1983 Football League Cup final

April 2014 April 2014 1983 Football League Cup final Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg 1982–83 Football League Cup Liverpool 2 Manchester United 1 After extra time 26 March 1983 Wembley Stadium London George Courtney (County Durham) 99,304 1982 1984 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. 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 26 March 1983 15:00 Liverpool 2–1 yes Report Manchester United Kennedy 75Whelan 98 Whiteside 12 Wembley Stadium, London 99,304 George Courtney (County Durham) _liverpool84 _liverpool84 _liverpool84 _white_stripes _2_stripes_white DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Liverpool _manutda8284 _manutda8284 _manutda8284 _adidaswhite _color_3_stripes_black FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF Manchester United GK 1 ZIM Bruce GrobbelaarRB 2 ENG Phil NealLB 3 ENG Alan KennedyCB 4 IRL Mark LawrensonLM 5 IRL Ronnie WhelanCB 6 SCO Alan HansenCF 7 SCO Kenny DalglishRM 8 ENG Sammy LeeCF 9 WAL Ian RushCM 10AUS Craig Johnston 83CM 11SCO Graeme Souness (c) Substitute:FW 12 ENG David Fairclough 83Manager:ENG Bob Paisley300px GK 1 ENG Gary BaileyRB 2 ENG Mike DuxburyLB 3 SCO Arthur AlbistonCM 4 ENG Remi MosesCB 5 IRL Kevin Moran 69CB 6 SCO Gordon McQueenCM 7 ENG Ray Wilkins (c) LM 8 NED Arnold MührenCF 9 IRL Frank StapletonCF 10NIR Norman Whiteside RM 11ENG Steve CoppellSubstitute:FW 12SCO Lou Macari 69Manager:ENG 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. External links Match details and Liverpool line-up https://web.archive.org/web/20071012170921/http://lfchistory.net/viewgame.asp?game_id=1330&Season_id=23 12 October 2007 Details of Paisley collecting the trophy https://web.archive.org/web/20090204014542/http://lfchistory.net/managers_profile.asp?manager_id=10 4 February 2009 1983 League Cup final 1983 League Cup final 1983 Category:1982–83 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Football League Cup final Football League Cup final