1983 Football League Cup Final

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

1983 Football League Cup Final
Event1982–83 Football League Cup
Liverpool Manchester United
2 1
After extra time
Date26 March 1983
VenueWembley Stadium, London
RefereeGeorge Courtney (County Durham)
Attendance99,304

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
Liverpool2–1 (a.e.t.)Manchester United
Kennedy  75'
Whelan  98'		 Report Whiteside  12'
Attendance: 99,304
Liverpool
Manchester United
GK1 Bruce Grobbelaar
RB2 Phil Neal
LB3 Alan Kennedy
CB4 Mark Lawrenson
LM5 Ronnie Whelan
CB6 Alan Hansen
CF7 Kenny Dalglish
RM8 Sammy Lee
CF9 Ian Rush
CM10 Craig Johnston 83'
CM11 Graeme Souness (c)
Substitute:
FW12 David Fairclough 83'
Manager:
Bob Paisley
GK1 Gary Bailey
RB2 Mike Duxbury
LB3 Arthur Albiston
CM4 Remi Moses
CB5 Kevin Moran 69'
CB6 Gordon McQueen
CM7 Ray Wilkins (c)
LM8 Arnold Mühren
CF9 Frank Stapleton
CF10 Norman Whiteside
RM11 Steve Coppell
Substitute:
FW12 Lou Macari 69'
Manager:
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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