1983–84 Football League Cup

April 2014 April 2014 Football League Cup 1983–84 Milk Cup, League Cup MilkCup.png The Milk Cup EnglandWales 92 Liverpool 4 Everton Ian Rush (8 goals) 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 Football League Cup (known as the Milk Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 24th season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition started on 29 August 1983 and ended with the final replay 28 March 1984. First Division teams Everton and Liverpool contested on 28 March 1984 at Wembley Stadium in London the Final. This was the first final ever to be staged on a Sunday and the first time that the final was broadcast live on British TV. Liverpool beat Everton 1–0 after a replay, to win their fourth consecutive League Cup title.https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2022/feb/25/liverpool-won-league-cup-final-four-years-in-a-row When Liverpool won the League Cup four years in a row 25 February 2022 Guardian 1 March 2022 First round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aldershot 3–1 Leyton Orient 30 August 1983 Blackpool 2–1 Walsall 30 August 1983 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Chester City 30 August 1983 Bournemouth 1–2 Bristol Rovers 30 August 1983 Bradford City 0–1 Sheffield United 29 August 1983 Brentford 3–0 Charlton Athletic 30 August 1983 Colchester United 3–2 Reading 30 August 1983 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Burnley 30 August 1983 Crystal Palace 3–0 Peterborough United 30 August 1983 Exeter City 2–3 Cardiff City 31 August 1983 Gillingham 1–2 Chelsea 30 August 1983 Halifax Town 0–1 Darlington 30 August 1983 Hereford United 3–2 Portsmouth 31 August 1983 Hull City 0–0 Lincoln City 30 August 1983 Mansfield Town 1–2 Huddersfield Town 30 August 1983 Middlesbrough 0–1 Chesterfield 30 August 1983 Millwall 3–0 Northampton Town 29 August 1983 Newport County 2–3 Torquay United 30 August 1983 Oxford United 1–1 Bristol City 31 August 1983 Port Vale 3–1 Wrexham 31 August 1983 Preston North End 1–0 Tranmere Rovers 30 August 1983 Rochdale 0–3 Stockport County 30 August 1983 Rotherham United 0–0 Hartlepool United 30 August 1983 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Doncaster Rovers 30 August 1983 Southend United 1–0 Wimbledon 29 August 1983 Swindon Town 1–0 Plymouth Argyle 30 August 1983 Wigan Athletic 1–2 Bury 30 August 1983 York City 2–1 Grimsby Town 30 August 1983 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Bristol City 0–1 Oxford United 12 September 1983 1–2 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Bournemouth 13 September 1983 4–3 Burnley 3–4 Crewe Alexandra 13 September 1983 3–5 Bury 2–0 Wigan Athletic 13 September 1983 4–1 Cardiff City 2–1 Exeter City 13 September 1983 5–3 Charlton Athletic 2–1 Brentford 13 September 1983 2–4 Chelsea 4–0 Gillingham 13 September 1983 6–1 Chester City 3–0After Extra TimeChester City won 2–0 on penalties Bolton Wanderers 14 September 1983 3–3 Chesterfield 0–1Chesterfield won 5–3 on penalties Middlesbrough 13 September 1983 1–1 Darlington 3–2 Halifax Town 13 September 1983 4–2 Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Scunthorpe United 13 September 1983 4–1 Grimsby Town 2–0 York City 13 September 1983 3–2 Hartlepool United 0–1 Rotherham United 14 September 1983 0–1 Huddersfield Town 5–1 Mansfield Town 13 September 1983 7–2 Leyton Orient 3–3 Aldershot 13 September 1983 4–6 Lincoln City 3–1 Hull City 14 September 1983 3–1 Northampton Town 1–2 Millwall 13 September 1983 1–5 Peterborough United 3–0Peterborough United won 4–2 on penalties Crystal Palace 14 September 1983 3–3 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Swindon Town 13 September 1983 4–2 Portsmouth 3–1 Hereford United 13 September 1983 5–4 Reading 4–3Colchester United won on the Away Goals Rule Colchester United 14 September 1983 6–6 Sheffield United 1–1 Bradford City 13 September 1983 2–1 Stockport County 2–2 Rochdale 12 September 1983 5–2 Torquay United 1–0 Newport County 14 September 1983 4–2 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Preston North End 12 September 1983 0–1 Walsall 3–1 