Horwich RMI had not done so since 1928-29.
In returning to the competition proper after a 46-year absence, Worthing participated in seven rounds of the tournament and defeated Fleet Town, Crawley Town, Eastleigh, Farnborough Town, Minehead and Dartford before going out to Oxford United at the Manor Ground.

## First round proper

The 48 teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions entered in this round along with the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Enfield, Altrincham, Barnet and Wycombe Wanderers who were given byes. The first round of games were played over the weekend 20–21 November 1982. Replays were played on the 22nd-24th. Wimborne Town, from the Western League First Division at Step 9 of English Football, was the lowest-ranked team in the round.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Enfield (5) | 0–0 | Newport County | 20 November 1982 |
| Replay | Newport County | 4–2 | Enfield | 23 November 1982 |
| 2 | Blackpool | 3–0 | Horwich RMI (8) | 20 November 1982 |
| 3 | Chester | 1–1 | Northwich Victoria (5) | 20 November 1982 |
| Replay | Northwich Victoria | 3–1 | Chester | 22 November 1982 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 2–2 | Peterborough United | 20 November 1982 |
| Replay | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Chesterfield | 24 November 1982 |
| 5 | Darlington | 0–1 | Scunthorpe United | 20 November 1982 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 0–2 | Southend United | 20 November 1982 |
| 7 | Preston North End | 5–1 | Shepshed Charterhouse (8) | 20 November 1982 |
| 8 | Weymouth (5) | 4–3 | Maidstone United (5) | 20 November 1982 |
| 9 | Worthing (7) | 2–1 | Dartford (6) | 20 November 1982 |
| 10 | Reading | 1–2 | Bishop's Stortford (6) | 20 November 1982 |
| 11 | Walsall | 3–0 | Kettering Town (5) | 20 November 1982 |
| 12 | Gillingham | 1–0 | Dagenham (5) | 20 November 1982 |
| 13 | Macclesfield Town (6) | 1–5 | Worcester City (5) | 20 November 1982 |
| 14 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Wealdstone (5) | 20 November 1982 |
| 15 | Tranmere Rovers | 4–2 | Scarborough (5) | 20 November 1982 |
| 16 | Brentford | 7–0 | Windsor & Eton (8) | 20 November 1982 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Wycombe Wanderers (6) | 20 November 1982 |
| 18 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Wimbledon | 20 November 1982 |
| Replay | Wimbledon | 0–2 | Northampton Town | 23 November 1982 |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 4–1 | Hereford United | 20 November 1982 |
| 20 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–0 | Exeter City | 20 November 1982 |
| 21 | Hull City | 1–1 | Sheffield United | 20 November 1982 |
| Replay | Sheffield United | 2–0 | Hull City | 23 November 1982 |
| 22 | Altrincham (5) | 2–1 | Rochdale | 20 November 1982 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 1–0 | Mossley (6) | 20 November 1982 |
| 24 | Mansfield Town | 3–2 | Stockport County | 20 November 1982 |
| 25 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Bradford City | 20 November 1982 |
| 26 | Halifax Town | 0–1 | North Shields (8) | 20 November 1982 |
| 27 | Chesham United (7) | 0–1 | Yeovil Town (5) | 20 November 1982 |
| 28 | Workington (6) | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | 20 November 1982 |
| 29 | Carshalton Athletic (6) | 4–0 | Barnet (5) | 20 November 1982 |
| 30 | York City | 3–1 | Bury | 20 November 1982 |
| 31 | Aldershot | 4–0 | Wimborne Town (9) | 20 November 1982 |
| 32 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Telford United (5) | 21 November 1982 |
| Replay | Telford United | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | 23 November 1982 |
| 33 | Boston United (5) | 3–1 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 November 1982 |
| 34 | Holbeach United (8) | 0–4 | Wrexham | 20 November 1982 |
| 35 | Colchester United | 0–2 | Torquay United | 20 November 1982 |
| 36 | Slough Town (6) | 1–0 | Millwall | 20 November 1982 |
| 37 | Wokingham Town (6) | 1–1 | Cardiff City | 20 November 1982 |
| Replay | Cardiff City | 3–0 | Wokingham Town | 23 November 1982 |
| 38 | Oxford United | 5–2 | Folkestone (7) | 20 November 1982 |
| 39 | Orient | 4–1 | Bristol City | 20 November 1982 |
| 40 | Hartlepool United | 3–0 | Lincoln City | 20 November 1982 |

