1982 Football League Cup Final

The 1982 Football League Cup Final was a football match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on 13 March 1982 at Wembley Stadium. It was the final match of the 1981–82 Football League Cup, the 22nd staging of the Football League Cup, a football competition for the 92 teams in The Football League. Liverpool were the reigning champions and appearing in their third final. This was Tottenham's third final, they had won the previous two appearances in 1971 and 1973.

1982 Football League Cup Final
Match programme cover
Event1981–82 Football League Cup
Liverpool Tottenham Hotspur
3 1
after extra time
Date13 March 1982
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereePeter Willis (County Durham)
Attendance100,000

Both teams entered the competition in the second round. Liverpool's matches were generally comfortable victories, they beat Middlesbrough 4–1 in the third round, but two of their ties went to a replay. Tottenham's matches were close affairs, the only match they won by more than one goal was their 2–0 victory against Wrexham in the third round, although they did not concede a single goal en route to the final.

Watched by a crowd of 100,000, Tottenham opened the scoring in the 11th minute when striker Steve Archibald scored. Tottenham maintained their lead until the 87th minute, when midfielder Ronnie Whelan equalised for Liverpool. With the scored level after 90 minutes, the match went to extra time. Whelan scored again in the 111th minute to give Liverpool the lead and striker Ian Rush scored in the 119th minute to secure a 3–1 victory for Liverpool. It was their second League Cup victory and second in succession.

Route to the final
Further information: 1981–82 Football League Cup
LiverpoolRoundTottenham Hotspur
Exeter City
H
5–0		Rush 15', 67', McDermott 27'
Dalglish 37', Whelan 68'		Second Round, First LegManchester United
H
1–0		Archibald
Exeter City
A
6–0		Rush 15', 78', Dalglish 23', Neal 34',
Sheedy 53', Mather og 80'		Second Round, Second LegManchester United
A
1–0		Hazard
Middlesbrough
H
4–1		Sheedy 29', Rush 64',
Johnson 74', 80'		Third RoundWrexham
H
2–0		Hughton, Hoddle
Arsenal
A
0–0		Fourth RoundFulham
H
1–0		Hazard
Arsenal
H
3–0 (aet)		Johnston 95', McDermott 101' (pen),
Dalglish 108'		Replay
Barnsley
H
0–0		Fifth RoundNottingham Forest
H
1–0		Ardiles
Barnsley
H
3–1		Souness 37', Johnson 81',
Dalglish 89'		Replay
Ipswich Town
A
2–0		McDermott 47', Rush 49'Semi-finals, First LegWest Bromwich Albion
A
0–0
Ipswich Town
H
2–2		Rush 26', Dalglish 47'Semi-finals, Second LegWest Bromwich Albion
H
1–0
Hazard

Match

Details
Liverpool3–1 (a.e.t.)Tottenham Hotspur
Whelan  87', 111'
Rush  119'		 Report Archibald  11'
Liverpool
Tottenham Hotspur
GK1 Bruce Grobbelaar
RB2 Phil Neal
CB3 Mark Lawrenson
LB4 Alan Kennedy
LM5 Ronnie Whelan
CB6 Phil Thompson
CF7 Kenny Dalglish
RM8 Sammy Lee
CF9 Ian Rush
CM10 Terry McDermott
CM11 Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
12 David Johnson
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Ray Clemence
LB2 Chris Hughton
CB3 Paul Miller
CB4 Paul Price
RM5 Micky Hazard
RB6 Steve Perryman (c)
CM7 Osvaldo Ardiles
CF8 Steve Archibald
LM9 Tony Galvin
CM10 Glenn Hoddle
CF11 Garth Crooks
Substitute:
MF12 Ricardo Villa
Manager:
Keith Burkinshaw
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