Blackpool 13 September 1983 4–3 Wimbledon 6–4 Southend United 13 September 1983 6–5 Wrexham 1–5 Port Vale 13 September 1983 2–8 Second round First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aldershot 2–4 Notts County 4 October 1983 Brentford 1–4 Liverpool 5 October 1983 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–2 Bristol Rovers 4 October 1983 Bury 1–2 West Ham United 4 October 1983 Cambridge United 2–3 Sunderland 4 October 1983 Cardiff City 0–0 Norwich City 4 October 1983 Carlisle United 2–0 Southampton 4 October 1983 Chesterfield 0–1 Everton 4 October 1983 Derby County 0–3 Birmingham City 5 October 1983 Doncaster Rovers 1–3 Fulham 5 October 1983 Grimsby Town 0–0 Coventry City 4 October 1983 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Watford 4 October 1983 Ipswich Town 4–3 Blackburn Rovers 5 October 1983 Leeds United 0–1 Chester City 5 October 1983 Leicester City 0–2 Chelsea 5 October 1983 Millwall 3–0 West Bromwich Albion 4 October 1983 Newcastle United 1–1 Oxford United 5 October 1983 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Arsenal 4 October 1983 Port Vale 0–1 Manchester United 3 October 1983 Portsmouth 2–2 Aston Villa 4 October 1983 Queens Park Rangers 8–1 Crewe Alexandra 4 October 1983 Rotherham United 2–3 Luton Town 4 October 1983 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Darlington 4 October 1983 Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Sheffield United 4 October 1983 Stockport County 0–2 Oldham Athletic 3 October 1983 Stoke City 0–0 Peterborough United 5 October 1983 Swansea City 1–1 Colchester United 4 October 1983 Torquay United 0–0 Manchester City 5 October 1983 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Lincoln City 5 October 1983 Walsall 1–0 Barnsley 4 October 1983 Wimbledon 2–0 Nottingham Forest 4 October 1983 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–3 Preston North End 4 October 1983 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Arsenal 1–0 Plymouth Argyle 25 October 1983 2–1 Aston Villa 3-2 Portsmouth 26 October 1983 5–4 Barnsley 0–2 Walsall 25 October 1983 0–3 Birmingham City 4–0 Derby County 25 October 1983 7–0 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Ipswich Town 26 October 1983 4–6 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion 25 October 1983 4–5 Chelsea 0–2Chelsea won 4–3 on penalties Leicester City 25 October 1983 2–2 Chester City 1–4 Leeds United 26 October 1983 2–4 Colchester United 1–0 Swansea City 25 October 1983 2–1 Coventry City 2–1 Grimsby Town 25 October 1983 2–1 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Queens Park Rangers 25 October 1983 4–8 Darlington 2–4 Sheffield Wednesday 25 October 1983 2–7 Everton 2–2 Chesterfield 26 October 1983 3–2 Fulham 3–1 Doncaster Rovers 26 October 1983 6–2 Lincoln City 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur 26 October 1983 3–4 Liverpool 4–0 Brentford 25 October 1983 8–1 Luton Town 0–2 Rotherham United 25 October 1983 3–4 Manchester City 6–0 Torquay United 25 October 1983 6–0 Manchester United 2–0 Port Vale 26 October 1983 3–0 Norwich City 3–0 Cardiff City 26 October 1983 3–0 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Wimbledon 26 October 1983 1–3 Notts County 4–1 Aldershot 25 October 1983 8–3 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Stockport County 25 October 1983 4–2 Oxford United 2–1 Newcastle United 26 October 1983 3–2 Peterborough United 1–2 Stoke City 26 October 1983 1–2 Preston North End 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 October 1983 4–2 Sheffield United 2–2 Shrewsbury Town 25 October 1983 3–4 Southampton 3–0 Carlisle United 25 October 1983 3–2 Sunderland 4–3 Cambridge United 26 October 1983 7–5 Watford 2–2 Huddersfield Town 25 October 1983 3–4 West Bromwich Albion 5–1 Millwall 25 October 1983 5–4 West Ham United 10–0 Bury 25 October 1983 12–1 Third round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Aston Villa 3–0 Manchester City 9 November 1983 Birmingham City 2–2 Notts County 8 November 1983 Chelsea 0–1 West Bromwich Albion 9 November 1983 Colchester United 0–2 Manchester United 8 November 1983 Everton 2–1 Coventry City 