## Second round proper

The second round of games were played on 11 December 1982. Replays were played on the 14th–15th, or the 20th. This round featured one team from Step 8 of the football pyramid: North Shields from the Northern League.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Blackpool | 11 December 1982 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 1–1 | Northampton Town | 11 December 1982 |
| Replay | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Gillingham | 14 December 1982 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 2–2 | Brentford | 11 December 1982 |
| Replay | Brentford | 1–3 | Swindon Town | 14 December 1982 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | 11 December 1982 |
| Replay | Plymouth Argyle | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers | 20 December 1982 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 1–3 | Aldershot | 11 December 1982 |
| 6 | Worcester City (5) | 2–1 | Wrexham | 11 December 1982 |
| 7 | Altrincham (5) | 0–1 | Huddersfield Town | 11 December 1982 |
| 8 | Southend United | 3–0 | Yeovil Town (5) | 11 December 1982 |
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Northwich Victoria (5) | 11 December 1982 |
| 10 | Mansfield Town | 1–1 | Bradford City | 11 December 1982 |
| Replay | Bradford City | 3–2 | Mansfield Town | 15 December 1982 |
| 11 | Cardiff City | 2–3 | Weymouth (5) | 11 December 1982 |
| 12 | Newport County | 1–0 | Orient | 11 December 1982 |
| 13 | Torquay United | 4–1 | Carshalton Athletic (6) | 11 December 1982 |
| 14 | North Shields (8) | 0–3 | Walsall | 11 December 1982 |
| 15 | Boston United (5) | 1–1 | Sheffield United | 11 December 1982 |
| Replay | Sheffield United | 5–1 | Boston United | 14 December 1982 |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 5–2 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 December 1982 |
| 17 | Slough Town (6) | 1–4 | Bishop's Stortford (6) | 11 December 1982 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 4–0 | Worthing (7) | 11 December 1982 |
| 19 | Telford United (5) | 1–1 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 December 1982 |
| Replay | Tranmere Rovers | 2–1 | Telford United | 14 December 1982 |
| 20 | Hartlepool United | 1–1 | York City | 11 December 1982 |
| Replay | York City | 4–0 | Hartlepool United | 14 December 1982 |

## Third round proper

Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were played on 8 January 1983. Replays took place over 11–12 January, with a second replay on the 24th. Bishop's Stortford, from the Isthmian League Premier Division (Step 6), was the lowest-ranked team in the round while Worcester City, Weymouth and Bishop's Stortford were the last non-league clubs left in the competition.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Watford (1) | 2–0 | Plymouth Argyle (3) | 8 January 1983 |
| 2 | Walsall (3) | 0–0 | Birmingham City (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Walsall | 11 January 1983 |
| 3 | Leicester City (2) | 2–3 | Notts County (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers (2) | 1–2 | Liverpool (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough (2) | 2–2 | Bishop's Stortford (6) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Bishop's Stortford | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | 11 January 1983 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion (1) | 3–2 | Queens Park Rangers (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| 7 | Sunderland (1) | 0–0 | Manchester City (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Manchester City | 2–1 | Sunderland | 12 January 1983 |
| 8 | Derby County (2) | 2–0 | Nottingham Forest (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| 9 | Luton Town (1) | 3–0 | Peterborough United (4) | 8 January 1983 |
| 10 | Swindon Town (4) | 7–0 | Aldershot (4) | 8 January 1983 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town (2) | 2–1 | Rotherham United (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| 12 | Sheffield United (3) | 0–0 | Stoke City (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Stoke City | 3–2 | Sheffield United | 12 January 1983 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers (4) | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur (1) | 1–0 | Southampton (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| 15 | Northampton Town (4) | 0–1 | Aston Villa (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| 16 | Coventry City (1) | 3–1 | Worcester City (5) | 8 January 1983 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion (1) | 1–1 | Newcastle United (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 January 1983 |
| 18 | Manchester United (1) | 2–0 | West Ham United (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| 19 | Norwich City (1) | 2–1 | Swansea City (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| 20 | Bradford City (3) | 0–1 | Barnsley (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| 21 | Carlisle United (2) | 2–2 | Burnley (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Burnley | 3–1 | Carlisle United | 11 January 1983 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic (2) | 0–2 | Fulham (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| 23 | Crystal Palace (2) | 2–1 | York City (4) | 8 January 1983 |
| 24 | Southend United (3) | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Southend United | 11 January 1983 |
| Replay | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Southend United | 24 January 1983 |
| 25 | Scunthorpe United (4) | 0–0 | Grimsby Town (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | 11 January 1983 |
| 26 | Huddersfield Town (3) | 1–1 | Chelsea (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Chelsea | 2–0 | Huddersfield Town | 12 January 1983 |
| 27 | Newport County (3) | 1–1 | Everton (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Everton | 2–1 | Newport County | 11 January 1983 |
| 28 | Charlton Athletic (2) | 2–3 | Ipswich Town (1) | 8 January 1983 |
| 29 | Arsenal (1) | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers (2) | 8 January 1983 |
| 30 | Leeds United (2) | 3–0 | Preston North End (3) | 8 January 1983 |
| 31 | Cambridge United (2) | 1–0 | Weymouth (5) | 8 January 1983 |
| 32 | Oxford United (3) | 1–1 | Torquay United (4) | 8 January 1983 |
| Replay | Torquay United | 2–1 | Oxford United | 12 January 1983 |

