1981–82 Football League Cup

April 2014 April 2014 Football League Cup 1981–82 Milk Cup, League Cup MilkCup.png The Milk Cup EnglandWales 92 Liverpool Liverpool 2 Tottenham Hotspur Ian Rush (8 goals) 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 Football League Cup (known as the Milk Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 31 August 1981 and ended with the final on 13 March 1982. The final was contested by First Division teams Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at Wembley Stadium in London. First round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aldershot 0–0 Wimbledon 1 September 1981 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Oldham Athletic 1 September 1981 Bournemouth 0–1 Fulham 1 September 1981 Bradford City 3–1 Blackpool 2 September 1981 Bristol City 2–0 Walsall 1 September 1981 Bury 3–3 Carlisle United 1 September 1981 Cardiff City 2–1 Exeter City 2 September 1981 Chester 1–1 Plymouth Argyle 8 September 1981 Colchester United 2–0 Gillingham 1 September 1981 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Bristol Rovers 2 September 1981 Darlington 1–3 Rotherham United 1 September 1981 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Chesterfield 1 September 1981 Halifax Town 1–2 Preston North End 1 September 1981 Hereford United 1–1 Port Vale 2 September 1981 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Rochdale 1 September 1981 Leyton Orient 1–1 Millwall 1 September 1981 Lincoln City 3–0 Hull City 2 September 1981 Northampton Town 2–0 Hartlepool United 1 September 1981 Oxford United 1–0 Brentford 2 September 1981 Peterborough United 2–3 Barnsley 2 September 1981 Reading 2–2 Charlton Athletic 2 September 1981 Scunthorpe United 0–0 Mansfield Town 1 September 1981 Sheffield United 1–0 York City 1 September 1981 Southend United 0–0 Portsmouth 2 September 1981 Torquay United 2–3 Newport County 2 September 1981 Tranmere Rovers 4–2 Burnley 1 September 1981 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Stockport County 31 August 1981 Wrexham 3–2 Swindon Town 1 September 1981 The first match between Chester and Plymouth Argyle on the 2nd of September 1981 was abandoned after 78 minutes due to a broken goalpost.Ward Andrew Football's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of football 2010 Portico London 1907554084 117 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Barnsley 6–0 Peterborough United 15 September 1981 9–2 Blackpool 0–0 Bradford City 16 September 1981 1–3 Brentford 0–2 Oxford United 15 September 1981 0–3 Bristol Rovers 1–0After Extra Time Crewe Alexandra 15 September 1981 2–1 Burnley 3–3 Tranmere Rovers 15 September 1981 5–7 Carlisle United 2–1After Extra Time Bury 15 September 1981 5–4 Charlton Athletic 3–1After Extra Time Reading 15 September 1981 5–3 Chesterfield 1–1After Extra TimeDoncaster Rovers won on the away goals rule Doncaster Rovers 15 September 1981 1–1 Exeter City 3–1After Extra Time Cardiff City 16 September 1981 4–3 Fulham 2–0 Bournemouth 15 September 1981 3–0 Gillingham 1–1 Colchester United 15 September 1981 1–3 Hartlepool United 2–1 Northampton Town 16 September 1981 2–3 Hull City 1–1 Lincoln City 15 September 1981 1–4 Mansfield Town 2–0 Scunthorpe United 14 September 1981 2–0 Millwall 3–2 Leyton Orient 16 September 1981 4–3 Newport County 0–0 Torquay United 15 September 1981 3–2 Oldham Athletic 4–2After Extra Time Bolton Wanderers 15 September 1981 5–4 Plymouth Argyle 1–0 Chester 15 September 1981 2–1 Port Vale 2–0 Hereford United 14 September 1981 3–1 Portsmouth 4–1 Southend United 16 September 1981 4–1 Preston North End 0–0 Halifax Town 15 September 1981 2–1 Rochdale 2–4 Huddersfield Town 15 September 1981 3–7 Rotherham United 2–1 Darlington 15 September 1981 5–2 Stockport County 1–2 Wigan Athletic 14 September 1981 1–5 Swindon Town 0–2 Wrexham 15 September 1981 2–5 Walsall 1–0 Bristol City 15 September 1981 1–2 Wimbledon 1–3 Aldershot 15 September 1981 1–3 York City 1–1 Sheffield United 15 September 1981 1–2 Second round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aldershot 2–2 Wigan Athletic 6 October 1981 Aston Villa 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 October 1981 Barnsley 2–0 Swansea City 6 October 1981 Birmingham City 2–3 Nottingham Forest 6 October 1981 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday 7 October 1981 Bradford City 3–4 Mansfield Town 7 October 1981 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Northampton Town 6 October 1981 Carlisle United 0–0 Bristol City 6 October 1981 Colchester United 3–1 Cambridge United 6 October 1981 Derby County 2–3 West Ham United 7 October 1981 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Crystal Palace 6 October 1981 Everton 1–1 Coventry City 6 October 1981 Grimsby Town 1–0 Watford 6 October 1981 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 October 1981 Leeds United 0–1 Ipswich Town 7 October 1981 Lincoln City 1–1 Notts County 7 October 1981 Liverpool 5–0 Exeter City 7 October 1981 Luton Town 0–2 Wrexham 6 October 1981 Manchester City 2–0 Stoke City 7 October 1981 Middlesbrough 2–1 Plymouth Argyle 6 October 1981 Millwall 3–3 Oxford United 6 October 1981 Newcastle United 1–2 Fulham 7 October 1981 Norwich City 1–0 Charlton Athletic 7 October 1981 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Newport County 6 October 1981 Preston North End 1–0 Leicester City 6 October 1981 Queens Park Rangers 5–0 Portsmouth 6 October 1981 Sheffield United 1–0 Arsenal 6 October 1981 Shrewsbury Town 3–3 West Bromwich Albion 6 October 1981 Southampton 1–1 Chelsea 6 October 1981 Sunderland 2–0 Rotherham United 7 October 1981 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Manchester United 7 October 1981 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Port Vale 5 October 1981 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Arsenal 2–0After Extra Time Sheffield United 27 October 1981 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Huddersfield