9 November 1983 Fulham 1–1 Liverpool 8 November 1983 Ipswich Town 3–2 Queens Park Rangers 9 November 1983 Leeds United 1–1 Oxford United 9 November 1983 Norwich City 0–0 Sunderland 9 November 1983 Preston North End 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday 8 November 1983 Rotherham United 2–1 Southampton 8 November 1983 Stoke City 0–0 Huddersfield Town 8 November 1983 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Arsenal 9 November 1983 Walsall 2–1 Shrewsbury Town 8 November 1983 West Ham United 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion 8 November 1983 Wimbledon 3–1 Oldham Athletic 8 November 1983 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Huddersfield Town 0–2 Stoke City 22 November 1983 Liverpool 1–1 Fulham 22 November 1983 Notts County 0–0 Birmingham City 22 November 1983 Oxford United 4–1 Leeds United 23 November 1983 Sunderland 1–2 Norwich City 22 November 1983 2nd Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Birmingham City 0–0 Notts County 29 November 1983 Fulham 0–1 Liverpool 29 November 1983 3rd Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Notts County 1–3 Birmingham City 5 December 1983 Fourth round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Arsenal 1–2 Walsall 29 November 1983 Birmingham City 1–1 Liverpool 20 December 1983 Ipswich Town 0–1 Norwich City 30 November 1983 Oxford United 1–1 Manchester United 30 November 1983 Rotherham United 1–0 Wimbledon 29 November 1983 Stoke City 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday 30 November 1983 West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Aston Villa 30 November 1983 West Ham United 2–2 Everton 30 November 1983 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Everton 2–0 West Ham United 6 December 1983 Liverpool 3–0 Birmingham City 22 December 1983 Manchester United 1–1 Oxford United 7 December 1983 2nd Replay Home teamScoreAway teamDate Oxford United 2–1 Manchester United 19 December 1983 Fifth Round Ties Home teamScoreAway teamDate Norwich City 0–2 Aston Villa 17 January 1984 Oxford United 1–1 Everton 18 January 1984 Rotherham United 2–4 Walsall 18 January 1984 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Liverpool 17 January 1984 Replays Home teamScoreAway teamDate Everton 4–1 Oxford United 24 January 1984 Liverpool 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday 25 January 1984 Semi-finals Having already defeated Arsenal, Third Division underdogs Walsall were now faced with a visit to Anfield to take on Liverpool, winners for the previous three years, in the semi-finals. They held the hosts to a 2–2 draw before losing the return leg 2–0 at Fellows Park. In the other semi-final, Everton won the first leg 2–0 against Aston Villa and went through despite a 1–0 defeat in the return leg, setting the scene for the first major domestic cup final between the two Merseyside clubs. First leg Home teamScoreAway teamDate Everton 2–0 Aston Villa 15 February 1984 Liverpool 2–2 Walsall 7 February 1984 Second leg Home teamScoreAway teamDateAgg Aston Villa 1–0 Everton 22 February 1984 1–2 Walsall 0–2 Liverpool 14 February 1984 2–4 Final 1984 Football League Cup Final 25 March 1984 14:30 Liverpool 0–0 yes Report Everton Wembley Stadium, London 100,000 Alan Robinson (Waterlooville) Replay 28 March 1984 19:30 Liverpool 1–0 Report Everton Souness 21 Maine Road, Manchester 52,089 Alan Robinson (Waterlooville) References General http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=502 English League Cup 1983/1984 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/1983-1984/results English League Cup 1983–1984 : Results 17 January 2012 Statto https://web.archive.org/web/20100213082149/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/league-cup/1983-1984/results 13 February 2010 live dmy-all LFC History Match Report https://web.archive.org/web/20070219020705/http://www.lfchistory.net/viewgame.asp?game_id=1392 19 February 2007 LFC History Match Report (Replay) https://web.archive.org/web/20070226141013/http://www.lfchistory.net/viewgame.asp?game_Id=1393 26 February 2007 Specific Category:EFL Cup seasons League Cup Cup