## Fourth round proper

The fourth round of games were mainly played over the weekend 29 –30 January 1983. Some games were replayed on 1–2 February, with a second replay on the 9th. Swindon Town and Torquay United from the Fourth Division were the lowest-ranked teams in the round and the last clubs from the First Round left in the competition.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Burnley | 3–1 | Swindon Town | 29 January 1983 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Stoke City | 29 January 1983 |
| 3 | Watford | 1–1 | Fulham | 29 January 1983 |
| Replay | Fulham | 1–2 | Watford | 1 February 1983 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 January 1983 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 2–0 | Notts County | 29 January 1983 |
| 6 | Derby County | 2–1 | Chelsea | 29 January 1983 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 0–2 | Manchester United | 29 January 1983 |
| 8 | Everton | 2–1 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 January 1983 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | 29 January 1983 |
| 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 January 1983 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 2–2 | Norwich City | 29 January 1983 |
| Replay | Norwich City | 2–1 | Coventry City | 2 February 1983 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4–0 | Manchester City | 29 January 1983 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Birmingham City | 29 January 1983 |
| 14 | Arsenal | 1–1 | Leeds United | 29 January 1983 |
| Replay | Leeds United | 1–1 | Arsenal | 2 February 1983 |
| Replay | Arsenal | 2–1 | Leeds United | 9 February 1983 |
| 15 | Torquay United | 2–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 January 1983 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Barnsley | 29 January 1983 |

## Fifth round proper

The fifth set of games were all played on 19 –20 February 1983. Two replays were played on the 28th. Holders Tottenham Hotspur were eliminated by Everton – their first defeat in the competition since March 1980. However because both Everton and Liverpool were drawn to play at home in this round there was one game played on Sunday 20th February Liverpool v Brighton with Everton v Tottenham on the same day as the other R5 ties
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Liverpool | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 20 February 1983 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 4–1 | Watford | 19 February 1983 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 1–1 | Arsenal | 19 February 1983 |
| Replay | Arsenal | 3–2 | Middlesbrough | 28 February 1983 |
| 4 | Derby County | 0–1 | Manchester United | 19 February 1983 |
| 5 | Everton | 2–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 19 February 1983 |
| 6 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Ipswich Town | 19 February 1983 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 0–0 | Burnley | 19 February 1983 |
| Replay | Burnley | 1–0 | Crystal Palace | 28 February 1983 |
| 8 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 February 1983 |

## Sixth round proper

The sixth round of FA Cup games were played on 12 March 1983 with a replay on the 15th.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
| 1 | Burnley | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 12 March 1983 |
| Replay | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–0 | Burnley | 15 March 1983 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Norwich City | 12 March 1983 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Everton | 12 March 1983 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 2–0 | Aston Villa | 12 March 1983 |

## Final

| Man United | Brighton |

### Replay

| Man United | Brighton |

## TV Coverage

The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV network. All games were shown in a highlights format, except the Final, which was shown live both on BBC1 & ITV. The BBC football highlights programme Match of the Day would show up to three games and the various ITV regional network stations would cover up to one game and show highlights from other games covered elsewhere on the ITV network. The BBC showed brief highlights of two FA Cup games from rounds One & Two after League highlights games. For the first time since the 1970–71 season, an ITV Region (TVS) showed highlights of one Second Round tie, Portsmouth v Aldershot. Highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV.
This Season ITV Highlights with the regional highlights programmes were back on Saturday nights while BBC1 Highlights under Match Of The Day were back on Sunday afternoons in the final season of the 4 year alternation deal and also the final season of ITV regional highlights
* First Round Blackpool v Horwich RMI BBC1
* Second Round BBC1 Boston United v Sheffield United, ITV Portsmouth v Aldershot (TVS)
* Third Round BBC1 Manchester United v West Ham United, Northampton Town v Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton, Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion (Midweek replay),Manchester City v Sunderland (Midweek replay) ITV Derby County v Nottingham Forest (Central), Charlton Athletic v Ipswich Town (LWT & Anglia), Blackburn Rovers v Liverpool (Granada), Sunderland v Manchester City (Tyne-Tees)
* Fourth Round BBC1 Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Watford v Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City ITV Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion (LWT & Central),Luton Town v Manchester United (Anglia), Middlesbrough v Notts County (Tyne-Tees), Liverpool v Stoke City (Granada), Leeds United v Arsenal (Midweek replay All regions), Norwich City v Coventry City (Midweek replay All regions)
* Fifth Round BBC1 Norwich City v Ipswich Town, Crystal Palace v Burnley, Derby County v Manchester United ITV Aston Villa v Watford (Central & LWT), Everton v Tottenham Hotspur (Granada), Middlesbrough v Arsenal (Tyne-Tees), Cambridge United v Sheffield Wednesday (Anglia & Yorkshire)
* Sixth Round BBC1 Arsenal v Aston Villa, Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday ITV Manchester United v Everton (Granada & LWT), Brighton & Hove Albion v Norwich City (TVS & Anglia) All regions showed those two games
* FA Cup Semi-Finals BBC1 Arsenal v Manchester United ITV Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield Wednesday (All regions) (had either Semi Final been drawn ITV would have shown the replay)
* FA Cup Final Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United Live on BBC1 and ITV (All Regions) (Both games)