Town 27 October 1981 2–1 Bristol City 2–1 Carlisle United 27 October 1981 2–1 Cambridge United 3–2After Extra Time Colchester United 27 October 1981 4–5 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Norwich City 28 October 1981 0–2 Chelsea 2–1After Extra Time Southampton 28 October 1981 3–2 Coventry City 0–1 Everton 27 October 1981 1–2 Crystal Palace 2–0 Doncaster Rovers 27 October 1981 2–1 Exeter City 0–6 Liverpool 28 October 1981 0–11 Fulham 2–0 Newcastle United 27 October 1981 4–1 Ipswich Town 3–0 Leeds United 27 October 1981 4–0 Leicester City 4–0 Preston North End 28 October 1981 4–1 Manchester United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur 28 October 1981 0–2 Mansfield Town 0–2 Bradford City 26 October 1981 4–5 Newport County 0–0 Oldham Athletic 27 October 1981 0–1 Northampton Town 3–1 Bristol Rovers 27 October 1981 5–2 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Birmingham City 28 October 1981 5–3 Notts County 2–3 Lincoln City 27 October 1981 3–4 Oxford United 1–0 Millwall 28 October 1981 4–3 Plymouth Argyle 0–0 Middlesbrough 27 October 1981 1–2 Port Vale 1–2 Tranmere Rovers 28 October 1981 1–4 Portsmouth 2–2 Queens Park Rangers 27 October 1981 2–7 Rotherham United 3–3 Sunderland 27 October 1981 3–5 Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Blackburn Rovers 27 October 1981 2–3 Stoke City 2–0After Extra TimeManchester City won 9–8 on penalties Manchester City 28 October 1981 2–2 Swansea City 3–2After Extra Time Barnsley 27 October 1981 3–4 Watford 3–1 Grimsby Town 27 October 1981 3–2 West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Shrewsbury Town 28 October 1981 5–4 West Ham United 2–0 Derby County 27 October 1981 5–2 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Aldershot 27 October 1981 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Aston Villa 27 October 1981 3–5 Wrexham 0–1 Luton Town 27 October 1981 2–1 Third round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 1–0 Norwich City 10 November 1981 Barnsley 4–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 November 1981 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Nottingham Forest 11 November 1981 Everton 1–0 Oxford United 11 November 1981 Ipswich Town 1–1 Bradford City 10 November 1981 Leicester City 0–0 Aston Villa 11 November 1981 Liverpool 4–1 Middlesbrough 10 November 1981 Manchester City 3–1 Northampton Town 11 November 1981 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Fulham 10 November 1981 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Bristol City 10 November 1981 Sunderland 0–1 Crystal Palace 11 November 1981 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Wrexham 11 November 1981 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Colchester United 10 November 1981 Watford 2–2 Lincoln City 10 November 1981 West Ham United 2–2 West Bromwich Albion 10 November 1981 Wigan Athletic 4–2 Chelsea 11 November 1981 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 2–0 Leicester City 25 November 1981 Bradford City 2–3After Extra Time Ipswich Town 2 December 1981 Fulham 3–0 Oldham Athletic 17 November 1981 Lincoln City 2–3 Watford 25 November 1981 West Bromwich Albion 1–1After Extra Time West Ham United 24 November 1981 2nd Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate West Ham United 0–1 West Bromwich Albion 1 December 1981 Fourth round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 0–0 Liverpool 1 December 1981 Barnsley 1–0 Manchester City 2 December 1981 Crystal Palace 1–3 West Bromwich Albion 15 December 1981 Everton 2–3 Ipswich Town 15 December 1981 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Tranmere Rovers 2 December 1981 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Fulham 2 December 1981 Watford 4–1 Queens Park Rangers 1 December 1981 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Aston Villa 1 December 1981 Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Liverpool 3–0After Extra Time Arsenal 8 December 1981 Fifth Round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 0–1 West Bromwich Albion 19 January 1982 Ipswich Town 2–1 Watford 18 January 1982 Liverpool 0–0 Barnsley 12 January 1982 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Nottingham Forest 18 January 1982 Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Barnsley 1–3 Liverpool 19 January 1982 Semi-finals Holders Liverpool defeated Ipswich Town – who were also competing with them for the league title – over the two legs to reach the final. Fellow title contenders Tottenham Hotspur won the other semi-final against relegation threatened West Bromwich Albion. First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Ipswich Town 0–2 Liverpool 2 February 1982 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur 3 February 1982 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Liverpool 2–2 Ipswich Town 9 February 1982 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Bromwich Albion 10 February 1982 1–0 Final 13 March 1982 15:00 GMT Liverpool 3–1 yes Report Tottenham Hotspur Whelan 87 111Rush 119 Archibald 11 Wembley Stadium, London Peter Willis (County Durham) References General http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=504 English League Cup 1981/1982 3 February 2009 Soccerbase https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html England League Cup Full Results 1960–1996 3 February 2009 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation https://web.archive.org/web/20090221012511/http://rsssf.com/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html 21 February 2009 live http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1981-1982/results English League Cup 1981–1982 : Results 17 January 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092347/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1981-1982/results 6 October 2014 live dmy-all Specific Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup