1981 Football League Cup final

April 2014 April 2014 1981 Football League Cup final 1980–81 Football League Cup Liverpool West Ham United 1 1 14 March 1981 Wembley Stadium London Clive Thomashttp://business.highbeam.com/3604/article-1G1-145741946/match-memories-liverpool-v-west-ham-league-cup-final https://web.archive.org/web/20110724065222/http://business.highbeam.com/3604/article-1G1-145741946/match-memories-liverpool-v-west-ham-league-cup-final usurped 24 July 2011 Match Memories Liverpool v West Ham, League Cup final, 1981 13 May 2006 HighBeam Research subscription Liverpool, England Liverpool Echo 21 January 2011 (Treorchy) 100,000 Replay 2 1 1 April 1981 Villa Park Birmingham Clive Thomas (Treorchy) 36,693 1980 1982 The 1981 Football League Cup final was a football match between Liverpool and West Ham United on 14 March 1981 at Wembley Stadium, London. It was the final match of the 1980–81 Football League Cup, the 21st staging of the Football League Cup, a competition for the 92 teams in The Football League. Both teams were appearing in their second final, and had both lost their first finals in 1966 and 1978 respectively. Both teams entered the competition in the second round. Liverpool's matches were generally comfortable victories, with the exception of the semi-final against Manchester City, which they won 2–1 over two-legs. West Ham's matches were generally close affairs, they only won by more two goals once, when they beat Burnley 6–0 over two-legs in the second round. Watched by a crowd of 100,000, the first 90 minutes was goalless and the final went to extra time. Liverpool opened the scoring in the 118th minute, when defender Alan Kennedy scored. The goal was hotly contested as the shot passed over Sammy Lee of Liverpool in an offside position, obstructing the view of the West Ham goalkeeper, Phil Parkes. Referee Clive Thomas controversially allowed the goal to stand, his opinion being that Lee was not interfering with play. After the game, the usually placid West Ham manager, John Lyall, uncharacteristically expressed his anger to Thomas and said he "felt cheated". This was later misrepresented by Thomas as Lyall saying that "Thomas had cheated". The Liverpool lead lasted two minutes, as West Ham equalised courtesy of a Ray Stewart penalty, after a Liverpool handball on the line blocked a goal bound header from Alvin Martin. With the final score 1–1, the match was replayed on 1 April, at Villa Park, Birmingham. West Ham went ahead in the opening minutes, when Paul Goddard scored. However, their lead was short-lived as goals from Kenny Dalglish and Alan Hansen gave Liverpool the lead. No further goals were scored in the second half and Liverpool won the final 2–1 to win the competition for the first time.Shea Julian https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/4753743.stm Football | FA Cup | FA Cup flashback BBC Sport 10 May 2006 21 January 2011 Route to the final 1980–81 Football League Cup Liverpool Liverpool started slowly and lost the first leg of their 2nd-round game with Bradford City, before scoring four goals in the return leg at Anfield.English League Cup 1980–1981 : Second Round http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1980-1981/results/r2 Statto 9 August 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145325/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1980-1981/results/r2 13 April 2014 live dmy-all They then scored a total of 12 goals in home ties against Swindon Town, Portsmouth and Birmingham City.https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engleagcuphistfull.html England League Cup Full Results 1960-1996 RSSSF In the semi-final they won their first leg at Manchester City, before a home draw allowed them to reach their second League Cup final. West Ham United West Ham United played three Third Division sides in Burnley, Charlton Athletic and Barnsley to reach the quarter-final. Here, they beat First Division Tottenham Hotspur 1–0. In the semi-final; they recovered from losing the first leg to Coventry City to win the tie 4–3 on aggregate. Match Details 14 March 1981 15:00 GMT Liverpool 1–1 yes West Ham United A Kennedy 118 Stewart 120 pen. Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 Clive Thomas _whiteborder _vneckwhite _whiteborder DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Liverpool _claretborder _vneckclaret _claretborder FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF West Ham United 1 ENG Ray Clemence 2 ENG Phil Neal 3 ENG Alan Kennedy 4 ENG Colin Irwin 5 ENG Ray Kennedy (c) 6 SCO Alan Hansen 7 SCO Kenny Dalglish 8 ENG Sammy Lee 9 EIR Steve Heighway 10ENG Terry McDermott 11SCO Graeme SounessSubstitute: 12ENG Jimmy Case Manager:ENG Bob Paisley 1 ENG Phil Parkes 2 SCO Ray Stewart 3 ENG Frank Lampard, Sr. 4 ENG Billy Bonds (c) 5 ENG Alvin Martin 6 ENG Alan Devonshire 7 ENG Jimmy Neighbour 8 ENG Paul Goddard 9 ENG David Cross 10ENG Trevor Brooking 11ENG Geoff PikeSubstitute: 12ENG Stuart Pearson Manager:ENG John Lyall Replay Details 1 April 1981 19:30 BST Liverpool 2–1 West Ham United Dalglish 25Hansen 28 Goddard 10 Villa Park, Birmingham 36,693 Clive Thomas _redborder _vneckred _redborder FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 dd0000 Liverpool _vneck 1E90FF 800000 1E90FF FFFFFF FFFFFF West Ham United 1 ENG Ray Clemence 2 ENG Phil Neal 3 ENG Alan Kennedy 4 ENG Phil Thompson (c)https://www.lfchistory.net/SeasonArchive/Game/1207 Matchdetails from Liverpool – West Ham United played on Wednesday 1 April 1981 – LFChistory – Stats galore for Liverpool FC! www.lfchistory.net 5 ENG Ray Kennedy 6 SCO Alan Hansen 7 SCO Kenny Dalglish 8 ENG Sammy Lee 9 WAL Ian Rush 10ENG Terry McDermott 11ENG Jimmy CaseSubstitute: 12ENG Colin IrwinManager:ENG Bob Paisley 1 ENG Phil Parkes 2 SCO Ray Stewart 3 ENG Frank Lampard, Sr. 4 ENG Billy Bonds (c) 5 ENG Alvin Martin 6 ENG Alan Devonshire 7 ENG Jimmy Neighbour 8 ENG Paul Goddard 9 ENG David Cross 10ENG Trevor Brooking 11ENG Geoff PikeSubstitute: 12ENG Stuart PearsonManager:ENG John Lyall References External links LFC History Match Report https://web.archive.org/web/20090628143303/http://www.lfchistory.net/viewgame.asp?game_id=1203 28 June 2009 LFC History Match Report (Replay) https://web.archive.org/web/20090628144022/http://www.lfchistory.net/viewgame.asp?game_id=1207 28 June 2009 League Cup final 1981 League Cup final 1981 Category:1980–81 in English men's football cups Category:EFL Cup seasons Category:EFL Cup finals Category:March 1981 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:April 1981 sports events in the United Kingdom Football League Cup final Category:1980s in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Sports competitions in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Football in the West Midlands (county)